Eamonn Brennan
@eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
I write Buzzer, a college basketball newsletter, at eamonnbrennan.com. I do other stuff, too.
Do you guys remember when Nate Oats tried to gaslight the whole country and blow up the NCAA so he could play a solid rim-running center for five games, anyway new Bubble Watch went up today
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Bubble Watch: The NCAA finally won
And Nate Oats kept embarrassing himself anyway
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February 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Do you guys remember when Nate Oats tried to gaslight the whole country and blow up the NCAA so he could play a solid rim-running center for five games, anyway new Bubble Watch went up today
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/bubble-wat...
Huge win for Indiana. If I was a Wisconsin fan my head would be on Mars
February 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Huge win for Indiana. If I was a Wisconsin fan my head would be on Mars
Unbeaten Miami (Ohio) plays at Marshall today. The Redhawks are both a hugely enjoyable story and apparently designed in a lab to break bracket people's brains (especially in a post-WAB world):
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WAB-era Miami could break people's brains
The arguments aren't so simple anymore
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February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Unbeaten Miami (Ohio) plays at Marshall today. The Redhawks are both a hugely enjoyable story and apparently designed in a lab to break bracket people's brains (especially in a post-WAB world):
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/wab-era-mi...
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/wab-era-mi...
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Hell of a lede to describe the state of college basketball right now from one of my fav writers @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Hell of a lede to describe the state of college basketball right now from one of my fav writers @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social
Important announcement: The Internet's least sane college basketball column has returned.
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Bubble Watch: We are eternal
The sport is too good to screw up
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February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Important announcement: The Internet's least sane college basketball column has returned.
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There are Indiana football diehards who stuck it out forever, who deserve tonight more than anyone. But I’d guess there are millions of people like me: once enthusiastic, long since lapsed, now unimaginably all in.
Wrote about winning the sports fan lottery:
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Wrote about winning the sports fan lottery:
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Indiana football already won
When the journey really is the most important thing
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January 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM
There are Indiana football diehards who stuck it out forever, who deserve tonight more than anyone. But I’d guess there are millions of people like me: once enthusiastic, long since lapsed, now unimaginably all in.
Wrote about winning the sports fan lottery:
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/indiana-fo...
Wrote about winning the sports fan lottery:
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/indiana-fo...
The Indiana football high is so potent I'm just letting this Bears situation wash over me. Pure acceptance. I am of the nature to die, etc.
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The Indiana football high is so potent I'm just letting this Bears situation wash over me. Pure acceptance. I am of the nature to die, etc.
This week's BURP wants to go on the record: The NCAA Tournament is not, in fact, a joke.
(But the CFB discourse is starting to scare us.)
That, seasonal procrastinators, and much more on this week's episode with Tate Frazier:
www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-u...
(But the CFB discourse is starting to scare us.)
That, seasonal procrastinators, and much more on this week's episode with Tate Frazier:
www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-u...
The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E23 - Seasonal Procrastinators, Nebrasketball and more
On the latest episode of the Basket Under Review Podcast, sponsored by Homefield, Eamonn Brennan is joined by Tate Frazier to talk teams who have squandered their non-conference opportunities, Nebrask...
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December 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This week's BURP wants to go on the record: The NCAA Tournament is not, in fact, a joke.
(But the CFB discourse is starting to scare us.)
That, seasonal procrastinators, and much more on this week's episode with Tate Frazier:
www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-u...
(But the CFB discourse is starting to scare us.)
That, seasonal procrastinators, and much more on this week's episode with Tate Frazier:
www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-u...
Barkley on NIL/portal: "There's no job in the world where you get to be a free agent every year"
I love Chuck but I don't think he knows how most jobs work
I love Chuck but I don't think he knows how most jobs work
December 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Barkley on NIL/portal: "There's no job in the world where you get to be a free agent every year"
I love Chuck but I don't think he knows how most jobs work
I love Chuck but I don't think he knows how most jobs work
Remember when college basketball had "no great teams?" That's over now
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Michigan is completely terrifying
College basketball’s latest great team has arrived
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December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember when college basketball had "no great teams?" That's over now
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A truly incredible 70 seconds of college basketball commentary
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A truly incredible 70 seconds of college basketball commentary
Florida-UConn is small guys making shots and big guys punching each other in the face for every rebound
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Florida-UConn is small guys making shots and big guys punching each other in the face for every rebound
My Illinois-Alabama analysis:
*extremely loud cackling noises*
*extremely loud cackling noises*
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
My Illinois-Alabama analysis:
*extremely loud cackling noises*
*extremely loud cackling noises*
Lotta season left blah blah but highly likely Wake Forest just won the Bubble Watch gut-punch loss of the year award
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Lotta season left blah blah but highly likely Wake Forest just won the Bubble Watch gut-punch loss of the year award
The latest in the Buzzer preview series -- on what should be a really fun edition of the Big Ten, with a handful of new coaches adding yet more more tactical variety -- is here. Offseason finish line in sight!
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Better Know a Conference: Big Ten
Now with a real conference tournament!
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October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The latest in the Buzzer preview series -- on what should be a really fun edition of the Big Ten, with a handful of new coaches adding yet more more tactical variety -- is here. Offseason finish line in sight!
eamonnbrennan.substack.com/p/better-kno...
eamonnbrennan.substack.com/p/better-kno...
Wrote about Bruce Pearl, endearing showman and unstoppable wrecking ball — for better and worse
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Bruce Pearl bulldozed his way to the top
His career was like his teams: relentless
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September 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Wrote about Bruce Pearl, endearing showman and unstoppable wrecking ball — for better and worse
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I never thought it would happen to me
Indiana football is a source of unironic joy
Indiana football is a source of unironic joy
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I never thought it would happen to me
Indiana football is a source of unironic joy
Indiana football is a source of unironic joy
Wrote about something that hadn't occurred to me until the podcast earlier this week: In the portal era, it's now part of a program's job to connect new players with fans.
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Connecting players to fans is now part of a program's job
On recovering some of what the portal era took
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August 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Wrote about something that hadn't occurred to me until the podcast earlier this week: In the portal era, it's now part of a program's job to connect new players with fans.
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/connecting...
www.eamonnbrennan.com/p/connecting...
Hello Bluesky, the latest episode of BURP is a fun one -- w/ Ryan Odom! We talk about his journey to UVa, what fans can expect from a program in transition, and how on Earth you build a good roster in one month.
Check it out below or in all the podcast places:
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Check it out below or in all the podcast places:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn_...
The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E7 - A Conversation with Ryan Odom
YouTube video by Basket Under Review
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August 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hello Bluesky, the latest episode of BURP is a fun one -- w/ Ryan Odom! We talk about his journey to UVa, what fans can expect from a program in transition, and how on Earth you build a good roster in one month.
Check it out below or in all the podcast places:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn_...
Check it out below or in all the podcast places:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDn_...
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I competed in College Basketball Jeopardy with the brilliant @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @ksweeneycbb.bsky.social. It’s one of the most competitive games of jeopardy I can remember, which means you gotta stick around the whole time youtu.be/Aa6ZzIyRavI
College Basketball Jeopardy: Episode 1
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August 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I competed in College Basketball Jeopardy with the brilliant @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @ksweeneycbb.bsky.social. It’s one of the most competitive games of jeopardy I can remember, which means you gotta stick around the whole time youtu.be/Aa6ZzIyRavI
As someone who used to play golf twice a weekend and got so frustrated after a round he sold his clubs on Craigslist the next day and has refused to play since, I have gained a powerful ally in Scottie Scheffler
July 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As someone who used to play golf twice a weekend and got so frustrated after a round he sold his clubs on Craigslist the next day and has refused to play since, I have gained a powerful ally in Scottie Scheffler
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Happy @basketunderreview.bsky.social opening day. Would you like to hear @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @kenpom.com talk NCAA Tournament expansion? I assume you would. (Presented by Homefield!!!) open.spotify.com/episode/4gSV...
The Basket Under Review Podcast: S1E1 - A Conversation with Ken Pomeroy
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July 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Happy @basketunderreview.bsky.social opening day. Would you like to hear @eamonnbrennan.bsky.social and @kenpom.com talk NCAA Tournament expansion? I assume you would. (Presented by Homefield!!!) open.spotify.com/episode/4gSV...
The first episode of the podcast is upon you — talked to Ken Pomeroy about tournament expansion and his secret double life as a touring indie artist of the same name (and much more).
On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin!
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On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin!
t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ
https://www.basketunderreview.com/the-basket-under-review-podcast-s1e1-a-conversation-with-ken-pomeroy/
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July 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The first episode of the podcast is upon you — talked to Ken Pomeroy about tournament expansion and his secret double life as a touring indie artist of the same name (and much more).
On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin!
t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ
On all the usual podcast places. Give it a spin!
t.co/IfzyMtwsGQ