On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander and Cover 3's Tom Fornelli talk Illinois after Brad Underwood's team broke through to the Final Four. How do the Illini replace Keaton Wagler? How good can this team be for an encore? Do they have a case to be the preseason No. 1 team? All that and more!(0:00) Intro (1:00) Tom Fornelli of Cover 3 fame joins the show to talk Illinois hoops!(6:30) The 2026 Final Four run + the Illinois fan experience(12:15) Roster Breakdown: big backcourt shoes to fill, lots of size coming back & more(14:00) Do Illinois teams usually deliver on this type of expectation?(16:00) Replacing Keaton Wagler and Kylan Boswell + all the size coming back(24:00) Is Brad Underwood already the second best coach in program history?(28:00) Non-conference schedule and predictions(32:30) Bears corner!Auction Links (Bookmark these! Auctions will go live in August)1 - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tilt.fyi/MNlmHxqdr1No">https://tilt.fyi/MNlmHxqdr1</a>2 - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tilt.fyi/l4NL2zwjTPNo">https://tilt.fyi/l4NL2zwjTP</a>3 - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tilt.fyi/WheUISAkS4">https://tilt.fyi/WheUISAkS4</a><ul><li>Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster</li><li>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.</li><li>Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://paramountglobal.enterprise.slack.com/team/W011NSJPKUK">@Boone</a> @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_</li><li>Visit the ⁠betting arena on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://CBSSports.com">CBSSports.com</a>⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠.</li><li>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.”</li><li>Email the show for any reason whatsoever: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com">ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com</a></li><li>Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠</a></li><li>For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/⁠">https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/</a></li></ul>

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