It's our final show of 2025, and we wanted to thank our listeners for an amazing year by giving you one more beefed-up ep to close out December. This was undeniably a massive 12-month run for college basketball: for the good, bad and otherwise. How do you whittle everything from almost 365 days down to a top 10 list? Easy: we didn't! Norlander and Parrish each built their own top 10s without the other knowing, and that adds up to more than 10 stories. (We just can't help ourselves.) What do you think is the biggest story of 2025? Which was the biggest moment/story to not make the list? How many countries listened to EOCBB in 2025? What's your favorite pod-related memory from the last 363 days? There's tons to get to! Have a Happy New Year, and if you'd like to send any year-end thoughts about the show, feel free to send us a note: [email protected]

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It’s a full mailbag episode as we answer listener questions from across the country — mixing college basketball history, current storylines, and a little chaos along the way.

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Duke takes its first loss of the season, Kentucky’s outlook shifts with the emergence of Jayden Quaintance, and North Carolina survives a tough test against Ohio State. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the biggest takeaways from a loaded weekend in college basketball, what these results mean moving forward, and which teams helped or hurt themselves the most as the season heats up.

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On today’s show, we preview a big weekend in college basketball, starting with an early look at the CBS Sports Classic. We break down Kentucky-St. John’s and North Carolina-Ohio State, and discuss what the spotlight could mean for Jayden Quaintance IF he takes the floor in a showcase event he grew up watching ( ... or so GP says).

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with NBA commissioner Adam Silver suggesting that the NBA Cup title game might come to "some storied college locations". Then, it's a Wednesday Whiparound where Duke and Kansas cruise to victories and Tennessee handles a limited Louisville team.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) Adam Silver suggests NBA Cup might come to “storied college arenas”

(11:00) Which college locations should be on the short list for the NBA Cup?

(24:45) Tennessee stomps Louisville without Mikel Brown Jr.

(29:40) Kansas beats Towson, once again without Darryn Peterson

(33:45) Duke ultimately pulls away from Lipscomb, but it was a weird game

(41:45) Wednesday Whiparound

(44:15) Looking ahead to the next few days

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with more blowout wins for Arizona and Michigan. Is it time to put those two in a class of their own over every other title contender? Then, Darryn Peterson's injury issues continue for Kansas and a recap of the biggest games in college basketball this weekend.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) Michigan & Arizona dominate again…how close are we to those two teams vs. the field?

(11:00) Michigan sprints away from Maryland in the second half

(15:15) Brayden Burries leads Arizona over Alabama with a second half explosion

(23:25) Kansas beats NC State in OT, Melvin Council has a NIGHT & DP is hurt again

(39:00) Undefeated Nebraska in your life! Cornhuskers are legit

50:15 Weekend Whiparound - Arkansas over Texas Tech

54:30 Gonzaga tops UCLA by 10

58:00 Purdue beats an outmatched Marquette team

1:00:45 Memphis didn’t show up and didn’t wear the right uniform

1:03:30 More Weekend Whiparound

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with another Iowa State victory and a discussion on how many teams could win the Big 12, the nation's best conference. Absolutely NO ONE is just walking in to Pinnacle Bank right now because Nebraska is 10-0 and might have the goods to finally win a tournament game. Then, the Final Four and 1 previews the weekend in college hoops.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) Iowa State beats Iowa in a close one on Thursday night + Joshua Jefferson is awesome

(7:45) Let’s talk about the Big 12. Who has a chance to win the best league in the sport?

(14:15) Nebraska is 10-0! Is it time to win a tournament game??!

(25:00) Final Four And 1 presented by FanDuel Sportsbook!

(26:00) No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 16 Texas Tech

(30:40) Memphis @ No. 11 Louisville

(37:00) No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 12 Alabama

(44:30) No. 25 UCLA vs. No 8 Gonzaga (at 11:30pm EST!)

(53:40) No. 19 Kansas @ NC State

(59:00) More games to watch this weekend

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap an eventful night at the Jimmy V Classic. BYU and Clemson trade massive blows each half in a game that's decided by Rob Wright at the buzzer. Florida and UConn went toe-to-toe in the night cap between the last two national champions. Then, it's a midweek whip around to recap other action on Tuesday and look ahead to the end of the week.

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(0:30) Great night at the Jimmy V Classic

(1:00) Uconn beats Florida in the nightcap + some hilarious Dan Hurley quotes

(16:00) BYU beats Clemson at the buzzer in a tale of two halves

(35:20) Wednesday Whiparound - Michigan dominates another high major team

(37:15) Illinois wins on the road & a freshman flying under the radar

(41:02) Indiana steamrolls Penn State. My GOODNESS Lamar Wilkerson

(43:30) Looking ahead

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap big time road wins for Duke and Iowa State before discussing the four best resumes in the sport and the cases for the next No. 1 team in the country. Then, it's another stinker from Kentucky and plenty more from a stacked weekend of college basketball.

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(0:30) It was a BAD weekend to be a building truster

(2:30) Duke gets yet another impressive win, this time at Michigan State

(10:00) Iowa State hands No. 1 Purdue the type of loss you never want to have at home

(23:48) Arizona and Michigan tack on yet another blowout victory

(27:35) Who has the No. 1 resume in the country right now?

(38:15) Oh no no no Kentucky…

(50:45) Weekend Whiparound: Darryn Peterson, Louisville vs IU (with a Cignetti tangent), Illinois over UT & more

(1:14:00) Early week action headlined by the Jimmy V

(1:16:24) Are poll attacks going to make a return…sheesh CFP committee

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with the first month of the college basketball season and why the schedule is better than its ever been. Then, John Calipari's Arkansas Razorbacks get their first notable win of the season and the SEC dominates night two of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Finally, the Final Four And 1 gets you ready for what should be another spectacular weekend of hoops.

(0:00) Intro

(0:40) How we got the best schedule to start the season ever & what it means

(25:30) Arkansas gets their first major victory of the season over Louisville

(33:55) Midweek Whiparound - Texas gets stomped, Vanderbilt is plain good

(38:30) Final Four And 1

(39:15) No. 11 Gonzaga vs. No. 18 Kentucky

(45:02) No. 10 Iowa State @ No. 1 Purdue

(51:15) No. 4 Duke @ No. 7 Michigan State

(59:10) No. 6 Louisville vs. No.22 Indiana

(1:02:15) No. 13 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Illinois

(1:05:15) Norlander’s Notes

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