Happy Love Day from all of us at the Weave. It's time to get romantice about college basketball as we head into the home stretch of the season. We get you caught up on what happened last week, talk Hurley, Bubble, SEC, and more! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:13) - Root's Roundup (15:25) - Weave Saw That (35:25) - Three Me... more
February is upon us, which means March is nigh. Woodson donezo, Hamilton retiring, Calipari takes down BBN... the storylines compel. We'll catch you up on everything that happened in college basketball last week. The Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:00) - Root's Roundup (20:25) - Weave Saw That (42:00) - Three Men Thoughts ... more
A late night chit chat before a stag celebration in the sunshine state, the weaved men are back to dissect another wild week in collegiate hoops. As always, do your duty and support us via supporting the sponsors (below)! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:00) - Root's Roundup (10:20) - Weave Saw That (31:30) - Three Men Thou... more
Plenty of coaches deserved their head on a spike but SFA’s Kyle Keller is the newest victim to receive the midseason ax. Delicious drama heating up as we venture deeper into the pressure cooker of conference play… mmmmmmm, toasty.... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - Root's Roundup (17:50) - Weave Saw That (37:20) - Th... more
Rundown: Illinois is the best team in college basketball? Auburn is better off without Johni Broome? Neither of these are discussed on this episode, but hey, a host of other rational topics are! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:55) - Root's Roundup (10:25) - Weave Saw That (28:30) - Three Men Thoughts (1:03:10) - Quick Weeke... more
Conference play is off and running, which means there's plenty of takes to bake. Also, many 3MW lessons for coaches, free of charge, so tune in clipboard czars! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Root's Roundup (19:35) - Weave Saw That (33:35) - Three Men Thoughts (1:09:00) - Weekend Preview Supports us and the sponsors!... more
The conference arena separates the men from the boys and the contenders from the pretenders - both on the hardwood AND in the recording booth... And no, the Weave will NOT be retiring at season's end, despite murmurs proliferating across social media. Adapt or die. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:30) - Root's Roundup (19:00... more
Jim and Ky carry the freight early until a wild Matt appears later in the program. Despite the personnel constrains, the content, the quality, the insight, never waivers. Conference ball is upon us, so tune in before your ignorance begins to show... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Root’s Roundup (21:30) - Weave Saw Th... more
Conference play looms, but before then, we have an all-time elite Saturday slate. Ky and Jim eagerly await that bonanza, quickly previewing as many games as possible to end the pod. Before that, though, the fellas chop it up about the National Player of the Year race, the remaining undefeateds, more SEC increduility, M... more
The Weave is back to dominate the podcast airwaves the way the SEC obliterated the ACC. We break down that one-sided challenge and ruminate on how many teams from the SEC could go dancing, while also skeptically critiquing 90% of the ACC. Other topics: Cooper Flagg's superstardom, the Big Ten's western wing, Doug Gottl... more
Feast Week is in full swing with the Maui in its latter stages and Atlantis kicking off today. We take you through what we've seen the past week and look forward to the rest of the MTE action. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:04 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 11:08 - Weave Saw That 36:05 - Three Man Thoughts 1:06:05 -... more
No cramping here - a hyrdated and uninterrupted hour + of ball talk with ball knowers, covering the week that was and the week to come (notably the beginning of dayball!). We run through all the major MTE fields and fire off quick hitter takes on each team to date. If you haven't yet, join us in the Burner Ball discord... more
Early season reactions continue this week, with the Weave dissecting the Champions Classic and Auburn/Houston, among other contests. We also muse on Georgetown, the overall state of the Big East, North Florida's start, old but new Saint Mary's, mid-major powers, the eliteness (or not) of the teams atop the country, and... more
The ball is tipped! We dive into the biggest games played so far, give our hot takes and overreactions, tell you what WEAVE saw, and offer our Three Man Thoughts. The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (4:12) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (10:47) Weave Saw That (23:38) Three Man Thoughts (54:20) Weekend Previews Click here for ... more
The hallowed halls of 3MW HQ are buzzin with anticipation, just days away from the start of the CBB campaign. It's time for predictions, player and team, and a sneak peek into the gargantuan opening day slate on November 4th... Links: Burner Discord Sign Up (you need this to access previews) Previews (exclusively avai... more
The SEC's football dominance has been kneecapped by in-conference parity, but the league has an ace up its sleeve: an excellent collection of basketball squads. Texas and Oklahoma join, but its the incumbents - Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee - that are in the national title picture, and the league has wild depth (only #96 ... more
The boys break down the Big Bag Big 12! All 16 teams discussed, standings (with tiers) included! The league is as top heavy as ever with potentially FIVE top ten teams! Does the bottom of the conference weigh down the group? Also, catch all our written previews (all 364 teams!) at https://burnerexclusives.com/ The Rund... more
Alas, the Atlantic / Pacific / Texas Coast Conference breakdown, a fruitiful and never-ending discussion of yet another super power conference conglomerate. Weave with us through all 18 teams, as the ACC looks to avenge a disappointing non-conference performance last year... Make sure to read the exhaustive ACC preview... more
It's big bad Big Ten time! The newly coast-to-coast league is packed with parity, and we've convinced ourselves that any of the 18 teams could theoretically earn at at-large bid this season. But is there a true national title contender lurking among all that balance? Will the massive variance of teams like Illinois, Ru... more
Let's break down the Big East! Every team, standings, All-Conference, etc. etc. The Rundown (0:00) Intro (3:42) Root's Roundup (10:50) Big East Preview (17:00) UConn (21:00) Creighton (25:10) Marquette (28:37) Xavier (33:11) St. John's (37:00) Villanova (40:50) Providence (45:26) Butler (49:00) Seton Hall (53:11) DePa... more
The Weave preview series heads west, where we discuss the mountain men and the 'best' coast conference! This chatter is just the tip of the icerberg - make sure to sign up for THE BURNER discord now to get access to our exhaustive preview write ups (now available at burnerexclusives.com)... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:2... more
Can't get enough Weave? Too much college football content for you? Well you're in luck, because we cannonballed into the A10 and the American for over 90 minutes! Who do we like, who are we worried about, upside/downside for all 28 schools - discussed in depth like you'll find in (almost?) no other place! Plus, Ky got ... more
Strap in for a furious ride through the mid-major landscape as we serve up an appetizer of early takes on the "Other 22" (MWC, A-10, AAC, WCC chatter to come later). We start with our at-large watchlist before a rapidfire around the rest of the country, conference by conference... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:55) - Roo... more
We've released 38 teams in our Top 50 countdown! It's time to reflect on the boldest choices, the regrets, the controversy, and all it entails. We break down who we'd rank differently today, who we're concerned about either high / low, and much more! The Rundown (0:00) Intro (4:34) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (16:26... more
The Weave is finally fully reunited, zig-zagging up and down the court with takes on our listeners' hottest takes for the upcoming season. Do we agree? Do we disagree? Are these scorching opinions actually hot enough? Dig in to find out! The Rundown (0:10) - Intro (9:06) - Root's Roundup (News and Notes) (21:58) - Fan ... more