Big East preview/predictions/storylines; the shocking, tragic death of USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports
4.6 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
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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| 0:00.0 | Hey there's Scary Parish. |
| 0:05.0 | Scary Parish, welcome back to the CBS Sports Eye on College Basketball |
| 0:10.0 | Podcast where we sometimes discuss camel fighting. |
| 0:12.0 | Dodo Birds, leaky black mountain or less. podcast where we sometimes discuss Camel Fighting. |
| 0:12.6 | Dodo Birds leaky Black Mountain Orlando is here with me. |
| 0:15.8 | If you're watching on YouTube, you know what to do to that like button. |
| 0:19.0 | Shouts to Brandon Davies, real legend. |
| 0:21.3 | If you haven't yet subscribed to the CBS |
| 0:23.2 | College Basketball YouTube channel please also do that while you're here let's get |
| 0:28.1 | into it we've been sprinkling in conference previews over the past few weeks. |
| 0:33.4 | ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big 10. |
| 0:36.8 | So now the last of the five power conferences |
| 0:40.0 | in men's college basketball is the big east where Yukon is picked as the |
| 0:45.1 | paper in the league and ranked third in the preseason AP poll but still being |
| 0:50.8 | disrespected according to future Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Dan Hurley. |
| 0:55.4 | So let's stop here. |
| 0:57.1 | Norlander, you sat down with Dan in New York earlier in the week, Big East Media Day. |
| 1:03.0 | Tell us why he thinks Yukon should be ranked first, not third, |
| 1:07.0 | in the preseason day poll, |
| 1:09.0 | even though the Huskies are returning |
| 1:10.0 | just one starter from last season's |
| 1:12.0 | National Championship winning team. |
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