My Illinois-Alabama analysis: *extremely loud cackling noises*

Lotta season left blah blah but highly likely Wake Forest just won the Bubble Watch gut-punch loss of the year award

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...

Wrote about Bruce Pearl, endearing showman and unstoppable wrecking ball — for better and worse www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bruce-pear...

I never thought it would happen to me Indiana football is a source of unironic joy

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...

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_...

I competed in College Basketball Jeopardy with the brilliant @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social 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

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

Happy @basketunderreview.bsky.social opening day. Would you like to hear @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @kenpom.com talk NCAA Tournament expansion? I assume you would. (Presented by Homefield!!!) open.spotify.com/episode/4gSV...

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! t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ

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! www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/no-one-lov...

Well this rocks. Some great people involved here, including the legend, @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social. Looking forward to following and supporting. lfg

Did a deep dive on every collegiate pick of the 2025 NBA draft, beginning with a buzzy and freshman-dominated first round … www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/the-colleg...

"These young men are able to see and hear the haters and the doubters" more scintillating draft commentary, a real value add

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

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

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. www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/the-most-i...

@eamonnbrennan.bsky.social 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. 👊

Incredible Finals moment punctuated by Richard Jefferson. Why is everything bad now

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. open.substack.com/pub/eamonnbr...

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...

Will never get over Fred Van Vleet being not only a decent NBA player but like an actually awesome one

Todd Golden about to go on a Frank from White Lotus run after this national title

You gotta shoot the ball. Maybe it gets blocked, who cares. Shoot it

Whatever Kelvin just said in that Houston timeout I guarantee it would destroy the psyche of 95 percent of the US populace

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)

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

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

Rarely seen a start to a game more defined by soul-devouring nerves

Physically ill with second-hand anxiety

Kelvin didn't even yell at Tugler for that. That's when you know it's really bad

Florida hasn't played its best ball in like two weeks and it's still in the national title game

The Final Four is historically epic. Let’s hope the staid two weekends that produced it were worth the trade www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/this-final...

“And boy does he gather those puppies and DRILL IT”

Mark Pope please stop calling pointless timeouts

Begging literally anyone in Jase Richardson's life to tell him he's the best player on the floor and he needs to start acting like it

Friendly reminder that I and Buzzer subscribers have been live-chatting the entire tournament throughout, and most of the stuff I would post here is going in there, if you care, etc. substack.com/chat/1727599...

Kevin Harlan really enjoys saying "Federiko Federiko." And I really enjoy hearing him say it

I would like to state for the record that I also think Florida can win the national championship

"We said this coming in: Florida can win the national championship!" -- Stan Van Gundy

There will be dozens of fun facts from this game, but headed into the final media TO, Alabama's three-point rate (50 of 63 shots have been from 3) would rank 9th of any game in D-I history since '97.

Yeah, what he said

People are sad there are no upsets and fretting over power-conference consolidation, and I get it, but I also loved the first weekend of the tournament. A season this great deserves an ending this epic. www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/this-ncaa-...

With all due respect these stupid shots in key moments are Pac-12 heritage

Stan Van Gundy who has watched a grand total of five minutes of college basketball before the tournament also agrees the challenge system is bad and dumb. We're building a big tent

Florida doing that thing where you’re waiting for the favorite to click and stop floating through the game and then you look up and there’s like five minutes left