Portal = closed🚪Analysis on St. John’s, Duke, Memphis, Kentucky, etc. and GP’s new Top 25. PLUS: Guster joins Norlander at the top and debuts our new theme song!

Eye On College Basketball

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Special episode here! Before we get to all the portal talk, you'll notice a surprise intro. Longtime listeners are aware that one of Matt Norlander’s all-time favorite bands is Guster. And after literal years of waiting, the pod has a new intro theme song. So, to commemorate this, Norlander invited on two Gusters to introduce the song. Entertaining and unhinged. We think you'll enjoy it. For the full/uncut version of their conversation, head here at our YouTube page to watch the 15-minute video. As for today's show topics: The transfer portal is closed for the 2025 cycle. And some schools picked up some BIG names. GP and Norlander recap the biggest movement in recent days and give an updated read on the top 25 teams. 00:00 - GUSTER ❤️ 03:16 - St. John's and Rick Pitino have a claim as the 2025 portal champs 15:00 - Can UConn compete with SJU if it loses Alex Karaban to the NBA Draft? 23:55 - Did PJ Haggerty overestimate his market before entering the portal? 38:18 - A look at Duke's roster situation after losing zero players to the portal 51:01 - Other portal news + notes and a look at Parrish's Top 25 And 1 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Before we get going on today's show, a PSA. Longtime listeners will remember how I have swapped out the intro music for the podcast every few years.
0:08.7	And in typically overdue fashion, we now have something I've been meaning to do on the show for a long time.
0:14.9	Yes.
0:18.6	All right. I will get to it to us.
0:20.8	The number I on college basketball intro music. Gunther. I will get to the second Guster's for lovers and for podcasters.
0:22.9	The new Ion College Basketball
0:24.4	intro music that you'll hear in just a minute
0:26.0	and on every show hereafter
0:27.2	is an old Guster
0:28.5	called Timothy Leary.
0:30.8	I didn't want to just abruptly make this change
0:32.5	without properly recognizing it
0:34.1	to start the show. So to celebrate the occasion,
0:36.4	I have 50% of Guster with me right now.
0:39.3	Brian plays the drums and is somewhere in parts unknown with a very spotty connection outside.
0:45.2	Meanwhile, Ryan sings, plays guitar, bass, piano, xylophone, and much more, and came extremely ready.
0:51.3	We could have picked something like satellite, barrel of a gun, Amsterdam, but no, I had to go and pick one of your deepest B-sides ever.
1:01.3	I don't even know if you've even played this song live ever.
1:04.4	What do we think of my choice here?
1:05.4	I hadn't heard that song until you sent it the other day.
1:08.4	I hadn't heard that song in like 10 years.
1:10.0	It's kind of good.
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