Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
406 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 722 ratingsAn independent college football podcast that eats the whole hog. Plus a newsletter. All with Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner.
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How a pro football personnel director sees college football
April 11, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBRichard has a conversation with Eric Galko, the director of football operations and player personnel for the East-West Shrine Bowl. It’s wide-ranging: Eric shares his 2024 NFL Draft hot takes and QB rankings, then talks about how the NFL views college players—and how well their programs are developing them. Eric tells us whether NIL actually ruined the third day of the draft. And having developed the XFL kickoff plan that is now part of the NFL, Eric shares whether college football is ready ...
The Eyes List: Spring sitrep on 2024's most fireable coaches
April 09, 2024 11:02 - 7 minutes - 4.83 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In 2023, Neal Brown was the industry's most fireable head coach. Then he had a good enough year to get a small contract extension. Who is 2024’s most fireable coach? Well, there are a few contenders. Godfrey, Richard, and Alex take the temperature on a handful of coaches who look troubled as spring ball gives way to what could be their final offseasons in their current jobs. Who has the best chance to resurrec...
Week 1 of 2024 is ... surprisingly bare. Why?
April 08, 2024 23:58 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBWeek 1 has always had tons of warmup games, but the schedule usually has a big handful of bangers. In 2024, that’s not the case. There are barely any games pitting Power 4 teams against each other and as a trickle-down, not many all-Group of 5 matchups of note either. Yes, there are a few blockbusters (LSU-USC, Georgia-Clemson), but look beyond that, and you’ll see the issue. Is this just a scheduling coincidence, or are recent changes in the college football ecosystem taking a toll on Labo...
How we fix the rules in college football
April 02, 2024 22:42 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBRichard has ideas for how to make college football’s on-field rules a little bit better. Alex and Godfrey like some of them and don’t like others. Let’s discuss the optimal width for the hashmarks, whether it’s time to shift the rules around RPOs and linemen downfield, the NFL’s new take on the kickoff, and then some more chaotic ideas that we’ve been kicking around. Production: Anthony Vito. Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Here’s a picture: This is a public episode. If you’d like to discus...
Single Wing: Lane Kiffin speculation never ends. That's the point
March 28, 2024 10:45 - 7 minutes - 5.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's answering your questions about Lane Kiffin's short- and long-term plans now that Bama has hired a Nick Saban replacement who isn't him. Let's also discuss the vital signs of Year Zero as a concept, plus Florida's DEI mess and any effect recruiting, Mel Tucker career rehab, Dabo narratives in Clemson's post-title era, pro wrestling “journalists,” and anxiety treatments. Production: Anthony Vito.
What in 2024 spring practice is worth your attention?
March 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBSpring practice is a lot of hype and not a lot of substance, but sometimes we can learn a lot. Alex, Richard, and Godfrey talk about what to pay serious attention to right now and the five most interesting teams of spring 2024: Alabama, Michigan, Army, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@splitzoneduo Exclusive content: https://www.splitzoneduo.com Merch: https://www.homefieldapparel.com/collections/split-zone-duo SOCIAL MEDIA -Follow Split ...
What in 2024 spring practice is worth your attention?
March 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBSpring practice is a lot of hype and not a lot of substance, but sometimes we can learn a lot. Alex, Richard, and Godfrey talk about what to pay serious attention to right now and the five most interesting teams of spring 2024: Alabama, Michigan, Army, Ohio State, and Texas A&M. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
The Single Wing: Never mind the league network promoting the league
March 21, 2024 13:02 - 10 minutes - 6.94 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's answering your questions about SEC Network bias (lol), the Big 12's inadvertent but noticeable "be good at basketball" strategy, how effective Ohio State's new AD will be, Colorado rumors (no), CFB programs hiring media (also no), and Nick Saban eating his microphone. Also, "Dungeons and Dragons." Production: …
Why the 12-team playoff is great for college football
March 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBGodfrey looked a bit deeper into how a 12-team playoff system will work in practice, and he ended up feeling ... surprisingly optimistic about the future of the sport? We're just as surprised as you are. He, Alex, and Richard talk through the types of teams this new system will benefit, the tradeoffs that Cinderellas will make, and why all in all, it's a good deal. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...
Clemson's absurd yet potentially effective case against the ACC
March 19, 2024 17:33 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Clemson filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday in South Carolina, seeking to free itself from the conference’s grant of rights and set up an exit from the league. Alex and Steven react to that complaint, which comes off as an absurd attempt to rewrite universally understood rules. But this is college sports; being ridiculous doesn’t exactly mean Clemson is “wrong.” Read Clemson’s c...
The NFL-ification of college recruiting
March 13, 2024 11:30 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBCollege football teams now have "general managers." How did the sport get here? How are they similar to GMs for pro teams, and how are they different? And will a college GM ever be able to fire a coach? Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
News: SEC/B1G power play, Fox Fridays, and what the Dartmouth vote means
March 12, 2024 17:54 - 10 minutes - 7.11 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey, Richard, and Alex talk out three big news developments over the past week. The Big Ten and SEC continue (3:01) to fight for extra spots and extra money in a new College Football Playoff system, so let’s address why the arguments in their favor are so hollow. Friday nights (16:55) have become a bigger part of the college football schedule of late, but 2024 is poised to see that go to a new level. And D...
SZD Book Club: Dan Wetzel talks "Death to the BCS"
March 08, 2024 12:01 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The first installment of the Split Zone Duo Book Club: What's it like to write a book-length jeremiad aimed directly at the ruling class of an entire sport? Author and reporter Dan Wetzel joins Godfrey in Michigan to talk about Death to the BCS, a seminal work examining the graft and idiocy that once ruled college football but that we've completely shed in the 14 years since its publication ... ah shit, that's...
Mailbag: WVU's extension, Arizona's order of operations, private equity in CFB, and more
March 06, 2024 16:18 - 10 minutes - 7.02 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Richard and Alex take your questions on a long list of topics, in order: Neal Brown’s extension at West Virginia, the literal risks of private equity coming to college football, if Arizona messed up by hiring a coach before replacing the AD, if Emmitt Smith’s comments will affect Florida recruiting, a new pipeline of AD hiring, why G5 conferences like big cities, how you can(‘t) resist the SEC and Big Ten, wha...
JJ McCarthy and the art of being a polarizing QB
March 05, 2024 22:56 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBMichigan’s quarterback is the latest national championship winner and draft prospect to kick off a very specific kind of national debate about QB play. Alex and Richard interrogate why players like JJ McCarthy become debate catnip (and then personally make JJ McCarthy into debate catnip, because Alex cannot resist). Subscribe for bonus episodes and more at splitzoneduo.com Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
JJ McCarthy and the art of being a polarizing QB
March 05, 2024 22:56 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBMichigan’s quarterback is the latest national championship winner and draft prospect to kick off a very specific kind of national debate about QB play. Alex and Richard interrogate why players like JJ McCarthy become debate catnip (and then personally make JJ McCarthy into debate catnip, because Alex cannot resist). Production: Anthony Vito. Subscribe for bonus episodes and more at splitzoneduo.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...
Does a new head coach’s first staff matter?
February 28, 2024 15:13 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBAfter 2023, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh left, and Alabama and Michigan fans worried a lot about assistant coach hires made by their successors. It got Alex thinking: Do national championship head coaches ace their assistant hires out of the gate? What happens when they mess up the important work of filling out a coaching staff? SZD goes through 25 years of history in a quest to figure out if a coach can win a national championship without acing his first test. Production: Anthony Vito. Thi...
Does a new head coach’s first staff matter?
February 28, 2024 15:13 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBAfter 2023, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh left, and Alabama and Michigan fans worried a lot about assistant coach hires made by their successors. It got Alex thinking: Do national championship head coaches ace their assistant hires out of the gate? What happens when they mess up the important work of filling out a coaching staff? SZD goes through 25 years of history in a quest to figure out if a coach can win a national championship without acing his first test. Production: Anthony Vi...
News: Atlanta coaches, EA video game, and The Return of the Mass
February 27, 2024 19:55 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn a roundup of college football news, Godfrey, Richard, and Alex talk about Georgia State’s interesting new head coach hire (1:30), Paul Johnson excoriating Geoff Collins (10:35), the upcoming EA Sports College Football game and the payment to players for appearing (25:45), and the reunion of the Mid-American Conference and UMass (30:44). Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...
News: Atlanta coaches, EA video game, and The Return of the Mass
February 27, 2024 19:55 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn a roundup of college football news, Godfrey, Richard, and Alex talk about Georgia State’s interesting new head coach hire (1:30), Paul Johnson excoriating Geoff Collins (10:35), the upcoming EA Sports College Football game and the payment to players for appearing (25:45), and the reunion of the Mid-American Conference and UMass (30:44). Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.spli...
The Single Wing: It's time for Oregon State to go Full Boise
February 22, 2024 22:40 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's trying to keep the Beavers relevant nationally as the P12-to-P2 era "dawns." We also got questions galore about G5 playoff chances, post-playoff bracket bowls, Mark Stoops' mentality after the A&M mess, why Godfrey was Big Wrong about UCF and Gus Malzhan, and an effort to create joy for a member of our community needing it now. Production: Anthony Vito. This episode is for paid subscribers of Split...
Did Alabama kill the MAC?
February 20, 2024 23:03 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBGodfrey presents Richard and Alex with four decades' worth of MAC head coach firings and hirings to try to figure out if G5 football jobs are on the decline. The answer is messy, but one thing's for sure – coaches have been running to coordinator gigs for a long, long time. Ask Nick Saban. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
The SZD Super Bowl 58 preview show
February 08, 2024 12:01 - 6 minutes - 4.36 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Sometimes, the haters call Split Zone Duo “an NFL podcast.” Today we prove them right by previewing the Super Bowl in our own way. Joining Alex and Richard is special guest Arif Hasan, publisher of Wide Left, a great newsletter that covers three of the biggest beats shaping our society: the NFL, current affairs, and the Minnesota Vikings. See Arif’s publication below, and follow him @ArifHasanNFL. Our conv...
Going into labor
February 06, 2024 23:46 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey discuss a new NLRB ruling that might (might!) result in employee status and union organizing for college athletes. Then the group talks about recent worries about college football losing coaches to the NFL. Is this new? Yes and no. Is everything good at UCLA? Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
Going into labor
February 06, 2024 23:46 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey discuss a new NLRB ruling that might (might!) result in employee status and union organizing for college athletes. Then the group talks about recent worries about college football losing coaches to the NFL. Is this new? Yes and no. Is everything good at UCLA? Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What Auburn is getting in new coordinator DJ Durkin
February 02, 2024 13:35 - 10 minutes - 6.9 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com DJ Durkin continues to get SEC coordinator jobs. In the past few seasons, he’s bounced from Ole Miss to Texas A&M to Auburn as some of the most famous head coaches in college football have hired him to lead their defenses. An older stop on Durkin’s journey now tends to get limited attention when he arrives at a new place. So let’s talk in detail about what happened after Durkin took over at Maryland ahead of...
The Single Wing: How Louisiana Tech's AD explains the future of college football
February 01, 2024 13:30 - 9 minutes - 6.73 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's here to help make TCU better (Why is Kendal Briles still there?), talk about how bad D.C.’s NFL stadium is, reflect on Tennessee's lost decades, raise money for Georgia Tech, and improve Indiana's nickname game. Also there's a big examination of the chasm between G5 and P5 in hiring and how fragile the success of a place like Louisiana Tech can be. Production: Anthony Vito.
The 2023 time capsule reveal, plus key coach news
January 30, 2024 23:29 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex start the show with a discussion of Sherrone Moore’s elevation to Michigan head coach and Iowa’s maybe-good but definitely-weird hire of Tim Lester as offensive coordinator. Then it’s time to revisit 2023 predictions, talk about what we learned, and forecast what this long offseason in CFB will be all about. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzone...
The 2023 time capsule reveal, plus key coach news
January 30, 2024 23:29 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex start the show with a discussion of Sherrone Moore’s elevation to Michigan head coach and Iowa’s maybe-good but definitely-weird hire of Tim Lester as offensive coordinator. Then it’s time to revisit 2023 predictions, talk about what we learned, and forecast what this long offseason in CFB will be all about. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
"The Blind Side" commentary track with Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni
January 25, 2024 14:01 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Split Zone Duo is proud to present a long-sought-after project: The feature-length commentary track for The Blind Side (2009). This movie got a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, and Sandra Bullock won Best Actress. Steven Godfrey, who covered Ole Miss around the time of the events depicted in the film, saw things differently than how the movie showed them. Please enjoy this extensive commentary on the who...
Is Alabama f****d?
January 22, 2024 18:53 - 6 minutes - 4.79 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com When Nick Saban retired, Alex wrote a column for the Ringer under the headline “Nick Saban Made Alabama Too Big to Fail.” The same day, Godfrey argued in the Washington Post that the “theory that a post-Saban Alabama is too big to fail … ultimately misunderstands the how and why of Saban’s singular success.” Can these two arguments be squared? Somewhat yes, and somewhat no. We talk in this episode about Ala...
The SZD Interview: Rodger Sherman's trip 'round the CFB world
January 15, 2024 13:37 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBFormer SB Nation coworker/SZD co-conspirator Rodger Sherman quit his day job before the 2023 season and drove to over 60 (!) college football games across the country. Enjoy the tale of Road Rodge, with a weird bonus moment at the end. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The SZD Interview: Rodger Sherman's trip 'round the CFB world
January 15, 2024 13:37 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBFormer SB Nation coworker/SZD co-conspirator Rodger Sherman quit his day job before the 2023 season and drove to over 60 (!) college football games across the country. Enjoy the tale of Road Rodge, with a weird bonus moment at the end. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
The Hurry-Up: Michigan reaches the pinnacle
January 09, 2024 12:21 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAlex and Richard spend a half-hour talking about the national championship, the 2023 Michigan team's place in history, Jim Harbaugh cementing his legacy, and what might be next for Washington. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
Split Zone Duo LIVE in Houston!
January 08, 2024 16:58 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBPlease enjoy this recording of Split Zone Duo Live in Houston, taped the night of 1/6/24 and presented by our friends at Homefield Apparel. We had an amazing crowd and loved doing a show about the season that was and the national championship between Michigan and Washington. But really, what got into Godfrey at the beginning of this show? Thanks to Rockefeller's in Houston for hosting us and recording the show, and to Anthony Vito for the audio engineering to get it onto your podcas...
Split Zone Duo LIVE in Houston!
January 08, 2024 16:58 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBPlease enjoy this recording of Split Zone Duo Live in Houston, taped the night of 1/6/24 and presented by our friends at Homefield Apparel. We had an amazing crowd and loved doing a show about the season that was and the national championship between Michigan and Washington. But really, what got into Godfrey at the beginning of this show? Thanks to Rockefeller's in Houston for hosting us and recording the show, and to Anthony Vito for the audio engineering to get it onto your podcast feed. ...
The national championships arrive. Let’s dig in.
January 04, 2024 03:12 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBAlex and Richard start the show with discussion of LSU cleaning house on the defensive coaching staff, UNC wasting Drake Maye on bad defenses and splitting with Gene Chizik, and Frank Harris’ legendary run at UTSA. Then it’s time to preview the FCS title game between Montana and South Dakota State (13:31) and the Playoff National Championship between Michigan and Washington (22:40). Production: Anthony Vito. For tickets to Split Zone Duo LIVE in Houston: splitzoneduolive.com See P...
The national championships arrive. Let’s dig in.
January 04, 2024 03:12 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBAlex and Richard start the show with discussion of LSU cleaning house on the defensive coaching staff, UNC wasting Drake Maye on bad defenses and splitting with Gene Chizik, and Frank Harris’ legendary run at UTSA. Then it’s time to preview the FCS title game between Montana and South Dakota State (13:31) and the Playoff National Championship between Michigan and Washington (22:40). Production: Anthony Vito. For tickets to Split Zone Duo LIVE in Houston: splitzoneduolive.com See Privacy Po...
The post-semis Hurry-Up and a brief natty lookahead
January 02, 2024 12:33 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBAlex and Richard break down the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl semifinals, with brief previewing of Michigan-Washington baked in throughout. Then some reflections on a trip to Pasadena. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
Smell some roses and eat some sugar
December 28, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBRichard reports on this year’s big international incident at Playoff semifinal media availabilities. (There’s always one.) Then Richard, Alex, and Godfrey share a few thoughts on bowl season to date before getting into the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Both semifinals get on-field previews, and Alex and Godfrey explain why they see the institution of the Rose Bowl in completely different ways. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscrib...
Smell some roses and eat some sugar
December 28, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBRichard reports on this year’s big international incident at Playoff semifinal media availabilities. (There’s always one.) Then Richard, Alex, and Godfrey share a few thoughts on bowl season to date before getting into the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Both semifinals get on-field previews, and Alex and Godfrey explain why they see the institution of the Rose Bowl in completely different ways. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...
NIL danger zones, Signing Day 2024, and national champs
December 20, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex go through some high-level recruiting storylines on National Signing Day: Who’s in the NIL danger zone, and who is clearly splashing the cash? Is Florida OK? What is the significance of Dylan Raiola to Nebraska? What do we make of some big developments in the FCS, Division II, and Division III playoffs? Plus a tasting menu for the bowls over the next week. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...
NIL danger zones, Signing Day 2024, and national champs
December 20, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex go through some high-level recruiting storylines on National Signing Day: Who’s in the NIL danger zone, and who is clearly splashing the cash? Is Florida OK? What is the significance of Dylan Raiola to Nebraska? What do we make of some big developments in the FCS, Division II, and Division III playoffs? Plus a tasting menu for the bowls over the next week. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...
The Eyes List: 2023 finale (?)
December 14, 2023 18:29 - 7 minutes - 5.25 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Richard and Godfrey spin through the highlights of a mostly wrapped-up coach hiring and firing cycle. Some highlights of the discussion: * What the Jon Sumrall hire says about how Tulane does business * Syracuse’s swing on Georgia assistant Fran Brown * Why new Houston coach Willie Fritz is the Ball Coach Blueprint * A noteworthy angle to Derek Mason taking the Middle Tennessee job * Deion Sanders’ evo...
An unprecedented moment of CFB roster confusion
December 13, 2023 18:46 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBThe transfer portal is packed. Signing Day is approaching. Colorado might actually portal an offensive line? Nebraska might get the No. 1 QB? And college football sits in a weird in-between. Why is this all happening? A few reasons. Plus what to watch for in the Celebration Bowl, the FCS playoffs, D2 and D3, and some bowls this weekend. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzon...
The 2023 Split Zone Duo awards special
December 06, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey submit awards picks for a very SZD-specific set of honors: Power 5/Group of 5 Team of the Year, Game of the Year, Play of the Year, Coach Proof of Concept of the Year, Best Take/Worst Take, and the Ndamukong Suh Award (Best Player Ineligible To Win The Heisman). Alex also shares his process and conclusion in voting on the Biletnikoff Award, because we believe in taking awards voting seriously. Plus a tasting menu of the FCS, D2, and D3 playoffs, followed b...
The 2023 Split Zone Duo awards special
December 06, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey submit awards picks for a very SZD-specific set of honors: Power 5/Group of 5 Team of the Year, Game of the Year, Play of the Year, Coach Proof of Concept of the Year, Best Take/Worst Take, and the Ndamukong Suh Award (Best Player Ineligible To Win The Heisman). Alex also shares his process and conclusion in voting on the Biletnikoff Award, because we believe in taking awards voting seriously. Plus a tasting menu of the FCS, D2, and D3 playoffs, followed by thought...
The FSU travesty: Playoff reaction show
December 03, 2023 21:23 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn a special edition of the SZD Hurry-Up, Alex and Richard discuss the Playoff committee's spurning of unbeaten Florida State and then break down the matchups for the New Year's Six. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
2023 championship weekend preview (and the end of the SEC on CBS)
November 29, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey go game-by-game on the most interesting angles surrounding conference championship weekend. Is this the best slate of power conference title games ever? It might be. SMU-Tulane is a stylistic clash. Miami (Ohio) had the best Miami season in the country. Liberty goes for 13-0. The computers pit UNLV against Boise. And Appalachian State tries to beat Troy for one of the odder conference championships ever. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at ht...
2023 championship weekend preview (and the end of the SEC on CBS)
November 29, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey go game-by-game on the most interesting angles surrounding conference championship weekend. Is this the best slate of power conference title games ever? It might be. SMU-Tulane is a stylistic clash. Miami (Ohio) had the best Miami season in the country. Liberty goes for 13-0. The computers pit UNLV against Boise. And Appalachian State tries to beat Troy for one of the odder conference championships ever. Production: Anthony Vito. See Privacy Policy at https://art...