Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys touch on the new recruiting rules, Pac-12 rumors and NIL congressional meetings. Then we take a deep dive into the future Big 12 and how those programs stack up against each other currently and historically. What is the best program in the new Big 12? The worst? How much upward mobility to the new programs have? Where would USC, UCLA, Texas and Oklahoma rank in their new conferences? And a quick look at our national top 10 programs in college football.

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• Obligatory latest Pac-12 news
• New Big 12 angle to consider
• Spring practice content approach
• What if it was always a 12-team playoff?
• Which coaches benefit?
• Which teams are evaluated differently?
• Dan Mullen, James Franklin, Jimbo
• Wisconsin, USC, Baylor, Michigan St
• Kirk Ferentz, Mike Gundy, David Shaw
• Iowa St, Indiana, Colorado, Arizona

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• Pac-12 obligatory opening update
• Big names coaches who need to win
• Long-time coaches with no expectations
• Long-time coaches with nothing to prove
• Future potential next wave of long-timers
• Long-timers who did everything they could
• Future names with building pressure

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• More Pac-12 rumors!
• An ACC merger
• Three new rule changes
• SEC schedule leaks
• Georgia culture problem?
• Transfer QB portal data
• P5 transfers vs. G5
• QB battles in the spring
• Bama, Georgia, Ole Miss
• Nebraska, Ohio St
• Ok-State, Texas, West Virginia
• Arizona St and UCLA
• NC State and more

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• Coaches hurting the game with access
• Players need to be more available
• Florida St sends warning shot at ACC
• Grant of Rights' future
• Pac-12 no news is bad news
• Can Washington challenge out West?
• What to make of Colorado?
• Miami or North Carolina in the ACC?
• Wisconsin, Michigan St, Nebraska
• The new guys in the Big 12
• Who is on the top tier in the SEC?
• Who is in the SEC's middle?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• Apple TV bids for Pac-12
• Fans react
• New game rules to speed things up
• Is game-length a real problem
• Which rules do we like?
• One rule that we hate
• Big 12 new schedule is WILD
• Four new teams creates imbalance
• AAC releases its new schedule
• Group of 5 wide open?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• 2024 is going to look very different
• Pac-12 inventory, openly courting SMU
• Every day the media deal isn't signed
• What is the Big 12 going to do?
• B1G holding firm, good news for Pac-12?
• Scheduling model for the Big Ten
• New permanent rivals for USC, UCLA
• Does UCLA now have championship DNA?
• Scheduling model for the SEC
• New permanent rivals for Texas, OU
• Are we okay with unbalanced schedules?
• Brian Ferentz contract
• Todd Monken leaves for NFL, Mike Bobo hired
• What is going on with Miami?
• Notre Dame's offensive coordinator

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• The Pac-12 is sniffing around SMU
• Impact of streaming shift
• Targeting Mountain West teams
• Texas, OU not moving... yet
• What's the hold up?
• Bama hires Tommy Rees, Kevin Steele
• Is there a shift in offense happening?
• Redefining "balance" on offense
• Grading all 24 new coaching hires
• Tons of young inexperience
• A few retreads
• Wisconsin and Louisville top the list
• Nebraska, Colorado close behind

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• The Jalen Hurts phenomena
• QBs winning in college and the NFL
• Breaking down the 2023 recruiting cycle
• How good are top classes?
• How are the new Big 12 teams faring?
• How are new coaches doing?
• Recruiting outliers: The Best
• Recruiting outliers: The Worst
• Big jumps, big falls, big names

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• The $9 million club
• Lessons and blame with Jaden Rashada
• Boosters and ROI market forces
• Clemson makes bold move
• The ripple effect at TCU, Arkansas
• Ole Miss with a monster week
• Alabama's coaching vacancies
• Mike Gundy catching lightning twice?
• Michigan winning all over (sort of)
• Oregon, Pac-12 surging
• Florida State momentum continues
• NFL Draft deadline winners, losers
• Transfer Portal winners, losers