CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast show

CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Summary: This is the Podcast world's most entertaining and informative college basketball show. Host Gary Parrish brings the sport to your ears with guests who touch on various issues and topics.

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 Parrish and Norlander make their picks for every game in the bracket (3.13) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:39

Before the NCAA Tournament begins on Tuesday night, the guys give you not just their Final Four and national title picks, but go through each region and share their thoughts and picks on the games that stand out to them most. From the first round into the second weekend, then explaining why they've picked who they've picked to win it all. Plus, they only agree on one Final Four team: Virginia.

 Special Edition: Bracket Analysis! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:05

You can never get enough bracket analysis, predictions and picks this time of year. On this special edition of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast presented by Old Navy, Jamie Erdahl and Reid Forgrave give you their takes on the NCAA Tournament bracket with potential upsets, Final Four predictions and championship picks.

 2018 NCAA Tournament bracket breakdown (3.11) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:11:28

The most wonderful time of the sports year is finally back. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish go for an hour-plus on the field of 68, plus a few teams that got left out. Region-by-region breakdowns of the trends, games and storylines that stick out. It's one of the biggest, best pods of the season.

 Who's going to get all the 1 seeds? This is the best race for the top line in years (3.9) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:13

It's the final podcast before the brackets come out! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get into the biggest storylines from Thursday and Friday, plus break down why Pitt needed to fire Kevin Stallings. They wrap up with a must-listen debate over the chase for 1 seeds. As of Friday morning, Virginia is the only lock for a 1. Five teams are chasing three spots. Who will get to the top line?

 Gonzaga destined to be underseeded? More conference champ talk; Penny Hardaway to Memphis? (3.7) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:00

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are in full March form. Come on in and hear them dish on Gonzaga's 30-4 season, Saint Mary's putting itself in a bad spot for the selection committee, and Cincinnati's chances for a No. 2 seed. They also get into Parrish's report about Memphis potentially replacing Tubby Smith with Penny Hardaway. Beyond that, the guys preview the Patriot League title game, take a look at the biggest bubble games in play on Wednesday, and discuss the latest with automatic bids.

 The Big Ten needs to get back to MSG; here comes Duke; champ week chatter! (3.5) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:47:04

After Michigan's run to a second straight Big Ten title, Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discuss the Wolverines as a Final Four threat and also why the Big Ten would be smart to try and replicate its 2018 tournament experiment at some point again in the near future. The guys also touch on Duke's No. 1 seed chances, Cincinnati's AAC title and push for a No. 2 seed, and talk auto bids. Radford won at the buzzer. Seven more tickets will be handed out Monday and Tuesday night.

 Arizona has risen from the ashes; UVA miracle; B1G apple; Michael Porter Jr. playing? (3.2) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:14

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander deliver the goods on this episode, spanning the sport. They open on an unexpected, fortunate turn of events for Sean Miller and Arizona. Then they get to Louisville blowing against Louisville, losing after being up by four with 0.9 seconds to go. From there, Norlander -- who is in NYC for the Big Ten tourney, talks that bracket in addition to the auto bids being handed out. And beyond that, there are a lot of games this weekend to get to. Stocked episode with a lot to talk about.

 Awaiting what's next with Sean Miller; Miami pulls a Villanova on UNC; looking at A-10 picture (2.28) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:52

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander continue with the Sean Miller saga at Arizona. As of when they recorded, no further word had come from the school. But given everything Miller is facing, is there a reasonable scenario under which Miller could continue coaching the Wildcats? There are a lot of untouched angles here still; the guys address all of them. Plus: actual hoops talk! Tuesday night had some crazy endings and great games. Miami-UNC, Davidson-St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's-Rhode Island. And guess what? Thursday's got some under-the-radar games you need to be aware of.

 Sean Miller isn't coaching but Deandre Ayton is playing, so what and who to believe with this story? (2.25) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:17:58

After an explosive story about Sean Miller came out Friday night, the Arizona coach did not appear on the sideline of the Wildcats' loss to Oregon on Saturday. Miller released a statement saying he believes he will be "vindicated." Deandre Ayton has been deemed eligilbe. So who are we to believe and where is this story headed? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spend the first half of this podcast discussing a lot of angles and potential outcomes for Arizona, Miller and Ayton. Then they touch on the fact that many players named in the Yahoo Sports report from last Friday wound up playing anyway, and in fact they probably won't miss any games this season despite that story. There is actual basketball to be discussed, and the guys get to the biggest outcomes of the weekend in the final 20 minutes of the podcast.

 Truths and myths about Friday's big story and fallout from the FBI investigation (2.23) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:53:31

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander fill you in on what to know and what to keep in mind, now that everyone is raising their voice over the issues overtaking college basketball. What does the Yahoo! Sports story actually mean for the sport? The guys dedicate the entire podcast to what details are important and what might come soon with this story.

 Was the NCAA right to vacate Louisville?s 2013 national title? (2.21) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:56

What has been clear for a while became official Tuesday: Louisville will vacate its 2012 Final Four appearance and its 2013 national championship. So the Cardinals are suddenly one of just three programs to vacate multiple Final Fours. The others are Memphis and Michigan. Did the NCAA handle this correctly? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish open on that. At 21:25: Is Louisville's impending coaching search hindered in any way? 31:22: Kentucky won 87-72 at Arkansas. What does that mean for the Wildcats? 36:33: It's a huge Wednesday in college hoops. The guys touch on a bunch of games to keep an eye on.

 This actually could be the strongest bubble in years (2.18) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:59:52

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have a lot to get to, starting with all the noise from the Big 12. They also touch on almost every single bubble team winning over the weekend, and evaluate Xavier, Villanova and the Big East and so much more. Michigan State's overall story is interesting -- and why does Gary have Sparty ranked above Villanova, anyway? Also, for the first time in podcast history, Grambling State gets about four minutes worth of love because the Tigers now have the longest win streak in college basketball at 11 games.

 If college basketball had a midseason All-Star Game, here's how we would draft our teams (2.16) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:17

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander riff for an hour on the state of college basketball's impossible-to-predict 2017-18 season. Top teams can't stop losing to unranked competition. They explain why this is going to be problematic in a year of change for the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Then they preview about a dozen games for the upcoming weekend, and wrap with a fun concept: picking college players for a college hoops All-Star Game, a la what the NBA did this season.

 Player of the Year up for grabs; Ole Miss job candidates; Rhode Island's rampage; game picks (2.14) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:47:02

Oklahoma has dropped seven of its past nine games. Trae Young has missed 18 of his past 19 3-point attempts. Consequently, the Player of the Year race has undeniably opened up. So Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discussed that at the top. At 15:23: How should Andy Kennedy be remembered at Ole Miss? Will he coach again? And who is next in Oxford? 23:53: How much has Dan Hurley changed as a man and a coach? How good is this Rhode Island team? Norlander has an in-depth profile up at CBSSports.com about the misunderstood "madman." 36:12: Thursday night previews and picks for Cincinnati at Houston, Temple at Wichita State and Arizona at Arizona State

 Analysis, and some criticism, of the NCAA Tournament selection committee's new process (2.11) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:17:23

After the selection commiteee's top-16 reveal on Sunday, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give a full rundown not just of the teams picked and those snubbed, but go in depth on the new process and what you need to know about how the NCAA is changing the way it seeds and select teams. It's a long discussion, with some difference in opinion between the guys on what the committee does, but worth it for any fan who will watch again come Selection Sunday.

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