Jimmer Range

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back to start wrapping up the 2022-23 college basketball season! Greg Waddell of Sleepers Media and the Field of 68 joins the show for the second time. He talks about his experience at the 2023 Final Four. UConn won their fifth title – does that make them a blue blood? We then discuss some of the latest transfer news around Michigan Basketball with Caleb Love in and Hunter Dickinson potentially out. Plenty of visceral reactions there. The bulk of the show involves going back to the first time Greg was on and grading our preseason hot takes now that the season is over. We hope you enjoy Jimmer Range Episode 46!

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back to preview the Final Four of the 2023 NCAA Tournament! Alex is back from Sacramento, the land of giant purple beams. Florida Atlantic, San Diego State, UConn, and Miami form this year’s Final Four. We give our thoughts on each team and talk about how we got here. Is Florida Atlantic in position to be the next Gonzaga? Why do people hate on this Final Four so much? Can anyone take down a juggernaut UConn squad? Afterwards, we give our predictions and discuss Caitlin Clark’s dominance in the women’s tournament. We hope you enjoy Jimmer Range Episode 45!

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back to recap the first weekend of the 2023 NCAA Tournament! Alex could not join for this episode because he’s getting some well-earned R&R after covering the tournament games in Sacramento. Friend of the program Ryan Hammer joins, and it’s always fun to have him on! We go through region by region and offer thoughts on how March Madness has gone so far. How did Fairleigh Dickinson manage to take down Purdue? Who in the Sweet 16 has impressed us the most so far? What should you look for in a Cinderella team? How are we evaluating coaches who fell short this season? We hope you enjoy Jimmer Range Episode 44!

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back for a full preview of the 2023 NCAA Tournament! We certainly expect plenty of madness this year given the overall quality of this year’s tournament field. What is the blueprint to taking out Alabama? Is Houston the team of destiny? Which teams are uniquely equipped to go on Cinderella runs? Who are the most likely picks to get out of each region? We go through every single first-round matchup and offer our insight. It’s a jam-packed episode that hopefully helps you make decisions with your bracket! We hope you enjoy Jimmer Range Episode 43!

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back and after Maryland and Northwestern’s respective wins, we own Purdue. Are the Boilermakers headed for an early March exit? Brandon Miller got himself into some hot water, and we give some thoughts even though it’s been talked to death. Will the outside pressure get to Alabama? We also discuss new George Washington University nicknames, Caitlin Clark, and random Big East bracketology projections. Can Kansas really repeat as national champions? Why did Kermit Davis get fired before the season ended? All this and more in Jimmer Range Episode 42!

*covers games through 2/24

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back and taking stock of the college basketball landscape with only a month until Selection Sunday. It seems like whenever one team starts to gain some momentum and hype, they take a devastating loss. Just ask Alabama, Purdue, Houston, Tennessee, Arizona, or really anyone. Everyone is good until nobody is. We also look at some of the surprises of this season and ask if we’re still buying in. Can Pitt, Northwestern, Kansas State, Marquette, and Clemson keep up their winning ways? What mid-major conferences should you pay attention to as March approaches? Should Jim Boeheim just retire already? All this and more in Jimmer Range Episode 41!

*covers games through 2/10

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back for our first episode of 2023! Chris Beard was fired by Texas (RIP BOZO) so we give some brief thoughts on that situation. Kentucky has been going through a rough patch lately. Could Coach Cal be headed out the door? The majority of this episode is a 16-round midseason draft of players and coaches. The rules are as follows:

• Each team must have a minimum of six non-Power 6 players/coaches
• Each team may only have a maximum of 2 players/coaches from a given conference
• Each team must have a minimum of three coaches and three freshmen
• Only one player/coach can be drafted from a given program, that program is then unavailable for the remainder of the draft
• Each team must have representation from Georgetown or Louisville
• Karl must have representation from Maryland, Alex must have representation from Northwestern
• Neither of the above required picks counts towards the conference maximum

Following the draft, we do a quick buy/sell segment with some current narratives flying around college basketball. Overall, it’s a very fun show and we hope you enjoy!

*covers games through 1/13

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back! In Episode 39, we give our most surprising and most disappointing college basketball teams entering 2023. Some of our darling teams have let us down so far, such as Tulane and Toledo. On the flip side, we’ve had our respective favorite Big Ten teams get off to surprisingly good starts. Is UNC starting to turn a corner? Are Queens, Southern Mississippi, and New Mexico bound for March Madness? Can the Atlantic 10 salvage more than one bid this season after some brutal performances from the best in the league? What teams are tracking towards the Final Four? All of these things and more are discussed in Jimmer Range Episode 39!

*covers games through 12/26

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back! In Episode 38, we take a look around the college basketball landscape for new takeaways from the week’s action. UConn is laying waste to every team in their path. Meanwhile, Creighton is seriously struggling without Ryan Kalkbrenner and reliable shooting. Purdue looks really good, but is it possible Illinois is still the best team in the Big Ten? What should we make of Baylor at this point in the season? Who does Evan Miyakawa say Duke’s best players are? All of these things and more are discussed in Jimmer Range Episode 38!

*covers games through 12/8/2022

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back! In Episode 37, we give our takeaways from an eventful Feast Week. The Maui Invitational produced one of the most loaded and competitive fields we’ve seen in a while. Every team, save for Louisville and Cincinnati, looked really good. The two PK85 brackets gave us a ton of great matchups, plus the fall of some blue blood programs in Duke, Villanova, and North Carolina. Are UConn, Arizona, and Purdue completely legit? Can Villanova and Duke be fixed before it’s too late? Wait…Maryland is actually good? All of these things and more are discussed in Jimmer Range Episode 37!

*covers games through 11/29/2022

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back! In Episode 36, we take a look at some big results from the first two weeks of the college basketball season and give our takeaways. Texas absolutely slaughtered Gonzaga, so we have to talk about that. Duke and Kansas played a game that taught us a lot about both teams. We also give our levels of concern for programs like TCU and Florida State that have not played up to expectations so far. Is Texas a national title contender? Should Kentucky prioritize Cason Wallace or Sahvir Wheeler? Can Kansas keep winning and hold on to our fictional title belt? Just how much of a CBB sicko is Alex? We answer all these questions in Episode 36!

*covers games through 11/17

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is back, but most importantly college basketball is back! The 2022-23 college basketball season is in full swing. No Top 25 teams suffered a loss this week, but we do have thoughts on some other upsets as well as some midmajor games. How can Louisville salvage their season? Are there any teams we have concerns about after just one game? Is the generally noncompetitive slate of games actually a blessing in disguise? We answer these questions and also give our takeaways from Maryland and Northwestern’s early games that we watched in person. Enjoy Episode 35!

Oh no! Oh yes! Jimmer Range is closing out our preseason coverage with our CBB Hot Takes for 2022-23. We are joined by Greg Waddell of Sleepers Media and the Field of 68 to deliver hot takes for all the major conferences and more! Is Kris Murray going to mirror Keegan’s success from last season? Will Kansas, Villanova, or Gonzaga disappoint? What surprise teams could win their conference tournament? Is Creighton going to exceed the hype? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Jimmer Range Episode 34!

Oh no! Oh yes! The Jimmer Range boys are continuing our preseason coverage with a preview of Big East Basketball for 2022-23. The Big East is poised for a very entertaining season. Creighton may be the new class of the conference, but Villanova may still contend even without Jay Wright. There’s two more teams in UConn and Xavier who have enough to make a run at the title. Is the hype for Creighton justified? Are people asking enough questions about Villanova? Can Ed Cooley and Providence keep the luck alive? Is St. John’s going to be the most fun team in the league no matter what? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Jimmer Range Episode 33!

Oh no! Oh yes! The Jimmer Range boys are continuing our preseason coverage with a preview of Pac-12 Basketball for 2022-23. The Pac-12 has a few teams that will be interesting to follow, plus a lot that probably won’t be. The middle tier is full of teams with good rosters but questionable coaches or teams with bad rosters and good coaches (credit: Jim Root of 3MW), which will certainly contribute to chaos. Is UCLA a contender for the national title as Jeff Goodman asserted? Can Tommy Lloyd follow up his stellar debut season at the helm of Arizona? Has Dana Altman fixed Oregon’s issues from last year? How good could Harrison Ingram be? Will Cal and Oregon State beat anyone but each other? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Jimmer Range Episode 32!

Oh no! Oh yes! The Jimmer Range boys are continuing our preseason coverage with a preview of SEC Basketball for 2022-23. The SEC truly has it all: teams that will be competitive on a national stage, NIT locks, and programs that are in shambles. The conference features a number of teams we can expect to see in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Is Kentucky going to deliver this year? Can Eric Musselman be successful with an inexperienced team? What can we expect from Todd Golden in his first year at Florida? Is LSU going to get buried by the early SEC schedule? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Jimmer Range Episode 31!

Oh no! Oh yes! The Jimmer Range boys are continuing our preseason coverage with a preview of Big 12 Basketball for 2022-23. The Big 12 has been considered the best conference in college basketball for a few years now and you shouldn't expect this year to be much different. Having won the last two national titles, the conference projects to send the majority of its members to the NCAA Tournament. Is Kansas good enough to defend their title? Can Keyonte George lead Baylor to the Final Four as a freshman? What should we make of Texas and TCU after what we saw last season? Is Iowa State's offense going to be unbelievably terrible? Could West Virginia outperform their preseason projections? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Jimmer Range Episode 30!

Oh no! Oh yes! The Jimmer Range boys are continuing our preseason coverage with a preview of Big Ten Basketball for 2022-23. No guest for this week, but hearing about the Big Ten from a Maryland fan and Northwestern fan should suffice. Mid, mid, and more mid. That seems to be the story of the Big Ten for 2022-23. Other than three contenders and a few definite basement-dwellers, it’s very up in the air. So much talent has left this conference, leaving very few programs unaffected. As such, there’s a lot of questions that need answering. Is Indiana actually going to live up to the hype this year? Could Hunter Dickinson put the Michigan Wolverines on his back and produce a National Player of the Year campaign? Will Kris Murray, Chucky Hepburn, or AJ Hoggard break out? Is there a world where Rutgers makes some noise? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in the new episode!

The Jimmer Range boys are back for Season 2! Fresh off reaching 10K followers on TikTok, our preseason coverage begins with a preview of ACC Basketball for 2022-23. We are joined by Busting Brackets site expert and Field of 68 Daily newsletter writer Tristan Freeman. Tristan's high-level knowledge of college basketball really shines through on this episode and we hope you enjoy! Is UNC just this year's version of 2021-22 UCLA? What is a fair expectation for Duke with all the new faces entering the program? Could Pitt actually be competitive this season? Is Terquavion Smith HIM? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in the new episode!