Cbs Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

It's now been seven years since Devan Downey put 30 points on Kentucky. So Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander opened on that, obviously, before quickly turning their attention to Mike Krzyzewski banning Duke's players from their locker room. The players are also not allowed to wear school-issued gear anymore. Is this silly or the solution to all that ails the Blue Devils? Parrish and Norlander discuss that and then preview the weekend -- specifically Kansas-Kentucky and Virginia-Villanova. 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

Tuesday's wild night of results -- Marquette over Villanova, West Virginia over Kansas, Tennessee over Kentucky -- is the main topic of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Gary Parrish spends part of it insisting Matt Norlander credit him for his predictions, then the two discuss the idea of Gonzaga being ranked No. 1 and Purdue's Caleb Swanigan winning National Player of the Year. Toward the end, they talk about next month's Bracket Preview show and Brent Musburger's retirement announcement, which leads to a conversation about Musberger's role in the Rocky films. 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

Was Arizona more impressive or UCLA more disappointing this weekend? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before diving into UCLA's Final Four hopes. Can the Bruins make it with a defense like this? Parrish and Norlander try to answer that question and then transition to Creighton's first game without Maurice Watson. After that, they discuss Kentucky running away with the SEC and how Georgia got screwed by a bad clock. Then they preview Tuesday's terrific slate of games -- specifically Villanova at Marquette, Kansas at West Virginia and Purdue at Michigan State. 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

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander updated their national championship picks this week and both went with Kansas. But Parrish almost went with UCLA. And they discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, Saturday's best games -- Arizona at UCLA, South Carolina at Kentucky and Louisville at Florida State -- are previewed. Then Parrish and Norlander close by discussing the nation's top point guard prospects -- namely Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Dennis Smith and De'Aaron Fox. 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

How brutal is Maurice Watson's torn ACL for Creighton? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this Eye on College Basketball before getting into a conversation about Kentucky's SEC dominance. They then talk about Jimmy Patsos' hilarious trip through a nonexistent handshake line, the top candidates for National Coach of the Year and offer predictions for Notre Dame-Florida State and Florida-South Carolina. 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

Is it time to be concerned about Duke? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander answer that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before discussing Gonzaga's win over Saint Mary's and the possibility of the Zags entering Selection Sunday with zero losses. They also talk about Xavier's unimpressive resume, Notre Dame's 5-0 start in the ACC, the impact Jamie Dixon is already having at TCU, UConn's crazy winning streak in women's basketball and the verbal altercation that happened Saturday between a Colorado State player and a New Mexico assistant coach. 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

Is Friday the 13th still a thing? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before turning their attention to UCLA's incredible offensive performance at Colorado. Then they discuss the NCAA's decision to schedule a meeting between its selection committee and some of the sport's best statistical minds. Then they discuss Saturday's best games -- specifically Baylor at Kansas State, Duke at Louisville, Florida State at North Carolina, UCLA at Utah, Saint Mary's at Gonzaga and Wichita State at Illinois State. 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

Villanova killed Xavier. Florida State killed Duke. West Virginia killed Baylor. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed all three blowouts in this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, and Parrish explained why he's moved Villanova back to No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 (and one). And, yes, Parrish and Norlander discussed Grayson Allen's latest incident because everything Allen does these days becomes a national story. 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

Are Grayson Allen's legs going to be a story the rest of this season? Yes, apparently. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that near the top of this Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talked about Baylor's No. 1 ranking, Kentucky's dominance in the SEC, Nevada's crazy comeback win over New Mexico and Tuesday's strong schedule of games highlighted by Baylor at West Virginia, Duke at Florida State, Xavier at Villanova and Indiana at Maryland. 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

Did Coach K handle the Grayson Allen situation correctly? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before discussing Louisville, Virginia and the ridiculousness of the ACC schedule. The conversation then turns toward Baylor and how wild it is that the Bears are probably only one win away from becoming No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in school history. 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

How did the referees miss that travel in Kansas' win over Kansas State? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Indiana's struggles, Mike Krzyzewski's back surgery, Villanova-Butler and Brad Brownell talking crazy to Roy Williams. 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

A wild weekend of college basketball featured Duke losing at Virginia Tech and North Carolina losing at Georgia Tech, which produced some really weird ACC standings. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that -- plus the craziness of the Big Ten -- in this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before looking back at Villanova-Creighton and looking ahead to Villanova-Butler. 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

Butler had a scary experience on a flight home after its Thursday night loss at St. John's. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they look back at Oregon's win over UCLA and ahead to Saturday's showdown between Villanova and Creighton that provides Jay Wright's Wildcats a chance to finish a historically great 2016 calendar year. Also discussed: Virginia's win over Louisville, Indiana's loss to Nebraska -- and Saturday's Indiana-Louisville and Duke-Virginia Tech games. 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

What were the biggest college basketball moments and memories in 2016? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss them at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talking about Texas' disappointing season and Michigan State's win at Minnesota before looking ahead to Virginia-Louisville and UCLA-Oregon. 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

NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy took a shot at college basketball officials during Sunday's Cavaliers-Warriors broadcast and referenced how often foul trouble affects college basketball games. Does he have a point? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, which leads to a conversation about the thankless job of officiating in general. After that, Parrish and Norlander revisit their preseason picks for the nation's best leagues. Would they stick with what they picked or switch? They went through each league and discussed. 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

What in the world is going on with Grayson Allen? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the Duke guard's suspension for tripping at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they talk about Louisville's win over Kentucky, Syracuse's shocking loss to St. John's, North Carolina's ongoing NCAA case and how much losing Udoka Azubuike will hurt Kansas this season. 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

What to make of Harry Giles' lackluster debut at Duke? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they discuss Malik Monk's historic effort against North Carolina and preview Wednesday's Kentucky-Louisville game before talking about Michigan State's rough start to the season and Butler's great start to the season. 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

How wild is the Carlton Bragg story? Turns out, according to police, the Kansas sophomore was falsely accused of battery by his girlfriend. So the charge was dropped. And Bragg is back on the team. But if you're expecting Gary Parrish or Matt Norlander to apologize for reporting the fact that Bragg was arrested and charged with battery last week, well, you're going to be disappointed. They open this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast with a discussion on that, then turn their attention to UCLA's Lonzo Ball, UCLA's TJ Leaf and UCLA in general. After that, they pick the winner of Saturday's showdown between North Carolina and Kentucky. And then they discuss West Virginia's Bob Huggins going for his 800th career win. 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

Should Josh Hart now be the leading candidate for National Player of the Year? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Villanova as a team, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey's completely fair shot at the media, Duke's dominant win over UNLV, UCLA's incredible offense and the arrest of Kansas sophomore Carlton Bragg. 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

How good did Duke look against Florida? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Which leads to a conversation about Duke's NBA prospects. Which leads to a conversation about Washington's NBA prospect -- namely Markelle Fultz. He's been terrific. His team has not. It feels like we're getting Ben Simmons/LSU all over again. After that, Parrish and Norlander talk about Kentucky's win over Valpo, Butler's loss at Indiana State and Xavier's loss at Colorado. Then they close with a preview of Saturday's game between undefeated Villanova and undefeated Notre Dame. 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