CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get into an issue that bothers both fo them: the idea that a 72-team NCAA Tournament is superior to a 68-team NCAA Tournament. But that's the proposal put forth by the ACC coaches. Will it catch steam? The guys give reasons for why it could die a quick death -- or gain steam. They also get into some results from this week's NBA combine, focusing their discussions on Donte DiVincenzo, Marvin Bagley III, Michael Porter Jr. and Jaren Jackson Jr.

The headlines haven't stopped for college hoops. On this episode, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss: ? Condoleeza Rice's curious clarification on college players getting paid ? Kentucky getting better by earning a five-star commitment ? Arizona managing to keep its boat afloat and land a big pledge ? La Salle's new coach opting to hire a former Louisville assistant who was fired because of the FBI investigation

Romeo Langford's Indiana commitment has that state as optimistic about the Hoosiers as it's been in more than a half-decade. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander look at what Archie Miller's assembled -- and try to envision what IU will be like next season. Plus: Donovan Mitchell has been better as a rookie than anyone expected. In fact, he has no peer in recent years. No one has been this great after being a good-not-great college player. So what did we miss?

Wednesday morning brought a long-awaited reveal: a lengthy report compiled by the NCAA-appointed Commission on College Basketball. Condoleezza Rice was the chair, and she spoke in Indianapolis to assembled media and NCAA-related tastemakers in Indianapolis. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spend nearly an hour examining what was -- and wasn't -- addressed on Wednesday. For frequent pod listeners, some of their takeaways may surprise you.

Don't worry, the guys aren't taking the offseason off. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back for a 70-minute episode to discuss: ? Some NBA Draft declarations, and why many are destined to miss out on getting picked ? Villanova's interesting waiting game on Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman ? The top 10 most notable coaching hires from the past month ? Who sets up as the best hire and which is most likely to fail? ? The fascinating recruiting battle between Penny Hardaway and John Calipari

The FBI's case regarding bribery and wire fraud in college basketball gained significant movement on Tuesday with a superseding indictment that was published against current defendants. In that indictment, Kansas and North Carolina State were named/looped into the story. For Kansas, no coaches are being targeted; the FBI is alleging that people outside the school steered two players to play for the Jayhawks. With NC State, at least one former coach is being held partially accountable for the illegal recruitment of former Wolfpack player Dennis Smith Jr. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander lay out the latest information and go in detail on what comes next for Bill Self and Kansas, in addition to why NC State's issues aren't the same as KU's.

Today's episode is sponsored by www.ziprecruiter.com. Is the 2017-18 Villanova team one of the best ever? As in: on the short list of greatest teams of all time? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander make that case. They recap the Wildcats' title-game win over Michigan, and get into what made Vilanova historically great. They also discuss Donte DiVincenzo's historic performance and the unnecessary side story about his six-year-old tweets that had nothing to do with what happened on Monday. From there, Norlander and Parrish looked back at the past five months and hit on the biggest storylines in college basketball -- on and off the floor. They wrap with a look to next season. Parrish dishes on his top 25 (and one).

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander chat from San Antonio not just on the national title game Monday night, but also touch on the results from Saturday's national semifinals that led to Villanova playing Michigan for the 2018 title. They offer up their picks and provide some statistical analysis to back up their predictions. Forgive their voices ... the guys got together Sunday night, and perhaps late in Monday morning. All for the sake of a quality title game preview podcast.

The national semifinals are Saturday night here at the Alamodome. So Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish got together Saturday morning to preview both games. They start with UConn's lost to Notre Dame from Friday, then ... 6:38: Loyola-Chicago vs. Michigan. Parrish took the Wolverines. Norlander took the Ramblers. 18:42: Villanova-Kansas matchup. And once again, they picked different winners. Norlander has Nova. Parrish took Kansas.

Today's episode is sponsored by www.ziprecruiter.com. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are on the ground in Texas. They open with some San Antonio and Final Four, then get into Chris Mack taking the Louisville job, Jeff Capel taking Pitt, and looking at the Xavier opening. They also touch on Kansas and wrap with some more Final Four talk.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are both back at home, and before they head out to San Antonio, they touch on the regional final results that have given us a Final Four of Loyola-Chicago, Michigan, Villanova and Kansas. There's also a discussion of whether or not Duke's season could fairly be labeled as an underachieving one. Plus: Will Barack Obama get down to San Antonio to watch the Ramblers?

A 9 vs. an 11. A 3 vs. a 9. A 1 vs. a 3. A 1 vs. a 2. That's the Elite Eight, and Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are here to give their thoughts. They react to what the Sweet 16 gave us and what the Elite Eight is presenting. Come on in and listen before Saturday's regional finals get going.

The NCAA Tournament starts back up on Thursday. Parrish and Norlander go long on their thoughts with all eight regional semis. They cap off the podcast with a discussion on Penny Hardaway going to Memphis. This episode is presented by www.ziprecruiter.com

Well, your bracket is in flames and the NCAA Tournament just put on an unpredictable carnival of upsets. So was it the best ever? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander lay out the results from every region and take a deep look at all corners of the bracket. If you found yourself obsessed with the tournament this past weekend, this is the perfect way to cap off the experience.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spend much of this podcast discussing American sports history, as UMBC did the unthinkable on Friday night. They have so much to say, and discuss, about both teams and how this makes the 2018 NCAA Tournament already one of the most historic, unforgettable ones ever.