Eye On College Basketball

Latest Episodes:

Appreciation for Gonzaga-Kentucky playing in February; Arizona 3OT escape in Utah; F4 + 1 picks highlighted by Baylor @ Kansas Feb 09, 2024

Show notes

It used to be commonplace for high-profile non-con games to happen in February. That custom died off more than a decade ago, but Gonzaga and Kentucky are bringing it back. The show opens with Norlander and GP breaking down the matchup and explaining why we should appreciate getting this type of game.

(00:48) - Can Gonzaga get its first Q1 win?

(22:58) - Arizona beat Utah in TRIPLE OT.

(30:48) - UAB beats FAU in ONE OT

(36:53) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 10 Illinois at Michigan State (-1)

(39:40) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - Gonzaga at No. 17 Kentucky (-3)

(44:23) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 13 Baylor at No. 4 Kansas (-3)

(51:54) - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - Indiana at No. 2 Purdue (-19)

(56:49) - Norlander's Friday and Saturday TV guide

(1:02:50) - And 1: Arizona (-3) at Colorado

South Carolina officially For Real; 👍🏼week for ACC; K-State over KU; Kelvin Sampson erupts; Michigan State worries continue Feb 07, 2024

Show notes

READ: Norlander's Court Report

(00:48) - Can the Gamecocks win the SEC?

(17:37) - Clemson got closer to securing a tournament bid with win over UNC

(23:59) - Kansas State beat Kansas in OT again

(28:12) - Iowa State gave Texas #hornsdown

(37:12) - Mountain West recap

(40:00) - Michigan State's tournament chances are in the wind

(46:50) - Benny Williams dismissed from Syracuse

(53:15) - What's on tap for Wednesday and Thursday

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Huge Sunday episode: The best and worst from the weekend that was in college basketball Feb 04, 2024

Show notes

The most hyped weekend of the season has come and gone. And there was no shortage of season-defining results! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take you through all of them.

Read: Norlander from MSG on UConn-St. John's

Read: Parrish from his couch on UNC-Duke

(00:45) - Purdue will win the Big Ten

(10:49) - Kansas bulldozed Houston

(19:31) - UNC holds serve at home against Duke.

(31:56) - Vols STOMP Kentucky

(39:46) - Big 12 check-in

(45:40) - Why Connecticut has a claim as the best team in the country

(56:30) - Auburn finally gets a Quad 1 win

(1:07:41) - Important bubble wins

(1:13:21) - Monday and Tuesday what-to-know

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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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🏀 Mega-primer: Previewing the BEST regular-season weekend of the year 🏀 Feb 02, 2024

Show notes

It's the most loaded weekend in college basketball. Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Houston, and more. But first, Wisconsin tried to stroll into Pinnacle Bank and received an L for their trouble. All that AND the Final Four and One in a fresh episode!

(01:30) - What have we tried to tell you about walking into Pinnacle Bank..

(14:49) - Is anyone catching UConn in the Big East?

(21:00) - Memphis is dropping like a rock.

(32:09) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 4 Houston (-5) at No. 8 Kansas.

(36:54) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 7 Duke at No. 3 North Carolina (-5)

(46:35) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 5 Tennessee (-2) at No. 10 Kentucky

(51:27) - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 2 Purdue (-1) at No. 6 Wisconsin

(57:54) - Other games to watch

(1:02:26) - Final Four And 1, Game 5 - Drake at Indiana State (-6)

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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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Top-10s keep losing vs. unranked foes (Heels & Vols the latest); panic time for Nova/Ohio St; Kentucky probably can’t win the title—here’s why Jan 31, 2024

Show notes

Georgia Tech upset North Carolina, South Carolina got its second top-10 win in seven days, and Tom Izzo reached 700 W. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap all of this AND more on a fresh episode!

(00:32) - Diving into the historic pattern of top-10 teams losing on the road

(19:00) - South Carolina gets another top-10 win; Lamont Paris in NCOY talk

(33:11) - #hornsdown again

(36:53) - Nova and Ohio State are in deep trouble

(47:52) - Other early week results to know

(51:41) - Kentucky probably won't win the title, here's why <-- Norlander's Court Report

(1:00:25) - Wednesday/Thursday viewing guide

Huge Saturday recap: Iowa State-Kansas leads Big 12 roundup; Horns Down gets another viral moment; Ed Cooley’s rowdy Providence return; so many OT games Jan 28, 2024

Show notes

READ: Norlander on Ed Cooley back in Providence

With the AFC and NFC championship games taking up Sunday afternoon and evening, we wanted to get you a show well before the football gets going. This one's a solid 80 minutes of hoop talk.

00:41 - Iowa State topples No. 7 Kansas + a long tour around the Big 12

30:13 - Ed Cooley has no regrets

49:30 - Big East doings

55:20 - Catching up with the SEC

59:26 - Arizona hands Oregon a solid L — they're tied in the Pac-12

1:03:11 - Monday and Tuesday games to watch

🐫! A closer look at the SEC; Arizona takes ANOTHER rough loss; CBB spying allegation 🔍; weekend picks/preview Jan 26, 2024

Show notes

It is MOST DEFINITELY a Friday show.

00:45 - Camel fighting and shouts to John Fanta

2:45 - Assessing the top of the SEC

15:45 - Arizona loses on buzzer-beater to Beaver Feaver

21:50 - A tour of the past two days in college hoops (including the new Game of the Year??)

35:00 - Final Four And 1 — with Australian accents to boot. You're welcome/we're sorry.

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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/

Kentucky’s comedown; Carolina’s elite D; DePaul’s disaster; 10-bid Big 12 Jan 24, 2024

Show notes

Read Norlander's Court Report

02:15 - South Carolina brings Kentucky back to earth

14:37 - The most notable results from Monday and Tuesday, including UNC, Dayton and Texas

33:53 - DePaul head coaching job is open: who are Norlander's five candidates?

45:01 - Wednesday and Thursday games to watch.

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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/

Illinois brings Terrence Shannon Jr. back; Big Z’s incredible Kentucky debut; Big East’s top 3 nab road Ws; Kansas, Duke take bad losses; HUGE weekend recap Jan 22, 2024

Show notes

Content warning: The opening 20 minutes of this episodes centers around an allegation of sexual assault.

An extra-long Sunday show here for you, and there's a lot of hoop to talk, but before that, a bigger story: Terrence Shannon Jr.'s return to Illinois.

(23:00) - Big Z hits Lexington. Read: Norlander on Kentucky

(37:43) - Weekend whiparound leads on Big East and Big 12 results, plus Caitlin Clark's collision Sunday

(1:08:25) - Monday and Tuesday games to watch/reaction to Kansas and Duke losing on Saturday

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe

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/

Big East’s big weekend; Memphis exposed; Juwan Howard’s future; DOJ vs. NCAA; F4+1 weekend picks/preview Jan 19, 2024

Show notes

There are three tournament-level game shaping games in the Big East this weekend, and the guys will take you through them. All that plus the Final Four and 1 games presented by Fanduel.

(00:46) - Three Big East games with six projected NCAAT teams

(16:31) - Norlander's news and notes

(34:00) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 9 Baylor (-2) at Texas

(39:09) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - Rhode Island at No. 21 Dayton (-15)

(46:11) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - San Diego State (-1) at Boise State

(50:04) - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - Alabama at No. 6 Tennessee (-4)

(54:58) - Other games to know

(58:28) - And 1 - Saint Mary’s at San Francisco (-2)