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Purdue, Arizona win the weekend; Michigan, UNC stumbling; Feast Week + Gonzaga-UCLA preview (College Basketball 11/22) Nov 22, 2021

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Purdue and Arizona had massive wins in the second official weekend of the college basketball season. Purdue had big wins over North Carolina AND Villanova and in one host's eye -- cemented their status as one of the top teams in the country. Arizona rolled no. 4 ranked Michigan and minted themselves as a top 25 team in the country. Plus is UNC in trouble going forward this season and a preview of Tuesday's Gonzaga/UCLA tilt.

(03:10) Purdue had an awesome weekend

(18:42) UNC might be in trouble

(31:16) Arizona rolls Michigan

(45:49) Maui Tournament Preview

(52:12) Gonzaga/UCLA Preview

Big Ten (and ACC + Pac-12) off to a rough start; Big East and Big 12 soaring; weekend picks + preview (College Basketball 11/19) Nov 19, 2021

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The Big 10 as a whole has had a rough start to the college basketball season as the Gavitt Games have left a bunch of bruises on some resumes. Parrish and Norlander break down what this could mean for the season at large PLUS the Final Four And One picks for this weekend.

(00:45) The Big Ten is in T-R-O-U-B-L-E

(22:05) How has Gary's Top 25 plus one changed since March

(27:02) Norlander's Nuggets

(40:49) Final Four And One previews and Picks

No suspension for Duke’s Paolo Banchero; Big East, WCC off to great starts; the Big Ten is suspect already; Loyola Chicago to A-10 (College Basketball 11/17) Nov 17, 2021

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It's the second Tuesday of the college basketball season and the day was loaded with news and notes -- and then games happened! Michigan becomes the first top-five team in the country to lose a home game, the Virginia Cavaliers get stomped by the Houston Cougars, and BYU looks like an unstoppable wrecking machine early in this season. But first, Parrish and Norlander must discuss Duke's Paolo Banchero and his citation for aiding and abetting DWI of his own jeep. Plus, Sister Jean and the Ramblers of Loyola Chicago are moving to the Atlantic 10.

Check out Matt Norlander's piece on the Missouri Valley possibly expanding HERE:

(02:15) - Duke's Paolo Banchero gets cited with aiding and abetting DWI and still plays against Gardner Webb!

(21:48) - Michigan loses to Seton Hall at home.

(29:05) Illinois/Marquette recap

(36:00) UNC tested by College of Charleston

(41:32) UVA spanked by Houston

(45:31) BYU rolls Oregon

(51: 37) Loyola Chicago to the A-10!

Drew Timme + Gonzaga romp Texas; UCLA-Villanova was awesome; recapping the rest of opening weekend (College Basketball 11/15) Nov 15, 2021

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The opening weekend of College Basketball didn't give us just one but two awesome games this weekend, but first Norlander and Parrish discuss broken water heaters, long cross country flights and Sunday night Dwight Yoakam concerts. The guys then recap Texas taking an L when they visited no. 1 ranked Gonzaga, add in a "Drew Timme is likely the National Player of the Year Conversation" and get to Friday night's UCLA/Villanova game and more!

(08:00) More teams should play ranked opponents

(13:55) Gonzaga/Texas recap

(17:29) Drew Timme is awesome

(37:57) GP gives parenting tips

(40:46) UCLA/Villanova recap

(50:52) Florida/Florida St recap

Read Norlander's piece on Drew Timme HERE: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/gonzagas-drew-timme-the-top-player-in-the-nation-had-his-best-game-to-lead-the-no-1-zags-over-no-5-texas/

Nova-UCLA, Texas-Gonzaga lead our first weekend preview and picks; NCAA fires back at Oklahoma State (College Basketball 11/12) Nov 12, 2021

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The College basketball season's first weekend starts with a massive slate of games that will determine how we see a bunch of the contenders. But first, Parrish and Norlander dive into the NCAA reprimanding Oklahoma State fans for sending threats to NCAA officials. Also, the first college basketball weekend also means the return of the Final Four plus one! Find out who Parrish and Norlander have picked to emerge victorious this weekend!

(1:01) Oklahoma St. gets reprimanded by the NCAA

(11:59) Jim Hayford resigns

(23:00) SMU at Oregon Preview

(30:00) Nova vs UCLA Preview

(36:00) Texas at Gonzaga Preview

(44:00) Florida State at Florida Preview

(51:00) SDSU at BYU Preview

The season is finally here!: Champions Classic recap and other news and notes (College Basketball 11/10) Nov 10, 2021

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The Season is HERE, Norlander is recording from Madison Square Garden and Parrish is recording from his hotel room. They open with an important life question for us all: when is it not okay to eat leftover pizza? Then they break down the main event of the Champions Classic -- Duke vs Kentucky. Did everyone underestimate what the Blue Devils can be this season? Is Paolo Banchero the real deal? The guys answer these questions and more. Plus other news and notes from a very noisy opening night in College Basketball.

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(4:12) - Duke/ Kentucky recap

(11:20) - Paolo Banchero is awesome

(19:55) - Kentucky takeaways

(26:00) - Kansas/Mich St. breakdown

(36:26) - Other news and notes from opening night

The season is (almost!) here: Champions Classic picks/preview for Kansas vs. Michigan State, Duke vs. Kentucky (College Basketball 11/08) Nov 08, 2021

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t's the first college basketball YouTube podcast ever! (Don't fact check that.) The season is nearly here, as Parrish and Norlander open the show with a mention of the first game of the season: Manhattan vs Manhattanville, of course. Then they get to the real stuff: breaking down the awesome slate of Champions Classic games. First: No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks vs. the Michigan State Spartans, then the final matchup between Coach K and Coach Cal, as No. 9 Duke takes on 10th-ranked Kentucky. The pod closes with a few college hoops headlines from over the weekend and the other games to know for opening night.

0:00 Intro

(13:31) - Parrish and Norlander break down Kansas vs Michigan State

(30:00) -The guys break down Kentucky/Duke

(49:02) - New Rule changes come to College basketball

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Time for our big predictions: NCAA Tournament, Final Four, national champ, plus sleepers and more (College Basketball 11/5) Nov 05, 2021

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Spoiler alert! Parrish and Norlander give their picks on the Final Four, championship game and who will win it all. The guys then dive into this year's crop of tournament sleepers, as well as some of the teams that might not make the tournament at all! The episode closes with Norlander giving a dozen regular season and tournament predictions for this upcoming year.

9:10 - Parrish and Norlander make their Final Four picks

22:00 - Title game picks

29:30 - Tournament sleepers

38:00 - Season predictions

🚨NCAA upholds postseason ban on Oklahoma State, Cowboys will sit in 2022 (Emergency Podcast) Nov 03, 2021

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An NCAA appeals committee decided this week to uphold the Committee on Infractions' decision from 17 months ago to ban Oklahoma State for the postseason. The Cowboys are ineligible in 2022. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the decision in depth, with some additional reporting from Norlander's scoop earlier on Wednesday. The guys also get into Jalen Wilson's suspension at Kansas (28:00) for DUI and Kofi Cockburn's three-game suspension (36:30) for selling team gear earlier this year, before NIL rules went into place.

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College hoops picks, predictions, season preview: Gonzaga leads our best-of-the-rest teams for '21-22 (College Basketball 11/02) Nov 02, 2021

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Our final conference-related preview for the 2021-22 season hits on a sweet 16 set of teams you need to know about now that there's -- you ready? -- just ONE week until the season begins! Parrish and Norlander open the show by discussing what would prevent Gonzaga from being a No. 1 seed/living up to expectations, and then at the 19-minute mark, the guys get into Norlander's list of the 15 best non-Gonzaga teams from outside the power-conference structure. Come here to find your future Cinderellas, but even more than that, some of the veteran-laden mid-major teams that will work their way near or into the top 25 this season.

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