HoriZone Roundtable

The largest group of fans ever to take part in a HoriZone Roundtable event joined Bob and Matt for the first part of the annual Fall Fan Forum. In this episode, they discuss the NCAA’s greenlight of the 2020-21 season, as well as the impact on scheduling, now that the start date and maximum number of games have changed.

Participants:

• Cleveland State – Craig Jones (@CraigBonesJones)
• Detroit Mercy – Rick Neaton (@rickneaton)
• Green Bay – Kevin Pytleski (@kevinpyt)
• IUPUI – Jacob Clamme (@jagpound)
• Milwaukee – Brandon Eckel (@b_eckel4)
• Oakland – Ken Williams (@iamlegendkw)
• Purdue Fort Wayne – Travis Olinske (@TravisOlinske)
• Robert Morris – Chris Cappella (@C_Cappella)
• UIC – Joe Scott (@joescott)
• Youngstown State – Niko Pappas (@pap_attack95)

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More than two years after Bob and Jimmy wondering aloud about this, former UIC player Dikembe Dixson is finally joining the podcast to talk about his time with the Flames, as well as his career in the pros and interaction with fans.

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Jim Sarow (@JimSarow) returns to the podcast to continue the debate he and Matt have been having via Twitter about Horizon League teams and buy games. And they also talk (with Bob, of course) about the Will Ryan hire, the ongoing situation with Wright State and the possibility that a bubble not unlike the NBA will happen at the start of college basketball season.

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Bob and Matt catch up with former UIC player Jordan Blount, who has recently joined Basket Navarra’s squad to start his pro career. They discuss his time in the U.S., both at the Spire Institute and with the Flames, the firing of Steve McClain, and Blount’s well-documented interactions with Loudon Love and Wright State.

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Bob and Matt are joined by writers from horizoneroundtable.com, including John Parker (@jjparker084), Alec Kwait (@alec_kwait) and Nick Lorensen (@nlorensensports) to talk about the off-season. Topics include Marcus Burk’s return to IUPUI (and the Jags’ rising hopes for next season), Oakland’s power conference scheduling and the uneventful off-season Wright State has had where the Raiders are still favored to take to conference.

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Kyle Craven from Norse Report (@NorseReport) and Karic Jones (@Karic_Jones) talk with Bob and Matt about two rosters that have seen quite a few changes during the off-season: Northern Kentucky and Detroit Mercy. They also discuss the recent postponement of the Horizon League’s fall sports and the potential impact on the start of basketball season.

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College basketball scribe and analyst Eli Boettger joins Bob and Matt to talk about his new venture, Heat Check, which includes a college basketball sim that has proven very useful during the lull in real basketball. They also discuss how the Horizon League is shaping up next season, and, of course, the looming spectre of COVID-19 on next year.

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Bob and Matt welcome Oakland’s director of compliance, Mari Tilashalski, to discuss all the ins and outs of the compliance office. More importantly, they talk about some pitfalls fans fall into in their interactions with college sports and, specifically, players and recruits.

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With the announcement of Robert Morris joining the Horizon League official, Bob and Matt welcome Colonials head coach Andy Toole to the podcast. They talk about the process leading up to RMU’s arrival to the conference, as well as what HL fans can expect from Robert Morris during the 2020-21 campaign.

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Bob and Matt welcome the play-by-play voice of Green Bay, Brian Klukinski (@Brian_Kuklinski) to discuss the recent hiring of Will Ryan and the overall impact it will make on the program. Also, IUPUI has opted to retain Byron Rimm as head coach, so naturally Bob and Matt have some thoughts. Plus, the Robert Morris-to-the-Horizon League move will become official, so there’s a little something about how that changes the landscape of the conference.

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