Cbs Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

On Thursday night, the Pac-12 had centerstage in college hoops. Colorado beat Oregon and UCLA won at Washington. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on those games, then get into a Trivia Time! that goes sideways in a hurry. They also touch on Bill Self (18:30) commenting on Seth Greenberg's "bold prediction" that Self will leave Kansas for San Antonio. The Final Four + 1 includes picks for Michigan-Michigan State, West Virginia-Kansas and Creighton-Butler. 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 first episode of 2020 of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast leads with a little NYE chatter, then gets into Butler and the Big East (5:00), which might be the best league in America and certainly enters the new year set up to get at least five bids for the NCAA Tournament. The guys also discuss a most unlikely to close out 2019 (16:00) and get to three interesting mailbag questions (23:00), as usual for the Wednesday eps.  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 guys have a loaded pod, as always. It starts with some UCLA talk off the top; did you realize the Bruins took their worst loss of the KenPom era over the weekend? Also on tap: Kentucky over Louisville (16:30), West Virginia’s return thanks to its win over Ohio State (24:00), some chiding of Stanford (36:00) after it failed to show vs. Kansas — and a detour to talk about Kansas making it back to San Jose safely after engine failure on its flight out of the Bay Area. The pod wraps with Arkansas (49:00) winning at Indiana, and our listener review of the week. Plus: GP one-ups Norlander by revealing he’s previously had appendicitis.  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

College basketball has a solid schedule on a weekend that will be highlighted by the college football playoff and the final week of the NFL's regular season. On today's ep, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with some extended thoughts on their year-in-review ep from earlier this week, then get to a report that has some NBA personnel believing Cole Anthony (11:00) has played his last game in college. From there, the guys make their picks for the weekend in the Final Four + 1 (21:00), including Louisville-Kentucky, Kansas-Stanford and West Virginia-Ohio State. 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 won't spoil the list. You've got to tune in to listen and find out. Plus: we've got mailbag questions as well. And, given the time of year, a nice bed of holiday tunes to keep you cozy throughout one of our three longest episodes of 2019. Come in from the cold for awhile, cozy up with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander and relive much of what made this an unforgettable year in college hoops. 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 it actually true that college hoops has no great-great players this season? Bill Self and Jay Wright think so. This hour-long ep opens with some empirical evidence -- and an engaging discussion -- why that is the case but why this shouldn't be the new normal for college hoops. Then Parrish gets to Ohio State beating Kentucky (23:00) in the CBS Sports Classic, with a focus on why this could be a bottom-three team Calipari's had at UK (but a caution on that topic, too). After that, Norlander challenges GP that Ohio State deserves No. 1 over Gonzaga (34:00) -- while also noting that undefeated San Diego State has top-three credentials. From there, Norlander gives love to Colorado-Dayton, which was an OT thriller (46:30) and finished with Colorado winning at the horn. And what about Butler? The Bulldogs (53:00) should be a No. 1 seed in every bracketology forecast as of now. Amid all this, the guys have some funny off-topic tangents and gags that we promise you will make our pre-Christmas angst lower, even for

We’ve got a loaded weekend pod for you. The first 25 minutes are an even deeper dive on James Wiseman’s decision to leave Memphis, and then it’s on to Kentucky (28:30) — but also Both Gach! Then Parrish and Norlander touch on Michigan State losing Josh Langford (41:00) and Seton Hall’s ugly but needed home win over Maryland before laying out exactly why Norlander could not travel to Vegas. Send him your stretching tips; the man is in serious pain. The Friday pod wraps as usual with the Final Four + 1 (58:00), which is highlighted by these five games: Kansas-Nova; Purdue-Butler; Ohio State-Kentucky; Colorado-Dayton; and UNC-UCLA. 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

Two emergency pods in one week for you. Because we love you, listeners. James Wiseman left college basketball and the University of Memphis on Thursday. This episode features Matt Norlander riffing in real time for 20 minutes as the news filters out. But fear not: He and Gary Parrish will lock up again on the next episode and further dissect this story. 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's been off the national radar the past three weeks, but with UK playing its next two games in Las Vegas, it's time to circle back on the Wildcats an offer a mid-December assessment. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk Cats and then Tigers -- Auburn -- (15:00) before breaking into the listener mailbag (27:00), which is ideally informative and unquestionably entertaining. 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

North Carolina announced Tuesday, less than 30 hours before its game at Gonzaga, that Cole Anthony had surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. He'll be out 4-6 weeks. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss how this affects UNC in the short-term and longterm, including the real possibility that UNC will miss the NCAAs for just the second time under Roy Williams. 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

What a busy weekend we had. Norlander was in Tucson, so the episode opens with Parrish and him talking about Gonzaga's win at Arizona, with some reporting about both schools, including what makes Gonzaga's run to 11-1 all the more impressive. From there, GP lays out Oregon's OT win at Michigan (21:30), then an appreciation of Memphis (30:00) outpacing all expectations by winning at Tennessee to remain undefeated without James Wiseman. Did you see what Jim Boeheim (46:30) said about former Georgetown point guard James Akinjo? Wow. And also: Wofford beat UNC for the second time in three seasons (54:00). The guys close out by talking Rutgers over Seton Hall (1:01:00; for real) and guess what teams will be the top five in the NET when it debuts 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

If you're reading this, we want your mailbag questions. Here's how to do it: submit your questions -- and a five-star rating -- in the Apple Podcasts review section. Every Wednesday, we'll have a mailbag-themed segment. Be funny, inquisitive, curious, ask whatever you'd like. You'll get shouts on the pod, too! Today's ep opens with thoughts on whether or not college basketball is in the throes of a problematic or underwhelming season. Data suggests it could be. Then it's on to the Big Ten (13:40). Norlander says which nine teams will be in the 2020 NCAA Tournament. From there, the Final Four + 1 (28:00) with picks and an elongated discussion on the games 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

College basketball got a great story on Tuesday when unranked Texas Tech knocked off Louisville by 13 points, thanks in no small part to a player named Avery Benson. The TTU walk-on got the postgame TV treatment and has a FANTASTIC back story that Norlander provides on the pod. This ep starts with Parrish and Norlander talking Tech, Louisville and Chris Beard. Then they get to Indiana beating UConn () and finish with the irrefutable case for Ohio State as not just the best team in the country, but the only great 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

You're in for a very fun, very informative episode here. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Ohio State murdering another projected NCAA Tournament team by 25-plus points, then get to Baylor's nice win over Arizona (17:00). Virginia beating UNC for a fifth straight time (26:30) precedes a discussion about Gonzaga beating Washington (38:00) for a sixth straight time. Then it's on to Xavier coach Travis Steele with a boss move (44:00) bringing his family to a local college bar and paying for drinks for everyone in the place. And the best is for last: camel fighting (58:00), podcast basketball tournaments -- and Norlander losing it. 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

Norlander woke up with a dead deer in his yard. Perhaps it's an omen for end times, as in related news: DePaul is 9-0 and off to its best start in 30-plus years. The guys open on that, then talk Purdue kicking the crap out of Virginia (18:15) and Ohio State knocking the tar out of North Carolina (23:30). Big week for the big Ten. In between some other quickie hoops topics, the guys close out with the Final Four + 1 (32:30), by picking these five games: Arizona-Baylor; Colorado-Kansas; Dayton-Saint Mary's; Gonzaga-Washington; and Florida-Butler. 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

Your hump day edition of the pod has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander opening on Michigan State getting de-pantsed by Duke. The convo opens on avoiding groupthink and assessing MSU's season now, then the guys get to Vernon Care Jr. (12:00), the Duke freshman who's been the second-best first-year player in the country this season. As for Louisville (16:30), well, Cards fans are going to love this segment. Indiana (27:30), we see you, too. The Hoosiers haven't left home yet, but an 8-0 start is worth spending some words on. The pod wraps on a serious topic: Georgetown (33:40). Two players have transferred, but three players have been accused of sexual violence, sexual harassment and burglary. Norlander provides some reporting and details; Parrish provides some questions that deserve answers, but answers Georgetown is yet to offer. 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/adc

Give credit to Maryland: it's having its best start under Mark Turgeon. So how good are the Terps, though? Top-three good? Top-five good? Certainly top-10 good. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open the show by talking Maryland-Marquette, including Markus Howard going from scoring 51 points on Friday to only six on Sunday. Then, how about Florida State (16:00): the Noles are 7-1 and breaking through to make a case that the ACC has five on its top shelf, not four. The final segment is the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (30:00), which is highlighted Tuesday by Michigan-Louisville and Duke-Michigan State. 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

Hope you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend so far. This Friday episode leads on Michigan's outstanding run to the Battle 4 Atlantis title. The Wolverines beat Iowa State, UNC and Gonzaga to get to 7-0. Best resume in America -- best team in America? Parrish and Norlander open on that, then get to who should be the No. 1 team (21:00) in the country, or if not that, who looks like the best team out there. Take a peek at Parrish's latest top 10 and you might be surprised at what teams sit where. They close on the Final Four And 1: the five best bets (32:00) for a thinner weekend slate, but there's a great one set up for Sunday afternoon. 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

What a Thanksgiving treat: Stephen F. Austin's Nathan Bain provided an all-time memorable moment when his foot-race layup that beat the clock by 0.1 seconds lifted SFA over Duke 85-83 in OT, giving Duke its first nonconference defeat in almost 20 years. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have about 48 things to talk about from this game and these programs and they cover it all in the first 31 minutes of the podcast before getting to the great story coming out of Hawaii (32:00): Obi Toppin and the Dayton Flyers, who are a win from Kansas away from taking the Maui Invitational. The guys close with thoughts on the Battle 4 Atlantic, specifically Wednesday's fantastic quarterfinal matchup of Oregon-Seton Hall (45:00). Opening bumper credit to ACC Network and its affiliates; shouts to Eric Collins, who was on the mic for the terrific call. 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

Matt Norlander was at the 48-45 Virginia win over Arizona State on Sunday. UVA's holding opponents to fewer than 43 points per game. So this pod opens with Gary Parrish and Norlander peeling back some of the layers on an interesting and sure-to-be polarizing UVA team. From there, the guys talk Baylor (18:00) beating Villanova to win the Myrtle Beach tournament, and move on to talking top freshmen (28:00) three weeks into the season. But the ep closes with Maui Invitationa (36:00) chatter and picks -- and one of the great TRIVIA TIME! segments in this pod's history. 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