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UConn Insider, Episode 59: CBS Sports' Ian Eagle


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CBS sportscaster Ian Eagle calls in to chat with online producer Chris Brodeur about a wild NCAA tourney, the UConn men's basketball team's fall from grace and more. Eagle breaks down what was perhaps the wildest opening weekend in NCAA tournament history (6:00); discusses the parity in college hoops and why it’s a positive for the sport (8:00); declares one remaining team in the field the “most complete” (10:30); offers his thoughts on the Huskies’ sudden fall and the search for a coach who will be tasked with restoring the program’s luster (14:00); weighs in on the “bad for the game” argument that has once again clouded the achievements of the UConn women (16:30); describes what it’s like to call games for his alma mater, Syracuse, where his son Noah is a junior studying broadcast journalism who covers the Orange on the radio (19:20); and wraps things up by telling the story of his last bracket and why he probably won’t be filling one out anytime soon (27:00).
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