Cooper Flagg is a Blue Devil, but consider this: How advantageous is it to be freshman-loaded in 2023 and 2024? What does having the No. 1 class signify anymore, and will Flagg be able to turn Duke into a likable program? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander debate this AND take the NCAA to task over controversial changes to the NIT.
(01:30) - Cooper Flagg commits to Duke
(27:15) - Is it advantage to bring this many freshmen when transfers are so coveted? 
(38:10) - The NIT is facing some serious changes
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No. 1 prospect Cooper Flagg picks Duke over UConn. Plus: uproar over NCAA planning to box mid-majors out of the NIT

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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We haven't done a mailbag in nearly 90 days, so we're fixing that! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander answer a variety of your questions, some sent in recent days, others that have been sitting for months.
Also be sure to read Norlander's scoop/story he references in the show here re: NIL tournament in Vegas.
(00:45) - Potpourri to start: Love letters, correspondence and random emails!
(16:39) - Is competitive balance worse than ever?
(21:01) - Do college basketball teams have GMs like the pros now?
(25:29) - Which coach can go from seemingly not great to HOFer?
(31:30) - Could/should a high-major and a mid-major collude for players?
(37:43) - What happens first: Gonzaga misses the NCAAs or Tiger Woods misses the Masters cut?
(39:48) - Which mid-major 2024 hire gets a high-major job in 2025?
(41:33) - Is Baylor fixing its camera angle or what?
(43:05) - What makes a top-20 job?
(52:11) - Why can't Dayton, Gonzaga, Memphis upgrade conferences?
(59:59) - Best songs named after cities/states
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The portal keeps spinning, and in Fayetteville, it appears that John Calipari has built a borderline top-25 team. What's Calipari's roster looking like? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break it downr. PLUS, Baylor and Alabama have built top-10 rosters, it seems. We've got a portal-specific ep for you today.
(02:34) - Does Arkansas have a top 25 roster?
(13:19) - Baylor adds more talent to roster
(22:00) - Alabama adds Cliff Omoruyi
(28:07) - Other notable transfers
(32:23) - Top uncommitted guys and some scuttle on who's still chasing
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Latest transfer boosts: Arkansas, Baylor, Bama stock up. Plus: The biggest portal names still on the board

With the portal entry deadline hitting Wednesday night at midnight, some teams have done work to fill their rosters. Chief among them, the reigning champion UConn Huskies. Has Dan Hurley and Co. done enough in the portal to solidify a championship roster? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that and more.
(01:11) - Has UConn done enough to enter next season as a legit title contender?
(18:04) - Who ends up with the best roster on opening day: Michigan, Kentucky or Arkansas? Plus, Norlander scoopage on what's gone down in the past 24 hours in Lexington and Fayetteville.
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Analyzing the biggest/latest news in the portal with some heavy hitters: UConn, Kentucky, Arkansas, Michigan and more

READ: Norlander's Coaching Tracker
If you missed any of the storylines of the 2024 coaching carousel, fear not. Today's episode is a special one. More than 90 minutes worth of recaps and discussions about the 14 high-major hirings in this cycle, plus another 10-or-so mid-major gets that rank among the most notable. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will catch you up on all the faces in new places. We're time-stamping this to make it all the easier for school-specific discussions, but we recommend listening to the whole show. 
(01:31) - Which coaching hire do the guys believe in the most? Stanford and ... Ohio State? Let them explain
(17:01) - SMU, plus how the butterfly effect here started in ... 2022. In Los Angeles. 
(23:00) - USC
(28:00) - Arkansas
(39:55) - Kentucky
(53:20) - BYU
(1:01:15): Louisville/Michigan and the battle for Dusty May
(1:16:00): DePaul, Vandy, Washington, West Virginia, Oklahoma State 
(1:27:00) - The top/most notable mid-major hires
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Norlander and Parrish are BACK together. And we've got an hour-long episode as a bonus to your week. They guys talk Duke, Indiana, the biggest names in the portal and the back story on Norlander breaking the Mark Pope news while on mini vacation.
(00:55) - Jeremy Roach is leaving Duke. Should the Blue Devils be the title favorite for 2024-25?
(15:04) - Is Indiana a top-25 team after adding Myles Rice and Oumar Ballo? There's a glaring piece missing here. 
(27:00) - The NCAA has approved, once and for all, unlimited transfers with immediate eligibility. 
(41:26) - We get Norlander's thoughts on the Mark Pope hire and all that's transpired in Lexington since Sunday.
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No. 1 prospect Cooper Flagg picks Duke over UConn. Plus: uproar over NCAA planning to box mid-majors out of the NIT

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