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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 campus. Is Kam the NPOY early frontrunner? We discuss. Plus: Gonzaga gets a good road win vs San Diego State AND Bill Self gets his 800th win.
00:45 - No. 15 Marquette defeats 76-58; Kam Jones gets triple-double in process
19:32 - Gonzaga handles business vs. San Diego State; Zags now no. 1 at EvanMiya
24:23 - Wednesday Whiparound: UConn dishes out a "comically bad" 35-point beatdown, K-State's issues, more Bill Self love
31:36 - Wednesday and Thursday Lookahead
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This weekend was one of those weekends where almost nothing went the way it was supposed to, making it the best possible weekend for college basketball. Alabama went to West Lafayette and took an L from Purdue. Unranked Wisconsin hung 103 on Arizona. Marquette got a great road win against Maryland. All of that and more in a Sunday recap.
(00:41) - No. 13 Purdue upsets No. 2 Alabama 87-78
(15:09) - Wisconsin hangs 103 on Arizona
(23:25) - Weekend Whiparound
(31:58) - Monday and Tuesday Night Lookahead
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Read Norlander: Why Chris Holtmann decided to take a chance on lowly DePaul
There is a loaded Friday slate of basketball, and we're going to rejoice in it. But first, LSU grabs a great road win against Kansas State on Thursday night. Did K-State spend wisely in the portal? PLUS: Chris Holtmann spoke to Norlander about taking the DePaul job. Then, it's Final Four And 1 TIME!
00:00 - Start
00:43 - LSU picks up a notable road win against K-State
08:55 - Norlander spoke to Depaul HC Chris Holtmann
20:02 - Game 1 - No. 2 Alabama (-2.5) at No. 13 Purdue
25:56 - Game 2 - No. 15 Marquette at Maryland (-2.5.)
28:53 - Game 3 - No. 21 Ohio State at No. 23 Texas A&M (-6.5.)
33:59 - Game 4 - Colorado State vs No. 25 Ole Miss (-4)
38:46 - And 1 - Arizona (-4.) at Wisconsin
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Kentucky is 3-0 after beating No. 6 Duke. Pretty good game. Pretty meaningful night for UK fans. And what about Duke and Cooper Flagg? He was really good ... until the final minute. Meanwhile, Hunter Dickinson was a one-man gang against Michigan State. Plus, Villanova loses to Saint Joe's, which is more bad news for Kyle Neptune.
(00:44) - Kentucky gets its first big win under Mark Pope. Beats Duke 77-72.
(20:42) - Kansas beats Michigan State 77-69 Bill Self becomes the winningest coach in Kansas history.
(34:43) - Wednesday Whiparound: Villanova loses to St. Joes 83 - 76
(44:33) - A look ahead to Wednesday and Thursday night games.
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The opening weekend in college basketball gave us some epic games — and a pair of big off-the-court stories. From Kansas to Auburn to Baylor and Dayton, a handful of teams got good wins in fun environments. But Auburn's fight on the team plane is obviously the wildest talking point. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish recap this weekend's action before addressing the story with Todd Golden at Florida.
(00:49) - North Carolina and Kansas have an instant classic on Friday.
(11:00) - Auburn players get into fight on a plane; beat Houston 74-69
(27:50) - Weekend Whiparound, Starting with the Veterans Classic
(36:30) - Baylor beating Arkansas in a great matchup.
(44:30) - Gonzaga held home court against a game Arizona State team
(46:31) - Tennessee smashes Louisville
(47:15) - Shouts to Dayton for getting a great win
(52:44) - Trivia Time!
(55:44) - Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexual misconduct in Title IX investigation
(1:06:41) - A look ahead to Tuesday's games.
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The opening weekend is here and it has a few doozies, like Houston-Auburn and North Carolina headed to Allen Fieldhouse to play Kansas. But first, we MUST talk about Villanova falling to Columbia and how much additional heat is on Kyle Neptune. Additionally, some context surrounding Ryan Kalkbrenner's EPIC night in Omaha. AN: it's the return of the Final Four And 1 presented by FanDuel Sportsbook!
(00:45) - Columbia beats Villanova 90-80. Yiiiiiikes
(13:57) - Ryan Kalkbrenner had a special night in Omaha
(21:00) - Norlander's News and Notes
(35:00) - Final Four And 1, Game 1 - No. 9 North Carolina at No. 1 Kansas (-8.5)
(39:11) - Final Four And 1, Game 2 - No. 12 Tennessee (-1) at Louisville
(42:46) - Final Four And 1, Game 3 - No. 8 Baylor (-1) vs. No. 16 Arkansas
(46:25) - Final Four And 1, Game 4 - No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 4 Houston (-2)
(51:15) - Other notable games
(53:32) - And 1 - Michigan (-2) vs. Wake Forest
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Boom: A reaction episode nice and early for you, to get ahead of the Election Day mania. We lead on Gonzaga thrashing Baylor. What a showing. Then, more trouble for ranked Texas schools: Ohio State upset Texas in Las Vegas and UCF beat A&M. Norlander and GP both gave you the heads-up on those on Monday. Additionally: We got Cooper Flagg's debut in Cameron. It was a smorgasbord of college hoops.
(01:56) - Gonzaga drops 101 on Baylor's head in 38-point beatdown.
(15:00) - Texas and Texas A&M complete a bad Texas Two-Step
(25:37) - Duke's freshmen shine
(29:54) - The SEC lost four times, of varying quality.
(38:33) - Annual start-of-season predictions!
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We took the pod to CBS Sports Network on Monday to celebrate opening day. What you hear on this ep is what aired on TV. We'll have a regular show Tuesday morning in the feed and on YouTube to react to Monday night.
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The season is a mere three days away! So Gary and Matt figured, why not have a preseason listener mailbag to wrap up our last show of the 2024 offseason? Enjoy, and be sure to catch the pod Monday at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, where we'll have our predictions and final preseason honors.
01:20 - What would be the funniest opening day result?
06:58 - Coaches abducted by aliens
12:00 - Which school would you not schedule?
14:50 - What coach is skimping on Halloween candy?
20:23 - Who will be the computer trickers?
23:33 - A good Big 12 question we haven't gotten before
25:34 - What's the guys' go-to at the airport?
30:00 - Who is the most jacked coach in CBB?
37:10 - Is NIL jealousy causing some issues in locker rooms?
42:00 - That crazy Sun Belt tournament format that was released this week
44:11 - Best title contender outside the preseason top 25?
46:04 - Should the show do an in-person podcast this season with a live audience?
48:33 - Has any player ever DM'ed the guys to complain about something they wrote/said?
52:32 - Which mascot is Parrish picking if he can wear the costume for a day?
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Read: Norlander - Best of the Rest Preview
Every year there's some mid-major that until then that you never hear of that ends up busting your bracket. What if you got the inside info about 6 months early? Well, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are going over the mid-major teams YOU need to know about heading into the 2024-2025 season.
01:45 - Has Gonzaga's title window closed?
12:07 - Who are the best teams outside of the power conference you need to know
28:00 - These four non-Power 5 schools are intriguing as well
33:01 - Five more teams Norlander likes in 2024-2025
38:40 - Players to know
43:45 - Seven Notable coaching hires
53:12 -Over/Under 6.5 non-Big Five teams earn a at-large bid
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The Big East has 11 teams but will not be short on drama this season. Let's set the table on UConn. Who is most likely to derail the Huskies? Is the league benefited by having 11 teams while the other high-majors are 16-18 deep? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the Big East. Also, the guys pay respect to Amir Abdur-Rahim, the 43-year-old coach of South Florida who shockingly passed on Thursday.
(01:30) - Does Dan Hurley have a point about being ranked No. 1 at the start of the season?
(12:45) - The Five Big East Storylines You Need To Know
(31:33) - How many Big East teams make the NCAAs?
(41:06) - Big East superlatives
(45:59) - Amir Abdur-Rahim passes away at 43
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