CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Gary Parrish extensively breaks down the ins and outs of the Bruce Pearl firing with Matt Norlander. The two talk how Tennessee can survive, when Pearl will coach again, who will coach Tennessee, why it came to this, and more. A ton of Pearl talk. Plus, looking ahead to the Sweet 16, with talk about Jimmer, Duke being elite thanks to Kyrie, pressure on Bill Self, and how Kentucky faces more pressure than Ohio State.

Matt Norlander brings on Jacob Wheatley-Schaller of VegasWatch.net to discuss why the committee needs to rebuild its selection process; why the First Four is done in all the wrong ways, and how to approach your pool picks depending on the number of people involved.

You want fun tournament talk? Right here. Matt Norlander and Matt Jones pore over the field of 68 and go through their picks, but also toss out commentary on the mis-seeding and other nuggets about the games. Florida, San Diego State, BYU and Pitt are called out, and the two agree on a couple of double-digit upsets.

Former editor of Deadspin Will Leitch stops by to discuss how he ushered Deadspin into the behemoth it's become today. But, more than that, Leitch is a massive Illinois fan, as he attended the university, and he and Matt Norlander discuss the Big Ten tournament and that conference's NCAA-tournament prospects.

Jeff Borzello makes his jump from the blog to the podcast and has his debut. He and Norlander talk about their favorite moments from past years of conference tournaments, and why this week has its special flare to it. Plus, the guys look ahead to what they're expecting, and discuss some fringe teams who could steal bids.

On his way to covering the Missouri Valley tournament, Matt Jones chats with Matt Norlander about the inflating drama with BYU and Brandon Davies. Also, the two discuss how great conference-basketball season is and offer their predictions on 10 tournaments.

Jonah Keri has become more well-known for his baseball knowledge, but his top priority in sports is college basketball. Jonah and Matt Norlander hit on the uniqueness of conference tournaments, the Jimmer, why parity doesn't exist to the extent some have said it does, and plenty more.

Dan Wolken most definitely knows hoops. He was at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, serving as the beat writer for the Memphis Tigers before ascending to the role of columnist last August. In December, he was hired at The Daily, an iPad-driven news application. Dan and Matt Norlander discuss Tim Floyd's antics, whether Bruce Pearl should be fired now and how Dan is prepping for writing hoops in a way he never has before -- with a national scope.

Matt Norlander and Matt Jones discuss Jim Calhoun's legacy, how the NCAA continually mishandles its cases, and what Bruce Pearl should be thinking right about now.

Katz talks about how his start in journalism began after he was cut from the varsity basketball team, mid-season, during his senior year. And he did not graduate college with a degree in journalism, to boot. What's more, he only got on his path to ESPN.com because of the way he covered boxing, a sport he knew very little about.

AP Writer Jim O'Connell joins Matt Norlander to talk college hoops.

With the latest release of Jerry Palm's bracket, Matt Norlander and Matt Jones break down the field as if it were to be played this weekend.

The podcast is going to have Parrish on regularly, so for his first appearance, something different: his path to success. How did Gary ascend to CBSSports.com's premier college basketball scribe? He tells his story, from high school journalism on up. Plus, Matt and Gary discuss what to expect from Ohio State-Wisconsin, and the erosion of UConn after last night's blowout loss to St. John's.

Is Georgetown better than Syracuse right now? And what's Jim Boeheim like away from cameras and microphones? Syracuse Post-Standard beat writer Mike Waters has been around the program for more than 20 years. He's got plenty of stories to tell. In the second half of the podcast, Matt Jones and Matt Norlander go back and forth on what the conference situations are like now, and what to expect in the next few weeks.

Matt Norlander and Eric Angevine discuss how Pitt will be affected by Ashton Gibbs' absence, the nature of the North Carolina State coaching situation, plus what Angevine should expect when he travels to cover North Carolina-Duke Wednesday night.