The NBN Pod
No Bid Nation, a William and Mary basketball blog, brings you The NBN Pod. If you're listening to this podcast, congratulations! You've stumbled onto the only podcast about William and Mary Tribe basketball in the known blogosphere. If you can name the "forgotten four," have a preferred seat at Kaplan, or know exactly what sound a griffin makes (hint: it's "hark") then you're in the right place. Hosts Brendan Doyle and John Kearns talk Tribe hoops, interview guests, and pray to the basketball gods that one day, W&M will punch a ticket to the Big Dance. Visit us at NoBidNation.com or follow us on Twitter @NoBidNation.
Episodes
54 episodes
Resetting Expectations as the Tribe Enters CAA Play
After an unplanned hiatus, Brendan and John are back for another NBN Pod. As we've just entered the new year, we first recap the month of December and where each team is. Then, we discuss expectations for CAA play. If the men end up with 8 or 9...
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Shout-Outs and Step-Ups Through the First Couple of Weeks of W&M's Season
We're a few games into the W&M basketball season, where we can begin to draw some conclusions about each team. With that, Brendan and John give their initial shoutouts and step-ups as a way to discuss the early returns. Listen for John's pr...
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What We've Learned After the First Matchups Of The Season
Brendan and John come to you right after the W&M men's basketball matchup with Mid-Atlantic Christian, Brendan on-site and John remotely. The hosts discuss what they've learned over the first couple of games this season, and what they still...
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W&M Season Previews With Coach Erin Dickerson Davis and Coach Dane Fischer
With tipoff less than a week away, we have a great podcast for you as the head coaches of both William & Mary men's and women's basketball join us! First, hosts Brendan Doyle and John Kearns discuss what we're looking for in Monday's season...
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Previewing the CAA with Bold Predictions for Each Men's Team (ft. Tommy Glasgow of Holy City Hoops)
John Kearns is out this week, but Brendan is joined by frequent guest and friend of the program Tommy Glasgow, of the Holy City Hoops podcast and blog focusing on College of Charleston basketball. Brendan and Tommy give their thoughts on the ne...
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Setting the Stage for the 2022-23 William & Mary Basketball Season
We're back for our third year blogging and podcasting about W&M basketball, and we're incredibly excited you're joining us on the journey. Brendan and John start the third season of No Bid Nation with a couple quick housekeeping notes befor...
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Catching Up With W&M Legend Nathan Knight
Brendan, John, and Cameron return from their offseason break to bring you this interview with former William and Mary men's basketball star and current NBA player Nathan Knight. First, the hosts catch back up and discuss some news from th...
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W&M Introduces Dickerson Davis as Head Women's Coach, Plus Transfer Portal Talk
Brendan, John, and Cameron fought through massive technical difficulties recording this pod to bring our analysis to you, the people, as there was big news in the W&M world in the past couple of weeks. First, the Tribe has settled on Erin D...
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W&M Dismisses Swanson as WBB Coach
William and Mary has let go of women's basketball coach Ed Swanson, and we're here to bring you up to speed. After congratulating both the Delaware men's and women's team for their NCAA Tournament appearances, we jump right in. Why was this dec...
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2022 Men's CAA Tournament Preview!
THIS. IS. MARCH... not that it ever means anything more than pain for a W&M basketball fan. After debating the origins of the "so you're telling me there's a chance" GIF, Brendan, Cameron, and John jump into a preview of the men's CAA Tourn...
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48:35
More CAA Realignment, More WBB Wins, More MBB Struggles
We're hitting the stretch run of conference play, and there's a lot for Cameron and Brendan to talk about as we move toward March. First, we open the episode discussing the CAA's addition of North Carolina A&T which came together officially...
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A Winning Week For The Women
Cameron is absent this week, so John and Brendan work their way through the weekend that was for W&M basketball, starting with a 2-1 week for the women's team. What did they show in those three contests, and what can be carried forward? Mea...
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50:57
Fool's Golden Weekend
It was a great weekend in every way but one -- no wins on the basketball court. After our trip to Williamsburg to see some hoops, Brendan, John, and Cameron return to discuss the weekend that was. They start with the women, as a familiar theme ...
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53:54
Previewing An Exciting Gold Rush Weekend!
It's finally one of our favorite weekends of the year -- Gold Rush Weekend in Kaplan Arena. We'll be there and we'll be loud, and you better be too. We open up with a look back at the men's 1-1 weekend against Elon -- what's our takeaway from t...
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49:45
CAA Adds Three More Schools, Plus Encouraging Signs From A 0-3 Tribe Hoops Weekend
In slow breaking news from the last week, the CAA is adding Hampton, Monmouth, and Stony Brook, and we are here to break it down. Brendan, Cameron and John first discuss what this means for W&M and the ideal conference fit for the Tribe, be...
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39:43
So, 2-0 In The CAA... What Happened???
The Tribe is 2-0 in the CAA on the men's side, and Brendan, John and Cameron are here to figure out... exactly how that happened. First the guys catch up before jumping into basketball talk. We recap the Hofstra and Northeastern games at home a...
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Merry Tribemas
Brendan, Cameron, and John join forces for the greatest holiday-themed episode of W&M basketball audio ever created. We regale you with "'Twas the Night Before Tribemas" in the cold open, then open the episode talking about various holidays...
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34:35
Two Big, or Not Two Big
That is the question, for Dane Fischer at least. Brendan, Cameron, and John begin the episode going over the Tribe men's past week, three losses of various quality, including an encouraging performance against Old Dominion. We then discuss W&am...
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Resetting Our Expectations
With the basketball season a couple of weeks in, we have a little better of an idea who each W&M team is, so Brendan, John and Cameron discuss expectations moving forward. First, we discuss the men's team's rough start to the season. With z...
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36:20
Stock Up and Stock Down Through One Week
Brendan, John, and Cameron recap the first week of games this season before playing "Stock Up/Stock Down" with the Tribe. We then look forward to this week's games and talk about what we're expecting. I've had a long day and don't want to write...
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54:43
Basketball Season is Back! ft. Coach Dane Fischer
We have *finally* reached basketball season, and the NBN Pod celebrates by talking to William and Mary head men's basketball coach Dane Fischer.First, we hold ourselves to five minutes on the JMU/CAA drama blowing up Twitter over the pa...
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A Season Preview Game Featuring Chicken Restaurants
How bullish are we on the Tribe this season? This is the game to find out. But first, Brendan, Cameron and John add a corollary to our realignment discussion from last week. What's transpired since then, and does it change any options for Willi...
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Confronting Conference Realignment
As JMU exits the Colonial Athletic Association, what's left for William & Mary? Brendan, Cameron and John attempt to answer that question as well as anybody can in the constantly changing landscape (0:00). Should the Tribe consider a switch...
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Karasinski Commits! Plus Breaking Down the WBB Non-Conference Schedule
W&M gets its first men's commit of the '22 class in Jack Karasinski, and John and Brendan get together to talk about it. What does this mean for the Tribe? And who would your comp for Karasinski be? Then, we discuss Tribe WBB's recently rel...
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