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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: JUWAN HOWARD SUSPENDED FOR REST OF BIG TEN REGULAR SEASON Feb 22, 2022

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It took most of Monday, but the suspensions have been handed down in the aftermath of the Wisconsin-Michigan fracas. Matt Norlander breaks down the implications of the punishments handed down by the Big Ten.

Juwan Howard/Greg Gard/Michigan/Wisconsin melee, plus a lot of actual basketball discussion too: top 16 bracket reveal and a big weekend recap (College Basketball 02/20) Feb 21, 2022

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By 1 p.m. on Sunday, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander were preparing to talk about Florida upsetting Auburn. That is until the postgame fracas between coaches took place between Greg Gard and Juwan Howard. What led to that Howard-Greg Gard incident? Where does the blame fall? What should happen next? The guys discussed all that and the on-court happenings this weekend on the latest episode.

Read: Norlander - Juwan Howard isn't the only one at fault

(01:30) - The Wisconsin/Michigan melee

(31:46) - The Tournament Committee ALSO gave out their top 16 seeds. We react.

(38:40) - Extensive news and notes from around the weekend

Rutgers?! Plus: an extensive weekend picks+preview, and we build two 12-man college basketball All-Star teams (College Basketball 02/18) Feb 18, 2022

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After beating four ranked teams in a row, is it time to re-evaluate where Rutgers stands as an NCAA Tournament team? The Naismith Award watch rolls on, and Matt Norlander introduces the College Basketball All Star team. All of that plus weekend preview and picks!

00:45 - Is Rutgers an NCAA. Tournament team yet?

17:58 - Naismith Award Watch, sponsored by Jersey Mike's

38:00 - Final Four And One Picks And Previews

Villanova reminds Providence who owns the Big East; Tennessee punks Kentucky; Coach K leaves early in Duke’s escape vs. Wake (College Basketball 02/16) Feb 16, 2022

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It was a raucous Tuesday night as Villanova proved once again that the Big East runs through the Main Line. Kentucky got run over by the Vols in Knoxville. Mark Williams of Duke made his presence felt against Wake Forest. Most importantly, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will take you through all of the happenings as it went down.

READ: Norlander's weekly Court Report

(01:05) - Villanova is still the king of the Big East

(19:46) - Tennessee opened a can on the Kentucky Wildcats

(28:46) - More Tuesday results to recap

Who are the No. 1 seeds? Is Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd COY? Plus: a big Tuesday preview (College Basketball 02/14) Feb 14, 2022

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There are two schools on the West Coast that are killing it on the college basketball front -- Gonzaga and Arizona. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander highlight the connections, both the obvious, and the not-so-obvious, as to why both are incredibly dominant. Plus, as of today, have Rutgers and Memphis done enough to earn their places in the NCAA Tournament?

Read: Norlander on Arizona, Tommy Lloyd

(00:30) - Gonzaga and Arizona are doing damage out West

(29:14) - Extensive tour through other weekend observations

(52:08) - Tuesday's loaded slate/games to watch

Purdue upset by Michigan; Chet Holmgren inserts himself into the Naismith Player of the Year Convo; Weekend College Basketball Picks (College Basketball 02/11/22) Feb 11, 2022

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Super Bowl Week also means a loaded Saturday full of college basketball! But first, Gary Parrish and David Cobb recap the late week games which include Purdue getting ambushed in Ann Arbor. How has Chet Holmgren inserted himself into the player of the year conversation and the Final Four And One picks and previews segment will help you prepare for the weekend slate of games.

(01:00) - Purdue got bushwhacked by Michigan

(20:00) What David Collins did to Wendell Moore was reckless, but not dirty

(29:05) Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year update

(47:17) - Final Four And One Picks

Arkansas-Auburn, Virginia-Duke, Illinois-Purdue, Texas-Kansas; Marquette-UConn; four-bid WCC in danger (College Basketball 02/09) Feb 09, 2022

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So much to get to. The top-ranked Auburn Tigers fell at Arkansas on Tuesday night. The seventh-ranked Blue Devils lost on Monday to mediocre Virginia. Those two games are just a mere sample of the chaos that befell college basketball on the early part of this week. Plus, the Horizon league decided to pull some shenanigans with a leaving member of the conference AND members of the media. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish cover it all on this latest episode of Eye On College Basketball.

(00:30) - Arkansas upset Auburn, Muss then went shirtless.

(17:15) - Duke lost at home to Virginia

(31:20) - RIP #FourBidWCC, Illinois-Purdue, UConn-Marquette, Kansas-Texas, much more

(57:59) - Shenanigans are afoot with the Horizon League

UNC’s NCAAT chances dip after Duke blowout; Illinois this year > Illinois last year? Plus: every team that can realistically win the national title (College Basketball 02/06) Feb 06, 2022

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There were blowouts all over this weekend, but the NCAA Tournament picture gained a small bit of clarity with Illinois handling business in Bloomington. The guys open on that, and then a discussion broke out about how many teams could realistically be considered NCAA Tournament contenders right now. Also: UNC got run over by Duke at home, so what does its tournament hopes look like now?

READ (Norlander): Illinois looks like a final four contender

READ (Parrish): UNC Falls Flat

(00:30) - Illinois shuts off the internet in Bloomington

(09:00) - How many teams can realistically be considered good enough to win it all?

(22:39) - UNC is in some danger of missing the tournament

(37:54) - Weekend observations, including Baylor-Kansas and Kentucky-Alabama

Arizona-UCLA; player of the year rankings; Coach K’s final game at UNC leads maybe our best Saturday so far (College Basketball 02/04) Feb 04, 2022

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Arizona got revenge vs. UCLA on Thursday night, so the guys open on the doings in the desert. As for the weekend ahead, it’s a stacked Saturday, led by Coach K's final game at the Dean Dome. Elsewhere, Kansas and Baylor battle for control of the Big 12 and there’s a good Big Ten tip between Illinois and Indiana. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander also begin looking at Naismith player of the year candidates in a new Friday segment.

(01:55) - UCLA-Arizona reaction

(19:45) - Naismith Player of the Year Watch, presented by Jersey Mike’s

(30:46) - Final Four And One Picks/big weekend preview

Texas Tech’s perfect night; more Tuesday takeaways; is the Patrick Ewing era nearing an end at Georgetown? (College Basketball 02/02) Feb 02, 2022

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Chris Beard's return to Lubbock didn't go as planned — for Texas — but it was an all-time night for Texas Tech. Elsewhere, it seems like Iowa State might not be trustable in a big spot. That, plus a lot of other Tuesday night takeaways from the guys, including how and where 19-2 Providence should be seeded. And finally on today’s show, a deeper look into the issues at Georgetown and the future of Patrick Ewing.

READ: Norlander's Court Report

(00:35) Texas Tech ruin's Chris Beard's return

(20:55) Auburn sweeps Alabama, other Tuesday results

(23:28) Seeding discussions

(39:55) Should Ewing and Georgetown split later this year?

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