Champions Classic Recap With Fanta; Texas Tech Beats Illinois; Buying UCLA, Virginia; Best Lineups Analysis

About this episode

Evan is joined by college basketball insider John Fanta for a jam-packed episode reacting to an incredible night of college hoops! The guys break down Michigan State's statement win over Duke in the Champions Classic, Kansas' dominant performance against Kentucky, and Texas Tech's impressive victory over Illinois. They discuss what these results mean for each team's ceiling, which early-season hot starts they're buying into most, and why Virginia, UCLA, LSU, St. Louis, and others are turning heads. Plus, Evan dives into the analytics to highlight some of the most impressive lineup combinations across the country just one week into the season, and John shares some of his most awkward moments covering college basketball. It's an episode full of big performances, early-season takeaways, and plenty of reasons to be excited about the college basketball season! Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:35) John Fanta joins! (03:18) MSU can win a title (06:48) What went wrong for Duke? (09:24) Texas Tech has an elite ceiling (17:13) Quentin Coleman is the real deal (20:39) Kansas is a class above UK (24:23) Kentucky: Something is missing (29:18) Confidence rank Duke, MSU, Illinois, KU, Tech