Latest DBR Podcast Drops - Special Guest, Josh Pastner!

Here’s the latest DBR Podcast with special guest Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner. This was recorded before Tech’s trip to China.

• 0:00 Byrd Campbell, two Dukies who love the podcast
• 0:25 Jason welcomes us, Donald apologizes for his audio last time, and Sam wakes up too early
• 2:30 Jason explains the craziness that went down to create this mid-week podcast… and it all centers around Ga Tech head coach Josh Pastner
• 5:00 Sam explains the Ga Tech scandal, being reported by CBS Sports, and we try to figure out if any of this makes sense
• 13:55 Jason interviews Ga Tech head basketball coach Josh Patner. They begin by telling the story of how the 31-year-old Pastner got the head coaching job at Memphis
• 18:35 Jason asks about Ga Tech’s recruiting efforts in Atlanta and how Duke keeps beating Tech for local recruits
• 23:35 Pastner discusses academics, athletics, and the scandals at Louisville and UNC
• 27:30 Jason asks how tough it is to follow all the NCAA rules. Pastner: “85% of my job is compliance”
• 30:15 Pastner gives a preview of Ga Tech in the ACC this season but Pastner mostly talks about his reverence for Coach K
• 34:30 Good bye to Coach Pastner, but before he goes he has a good Roy Williams story!
• 38:50 We react to the Pastner interview and especially on how Ga Tech recruits against Duke
• 46:05 A quick look at UCLA and Ga Tech’s crazy adventure in China… and the middle Ball Brother getting arrested for shoplifting. Pro tip from Donald-- don’t shoplift in China!
• 54:50 Byrd Campbell uses their sponsorship time to throw shade at UNC… we approve!!
• 56:35 We preview Duke’s first games. Sam starts with his Elon preview and reminds us that Elon is a special opponent for Grayson Allen
• 1:02:30 Donald gives us the low down on Utah Valley, a team with some real height up front
• 1:08:05 Sam points out that former Dukie Chris Burgess is one of the assistant coaches for Utah Valley and we riff a bit on Duke’s great 1997 recruiting class (which Jason thinks was the class of 1999)
• 1:10:40 Parting Shots – Donald talks Duke women’s soccer and gives us some election results
• 1:13:10 Parting Shots – Sam remembers baseball pitcher Roy Halladay
• 1:15:25 Parting Shots – Jason on ESPN’s college basketball predictions and getting trolled by Dan Dakich
• 1:21:45 Good bye! Don’t forget to rate us on iTunes and email us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com