Eye On College Basketball

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Opening night reax: Gonzaga vaporizes Baylor; SEC the biggest loser; Flagg + Knueppel’s Duke debuts. PLUS: Our annual season prediction spectacular Nov 05, 2024

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Boom: A reaction episode nice and early for you, to get ahead of the Election Day mania. We lead on Gonzaga thrashing Baylor. What a showing. Then, more trouble for ranked Texas schools: Ohio State upset Texas in Las Vegas and UCF beat A&M. Norlander and GP both gave you the heads-up on those on Monday. Additionally: We got Cooper Flagg's debut in Cameron. It was a smorgasbord of college hoops.

(01:56) - Gonzaga drops 101 on Baylor's head in 38-point beatdown.

(15:00) - Texas and Texas A&M complete a bad Texas Two-Step

(25:37) - Duke's freshmen shine

(29:54) - The SEC lost four times, of varying quality.

(38:33) - Annual start-of-season predictions!

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The season is FINALLY here! Gonzaga-Baylor highlights opening night, but will we see upsets elsewhere? Plus: Biggest storylines, F4/champ picks and more Nov 04, 2024

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We took the pod to CBS Sports Network on Monday to celebrate opening day. What you hear on this ep is what aired on TV. We'll have a regular show Tuesday morning in the feed and on YouTube to react to Monday night.

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball.
You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."
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📬Mailbag special! NCAAT dark horses, opening night thoughts, the most jacked coach, NIL disrupting locker rooms, which mascot would GP be for a day? Nov 01, 2024

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The season is a mere three days away! So Gary and Matt figured, why not have a preseason listener mailbag to wrap up our last show of the 2024 offseason? Enjoy, and be sure to catch the pod Monday at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, where we'll have our predictions and final preseason honors.

01:20 - What would be the funniest opening day result?

06:58 - Coaches abducted by aliens

12:00 - Which school would you not schedule?

14:50 - What coach is skimping on Halloween candy?

20:23 - Who will be the computer trickers?

23:33 - A good Big 12 question we haven't gotten before

25:34 - What's the guys' go-to at the airport?

30:00 - Who is the most jacked coach in CBB?

37:10 - Is NIL jealousy causing some issues in locker rooms?

42:00 - That crazy Sun Belt tournament format that was released this week

44:11 - Best title contender outside the preseason top 25?

46:04 - Should the show do an in-person podcast this season with a live audience?

48:33 - Has any player ever DM'ed the guys to complain about something they wrote/said?

52:32 - Which mascot is Parrish picking if he can wear the costume for a day?

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Best of the Rest preview! The top teams, players, coaches + storylines outside the high-major conferences Oct 29, 2024

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Read: Norlander - Best of the Rest Preview

Every year there's some mid-major that until then that you never hear of that ends up busting your bracket. What if you got the inside info about 6 months early? Well, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are going over the mid-major teams YOU need to know about heading into the 2024-2025 season.

01:45 - Has Gonzaga's title window closed?

12:07 - Who are the best teams outside of the power conference you need to know

28:00 - These four non-Power 5 schools are intriguing as well

33:01 - Five more teams Norlander likes in 2024-2025

38:40 - Players to know

43:45 - Seven Notable coaching hires

53:12 -Over/Under 6.5 non-Big Five teams earn a at-large bid

Big East preview/predictions/storylines; the shocking, tragic death of USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Oct 25, 2024

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The Big East has 11 teams but will not be short on drama this season. Let's set the table on UConn. Who is most likely to derail the Huskies? Is the league benefited by having 11 teams while the other high-majors are 16-18 deep? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the Big East. Also, the guys pay respect to Amir Abdur-Rahim, the 43-year-old coach of South Florida who shockingly passed on Thursday.

(01:30) - Does Dan Hurley have a point about being ranked No. 1 at the start of the season?

(12:45) - The Five Big East Storylines You Need To Know

(31:33) - How many Big East teams make the NCAAs?

(41:06) - Big East superlatives

(45:59) - Amir Abdur-Rahim passes away at 43

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Big East Bonus Episode Part 3: Conversations with Kim English, Shaka Smart and Sean Miller Oct 24, 2024

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Matt Norlander talks with Providence's Kim English, Marquette's Shaka Smart & Xavier's Sean Miller

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball.
You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."
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For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

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Big East Bonus Episode Part 2: Conversations with Greg McDermott, Kyle Neptune and Dan Hurley Oct 23, 2024

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Matt Norlander talks to Creighton's Greg McDermott, Villanova's Kyle Neptune and UConn's Dan Hurley

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Big East Bonus Episode Part 1: Conversations with Val Ackerman, Thad Matta and Rick Pitino Oct 23, 2024

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Live from Big East Media Day, Matt Norlander talks to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, Butler Coach Thad Motta, and St. John's Coach Rick Pitino.

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
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Tony Bennett retirement postmortem; examining Norlander’s Top 100 And 1 teams for 2024-25 season Oct 21, 2024

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READ: Norlander's Top 101 Teams and his column from C'ville on Bennett's retirement

Tony Bennett's retirement is still being felt around college basketball. Extended thoughts from Parrish, plus inside info from Norlander, kicks off the first half of the pod. Then: Norlander's annual megaranking went live late last week. Alabama, Houston, and Kansas lead the pack but who else is in the top 10? Which picks does GP think are nuts? Which power-conference teams are destined to be under/over-ranked?

(00:45) - Norlander's Thoughts on the Tony Bennett Retirement

(29:07) - Norlander's 100 And 1

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball.
You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."
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For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

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🚨🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Virginia's Tony Bennett to retire effective immediately Oct 17, 2024

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Gary Parrish goes solo to discuss Tony Bennett's sudden retirement, the ramifications on modern college coaches and who will eventually replace Bennett in Charlottesville.

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe
Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball.
You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast."
Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com
Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw
For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

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