Another loaded weekend is in the Books! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap everything, including the National Champs winning the Big East regular season title. Tennessee taking important steps to secure the 4th No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, ACC Bubble Teams taking inopportune L's at the wrong time and more! (00:47) - The Big East runs through UConn (20:45) - Are the Vols the fourth no. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament? (28:57) - Big 12 Spotlight (35:24) - Big Ten Whiparound (43:59) - SEC Wh...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 18 min
WELCOME TO MARCH! But first Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview Tennessee vs Alabama for the likely SEC Regular season title game. Give their observations on Gonzaga's quest for an At-Large bid to the NCAA tournament AND they pick some games. 00:45 - It's Bama vs. Tennessee for the SEC lead 13:50 - Gonzaga gets another big win but St. Mary's wins WCC regular season championship 22:50 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 21 Dayton (-4) at Loyola Chicago 29:14 - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 7 Ka...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a wild early part of the college basketball week that saw BYU earn their first win ever in Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Plus Reed Sheppard snatches a win from the jaws of defeat against Mississippi State. (00:41) - BYU cuts through the Phog (15:00) - Reed Sheppard went God Mode vs Miss St. (24:00) - Jarod Lucas might've hit the shot of the season (31:13) - Texas stomps Texas Tech (33:24) - Wake loses to Notre Dame (37:50) - RJ Davis went nuts against Miami (47:17)...
Feb 28, 2024•58 min
Well ... that was some weekend. We start with the Johnnies and Rick Pitino donning the white suit at Madison Square Garden. Then, it has to be done: A re-heat of the court-storm debate. Parrish and Norlander half-agree. Which solution is more relaistic? PLUS, an elongated whiparound of the weekend to get you ready for the Monday and Tuesday games. (00:55) - Are St John's NCAA tournament hopes still alive? That, plus a deep dive on Duke-Wake, from the court storm to the actual game itself (38:05)...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Washington State is all alone at the top of the Pac-12! Is Kyle Smith the National Coach of the Year? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that and the incredible story out of Pullman. Also, did you catch Dan Hurley's viral social media moment? We get into that, plus it's the Final Four And 1 presented by FanDuel. (00:37) - Wazzu stands alone (20:30) - Nova-UConn chat (29:48) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 2 Houston (-3) at No. 11 Baylor (33:37) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 8 Duke (-1) ...
Feb 23, 2024•58 min
The champs went to Omaha in mid-February and got demolished. So, who's the new No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1? Oh, Parrish is READY. (00:37) - UConn loses in Omaha. Plus: Houston beats Iowa State. (25:41) - Will the real Michigan State please show up? (28:00) - ACC recap (34:30) - Utah State is balling. Danny Sprinkle on the short list for NCOY. (43:50) - Norlander is *FINALLY* done with Texas A&M (49:06) - Wednesday games to know — plus: Nata got married! Eye on College Basketball is available f...
Feb 21, 2024•57 min
Norlander's back from Alabama, but before we get to that, we must get to: Parrish finally caving and ranking UConn over Purdue. He has no choice at this point. The Huskies destroyed Marquette, while Purdue got Diebler'd at Ohio State. Plus: Kentucky's win at Auburn, with an on-the-scene report from Norlander, then a tour around the weekend, including why Houston is also a "great" team alongside UConn and Purdue; the Bad Losses of note; the T-BAL metric you need to know about NOW; an absurd run o...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 21 min
The Eye on College Basketball guys get you ready for a great weekend of games. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:30) - Who are the No. 1 Seeds? (00:08:00) - National Coach of the Year Right Now (00:17:50) - Final Four and One #CollegeBasketball #CBB #NCAA #NCAAM #uconn #uconnhuskies #marquette #marquettebasketball #virginia #virginiacavaliers #wakeforest #bigeast #bigeasthoops To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about you...
Feb 16, 2024•45 min
Matt Norlander gives the background information on Chris Holtmann's departure from Ohio State and who Holtmann's replacement might be. 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 smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye o...
Feb 14, 2024•17 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap an early week slate of college basketball that had a ton of upsets. (00:45) - Who wins the ACC? (15:25) - Who's most likely to get a two-seed? (30:49) - SEC Watch (40:00) - Indiana State takes a bad loss (43:15) - Wednesday and Thursday 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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @...
Feb 14, 2024•54 min
Super Bowl Sunday means we go a day earlier to recap a college basketball slate full of fireworks. First up, Gonzaga snatched a Q1 win AT Kentucky to keep their faint NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The guys then go into the absolute banger that was Baylor/Kansas, recap a frantic Big 12 race and much more! (01:02) - Gonzaga FINALLY gets first Q1 win. (20:00) - Kansas survives Baylor (24:10) - More Big 12 (26:30) - Illinois loses a bad one to Michigan State (30:00) - Shouts to Wazzu (38:06) - Vols g...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 15 min
It used to be commonplace for high-profile non-con games to happen in February. That custom died off more than a decade ago, but Gonzaga and Kentucky are bringing it back. The show opens with Norlander and GP breaking down the matchup and explaining why we should appreciate getting this type of game. (00:48) - Can Gonzaga get its first Q1 win? (22:58) - Arizona beat Utah in TRIPLE OT. (30:48) - UAB beats FAU in ONE OT (36:53) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 10 Illinois at Michigan State (-1) (3...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min
READ: Norlander's Court Report (00:48) - Can the Gamecocks win the SEC? (17:37) - Clemson got closer to securing a tournament bid with win over UNC (23:59) - Kansas State beat Kansas in OT again (28:12) - Iowa State gave Texas #hornsdown (37:12) - Mountain West recap (40:00) - Michigan State's tournament chances are in the wind (46:50) - Benny Williams dismissed from Syracuse (53:15) - What's on tap for Wednesday and Thursday Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as w...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min
The most hyped weekend of the season has come and gone. And there was no shortage of season-defining results! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take you through all of them. Read: Norlander from MSG on UConn-St. John's Read: Parrish from his couch on UNC-Duke (00:45) - Purdue will win the Big Ten (10:49) - Kansas bulldozed Houston (19:31) - UNC holds serve at home against Duke. (31:56) - Vols STOMP Kentucky (39:46) - Big 12 check-in (45:40) - Why Connecticut has a claim as the best team in the cou...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 28 min
It's the most loaded weekend in college basketball. Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Houston, and more. But first, Wisconsin tried to stroll into Pinnacle Bank and received an L for their trouble. All that AND the Final Four and One in a fresh episode! (01:30) - What have we tried to tell you about walking into Pinnacle Bank.. (14:49) - Is anyone catching UConn in the Big East? (21:00) - Memphis is dropping like a rock. (32:09) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 4 Houston (-5) at No. 8 Kansas. (36:54) - Fina...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Georgia Tech upset North Carolina, South Carolina got its second top-10 win in seven days, and Tom Izzo reached 700 W. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap all of this AND more on a fresh episode! (00:32) - Diving into the historic pattern of top-10 teams losing on the road (19:00) - South Carolina gets another top-10 win; Lamont Paris in NCOY talk (33:11) - #hornsdown again (36:53) - Nova and Ohio State are in deep trouble (47:52) - Other early week results to know (51:41) - Kentucky probably ...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 9 min
READ: Norlander on Ed Cooley back in Providence With the AFC and NFC championship games taking up Sunday afternoon and evening, we wanted to get you a show well before the football gets going. This one's a solid 80 minutes of hoop talk. 00:41 - Iowa State topples No. 7 Kansas + a long tour around the Big 12 30:13 - Ed Cooley has no regrets 49:30 - Big East doings 55:20 - Catching up with the SEC 59:26 - Arizona hands Oregon a solid L — they're tied in the Pac-12 1:03:11 - Monday and Tuesday game...
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min
It is MOST DEFINITELY a Friday show. 00:45 - Camel fighting and shouts to John Fanta 2:45 - Assessing the top of the SEC 15:45 - Arizona loses on buzzer-beater to Beaver Feaver 21:50 - A tour of the past two days in college hoops (including the new Game of the Year??) 35:00 - Final Four And 1 — with Australian accents to boot. You're welcome/we're sorry. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you lis...
Jan 26, 2024•57 min
Read Norlander's Court Report 02:15 - South Carolina brings Kentucky back to earth 14:37 - The most notable results from Monday and Tuesday, including UNC, Dayton and Texas 33:53 - DePaul head coaching job is open: who are Norlander's five candidates? 45:01 - Wednesday and Thursday games to watch. 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 @GaryPa...
Jan 24, 2024•55 min
Content warning: The opening 20 minutes of this episodes centers around an allegation of sexual assault. An extra-long Sunday show here for you, and there's a lot of hoop to talk, but before that, a bigger story: Terrence Shannon Jr.'s return to Illinois. (23:00) - Big Z hits Lexington. Read: Norlander on Kentucky (37:43) - Weekend whiparound leads on Big East and Big 12 results, plus Caitlin Clark's collision Sunday (1:08:25) - Monday and Tuesday games to watch/reaction to Kansas and Duke losin...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min
There are three tournament-level game shaping games in the Big East this weekend, and the guys will take you through them. All that plus the Final Four and 1 games presented by Fanduel. (00:46) - Three Big East games with six projected NCAAT teams (16:31) - Norlander's news and notes (34:00) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 9 Baylor (-2) at Texas (39:09) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - Rhode Island at No. 21 Dayton (-15) (46:11) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - San Diego State (-1) at Boise State (50:0...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min
READ: Norlander talks to Izzo The guys discuss Dalton Knecht's chances at being an All-American, Seton Hall's surprise run to the top of the Big East, Kansas State's FIRST Q1 win of the season and more. 00:45 - Is Dalton Knecht a first-team All-American? 16:15 - Seton Hall is the surprise of the Big East so far 21:32 - IU gets blown out at home 24:32 - Kansas State gets a big win over Baylor 34:40 - Mountain West movement 37:15 - Norlander spoke to Tom Izzo about retirement 49:48 - Wednesday and...
Jan 17, 2024•54 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the week/weekend that saw eight top-10 teams take a loss. The only ones that didn't: UConn and UNC. We open the show on the Tar Heels. 01:33 - Was North Carolina underrated the whole time? 10:56 - Life in the Big 12 21:00 - Maryland got a big W against Illinois 24:29 - Texas A&M notched a resume win against Kentucky 29:09 - Arizona with another bad loss in the Pac-12 31:50 - Can the Mountain West get six bids in the NCAA Tournament? Yes. 42:38 - Monday a...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 7 min
After a week filled with highly ranked teams taking road losses, which one is most deserving of No. 1 status? That and a whole lot more on a fun Friday show. (00:45) - No, GP isn't taking the Alabama football job (02:15) - Sooooo ... who's No. 1? (15:45) - USC loses Isaiah Collier for 4-6 weeks -- or more? (20:43) - Gonzaga's tournament streak is in trouble. Michigan State, too. (27:24) - UCLA is a quagmire (34:23) - Marquette lost again. (42:30) - Final Four and One Game 1 -- St. John’s at No. ...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a wild middle of the week that saw both the No.1 and No.2 teams lose. (00:31) - "You don't just walk into..." (09:00) - The final undefeated team falls. (18:35) - Kansas is the clear no. 1 in the land (29:29) - Tuesday Whiparound To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 2024•53 min
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap a wild weekend that saw Kansas barely survive a test against TCU, saw FAU stumble in Charlotte, and much more in the first college basketball weekend of 2024. (00:45) - GP was right.... (11:57) - Kansas BARELY escapes TCU. There was a lot of controversy (25:03) - Weekend Whiparound (26:02) - Mick Cronin....not looking so hot. (35:20) - Are BYU a bunch of #computertrickers? (40:31) - Who wins the SEC? Tennessee, Kentucky or Auburn (54:41) - The Big East is to...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Gary Parrish and David Cobb preview the weekend's big games. (00:34) - Who wins their conference by more games (07:05) - Providence's Bryce Hopkins suffers season-ending injury 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 smart speakers! Simply say, "A...
Jan 05, 2024•42 min
READ: Norlander's Court Report Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give you a midweek rundown and set the table for Wednesday/Thursday. (00:45) - Pink eye is a scourge (and is why this episode was a few hours behind schedule) (04:32) - Can the Illini keep it up without Terrence Shannon Jr? Who is top-three in Big Ten? (12:00) - Is the Mountain West the best multi-bid league in the country? Yes. Here are the numbers. (18:18) - Norlander goes four for five on Trivia Time! Can you get all five? (27:23)...
Jan 03, 2024•48 min
Surprise: We've got a weekend recap show for you long before you get your NYE plans on. Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone recap the post-Christmas break slate, led by FAU's troubling loss Saturday night against FGCU. (00:45) - Strongjaw is BACK! (04:15) - FAU has the ugliest two-pack of losses this season (13:43) - Marquette outlasted Creighton on CBS (20:44) - San Diego State got a big win over Gonzaga on Friday; the Zags are no tourney lock (36:23) - Weekend Whiparound: Is the Pac-12 going to be a...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min
You're getting a Friday podcast on a Thursday, and surprising news emerged Thursday afternoon, which jumped to the top of the show: Terrence Shannon Jr.'s suspension after a rape charge. The guys start with that, then compare their top 10 stories in men's college basketball for 2023 before making some weekend picks, leading on the San Diego State-Gonzaga game Friday night. READ: The 23 biggest stories of 2023 (1:00) Illinois suspends Terrence Shannon Jr. after rape allegations (13:00) Norlander’...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min
