Eye On College Basketball

It was a weekend dotted with upsets and headlined by a blueblood showdown. Alabama upset No. 4 Baylor, while No. 12 Kentucky went to Allen Fieldhouse to upset No. 5 Kansas. What will this mean for the college basketball landscape? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander explain. READ: Norlander's column on Bama. (01:47) - Kentucky went to Kansas and made themselves at home (11:12) - Bama beat another highly ranked team (20:37) - Jaden Ivey had himself a Sunday (27:07) - Respect what 18-2 Providence is doing, plus the weekend whiparound (50:37) - Monday games to watch (53:13) - Tuesday games to watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't look now, but the Big East seems to be more than just Villanova as the conference contender this year. Teams like Providence and Marquette are adding some much-needed star power and pizzazz. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with a spotlight the Big East and how many bids may emerge to make the NCAA tourney. Plus weekend college basketball picks. (00:45) - Conference Spotlight: The Big East (22:45) - Who are the coaching viable candidates at Louisville? (49:30) - Final Four And One Picks/weekend preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Mack appears to no longer be the head coach at Louisville. That's the lead. Meantime, Auburn and Kentucky survived Tuesday night scares, while UCLA won an important game against Arizona. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss all of this, plus give a quick preview of the Wednesday and Thursday night slate of games to know. (00:45) - Chris Mack appears to be out at Louisville (33:05) - UCLA destroyed Arizona (44:00) - Kansas survives test against Texas Tech, Auburn, Kentucky, Duke hold on To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a special Sunday night show for you -- and amid the greatest NFL weekend ever. On Saturday, the Auburn Tigers held serve at home. They'll be ranked No. 1 coming Monday. Gary Parrish was there, and he joins Matt Norlander to talk about Kentucky-Auburn for a few minutes before Norlander drops a surprise on GP right before his birthday. (00:28) Auburn holds serve against Kentucky (10:19) THE RETURN OF SAM (14:02) Should Shaedon Sharpe play for Kentucky this year? (20:10) Is Jabari Smith the number one pick? (29:27) Louisville is a mess (45:00) Weekend whiparound and more fun with Sam To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Penny Hardaway had a nightmare of a press conference. It might well be the last time we talk about Memphis basketball this season. We open on that. Elsewhere: Purdue got taken out by Indiana. Gonzaga held serve against San Francisco. And much more. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap all of those games plus preview Auburn-Kentucky and other games this week. (0:45) Memphis loses and Penny goes off (20:32) Other news and notes from Wednesday and Thursday night games, led by Indiana's win over Purdue (35:08) Final Four And One picks and a tour of what to watch for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Tuesday: Duke loses a stunner in overtime to Florida State, UNC loses a bad one to Miami and Baylor stops the bleeding against West Virginia. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down what the college basketball landscape looks like after a semi-chaotic Monday and Tuesday. Norlander's Court Report can be read here. (00:30) Florida State upsets No. 6 Duke (15:19) Purdue, Kansas and Baylor all had some big road wins on Monday and Tuesday (47:32) Are Texas and UNC going to make the NCAA Tournament? (55:00) Gary has a problem with some of the AP voters To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribe to the Youtube Channel here!!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw Norlander's column can be read here: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kentucky-honors-former-coach-joe-b-hall-with-a-near-perfect-game-in-demolition-of-rival-tennessee/ The college basketball weekend featured a lot of chaos, and there's only one question going into Monday: Who's No. 1? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss whether or not Auburn or Gonzaga deserve that honor for right now. (02:07) Who's No. 1? (21:25) Kentucky put 107 on the Vols (30:08) Baylor lost two in a row (34:45) Speaking of two in a row, Oregon went two for two in California in three days. A huge whiparound from the weekend with a lot of games to get to. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a wild thursday night in College Basketball! UCLA, BYU took big losses that might affect their seeding long term. Gonzaga put up 110 and Iowa became legit. (01:36) - UCLA loses in OT (11:39) - Iowa is legit (27:00) - Final Four and One To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On January 11th, there were two undefeated teams left in college basketball. By the end of January 11th, there were no more undefeated teams left in college basketball. And that's just the START of the chaotic evening that was the college basketball slate. (01:17) -There are no more undefeated teams in college basketball (03:42) - Texas Tech is on a run (16:19) - USC also undefeated (28;00) There's a new number one (38:01) - Kansas barely escapes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first somewhat full slate of college basketball games this weekends, there was one prevalent theme to it -- upsets. And a lot of them. Catch the latest episode of Eye On College basketball to recap a the upset laden weekend. (00:30) Duke gets upset by Miami (16:00) Duke wasn't the only one who had to deal with an upset. (20:10) Texas might be slightly overrated (29:10) Is Auburn the 2nd best team in the country? (47:15) Tuesday games to watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the Big Ten the best conference in the country? So far with Johnny Davis and Wisconsin leading the scoring race, it sure looks like it at this point. Gary Parrish and David Cobb debate that and pick games on this Friday edition of the Eye On College Basketball Podcast. (01:28) - Wisconsin's Johnny Davis is a one man gang (13:54) - The Big Ten is the best basketball conference in the country (24:36) - Michigan State vs Michigan Preview (28:00) Kansan/Texas Tech Preview (31:27) Colorado State/ San Diego State preview (35:32) Tennessee/ LSU preview (39:37) Duke/Miami Preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LSU beat Auburn with a wacky ending and that's only the beginning of the early week shenanigans in college basketball. Providence got pasted by Marquette, Wisconsin and Johnny Davis got another big win and more. (2:00) - Kentucky loses a wild one in Baton Rouge (17:00) - Other early in the week shenanigans. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor dispatched Iowa State in a business-like fashion on Saturday, cementing their no, 1 ranked status for quote a while. A date with the Kansas Jayhawks looms but is there any other team in the Big 12 that will knock off the champs? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss. (1:17) - Baylor is awesome (14:35) - Despite losing, Iowa State is still good (22:21) - Other notable games from this weekend To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before getting into the episode, we want to extend our thoughts to all who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in Colorado. As the guys discuss on the show, the link below was put up by local officials for all who wish to donate in recovery efforts. https://www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wildfire-Fund It's the final show of 2021 and Auburn looks like they may be the best team in the SEC! Providence has the most Quad one wins in the country AND games being played this weekend means the return of the Final Four and One! (1:38) Auburn may be the best team in the SEC (15:53) Providence has more Quad One wins than any other team in the country (27:00) The Final Four and one picks (1:04:42) Tubby Smith to be honored by Kentucky, and GP has a story for that. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So thanks to COVID-19, there weren't any good games to preview or discuss on Wednesday, so instead we decided to give you a massive mailbag episode to help answers most of your wise questions that you asked. Are there more socks in the world or are there more chairs in the world? How many slices of pizza are acceptable to eat in a single setting? Parrish and Norlander answer those questions along with a few basketball ones as well. (2:54) - The NCAA tournament will not be played in a bubble (8:00) Which teams are fooling the computer metrics? (11:00) What are some of the tournaments fans must travel to in their lifetime? (21:00) Has Norlander ever watched a Big Bank Challenge? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back from Christmas and they brought their top 10 stories of 2021 with them. What made the list? Listen and find out! (12:47) Houston goes on COVID Pause (30:17) Top 10 stories of 2021 (57:32) Did it happen in 2020, or 2021? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribe to the Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw Matt Norlander's Court report: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/court-report-how-omicron-variant-of-covid-19-could-upend-college-basketball-as-leagues-flip-forfeit-rules/ It's two days before Christmas and the Eye On College Basketball Podcast has some grievances to air. How are conference changing up their COVID-19 forfeit policies? Plus a few other news and notes. (4:50) Arizona/Tennessee recap (18:32) - College's AD's and their new COVID-19 forfeit policy (43:05) - Alabama is 1-2 in their last 3 (50:21) Oscar Tshiebwe is a menace on the glass (1:03:01) Holiday Festivus To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The insane rivalry known as Kentucky-Louisville is off, but Western Kentucky steps in to play a game that looks to benefit the entire region. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander ponder if the COVID-19 related forfeits should stop in the big conferences. NC State receives a lot of grace from the IARP, should schools like Arizona, Kansas and Memphis take that as a good sign for their upcoming cases. (4:25) How Kentucky and Western Kentucky came together to play on Wednesday (13:17) Should COVID-19 protocols change in light of Omicron? (25:50) NC State got off light with IARP, should Kansas and others expect similar treatment? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky blew out North Carolina in the CBS Classic and it's fair to wonder how good North Carolina actually is. Baylor head coach Scott Drew won his 400th game this weekend against Oregon. The Memphis Tigers are back in the news -- for only having 4 players vaccinated. How will this affect their season going forward? And Gary has a story about losing his passport and drivers license that is simply unbelievable. (00:55) North Carolina got demolished by Kentucky (18:55) Can Baylor win back to back titles? (25:44) The Memphis Tigers have only four vaccinated players (52:50) Weekend Whiparound (1:01:10) GP Storytime - Gary loses his passport in Vegas To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CBS Classic that was supposed to be a doubleheader, has now turned into a single game and we all have the omicron variant of COVID-19 to blame for this. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down how exactly we got here and preview the game that we do have left from this -- North Carolina vs Kentucky in December. Also the Final Four and one picks for the weekend. (2:48) - The CBS Classic turns into one game (9:38) - How did we get here in terms of games (23:15) - UNC/ Kentucky preview (38:11) - Final Four and 1 picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Memphis upset Alabama in Memphis, so are the Tigers back? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss whether or not the Tigers can turn things around and make the NCAA tournament! Plus, we've seen four teams ranked no.1 so far this season, can we see a few more before the season ends. And Gary tells a fun story about Stephen Curry just one night after the former Davidson Wildcat breaks the NBA scoring record. (1:07) - Memphis is back (maybe) (24:01) - How many different No. 1 ranked teams will we see this season? (39:35) - Gary tells a great story about Stephen Curry To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After this weekend, Baylor established themselves as the best team in the country. Houston and Bama was a great game that had some additional controversy. Illinois and Arizona battled it out in one of the games of the weekend, and is Michigan or Memphis the most disappointing team in the country right now. (03:24) Baylor is the best team in the country (16:53) Bama/Houston was awesome.. (26:51) Kentucky and Arkansas lose to unranked teams (38:07) Purdue nearly loses to NC State (53:55) Is Michigan or Memphis the most disappointing team in the country? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The great state of New Jersey had itself a really great night on Thursday night, and Matt Norlander and David Cobb recapped it all! From the stunning upset in Piscataway to Seton Hall beating Texas and solidifying their resume as right before conference play starts. And because it's Friday means that it's time for the Final Four and One Picks for the weekend! (05:23) - Piscataway Prayer/ Rutgers beats Purdue (31:00) - Seton Hall adds a big win over the Texas Longhorns (47:50) - Weekend games to watch (53: 22) - Final Four and One Picks (1:08:22) - Listener Mailbag To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribe to the Eye On College Basketball Youtube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw James Madison upset Virginia, and Gary Parrish was caught in the court storm. Gary and Matt Norlander break down the latest Virginia loss and why the Cavaliers will likely not go dancing this season. The Jimmy V Classic gave us some *interesting* games including the offensive performances of Texas Tech and Tennessee and Villanova and Syracuse. Also, how much longer do Syracuse fans want Jim Boeheim around? (02:49) - Scenes from a Court storming (08:55) - Virginia isn't making the NCAA Tournament (22:05) - The Jimmy V Classic was....interesting (33:19) - Florida might have the worst loss in the country (41:24) - Wednesday and Thursday Games to watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate Oats leads Alabama into a massive upset of Gonzaga in Seattle, Wisconsin thrashed Marquette. This weekend of college basketball was really good and Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will break it all down. 00:00 Start (1:28) Gonzaga loses their third game of the season (15:00) Something is rotten in Memphis (37:04) Iowa State and Minnesota are undefeated and still cruising. (48:16) Kansas is championship good. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Click here to watch the Youtube version: https://youtu.be/N5dQdNW4jrU Not even an hour after the guys finished recording, the college basketball world had breaking news -- Mark Turgeon and the Maryland Terrapins were parting ways. This spurred both Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander into action to break down why it happened now, some of the stress Turgeon was facing and who are the early candidates for this job. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want to watch this video version of this episode CLICK HERE : https://youtu.be/BcaQHzdYQfg It's the third weekend in college basketball, and it's time to look at the teams that and underwhelming thus far in the season. Oregon, Michigan and Maryland stumbling out of the gate has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander asking questions about what their seasons might look like at this point. COVID-19 is back and now it's postponed at least five games this season and threatens to do more damage. PLUS the Final Four AND 1 picks for this weekend. Can Gary eat into the four-game lead that Matt has already established? (7:36) Michigan, Oregon and Maryland have stumbled out of the gate (27:35) COVID-19 has postponed at least five games this season (37:17) Final Four And 1 picks which include San Diego State/ Michigan and Iowa/Purdue To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was just on Sunday when everyone thought that the Duke Blue Devils were the best team in college basketball, and then they lost to Ohio State a few days later. Purdue though? They just mashed Florida State at home Tuesday night and look like they'll earn their first number one ranking in school history. Plus, does the ACC kinda stink? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break all of that down on the 1st December episode of 2021! (00:46) - Duke/Ohio State recap (22:51) - Purdue has only one hurdle to clear to be the best team in the country (37:33) - The ACC stinks (46:27) - Wednesday and Thursday Games to Watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribe to the Youtube Channel to catch the podcast LIVE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ovZxpaKwk With feast week over, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander help navigate you through the college basketball smorgasbord ! The guys start off with a recap of Duke and Gonzaga's great matchup, then ponder if Iowa State is good or not and fret about the turnover issues that the Memphis Tigers currently have at the moment. The pod closes with Monday and Tuesday games that you need to see. (6:02) - Gonzaga/ Baylor recap (24:11) - Iowa State...is good? (35:20) - Memphis needs a point guard (44:36) - Dayton/Kansas gave us a great buzzer beater. (54:00) Wisconsin and Baylor handled their business at their respective tournaments To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The epic clash between no. 1 ranked Gonzaga and no. 2 ranked UCLA was much flatter than expected. In fact, Gonzaga dominated. Parrish and Norlander break down what went right for the 'Zags in their Las Vegas showdown. Plus, is the WCC good enough to deserve four teams this year? The guys break that down as well PLUS give their Final Four and one picks a few days early to prepare for the first LIVE podcast that hits on Sunday. Watch and Subscribe to the Channel HERE: https://t.co/ntPj2TeEuG (1:20) Gonzaga demolished UCLA (19:38) Can the WCC get four teams in the big dance? (28:22) Cincinnati...improved already? (33:28) Parrish and Norlander make their Final Four and One Picks (55:10) Must Watch Holiday games To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Purdue and Arizona had massive wins in the second official weekend of the college basketball season. Purdue had big wins over North Carolina AND Villanova and in one host's eye -- cemented their status as one of the top teams in the country. Arizona rolled no. 4 ranked Michigan and minted themselves as a top 25 team in the country. Plus is UNC in trouble going forward this season and a preview of Tuesday's Gonzaga/UCLA tilt. (03:10) Purdue had an awesome weekend (18:42) UNC might be in trouble (31:16) Arizona rolls Michigan (45:49) Maui Tournament Preview (52:12) Gonzaga/UCLA Preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Big 10 as a whole has had a rough start to the college basketball season as the Gavitt Games have left a bunch of bruises on some resumes. Parrish and Norlander break down what this could mean for the season at large PLUS the Final Four And One picks for this weekend. (00:45) The Big Ten is in T-R-O-U-B-L-E (22:05) How has Gary's Top 25 plus one changed since March (27:02) Norlander's Nuggets (40:49) Final Four And One previews and Picks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the second Tuesday of the college basketball season and the day was loaded with news and notes -- and then games happened! Michigan becomes the first top-five team in the country to lose a home game, the Virginia Cavaliers get stomped by the Houston Cougars, and BYU looks like an unstoppable wrecking machine early in this season. But first, Parrish and Norlander must discuss Duke's Paolo Banchero and his citation for aiding and abetting DWI of his own jeep. Plus, Sister Jean and the Ramblers of Loyola Chicago are moving to the Atlantic 10. Check out Matt Norlander's piece on the Missouri Valley possibly expanding HERE: (02:15) - Duke's Paolo Banchero gets cited with aiding and abetting DWI and still plays against Gardner Webb! (21:48) - Michigan loses to Seton Hall at home. (29:05) Illinois/Marquette recap (36:00) UNC tested by College of Charleston (41:32) UVA spanked by Houston (45:31) BYU rolls Oregon (51: 37) Loyola Chicago to the A-10! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The opening weekend of College Basketball didn't give us just one but two awesome games this weekend, but first Norlander and Parrish discuss broken water heaters, long cross country flights and Sunday night Dwight Yoakam concerts. The guys then recap Texas taking an L when they visited no. 1 ranked Gonzaga, add in a "Drew Timme is likely the National Player of the Year Conversation" and get to Friday night's UCLA/Villanova game and more! (08:00) More teams should play ranked opponents (13:55) Gonzaga/Texas recap (17:29) Drew Timme is awesome (37:57) GP gives parenting tips (40:46) UCLA/Villanova recap (50:52) Florida/Florida St recap Read Norlander's piece on Drew Timme HERE: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/gonzagas-drew-timme-the-top-player-in-the-nation-had-his-best-game-to-lead-the-no-1-zags-over-no-5-texas/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The College basketball season's first weekend starts with a massive slate of games that will determine how we see a bunch of the contenders. But first, Parrish and Norlander dive into the NCAA reprimanding Oklahoma State fans for sending threats to NCAA officials. Also, the first college basketball weekend also means the return of the Final Four plus one! Find out who Parrish and Norlander have picked to emerge victorious this weekend! (1:01) Oklahoma St. gets reprimanded by the NCAA (11:59) Jim Hayford resigns (23:00) SMU at Oregon Preview (30:00) Nova vs UCLA Preview (36:00) Texas at Gonzaga Preview (44:00) Florida State at Florida Preview (51:00) SDSU at BYU Preview To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Season is HERE, Norlander is recording from Madison Square Garden and Parrish is recording from his hotel room. They open with an important life question for us all: when is it not okay to eat leftover pizza? Then they break down the main event of the Champions Classic -- Duke vs Kentucky. Did everyone underestimate what the Blue Devils can be this season? Is Paolo Banchero the real deal? The guys answer these questions and more. Plus other news and notes from a very noisy opening night in College Basketball. Watch and subscribe to the Eye on College Basketball Youtube Channel HERE (4:12) - Duke/ Kentucky recap (11:20) - Paolo Banchero is awesome (19:55) - Kentucky takeaways (26:00) - Kansas/Mich St. breakdown (36:26) - Other news and notes from opening night To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

t's the first college basketball YouTube podcast ever! (Don't fact check that.) The season is nearly here, as Parrish and Norlander open the show with a mention of the first game of the season: Manhattan vs Manhattanville, of course. Then they get to the real stuff: breaking down the awesome slate of Champions Classic games. First: No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks vs. the Michigan State Spartans, then the final matchup between Coach K and Coach Cal, as No. 9 Duke takes on 10th-ranked Kentucky. The pod closes with a few college hoops headlines from over the weekend and the other games to know for opening night. 0:00 Intro (13:31) - Parrish and Norlander break down Kansas vs Michigan State (30:00) -The guys break down Kentucky/Duke (49:02) - New Rule changes come to College basketball Subscribe to the Eye On College Basketball Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribe here to the brand-new Eye On College Basketball Youtube Page Spoiler alert! Parrish and Norlander give their picks on the Final Four, championship game and who will win it all. The guys then dive into this year's crop of tournament sleepers, as well as some of the teams that might not make the tournament at all! The episode closes with Norlander giving a dozen regular season and tournament predictions for this upcoming year. 9:10 - Parrish and Norlander make their Final Four picks 22:00 - Title game picks 29:30 - Tournament sleepers 38:00 - Season predictions To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An NCAA appeals committee decided this week to uphold the Committee on Infractions' decision from 17 months ago to ban Oklahoma State for the postseason. The Cowboys are ineligible in 2022. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the decision in depth, with some additional reporting from Norlander's scoop earlier on Wednesday. The guys also get into Jalen Wilson's suspension at Kansas (28:00) for DUI and Kofi Cockburn's three-game suspension (36:30) for selling team gear earlier this year, before NIL rules went into place. TAP HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE. The first episode will go live on video Monday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our final conference-related preview for the 2021-22 season hits on a sweet 16 set of teams you need to know about now that there's -- you ready? -- just ONE week until the season begins! Parrish and Norlander open the show by discussing what would prevent Gonzaga from being a No. 1 seed/living up to expectations, and then at the 19-minute mark, the guys get into Norlander's list of the 15 best non-Gonzaga teams from outside the power-conference structure. Come here to find your future Cinderellas, but even more than that, some of the veteran-laden mid-major teams that will work their way near or into the top 25 this season. ALSO: Eye on College Basketball will be both a podcast in audio AND video form beginning next week. We'd love if you tuned into the show on YouTube. Tap here to subscribe to the channel and get alerts every time the podcast goes up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our final big conference preview homes in on a league that could send as many as eight to the tourney. Parrish and Norlander save their longest league preview for last, as the SEC has eight compelling teams with realistic chances of making the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The league breaks down into three tiers: some combination of Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee. Then a quartet of Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida and LSU. And then the other six teams, of which at least one could reasonably be the surprising breakthrough and finish in the top half of the conference. Let's dive in. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Conference of Champions is coming off an all-time heater in the NCAA Tournament. What's the follow-up going to be like? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish have UCLA at No. 1 with a bullet, then think Oregon and USC will give decent chase. But reality is, this could be a four-bid league in 2022. Hard to see how it gets more than five, but we've got thoughts on every team, of course. Our series continues with a look around what's out West, including why Washington State will play in the postseason for the first time in a decade. As referenced on the show, here is CBS Sports' preseason list of the 101 best players this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish continue our conference series with a 37-minute examination of the home of the reigning national champs, the Big 12. Can Baylor have a third elite season in a row? Kansas or Texas at the top? The guys lay out what's ahead and give analysis of every team in the league, including their picks to win the league, to be in the NCAA Tournament picture and the most notable new names in the conference. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander continue their preseason package of power-conference previews with a look at the B1G. It's probably going to be the best league in America, and should have the most compelling race at the top. Michigan, Purdue, Illinois = the clear-cut top three. Ohio State = very strong No. 4. Then? Maryland, Indiana and Michigan State are forecasting as comfortable NCAA Tournament teams. Rutgers:also still pretty good! What's a reasonable expectation for Iowa after Luka Garza's departure? Is Fred Hoiberg's Nebraska team the most underrated in this league ... or is that Northwestern (?!). So much to discuss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back into the swing of our conference previews, with the Big East getting today's spotlight. It's Villanova at the top, and then Xavier and UConn in a battle for No. 2. Will this be a four-bid league? Five? The guys go through the best players, projected order of finish and the five biggest storylines for the 11-team league that ... might be looking to expand with one more team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our picks for All-America teams, player of the year, freshman of the year and coach of the year published at CBSSports.com -- and on the CBS Sports app -- this week. Today's episode reveals who won out, plus Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander reveal each of their individual ballots. Read more about the CBS Sports 2021-22 preseason A-A teams here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our league previews continue with a dive into the largest conference of them all: the 15-team ACC. Norlander and GP open with a riff on Coach K’s send-off season, then get into projected league order, talk Paolo Banchero as the best freshman and likely player in the ACC, but also discuss if there’s a true national championship contender in this conference, the five biggest storylines heading in, and every player of note to know. And as mentioned in the episode, a shoutout thanks to Reddit user UMD_Terps for tracking all of Trivia Time! last season and providing these graphs to show who came out on top. We love our listeners. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're again loading up our preseason podcast schedule by delivering you episodes almost every weekday from now up until the opening day of the season. The first of our league previews is on the American, which has two Final Four contenders (Houston, Memphis), three more NCAA Tournament hopefuls (Wichita State, SMU, UCF) and then a drop-off in the bottom half of the league. Norlander and Parrish spend the first half of the episode discussing the top two, then get into the need-to-knows with the other teams. A fun unexpected music discussion wraps this episode, spurred by a controversial ranking from Norlander that has nothing to do with basketball teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monday brought about the latest bit of news that has us geeked for the season to get going: the release of the preseason AP Top 25. GP and Norlander detail who made the rankings, what surprises -- if any -- and give some time to St. Bonaventure, which finds itself with an AP ranking next to its name for the first time since 1971! The guy also discuss the KenPom rankings getting released over the weekend, and at the end of the pod, make their picks for unranked team most likely to break into the top 10 and ranked teams most likely to miss the NCAA Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week CBS Sports published Matt Norlander's annual ranking of every team in men's college basketball. Today's episode goes deep into those rankings, with a comparison of his top teams vs. where Gary Parrish has his Top 25 And 1. It's official. The preseason is here. Read along with the rankings as you listen to the podcast below. The guys also touch on Michigan adding none other than Juwan Howard's son for next season. Who knew! The rankings: 1-68 69-200 201-358 Be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts for our forthcoming latest mailbag episode as well. Thanks! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices