Another Emergency Hoos On Podcast as Virginia tabs Duke coach Chris Pollard as the program's next head baseball coach. Preston welcomes back College Baseball Central's Monty Taylor to break down the hire and the future for baseball at UVA.

The guys start by talking about the quick turnaround time for UVA to select Pollard as their next head coach and give their initial reaction to why Pollard is the right fit. Then Monty talks about Pollard's background, his coaching staff coming to Charlottesville and the similarities between the cultures built by Pollard and Brian O'Connor.

Later they look at how quickly Pollard could build Virginia's roster back up with the current Duke roster, plus high school commits. Then Monty breaks down Pollard's recruiting strategy between transfers and high schoolers. Finally, Preston and Monty ponder how Pollard can stabilize the Virginia program and the questions Pollard still has to answer.

As Ryan Odom's first roster at UVA nears completion, Preston welcomes on college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa to take a closer look at the Cavaliers.

Evan talks about the overall transfer class Odom has put together and how it stacks up nationally in his rankings over at EvanMiya.com. Then Preston and Evan discuss a few of his favorite players on the roster in Dallin Hall and Malik Thomas.

Later Evan breaks down how to build a roster in the modern era of college basketball and what the numbers say about the re-built UVA roster with no returning minutes. Preston and Evan also dive into mid-major players making the jump up to the Power-5 and the recent trend of international players coming to college hoops. Finally Evan gives his outlook for the Cavaliers and the ACC overall next season.

Preston is joined by Greg Madia from The Daily Progress for an emergency podcast reacting to the news Brian O'Connor is leaving UVA after 22 years to become the next head coach at Mississippi State.

Preston and Greg give their initial reactions on O'Connor officially signing with the Bulldogs and reflect on the program he built in Charlottesville over two decades. Then the guys break down the events leading to O'Connor departing from resources to the relationship with UVA athletics, recapping an eventful and ultimately fruitless 72 hours of fundraising.

Then Preston and Greg ponder the future of UVA baseball with a shortlist of names being considered for the head coaching position, how should the Virginia job be viewed moving forward and players already jumping into the portal.