Eleven Dubcast: CBS Sports Hoops Writer Matt Norlander on the Buckeyes, B1G

By Michael Citro on December 16, 2015 at 3:05 pm
CBS Sports writer Matt Norlander joins us to talk Ohio State basketball.
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We're in the lull between football's regular season and the bowl games, and that's when some of the less intense Ohio State basketball fans turn their eyes toward the hoops team. With conference play approaching, we take a realistic look at Thad Matta's young Buckeye team and glean from the tea leaves that it might be a bit of a rough year.

Here to help us make sense of basketball season is cbssports.com hoops writer Matt Norlander, who was honest in his assessment of both the Buckeyes and the Big Ten. And credit to him for his diplomacy when I asked him the really tough question.

Johnny and I didn't leave you football fanatics hanging. We talked a bit about Adolphus Washington's recent troubles and an excellent question from our Ask Us Anything segment led to a discussion about the hiring of Greg Schiano. Suffice it to say that Johnny and I are split on this issue. By the way, you can ask us anything via email or through Twitter

No Finkes on Football this week and we'll be off next week, but we'll return two weeks from today with our Fiesta Bowl preview extravaganza.


Here's how the show unfolded:

0:26- Me and Johnny have a realistic and surprisingly zen view of the 2015-16 basketball team. Plus we touch on the unfortunate end to Adolphus Washington's Buckeye career.

15:56- Ask Us Anything! Christmas movies, Santa Claus and other hot topics were covered.

24:25- The addition of Greg Schiano has polarized the Dubcast hosts.

30:28- Matt Norlander hops on and prognosticates Big Ten basketball and is brutally honest on what Ohio State's floor and ceiling are.

56:30- Johnny wants me to listen to rap and I want him to watch The Leftovers.

That's all for this week. Remember, we're off next week but back again in two weeks to preview Ohio State and Notre Dame in their New Year's Day desert showdown.

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