The Debate is Over

Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurt, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers host a college basketball podcast that focuses a lot on the Atlantic-10 conference because we all graduated from a member of this conference, St. Bonaventure University. Every week we'll cover major storylines in the Atlantic-10 and across the country in college hoops.

General Bonnies and Atlantic 10 Thoughts. Plus Who's the Best Team in the Country?

Aidan, Cam, Isaiah and Justin are back to talk about the St. Bonaventure Bonnies after their first conference game where they defeated UMass. They talk about how the Bonnies new pieces have looked and what this team is capable of moving forward. They also discuss the general slow start from the rest of the teams in the Atlantic 10, and which team they trust most to win the conference. Then after Rutger's upset victory of #1 ranked Purdue they debate who they think is the best team in the country. Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers Producer: Isaiah Blakely 

01-04
39:32

The Bonnies are Rolling in the NIT and our Biggest March Madness Takeaways

We start by discussing the Bonnies continuing to rack up impressive wins in the NIT and preview their next game against Virginia with a trip to Madison Square Garden on the line. Then we each give our biggest takeaway from the opening weekend of March Madness and our Final Four predictions. (20:18) Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers Producer: Isaiah Blakely

03-22
43:28

The Bonnies are in the NIT and our March Madness Thoughts

We start with the Bonnies disappointing loss in the Atlantic-10 tournament and briefly look ahead to their match up against Colorado in the NIT. Then we talk about some potential upset picks, teams who can get to the Final Four, and when does Coach K's farewell tour end.    Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers Producer: Isaiah Blakely

03-15
39:54

Atlantic 10 Tournament Preview, Super Seniors, and Bubble Watch

We start with going day by day previewing the Atlantic 10 tournament and discussing who we think can actually win the tournament and the paths for the Atlantic 10 to get more than one bid in the NCAA tournament. Then we debut our All Super-Senior Team which contains six of our favorite seniors who have been in college a little longer than everyone else (17:16). Lastly we wrap up by discussing VCU's case to be an at-large in the NCAA Tournament and the difficulties a mid major when trying to compete with Power 5 schools for at-large berths (24:00). ~We recorded this Monday evening so we didn't get to talk about the conference awards.~ Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers Producer: Isaiah Blakely

03-09
30:32

The Bonnies are Rolling and What to Watch for Before Conference Tournaments Start

We start by talking about the St. Bonaventure Bonnies five-game winning streak and look ahead to their last four games of the season. Then we each talk about two storylines from around the country that we're looking at as the regular season winds down. Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers Producer: Isaiah Blakely 

02-22
40:51

Maybe the Preseason Polls Don't Matter. Plus One Question For Each Power 5 Conference

We're back and we start by discussing some major Atlantic-10 storylines like Davidson's impressive win streak (3:31), Fordham's positive start, the Bonnies up and down play to begin conference action (26:28), and more. Then Isaiah asks Aidan, Cam, and Justin one question about each Power 5 conference a month into conference play (47:14). Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers

01-23
01:11:34

Previewing Bonnies-Hokies, Atlantic-10 Check in, and Which Top Team do you Trust Most in March?

We start by briefly recapping the last month for the Bonnies before previewing their game against Virginia Tech. Then we do an A-10 check in and talk about a few teams that have stuck out to us over the last month. Lastly we wrap up by each picking a team we trust most in the top 25 to go deep in the NCAA Tournament. Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers 

12-17
40:59

The Bonnies are Headed to the Championship Game in Charleston and the A-10 Refuses to Win Buy-Games

We're joined this week by our friend and WHAM producer Erin Lanahan to talk about the St. Bonaventure Bonnies performances at the Charleston Classic. We discuss some improvements they need to make ahead of the championship game against Marquette. Then we discuss the slow start the Atlantic 10 has had as a whole and what a lot of these bad losses mean moving forward for the conference. Then we wrap up with discussing what teams or conferences have surprised us in a good or bad way. Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, Justin Myers Guest: Erin Lanahan 

11-21
46:01

Bonnies 21-22 Season Preview and Sleeper Final Four Teams

We're back and we start by discussing the Bonnies reported closed scrimmage loss to Kent State. Then we discuss the Bonnies offseason and go through some of the major games on their schedule. We also talk about how the Atlantic-10 conference looks as a whole after injuries have had a major impact on some of the top teams. We finish up by each picking a team outside the AP Top-25 that we think can make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers

10-30
39:58

MORE with MORE: Bonnies Are Atlantic 10 Champs. Plus: March Madness Hot Takes

We start by discussing the St. Bonaventure Bonnies defeating the VCU Rams in the Atlantic 10 Championship game (2:00). Then we discuss the seeding for the Bonnies and the keys for them to win against the LSU Tigers (12:39). Lastly we each give some March Madness hot takes(23:20). 

03-15
30:05

Previewing the Atlantic-10 Tournament and Beyond

We start by discussing the St. Bonaventure Bonnies clinching the Atlantic 10 regular season championship (0:41). Then we take a look at the rest of the conference and talk about potential dark horse teams that could make a run for the title (12:00). After that we talk about the resurgence of a few blue blood programs and Justin reveals his hatred for his alma mater St. Bonaventure (25:33).  DISCLAIMER: We recorded and published this episode before hearing the tragic news of the death of St. Bonaventure President Dr. Dennis DePerro's. We our sending our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and St. Bonaventure community.

03-01
35:45

The Bonnies Are In First Place And Blue Bloods Are Dead

We start by recapping the St. Bonaventure Bonnies start to conference play leaving them in first place ahead a huge game against VCU (3:41). And then we discuss why some "blue blood" programs like North Carolina and Kentucky are playing so poorly (13:54). 

01-18
22:35

Surprising Teams, A-10 Roundup, and an Irrelevant Bonnies Preview

We start by providing an update on Florida Gators star Keyontae Johnson who collapsed during their game against Florida State. Then we give our take on Mike Krzyzewski comments regarding playing through the pandemic this season (2:47). After that we each pick one team that has surprised us in a good way and one team that has been disappointing (8:31). We then discuss Atlantic 10 results that have stuck out to us (21:45). Lastly you get to hear our live reaction to the game between the St. Bonaventure Bonnies and St. Francis [PA} being cancelled (41:08).

12-13
44:23

Previewing the Atlantic-10 and Final Four Predictions

This week we start with little bit of NBA by talking about the Charlotte Hornets signing Gordon Hayward (1:01), and then we talk about a couple things that stuck out to us during the NBA Draft(4:38). Then we move to college game and talk about the favorites in A-10 and some teams that we think could make some noise who are ranked further down in the preseason poll (11:13). Lastly we finally talk a little about the rest of college basketball by predicting who we see in the Final Four and who we think will be the National Champion (31:30). Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers 

11-22
42:07

Drafting an Atlantic-10 Starting 5

We're back after a long hiatus and we start by "recapping" the last six months since our last episode. Then we draft an Atlantic-10 starting 5 using a draft pool of preseason Atlantic-10 All-Conference players and an extra honorable mention team (3:25).  Hosts: Aidan Conaghan, Cameron Hurst, Isaiah Blakely, and Justin Myers

11-14
33:56

Ep. 10 Senior Night

It's our last podcast as undergrads and we start by looking back at what has happened since we last recorded a podcast(0:45). Then we look ahead at what college basketball is going to look like post pandemic, and after several top high school recruits decided to skip college and go to the G-League(4:45). After that we take a look St. Bonaventure's offseason(10:20) as well as some of the other major moves around the Atlantic-10 (20:30). Next we build our dream Atlantic-10 starting 5 (23:40). And we end the show with talking about the Bonnies The Basketball Tournament team the "Brown and White"(32:50).

05-03
36:22

EP. 9 Previewing the Atlantic 10 Tournament

We start off with a "therapy session" related to the Bonnies late season struggles (0:00).  Then we preview the A-10 tournament (10:30). Then we switch gears to talk about the Ivy League cancelling their conference tournament (16:00). And lastly we talk about Joe Lunardi's bubble teams (18:00).

03-11
30:10

EP. 8 The Cardiac Bonnies Strike Back

We start with talking about Wednesday night's overtime thriller between St. Bonaventure vs Duquesne (0:00), and we looked at the Bonnies remaining schedule (5:00). Then we talk about the rest of the games on Wednesday night around the A-10, and what the conference looks like moving forward (8:45). Lastly ESPN's Joe Lunardi dropped his latest predictions for who's in and who's out and we talk about our favorites (17:00).

02-27
26:30

EP. 5 We don't like anybody

First episode of the spring semester and now that Cameron Hurst has graduated he calls in to the podcast. We start by recapping the Bonnies games that we missed over the last month and a half. We then preview the St. Bonaventure vs Rhode Island game Saturday. We then switch gears and talk about the ever changing AP top 25 standings before highlighting a couple of our favorite teams from the ACC. Then Justin asks whether Dayton can run the table in the A-10. Lastly we discuss our one sports loss that hit us the hardest.

01-25
37:42

Ep. 3 Circling the Wagons

We start with the Bonnies at (2:15), then we go through surprising and disappointing teams throughout the country (14.20), and lastly we circle back to Bonnies (26:38)

11-16
31:55

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