CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Host Matt Norlander brings on CBSSports.com national college hoops writers Gary Parrish and Jeff Goodman to examine the unintended consequences of this hysteria with conference realignment. Will it eventually plague the NCAA tournament? Which Big 12 schools could wind up in inferior conferences? Also, Kentucky's recruiting is covered, as well as what's happening with Isiah Thomas at FIU and quietness that's settled around Frank Haith at Missouri -- for now.

Andre Drummond dropped a bomb on the college hoops world over the weekend when he declared he'd be attending UConn this fall, not going to a year for post-grad and then likely to the NBA. So what does this mean for UConn? For Jim Calhoun? For the rest of college basketball? Matt Norlander and Jeff Borzello talk it out.

ESPN analyst, Twitter superstar and Young Jeezy aficionado Jay BIlas joins host Matt Norlander on this edition of the podcast. Bilas gets into his usual takedowns and critiques of the NCAA, but what about how he got into the business to begin with? He shares that, as well as a few stories from the road and about Coach K, who he played for in the mid-'80s. We really believe it's one of the best podcasts we've had to date, so get to clicking.

CBSSports.com national writers Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish delve into the podcast together for the first time and discuss John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski, Bruce Pearl and, yes, Gary's Top 25 (and one). It's never too early.

Sports Illustrated's Pablo Torre, who did great investigative work into the suicide of David Salinas, as well as reveal a number of coaches who were invested in Salinas' Ponzi scheme, joins host Matt Norlander. Torre reveals how he did his reporting for the story, and what steps needed to be taken for certain information to be uncovered. And where are we in this story's timeline? Is there a lot more to go, or has most of it been unveiled? The two discuss.

Who better to discuss the ups and downs, highs and low, good and bad of July recruiting than the author of the NCAA's bylaw blog. John Infante joins host Matt Norlander, and the two dive right into what's wrong with the AAU infrastructure. Could the NBA provide an alternative within the next decade? And what current recruiting rules need to be eliminated immediately, within the next year?

CBSSports.com basketball scribes Matt Norlander (college hoops) and Ben Golliver (NBA) get together to recap their experience at this year's Draft, the first for each. What's it like to attend? And how is it not all it's cracked up to be? Plus, the picks. Of course, the picks. The two talk the good and the bad, but also explore why certain teams went with certain players. Plus, why was this draft so heavy on International players? And how bad were some of those late picks? Tidy up your Draft week by heading into the weekend with a worthwhile convo about the last big NBA event before the league goes into lockout mode.

Matt Norlander catches up with former NBA All-Star and No. 6 overall pick in the 1999 Draft, Wally Szczerbiak. Szczerbiak gives his opinion on why Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams aren't sure things, plus he fires off one-sentence opinions on 10 draftees to be. He also goes back and discusses what it was like when he was coming out of Miami of Ohio in 1999, being a high pick from a mid-major school. Are there comparisons to Jimmer Fredette that are fair?

Matt Norlander brings aboard DraftExpress.com's Jonathon Givony, one of the sleekest draftniks around. The two discuss how Givony started the site on a whim as a college freshman, and what it has become today. Then there's this year's crop: quite underwhelming. Or is it? Givony explains why that may not be the case, and the two talk overvalued and undervalued picks in the first and second round, plus plenty more.

CBSSports.com college basketball writers Matt Norlander and Jeff Borzello recap who made the best and worst decision re: the NBA Draft. Some are head-scratchers, while others who are staying in the pool will likely turn into solid NBA players years down the road. Additionally, Borzello explains why Ashton Gibbs went back on his guarantee to stay in the Draft.

Most believe Josh Selby is anything but ready for the NBA, so why is he going? Matt Norlander talks with Kansas City Star Jayhawks beat reporter Brady McCullough, who recently went out to the slum streets of Baltimore in an effort to bring more perspective on Selby's past. The piece, entitled, "KU's Josh Selby not where he wants, but not yet where he wants to be" was met with a lot of acclaim in the past few days. McCullough describes how the story got written and sheds more light on Selby. Plus, he looks ahead to Kansas next season, when the Jayhawks may experience their first rebuilding year under Bill Self.

It's time to settle the debate: was it the year of Jimmer or Kemba? Jeff Goodman from FOXSports.com stops by and makes the case for Connecticut's MVP. He and Matt Norlander also look ahead to the next couple of months and discuss what coaches are going through, how the NBA draft is going to be affected by the impending NBA lockout, and more.

Just 'cause the season's over doesn't mean we'll stop doing the podcasting. After a few days of decompression, CBSSports.com's national college basketball writer, Gary Parrish, joined Matt Norlander for a 30-minute, all-encompassing chat about the end of the season, and the season as a whole. The two discuss the social and logistical failures of Houston hosting a Final Four, as well as, you know, the games themselves. Plenty of Kemba legacy talk in addition to this being The Year of Jimmer, even if BYU didn't make it past the Sweet 16.

With the Final Four set, Matt Norlander and Matt Jones recap what they both saw in Newark this past weekend and preview the games coming up Saturday night. Kentucky is going to the Final Four, so expect Houston to be covered in blue, Jones says. The guys also discuss some of their favorite memories from the tournament so far, and debate if VCU's run means the First Four is here to stay.

For many, watching the NCAA tournament has become more than a television experience. When an amazing play or reaction happens, fans want to see it again, and they want it on the Internet. Whether in the form of a screengrab, GIF or raw video, the hunger is immediate. Many who've taken to Twitter have followed a man by the name of Tim Burke, who is better known in the Twitterverse as @bubbaprog. Matt Norlander talks with Burke, the man behind the memes and moving pictures at 30 FPS, about why he started the insta-capture hobby, and just how much of his time and money goes into making his corner of the Internet a satisfactory, much-linked-to place.