Eye On College Basketball

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Kenny Payne watch; Duke, UNC get big Ws; Big East’s upside down start; weekend picks + Christmas tunes🎄 Dec 22, 2023

Show notes

Merry Christmas, everybody! We've got a long Friday episode as our present to you. Let's get right to it.

(00:45) - Louisville got drubbed, obviously. Was it Kenny Payne's last game?

(09:10) - UConn stumbled against Seton Hall?

(15:40) - Duke showed up and showed out in MSG

(23:51) - UNC gives Oklahoma its first loss

(35:00) - Norlander's scoop on the WCC

(45:32) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: No. 13 Illinois (-6.5) vs Missouri.

(49:00) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: Maryland at UCLA (-3.5)

(58:23) - Final Four And 1, Game 3: No. 4 Arizona (-7) vs No. 14 FAU

(1:03:40) - Final Four And 1, Game 4: Vanderbilt at No. 23 Memphis

(1:09:03) - And 1: St. John’s @ No. 5 UConn (-12)

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Penny has his best Memphis team yet; Providence makes loud Big East statement; WTF UCLA; remembering UNC great Eric Montross Dec 20, 2023

Show notes

READ: Norlander's Court Report

The Memphis Tigers served Virginia a dish too hot to handle, and it left Norlander andParrish wondering, is this Penny Hardaway's best squad? Also, Providence dropped a lump of coal in Marquette's stocking on Tuesday night. It's time to recognize what the Friars have done?

01:25 - Memphis destroys Virginia

15:43 - Providence obliterates No. 6 Marquette

28:00 - Norlander's news and notes; RIP, Eric Montross

41:00: - A lookahead to Wednesday's four-pack of great games, plus UK-Louisville on Thursday

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Special Saturday night show: Purdue-Zona, Kentucky-UNC, Kansas-IU, MSU’s huge win, Bama-Creighton and MUCH more! Dec 17, 2023

Show notes

As promised, we're bringing the goods after the best Saturday of the season so far. Parrish (from Atlanta) and Norlander (from HQ studio in Stamford) recap every big game from Saturday, plus touch on UConn's win in Seattle over Gonzaga from Friday.

(00:35) - Purdue-Arizona, and why Purdue should be No. 1 over Kansas

(14:02) - Let's talk about the CBS tripleheader, led by Kansas-Indiana, highlighted by UK-UNC

(48:41) - Weekend Whiparound leads on the biggest win of the day: Michigan State stunning Baylor

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When will Louisville open; Creighton = terrible Mountain West team; UConn-Gonzaga, Purdue-Arizona + CBS Sports Classic lead LOADED weekend Dec 15, 2023

Show notes

Strap in, because the next two days are gonna give us the best 24 hours of college hoops to date this season. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview it all, but open on the catastrophe in Louisville.

(00:39) - The Kenny Payne experience at Louisville needs to end

(10:56) - Do you think it's time to be concerned about Creighton?

(31:33) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: UConn (-4.5) vs. Gonzaga

(37:57) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: Kansas (-6) at Indiana

(45:15) - Final Four And 1, Game 3: Arizona vs. Purdue (-1)

(52:05) - Final Four And 1, Game 4: North Carolina (-2) vs. Kentucky

(56:03) - Other games to know this weekend

(58:43) - And 1: Ohio State (-3) vs. UCLA

Juwan Howard’s future at Michigan; power-ranking 12 NCAA title contenders; most popular CBB players in 2023 Dec 13, 2023

Show notes

It's finals week, which means the deluge of games turns into a slow drip. This leads Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander to get to the No. 1 curiosity in the sport right now: Is Juwan Howard's future at Michigan in doubt? Why was there another incident? Plus: Who are the leaders in the clubhouse when it comes to title prospects, and why are there 12 teams? And who is the most searched college basketball player in the country?

(00:45) - What's going on at Michigan with Juwan Howard?

(20:26) - There are only 12 teams who are realistic contenders. Here's why.

(44:30) - A fun look at the most searched-for players in 2023

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Seven unbeatens remain; Purdue + Arizona set up for epic game; USC loses in Bronny James’ debut; Michigan State 😬😬 Dec 11, 2023

Show notes

Big weekend on a number of fronts. There are seven undefeated teams remaining after five went down on Saturday and Sunday. Another hour-plus show awaits you, as Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish recap all of the action.

(00:45) - There are only seven undefeated teams left in the country

(10:12) - Trivia Time!

(16:02) - Purdue and Arizona are the two best teams in the country — for right now.

(32:41) - Trivia Time #2

(36:45) - Weekend Whiparound, with a lead on Bronny James and the Pac-12

(50:07) - Trivia Time #3

(1:03:39) - Monday and Tuesday lookahead

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.

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Biggest surprise team is ____? Marquette exposes Texas. Illinois-Tenn, Bama-Purdue, Bucky-Zona, LOUISVILLE-DEPAUL lead the weekend preview Dec 08, 2023

Show notes

Parrish and Norlander preview a pretty poppin' weekend slate of choops:

(01:25) - BYU has been one of the more surprising teams ...

(11:31) - ... and so has Colorado State!

(16:29) - Shaka Smart's post-Texas glow-up

(35:11) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: No. 20 Illinois at No. 17 Tennessee (-5)

(40:49) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: No. 4 Purdue(-5) vs. Alabama

(48:51) - Final Four And 1, Game 3: No. 23 Wisconsin at No. 1 Arizona (-6)

(52:50) - Final Four And 1, Game 4: Saint Mary’s at No. 13 Colorado State (-8)

(55:02) - A LOT of weekend games to know

(59:01) - Final Four And 1, Game 5: Louisville at DePaul (-1)

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Jimmy V recap on UConn-UNC, Illinois-FAU + Michigan State's 25-year NCAA tournament streak is in jeopardy Dec 06, 2023

Show notes

READ: Norlander's Court Report

Norlander and GP react to Illinois' victory over FAU (with a special guest appearance), go deeper on UConn's win against UNC and ask if Michigan State can turn their early season struggles around. The Spartans have made every tourney since 1998. Does that end in 2024?

(1:00) Illinois-FAU

(13:45) UConn-UNC

(28:00) Michigan State

(38:15) Wednesday/Thursday lookahead

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Duke, Kentucky, Nova, Purdue, UConn, Marquette all ranked roadkill = Arizona should be No. 1. Plus: comparing CFP to college hoops Dec 04, 2023

Show notes

College sports saw a lot of chaos this weekend, and the big story was with the CFP, so this episode takes a twist an opens with thoughts on how the committee got to four Playoff teams and that process compared to college basketball's. Then it's on to a lot of talk about a lot of big upsets in the past 48 hours. Five ranked teams lost to unranked opponents. Parrish and Norlander navigate you through the most chaotic weekend of the season thus far.

(00:45) - Did the College Football Playoff selection committee get it right? (Featuring a cameo from Cover 3's Chip Patterson)

(16:40) - Is Arizona the only choice at No. 1?

(28:00) - Which team are you worried about the most: Duke, Kentucky, Villanova or Purdue?

(46:32) - Weekend Whiparound

(1:03:53) - Monday and Tuesday games 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.

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Instant quickie reax: Northwestern upsets No. 1 Purdue for second time in 2023; No. 5 Kansas escapes No. 4 UConn Dec 02, 2023

Show notes

We had to give you another quickie pod after No. 1 Purdue lost to Northwestern for the second time in 2023 and that epic showdown between Kansas and UConn. What does it all mean? Let Matt Norlander explain.

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

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