Free Ira Brown! - The Gonzaga Hoops Podcast

The bracket is set, the die is cast. The Zags land out West, where they'll shoot it out with the Grand Canyon Antelopes before a likely showdown with the Horned Frogs of TCU. We discuss the match-ups, tell you what to look for and make our bold predictions! Do join us for a bracket and ball-busting discussion of the 2023 NCAA tournament, won't you? patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga wins another WCC tournament title with a wire-to-wire drubbing of the Gaels in Las Vegas. We celebrate, we deliberate, we masticate on another fantastic WCC Tournament showing by the Gonzaga men.  The ladies suffered a setback, but will look to make some NCAA noise anyway.  We close with a look ahead at some possible NCAA opponents as we anxiously await Selection Sunday. Patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga closes out their 11th WCC Regular Season Championship with their strongest defensive effort of the year. Oh and they dropped 77 on the Gaels. We laugh a lot at SMC, and how they're terrible. Also, they are some tough dudes we are likely to face in the WCC tournament title game YET AGAIN. Join us for some revelry in the tears of a Gael and a preview of the WCC Tournament. Patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga returns to the Mac after choke-holding an entire fan base at LMU and frustrating a feisty Pepperdine squad. When they get there, they'll welcome College Gameday for the biggest game of the season against the Hated Gaels. We engage in a constructive, reasonable, calm and not-at-all expletive-laced breakdown of the pending match-up. Then we spend a little too much time talking about all the Gaels we loved to hate. patreon.com/freeirabrown

Back in January, the LMU Lions handed Gonzaga its first home loss in a dog's age. This week, the Bulldogs look to return the favor. The Free Ira Brown boys break down the revenge game, but not before basking in the glow of a home victory over the Cougars of BYU by hitting a ton of free throws?! We'll take it. Also on the pod, the ladies whoop Portland, Vandersloot's jacket game, and why a 6 seed is better than a 4 seed. Support show at patreon.com/freeirabrown

We discuss the frustrating loss to SMC in Moraga, but find enough silver linings to look forward to the Zags' homecoming against USF and BYU. Also, we rap for a bit about epic badass, Courtney Vandersloot and her contribution to Gonzaga Basketball. patreon.com/freeirabrown @freeirabrown

After an ultimately comfortable win over the Portland Pilots in the Chiles Center (Thanks, Ju), the Zags welcome Santa Clara on Thursday, and jump in the jet to Moraga on Saturday to take on the Gaels. This is a biggie, folks. We'll break down these games and discuss the state of the conference with special guest, Will Maupin, of the The Inlander. Also, Mard shares his special feelings about St. Mary's in the only way he knows how. Support the show! patreon.com/freeirabrown Twitter: @freeirabrown Insta: @freeirabrownpod Excerpts now available on YouTube!

Don't be intimidated by the run time on this one, Zags, because after we get down in the dumps talking about the LMU loss, out spirits are lifted by the one and only Greg Heister. We discuss the Zags, expectations, fishing, dog-sledding and Mark Few's surprising genetic fly fishing disadvantage. Support the show at Patreon.com/freeirabrown Twitter: @freeirabrown

The Zags escape from Provo after crushing the dreams of Cougars everywhere. We break down those final minutes, including Julian's iconic farewell to the ROC! Then, we talk about some home cookin' as all the cylinders were firing agains the Portland. We then look ahead to the upcoming tilts against LMU and Pacific. @freeirabrown

Gonzaga overcomes some uncharacteristic Timme troubles to eek out a victory on the hilltop, thanks to some Bolton heroics. We break it down, along with the win at Santa Clara. Was this the toughest road stretch of the season? Will BYU have anything to say about that? @freeirabrown on Twitter @freeirabrownpod on Instagram

Gonzaga opens the conference season with a dominant performance by Drew Timme and the lads in a 111-88 dissipation of the Waves. Next up is a tough road trip to the Bay Area for visits to USF and SCU. Adam, Chris and Marty give you all the info you need to predict Gonzaga winning those games. All this, and we are visited by a famed visitor from the East, Karno-ac the Magnificent! Support the show! Patreon.com/freeirabrown. @Freeirabrown on twitter @free_ira_brown_podcast on instagram

After a brief discussion about the tune up against Eastern Oregon, the Free Ira Brown boys take a long look back at the year that was, sharing the best and worst, the flyest and the driest, and the most wonderful memories from 2022. We also take some time to look ahead at the WCC schedule and dare to make some predictions as to how this will turn out in 2023. Do join us, will you? @freeirabrown Support the show at patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga's gauntlet of a non-conference schedule has finally come to an end. We've laughed, we've cried, we've yelled at the TV until we've passed out, but most of all, we've learned a lot about this Gonzaga team. They are growing before our eyes into a formidable basketball outfit. What better way to celebrate the season than to welcome friend of the show, Steven Karr, to discuss the highs and lows of the non-con season? We promise he's not replacing Marty permanently (unless he wants to). We close the show with a reading of the Night Before Christmas before giving out our annual FIB Christmas presents. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! @freeirabrown on twitter Support the show at Patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga takes care of business in the Kennel with two home wins over top 100 opponents extending their home winning streak to 70. Lots of positive takeaways from this one folks, and the FIB boys discuss them all before sharing our favorite obscure Christmas tunes. Support the Show: Patreon.com/freeirabrown @freeirabrown

Gonzaga's tilt against Baylor seemed like it was in hand, but it wasn't. Are GU's recent frustrations indicative of the entire season to come? Or does the sky remain the limit for this team? Chris faces existential dread in this uplifting episode of Free Ira Brown. Also, we rag on the Huskies. @freeirabrown patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga climbed some green Cascade peaks and dropped into some Portland valleys during feast week's  PKI or was it L? In any event, the Free Ira Brown boys review the consistent inconsistencies of this year's Gonzaga season so far and look ahead to a big bear of a match up later this week against Baylor. We'll also discuss Nolan Hickman's turnover turnaround and Timme's continued badassery. Support the show at Patreon.com/freeirabrown

Drew Timme drops 22 points and the Bulldogs ran the Wildcats right out of Spokane. Does this win wash away the bad taste of the Texas game? Hell, yes it does! We'll tell you why on this episode of Free Ira Brown! We'll also look ahead to the Phil Knight Legacy field and a possible tilt with Huggy bear himself! @freeirabrown patreon.com/freeirabrown

Gonzaga f's around down in Austin and finds out that 20 turnovers is no way to play a basketball game. We discuss our concerns with our usual mild temperament and grace. After that, we attempt to forget about all of that and preview the Kentucky game. Join us for some lively discussion about colonel's, wildcats and national players of the year. @freeirabrown Patreon.com/freeirabrown

Spokesman-Review Gonzaga beat writer, Theo Lawson, joins the show! We exhaust all of our maritime puns, wax poetic about tingling Timme senses and generally gush about the lads' second half comeback on the USS Abraham Lincoln. If only the Persians had Drew Timme, they may have conquered Greece after all. With the Spartans vanquished, we look ahead to a big road challenge agains the Texas cows. Will Drew remind them of his 37 points in last year's match-up? We discuss that, before going on one final voyage on our top three boats. Patreon.com/freeirabrown @freeirabrown on twitter.

The SS Gonzaga weighs anchor and embarks on its 2022-2023 campaign and we here at Free Ira Brown can't wait to see them off. Will GU say "bon voyage" to the WCC and seek rougher waters in the Big 12? The F  IB boys discuss the stops along the way, pick the winners and losers and preview the outdoor tilt against the Spartans. Go Zags! @freeirabrown patreon.com/freeirabrown freeirabrown@gmail.com