Horizone Roundtable

Bob and John talk about the first week of conference play, which included, among other things, a hero shot by a Legend at Detroit Mercy, a last-second wedgie, and Anthony Roy getting benched for Green Bay's loss to Cleveland State

Bob and Matt recap the week's action, the last before Horizon League play starts on December 4th. They discuss, among other things, Detroit Mercy's vast improvement over last season, Cleveland State's offensive woes, and an Oakland outburst that stunned Toledo.

Bob and Matt recap the week's Horizon League action, which included multiple MTEs, offensive power outages, a critical injury for Detroit Mercy and...5-2 Morris Robert?

Bob and Matt dove into the week's action, which included some near-upsets and Horizon League teams squaring off against the same non-conference foes.

Bob and Matt kick off this episode with a special announcements. The Bob and John discuss what went down in the first week of the season.

Bob and Matt welcome Kurt Szymanski, the sports editor at the Oakland Post, and Alex Perez, the co-sports editor of NKU's student newspaper, The Northerner, to discuss their respective teams. Afterwards, Bob and Mett delve into some of the preseason action, then look ahead to the first week of the regular season.

In the last of three episodes to recap Preview Week, Bob, John and Kyle discuss our preseason picks at the top of the polls, which are Green Bay and Cleveland State for the women and Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne for the men. They also talk about our picks for our preseason All-League teams.

Bob, John and Kyle recap Preview Week in the second of three episodes. In this episode, they discuss Youngstown State, Wright State, Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky on the men's side, and Milwaukee, Detroit Mercy, Wright State and Purdue Fort Wayne on the women's side.

Bob, John and Kyle recap Preview Week in the first of three episodes. In this episode, they discuss the Detroit Mercy men, the men's and women's teams for both IU Indy and Robert Morris, the Green Bay men and the Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky women.

Bob and Matt welcome Clint Sargent, who was promoted to the head coaching job at Wright State. They talk about his time as an assistant with the Raiders and previously, South Dakota State, as well as his playing days as a Jackrabbit.

As has been an annual tradition, Bob welcomes some of the play-by-play guys around the Horizon League for the Media Forum. They talk about their respective schools in preparation for the upcoming seasons, and maybe a little baseball added in. Guests include: Dan Hasty, Detroit Mercy John Nolan, Purdue Fort Wayne Brady Laber, Northern Kentucky Robb Schmidt, Youngstown State

Bob and John, filling in for Matt, delve into the wild rumors surrounding the Horizon League, along with a bit of speculation on their own part about what the conference could (albeit highly unlikely) look like in the future.

As is annual tradition, Bob and Matt welcome back Horizon Boy (@HorizonBoy_HB) back to the podcast, where he provides his insight and his picks for the upcoming season. Also, they talk about something that the in-conference rivalries could use: Trophies.

In this bonus episode, Bob and Matt caught up with Green Bay head coach and Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb. They talk about all things Phoenix, including his returnees and incoming players. They also talk about a number of off-the-court topics as well.

Bob (and later Matt) talk about the Horizon League women's basketball landscape for the upcoming season. As part of this discussion, they're joined by Kyle Rossi (Cleveland State), Blake Schumaker (Wright State), Andrew Schad (Milwaukee), Michael Ruscher (Nothern Kentucky) and Luke Hildebrand (Purdue Fort Wayne).

Bob and Matt kick off the new season with the men's edition of the annual writer's forum. They are joined by Griffin Beers (Oakland) and Blake Schumaker (Wright State), as well as newcomers Greg Kula (Cleveland State) and Luke Hildebrand).

Bob and Matt welcome new Youngstown State head coach Ethan Faulkner (@CoachFaulkner1) to the podcast. They talk about his promotion, his time as both a player and assistant at NKU, working with his twin brother, Evan, and much more!

Giovanni Moceri (@GioMoceriWXOU on Twitter and @moceri_giovanni on IG), the host of the The GioMoShow on WXOU (@thegiomoshow on IG and @TheGioMoShow on YouTube), is doing double duty, hosting his show and this episode. He talks about the history of the O'rena, something he recently wrote a feature about on our site. Griffin Beers joins him to talk about the article and some tidbits that weren't in the story. You can also listen to regular episodes of The GioMoShow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Bob welcomes David Go (@dgo151) to the podcast to discuss the feature he wrote for the HoriZone Roundtable about the local players that make up part of the 2024-25 Milwaukee roster, they also discuss some of the other key acquisitions and departures the Panthers have experienced during the off-season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message

Green Bay showed some flash in its quest to fill the shoes of outgoing coach Sundance Wicks, selecting radio personality Doug Gottlieb to take over. Bob and John talk about the ramifications of that move. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horizonert/message