Dawgs Podcast

This episode details: summer hitting which means basketball being back, the veteran additions of Snow College CC G Brock McClure & Saint Leo (D2) grad F Donovan Hill, tidbits on both with what they specifically bring, final opinions on the transfer class as a whole, numerous digit changes within the team with others to be known later, main takeaways from Scott’s talk with Luke Martin headlined by MAYBE filling the final 15th roster spot & adding a new assistant coach by the end of June, tidbits from top returnee Jalen Haynes with his expected next level, a discussion on the potential catastrophic changes to Arch Madness, official dates for a couple non-con road games, Quel’Ron finally finding his new home in the new-look PAC-12, some Valley news, a couple 2027 offers/interests and our final thoughts as the summer rolls on.

This Nick solo episode details: winning six+ games at the end of a season for the first time since 2010, everything great from Senior Night, starting slow but having a BIG run halfway through to seal the deal in an expected win, final thought on having to vitally play better inside Banterra NEXT SEASON AND BEYOND, ALL recent matchups, the most updated probabilities with a weekend left, reiterating the tie-breaking scenarios, Jeremiah Jackson playing in his District Championship, Ty Laur playing in his hosted regional final Friday that we will be in attendance for, Luke Susko’s interview on local Texas TV AND a quick preview of the rescheduled game IN Evansville v. the Aces in Game 20.

This Nick solo episode details; an early mention of Drake’s inevitable downfall, ending a skid v. them, Damien Mayo carrying the way once again from deep in a performance that would’ve had us definitely lose if it didn’t happen, clutch plays down the stretch from others to seal the deal, final thoughts on some nerves potentially facing them again in STL with the way they can shoot, other recent/upcoming MVC matchups, what Arch Madness looks like if it started today, a quick commits update AND the second Panthers preview as they have won five of their last six in being one of the hottest teams lately.

This Nick solo episode details: the INSANE run to start this game that led us to believe the route would continue all the way, the heat-check shooting and success galore, UE indeed storming back uncomfortably, holding Leif Moeller to a career worst game, finding ways to finish the job, other MVC games/standings/tourney-look, Ty having his Senior Night AND a preview of the hot Bradley Braves who come to town Sunday afternoon & once again find themselves at the top of the league.

This Nick solo episode details: losing FOUR STRAIGHT to the rival Racers, Damien Mayo returning but barely playing with re-aggravating his toe off the bench, the initial carry over on defense that had us starting strong, the offensive explosion in the final 26 minutes from Murray, tipping the cap to an impressive showing by the opponent, other MVC games & standings check, Jeremiah & Ty’s recent outings and a preview of the first matchup with the Indiana State Sycamores in the bottom of the league.

This Nick & Noah episode details: BLOWING AN 18-POINT LEAD, always taking one step forward & two steps back, now blowing late leads in three out of the past four home games, what went RIGHT in the 1H then to just go wrong in the 2H, acknowledging these were the giveaways that lost Bryan Mullins his job, one of our best game dissections, Valley games/standings, Jeremiah dropping 28 again recently and a short preview of our second matchup with the preseason favorite Redbirds as the team heads to Normal on Tuesday.

This Nick solo episode details: the city of Evansville scrapping the game THREE HOURS BEFORE, the teams/staff/officials staying at a hotel ATTACHED to the Ford Center, shockingly even not playing the next day, WHEN and HOW they could reschedule down the road in luckily only being 100 miles apart, other MVC matchups, Ty Laur getting to 1K career points, a mention of what-could-have-been with Keaton Wagler who visited this past summer & is tearing it up at Illinois AND a preview of part one with Northern Iowa as they come to Carbondale.

This Nick solo episode details; back-to-back late squandered HOME leads that leaves fans in even more heavy disappointment, bigger picture takeaways from it in acknowledging the effort was as good as it’s been while also being undermanned in not having Isaiah Stafford again BUT also no Quel’Ron House, other takeaways including Tyler Lunblade NOT SCORING, around the MVC scores/standings, commits update headlined by Jeremiah Jackson winning MVP of a titled tourney AND a second preview of the tough Valpo Beacons as we head to their place looking to try & sweep.

This Nick solo episode details; our bad beginning-to-end loss up in Chicago to the Flames, why effort was the major lacking point through most of it, one step forward & two steps back after the great Belmont win, why Scott can’t consistently rally the troops to sustained success, recent/upcoming MVC matchups & another look at the updated standings, a recap of watching Ty Laur in person in what was a injury-plagued loss, Luke Susko continuing to explode in the box score and a preview of our first matchup with the new-look & less-dangerous Drake Bulldogs under coach Eric Henderson.