Eamonn Brennan
@eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
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I write Buzzer, a college basketball newsletter, at eamonnbrennan.com. I do other stuff, too.
Bubble Watch, CINCINNATI LIVES edition! Plus: What Michigan-Duke means for the title race, the actualization of AJ Dybantsa, IU's new GM, Kentucky is fine, Sean Miller defenses, bubble movements, and everything else:
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
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Bubble Watch: Cincinnati lives, and gives the bubble life
A late-season contender emerges
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-watch-cincinnati-lives-and
18 days ago
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New Bubble Watch! On the real lesson of the Jerome Tang blowup, the UConn atmosphere discourse, Will Wade's press conference hot streak, drifting SEC teams, and everything else:
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
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Bubble Watch: The ballad of Jerome Tang
Money is only useful if you spend it well
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-watch-the-ballad-of-jerome
25 days ago
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Do you guys remember when Nate Oats tried to gaslight the whole country and blow up the NCAA so he could play a solid rim-running center for five games, anyway new Bubble Watch went up today
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
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Bubble Watch: The NCAA finally won
And Nate Oats kept embarrassing himself anyway
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-watch-the-ncaa-finally-won
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Huge win for Indiana. If I was a Wisconsin fan my head would be on Mars
about 1 month ago
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Unbeaten Miami (Ohio) plays at Marshall today. The Redhawks are both a hugely enjoyable story and apparently designed in a lab to break bracket people's brains (especially in a post-WAB world):
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WAB-era Miami could break people's brains
The arguments aren't so simple anymore
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/wab-era-miami-could-break-peoples
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
Hell of a lede to describe the state of college basketball right now from one of my fav writers
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Important announcement: The Internet's least sane college basketball column has returned.
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
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Bubble Watch: We are eternal
The sport is too good to screw up
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-watch-we-are-eternal
about 1 month ago
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There are Indiana football diehards who stuck it out forever, who deserve tonight more than anyone. But I’d guess there are millions of people like me: once enthusiastic, long since lapsed, now unimaginably all in. Wrote about winning the sports fan lottery:
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/indiana-fo...
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Indiana football already won
When the journey really is the most important thing
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/indiana-football-already-won
about 2 months ago
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The Indiana football high is so potent I'm just letting this Bears situation wash over me. Pure acceptance. I am of the nature to die, etc.
2 months ago
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This week's BURP wants to go on the record: The NCAA Tournament is not, in fact, a joke. (But the CFB discourse is starting to scare us.) That, seasonal procrastinators, and much more on this week's episode with Tate Frazier:
www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-u...
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The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E23 - Seasonal Procrastinators, Nebrasketball and more
On the latest episode of the Basket Under Review Podcast, sponsored by Homefield, Eamonn Brennan is joined by Tate Frazier to talk teams who have squandered their non-conference opportunities, Nebrask...
https://www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-under-review-podcast-s1e23-seasonal-procrastinators-nebrasketball-and-more/
3 months ago
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Barkley on NIL/portal: "There's no job in the world where you get to be a free agent every year" I love Chuck but I don't think he knows how most jobs work
3 months ago
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Remember when college basketball had "no great teams?" That's over now
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Michigan is completely terrifying
College basketball’s latest great team has arrived
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/michigan-is-completely-terrifying
3 months ago
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A truly incredible 70 seconds of college basketball commentary
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3 months ago
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Florida-UConn is small guys making shots and big guys punching each other in the face for every rebound
3 months ago
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4 months ago
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My Illinois-Alabama analysis: *extremely loud cackling noises*
4 months ago
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Lotta season left blah blah but highly likely Wake Forest just won the Bubble Watch gut-punch loss of the year award
4 months ago
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The latest in the Buzzer preview series -- on what should be a really fun edition of the Big Ten, with a handful of new coaches adding yet more more tactical variety -- is here. Offseason finish line in sight!
eamonnbrennan.substack.com/p/better-kno...
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Better Know a Conference: Big Ten
Now with a real conference tournament!
https://eamonnbrennan.substack.com/p/better-know-a-conference-big-ten-384
5 months ago
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Wrote about Bruce Pearl, endearing showman and unstoppable wrecking ball — for better and worse
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bruce-pear...
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Bruce Pearl bulldozed his way to the top
His career was like his teams: relentless
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bruce-pearl-bulldozed-his-way-to
6 months ago
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I never thought it would happen to me Indiana football is a source of unironic joy
6 months ago
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Wrote about something that hadn't occurred to me until the podcast earlier this week: In the portal era, it's now part of a program's job to connect new players with fans.
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/connecting...
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Connecting players to fans is now part of a program's job
On recovering some of what the portal era took
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/connecting-players-to-fans-is-now
7 months ago
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Hello Bluesky, the latest episode of BURP is a fun one -- w/ Ryan Odom! We talk about his journey to UVa, what fans can expect from a program in transition, and how on Earth you build a good roster in one month. Check it out below or in all the podcast places:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn_...
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The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E7 - A Conversation with Ryan Odom
YouTube video by Basket Under Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn_NU9kzRM
7 months ago
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7 months ago
I competed in College Basketball Jeopardy with the brilliant
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and
@ksweeneycbb.bsky.social
. It’s one of the most competitive games of jeopardy I can remember, which means you gotta stick around the whole time
youtu.be/Aa6ZzIyRavI
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College Basketball Jeopardy: Episode 1
YouTube video by Basket Under Review
https://youtu.be/Aa6ZzIyRavI
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As someone who used to play golf twice a weekend and got so frustrated after a round he sold his clubs on Craigslist the next day and has refused to play since, I have gained a powerful ally in Scottie Scheffler
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Happy
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opening day. Would you like to hear
@eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
and
@kenpom.com
talk NCAA Tournament expansion? I assume you would. (Presented by Homefield!!!)
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The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E1 - A Conversation with Ken Pomeroy
Basket Under Review Podcast · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gSVDKo1Bm5c3QCD4TCJlB?si=Qp9TPWr1Seur_6PhFRzr8w
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The first episode of the podcast is upon you — talked to Ken Pomeroy about tournament expansion and his secret double life as a touring indie artist of the same name (and much more). On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin!
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https://www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-under-review-podcast-s1e1-a-conversation-with-ken-pomeroy/
https://t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ
8 months ago
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The best argument I've seen in favor of tournament expansion goes something like "ah, c'mon, it probably won't be that bad." That's not a good reason to do anything!
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No one loves tournament expansion
If the best argument is "eh, it won't be that bad," it's probably not a great idea
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/no-one-loves-tournament-expansion
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Well this rocks. Some great people involved here, including the legend,
@eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
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Did a deep dive on every collegiate pick of the 2025 NBA draft, beginning with a buzzy and freshman-dominated first round …
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The college hoops fan's view of the 2025 NBA Draft: Part One
A look at every first-round pick as it happened (sort of) Wednesday night
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/the-college-hoops-fans-view-of-the
9 months ago
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"These young men are able to see and hear the haters and the doubters" more scintillating draft commentary, a real value add
9 months ago
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The draft going to five minutes per pick is perfect for the broadcast partner, which doesn't let its analysts speak for more than 15 seconds anyway
9 months ago
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There should be a clause in every NBA TV rights contract that if you go to Game 7 you have to bring in Raftery on comms
9 months ago
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Took a big long offseason look at 18 college hoops rosters that particularly interest me -- with "interest" meant alternately as a compliment and a dig.
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The most interesting and confusing rosters of the 2025 offseason
A deep dive on new teams that catch the eye (and tons more besides)
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/the-most-interesting-and-confusing
9 months ago
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9 months ago
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I can think of nothing more perfect to land in my inbox right before a four hour flight than a long and wildly speculative June post about roster changes. 👊
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Incredible Finals moment punctuated by Richard Jefferson. Why is everything bad now
9 months ago
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In an era of unprecedented on-court brilliance, college basketball had one last glaring problem: too many video reviews. That problem is about to be fixed.
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College hoops is closing in on perfection
A good review challenge system is the last big step
https://open.substack.com/pub/eamonnbrennan/p/college-hoops-is-closing-in-on-perfection?r=2go1h&utm_medium=ios
10 months ago
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Did a little mailbagging over the weekend, focused on making sense of Indiana’s roster and how IU fans should feel about it
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/what-is-in...
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What is Indiana doing?
Plus transfer takes, coaching changes, early favorites, the best Final Four city and more post-portal-flavored thoughts in this week's Buzzer Mailbag
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/what-is-indiana-doing
10 months ago
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Will never get over Fred Van Vleet being not only a decent NBA player but like an actually awesome one
11 months ago
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11 months ago
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Todd Golden about to go on a Frank from White Lotus run after this national title
11 months ago
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You gotta shoot the ball. Maybe it gets blocked, who cares. Shoot it
11 months ago
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Whatever Kelvin just said in that Houston timeout I guarantee it would destroy the psyche of 95 percent of the US populace
11 months ago
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11 months ago
My take here: I think I lean to rather being Houston (2-14 from 3 but also on pace to get 16 more shots) than Florida (Clayton didn't score but UH defense is designed specifically to make #2 through #5 beat you)
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Clayton didn't score and Florida is only down three. Houston went 2-of-14 from 3 and is only up three. You can go either way you want
11 months ago
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Todd Golden said before the game Florida had to have fewer than 12 turnovers to win the game. Looks like they're going to have to find a different way to win it
11 months ago
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Rarely seen a start to a game more defined by soul-devouring nerves
11 months ago
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Houston's culture won
Kelvin Sampson's crowning achievement was built on more than basketball
https://www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/houstons-culture-won
11 months ago
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Physically ill with second-hand anxiety
11 months ago
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Kelvin didn't even yell at Tugler for that. That's when you know it's really bad
11 months ago
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