Happy Finals week everyone! As the nation’s student-athletes scramble to put together their papers and presentations while hustling to cram for final exams, most of the college basketball world is quiet. But not us here at RTC, as we’re back with another edition of The RTC Podcast. In addition to our usual host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114), we also brought in national columnist Brian Otskey (author of a weekly column, Ten Tuesday Scribbles) to chat about some of his observations through the first several weeks of the 2012-13 season. He can be found @botskey on Twitter.

On Friday of this week we’ll release our shorter (~15-20 minutes) podblast where we’ll look ahead to a busier weekend of action. Feel free to jump around using the outline below. Also make sure to add the RTC Podcast to your iTunes lineup so that you’ll automatically upload it on your listening device after each recording. Thanks!

• 0:00-5:40 – Illinois’ big road win over Gonzaga.
• 5:40-9:25 – Gonzaga’s disappointing home loss – cause for concern?
• 9:25-15:45 – Top of the MW looking strong again with New Mexico, UNLV and SDSU.
• 15:45-18:27 – Wyoming, Colorado State and Boise State giving MW depth- are they for real?
• 18:27-21:21 – What’s going on in Texas?
• 21:21-25:27 – Who will be the last remaining unbeaten?
• 25:27-28:15 – Where should Michigan slot within the Top Five?
• 28:15-32:30 – How high should Cincinnati be ranked after their undefeated start?
• 32:30-36:20 – Should New Mexico’s fast start be enough to even be in the Top 25?
• 36:20-39:50 – What match-up do you wish we could see every year during finals week?

We welcome any and all feedback on these podcasts including topics for future discussion or if you want to send us any questions for our “May Not Be From Actual Listeners” segment. Hit us up atrushthecourt@yahoo.com or @rushthecourt on Twitter.

Like it or not, we’re going to keep doing these things, so here’s our fourth installment of the RTC Podcast. In this week’s episode, we jump right into the brutally competitive Big Ten race, discuss what might have been the game of the year between Missouri and Kansas, debate the value of great sixth men, and rant about some of the most trite phrases we’ll hear about the NCAA Tournament bracket over the next 12 days. Give us a listen!

In this, the third full installment of the RTC Podcast, we discuss Kansas State’s domination over Missouri, the crazy Mountain West Conference, Murray State’s seed possibility, and a lengthy discussion of the merits and demerits of the RPI. Give us a listen!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

In Episode Two of the RTC Podcast, we discuss the Kentucky-Vanderbilt game from last weekend, break down the Big Ten, discuss some non-elite teams that have a good shot to make some noise in the final month, and as always, answer emails that may or may not be from actual listeners. Feel free to give it a listen and send your feedback to rushthecourt@yahoo.com.

Also, keep in mind that we’ll be back on Friday with our second RTC Podblast, a shorter, sweeter version looking back at the week’s games.

These seem all the rage with the kids these days, so we decided to try one. Wha…  it’s not 2006?

In today’s inaugural RTC podcast, your host, Shane Connolly, steers us through a number of topics including last weekend’s epic Kansas-Missouri game, Dan Wolken’s radical idea for May Madness, and several reader emails that may or may not be from actual readers. There’s no guarantee that we’ll ever do this again, so please give us a shot this one time.

Reader emails with questions can be sent to: rushthecourt@yahoo.com or tweeted @rushthecourt.

Less than a month into the Big 12 microsite, you’re probably already tired of reading myself and Clark Williams ramble about realignment, injuries and a host of other topics.

Get Yourself a Listening Device and Join Us!

Well, we’ve got good news for you: now, our ramblings will now appear on a weekly podcast. This week, Clark and I informally discuss the preseason expectations of each team in the Big 12, and we air out our disagreements over Baylor‘s prospects this season. Unfortunately, we’re pretty cordial with each other. So if you think you’re about to listen to Crossfire, think again.

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