Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast

Chris Dortch

Sports

Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 188

The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcasts discuss all things college hoops. Hosts Chris Dortch and Kevin Ingram welcome guests from around the country in national podcasts and conference-only podcasts.

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 122: Blue Ribbon is at the printer and the digital edition will be ready by Sept. 6. The boys talk about Memphis staff, NIL issues, cool concerts, and more.

Thursday, September 5, 2024 • Duration 37:18

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:

• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is at the printer and the digital edition will be available Sept. 6. Pre-order both at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• The issue of how NIL will be regulated is far from decided.

• Memphis coach Penny Hardaway is now a staff of one after the most serious housecleaning we’ve heard tell of.

• The SEC asks its member schools to reveal injuries before game day.

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 121: Blue Ribbon Yearbook is nearing completion, the off-season’s best power conference coaching hire, Team USA wins gold, and much more!

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 39:04

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:

• You can preorder your copy of the expanded 44th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• Different strokes: how coaches around the country are handling the portal, NIL, and roster building.

• If you didn’t already think Steph Curry was the GOAT of shooters, did the Olympics change your mind?

• Chris and Kevin pick the Olympic sport in which they’d want to compete. (They both have no shot, but they can dream, can’t they?)

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 112: Previewing the Sweet 16; a ton more coaching moves; and Texas A&M teaches us all a lesson—don’t change channels until the final buzzer sounds!

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 • Duration 36:32

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:

• The boys give their fearless Sweet 16 predictions, this after whiffing mightily in the first two rounds. But hey, Chris did hit on two of his four 5 vs. 12 upset picks!

• What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Iowa State and Illinois should give us the answer to that age-old question.

• Some big moves have been made in the coaching ranks this week, and it’s still just Tuesday! What schools made good choices? Hint: Kevin calls games for one of them!

• Big East coaches had a legitimate beef, and the demise of the ACC, with a fourth of the teams in the Sweet 16 field, had been greatly exaggerated.

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 21: ESPN recruiting analyst Paul Biancardi

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 • Duration 37:50

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in ESPN analyst Paul Biancardi.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* Joe Lunardi’s early bracketology for the 2021-22 season

* Biggest transfers this offseason

* The best coaching hires

* Gonzaga adding Chet Holmgren and Hunter Sallis

* Tennessee jumping up to No. 2 in recruiting rankings

* Chris Beard swapping Texas Tech for Texas

* What the one-time transfer rule means for college basketball

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

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Thanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.

If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason.

Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month (or save $24 per year with an annual subscription) to have it sent directly to your email.

Also, there are still a few copies of the 40th-anniversary 2020-21 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Grab a copy of this historic collector’s item while you can!

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 20: SoCon associate commissioner Geoff Cabe and ACC beat writer Brett Friedlander

Thursday, April 8, 2021 • Duration 46:49

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome Southern Conference associate commissioner Geoff Cabe and Blue Ribbon contributor Brett Friedlander.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* Biggest takeaways from Gonzaga/Baylor

* The classic national semifinal game between Gonzaga and UCLA

* How the NCAA handled the tournament

* Roy Williams’ legacy

* Offseason storylines in college basketball

* How the SoCon approached the unique season

* Hubert Davis being hired as North Carolina head coach

* Who could eventually replace Coach K at Duke?

* The next move for Arizona after firing Sean Miller

* Porter Moser to Oklahoma

* Much more

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

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Thanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.

If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 19: ESPN insider Jeff Borzello

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 • Duration 30:28

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Borzello.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* Gonzaga’s domination this season

* UCLA’s improbable run to the Final Four

* Scott Drew building Baylor into a national power

* Kelvin Sampson leading another team to the Final Four

* Expectations for Alabama and Arkansas next season

* Kentucky adding Kellan Grady in the transfer portal

* Are the Zags one of the best teams ever?

* Baylor vs. Houston preview

* The state of transfers in college basketball

* Thoughts on the coaching carousel

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

Coming up on Thursday

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If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our NCAA tournament coverage, which will continue throughout the tournament.

Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month () to have it sent directly to your email.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 18: Talking Sweet 16 with beat writers and Blue Ribbon contributing editors Mike Waters and Todd Hefferman

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 • Duration 35:44

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in Mike Waters, a Syracuse beat writer for Syracuse.com and Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor, and Todd Hefferman, who covers the Missouri Valley Conference for the Southern Illinoisian and is also a Blue Ribbon contributing editor.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* The Pac-12’s impressive run in the NCAA tournament

* USC dominating Kansas

* Alabama embracing the 3-pointer

* How Villanova is winning without Collin Gillispie

* Syracuse back in the Sweet 16 as a double-digit seed

* Buddy Boeheim’s impact on the Orange

* Porter Moser leading Loyola Chicago back to the Sweet 16

* The state of the Missouri Valley Conference

* Cameron Krutwig’s skillset

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 17: ESPN play-by-play commentator Rich Hollenberg, Blue Ribbon's Bruce Pascoe

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • Duration 42:49

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in ESPN play-by-play commentator Rich Hollenberg to talk about the Big 12’s chances in the NCAA tournament and Blue Ribbon's Bruce Pascoe, a respected Arizona beat writer who assesses the Pac-12’s teams in the Dance.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* Thoughts on the NCAA tournament bracket

* The college basketball coaching carousel

* Belmont being left out of the NIT

* The unique season for college basketball commentators

* Expectations for the Big 12 in the tournament

* Baylor’s path to the Final Four

* Oklahoma State potentially making a deep run

* The No. 14 seed that could be a bracket buster

* Oregon State winning the Pac-12 tournament

* How other Pac-12 teams could fare in the tournament

* The future for Arizona basketball

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

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Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 16: Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 • Duration 34:04

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in Mike DeCourcy of Sporting News.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* The SEC announcing its season awards

* Luka Garza’s incredible season

* Michigan State making a late-season run

* Getting into the world of bracketology

* Kentucky and Duke not making the NCAA Tournament

* Alabama’s chances at a No. 1 seed

* Expectations for the transfer portal in the offseason

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

Coming up on Thursday

Thanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.

If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our NCAA tournament coverage, which has already begun with our Blue Ribbon Bracket Busters and Blue Ribbon Update Series and will continue throughout the tournament.

Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month (or save $24 per year with an annual subscription) to have it sent directly to your email.

Also, be sure to order the 40th-anniversary edition of the for the 2020-21 season.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Blue Ribbon SEC Podcast: SEC Network analyst Dane Bradshaw

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 • Duration 27:15

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon SEC Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in ESPN and SEC Network analyst Dane Bradshaw.

Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* SEC bracketology

* LSU’s scoring ability

* Alabama clinching the SEC regular-season title

* Ole Miss dropping off the NCAA Tournament bubble

* The SEC Player of the Year debate

* How Alabama can make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament

* Arkansas’s impressive rotation

* Tennessee’s inconsistency

* The wild season at Texas A&M

All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice.

Coming up on Thursday

Thanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.

In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, our look at teams we think will make noise in the NCAA tournament continues with Arkansas of the Southeastern Conference and the Pac-12’s Colorado.

Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month (or save $24 per year with an annual subscription) to have it sent directly to your email.

Also, be sure to pre-order the 40th-anniversary edition of the for the 2020-21 season.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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