CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast

Gary Parrish is stuck in Manhattan, thanks to the "bomb cyclone." He and Matt Norlander open with their tales of fighting through this blizzard in order to do this podcast. Then they get to Minnesota, whose Reggie Lynch has been playing while under investigation for sexual assualt -- the second allegation against him. How does Richard Pitino explain this? They also get into Arizona State's suddenly tricky schedule, then do a massive preview of Saturday and Sunday's schedule.

Welcome to 2018. This podcast opens with Parrish and Norlander in disagreement over Kansas' future this season in the Big 12. They also talk up Texas Tech, then move on to Notre Dame's disastrous turn of events with Bonzie Colson no longer on the floor for at least eight weeks. As coincidence would have it, Norlander spent five hours with Mike Brey last week, so he has some insider information. GP and Norlander also touch on Kevin Stallings calling out Louisville's program -- in the middle of his team's game at Louisville. They wrap with their weekly Trae Young over/under game.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander deliver the goods on a surprise New Year's Eve edition of the podcast. They open with Butler's big win that knocked off Villanova, then get into why Parrish has Duke as his new No. 1. Also on the menu: Arizona-Arizona State, TCU-Oklahoma, and the fact there are no unbeatens left. Also included on this podcast are riffs about the most handsome coaches and some of Norlander's favorite albums of 2017.

With 2017 about to wrap up, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go for an hour on this end-of-week podcast. They lead with Kentucky killing Louisville, then get into why the Cardinals are interesting, but probably not going to be good, for the next month. Also on the phod: how good LSU's Tremont Waters is, picks for the four biggest games on a stacked Saturday, and a look back at the biggest and best memories for Norlander and Parrish in 2017.

It is not discussed enough just how great -- yes, great -- the Big 12 is both now and in the past half-decade. Today's podcast with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander is all about putting this conference's consistency into context -- and having an in-depth debate on Kansas' chances to finish atop the standings yet again. If the streak is going to snap, this seems like as good a year as any in the past decade.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back to bring you some college hoops podcast goodness on this day-after Christmas, and they start by discussing Miami and Kentucky's tough losses in the past couple of days. Whose was worse? Then they preview Kentucky-Louisville before getting to a look at the start of the Big East calendar. They wrap with some Christmas chatter.

Happy Holidays to our listeners -- so here's an early pre-Christmas present. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander wrap up the week's worth of episodes by discussing Gonzaga's loss at San Diego State, reset Wofford pulling off a stunner at UNC, and try to figure out what Brian Bowen was thinking by doing that Outside the Lines interview. They wrap with some thoughts on the passing of legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg, who was on the mic for some of college hoops' biggest moments -- including its most important game ever.

Trae Young tied an NCAA single-game record with 22 assists on Tuesday night. The Oklahoma freshman is now the frontrunner, by a long shot, for National Player of the Year. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Young, then get into how the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame committee screwed up by continuing to allow active coaches to be eligible for enshrinement.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander chat for 30 minutes on Indiana hoops, Archie Miller's chances at winning a national title one day, Arizona's concern for Allonzo Trier's knee, the Wildcats' almost-return to form, and then debate if Parrish is out of line for ranking Duke 10th.

Oklahoma upset Wichita State on Saturday. Does that tell us more about the Sooners or Shockers? Matt Norlander answers that question from Gary Parrish at the top of this episode. At the 10:59 mark: Clemson's upset of No. 22 Florida, Oklahoma State's upset of No. 19 Florida State and Rutgers' upset of No. 15 Seton Hall. At 17:18: Indiana's upset of Notre Dame. And Archie Miller's reputation. And Notre Dame's sketchy resume. At 26:43: North Carolina is at Tennessee on Sunday. Who wins? The guys disagree.

Villanova is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. How long will the Wildcats stay there? Is all season possible? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discussed that at the top of this episode. At the 9:08 mark: How teams should be ranked in December. At 13:06: Jalen Brunson could've been at Temple, not Villanova. At 20:50: Why did Charlotte fire Mark Price? At 25:45: Predictions for Virginia Tech at Kentucky Cincinnati at UCLA Oklahoma at Wichita State Purdue vs. Butler Notre Dame vs. Indiana

Co-hosts Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish lead with the two bluebloods taking surprising defeats over the weekend. Which was more surprising: No. 1 Duke losing at Boston College, or No. 2 Kansas falling at home vs. No. 16 Arizona State? The guys have a lot of good words for the Sun Devils, too -- and touch on their in-state rivals, Arizona. On the back end of the pod, a look at the SEC's overall performance this season. Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee have gotten good wins of late, which has reinforced the SEC as a top-four conference.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander try to figure out what's gone wacky with college basketball this week. There have been bizarre upsets, which has led to an upside-down version of Parrish's Top 25 (and one). The duo also previews and makes predictions on seven big games coming this weekend, including Friday night's tripleheader at Staples Center. Also on this pod: Norlander goes behind the scenes with his feature on Oklahoma star Trae Young, who's putting up huge numbers and could become the Freshman of the Year.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss why Villanova has a case as the best college basketball program across the past five years. The Wildcats got to 9-0 with a win over ranked Gonzaga on Tuesday night. They also touch on Arizona's unconventional win over Texas A&M and ask if the Wildcats still have potential to be a top-five team this season. They close with reflections on Norlander's story, which is posted at CBSSports.com, in which he talked to Roy Williams, Mark Few and Tom Izzo about what college basketball needs to do it up its ethics and improve its reputation.

The annual Cincinnati-Xavier showdown that once gave us "Zip'em up" produced another less-violent altercation Saturday. This time it was UC coach Mick Cronin and Xavier senior J.P. Macura at the center of things. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander hit that at the top. At 15:08 mark: The breakthrough season from North Carolina's Luke Maye. At 22:29: Seton Hall. At 29:55: Wichita State's 6-1 start, including winning at Baylor on Saturday. At 34:51: previews and predictions for a great four-pack of games on Tuesday: Villanova-Gonzaga, Virginia-West Virginia, Texas A&M-Arizona, SMU-TCU.