Don't look now, but Virginia basketball is on the rise. Preston is joined by college basketball analyst and host of the Blue Blooded Pod Ryan Hammer, who declares UVA as the country's biggest dark horse, and then Virginia leading scorer Thijs De Ridder hops on to talk about the season.

First, Preston and Ryan discuss the Cavaliers 5-game win streak, including big road wins at Louisville and SMU. Ryan shares why he believes Virginia is one of the biggest sleepers in the country when the NCAA Tournament rolls around. Then Preston and Ryan discuss their favorite things about this UVA team and one concern going forward. Finally, the guys preview the matchup against North Carolina at JPJ.

Then Thijs De Ridder jumps on ahead of the UNC game to talk about his adjustment to college basketball and his time at UVA. Later Preston and Thijs discu ...