Talking Grammer

In Episode 85 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I sit down with UNM Lobo men's basketball coach Richard Pitino to talk about the past season, the current offseason and the 2024-25 season ahead. The Lobos broke a decade-long NCAA Tournament drought but now with NIL and the transfer portal changing how rosters are maintained and how coaches handle the spring, what is the plan of attack

In Episode 84 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I join the Field of 68 crew of Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman for their weekly Mountain West Insider podcast where we preview the six Mountain West teams — New Mexico, Colorado State, Boise State, Nevada, Utah State and San Diego State — that made the NCAA Tournament and talk about their first games and potential paths out of the firs

In Episode 83 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I recap UNM's Saturday loss at Utah State, final conference standings, go over the All-Mountain West awards from the media poll and preview the Mountain West Tournament, from breaking down each of Wednesday's opening round games and potential quarterfinal matchups to reviewing win probabilities for all 11 teams and giving you my always

In Episode 82 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez (starts at 8:50 mark). We talk about the fantastic men's basketball season the league has had enjoyed, how many teams might make the NCAA Tournament, traditional power conferences taking shots at leagues "gaming" the NET rankings and about the future of the league, inc

In Episode 81 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with businessman, radio analyst and Lobo hoops legend Hunter Greene (7:35 mark) about his unique perspective calling games for the past decade. We dive into some Lobo hoops memories, including lots of Kelvin Scarborough talk, and his thoughts on the current Lobos, from Saturday's loss to Air Force to current player

In Episode 80 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk Lobo hoops, JT Toppin's case for all-league, and have a conversation with one of the best to play in the Mountain West, Colorado State point guard Isaiah Stevens (9:00 mark). We talk his career, his future, his go-to candy after road wins and some Mountain West memories.

In Episode 79 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk Mountain West and UNM basketball and have a conversation with Nevada Wolf Pack head coach Steve Alford (16:20 mark) about his team, the depth of the league, being a grandpa and this week's rematch with the Lobos.

In Episode 78 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk with SI.com's Kevin Sweeney about NCAA Tournament bracketology for the Mountain West conference and the UNM Lobos. Are they in? Are they out? Does any of this really matter in the first week of February? (Nevada 12:00, BSU 14:20, CSU 18:00, USU 21:00, SDSU 28:35, UNM 31:20).

In Episode 77 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk with BJ Rains, Publisher of Bronco Nation News in Boise, covering the Boise State Broncos. We talk the media landscape covering Mountain West level programs, his recent power rankings that drew criticism from some fan (including plenty of angry Lobo fans), and of course Wednesday night's big Boise State Broncos/UNM Lobo men's bas

In Episode 76 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk about UNM Lobo basketball breaking into the AP Top 25 rankings, JT Toppin winning his sixth Mountain West Freshman of the Week and have a conversation (11:30 mark) with Lobo forward Mustapha Amzil, the Dayton transfer who put a rough start to the season behind him to become a key piece of the UNM puzzle right now. We talk about h