The Defector's Ray Ratto on state of college basketball and sports media landscape
Dan Bernstein Unfiltered
312 Sports
4.6 • 735 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dan is joined by longtime columnist and current Defector writer Ray Ratto as they take a deep dive into the current state of college basketball and the ever-evolving world of sports media.
We break down:
- The chaos and unpredictability of college basketball today
- How the NCAA Tournament has changed in recent years
- The impact of NIL and the transfer portal
- What’s working (and not working) in modern sports media
- Ray’s unfiltered perspective on where the industry is and headed
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| 1:34.6 | And welcome to 312 sports. |
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