Eye On College Basketball

A wild weekend of college basketball featured Duke losing at Virginia Tech and North Carolina losing at Georgia Tech, which produced some really weird ACC standings. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discussed that -- plus the craziness of the Big Ten -- in this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast before looking back at Villanova-Creighton and looking ahead to Villanova-Butler. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Butler had a scary experience on a flight home after its Thursday night loss at St. John's. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they look back at Oregon's win over UCLA and ahead to Saturday's showdown between Villanova and Creighton that provides Jay Wright's Wildcats a chance to finish a historically great 2016 calendar year. Also discussed: Virginia's win over Louisville, Indiana's loss to Nebraska -- and Saturday's Indiana-Louisville and Duke-Virginia Tech games. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What were the biggest college basketball moments and memories in 2016? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss them at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talking about Texas' disappointing season and Michigan State's win at Minnesota before looking ahead to Virginia-Louisville and UCLA-Oregon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy took a shot at college basketball officials during Sunday's Cavaliers-Warriors broadcast and referenced how often foul trouble affects college basketball games. Does he have a point? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast, which leads to a conversation about the thankless job of officiating in general. After that, Parrish and Norlander revisit their preseason picks for the nation's best leagues. Would they stick with what they picked or switch? They went through each league and discussed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What in the world is going on with Grayson Allen? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the Duke guard's suspension for tripping at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. After that, they talk about Louisville's win over Kentucky, Syracuse's shocking loss to St. John's, North Carolina's ongoing NCAA case and how much losing Udoka Azubuike will hurt Kansas this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What to make of Harry Giles' lackluster debut at Duke? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk about it at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they discuss Malik Monk's historic effort against North Carolina and preview Wednesday's Kentucky-Louisville game before talking about Michigan State's rough start to the season and Butler's great start to the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How wild is the Carlton Bragg story? Turns out, according to police, the Kansas sophomore was falsely accused of battery by his girlfriend. So the charge was dropped. And Bragg is back on the team. But if you're expecting Gary Parrish or Matt Norlander to apologize for reporting the fact that Bragg was arrested and charged with battery last week, well, you're going to be disappointed. They open this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast with a discussion on that, then turn their attention to UCLA's Lonzo Ball, UCLA's TJ Leaf and UCLA in general. After that, they pick the winner of Saturday's showdown between North Carolina and Kentucky. And then they discuss West Virginia's Bob Huggins going for his 800th career win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should Josh Hart now be the leading candidate for National Player of the Year? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Then they talk about Villanova as a team, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey's completely fair shot at the media, Duke's dominant win over UNLV, UCLA's incredible offense and the arrest of Kansas sophomore Carlton Bragg. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How good did Duke look against Florida? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Which leads to a conversation about Duke's NBA prospects. Which leads to a conversation about Washington's NBA prospect -- namely Markelle Fultz. He's been terrific. His team has not. It feels like we're getting Ben Simmons/LSU all over again. After that, Parrish and Norlander talk about Kentucky's win over Valpo, Butler's loss at Indiana State and Xavier's loss at Colorado. Then they close with a preview of Saturday's game between undefeated Villanova and undefeated Notre Dame. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How surprising was UCLA's win at Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that at the top of this episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast. Both agree the Bruins are legitimately good and that there was nothing fluky about their upset at Rupp Arena. After that, Parrish and Norlander talk about Baylor's resume that now features a win over Xavier, which led to a conversation about Chris Mack's Musketeers. Other topics discussed: Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and the debuts of Duke freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices