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  • Fear the Podcast: Maryland will play Gonzaga in Vegas, Big10 Transfer Rankings, and early postseason Bracketology

    Fear the Podcast: Maryland will play Gonzaga in Vegas, Big10 Transfer Rankings, and early postseason Bracketology
    Jul 7 2025
    Steve Gorgei of the Route 1 Rundown podcast joins Matt Modderno to talk about the latest scheduling details from the announcement that Maryland will be playing in the Player's Era Festival in Las Vegas in November. They'll start against UNLV before playing Gonzaga and their third opponent is TBD. Then they go through the offseason Big10 transfer rankings from 247, On3, Bart Torvik, and EvanMiya.com. They close out the show by going through individual player transfer rankings and Maryland's potential NCAA Tournament seed according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi. 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - What is the Players Era Festival 7:15 - Maryland’s schedule so far 11:56 - Renewing rivalries with Georgetown and Virginia 17:01 - How does Maryland's transfer class rank in the Big10 27:00 - Pharrel Payne is underrated nationally 31:49 - Myles Rice has a chance to outperform transfer rankings 36:28 - Elijah Sanders, Rakease Passmore, Solomon Washington 40:42 - Isaiah Watts, David Coit, Andre Mills, George Turkson 44:05 - Early Bracketology and preseason rankings 50:19 - Continuity and familiarity between players 51:25 - Buzzball and Maryland’s athleticism 54:30 - Closing thoughts and where to find Steve’s content To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h
  • Fear the Podcast: NBA Draft recap - Derik Queen to New Orleans! Plus, Julian Reese heads to LA & Selton Miguel to Utah

    Fear the Podcast: NBA Draft recap - Derik Queen to New Orleans! Plus, Julian Reese heads to LA & Selton Miguel to Utah
    Jul 4 2025
    Derik Queen was drafted 13th to the New Orleans Pelicans as a part of a trade that Bill Simmons labeled one of the five dumbest of the decade. Was it really that bad and how is his fit with the Pelicans? Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops (@MotorCityHoops), The Game Theory podcast with Sam Vecenie, & The Pistons Pulse podcast joins Matt Modderno this week to break down the deal. Plus, Julian Reese signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Lakers & Selton Miguel will play in NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz, which both seem like good fits. In 2007, Simon scored 17 points for American University in a 67-59 win over Maryland so he shares some memories from that game and tells some stories for any fans who remember that upset. But we don't hold that against him! 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Derik Queen Draft Night Trade Thoughts 7:30 - Queen's fit with New Orleans 11:05 - Potential impact on Maryland’s program from having a lottery pick 12:14 - Positives of Queen’s new situation 14:28 - Julian Reese's potential Lakers fit 17:01 - Selton Miguel to play Summer League for Utah 17:19 - Bryce Simon, Maryland killer 23:33 - Where to find Bryce’s content https://motorcityhoops.substack.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 m
  • Fear the Podcast: Where does Maryland stack up in the Big10 & will Buzz's style translate?

    Fear the Podcast: Where does Maryland stack up in the Big10 & will Buzz's style translate?
    Jun 29 2025
    Mike LaTulip, an Illinois guard from 2012-2015, and analyst for the Field of 68 and the Illini Inquirer does as good a job covering college basketball and the Big10 as anyone in the game. LaTulip joins Matt Modderno on Fear the Podcast this week to talk about Buzz Williams' roster construction, how their style of play may translate, who on the roster needs to pop for them to succeed, and what their limitations may be. We also talk about who in the Big10 are the teams to beat and which teams may surprise everyone. 0:00 - Intro1:33 - Maryland offseason analysis2:44 - Can “Buzz ball” translate to Big Ten play? 6:08 - Buzz needs lineup continuity 9:03 - Buzz’s system15:01 - How the roster fits the system18:30 - Maryland & Michigan State comparison21:05 - Maryland needs to push the pace to be successful 24:30 - Big Ten’s evolution & style changes 27:26 - Conference standouts31:25 - Conference sleepers33:45 - Mike’s final thoughts on Maryland basketball To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 m
  • Fear the Podcast: Where does Maryland coach Buzz Williams rank amongst Big10 coaches?

    Fear the Podcast: Where does Maryland coach Buzz Williams rank amongst Big10 coaches?
    Jun 20 2025
    Greg Waddell of Sleepers Media joins Fear the Podcast this week to discuss where Buzz Williams fits in the Big10 coaching hierarchy. Waddell provides his perspective on the hire, whether it was an upgrade/downgrade/lateral move from Kevin Willard, and then he and Matt Modderno draft the Big10 coaches to see where Williams ends up in the pecking order. Tune in to find out! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 m
  • Gary and Joe stories, Kevin Willard post-mortem, Buzz's roster and Larry's chasing rabbits

    Gary and Joe stories, Kevin Willard post-mortem, Buzz's roster and Larry's chasing rabbits
    Jun 19 2025
    After an early-summer hiatus, Jeff, Larry and Paul reconvene to catch up on recent Maryland sports developments like Buzz Williams filling out his roster, new AD Jim Smith and the upcoming changes to the revenue-sharing and NIL landscape. Plus, former Terps walk-on Matt Raydo tells us about the excitement surrounding Maryland's TBT team, Shellshock and ... What are the hopes for next football season and is Mike Locksley feeling the pressure? A near-five-star pops up on campus. Will Buzz Williams' style play well in College Park? Paul is a summer home-dad, Larry is chasing rabbits and Jeff's going to be father-in-law. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 26 m
  • Fear the Podcast: Ja'Kobi Gillespie believes Maryland's NIL collective owes him money, plus more Kevin Willard drama

    Fear the Podcast: Ja'Kobi Gillespie believes Maryland's NIL collective owes him money, plus more Kevin Willard drama
    Jun 15 2025
    Taylor Lyons of The Baltimore Sun joins Fear the Podcast this week to discuss his recent reporting that Ja'Kobi Gillespie is headed to mediation with Blueprint Sports, the collective handling Maryland's NIL dealings. Blueprint says his contract became void once he transferred, Gillespie says that clause does not exist in his contract. Lyons fills us in on the details of that situation but also sheds some light on the drama with Maryland's Athletic Department in the final days of Kevin Willard and Damon Evans. Willard has been on a media tour lately trying to save face about his departure and some of those details contradict what Lyons has heard from others close to the situation. Get all the latest Terps news at InsideMDSports.com! 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Ja’Kobi Gillespie's contract dispute details 7:10 - Byron Gillespie says Maryland may not have enough NIL to pay players 9:10 - Kevin Willard's comments about leaving Maryland 16:30 - Willard - Damon Evans relationship 18:12 - Breakdown of the timeline of Willard leaving 22:30 - Maryland Basketball’s structural NIL issues 25:45 - Thoughts from Boosters on state of the program 28:55 - Private Donor Lounge situation To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 m
  • Fear the Podcast: The top recruiting targets for Maryland Basketball and Buzz Williams

    Fear the Podcast: The top recruiting targets for Maryland Basketball and Buzz Williams
    Jun 8 2025
    Colby Giacubeno (@ColbyGHoops), recruiting expert for InsideMDSports.com and MADE Hoops, joins the show to go through all of the names to know recruiting-wise for Maryland and the top players in the DMV. Players discussed include: Baba Oladotun, Jordan Smith, Qayden Samuels, Prince-Alexander Moody, Chase Foster, Junior County, Justin Caldwell, Favour Ibe, Corey Dixon, Darius Bivins, Ant Brown, Shane Pendergrass, and Parker Robinson. 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Buzz Williams as a recruiter 9:55 - Jordan Smith 14:15 - Qayden Samuels & Prince-Alexander Moody 23:05 - Ant Brown 28:42 - Darius Bivins 32:50 - Justin Caldwell 34:30 - Chase Foster 37:48 - Junior County 42:45 - Shane Pendergrass 44:52 - Parker Robinson 46:20 - Favour Ibe 48:25 - Corey Dixon & others 53:35 - Closing Thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 m
  • Fear the Podcast: Drafting teams from the best Maryland basketball players this century

    Fear the Podcast: Drafting teams from the best Maryland basketball players this century
    Jun 2 2025
    Steve Gorgei of the Route One Rundown podcast joins Fear the Podcast this week as he and Matt Modderno draft teams from the top players to play basketball for Maryland so far this century. Each GM drafted selected nine players but could only take three players who played for Gary Williams, three for Mark Turgeon, and three for Kevin Willard. Let us know which team you think would win! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 m