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Wisconsin's Johnny Davis might be the player of the year; Big Ten is the best conference in the country; Final Four And One Picks (College Basketball 01/07) Jan 07, 2022

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Is the Big Ten the best conference in the country? So far with Johnny Davis and Wisconsin leading the scoring race, it sure looks like it at this point. Gary Parrish and David Cobb debate that and pick games on this Friday edition of the Eye On College Basketball Podcast.

(01:28) - Wisconsin's Johnny Davis is a one man gang

(13:54) - The Big Ten is the best basketball conference in the country

(24:36) - Michigan State vs Michigan Preview

(28:00) Kansan/Texas Tech Preview

(31:27) Colorado State/ San Diego State preview

(35:32) Tennessee/ LSU preview

(39:37) Duke/Miami Preview

LSU worms a win over Kentucky; Kansas rolling; Wisconsin tips over Purdue; time to rank Illinois? (College Basketball 01/05) Jan 05, 2022

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LSU beat Auburn with a wacky ending and that's only the beginning of the early week shenanigans in college basketball. Providence got pasted by Marquette, Wisconsin and Johnny Davis got another big win and more.

(2:00) - Kentucky loses a wild one in Baton Rouge

(17:00) - Other early in the week shenanigans.

Baylor-Iowa St.; Creighton, Nova get good Ws; other weekend takeaways (College Basketball 01/02) Jan 03, 2022

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Baylor dispatched Iowa State in a business-like fashion on Saturday, cementing their no, 1 ranked status for quote a while. A date with the Kansas Jayhawks looms but is there any other team in the Big 12 that will knock off the champs? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss.

(1:17) - Baylor is awesome

(14:35) - Despite losing, Iowa State is still good

(22:21) - Other notable games from this weekend

Auburn has Final Four DNA; Michigan does not. Plus: weekend picks, Kentucky honors Tubby Smith (College Basketball 12/31) Dec 31, 2021

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Before getting into the episode, we want to extend our thoughts to all who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in Colorado. As the guys discuss on the show, the link below was put up by local officials for all who wish to donate in recovery efforts. https://www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wildfire-Fund

It's the final show of 2021 and Auburn looks like they may be the best team in the SEC! Providence has the most Quad one wins in the country AND games being played this weekend means the return of the Final Four and One!

(1:38) Auburn may be the best team in the SEC

(15:53) Providence has more Quad One wins than any other team in the country

(27:00) The Final Four and one picks

(1:04:42) Tubby Smith to be honored by Kentucky, and GP has a story for that.

There are no good games, so here’s our gift to you: a HUGE mailbag episode! (College Basketball 12/29) Dec 29, 2021

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So thanks to COVID-19, there weren't any good games to preview or discuss on Wednesday, so instead we decided to give you a massive mailbag episode to help answers most of your wise questions that you asked. Are there more socks in the world or are there more chairs in the world? How many slices of pizza are acceptable to eat in a single setting? Parrish and Norlander answer those questions along with a few basketball ones as well.

(2:54) - The NCAA tournament will not be played in a bubble

(8:00) Which teams are fooling the computer metrics?

(11:00) What are some of the tournaments fans must travel to in their lifetime?

(21:00) Has Norlander ever watched a Big Bank Challenge?

2021 Year in Review: Ranking and debating the biggest stories of the year (College Basketball 12/26) Dec 27, 2021

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The boys are back from Christmas and they brought their top 10 stories of 2021 with them. What made the list? Listen and find out!

(12:47) Houston goes on COVID Pause

(30:17) Top 10 stories of 2021

(57:32) Did it happen in 2020, or 2021?

Tennessee-Arizona, Tshiebwe’s 28 rebounds, Duke looks even better, leagues change forfeit rules; plus our Festivus grievances! (College Basketball 12/23) Dec 23, 2021

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Subscribe to the Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw

Matt Norlander's Court report: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/court-report-how-omicron-variant-of-covid-19-could-upend-college-basketball-as-leagues-flip-forfeit-rules/

It's two days before Christmas and the Eye On College Basketball Podcast has some grievances to air. How are conference changing up their COVID-19 forfeit policies? Plus a few other news and notes.

(4:50) Arizona/Tennessee recap

(18:32) - College's AD's and their new COVID-19 forfeit policy

(43:05) - Alabama is 1-2 in their last 3

(50:21) Oscar Tshiebwe is a menace on the glass

(1:03:01) Holiday Festivus

Kentucky loses Louisville, agrees to play Western Kentucky; NC State spared by IARP; latest COVID pauses (College Basketball 12/21) Dec 21, 2021

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The insane rivalry known as Kentucky-Louisville is off, but Western Kentucky steps in to play a game that looks to benefit the entire region. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander ponder if the COVID-19 related forfeits should stop in the big conferences. NC State receives a lot of grace from the IARP, should schools like Arizona, Kansas and Memphis take that as a good sign for their upcoming cases.

(4:25) How Kentucky and Western Kentucky came together to play on Wednesday

(13:17) Should COVID-19 protocols change in light of Omicron?

(25:50) NC State got off light with IARP, should Kansas and others expect similar treatment?

UK highs, UNC woes; 30-plus teams on COVID pause — with Memphis in more trouble than any of them Dec 20, 2021

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Kentucky blew out North Carolina in the CBS Classic and it's fair to wonder how good North Carolina actually is. Baylor head coach Scott Drew won his 400th game this weekend against Oregon. The Memphis Tigers are back in the news -- for only having 4 players vaccinated. How will this affect their season going forward? And Gary has a story about losing his passport and drivers license that is simply unbelievable.

(00:55) North Carolina got demolished by Kentucky

(18:55) Can Baylor win back to back titles?

(25:44) The Memphis Tigers have only four vaccinated players

(52:50) Weekend Whiparound

(1:01:10) GP Storytime - Gary loses his passport in Vegas

COVID chaos is back in college hoops; UNC-Kentucky CBS Sports Classic preview; weekend picks (College Basketball 12/17) Dec 17, 2021

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The CBS Classic that was supposed to be a doubleheader, has now turned into a single game and we all have the omicron variant of COVID-19 to blame for this. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down how exactly we got here and preview the game that we do have left from this -- North Carolina vs Kentucky in December. Also the Final Four and one picks for the weekend.

(2:48) - The CBS Classic turns into one game

(9:38) - How did we get here in terms of games

(23:15) - UNC/ Kentucky preview

(38:11) - Final Four and 1 picks

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