0:00 Welcome to this week’s edition of the global warming podcast
3:20 Duke gets a surprising new recruit for the class of 2020
7:45 We talk about how this recruiting class is a bit different from some other recent Duke classes
9:00 How the Brakefield recruiting reminds us of a classic scene in Trading Places and Grey’s Anatomy
12:00 The depth of the 2020 class means Duke will be well-stocked with players for a while
16:00 Our weekly shout out to our wonderful sponsors, Byrd Campbell
16:40 A special interview with former Dukie, 2 time national champ, Kenny Blakeney
18:25 Kenny talks about his long coaching career and gives us a great story about coaching with Lefty Dreisell.
25:00 Kenny tells us what it is like now that he is a head coach and discusses hiring Dukie Tyler Thornton as an assistant coach
29:15 A bit about what Kenny hopes to accomplish at Howard
32:00 Donald notes that Kenny will play his former bosses Mike Brey and Tommy Amaker this year
35:50 Jason asks Kenny about the state of college basketball and the pay-the-players debate
38:15 Kenny reflects on his recruitment and winning titles at Duke
43:00 Kenny was on the bench for the Duke-Kentucky game in 1992… his perspective on the greatest game ever played
45:50 Kenny talks about practices with the 1992 championship team
49:25 Who was the best player Kenny played against?
52:30 Kenny’s best Coach K story is all about going after loose balls
55:25 Jason reflects on how the Kenny Blakeney interview came about
58:00 We discuss our highlights from the interview
1:03:45 Again, our thanks to Byrd Campbell
1:04:15 Some thoughts on how California is shaking up the NCAA
1:18:00 Football with a heartbreaking game against Pitt
1:24:25 Parting Shots – Donald on the Bayou Brotherhood
1:27:50 Parting Shots – Jason on a crazy poker cheating scandal
1:32:00 Parting Shots – Sam on how stressful the MLB playoffs are if you care about the teams
1:33:35 Parting Shots – Sam also talks about the demise of Sports Illustrated
1:35:45 Goodbye from a long long long podcast!
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