Cover 2 College Football pod

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Championship scenarios across the country dominate the storylines heading into a huge rivalry weekend. Playoff hopes hang in the balance for Florida State, Louisville, Texas, Oregon, Washington and, of course, Michigan and Ohio State. How should the committee deal with Jordan Travis' injury, how will rivlary games change off-season narratives and who will be playing for conference championships next weekend?

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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The Heisman predicament: Jayden Daniels Heisman chances hinge on extraordinary play - in less than extraordinary games. Who else is on the top platform? The guys preview Week 12 as top ranked teams head out on the road. Washington is an underdog at Oregon State, Texas is a small favorite over Iowa State and both Georgia (Tennessee) and Michigan (Maryland) travel as well. What other coaching moves could happen this cycle?

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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The future of the Pac-12 could fall to Oregon St and Washington St after winning the first round of court cases out West. Many teams are getting bowl eligible - which ones deserve credit and which ones are disappointing. Michigan and Jim Harbaugh are in the middle of one of the most unprecendented fiascos in college football history and the eventual outcomes vary. Boise State, Texas A&M and Mississippi State have joined the coaching carousel.

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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check:

  • The most Iowa ending of all-time
  • Does Wazzu still belong?
  • Beavers in the Spook-tober desert

2-Point Conversation:

  • Big Ten power structure: Ohio St's resume, James Franklin's big-game record, Michigan's scouting "scandal"
  • What happened in Week 8? Why did so many high-quality teams struggle?
  • USC crumbles and Bama rises to the occasion: Who is likeable in college football?
  • SEC Hot Seat: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Auburn, Mississippi St, South Carolina, Vandy

Week 9 Progression:

  • Oregon at Utah
  • Oklahoma at Kansas
  • Florida-Georgia
  • Duke at Louisville
  • Tennessee at Kentucky
  • Ohio St at Wisconsin

Bets Against the Spread:

  • Braden: 5-2 LW, 17-15 YTD
  • Lasso: 5-1 LW, 20-17-1 YTD

Group of 5 Checkdown looks at great races in the American, Mountain West and Sun Belt. 

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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

  • Why TV negotiations matter
  • Oregon-Washington was perfect
  • Our Beavers and Iowa's exhaustion
  • Debunking lazy troupes and talking points
  • We all can put in more effort
  • Penn St at Ohio St
  • Tennessee at Alabama
  • Utah at USC
  • Duke at Florida St
  • Clemson at Miami
  • Big 12 chaos
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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check:

  • Our Beavers dominate, Wazzu falls
  • Iowa wins with 20 points, huge road trip to Madison
  • Congrats to Steven!

2-Point Conversation:

  • OU-Texas: What CFB is all about
  • Big Ten coaching records
  • Miami's costly mistake, ACC chase
  • UGa, Bama take control

Week 7 Progression:

  • Oregon at Washington
  • USC at Notre Dame
  • Miami at North Carolina
  • Missouri at Kentucky
  • UCLA at Oregon St
  • Texas A&M at Tennessee

Bets Against the Spread:

  • Braden: 2-3 LW, 13-13 YTD
  • Lasso: 3-2 LW, 12-14-1 YTD

Leftovers: What is Ok-State? Rutgers, Florida, Kansas, Colorado and more.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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