As promised, our annual mailbag spectacular is here. We hope you had a great Christmas; here's another present for yo u. GP and Norlander answer your questions ranging anywhere from the nicest fan bases to James Madison's chances at a 1-seed to concerts in Paris and why the NCAA Tournament could never be like European soccer. (0:00) Intro + mailbag time! (14:00) Which college team would lose by the fewest points to the Pistons? (21:30) High school recruits vs. transfers (27:00) Norlander's five ...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 24 min
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) - ...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 21 min
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 game...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr
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 stunnin...
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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. P...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 a...
Dec 13, 2023•57 min
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) -...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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 Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, ...
Dec 06, 2023•47 min
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 select...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min
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 You can listen to us on your ...
Dec 02, 2023•19 min
Loaded Friday show for ya. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about Bronny James return to USC, recap Norlander's trip to Fayetteville, and pick some games for the Final Four And 1. (00:45) - Bronny James will be making his USC debut soon (10:05) - Mikey Williams' Memphis future remains TBD (17:03) - Norlander recaps his Fayetteville trip (33:16) - Other midweek results, led by Tennessee-UNC (50:24) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: UConn at Kansas (-2.5) (54:46) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: Colorado...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap Kentucky's shellacking of Miami and preview Duke vs. Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Warning: This episode does threaten to go off the rails at least twice. (01:32) - Kentucky blew the doors off of Miami (29:13) - Norlander is in Fayetteville for Duke/Arkansas. We've also got Tennessee-North Carolina and Colorado-Colorado State to look forward to Wednesday. (34:41) - Wednesday and Thursday games to know Eye on College Basketball is available for free on t...
Nov 29, 2023•54 min
Gary and Matt recap a slow-ish weekend that saw FAU and Villanova win big, Oklahoma move to 6-0 and Baylor continue its dominance. They also touch on Louisville almost taking another bad loss, UNC saving some face in the Bahamas, a great Dan Hurley clip and more. Then, the guys preview the Monday and Tuesday slate, led by Miami @ Kentucky on Tuesday night. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you l...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander help you get out of your Thanksgiving coma with an extra-long ep. Maui recap, Battle 4 Atlantis results and plenty more. (01:15) - Don't look now: the Memphis Tigers are balling (21:00) - Purdue is the best team in the country (35:43) - A bevy of other notable results (52:55) - Final Four And 1, Game 1: Villanova (-3) vs. Memphis (55:41) - Final Four And 1, Game 2: Baylor (-3.5) vs. Florida (1:00:33) - Final Four And 1, Game 3: Iowa State (-6) vs. Virginia Tech (1...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Happy Thanksgiving! We are always thankful for you for subscribing and engaging with the show. This is always a unique episode because of how it lands amid the Maui tournament. Norlander and Parrish cover a ton of ground in 50 minutes. 01:15 - Maui recap: Purdue and Marquette move on to play in Wednesday's title game. 25:55 - UConn is still really good. READ: Here's Norlander's column on it from MSG. 32:45 - Other News & Notes 34:55 - Battle 4 Atlantis Preview and other great basketball matc...
Nov 22, 2023•55 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a weekend that saw an FAU loss to Bryant, a UConn smashing of Indiana and a near-win for Louisville ... until Texas snatched it in the last second. (01:45) - FAU had a BAD loss over the weekend (15:28) - Is Reed Sheppard Kentucky's best player? (23:30) - Norlander's nuggets from the weekend (26:29) - The 1-3 Terps are in trouble (29:01) - UConn and Texas win in the Empire Classic (38:09) - Miami wins the Baha-Mar. Top 10? (39:40) - More buy-game brutality (4...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Parrish and Norlander get you ready for Feast Weekend by musing aloud which 4-0 teams will most likely win their conference. And of course, we have the Final Four and One to head into the weekend. Some ridiculousness peppered throughout the ep as usual, too. 01:12 - Which 4-0 team has the best chance of winning its conference? 7:54 - Ed Cooley has a message for young journalists. 23:15 - Final Four and 1 Picks, presented by FanDuel Sportsbook, plus a tour through the other games of the weekend t...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
No shortage of talking points after the past two days around the sport. Here's how today's show sets up: (00:45) - Kansas reigns over Kentucky (12:31) - Duke beats Michigan State (28:30) - Michigan is 3-0 (35:01) - Villanova: yikes (43:08) - A few more notable results, led by Marquette over Illinois (44:45) - A big win for Elvis' alma mater! 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 podcas...
Nov 15, 2023•56 min
First weekend brought plenty of notable results. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander start with Arizona's big win over Duke, then get into more than a dozen other outcomes. (02:45) - Nobody had a better weekend than Arizona (13:02) - Who else won the weekend? (33:06) - Weekend Whiparound (48:51) - Monday and Tuesday games to watch — the biggest being Tuesday's Champions Classic Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and w...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 16 min
We're going to try something new this season: Every so often, when a game result warrants it, we're going to provide appetizer-sized reax pods. Arizona's 78-73 road victory over Duke on Friday night qualifies as our first opportunity to drop one on ya — and it's all Norlander on this show. Want more instant recap pods? Let us know! And we'll still be back Sunday with a full weekend recap. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google...
Nov 11, 2023•17 min
HUGE DAY for games. The best of the bunch is Arizona at Duke. That opens the show. The Final Four And 1 is back as well. What should be on the line this season between Norlander and Parrish? Email your suggestions: shoutstoCBS@gmail.com (00:45) - We need more home-and-home matchups, thank you to Duke and Arizona! (17:30) - Steele Venters is done for the season. How big of a deal is this for the Zags? (21:15) - Jaylon Tyson is cleared to play at Cal. (25:44) - Friday Norlander nuggets (36:25) - F...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Not such a bad start after all, huh? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap: (00:32) - Hey America, say hi to Baylor's Ja'Kobe Walter (13:44) - No. 4 Michigan State stumbles against James Madison (28:38) - USC shines vs. K-State (29:30) - Some teams with uh-oh season-opening losses (37:45) - Louisville actually WON a game ... and the colony of bats that took over a game Tuesday (51:24) - Midweek matchups to know, plus the greatest grudge-holder in greater Syracuse history Eye on College Basketbal...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The season begins Monday. That's great. But here's the problem: The first four nights are lackluster, to say the least. Again. Who can fix this? (01:21) - The opening schedule kinda stinks. Here's what to know. (16:30) - There are a couple of games worth watching Monday/Tuesday, like K-State-USC and Baylor-Auburn (37:00) - Norlander and Parrish run through a dozen big predictions for the next five months (1:07:15) - How much has changed in GP's Top 25 And 1 from April 4 until now? Eye on College...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 24 min
A special episode here. This one was simulcast on CBS Sports Network, so you'll notice the format is different from the usual pod. Parrish and Norlander give their 2023-2024 season preview, including UConn’s chances at a repeat, Final Four predictions, players you should get to know and more. The show opens with a remembrance of Bob Knight. 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 podcast...
Nov 02, 2023•50 min
On Wednesday, legendary coach Bob Knight died. College basketball will never have another coach like him — for obvious reasons. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander remember the multi-layered legacy of a coach with no comparison. Here is Norlander's obituary on Knight, and here is the epic 1981 profile of Knight in Sports Illustrated by Frank DeFord. 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 po...
Nov 02, 2023•44 min
Cooper Flagg is a Blue Devil, but consider this: How advantageous is it to be freshman-loaded in 2023 and 2024? What does having the No. 1 class signify anymore, and will Flagg be able to turn Duke into a likable program? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander debate this AND take the NCAA to task over controversial changes to the NIT. (01:30) - Cooper Flagg commits to Duke (27:15) - Is it advantage to bring this many freshmen when transfers are so coveted? (38:10) - The NIT is facing some serious chan...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander dissect two huge preseason lists: Norlander's top 101 teams and the CBS Sports writers' ranking of the top 101 players in college basketball. 00:45 - Breaking down the top 101 college basketball teams 38:00 - Zach Edey tops 101 best college basketball players 58:15 - What are our favorite games on the CBS TV schedule? 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 t...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go through what many consider the lifeblood of college basketball, the smaller leagues and big schools outside of the Big Six conferences. (01:30) - FAU is the best team of the non-Big Six (20:00) - What's up with the big-picture chances for the Zags, Saint Mary's and San Diego State? (44:20) - The rest of the non-Big Six that rank in Top 60 of KenPom (51:20) - The Non-Big Six Players to Know (52:45) - Most Notable Non-Big Six Coaching Hires (55:45) - Other Non-Bi...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Read our SEC Preview! Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish preview one of the deepest conferences in college basketball. In this 14-team league, they only agree on two teams: Tennessee to finish second and South Carolina to finish last. Everything else is up for debate. Enjoy our final preview ep among the Big Six conferences. (01:15) - Why does Norlander doubt the Arkansas Razorbacks? (06:35) - What are the five biggest storylines in the SEC? (19:45) - How many SEC teams make it to the NCAA Tourname...
Oct 20, 2023•55 min
