Cbs Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Butler had a scary experience on a flight home after its Thursday night loss at St. John's. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they look back at Oregon's win over UCLA and ahead to Saturday's showdown between Villanova and Creighton that provides Jay Wright's Wildcats a chance to finish a historically great 2016 calendar year. Also discussed: Virginia's win over Louisville, Indiana's loss to Nebraska -- and Saturday's Indiana-Louisville and Duke-Virginia Tech 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

What were the biggest college basketball moments and memories in 2016? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss them at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talking about Texas' disappointing season and Michigan State's win at Minnesota before looking ahead to Virginia-Louisville and UCLA-Oregon. 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

NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy took a shot at college basketball officials during Sunday's Cavaliers-Warriors broadcast and referenced how often foul trouble affects college basketball games. Does he have a point? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, which leads to a conversation about the thankless job of officiating in general. After that, Parrish and Norlander revisit their preseason picks for the nation's best leagues. Would they stick with what they picked or switch? They went through each league and discussed. 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 in the world is going on with Grayson Allen? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the Duke guard's suspension for tripping at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they talk about Louisville's win over Kentucky, Syracuse's shocking loss to St. John's, North Carolina's ongoing NCAA case and how much losing Udoka Azubuike will hurt Kansas 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

What to make of Harry Giles' lackluster debut at Duke? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they discuss Malik Monk's historic effort against North Carolina and preview Wednesday's Kentucky-Louisville game before talking about Michigan State's rough start to the season and Butler's great start to the 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

How wild is the Carlton Bragg story? Turns out, according to police, the Kansas sophomore was falsely accused of battery by his girlfriend. So the charge was dropped. And Bragg is back on the team. But if you're expecting Gary Parrish or Matt Norlander to apologize for reporting the fact that Bragg was arrested and charged with battery last week, well, you're going to be disappointed. They open this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast with a discussion on that, then turn their attention to UCLA's Lonzo Ball, UCLA's TJ Leaf and UCLA in general. After that, they pick the winner of Saturday's showdown between North Carolina and Kentucky. And then they discuss West Virginia's Bob Huggins going for his 800th career win. 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

Should Josh Hart now be the leading candidate for National Player of the Year? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Villanova as a team, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey's completely fair shot at the media, Duke's dominant win over UNLV, UCLA's incredible offense and the arrest of Kansas sophomore Carlton Bragg. 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

How good did Duke look against Florida? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Which leads to a conversation about Duke's NBA prospects. Which leads to a conversation about Washington's NBA prospect -- namely Markelle Fultz. He's been terrific. His team has not. It feels like we're getting Ben Simmons/LSU all over again. After that, Parrish and Norlander talk about Kentucky's win over Valpo, Butler's loss at Indiana State and Xavier's loss at Colorado. Then they close with a preview of Saturday's game between undefeated Villanova and undefeated Notre Dame. 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

How surprising was UCLA's win at Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Both agree the Bruins are legitimately good and that there was nothing fluky about their upset at Rupp Arena. After that, Parrish and Norlander talk about Baylor's resume that now features a win over Xavier, which led to a conversation about Chris Mack's Musketeers. Other topics discussed: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and the debuts of Duke freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden. 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

How meaningful will Indiana's win over North Carolina be on Selection Sunday? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then talk about North Carolina coach Roy Williams' shot at North Carolina fans' lack of enthusiasm at games, at which point Parrish explains that, yeah, Williams has a point. Eventually, the conversation turns toward Duke's non-league home winning streak and West Virginia's swarming defense. And the podcast closes with a preview of Saturday's showdown between Kentucky at UCLA inside Rupp Arena. 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

Just how impressive is Baylor's 6-0 start? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they got into the nice early results for three SEC programs -- namely Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida. Other topics of discussion include Iowa State, Maryland and those teams' terrific point guards. Plus Duke's injuries. And the Big 12 race. And Parrish and Norlander concluded by picking every game of the ACC-Big Ten 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

Is North Carolina the nation's best team? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Indiana's loss at Fort Wayne, the hot starts from Creighton and Baylor, Michigan State's struggles and whether it's OK to eat pumpkin pie for breakfast. The pumpkin pie discussion leads to Parrish admitting he sometimes eats fish for breakfast, which somehow leads to a story about a random encounter with ... well ... just listen. 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 is the first episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast since Gary Parrish and his wife welcomed a baby into the world. The baby is eight weeks premature. So, naturally, Parrish and Matt Norlander dive into the craziness of that at the top. Then they discuss Michigan State's struggles, Frank Mason's National Player of the Year campaign, Austin Nichols' dismissal from Virginia, the Maui Invitational field, Creighton's blowout of North Carolina State, and why the name "Gary" is going extinct. 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 Markelle Fultz about to pull a Ben Simmons and spend his one year in college not winning enough to make the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that they talk about Arizona's win over Michigan State and Indiana's win over Kansas. Then they preview Kentucky-Michigan State and Kansas-Duke before making predictions for Villanova-Purdue and touching on Saint Mary's. 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

Who is going to win Kansas-Indiana? Michigan State-Arizona? Is North Carolina on upset alert? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the opening weekend of college basketball -- yes, it's finally here -- at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they talk about most of the relevant leagues -- ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Big East, American, Atlantic 10 -- and then unveil their picks to win the national championship. Parrish likes Duke. Norlander likes Kentucky. 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

Former LSU standout Ben Simmons believes the NCAA is "f-cked up." Is he right? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that -- and the "One & Done" documentary starring Simmons -- at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. They then talk about Ray Smith's career-ending injury at Arizona, the state of Arizona Basketball in general, the CBS Sports All-America teams and ... the Chicago Cubs' World Series title. 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 Sports list of the Top 101 college basketball players has been published. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, and Parrish made Norlander explain why he has Villanova's Josh Hart so low. (Among the other players talked about are Valpo's Alec Peters, Michigan State's Mile Bridges, Xavier's Edmond Sumner and Duke's Grayson Allen.) After that, Parrish and Norlander dove into the injury scare that Duke's Jayson Tatum went through this week -- and the Blue Devils' talent in general. And they wrapped this episode by discussing the improbable rise of South Dakota State's Mike Daum. The 6-foot-9 forward was barely recruited out of high school. But he averaged 29.3 points per 40 minutes last season, which led the entire nation. 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

Did Rick Pitino really not know what was going on at Louisville? Will he be suspended by the NCAA? Should the Cardinals' 2013 national championship banner come done? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss all of that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Michigan State's injury problems, the release of the USA Today Coaches poll, Norlander's ranking of all 351 Division I teams, and Theo Pinson's fractured foot. 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 NBA scout told Gary Parrish that DeAaron Fox will be Kentucky's best pro prospect this season. Does Matt Norlander agree? The two of them discussed that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Is it going to be a down year in college basketball? Parrish and Norlander tackled that question before retelling a crazy story about former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie kicking former No. 1 recruit John Wall out of a practice. And they closed by talking about Arizona's recruiting class that added a top-40 prospect on Wednesday. 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

How significant is Harry Giles' string of knee surgeries? Will his lack of health prevent Duke from reaching its goals? Is there still any chance of the five-star freshman becoming the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft? CBS Sports' Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about the NCAA's baffling decision to rule Isaiah Brock, a decorated war hero, ineligible at Oakland. And they close on John Calipari's idea to have "August Basketball." 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