We released our Top 100 players list in the Burner Discord earlier this week! Jim & Ky took your feedback and have responses to the most controversial opinions. Where were we wrong? Where were we right? All shall be told! Sign up to join our discord here: https://www.launchpass.com/the-burner/discord The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (5:25) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (11:20) Top 100 Players - Reactions and Rants ..read more

A mailbag episode would do just nicely right now, don't you think? We took to Twitter and Discord to solicit your burning college basketball questions, and answered them all on this podcast. Enjoy! Also - subscribe to our Discord channel w/ Trilly Donovan! https://www.launchpass.com/the-burner/discord The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (5:10) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (22:13) MAILBAG ..read more

Our conference 'state of the program' series is a wrap, it's over, move on, forget about it. Now, it's time to hand out our official portal report card from the head-snapping player movement activity this spring. We jump all over the map so buckle up and lock in. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:40) - Root's Roundup (sponsored by CBBAnalytics.com) (19:30) - Portal Winners & Losers   Want more Weave? Click here to join The Burner discord channel today!   ..read more

Take a tailgate break, college baseball maniacs! Our season recap series wraps up with the conference where it simply means more. Before Oklahoma and Texas join the fold, we took a look back on the year that was in the SEC. Though football still reigns supreme, the hoops programs have come a long way - this league has great coaches galore and NIL money to burn. What is the state of each squad going forward?  We also look back on our preseason preview podcast, taking stock of both our great and terrible takes. South Carolina = way way better than expected, and Mizzou and Arkansas = way way ..read more

The boys reflect on the Pac 12's performance this season and say goodbye to the Conference of Champions. The Rundown:  Intro (0:00) Root's Roundup (5:25) State of the Pac 12 & Farewell (20:25) Reviews (1:19:30) Join our Discord w/ Trilly Donovan! Only $6 / month for the best college basketball chatter and content on the web! https://www.launchpass.com/the-burner/discord ..read more

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) - Ok ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

On the true debut of our offseason pod schedule, the fellas give all 60 hires a grade from A through F (apologies to Chicago State, Mount St. Mary's, and Florida A&M, whose jobs remain unfilled).  THE TWIST: We can only give out 12 A's and 15 B's, and each guy must give at least eight D's and five F's. Grade inflation, be gone!  Who LOVED the Calipari hire, and who simply gave it a C? Which select few coaches earned A's across the board from us? And, gulp, who earned the dreaded scarlet letter F? The Rundown:(0:10) - Intro (2:46) - Quick Root's Roundup (10:33) - Coaching Hire Gra ..read more