Eric and Tim are joined by Matt Goul of cleveland.com. They start by giving some summer updated on high school basketball, including transfers and some competitive balance issues. Then at about the 18 minute mark, Matt dives deep into NE Ohio football teams. Among topics covered:

• Why Hoban ended up at number 1 in the preseason pool.
• A preview of week 1 St. Ed's and Mentor showdown.
• A run down of the cleveland.com preseason top 25, going team by team

Follow Matt (@mgoul) and at cleveland.com/highschoolsports

Coach Flannery and Tim are back in the office, wrapping up summer break. Topics on this episode:

• COSA athletics fall AAU girls program
• With the upcoming season in mind, playing fast, what that means, and can we push it even faster
• The Elam ending used in the Basketball Tournament
• Thoughts on using JV and Freshman teams for some "experimental" philosophies and team building