The biggest and the baddest, just got bigger and badder... Our Big-12 breakdown is as robust as this 14-team bloodbath. Join us as we welcome Houston, Cincinnati, BYU and UCF to the party. And for those of you procrastinating, stop it, do it, now, buy it  >>>>  THE ALMANAC_v2 Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (11:50) - Root's Roundup (22:30) - Big-12 Overview - Overview, Predictions & All-Conference Teams (30:05) - Kansas (33:50) - Houston (36:52) - Texas (40:00) - Baylor (43:40) - Kansas State (46:25) - Texas Tech (49:10) - Iowa State (52:25) - TCU (55:38) - Oklahoma State (58:50) - Cincinnati (1:03:20) - Oklahoma (1:07:00) - West Virginia (1:11:05) - BYU (1:15:20) - UCF

#326: Big-12 Preview

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 The Big-12's conglomerate tentacles now spread to the rockies and beyond, as one of college basketball's flagship power leagues grows to 16 squadrons. As we waive farewell to Texas and Oklahoma, this marks the last time we discuss the old Big-12 in its prior form - fear not, zero tears were shed in the making of this presentation...  Rundown:  (0:00) - Intro  (6:10) - Root's Roundup  (17:55) - NBA Draft Winners & Losers  (32:00) - Big-12 Overview  (35:40) - Houston  (38:00) - Iowa State  (41:15) - Baylor  (44:55) - Texas Tech  (47:50) - BYU  (50:50) - Kansas  (53:25) - Texas  (56:00) - TCU  (58:15) - Oklahoma  (1:00:55) - Kansas State  (1:04:15) - Cincinnati  (1:07:00) - UCF  (1:09:33) - Oklahoma State  (1:11:57) - West Virginia

#355: Season Recap Series: Big 12

It’s a hearty platter of B1G banter for this week’s state of the program series - sorry west coast super fans, your report cards will have to wait. Congrats to Nebraska and Northwestern for forging your way into the early block of the pod (conversely, better luck this year, Michigan!) Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (7:00) - Root’s Roundup (16:55) - Big-10 Overview (23:05) - Purdue (27:18) - Illinois (31:35) - Nebraska (35:40) - Northwestern (38:35) - Wisconsin (42:00) - Indiana (48:06) - Iowa (51:10) - Michigan State (55:00) - Minnesota (57:55) - Ohio State (1:01:24) - Penn State (1:05:50) - Maryland (1:10:05) - Rutgers (1:13:03) - Michigan

#354: Season Recap Series - Big 10

Our postseason conference postmortems continue with the home of the back-to-back national champions: the Big East! We go through the highs (the top 3), the lows (good god, DePaul and Georgetown), and everything in between for the league that is the pride of John Fanta. Plus, we discuss the state of each program and whether each fanbase should feel encouraged going forward. Will the BEast see a resurgence in NCAA appearances in 2025? We certainly think so... The Rundown (0:10) - Intro (3:25) - Root's Roundup (23:17) - Big East Overview (26:51) - UConn (31:30) - Creighton (33:39) - Marquette (36:23) - Seton Hall (40:04) - St. John's (43:42) - Villanova (46:17) - Providence (49:53) - Xavier (52:11) - Butler (55:52) - Georgetown (59:26) - DePaul (1:03:30) - How Many Bids, Other Fun Nuances (1:05:55) - Reviews

#353: Season Recap Series: Big East

The boys look back upon the ACC's season and discuss the state of the program for each team. Where were we right? Where were we wrong? Who is looking good? And who is fading into the abyss?  The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (4:18) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (16:23) State of the ACC (Recap & Look Forward)  (1:09:40) Reviews

#352: Season Recap Series: ACC

Time's up, portal poachers. Either they're in or they're out, as the portal pool is finally set in stone (kind of). Jim and Matt dive into who needs what based on what the rosters look like on May 1st while Ky and the Mrs. elope in Switzerland. Rundown:  Intro (0:00) Root's Roundup (7:55) Remaining Portal Needs & Team Breakdowns (23:30)  ACC (24:50) Big 12 (37:30) Big Ten (51:40) Big East (1:02:40) SEC (1:08:15) Other (1:19:05)   

#326: Big-12 Preview

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