The podcast component of the OhVarsity! Hoops Hoopla is a good one. The one and only Chad Brendel of Bearcat Journal sat down with Matt and I to discuss, among other things:
- His days as a Marshall student covering Randy Moss and Billy Donovan
- The start of his media career
- Life at Bearcat Journal
- The craziness of the BCJ conference expansion threads
- Balancing his relationship with UC
- His biggest scoops
- His favorite players to cover
- His favorite games to cover
- His favorite moment as a member of the media
- The recruitment of Gary Clark
- EXCLUSIVE: What exactly Tu Holloway said to start the Xavier brawl
- EXCLUSIVE: Why CBS reported that Brian Kelly was interested in the Notre Dame job immediately after the conclusion of the Pitt game
- Mick Cronin’s change in philosophy
- The Xavier, Florida, UCLA stretch
- Predictions for the season
- Somehow, even more
Thanks again to Chad for taking the time to join us. This ended up being one of my favorite podcasts we’ve done, and I expect it to be one of our most popular.
The episode is now available on iTunes, SoundCloud, and just about every podcast platform you could imagine.
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