After nine interminable months of radio silence, the RTC Podcast makes its triumphant return! In the Offseason Storylines (and Welcome Back) first edition of the 2015-16 season, host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) leads the guys through a fun-filled hour of mea culpas, scandal salaciousness, notable comings and goings, and burgeoning excitement for the season to come. From Louisville to North Carolina to Shaka to the SEC… we covered it all.  There was even a DePaul mention. The full rundown is below, but don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes so it will automatically download to your listening device each week.

• 0:00-5:45 – Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back…
• 5:45-16:06 – Louisville Bunny Ranch
• 16:06-20:40 – Other Scandals
• 20:40-28:57 – New Rule Changes
• 28:57-43:14 – Coaching Changes
• 43:14-46:30 – NBA Draft Decisions
• 46:30-58:21 – Look Ahead

It was a pretty dry week of games last week, but that didn’t stop the guys from getting together for another RTC Podcast. In this week’s episode, host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) guides us through some of the big results of last weekend’s action, a few rapid-fire thoughts on topics such as favorite player, Coach of the Year, and biggest disappointment, and with special guest Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) in tow, we look forward to a semi-busy weekend of games. The full rundown is below.

• 0:00-2:27 – DePaul!
• 2:27-6:58 – Duke Wins in Louisville
• 6:58-11:46 – Re-evaluating the Big 12 Title Race
• 11:46-15:46 – Arizona Reaffirms Spot at Top of Pac-12
• 15:46-18:48 – Other Results of Note
• 18:48-27:01 – Rapid fire
• 27:01-32:23 – You, Me & the AP (VCU, Villanova)
• 32:23-40:17 – Weekend Preview
• 40:17-43:48 – #CBBSurvivor Update

As we head into what looks like an exciting weekend of college basketball, the RTC Podblast is here to walk you through the upcoming action. This week’s theme is safety, as in, no team feels completely safe and secure in conference play. As soon as you think it might be rolling, it drops a game to Rutgers, loses at Oregon State or gets a major scare from Texas A&M. That’s why conference play is such a different animal — the family, your conference mates, knows your strengths and weaknesses and can act accordingly. The complete rundown is below. Give it a listen and have a great weekend!

Give it a listen and have a great weekend!

• 0:00-8:32 – Duke’s Losing Streak
• 8:32-13:15 – Wisconsin Falls in New Jersey
• 13:15-16:01 – Arizona’s “Bloody Sunday”
• 16:01-17:35 – Making Sense of the Big 12
• 17:35-24:36 – Previewing this Weekend

With arguably only two or three interesting games from Friday to Sunday, this week’s RTC Podblast focuses on how the schools and conferences need to do a much better job at spacing out their games with their television partners. On that note, enjoy the blast. Have a great weekend, everyone.

• 0:00-6:10 – Midweek Recap
• 6:10-10:10 – Saturday Preview
• 10:10-14:21 – SEC’s Hope for a Second Team’s Rise
• 14:21-20:09 – Fixing the Schedule

Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome back to the RTC Podcast. After a bit of a hiatus for the holidays, the guys returned in earnest this week with Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) jumping on to help us evaluate the non-conference part of the season and look ahead to conference play. With three remaining unbeatens, a slew of one-loss teams, and a national narrative that is trending toward Kentucky and everyone else, we focused on the turning point of the season that is represented by the beginnings of conference play. As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts. The full rundown is below.

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• 0:00-9:19 – Seton Hall & the Big East
• 9:19-13:54 – Other Surprise Teams
• 13:54-29:45 – Early Week Results (Notre Dame-UNC, Oklahoma-Texas, Ole Miss-Kentucky)
• 29:45-33:47 – Survivor Update
• 33:47-37:07 – UCLA Struggles
• 37:07-39:55 – Most Entertaining Conference
• 39:55-52:14 – You, Me and the AP (Georgetown & Gonzaga)
• 52:14-57:05 – Week Preview

Happy Holidays everyone! As you head to wherever you’re settling in this week for the return of St. Nick and his band of flying mammals, give a listen to this week’s RTC Podcast. In this edition, we talk through some of the big upsets of the past couple of weeks, what it all means long-term, and hand out some holiday gifts to the Santa, Grinch and the other dignitaries through five weeks of the season. Give it a listen as you wrap those remaining gifts for your disliked uncle and your ridiculous cousins. The full rundown is below.

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• 0:00-9:32 – Michigan State and Kansas upset
• 9:32-13:05 – Kentucky and Virginia shut down quality opponents
• 13:05-16:50 – Other notable wins
• 16:50-38:17 – College basketball Christmas awards
• 38:17-40:33 – Saturday’s undercard preview
• 40:33-47:02 – Kentucky-Louisville Preview

We heard you! After some polite gnashing of teeth in the Twitterverse — the best hashtag was clearly #freethepod — we finally got our collective acts in gear at the same time long enough to record another RTC Podcast. We’re going to try to get this thing moving again on the regular twice-weekly schedule, but make sure to blame Shane (@sconnolly114 #blameshane) if we don’t! This week we take the time to dig into the first four weeks of the regular season, discussing what we think we’ve learned at this early stage and looking forward to the next three months. We also invited RTC national columnist Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) along for the ride, and we hope to have him on board more often than not this season.

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• 0:00-8:53 – What does Gonzaga’s impressive start mean?
• 8:53-11:52 – Villanova, Virginia and convincing the country they are for real
• 11:52-15:29 – Surprise teams that are legit
• 15:29-18:10 – Early impressive victories
• 18:10-27:15 – Conferences that helped or hurt themselves so far
• 27:15-38:15 – Kentucky’s dominant start
• 38:15-43:58 – Duke’s almost as dominant start
• 43:58-52:48 – You, Me and the AP – Maryland, Michigan State, UNC
• 52:48-56:26 – Moving past finals week

College hoops has arrived! To get you ready for an opening weekend of action that admittedly is more for show than anything else, RTC Podblast host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) leads the guys through our first regular season pod of the year. In this 16-minute explosion of information, the guys talk about their ambivalence about the weekend, a few of the key games to keep an eye on while surfing through all the channels, and generally congratulate each other for making it through another preseason. Give it a listen!

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• 0:00-5:59 – How CBB Should Approach Opening Night
• 5:59- 8:18 – VCU vs Tennessee Preview
• 8:18-11:10 – Pitino Bowl Preview
• 11:10-16:10 – Other Opening Weekend Match-ups

That’s right, it’s in all caps today because we ARE JUST THAT EXCITED ABOUT THE START OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

In a few short hours, games will tip off around the nation (well, actually, Eastern Washington and Texas Southern are playing in Cheney, Washington, right now, for some strange reason) and the long and winding road from practice to pinnacle begins. To prepare for a season that on paper appears as wide open as it’s been in several years, the RTC Podcast is here to walk you through things. As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts, and the guys spend this Season Preview Edition focusing on takeaways from each of our conference preview podblasts (located here), talking Top 25 teams, justifying Preseason All-America selections, and giving their Final Four picks (which are surprisingly similar this year).

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• 0:00-12:54 – Conference Preview Takeaways
• 12:54-21:39 – Picking Randy’s New Favorite Team
• 21:39-27:07 – Talking Top 25s
• 27:07-36:42 – Preseason All-Americans
• 36:42-51:30 Final Four Discussion, Wrap

Welcome to conference preview season. In this, our seventh of eight conference preview RTC Podblasts that we’ll be rolling out before the dawn of the season, Other 26 microsite columnist Tommy Lemoine (@other26hoops) joins us to discuss the key storylines, teams and players to watch among the 26 other conferences in college basketball. As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts the podblast, and the full rundown of topics is below. Make sure to tweet at us (@rushthecourt) if you have any opinion on which team should be the gang’s new favorite heading into the 2014-15 season.

You can find the entire series of 2014-15 Preseason Conference Podblasts here.

Make sure to add the RTC Podcast to your iTunes lineup so that you’ll automatically upload it on your listening device after we record. And don’t forget to check out our 2014-15 Preseason Storylines Podcast, and feel free to contact us through Twitter or email — we’re listening.

• 0:00-11:59 – Wichita State
• 11:59-19:31 – Gonzaga and San Diego State Challengers for Best O26 team
• 19:31-23:35 – VCU, Harvard and the Best of the Rest
• 23:35-25:52 – Most Exciting O26 Conference Race
• 25:52-27:54 – Under the Radar Teams
• 27:54-32:08 – Best O26 Players
• 32:08-36:35 – Randy’s New Favorite Team
• 36:35-38:35 – Bold Predictions