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Crimson Misery Podcast

Crimson Misery Podcast

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Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 48 - Florida, UConn Win the National Championships! Early NBA Mock Draft Predictions, Favorite Storylines of the 2024-25 College Basketball Season

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the NCAA National Championship games, talks about his favorite storylines of the year, looks at an early NBA Mock Draft, and discusses what's next for the podcast.Follow Will on Twitter/BlueSky: @willajrainbolt

Apr 8, 202543 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 47 -Houston UPSETS Duke! Florida Beats Auburn, UConn vs. South Carolina Preview, Transfer Portal News, Coaching Carousel in Full Force!!

WIll (@willajrainbolt) recaps the Men's and Women's Final Four, previews the two national title games, recaps some early portal news, and some coaching changes among some big schools.Email the pod at [email protected]

Apr 6, 202543 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 46 - NCAA Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Recaps! Kevin Willard Fiasco, Johni Broome, Paige Bueckers Look Unstoppable, Can Duke, South Carolina Win It All?

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight of the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments (still two games left today on the women's side, oh well!) Email the pod at [email protected]

Mar 31, 202530 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Bonus Episode - NCAA Tournament Sporcle Quizzes!

Will (@willajrainbolt) takes some Sporcle quizzes on past NCAA Tournaments! Email the pod at [email protected]

Mar 26, 202547 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 45 - NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Recap - JuJu Watkins Tears ACL, Maryland Men and Women Win Best Games of the Tournament! Sweet Sixteen Preview!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the Round of 32 for the NCAA Tournaments! Email the pod at [email protected]

Mar 25, 20251h 1m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 44 - NCAA Tournament Round of 64 Recap: Chalk Madness! Drake, McNeese, Colorado State Get Upsets, The ACC Sucked Like Everyone Thought, Hope for Future Rounds!?

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the lack of exciting games in this NCAA Tournament so far, and if there is any hope for the next few rounds having more action. Plus, the SEC has a roller coaster round, and the ACC sucks. Who could've imagined? Email the pod at [email protected]

Mar 22, 202558 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 43 - First Four Recap, South Alabama Screwed by NCAA, Indiana Hires Darian DeVries as Head Coach!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the First Four including North Carolina's dominant performance, as well as the hiring of Darian DeVries by Indiana to be their next head coach! Email the pod at [email protected]

Mar 20, 202528 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 42 - The March Madness Brackets are Here!! Perfect Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament Predictions (NOT CLICKBAIT)!!!

Will (@willajrainbolt) breaks down the unveiled March Madness Brackets on the men's and women's sides, and gives his 100% ACCURATE PREDICTIONS!!!13:15 - Men's bracket predictions1:11:30 - Women's bracket predictionsEmail the podcast at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainbolt

Mar 17, 20251h 32m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 41 - Yippee!! Selection Sunday is Here!!! Duke, Houston, and St. John's are Tournament Champs, Mid-Major Tournament Madness, Bracket Predictions, Bid Stealers, and More!

Selection Sunday has arrived!! Will (@willajrainbolt) breaks down the power and mid-major conference tournaments, including 1 & 2 seeds, mid-major tournament champs, potential auto-bid stealers, and the bubble teams likely in and out of the tournament. Finally, oh boy, does Indiana get in? Doubt it. :(

Mar 16, 202552 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 40 - WE SLEEP IN MID-APRIL!! Ohio State is Out! Oklahoma is In! North Carolina is -- ???? Mid-Major Champions Crowned!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the first half of Championship Week, including mid-major tournaments that have concluded, and power conferences just starting. He also talks bubble updates for teams that are desperate to save their season. Email the podcast at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainbolt

Mar 13, 202555 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 39 - Women's Conference Tournaments Recap! Final Week of Men's Regular Season. Who is In and Out?

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the women's tournaments that happened (with some surprising and not-so-surprising results) before talking about the final week of the regular season on the men's side, including some auto-bids already clinched! Email the podcast at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainbolt

Mar 10, 202559 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 38 - March is Here! Women's Conference Tournaments in Full Force! Michigan State wins Big Ten Title, Exciting Weekend Matchups!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the final week of the regular season in men's basketball, before talking about the women's conference tournaments that have so much to offer this weekend! Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainbolt

Mar 8, 20251h 11m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 37 - Will's College Basketball State of the Union; Auburn loses to Texas A&M; Memphis, New Mexico, VCU, Duke Win Regular Season Titles!

Will (@willajrainbolt) is doomerpilled about the State of the Union (I guess it technically wasn't the SOTU but like, it really was) and combined with Indiana's loss to Oregon (with the help from the refs), the mood is pretty bad! But never fear, March is here, and there are plenty of pre-tournament games to be excited about! Included is Auburn falling to Texas A&M, bubble teams making or breaking, and some teams who clinched regular season titles!

Mar 5, 202555 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 36 - Tennessee SHOCKS Alabama at the Buzzer, Bubble Teams are Struggling, St. John's Wins the Big East, USC & JuJu Watkins Sweep UCLA!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps this weekend's slate of College Basketball games. Including Tennessee stunning Alabama, bubble teams who did themselves no favors, the continued SEC gauntlet, USC vs. UCLA Part II, and a continued update for where teams are going to be seeded in the tournament!!Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainbolt

Mar 3, 20251h 24m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 35 - Big Ten Buzzer Beaters, SEC Shakeups, Saint Mary's Wins the WCC, Notre Dame Women Lose at Home to Florida State, GIGANTIC Slate this Weekend!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the recent action this week in college basketball and previews the gigantic slate of basketball for early March. This is when it gets good, folks!!Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainbolt

Feb 28, 20251h 18m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 34 - Indiana Kicks Purdue in the Nuts, NC State Women Knock Off No. 1 Notre Dame! No. 3 UCLA Survives Iowa, St. John's thrashes UConn, Houston Gets Revenge Over Texas Tech!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the INDIANA HOOSIERS BABY! #BEATPURDUE (Anthony Leal should have been tossed, but I'll take it)He also discusses women's action where top teams were put to the test on Sunday, as well as Monday's men's college basketball action. Email the pod at [email protected]

Feb 25, 202537 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 33 - AP Top Six Teams Get HUGE Victories! Duke Cruises in New York, Bubble Teams in Free Fall, Crazy BYU-Arizona Finish!

Will (@willajrainbolt) debuts a new music intro for the podcast (hope you like it!) before delving into Saturday's wild slate of college basketball games. Then, he tries to pump up Indiana with any last gasp imaginable. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainbolt Follow the pod on Twitter and BlueSky @crimmiserypod

Feb 23, 20251h 3m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 32 - Bracketology is in Full Force, and the Worst Preseason No. 1 Teams (Yes, That Means You, Kansas)

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses results from early this week, including Missouri putting up an offensive clinic against Alabama, and Kansas getting destroyed on the road against BYU. Speaking of Kansas, Will then talks about some of the worst preseason No. 1 teams that ended up performing well below expectations. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainbolt

Feb 20, 20251h 17m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 31 - Fighting From the Left ft. Emma Vigeland!

Will (@willajrainbolt) briefly recaps the Sunday slate of College Basketball games before being joined by Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) of the Majority Report and ESVN about the Democratic Party's lack of opposition to Trump, potential candidates for 2028, the 2024 NFL season, and The Traitors!! 0:00 - Recapping Sunday's CBB action10:16 - Emma Vigeland joins the podcast!14:14 - The Democratic Party's "opposition" to Trump21:00 - How can voters be won over? 29:20 - NCAA compliant with Trump's anti-trans legislation40:00 - Stephen A. Smith for President?47:10 - NFL 2024 recap!55:00 - NBA Draft prospects57:15 - The Traitors is the best!!Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainboltSubscribe to the Majority Report! https://youtube.com/@themajorityreport?si=1YDpxFwucsUvnh_LJoin the Majority Report! https://fans.fm/majority/joinSubscribe to ESVN! https://youtube.com/@esvnshow?si=azmByZcctyTZJH92Follow Emma on Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky! https://x.com/EmmaVigeland, https://www.instagram.com/emmavigeland/?hl=enhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmavigeland.bsky.social

Feb 17, 20251h 3m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 30 - JuJu Watkins Goes OFF vs. No. 1 UCLA! Izzo Passes Knight in Big Ten Wins! Auburn beats Bama, UConn CHOKES vs. Seton Hall!

Editors Note: I'm aware I did not explicitly mention Tom Izzo breaking Bob Knight's Big Ten wins record, but I'll add it here. I'll make sure I don't overlook stuff like this next time. Thanks :)Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps a wild few days in college basketball!Email the pod at [email protected]

Feb 16, 202554 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 29 - South Carolina Women's 57-Game SEC Winning Streak Snapped, Liam McNeeley Goes OFF Against Creighton, Indiana Beats Michigan State! Matchups to Watch This Weekend!

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the latest results in College Basketball, including high-level matchups that you need to watch this weekend!! Email the pod at [email protected]

Feb 12, 202546 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 28 - Auburn, Duke Go Down! SEC Gauntlet Continues, Mid-Major Conference Leaders Put to the Test!

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about some big upsets in men's college basketball with #1 Auburn and #2 Duke losing! Plus some mid-major goliaths being tested, and our favorite head coach Doug Gottlieb continues to impress us all with his coaching (and radio hosting!) abilities!

Feb 9, 202555 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 27 - The NCAA Under Trump, Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl Prediction, Who Replaces Mike Woodson at Indiana?

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the NCAA complying with Donald Trump's anti-transgender policy with their own athletes, and the bleak future it entails. He also gives his predictions for Super Bowl LIX, and discusses who should be Mike Woodson's replacement at Indiana University (Immediate no to both Bruce Pearl and Chris Beard lol).

Feb 6, 202547 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 26 - Luka-AD Trade, Iowa Women Upset USC! John Calipari Returns to Rupp Arena, Kansas Chokes AGAIN, Wild Texas Tech-Houston Game!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the action from the late week in men's and women's college basketball. This includes USC losing at Iowa, John Calipari getting a win against Kentucky in his return to Rupp Arena, the wild Texas Tech-Houston game which featured two ejections. He also touches upon the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade that went down last night!Email the pod at [email protected]

Feb 2, 202555 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 25 - Tired After Plasma Donation Edition! Mid-Major Conference Races Heating Up, Crazy Scenes from Monday & Tuesday.

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the recent slate in college basketball!Email the podcast at [email protected]

Jan 30, 202550 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 24 - Kansas CHOKES Against Houston, SEC GAUNTLET Continues! Upsets Galore, UCLA Women Remain Unbeaten, Dawn Staley Beats Kim Mulkey!

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the men's and women's college basketball slate for the weekend! Email the podcast at [email protected]

Jan 26, 202538 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 23 - The Problem With The Big Ten & The NCAA Tournament

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the recent slate of College Basketball action, including the Big Ten's struggles and why they've had such a lack of success in the NCAA Tournament for the last 25 years.

Jan 24, 20251h 2m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 22 - Coaches on the Hot Seat! Ohio State Upsets Purdue, UConn Survives Butler, A-10 Teams on the Rise!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps Tuesday's slate of Men's College Basketball games, and delves into the DEFCON categories of coaches on the hot seat! Email the pod at [email protected]

Jan 22, 20251h 10m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 21 - R.I.P. TikTok, Is the Big East in Trouble? Gonzaga Reeling, Missouri Rising, Sunday's Impressive WBB Slate

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about TikTok's ban in the US, then recaps the action around the college basketball world. Email the podcast at [email protected]

Jan 19, 20251h 2m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 20 - UMass vs. Fordham: The Greatest Game! A-10 Slumping; Tennessee, Iowa State Win Big.

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the greatest college basketball game ever played with the 3 OT masterpiece between UMass and Fordham, discusses the sudden disaster that is the Atlantic 10 Conference, and talks about Wednesday's big men's basketball games while noting Thursday's women's college basketball slate. Email the pod at [email protected]

Jan 16, 202553 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 19 - In C.J. Cox We Trust, MACtion, Bonkers Missouri-Florida Game, NFL Playoffs

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses Purdue's success since giving C.J. Cox more playing time, breaks down some mid-major action, discusses a wild Tuesday slate featuring a MIssouri-Florida game for the ages, and stalls on talking about Indiana's blowout loss at home to Illinois (please give me a hug, I am suffering).Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and BlueSky @crimmiserypod

Jan 15, 20251h 4m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 18 - KenPom, Top 10 Teams on the Ropes, Crazy Boise State-Utah State Ending!!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses some KenPom ratings and some interesting trends, talks about Top 10 teams who are trying to stay afloat, and ends up calling the crazy ending between Boise State and Utah State live!!

Jan 12, 20251h 23m

Crimson Misery Podcast Bonus Episode #3 - Iron Maiden Albums Ranked!!

Will (@willajrainbolt) ranks the albums of English heavy metal band Iron Maiden from worst to best!

Jan 9, 202544 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 17 - The ACC is SO bad, but not on the Women's side!

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the ineptitude of ACC men's basketball (minus Duke, and like, one other team, I guess), talks about the top 10 teams who fell so far this week, and gives updates on the USC-Maryland women's game.

Jan 9, 202538 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 16 - Assists? Who Needs Them!? Kansas, Apparently.

Will (@willajrainbolt) returns for the first episode of 2025! Email the pod at [email protected]

Jan 5, 202538 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 15 - Remembering Rickey Henderson, College Football Playoff Blowouts, USC-UConn Women's Down to the Wire, and More!

Will (@willajrainbolt) wraps up 2024 by remembering MLB legend Rickey Henderson, talking about the disastrous opening round of the College Football Playoff, and college basketball action that happened over the weekend! Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainboltFollow the Pod on Twitter and BlueSky: @CrimMiseryPod

Dec 23, 20241h 3m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 14 - Indiana Football's Season comes to an end against Notre Dame, Temple Men's Basketball wins 2,000th Game!

Will (@willajrainbolt) eulogizes Indiana Football's incredible first season under Curt Cignetti (with hope for the future!), and touches on Temple winning its 2000th game in Men's Basketball (a milestone only shared by five other schools, can you name them? Probably). Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky (@willajrainbolt)Follow the Pod on Twitter and BlueSky (@crimmiserypod)

Dec 21, 202422 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 13 - Let's Laugh at Doug Gottlieb, Unbeaten Mid-Majors Update

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps some of the action in college basketball, as well as Doug Gottlieb and his Green Bay squad losing to "Nobody U" Michigan Tech, 72-70.Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and BlueSky: @CrimMiseryPod

Dec 19, 202426 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 12 - The Democratic Party are Losers, Worst Albums I've Ever Heard

Will (@willajrainbolt) changes formats and talks about the incompetence of the Democratic Party in the wake of Nancy Pelosi snubbing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out of the Oversight Committee's top Democrat role. He also talks about the worst albums he's ever heard in his life. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainboltFollow the Pod on Twitter and BlueSky @crimmiserypod

Dec 17, 202457 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 11 - Nebraska euthanizes Indiana, Tennessee survives, Big Ten sucks, SEC rules.

Will (@willajrainbolt) gives a postmortem on Indiana men's basketball's decaying corpse of a season, recaps the crazy day in men's basketball, and more! Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky: @willajrainboltFollow the Pod on Twitter and BlueSky: @crimmiserypod

Dec 15, 202447 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 10 - UConn Women Go Down! Cy-Hawk Series, Jimmy V Classic Recap!

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the latest in college basketball! Email the pod at [email protected] Follow Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and BlueSky @CrimMiseryPod

Dec 13, 202429 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 9 - An Ode to Jon Heyman, College Football Playoff Bracket Revealed

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses some MLB media drama with Jon Heyman, talks about the College Football Playoff Bracket and the terrible, no-good, very bad ESPN selection show, and breaks down some college basketball action that happened. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and Bluesky: @crimmiserypod

Dec 8, 20241h 1m

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 8 - ACC-SEC Challenge, Big East-Big 12 Battle, WATCH THE WOMEN'S CBB SLATE TONIGHT!!

Will (@willajrainbolt) recaps the ACC-SEC Challenge and Big East-Big 12 Battle (games that have happened, anyway), and tells you to WATCH THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SLATE TONIGHT (12/5/2024) OR ELSE YOU WILL REGRET IT >:D

Dec 5, 202448 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Bonus Episode #2 - STOP TWEETING AT RECRUITS!! YOU'RE NOT COOL!!!!!

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Will has had enough of people tweeting at recruits and doing self-serving propaganda about their "favorite" sports team for their own benefit and image. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and BlueSky @crimmiserypod

Dec 3, 20249 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 7 - College Basketball In-Season Tournaments Recap + Winners & Losers, Challenge Week Predictions

Will is back! He discusses the in-season tournaments with his winners and losers of the week, and gives his predictions for the men's and women's ACC-SEC Challenge, as well as the Big East-Big 12 Battle!Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and BlueSky @willajrainboltFollow the Pod on Twitter and BlueSky @CrimMiseryPod

Dec 2, 202456 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 6 - In-Season College Basketball Tournament Predictions, South Carolina Women's Go Down, Worst CFP List You've Ever Seen

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the worst CFP list ever created, talks about South Carolina Women's Basketball suffering their first loss of the season & drama with MiLaysia Fulwiley, and previewing and predicting the in-season tournaments! Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainbolt

Nov 25, 202450 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Bonus Episode - Indiana Football Postmortem, Ed Cooley Drama, Surprising Basketball Results

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Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses Indiana Football's embarrassing performance against Ohio State, plus a brief mention of Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley trashing the University of Illinois, and some surprising results in college basketball. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainboltFollow the pod on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainbolt

Nov 24, 202418 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 5 - Pre-Thanksgiving Tournaments, Baylor UNREAL finish vs. St. John's, Favorite Overtime Games in CBB.

Will (@willajrainbolt) talks about the first wave of tournaments in men's basketball, including Baylor's exciting win against St. John's (Game of the Year, so far!), and discusses some of his favorite overtime games in CBB. Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainboltFollow the Podcast on Twitter: @CrimMiseryPod

Nov 22, 202447 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 4 - Hi, Tommy Tuberville, I did not buy this podcast.

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses Republican Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville's comments on NIL and Indiana, plus some discussion about upcoming college basketball games before Thanksgiving Week.

Nov 20, 202435 min

Crimson Misery Podcast Episode 3 - Which Mid-Major Teams to Watch Out For, and College Basketball's Tungsten Arm O'Doyle

Will (@willajrainbolt) discusses the new men's coaches' poll, highlights some mid-major teams to watch out for, and discusses what he believes is this year's college basketball "Tungsten Arm" O'Doyle.Editor's note: In the podcast, I refer to the coaches' poll as the AP poll, not realizing I was looking at the wrong chart. My mistake. Anyway, hope that clears up any confusion :)Email the pod at [email protected] Will on Twitter and Bluesky: @willajrainboltFollow the Podcast on Twitter: @CrimMiseryPod

Nov 19, 202433 min