Cover 2 College Football pod (sports)

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check:

  • Oregon St out-Utahs Utah
  • Wazzu has chance to prove it
  • Iowa's best offensive weapon is a DB

2-Point Conversation

  • If Georgia's not No. 1, who is? And who can beat them?
  • Is it happening again in the Pac-12?
  • When to move on from a success, tenured coach?
  • First-year coaching grades, Hot Seat Temp check

Week 6 Progression:

  • Texas-Oklahoma
  • Bama-Texas A&M
  • Maryland-Ohio St
  • Notre Dame-Louisville
  • Kentucky-Georgia
  • LSU-Mizzou

Bets Against the Spread:

  • Braden: 1-3 LW, 11-10 YTD
  • Lasso: 1-4 LW, 9-12-1 YTD

Leftovers: Braden's apology, big ACC home favorites, Big 12's newbies struggling and more.

Direct download: C2_100423_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 12:13pm CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check:

  • Iowa is shutout, Penn St keeps maturing
  • Wazzu beats Our Beavers
  • Utah at Oregon St

2-Point Conversation:

  • What did Ohio St's win over Notre Dame mean?
  • More things change, more they stay same in SEC
  • Why is Florida St and the ACC disrespected?
  • A dividing line in the Big 12

Week 5 Progression:

  • Kansas at Texas
  • Notre Dame at Duke
  • Florida at Kentucky
  • LSU at Ole Miss
  • Georgia at Auburn
  • USC at Colorado

Bets against the Spread, G5 Checkdown, Leftovers: Illinois over Purdue, Tennessee hosts South Carolina, playoff contenders on the road, Washington's dominance, Cuse-Clemson and more.

Direct download: C2_092723_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 12:32pm CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check: Beavers at Wazzu, Iowa at Penn St

2-Point Conversation:

  • Mel Tucker is out, where does Michigan st go?
  • Is there a clear No. 1 team this year?
  • Is there a defensive renaissance taking place?
  • Proof of concept wins for LOTS of coaches

Week 4 Progression:

  • Florida St at Clemson
  • Ohio St at Notre Dame
  • Ole Miss at Alabama
  • Colorado at Oregon
  • UCLA at Utah
  • Auburn at Texas A&M
  • G5: UTSA, SMU and Memphis

Bets Against the Spread:

  • Braden: 3-2 LW, 8-5 YTD
  • Lasso: 2-2 LW, 5-6 YTD

Leftovers: Bizarro Big 12, Texas and OU on the road, do or die wins across the country and playoff teams holding serve.

Direct download: C2_092023_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 12:33pm CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. 

Temp Check: Oregon St, Wazzu and Iowa's offense

2-point Conversation:

  • SEC West reevaluation, Bama's dynasty
  • Texas domination, Big 12's upper crust
  • What exactly is the Pac-12?
  • Big Ten West questions

Week 3 Progressions: Tennessee-Florida, LSU-Miss St, Washington-Mich St, Kansas St-Mizzou, Penn St-Illinois, Backyard Brawl

G5 Check Down: Rocky Mountain Showdown, South Alabama-Oklahoma St

Week 3 Bets Against the Spread:

  • Braden: 2-2 LW, 5-2 YTD
  • Lasso: 3-1 LW, 3-4 YTD

Leftovers: When can we talk about Georgia, Ohio St and Michigan? The ACC-Big Ten challenge.

Direct download: C2_091323_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 12:12pm CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. What did we learn about QBs in Week 1 and their chances at winning championships? Texas-Bama, SEC road trips, old rivalries and more highlight Week 2. Oregon State and Iowa temp checks. The Big 12's rough first week and chances at rebounding week 2 with big tests. Colorado leads a highlight first weekend for the Pac-12 but needs to prove itself again in Week 2.

Direct download: C2_090623_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 11:18am CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. 

  • 2-pt conversation: USC's defense, Vandy's progress, Notre Dame and an injury.
  • 1st Read: LSU-FSU, Carolina-Carolina
  • 2nd Read: Boise-Washington, Prime-TCU
  • 3rd Read: WVU-Penn St, Clemson-Duke 
  • Check Down: UTSA vs. Houston, USA vs. Tulane
  • New QBs for Bama, Ohio St, UGa
  • Power 5s on the road against G5s
  • Conference Leftovers
Direct download: C2_082923_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 5:02pm CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We make our official and final playoff predictions for 2023. Everyone has to have the receipts for the end of the year. What are all of the paths for all the contenders and what would a 12-team playoff look like in 2023?

Direct download: C2_082323_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 3:00am CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys look across the country and across the formation for the most important, most impactful, most interesting and most unknown position groups of 2023. Sure, there are plenty of QB situations worth discussing but plenty of championships hang on the offensive line, the front seven or the offensive play-makers too.

Direct download: C2_081623.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 3:00am CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Realignment has once again gripped college football and it means the end of the Pac-12. Could this have been avoided? What does the future look like? What does the ACC or SEC do? How does our playoff look?

Direct download: C2_080923_Final.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 3:00am CDT

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk Big Ten football in 2023.

  • Where to coach: Northwestern or Indiana?
  • Nebraska and Purdue new coaches
  • Illinois' line of scrimmage
  • Minnesota can do something different
  • Iowa's contracts
  • Wisconsin on paper
  • Rutgers keeps chopping wood
  • Maryland, Michigan St identities
  • The Big Three
  • Why Penn St is on par
  • Michigan's complete-ness
  • Ohio State skill, speed
  • James Franklin factor
Direct download: C2_072823_B1G.mp3
Category:sports -- posted at: 4:00am CDT