The Rundown with Caleb and Casey

NCAA Tourney Expansion and NBA Draft Talk

Caleb and Casey kick off today's show by chatting about the recent news of the NCAA's decision to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams. What implications will this have on mid-major conferences as well as middle-of-the-pack teams in high-major conferences? Plus, what are the predictions for where ISU basketball players will go in the NBA Draft? Will Milan Momcilovic choose to come back to college? The guys talk about Donovan Davis's recent commitment to Iowa State and what that represents for ISU basketball as a whole. Thanks for listening!

New Cyclones, portal headlines, and spring ball

After just the first weekend of the college basketball transfer portal, it seems that Iowa State effectively has its basketball roster set for the 2026-27 season. 5 visits, 5 commits. Caleb and Casey analyze these new pickups for the Cyclones, what roles they will fill, and what to expect from this team as well as development from ISU's returners. Discussing a bit of the Milan Momcilovic situation and how that transpired. The fellas then look at the larger list of portal headlines and talk about certain Big 12 teams, major moves from the likes of Louisville, and what is happening at Kentucky. Rory McIlroy won his second Master's in a row, and the guys talk about where he ranks in the all-time golf list. Spring football headlines, the 3 for 3, and more. Thanks for listening!

March Madness has subsided, but portal madness has just begun

Caleb and Casey take a final look at Iowa State's basketball season as a whole and give their season grades. It's portal season now, and the two look ahead to departures, potential incoming transfers, and discuss the uncertainty of Milan Momcilovic's situation. What are the needs that ISU has for next season? The two take a look back at the NCAA tournament as a whole as well and give some final analysis. And, it's Masters week! Who are the favorites to win it all this year? All this, and more. Thanks for listening!

Yes, a 2 hour long March Madness preview

The NCAA men's basketball bracket is finally here, and Caleb and Casey spend this episode dissecting it from all angles. The guys start with Cyclone talk and recap Iowa State's overall successful week in Kansas City as the Cyclones captured 2 wins at the Big 12 Tournament. More importantly, the Clones regained their confidence. Even at the hands of another heartbreaking buzzer beater loss to Arizona, there is still a ton of reason to be confident in this team. The guys then analyze Iowa State's tourney draw and discuss their first round match-up with Tennessee State, what a second round match-up would look like against Kentucky or Santa Clara, and what the Final Four path could be for the Clones. In addition, the fellas look at the tourney draws for other Big 12 teams. Caleb and Casey then break down the entire bracket region-by-region and pick a winner, a sleeper, and a cinderella team for each region. It's a heavily analytical pod with a lot of metrics deep dives. Thanks for listening!

Conference Tourney Week

It's that time of the year! Caleb and Casey had a jam-packed episode this week, discussing everything from an incredible senior day for Tamin Lipsey and Co. to predicting the last half of this year's college basketball conference tournaments. The guys discuss what it will take for Iowa State to make a deep run in the big dance as well as the ideal outcome in Kansas City this week. The two also spend some time analyzing this year's Big 12 hoops awards and their disdain with the player of the year selection as well as the format of the all-conference teams. It's the last pod before Selection Sunday! Thanks for listening!