READ: Norlander's 24 biggest stories of 2024 Jim Larrañaga is the latest ACC coach to step down. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discuss what's next for the Hurricanes. Plus, our 2024 college hoops year-in-review and the Final Four And 1 for this weekends's matchups. (0:51) Jim Larrañaga abruptly steps down at Miami (25:03) CBB Year in Review: Norl…

Introducing our short, sharp podcast: CraftBeerBanter Reviews.We give various craft beers a rating out of 5 by assessing their Overall Impression, their Sessionability, their Accessibility, their Price, and finally their CBB Factor.On this episode we discuss the Ministry of Beer - New England IPA.We rated the beer 3.5/5 CBB's.Overall Impression: 0.…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 The first College Basketball weekend of 2025 did not disappoint at all. Kentucky dispatched Florida to go 3-0 against top-10 teams. Tennessee is the last remaining…

The first College Basketball weekend of 2025 is HERE! But first, we gotta recap the beatdown Illinois put on Oregon in Eugene, Memphis getting a big road win against Florida Atlantic. THEN we must dive into the Final Four And One. All on a fresh episode today! 00:48 - Illinois puts 109 on Oregon 15:45 - Mid-Week Whiparound: Big Ten Results Of Note …

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander ring in the New Year with college basketball results and lookaheads. (1:00) WVU-Kansas (15:30) Whiparound (28:00) Leonard Hamilton (39:00) Lookahead (45:00) Resolutions Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow…

Introducing our short, sharp podcast: CraftBeerBanter Reviews.We give various craft beers a rating out of 5 by assessing their Overall Impression, their Sessionability, their Accessibility, their Price, and finally their CBB Factor.On this episode we discuss the Little Bang Brewing Co. - Moon Bear Dark Ale.We rated the beer 2.5/5 CBB's.Overall Impr…

WATCH: Remembering the great Greg Gumbel UCLA, Memphis and Utah State all get big wins over the weekend. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap close games on Saturday and remember the great Greg Gumbel. (0:00) Intro (0:42) No. 22 UCLA gets a close W over No. 14 Gonzaga (19:00) Memphis and Penny Hardaway beat No. 16 Ole Miss, move to 10- (30:30) Tuc…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 North Carolina's second-half explosion against UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic might have saved the Tar Heels season. The same applies to Ohio State's win against t…

Two of the hottest teams in the country -- Your Defending Champion UConn Huskies and ...the Oklahoma Sooners? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander dive into the surging Huskies and Sooners. I'm not sure you've heard, but the CBS Sports Classic is this weekend. Can the Tar Heels resuscitate their dying NCAA Tournament hopes? Can Kentucky keep it going? A…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 Johni Broome messed up his shoulder, is it something to be concerned about heading into this weekend's game against Purdue, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 What an AWESOME day of college basketball. From Dylan Harper beating Seton Hall at the horn to Jordan Gainey lifting No. 1 Tennessee doing the same thing. You have…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 Iowa State won against the cross-state rival Iowa behind a 50-point second half. How far can the Cyclones go this season? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss. …

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The SEC had another banner night -- this time at the Jimmy V Classic in MSG. Miami got its doors blown off by No. 1 Tennessee, and Arkansas came back from down 15 to beat No. 14 Michigan. Which begs the question, is Tennessee truly the best team in the country? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the SEC landscape in a fresh podcast episode.…

🗳️ To display your continued support of the show, please VOTE for Eye on College Basketball in the Sports Podcast Awards in the "Best Basketball Podcast" category: https://bit.ly/4f9KtY8 High School Phenom AJ Dybantsa has committed to BYU. What does this mean for the Cougars? Plus what does this mean overall for the sport of College Basketball and …

Kansas has lost back-to-back games against unranked teams. Is Kansas still destined for a one or two-seed in the NCAA Tournament? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the future prospects of the Jayhawks. PLUS, Kentucky gets a thrilling OT win in Seattle against No. 7 Gonzaga. Should Kentucky be ranked 2nd in the nation? All of that and the week…

The No. 1 and No. 2 teams went on the road and both took Ls. So, who should be the new No. 1? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish break down the cases and go long and wide on Wednesday's results before previewing the weekend. It's a Friday pod on a Thursday! 00:45 - Who should be the new no.1 now that Kansas and Auburn lost? 20:42 - Thursday Whiparound…

Night one of the ACC/SEC Challenge saw the ACC just dominated by SEC. The lone silver lining: Clemson upsetting No. 4 Kentucky in Littlejohn. What's to be gleaned from these games? Well, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander examine and conclude the ACC is destined to be the worst high-major league this season. PLUS: Dusty May gets his first big win as t…

Re: The Norlander/GP discussion near the top, a must-read from Norlander On today's show, we talk Players Era Festival, won by Oregon, and take stock of what this pay-for-play event in Year 1 looked like. Also, the Ducks are one of the biggest winners of November. What about Bama, which came in second? 00:40 - Oregon beats Alabama to win inaugural …

Auburn went to Maui and dominated, but are they the best in the nation? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the case for the Auburn Tigers. Will the UConn Huskies get right after a dismal performance in Maui? 05:03 - Auburn dominates the Maui field; Are the Tigers the best team in the country? 10:57 - Can UConn get right after the Maui skid?…

Matt Norlander gives a ground-level recap the Maui Invitational Tournament. READ: Norlander - Auburn in the best team in the Country. 01:45 - Auburn 14:58 - UConn goes 0-3.in Maui. 23:27 - Iowa State salvages two wins in Maui 26:00 - Michigan State - UNC was a classic 30:09 - Memphis had a great Maui run Eye on College Basketball is available for f…

Alabama went to Vegas and came back with a big win vs. Houston. No. 1 Kansas gets a big win vs. Duke in Vegas. Auburn is in the finals of the Maui Tournament after dispatching North Carolina. We're recapping ALL of this in a fresh episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Start 00:45 - No. 1 Kansas beats Duke in Vegas. 13:22 - Midweek Whiparound - Alabama 85…

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That was an awesome first game of the Maui Invitational Tournament right? So we have to talk about it. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe …

Duke gets their first big road win, Villanova loses another game and Tennessee dominated their weekend are just a few of the storylines on a loaded weekend. So we're recapping ALL of it, plus previewing the rest of feast week and their juicy matchups on a fresh episode of the pod. (00:43) - No.19 Wisconsin wins Greenbrier Tip-Off; beats Pitt 81 - 7…

Matt Norlander comes live from Tuscon to give a recap of Duke getting their first true road win of the season against the Arizona Wildcats. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @K…

St. John's and Baylor gave us a CLASSIC, but was the win ethical? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish discuss the biggest win in Bahamar history. Plus the guys preview the weekend with the Final Four And One, presented by Fanduel Sportsbook. 00:45 - St. John's & Baylor gave us a 2 OT classic 19:20 - Midweek Whiparound 32:23 - Final Four And 1, Game 1 -…

Follow our team on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/norlander.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/garyparrishcbs.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/natathescribe.bsky.social No. 13 Marquette took down No. 6 Purdue. While Stevie Mitchell was the leading scorer, it was Kam Jones who recorded the first triple-double for MU since D-Wade was on camp…