HeyJaredSpiders Sound Off
A college basketball podcast to connect, inform, and entertain fellow Richmond Spiders basketball and Atlantic 10 fans by offering passionate, fan-driven commentary and analysis.
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Inside Spiders Practice: Standouts, New Faces & A-10 Predictions (opens the original)
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Two practices, plenty of new faces, and a season full of questions. Tom and Porter share their firsthand impressions of Richmond’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. On the women’s side, an aggressive defense and an emphasis on fundamentals offer an early look at Alisa Kresge’s approach. We discuss the players who caught our attention, how the rotation could take shape, and balancing optimism with realistic expectations. On the men’s side, we get our first look at several newcomers and tackle t
Will Gipe, Part 2: Finding the Next Spiders—Recruiting & Freshmen Preview (opens the original)
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Coach Will Gipe returns to tell Tom and Porter how Richmond finds, evaluates, and lands future Spiders. From discovering Chad Cook to reconnecting with Jaden Schultz, Gipe shares the stories behind the recruiting process and explains why relationships, basketball IQ, and fit still matter in an era of agents, money, and constant roster turnover. We discuss how past Spiders help sell the program, why the transfer portal has changed scouting, and what roughly 70 days on the recruiting trail looks l
Inside Scheduling with Richmond Assistant Coach Will Gipe (opens the original)
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Why can’t Richmond get more big-name opponents into the Robins Center? There’s a lot more to it than picking up the phone. Tom and Porter welcome Coach Will Gipe for a candid look at the business behind the Spiders’ nonconference schedule. Gipe explains how guarantee games work, why Power Four opponents are increasingly difficult to land, and how NET rankings and financial incentives shape the matchups fans actually get to see. We also discuss how the Virginia Tech game came together, exhibition
“Just Wait Till This Year” — Ally Sweeney & Rayne Wright (opens the original)
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Richmond women’s basketball players Ally Sweeney and Rayne Wright join Spiders Sound Off to take us inside a whirlwind offseason and preview a new era under head coach Alisa Kresge. Ally and Rayne revisit the tension of Selection Sunday, the NCAA Tournament loss to Nebraska and the shock of Aaron Roussell’s departure. They explain why Ally chose to finish her career at Richmond, how Rayne is embracing a larger leadership role and what fans can expect from Kresge’s faster offense and aggressive d
Can Analytics Predict Richmond Basketball’s Breakout? Inside Insight GM (opens the original)
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Tom and Porter go inside the numbers with Ryan Carlson, co-creator of Insight GM, a new college basketball analytics platform designed to look forward instead of backward. Ryan explains how Insight GM uses its RQI metric to evaluate roster construction, transfer portal additions and projected team performance — and then puts the model to the test on the Richmond Spiders. Why does the model love Jamie Kaiser? How much better does Richmond look after its offseason overhaul? Where do the Spiders fi
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