Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the sport into your ears at least three times per week with commentary, reporting, insider information and statistical analysis throughout college basketball all year long.
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08/02: Why we cover LaVar Ball; Mitchell Robins...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back from Las Vegas, and they start by addressing why LaVar Ball commands so much media attention -- and why what he did in Las Vegas warranted coverage. Beyond tha
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07/27: LaVar Ball, LaMelo Ball, Zion Williamson...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are in Las Vegas, and what a ridiculous scene they saw unfold on Wednesday night. LaVar Ball and LaMelo Ball's AAU team went up against YouTube phenomenon Zion Willamso
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07/17: No. 1 recruit Marvin Bagley mulling play...
Gary Parrish is back from his trip to the Peach Jam, and he discusses with Matt Norlander the biggest stories from that annual event. Will the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2018, Marvin Bagley III, ac
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07/06: Mo Bamba drama at Texas, plus great Mark...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander chat for 50 minutes about LaVall Jordan's challenge at Butler, Mark Few's DVR problems, Mo Bamba's situation with Texas (truths and myths) and why fireworks are terribl
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06/27: Post-draft predictions on players, and a...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give their rearview mirror insights on the 2017 draft, lay out which college players look like top-10 picks for 2018, and discuss the likelihood that the NBA can/will c
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06/13: Remembering Kevin Durant in college; Ohi...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the reputation now-NBA champion Kevin Durant had coming out of college. Parrish reminds listeners just how unbelievable Greg Oden was to make it sensible for P
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06/06: Ohio State surprisingly fires Thad Matta...
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has made the borderline unprecedented decision to part ways with 13-year Buckeyes coach Thad Matta. Why did it come to this -- in early June? Gary Parrish and M
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05/25: Draft deadline analysis; Hamidou Diallo ...
Did Hamidou Diallo make the right decision by returning to Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that -- and the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft in general -- at the top of this
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05/19: Texas gets Mo Bamba; NBA draft decision ...
05/19: Texas gets Mo Bamba; NBA draft decision predictions; the worst of LaVar Ball
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05/10: Kentucky's roster changes; Valpo to the ...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander sit down for a 40-minute pod to discuss Kevin Knox committing to Kentucky, Hamidou Diallo potentially never playing for UK, and why this probably means UK isn't a top-f
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04/27: NBA draft decisions, teams still waiting...
The 137 college underclassmen who declared for the NBA Draft are not stupid or misguided or delusional or whatever other negative adjective you might've heard. They're merely taking advantage of a sys
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04/19: Grayson Allen returns, Nigel Williams-Go...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss Grayson Allen's decision to come back to Duke for his senior season. Is it the right call? What were the factors that dictated his choice? They also argue that
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04/13: Michigan State and Arizona now top-five ...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the pair of big decisions that boosted college hoops on Thursday: Miles Bridges returning to Michigan State, Allonzo Trier returning to Arizona. Both mean their
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04/06: Title game recap, our offseason top 25, ...
With the season complete, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander share their appraisals of the UNC-Gonzaga title game, but also the year on the whole. They also get into the Way Too Early Top 25 (and one), p
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Final Four recap, national title game preview, ...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap Saturday's semifinals, set the table for the final game of the 2016-17, offer their predictions, and bring on an old friend of the podcast. It's more than a cameo
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03/31: Previewing the national championship gam...
Because Parrish and Norlander love you all, here's a late-Friday podcast to prep you for Saturday's national semifinals.
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03/29: Final Four buildup, we hand out our majo...
Live from Phoenix, it's the preview-preview episode of the podcast.
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03/27: An extensive Sweet 16, Elite Eight recap...
Nobody had this Final Four, but it's a pretty interesting one nonetheless. The blueblood and the new blood. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap everything from Chris Chiozza's buzzer-beater Friday n
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03/24: Gonzaga, Xavier; Elite Eight lookahead; ...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander look back at Thursday night's fun foursome of games, and make their picks for who will go to the Final Four. They also run down the realistic candidates for the Georget
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03/22: Sweet 16 game-by-game preview, latest wi...
With the Sweet 16 set to begin, Parrish and Norlander give their predictions and opinions on each game, plus touch on storylines in each region. But this is an unusual podcast. It's the fist one inter
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03/20: First weekend recap, coaching carousel l...
After a riveting first weekend of the NCAAs, Parrish and Norlander are enthralled with the Eye on College Basketball Podcast Sweet 16 special: Baylor vs. South Carolina. Shoutout to Terry Teagle, shou
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03/17: Thursday lookback, Saturday preview; Ind...
With the tournament in full bloom, Parrish and Norlander look back at Thursday and recognized that, OK, it wasn't all that wild. But it also sets up a really fantastic Saturday. The guys preview all e
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03/15: Game-by-game, region-by-region bracket p...
Parrish and Norlander go through the bracket and run through their thoughts on why they're picking the way they're picking. You'll notice some interesting facts, trends and coincidences with some of t
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03/13: Selection Sunday recap, expanded debate ...
Let's not waste any time. A full-fledged, hour-long bracket evaluation. And pointed words to the committee about Duke not being a 1 and Wichita State being a 10 and how to fix this process forever goi
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03/10: Josh Jackson?s inability to avoid troubl...
Josh Jackson did another dumb thing, got suspended and watched his Kansas teammates lose to TCU in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals without him. He cost the Jayhawks in a very real way. So Matt Nor
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