Inside The Mind Of Miles

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On today's episode, our Jeff Goodman spoke with some of the biggest social media stars in the college athletics space. The Cavinder twins, Haley and Hanna, who play for Fresno State's women's team, have more than four million combined subscribers, while Adrien Nuñez, a forward for Michigan, has more than two million. Then Zed Key and Eugene Brown, who have each signed an NIL endorsement deal, join to discuss the impact of the new legislation on their careers ... and their bank accounts!

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The athletes involved in today's show:

• Haley Cavinder, Fresno State
  
• Hanna Cavinder, Fresno State
  
• Adrien Nuñez, Michigan
  
• Zed Key, Ohio State
  
• Eugene Brown, Ohio State
  

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On today's episode of CANDID CONVERSATION, we are joined by a number of assistant coaches that are finally able to get back out on the road. Was it refreshing to get back into the recruiting streets? How do they feel about the upcoming recruiting classes? And what kind of impact do they think a missed summer of evaluation will have on this year's teams? We break it all down.

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The coaches involved in today's show:

• Jimmie Williams, Furman
  
• David Patrick, Oklahoma
  
• Duane Simpkins, George Mason
  
• Brian Eskildsen, Harvard
  
• Mike Pegues, Louisville
  
• Ulric Maligi, Texas
  
• Ronnie Hamilton, Ole Miss
  
• George Halcovage, Villanova
  
• Amorrow Morgan, Loyola-Chicago
  
• Charlton Young, Florida State
  

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Today's episode of CANDID CONVERSATIONS features a number of assistant coaches that have recruited one and done players discussing the impact that ventures like the G League Ignite and Overtime Elite can have on college basketball. Just how much talent will they siphon off? And what will the impact be on college hoops?

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Today's edition of CANDID CONVERSATIONS features an in-depth look at the HBCU ranks. Why don't coaches in those leagues get more respect? And what can we, as a college basketball industry, do to help change some of those perceptions?

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Indiana's newest Head Coach, Mike Woodson, joins A.J. Guyton to talk about his basketball journey through his playing and coaching days, his memories as a Hoosier, Bob Knight stories, Indiana moments, his NBA days, and of course being named the Indiana men's basketball coach.

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After two long, long, LONG years, some breaking news: The bracket is here! The bracket is here! So let's spend an hour talking all about it.

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Mike DeCourcy is a Hall of Fame college hoops writer and television personality on the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports. He joined today's episode of Inside The Mind Of Miles to tell his story and to help Miles and Coach E make sense of the bubble.

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Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams joined today's episode of Inside The Mind Of Miles to talk about being the best dressed coach in college basketball and going from being a guy begging for a job on a JuCo bench to the head coach at Texas A&M.

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John Gallagher joined today's episode of Inside the Mind of Miles, and he brought with him some incredible stories from working with the late John Chaney all those years ago.

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On today's episode of Inside The Mind Of Miles, the one and only Lon Kruger joins Coach Miles to talk through this year's Oklahoma team before being joined by Jim Molinari.

Saul Phillips coaches one of the best Division II programs in the country. He also happens to be one of Tim Miles' best friends. These two go way, way back, and they spent 45 minutes telling some of their best stories and talking about basketball. This was fun.

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Mike Boynton has had one of the strangest seasons of any coach in college basketball. His team was banned from the NCAA tournament in June, but an appeal that has not been ruled on yet means that, as of the first week of April, there is still a chance they could end up dancing. Why is that relevant? Because they have the No. 1 player in the country on their roster in Cade Cunningham. What a trip. He joins Tim Miles this week to talk about this season and whether or not he's actually getting any sleep.

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Mike Young is one of the most down-to-earth coaches that you are going to find in the college ranks. A small-town guy, he spent time with Tim Miles, another small-town guy, talking about what it takes to build up to being a high-major coach from the lowest levels of the sport. This was a terrific interview.

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Darian DeVries has one of the best teams that we've ever seen at Drake this season. They're sitting at 13-0 on the year despite the fact that they lost Liam Robbins to a transfer this offseason. He joined Tim Miles this week to discuss his team, tell some Arch Madness stories and discuss who would win in a fight, him or his brother, who played in the NFL for 12 years. 

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Coach Miles and Coach Eaton spent today's podcast taking and answering questions from only their most loyal listeners. It's as wildly entertaining and off the beaten path as you might expect. Plus, a surprise guest that will leave you wondering just how in the world a podcast can get so off the rails. Pay a visit to the Mind of Miles!!!

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Colorado State set a Mountain West record on Saturday when they erased a 26 point deficit at San Diego State, beating the Aztecs on a four-point play with 12.3 seconds left. It's the biggest comeback in college basketball this season and just the fifth time this decade that a team came from 26 points down on the road and won. After that win, Niko Medvod joins the Mind Of Miles podcast to talk about ... well, mostly not that game, but some about that game, too. You never know where a conversation will go when you enter the Mind Of Miles.

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The latest guest to dare to go Inside The Mind Of Tim Miles is Texas head coach Shaka Smart. He has a team that looks like it can compete with Baylor and Kansas atop the Big 12 this season. What makes this group special? What is his relationship like with Andrew Jones? And what is going on with his hair???

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The next guest that dares enter the Mind of Miles is none other than Minnesota head coach and one of Miles' former Big Ten rivals, Richard Pitino. The two coaches swap stories from their days in the league together and talk about the state of hoops in 2021.

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Wisconsin had a roller coaster season in 2020. They started out the year 13-10, but they ended up winning their last eight games to earn a No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament ... that was cancelled. With everyone back from that team, Wisconsin entered this season with a ton of hype. How tough has it been for Greg Gard to deal with those expectations, and the pressure of replacing a legend in the program he grew.

Oh, and dogs. They also talk about dogs.

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The Ivy League was prescient. They were the first conference to cancel the 2020 postseason. They were the first conference to announce that they will not be playing during the 2020-21 season. They've missed more basketball than any other league. What is that like for people that build their lives around the sport? Tim Miles talks that through with Penn coach Steve Donahue and Brown coach Mike Martin. 

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San Diego State has grown into one of the best programs outside the Power 6 conferences. From Kawhi Leonard to Jamaal Franklin to Malachi Flynn to Matt Mitchell, there is always talent on that roster and star players ready to prove they were overlooked. Brian Dutcher has been instrumental in helping Steve Fisher grow, and now, on his own, maintain, the Aztecs. Get a feel for what it is like to operate a power outside the realm of the power conference structure with two guys that cut their teeth in the Mountain West. 

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Craig Smith years -- too many years -- working as an assistant coach under Tim Miles before landing a head coaching gig at South Dakota. Now Smith returns the favor by ... opting to join Miles on his podcast? Seems fair. If you know anything about Tim Miles, you know that the relationship he has with the coaches on his staff is special, and the stories they have to tell are just unbelievable.

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The Tim Miles Show continues this week with yet another hilarious episode. Today, we have Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson that takes the plunge and joins the Mind of Miles podcast. In addition to talking about the mullet he had in high school and the way that he met Miles way back in the day, Jacobson is also joined by the star of this year's team -- AJ Green, the son of assistant coach Kyle Green -- as well as the legend Ali Farokhmanesh. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS WITH THIS PODCAST!!!!

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The latest visitor to go Inside The Mind Of Miles is Illinois head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini are a top ten team in the country this season, and arguably the favorite to win the Big Ten title. Tim and Brad talk through the pressure that entails, as well as swap stories about working their way up the lower rungs of the college basketball latter. They also talk about the 42 pounds that Underwood has lost during quarantine. 

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Tim Miles spent 30 years as a college basketball coach, from the Dakotas and the Division II ranks all the way to Nebraska and the Big Ten. In those 30 years, Miles has made many friends, enemies and memories. He has stories to tell. But what everyone who knows Tim will agree on is that the one place on this planet that no one wants to find themselves is inside the mind of Tim Miles. So the Field Of 68 decided to take you there. Come along for the ride.