In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga are back to break down what went right and what went wrong for the Big East in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, then look forward to next season, and yes, the College Basketball Crown (please sponsor us FOX).

Time Codes:

Intro: 0:00

St. John’s: 1:30

UConn: 8:30

Creighton: 13:22

Marquette: 19:41

Xavier: 30:17

Transfer Portal Chaos: 44:05

DePaul Radio: 45:35

The Crown: 50:02

Villanova Coaching Search: 56:14

Ahead of the Big Dance, the Road to the Garden Podcast crew (Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin, and Chris Thedinga) tests out a new path to Bracket Pool Glory with BracketBids! Joined RTTG Villanova correspondent Patrick Carney, as well as the crew from Big East Barroom, the RTTG Pod hosts bid on teams that they think will make the deepest run in this year's tournament!

It’s tournament season! In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin break down the paths for all Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament, then round out the show talking about Villanova’s decision to part ways with Kyle Neptune.

Time Codes:

Inro: 0:00

St. John’s: 1:34

UConn: 14:19

Marquette: 22:53

Creighton: 30:39

Xavier: 40:23

Villanova and Kyle Neptune: 54:38

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga are joined by Ryan Ostermann to break down Bracket Bids, a new game to add excitement to the NCAA Tournament. Then, the guys go game by game and break down the Big East Tournament.

Time Codes:

Intro:0:00

Bracket Bids: 1:18

Big East Tournament: 19:58

Butler vs Providence: 20:35

Georgetown vs DePaul: 24:51

Villanova vs Seton Hall: 29:01

PC/Butler vs SJU: 33:07

Marquette vs Xavier: 37:39

Georgetown vs Creighton: 42:27

Villanova vs UConn: 45:17

SJU vs Xavier: 47:48

Creighton vs UConn/Nova: 50:53

Champions: 54:40

In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Tommy Godin and Michael DeRosa break down the strengths and weaknesses of the Big East teams on the path to dance, and who some potential good and bad matchups for them are, as we get closer to March. Then, as any good podcast does, it’s time for a #CrownUpdate.

Time Codes:

Intro: 0:00

St. John’s: 2:48

Creighton: 13:26

UConn: 23:16

Marquette: 31:57

Gonzaga Argument: 41:35

Bracket Bids: 44:55

Xavier: 46:57

#Crowning: 54:30

In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Tommy Godin and Michael DeRosa break down the Big East as they see it today, and go back on their midseason awards to see what they got right, and what they got wrong.

Time Codes:

Intro: 0:00

Reviewing Midseason Awards Introduction: 2:15

Player of the Year: 2:38

Marquette: 3:59

Defensive Player of the Year: 7:21

Sixth Man of the Year: 12:26

Deivon Smith being ruled out, then playing: 14:34

Coach of the Year: 15:40

Best Win: 16:36

Crown Update: 17:20

Back to Best Win: 19:20

Worst Loss: 21:46

Underperforming Coach: 26:40

DeRosa betrays Butler/Bulletin Board Material: 29:15

Overperforming Head Coach: 31:38

First Team All-BE: 34:22

Newcomer of the Year: 38:11

Freshman of the Year: 41:31

Each Tourney Teams’ Weakness: 44:22

Nonsense: 48:55

In this episode, Judge Tommy Godin rules over various Big East related discussions, brought to him by the honorable lawyers Chris Thedinga and Michael DeRosa. This includes which team should be #3 in the conference, who can make a surprise run in March/the Big East Tournament, and if the Five Bid Big East is possible.

Time Codes:

Intro: 0:00

Judge Gody Overview: 1:13

Creighton vs UConn at #3: 2:53

Who Makes a Deeper Run, Marquette or SJU?: 14:11

#FiveBidBigEast (Xavier tourney yay or nay): 23:16

Which longshot BE team can win a title?: 34:16

Does Seton Hall get more Airtime on the Pod?: 43:11

Game Previews: 49:40

Marquette at St. John’s: 51:21

Brady Dunlap vs Rowan Brumbaugh bet: 54:03

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga break down the narratives surrounding the Big East, and give their thoughts on some upcoming games!

Time Codes:

Intro: 0:00

#FiveBidBigEast?: 0:58

UConn/Xavier Recap: 2:06

Georgetown/Providence Recap: 7:55

Creighton/Seton Hall & Butler/DePaul recaps: 13:29

Nova/Marquette Recap: 14:44

St. John’s/Georgetown Preview: 16:37

Providence/Seton Hall: 21:43

Marquette/Butler: 24:31

Xavier/Creighton Preview: 28:51

DePaul/UConn Preview: 33:37

Butler/Georgetown Preview: 35:53

Banter: 40:04

Providence/SJU: 41:53

Archie Miller Press Conference: 44:04

UConn/Marquette: 46:20

Creighton/Villanova: 51:00