Duke schedules UConn/Michigan/Gonzaga, with Amazon broadcasting. Not everyone’s happy about that. Louisville, Tennessee have F4 expectations thanks to $15 million+ rosters

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss Duke's new Amazon deal and the implications for college basketball scheduling and roster changes.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down Duke's deal with Amazon. How does this arrangement work and how is Jon Scheyer changing nonconference scheduling? Then, they run through the latest in roster developments including Louisville's strong offseason adding a 2027 reclassification. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Duke has an Amazon TV deal, let’s talk about every string attached: schools, conferences, media rights (25:30) Louisville adds a reclassified 5-star to portal-packed roster for 2026-27 (34:00) Juke Harris is a Vol. Rick Barnes has an expensive and loaded team (46:00) Why GP didn’t show up to Norlander’s wedding 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 @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ 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…

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Hosts: Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander

Topics covered

• Duke basketball
• Amazon broadcasting
• NCAA Tournament
• roster developments
• college basketball
• nonconference scheduling

Keywords

• Duke
• Amazon
• college basketball
• Louisville
• Tennessee
• NCAA
• roster
• scheduling

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Organizations: Duke, UConn, Michigan, Gonzaga, Amazon, Louisville, Tennessee

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