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Making the Madness College Basketball Podcast

Making The Madness
Podcast that breaks down College Basketball like no other.
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Episodes

3.64 The Wright Way Out

In this episode, we break down the news of Jay Wright retiring from Villanova. We also discuss Oscar Tshiebwe returning to Kentucky, and we discuss the portal and our portal pickups of the week.

Apr 21, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 3Ep. 64

3.62 Kansas wins title + Awards

In this episode, we break down the National Championship game and discuss our reactions to the title game. We also hand out our awards for this season as the season is now finished.

Apr 07, 202251 minSeason 3Ep. 62

3.61 Final Four recap

In this episode, we break down the Final Four and what was a historically great game between Duke and North Carolina, plus Kansas’ win against Villanova while we also pick our winners for the National Championship.

Apr 03, 202220 minSeason 3Ep. 61

3.60 The Farewell Final Four is set

In this episode, we discuss the Elite Eight games and discuss each game individually. We discuss Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, and Villanova making the Final Four, plus give a first-look preview of each game.

Mar 28, 202254 minSeason 3Ep. 60

3.59 Only the Elite Eight remain

In this episode, we break down the Sweet 16 games. We break down the Peacocks becoming the first 15 seed to make the Elite Eight. Arkansas stunning Gonzaga and the aftermath of the Bulldogs falling short, Coach K’s season living on, plus Houston, Kansas, Villanova, Miami, and North Carolin all advancing to the Elite Eight as well.

Mar 26, 20221 hrSeason 3Ep. 59

3.58 The Super Sweet 16

A brand new podcast is available, as we discuss every single game from the Round of 32 from the highly contested to the blowouts and we go region by region in doing so. We discuss the upsets, Cinderellas, and everything in-between.

Mar 22, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 3Ep. 58

3.57 The Madness brings a surprising Peacock

A brand new podcast is available, as we discuss March Madness kicking off with Saint Peter’s beating Kentucky, Iowa, and UConn falling to Richmond and Teddy Buckets, the Mountain West struggles and everything else.

Mar 19, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 3Ep. 57

3.56 The Bracket is here

In this episode, we break down the Bracket, going region by region discussing our storylines, upsets, and predictions, while we discuss who will win the National Championship. We then also discuss the complaints with the Tournament Bracket, NIT predictions, and discuss Championship week as a whole.

Mar 14, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 3Ep. 56

3.55 Champ Week review and preview

In this episode, we break down Conference Championship week thus far. We discuss Chattanooga winning at the buzzer, Gonzaga clinching the #1 overall seed, South Dakota State, every other Conference Champion, plus preview each remaining Conference Tournament.

Mar 10, 20221 hr 28 minSeason 3Ep. 55

3.54 Regular season sendoff + Conference Tournaments begin

In this episode, we break down North Carolina spoiling Coach K’s final game in Cameron Indoor and earning a Tournament bid in the process. We also discuss league races in the Big 12, Big Ten, the bubble, and we give our picks for this week's conference Tournaments.

Mar 07, 202259 minSeason 3Ep. 54

3.53 March begins at the buzzer

In this episode, we break down Wisconsin winning the Big Ten on Chucky Hepburn’s banked in three, Rutgers improving their bubble chances, Wyoming and Xavier not, TCU nearly sweeping Kansas, the Big South, the bubble and much more, including picks for Valley's and WCC Tournaments.

Mar 04, 20221 hr 16 min

3.52 Does anyone lose, if everyone loses?

In this episode, we discuss the Top-6 teams in the sport all dropping games. We discuss whether Gonzaga losing helps them, the games of the day with Arkansas beating Kentucky and Baylor beating Kansas, plus the other upsets of the day, plus we give some Conference Tournament picks.

Feb 28, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 3Ep. 52

3.51 Refball Rodeo

In this episode, we break down the week from UConn getting the signature win of the Dan Hurley era, San Francisco losing to Gonzaga, Oregon’s resumé, the Big Ten’s craziness, and much more.

Feb 25, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 3Ep. 51

3.50 Selecting the Madness

In this episode, we start out discussing the scuffle at the end of Michigan-Wisconsin, plus get into the rest of the weekend with reactions on Florida upsetting Auburn, Arizona-Oregon, Texas Tech winning at Texas, North Texas’ big win, bubble talk, Top-16 preview and much more.

Feb 21, 20221 hr 17 minSeason 3Ep. 50

3.49 Atmospheric pressure

In this episode, we break down a large variety of topics including Villanova winning at Providence, Texas Tech beating Baylor, Tennessee’s upset of Kentucky, the National Player of the year race, and much more.

Feb 18, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 49

3.48 Weekend Super-Stuffing

In this episode, we break down this weekend's action with thoughts on Memphis’ upset of Houston, the Battle of LA, Gonzaga-St. Mary’s, Baylor beating Texas but not without injury, mid-major showdowns, and more.

Feb 14, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 3Ep. 48

3.47 #1 goes down in upset-filled week

In this episode, we break down Auburn’s loss to Arkansas, Duke losing to Virginia, Purdue’s blowout win and loss, Kansas losing to Texas, Houston losing to SMU and a group of other upsets from this week.

Feb 11, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 3Ep. 47

3.46 Blue Blood Blowouts

In this episode, we break down Duke-North Carolina, Kansas-Baylor, Kentucky-Alabama, Arizona State's upset of UCLA, plus some other fun results from this weekend's action.

Feb 07, 202258 min

3.44 SEC wins the challenge, Kentucky dominates

The return of Sean sees us react to Kentucky blowing out Kansas on the road, Alabama beating Baylor, Jaden Ivey’s onions, and more reactions from the Big 12/ SEC Challenge.

Jan 31, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 3Ep. 44

3.43 Chris Mack is gone, Kansas-Texas Tech, UCLA-Arizona recaps and more

No Sean in this one (illness), but going solo I break down Chris Mack's firing and who I expect to get the job, a terrific week of games that included a double-overtime thriller in Kansas-Texas Tech, UCLA beating Arizona, plus some other matchups from a thrilling week of College Basketball.

Jan 28, 202242 minSeason 3Ep. 43

3.42 Auburn to #1? Wild weekend recap

In this episode, we begin on the headline game of the weekend, as Auburn beat Kentucky, we then get into some other key matchups and discuss Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC drama, as well as Isiaih Mosley.

Jan 24, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 3Ep. 42

3.41 Boilermakers wild week, Duke and Villanova fall

In this episode, we break down Purdue’s games against Illinois and Indiana, which included a 1-1 week, Duke losing to Florida State, Villanova losing in the Pavilion for the first time since when? Plus much more from a great week of College Basketball.

Jan 21, 20221 hr 18 minSeason 3Ep. 41

3.40 Baylor loses again + Gonzaga vs. Auburn for #1

In this episode, we break down Baylor losing again, plus discuss Auburn vs. Gonzaga for #1. We also discuss Murray State blowing out Belmont, USC, Michigan State, and Texas Tech taking unranked losses, as well as some other results from a loaded weekend.

Jan 16, 20221 hr 12 minSeason 3Ep. 40

3.39 No more unbeatens, race for #1

In this episode, we discuss Baylor’s upset loss to Texas Tech, Auburn’s big win at Alabama, plus some big upsets in the Pac-12. We discuss who should be ranked #1 in the upcoming poll while discussing the rest of a great week of College Basketball.

Jan 14, 20221 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 39

3.38 Beating the Blue Bloods

In this episode, we break down Miami going on the road and beating Duke in Cameron Indoor, Texas Tech beating Kansas, Colorado State's perfect season coming to an end, a Big East thriller, and much more.

Jan 10, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 38

3.37 Johnny Davis beats Purdue, Loaded week, Loyola-San Francisco recap

In this episode, we break down Johnny Davis carrying Wisconsin to a win at Purdue, plus other key Big Ten matchups from the week. We also discuss Loyola-Chicago beating San Fransisco, a good week in the Big 12, Kentucky's loss at LSU, mid-major showcases, and North Carolina and Michigan's tough losses.

Jan 07, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 3Ep. 37

3.35 Christmas Week recap

In this episode, we break down the news from Christmas week as Marcus Sasser is out for the season, Tennessee upset Arizona, Vanderbilt won the Diamond Head Classic, Davidson beat Alabama, and more.

Dec 27, 202148 minSeason 3Ep. 35
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