College SportsCast

We talk big changes coming to college sports! UAB football players join a players association called Athletes.org, the NCAA is in talks to settle the NIL antitrust case against them, and the SEC/B1G is developing a player revenue sharing as part of the settlement. Veteran Sports Labor attorney Jeffrey Kessler (who was part of the team in the 1993 Reggie White vs NFL case) and created the free agency structure and salary caps has the lead on this. Plus we talk the extra Covid year going away for the transfer portal, Brandon Garrison commitment to Kentucky, Kentucky visits and roster moves and more! Listen in!

We discuss the Alvin Brooks hire at Kentucky, the Lamont Butler commitment, the all the possibilities of joining the Cats thru the transfer portal. We talk upcoming visits, possible commitments and more. We also discuss a G for the Kentucky WBB team and a possible recruit to join the backcourt. The we talk NFL draft, the college football transfer portal and 2 big possible additions for Kentucky football. Listen in!

Brad and Jon discuss if the current transfer portal/NIL structure is sustainable for College athletics…what if anything can be done. Then we talk the possibility of the Coach Alvin Brooks hire to Kentucky and the Jason Hart hire could mean. We discuss the recruitment of Jayden Quaintance and the possibilities of the roster reconstruction for Kentucky basketball. Next we talk about the recruiting for the Kentucky Women’s Basketball team, the NFL draft, the college football portal, and finally we look at the portal moves for Kentucky football.

John Roberts and Brad talk #SEC baseball weekend series! Kentucky vs Tennessee and South Carolina vs Arkansas as the top series of the weekend. Plus we dig into Auburn baseball troubles and what is happening on the plains. We also talk about Kentucky women’s basketball and men’s basketball and the transfer portal. Listen in!

Brad & Jon talk about following the craziness of the college basketball transfer portal for the last 10 days. Especially with NIL connected to it! Then we talk about the WNBA draft and all the great WBB players who got drafted. Next we update all the roster and coaching moves of Kentucky basketball on both the Men’s and Women’s teams. We also give an update on Kentucky’s #3 ranked baseball team. Plus we talk about the college football spring transfer portal just opening and end the show talking about next weeks NFL draft. Listen in!

Kentucky Lady Kats Legend Valerie Still joins us for a Special Lady Kats Blast! Valerie led the Lady Kats to their first SEC Championship in 1982 and is the schools all-time leading scorer and rebounder (Men’s or Women’s). She had a long professional career and is in the Women’s and Kentucky Hall of Fame! We talk her career, the state of women’s sports, her brother Art Still & how great Kentucky Football was back then, New coach Kenny Brooks and his Kentucky WBB team, new Coach Mark Pope and his Kentucky MBB team, and so much more. Former great women’s players ( names you don’t hear now days), how UK Football was championship good. This is a don’t miss episode! Listen in!

Brad and Jon talk all about the new hire of Kentucky basketball’s new head coach Mark Pope. From his being a captain on the Kentucky national championship team to the modern 5 out offense he runs in todays game. We talk about our current players and potential BYU players who may transfer over with him. Pope loves Kentucky…even Coach Pitino is giving him a ringing endorsement! It’s a new era, that is bringing back the old traditions and players, building the Kentucky culture together.

Last night Jon and Brad were live talking about the days updates of the Kentucky coaching search when News broke of their hiring of new coach Mark Pope. Listen in to my hot takes and points to BBN and fans. As well as my respect to Kentucky’s former national champion player Mark Pope as a coach! Listen in!

Jason Harrison the former Ole Miss player and Arkansas native joins us! We breakdown and discuss the popularity of the women’s game, South Carolina vs Iowa, Stanley’s dominance, state of the game and more! Then we discuss UConn vs Purdue, Hurley’s dominance, Zach Edey’s NBA future, & more! Calipari resigns at Kentucky! We have the latest. Headed to Arkansas…What the buzz in Arkansas!? Plus we talk Kentucky coaching candidates…and who’s next. Lastly we talk New Head Coach Kenny Brooks for Kentucky WBB bring PG Amoore and C Strack with him plus other commitments. We open the show talking about our winners of our Men’s and Women’s Bracket Challenges. Winners get 20% off at Homefield Apparel! Jammed packed show! Don’t miss it!

Brad & Jon jump on live for a late night edition with Calipari news of him leaving Kentucky for Arkansas. Join us us as well discuss the devolving story. Plus what does that mean for players for UK? And who does Kentucky target as it’s next coach?

The Final Four is here! March Madness biggest weekend! We talk all about the Women’s matchups, Caitlin Clark vs Paige Bueckers, and South Carolina juggernaut vs NC State underdogs. Then we switch to the men’s, UConn dominate run, Alabama impressive “Dance”, Edey gets Purdue to FF, and the magic of DJ Burns and NCState. We give our semifinal picks and talk about our final game matchups and championship predictions. Plus we begin with college basketball news. Listen in!

Kentucky WBB Sr Guard Emma King joins us for our First Lady Kats Blast segment. We have fun reflecting on her 5 yr career and we talk a little about the teams and this yrs Final Four! We end with her future plans and the excitement surrounding a Kentucky Women’s Basketball! Then Jon and Brad dives into each teams run to the Final Four. In both the women’s and men’s NCAA Tournaments. From UConn & NC State Men’s and Women’s teams to Bama & Purdue. But don’t sleep on undefeated South Carolina or Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes. Don’t miss this great show!

Join Brad for a short Elite 8 Weekend Update. Tomorrow is Easter is no show. I kick the show off by talking about new Head Coach Kenny Brooks for Kentucky Women’s Basketball and attending his press conference. Then we give an update of Sweet 16 games that are played, and updates on the rest of the weekends games in both Women’s and Men’s NCAA Tournaments. I give Final Four predictions and talk about our Special guest Kentucky Women’s Senior Guard Emma King coming up on Tues, April 2nd at 9pm est.

Brad, Jon, & Jason start our show off talking Kentucky Women’s Basketball hiring Va Tech Coach Kenny Brooks as their new Head Coach! Great hire of of ACC champion & 2023 Final Four coach! Then we breakdown and give u picks on every Sweet 16 game Men’s and Women’s March Madness! Fantastic Games this weekend! Both Tourneys. We end the show on some thoughts on Kentucky bringing back John Calipari for a 16th year. Enjoy the Madness!

Join Brad & John Roberts as we give you our March Madness version of our Weekend Wrap Up Show. We talk about the upsets and sadness of the 1st & 2nd rounds, give score updates, talk who has made the Sweet 16 and more. Then we do the same for the Women’s NCAA Tournament. Next, John gives his recap of the SEC baseball weekend leading off with his coverage of Auburn baseball. We end the show giving updates on our Bracket Challenge Pools and on Homefield Apparel Co. (winners get 20% off) Catch the action!

After another pitiful showing against Oakland in the 1st Rd of the NCAA Tournament, 4+ yrs in the making I go off on John Calipari. The Storied History of Kentucky Basketball deserves better! Take a listen…but warning language isn’t great.

March Madness begins! We breakdown every 1st round game. We begin with the East and West regions, then do the South and MidWest regions. We talk all 32 games, give 1st rd game picks. Along the way we give our 2rd game picks too. Hear who we think will make the Sweet 16!

All 4 of us join! Catch our whole teams reactions immediately following the NCAA Selection Show reveal! We take a look at each region. East, South, MidWest, & West. We talk about each game, potential upsets, miss seedings, who got left out, who got in that shouldn’t, which region to look for the most upsets, and more! Don’t miss this one before filling out your brackets! Plus John Roberts and I wrap up the first weekend of SEC baseball. Talk Auburn and Kentucky baseball.

Jon & Brad Start the show talking about covering the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament & Kentucky Women’s Basketball. Then we move on to discussing the ACC, Big East, Mountain West, Big 12, Pac12, Big 10, and the SEC! March Madness is here! Selection Sunday is this Sunday! Brackets revealed for Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournament. Favorite time of the year!

In a busy week of covering the Women’s SEC basketball tournament, enjoy this special guest spot on the Bodkins Show I did on Sunday evening. We talk all things Caitlin Clark, Women’s Basketball, Coach Cal, Reed Sheppard, March Madness, Top teams/seeds to go dancing, touch on football and more! Don’t miss Nick’s great segment of Turds and Dawgs! He brings great energy and lots of laughs and fun to his shows! Listen in!