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11/29: The Michigan Wolverines are 7-0 and poised to go from unranked to the top 10 come Monday afternoon Nov 30, 2019

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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.

11/27: Stephen F. Austin's buzzer-beating win at Duke is one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history Nov 27, 2019

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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.

11/24: Nothing brings in those Thanksgiving vibes like the start of the Maui Invitational Nov 25, 2019

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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.

11/22: Is Georgetown ready for a return to national relevance? Nov 22, 2019

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It'll be Patrick Ewing's Hoyas vs. Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Norlander will be there, but first, he and Gary Parrish chat Duke, Georgetown and Texas in light of what happened Thursday and what they are looking forward to Friday. From there, thoughts on Tom Izzo (20:00) quitting the NABC Board of Directors over the denial of Joey Hauser's appeal for immediate eligibility at Michigan State. And since this is a Friday ep, the #FavFive is back (35:00), with the guys making their picks on five intriguing games this weekend -- including three on Friday!

EMERGENCY POD: NCAA rules Memphis freshman James Wiseman ineligible for 12 games Nov 21, 2019

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give you two podcasts in one day. This episode is solely dedicated to the NCAA's decision to suspended James Wiseman for a total of 12 games and all the fallout surrounding the ruling, plus speculation on whether Memphis can successfully appeal that suspension down a few games before Wiseman is scheduled to return to action on Jan. 12.

11/20: The best mid-major team in America, some outrageous stats on Duke -- and Gonzaga's Final Four chances strengthen Nov 20, 2019

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Gonzaga brought back Killian Tillie on Tuesday night, which is huge news for the Zags, who are beating opponents by 30 points per game and figure to still be a Final Four hopeful. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on the Bulldogs, then get to Vermont (10:00) and its star, Anthony Lamb, who almost got the Catamounts a win at Virginia on Tuesday. They close with some thoughts on Texas, Georgetown and Duke (22:00), all of which will be playing in New York City on Thursday and Friday.

11/17: The most overrated team through the first two weeks of the season is the Florida Gators Nov 18, 2019

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Fresh off watching UConn manage to give Florida its second loss of the season already, Matt Norlander talks with Gary Parrish about why the Gators were wrongly pegged as a top 10 team in the preseason. And what of UConn (14:00)? Well, it's the Huskies' first win at Gampel vs. a ranked opponent in almost six seasons. The guys then discuss a glorious moment from Friday night (22:00) in which a bench player from a mid-major team stole the show. The guys wrap with Tennessee's double-digit win over Washington (32:00); the Vols might be the best team in the SEC right now.

11/15: Michigan State-Seton Hall best game of season so far; Memphis folds to NCAA; top five picks of the weekend Nov 15, 2019

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Myles Powell's 37 points weren't enough to get Seton Hall a win over Michigan State Thursday night, but they were enough to make Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander wonder if he was ever even hurt in the first place. The guys open on that great game, then get to Memphis and the NCAA seemingly coming to a behind-closed-doors agreement (25:00) on James Wiseman’s ineligibility case. Then, it’s the second week of the #FavFive: Norlander and Parrish make their picks for five games this weekend (42:30), and the choices are as random as they are fun.

11/13: Evansville's win at Kentucky was statistically and historically one of the biggest upsets in regular-season college hoops history Nov 13, 2019

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Prior to Tuesday night, the last time a mid-major program won on the road against a No. 1 team in men's D-I hoops was in 1993. (Who did it? Listen to find out.) Then Evansville, which won all of 11 games last season, knocked off No. 1 Kentucky 67-64 at Rupp Arena, giving the Wildcats the worst loss of any team so far this season -- and giving Evansville its biggest win in program history. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on that, then get to two five-star commitments in the Big 12 from Tuesday: Bryce Thompson picking Kansas, Nimari Burnett picking Texas Tech (20:45). The guys close by looking ahead to the best ranked matchup of the week (35:00): Michigan State at Seton Hall on Thursday night.

11/10: Memphis is giving the middle finger to the NCAA over James Wiseman's eligibility; top wins from opening weekend Nov 11, 2019

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The James Wiseman story at Memphis went from surprising to surreal in a hurry on Friday night. Fear not: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have an extensive discussion on the details, ethics and issues with how Memphis got here and what it will or won't do next. That's the first 44 minutes of the podcast. We highly recommend it. From there, the guys talk Myles Powell's injury (46:00), the three biggest wins over the weekend (52:15) and the tragic news of Cassius Winston losing his brother on Saturday (1:06:00).

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