AA Podcast #97 - Jay Williams & Seth Greenberg

On a special edition of the AA Podcast we break the news of ESPN's newest additions to the basketball version of College GameDay - former Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg and former Duke star Jay Williams. The ACC pair will join Rece Davis and Jay Bilas on the 2014-15 version of ESPN's flagship college sports show. On the podcast, Seth and Jay take us through their ESPN careers and getting the call to join GameDay and the different paths they took. Also, there's plenty of lively banter between the two on topics ranging from their history with one another to the current state of college basketball and paying players. Other topics include...

-Their unique paths to ESPN and how the veteran and rookie roles might be reversed for the two from the normal player-coach dynamic.
-Taking GameDay on the road and performing in front of a live crowd.
-Seth and Jay's relationship and how it evolved after a rocky start after Williams criticized Va Tech on the air before Greenberg came to ESPN.
-Flex scheduling for GameDay and the importance of going to the best game every week.
-The criticism of Coach K's recruiting advantages with college basketball and the race to get ahead.
-Is Kevin Ollie one of the game's elite coaches?
-Parity and the importance of the regular season.
-The state of college basketball and where we're at in the discussion of paying players.
-Just how did Jay Williams get so many Twitter followers? Must be that Bieber kid.

All that and a lot more on a very fun, unique, AA Podcast.

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