Episode 0011 - 2013 Tournament of Condiments Selection Show, Guilty Pleasure Movies

This week's show reveals the bracket for Condimadness and also covers the Walking Dead and a countdown of guilty pleasure films. 

Episode 0010 - 10th Podcast, Featuring Bopper

"It's a bad deal"

You asked for him; you got him.  Bopper drops by to help celebrate UE’s 10th episode and share stories about beer, pizza, and how fast someone can eat a Werther’s hard candy. 

 

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Also, here is possibly the greatest recurring opening sequence of any TV series ever, as mentioned on this week's pod:

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Episode 0009 - With Apologies to Ving Rhames

On this week's podcast we discuss/attack the Grammy’s, apologize to Ving Rhames, and have another passionate round of Faceoff in which chicken may or may not have been the bone of contention. Finally, we attempt a countdown of top TV/movie theme songs, which audio-wise didn’t work all that well in this episode because of continued technical issues, but trust us, this list sounded just dynamite in our heads.   

13 Teams that Will Help Validate Your Decision to Watch 48 or So Hours of College Basketball in a Four-Day Period This March

The NCAA Tournament is about a month away, which means that about 30 days from now you will be glued to the couch, enjoying your PTO from work while flicking through CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV in search of the most interesting game.  But how will you know which game to land on?



Ali Farokhmanesh's shot that beat Kansas in
 the 2010 NCAA tournament was fun. More fun
things may happen in 2013 also. 

Of course, you are going to be watching the buzzer-beaters, down-to-the-wire finishes, and some other third thing that involves hyphens first—but after that, which games will provide the most entertainment?  We here at Unentertainment like to think of ourselves as a community service, and I have compiled a list of teams that should be most interesting to watch to help answer that question. 

1. Ole Miss

Let’s get an obvious one out of the way.  Marshall Henderson is the most interesting player in college basketball.  Henderson’s exploits have been well-covered by the media at this point, so I’ll just recap:  He’s been to 4 universities in 4 years, basically a result of having a near psychopathic personality—he has used cocaine and marijuana, been investigated by the FBI for using counterfeit money to attempt to purchase drugs, been suspended multiple games for punching an opposing player during a game and has gotten into verbal altercations with his own coaches.    He’s also the only white player for the Rebels to get substantial minutes and he rocks a faux-hawk.  Finally, he is responsible for one of the best .gifs ever, when he taunted the opposing student section after his free throws clinched a victory over Auburn this January:

 

But even if you put his antics aside, you are left with the closest thing to this year’s Jimmer Fredette/Stephen Curry.  He leads the SEC in scoring and can (and will) shoot it from anywhere. Ole Miss apparently has some other athletes on the team as well—some physical shot blockers—but you’ll be watching for number 23 first. 

 

2. Creighton

Not a creative pick, but it cannot be overstated how awesome it is to watch potential national player of the year Doug McDermott.  He is undersized for a post and too slow to play extensively outside, yet he excels at both, scoring at will from inside and shooting about 50% from 3-point range.  His clumsy look is exemplified by the oversized t-shirt he wears under his uniform, which makes his performances seem all the more unlikely. 

 

3. VCU

 

Weird, the Rams are good again.  Oh, and they also still run that full-court press, dubbed “havoc.”  No other team presses like them.  And that puts Virgina Commonwealth on this list.

 

4. South Dakota State

The St. Cloud, MN, native Wolters
is averaging 22 pts/6 reb/6 ast.

Remember when North Dakota State made the NCAAs and took Kansas to the wire courtesy of Ben Woodside?  Let’s hope SD State makes it this year, because Nate Wolters could do the same thing.  He scored 53 against IPFW earlier this week. 

 

5. Wisconsin *Homer Alert*

 

Yeah, I haven’t missed a Wisconsin game since I was, like, eight, and they would make this list regardless of what kind of team they had.  But this year’s version of Badgers basketball should actually be pretty interesting.  Known for slowing the pace of the game down and playing stingy defense, Bo Ryan’s 2013 team is no exception, and is in fact ever stouter when not in possession of the ball than usual. 

Brusewitz

 

A tournament matchup against a run-and-gun team would be a lot of fun, seeing which style of play takes over (typically Bo’s).  Besides that, Wisconsin’s roster features some interesting personalities.  You would be hard-pressed to find a player that puts in more effort than Mike Brusewitz (although teammate Zac Schowalter comes close), and Jared Berggren and Sam Dekker provide an unorthodox, yet freakishly athletic presence. 

6. Wichita State *Homer Alert, Part 2*

 

My second homer pick also excels on the defensive end.  But even if you don’t care for defensive basketball, Carl Hall and Cleanthony Early’s offensive game are worth giving a look.  Hall is possibly the best scorer from 8 feet and in I’ve seen outside of Alando Tucker, and he’s even better on the offensive glass.  Early is a potential NBA-level talent playing for a school that hasn’t seen one since Xavier McDaniel in the early-80s.  I’m hoping their current three-game skid is an aberration, because they need redemption after their early-exit in the 2012 tournament.

 

7. New Mexico State

 

They trail Louisiana Tech in the WAC, and certainly have no shot at an at-large bid at this point, but if the Aggies manage to win the conference tournament, they should create a fun second-round game—even if they are unlikely to win it.  The reason they make this list is freshman center Sim Bhullar, who is listed at 7’5’’ 360 lbs, and looks every bit of it.  He isn’t quite as interesting to watch as NC-Ashville's Kenny George was in the late 2000's, but Bhullar actually has had more of an impact, averaging about 10 points and 5 rebounds while logging 20 minutes a game.  Also, human beings shouldn’t be able to do things like George did, anyway:

 

8. Ohio State

I don’t really like the Buckeyes, personally speaking, but if I can put that feeling aside, I have to admit they’ve got a fun thing going.  Mainly, it is because, while their defense (starring Aaron Craft)  is very good, they have basically one decent offensive player and nobody else I would have any confidence in on that end of the floor.  Fortunately, that player is Deshaun Thomas, who is huge, but has finesse. And the lefty can shoot a little bit also.  One-man shows are always interesting in March, and that is exactly what Ohio State is at the moment. 

 

9. Davidson

The Wildcats lead the Southern conference and should make the NCAA’s via auto-bid.  If they do, they will once again bring a unique, European-style team-ball to the dance, which could pose a problem for a higher seed they will face in the second round. 

(By the way, can we call the second round the first round already?  The First Four should not count as “round one” when it is four games among teams that will have no effect on the Final Four whatsoever (VCU notwithstanding).  Call that the play-in round.  Sheesh.)

Cohen in the post

From an individual standpoint, I’ll be watching Jake Cohen.  The senior forward is undersized in the post, but can do a little bit of everything, and is the epitome of how good a glue-guy can be. 

 

10. Air Force

 

There is a decent chance the Academy doesn’t make the NCAA’s at all, but if they do, this would be a potentially fun team to cheer for in a 12-5 upset.  They have no real impressive size or athleticism, but seemingly everyone on the roster can hit three-pointers. If they get hot, the Falcons could be that double-digit seed that makes a run to the Sweet 16. 

 

11. Indiana State

 

Odum looks like Wisconsin's Josh Gasser
and may be a better distributer.

The Fighting Trees made the NCAA’s courtesy of a MVC tourney championship two years ago, and didn’t put up a great fight against Syracuse.  I’m not sure we can expect the Sycamores to win a game this year either (if they even make the dance), but they will remain interesting, as point guard Jake Odum is willing to try just about any pass at any time regardless of how big the passing window is.  It would be difficult to find a more interesting guard who isn’t a huge threat as a scorer.

 

12. Indiana

 

The Hoosiers have a sweet mix of athletes, and Christian Watford, Cody Zeller, and Victor Oladipo are all a treat to watch.  But the guy I really enjoy is Jordan Hulls, who can shoot it from anywhere with a lightning-quick trigger.  It’s cool when the shortest, most un-athletic guy on a likely one-seed is arguably the most dangerous. 

13. Bucknell



Muscala

Bucknell could conceivably get in even should they bow out of their conference tournament early, but I don’t think that will come into play.  The Bison rarely make an appearance on television, so we don’t really get to see center Mike Muscala play that often.  Which is too bad, because the senior is averaging 19 points and 11 boards.  Also he is from Roseville, Minnesota, so it’s fun to see what the Gophers missed out on to a tiny Patriot League school by not successfully recruiting their own metro area. 

 

 

 

Episode 0008 - Fast Food Lasagna Hangover, Buzzed TL

This week's podcast touches on the latest subpar batch of Super Bowl commercials and superfluous locker room nudity. Also, another round of Faceoff.