Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
406 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 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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Previewing the National Championship and the associated existential crisis
January 05, 2022 00:20 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBAfter Godfrey shares what he knows about Jim Harbaugh and the Raiders, he, Richard, and Alex get into Alabama-Georgia Round II (or whatever this is) and consider what shape the national title game will take. Godfrey then tries to explain his reservations about SEC Playoff dominance in a non-alarmist way, Richard tries to explain the benefits of best-on-best, and Alex attempts to make them both feel bad. Plus a discussion of the Todd Graham mess at Hawaii, and why this weekend's FCS ...
Previewing the National Championship and the associated existential crisis
January 05, 2022 00:20 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBAfter Godfrey shares what he knows about Jim Harbaugh and the Raiders, he, Richard, and Alex get into Alabama-Georgia Round II (or whatever this is) and consider what shape the national title game will take. Godfrey then tries to explain his reservations about SEC Playoff dominance in a non-alarmist way, Richard tries to explain the benefits of best-on-best, and Alex attempts to make them both feel bad. Plus a discussion of the Todd Graham mess at Hawaii, and why this weekend's FCS champions...
Build your Playoff narrative
December 28, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey start the show with a chat about how college football's structure made the current raft of bowl cancelations inevitable, and why it's rich when the bowl rep industry gets upset about it. Richard reports from Miami on what this Playoff game week actually looks like, and the group discusses the narratives that might attach themselves to involved teams depending on results this weekend. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com, and happy new year. See P...
Build your Playoff narrative
December 28, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 50 MBAlex, Richard, and Godfrey start the show with a chat about how college football's structure made the current raft of bowl cancelations inevitable, and why it's rich when the bowl rep industry gets upset about it. Richard reports from Miami on what this Playoff game week actually looks like, and the group discusses the narratives that might attach themselves to involved teams depending on results this weekend. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com, and happy new year. See Privacy Po...
Bowling for cord-cutters and CFB's future
December 21, 2021 22:55 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex get together a few days before Christmas to talk about these topics in detail: 1) last weekend's brief YouTube TV/Disney carriage fight and how it connects to the future of watching college football games, 2) if bowl season has actually gotten less important or if it just feels that way (and what to do about it if so), and 3) the actual games happening this week. Have a great holiday week, and our Patreon is at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at htt...
Bowling for cord-cutters and CFB's future
December 21, 2021 22:55 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex get together a few days before Christmas to talk about these topics in detail: 1) last weekend's brief YouTube TV/Disney carriage fight and how it connects to the future of watching college football games, 2) if bowl season has actually gotten less important or if it just feels that way (and what to do about it if so), and 3) the actual games happening this week. Have a great holiday week, and our Patreon is at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
JSU's coup, Oregon, Clemson, and BOWLS
December 15, 2021 23:32 - 1 hour - 58 MBGodfrey and Alex talk through Jackson State's stunning commitment from the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2022, while cautioning against leaps to conclusion. Oregon is having an identity crisis but shouldn't be. Clemson isn't but maybe should. And a detailed look at this weekend's bowl season and lower-level playoff slates. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...
What's The Idea behind each new coach hire?
December 08, 2021 23:33 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBMarcus Freeman's elevation at Notre Dame was smooth, well received, and kind of quiet, so Alex and Richard went back over it amid a week of carousel chaos. Then: breaking out every new FBS coach hire into tiers of, "What is the school trying to accomplish here?" Plus an Army-Navy version of Vested Interests, a non-FBS tasting menu for the weekend, and answers to three questions from Patreon subscribers. Join us at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...
What's The Idea behind each new coach hire?
December 08, 2021 23:33 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBMarcus Freeman's elevation at Notre Dame was smooth, well received, and kind of quiet, so Alex and Richard went back over it amid a week of carousel chaos. Then: breaking out every new FBS coach hire into tiers of, "What is the school trying to accomplish here?" Plus an Army-Navy version of Vested Interests, a non-FBS tasting menu for the weekend, and answers to three questions from Patreon subscribers. Join us at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...
Setting the table for the 2021 Playoff
December 05, 2021 19:13 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex talk through the Playoff slotting, the committee's performance in 2021, why Cincinnati doesn't disprove anything about the event's treatment of the G5, and the matchups themselves. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. 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,...
Setting the table for the 2021 Playoff
December 05, 2021 19:13 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex talk through the Playoff slotting, the committee's performance in 2021, why Cincinnati doesn't disprove anything about the event's treatment of the G5, and the matchups themselves. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The big coaching carousel mess of 2021
December 01, 2021 23:13 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBRichard, Alex, and Godfrey preview conference championship weekend and the potential Playoff drama to come, then discuss the historically messy week that unfolded in the college football coaching industry. (Carousel talk specifically starts at the 56-minute mark.) Oklahoma has a weird recruiting saga on its hands, LSU made a hire that appeased a specific set of stakeholders, and Richard reports on how people in the sport feel about this chaotic moment. It might not be good! Subscribe to our ...
Week 13: We picked our hill, and Oklahoma State killed us on it
November 28, 2021 15:33 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBAlex and Richard take a slightly longer-than-usual trip through the weekend in college football. Michigan vindicated a podcast opinion, but Oklahoma State very much did not. Plus thoughts on a whole bunch of other Rivalry Weekend action. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Week 13: We picked our hill, and Oklahoma State killed us on it
November 28, 2021 15:33 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBAlex and Richard take a slightly longer-than-usual trip through the weekend in college football. Michigan vindicated a podcast opinion, but Oklahoma State very much did not. Plus thoughts on a whole bunch of other Rivalry Weekend action. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. 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...
The undercurrents of Florida's coach search
November 23, 2021 23:49 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBFlorida man Richard Johnson talks with Alex about the underlying factors that might inform Florida's sudden search for Dan Mullen's successor. (The University of Florida has a lot going on.) Plus, a discussion of WKU's instant-pot transfer portal offense, sizing up some of Rivalry Week's big games, and live reactions to James Franklin's new contract at Penn State. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. ...
Week 12: A great week for UT (SA/ah)
November 21, 2021 15:07 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 12, and this time, they don't even go over time. Utah dominated, UTSA had one of the finishes of the year, Ohio State-Michigan is for it all, NIU's magic carpet ride rolls on, the top of the Sun Belt looks fierce, and Cincinnati rebuilds some equity. Also, a certain Florida coach's buyout figures are included. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...
Week 12: A great for UT (SA/ah)
November 21, 2021 15:07 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 12, and this time, they don't even go over time. Utah dominated, UTSA had one of the finishes of the year, Ohio State-Michigan is for it all, NIU's magic carpet ride rolls on, the top of the Sun Belt looks fierce, and Cincinnati rebuilds some equity. Also, a certain Florida coach's buyout figures are included. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Week 12: A great week for UT (SA/ah)
November 21, 2021 15:07 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 12, and this time, they don't even go over time. Utah dominated, UTSA had one of the finishes of the year, Ohio State-Michigan is for it all, NIU's magic carpet ride rolls on, the top of the Sun Belt looks fierce, and Cincinnati rebuilds some equity. Also, a certain Florida coach's buyout figures are included. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
LSU, UW, VT, and 2021's spinning carousel
November 18, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex talk about the rapidly speeding-up coaching carousel, hopping from Washington to Virginia Tech to LSU and even down to North Texas. Then a discussion of the inexplicable mess that's unfolded at FIU, which is now a case study in how to mismanage a football program, plus a tasting menu and vested interests. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...
LSU, UW, VT, and 2021's spinning carousel
November 18, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 86 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex talk about the rapidly speeding-up coaching carousel, hopping from Washington to Virginia Tech to LSU and even down to North Texas. Then a discussion of the inexplicable mess that's unfolded at FIU, which is now a case study in how to mismanage a football program, plus a tasting menu and vested interests. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Week 11: O no, OU
November 14, 2021 16:08 - 38 minutes - 35 MBRichard and Godfrey take a 30ish minute journey through Week 11 including OU’s loss to Baylor, Tennessee scripted the first drive of the game, but not the rest of it, Arkansas won?, Florida “won”, Ohio State WON, one of us begins to think some things about Oklahoma State that are truly terrifying, Cincinnati was fine compared to the last few weeks, our punting king hit a game winner, and UConn covered. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...
The Texas high school football coach is a proud breed
November 10, 2021 23:36 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBTexas Tech’s hire of Joey McGuire signals something, because as they say: Everything’s bigger in Texas. Midseason coaching changes, Washington weirdness, and MACTION. Also: Exactly four minutes and sixteen seconds on the Playoff 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...
Week 10: Oops I Purdid it again
November 07, 2021 15:50 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBGodfrey and Richard take a 30ish-minute journey through the college football weekend. The Purdue Boilermakers, destroyer of worlds (but only if you’re the No. 2 or No. 3 team in the polls), Ohio elites played with their food to varying degrees, The Old Man Yells At A Cloud, Arizona won!, Washington very much didn’t on the field or off!, why did Army and Air Force play in a gas grill?, and a Dakota Marker we’ll always remember. Finally, a sincere thank you because this show will push across...
Week 10: Oops I Purdid it again
November 07, 2021 15:50 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBGodfrey and Richard take a 30ish-minute journey through the college football weekend. The Purdue Boilermakers, destroyer of worlds (but only if you’re the No. 2 or No. 3 team in the polls), Ohio elites played with their food to varying degrees, The Old Man Yells At A Cloud, Arizona won!, Washington very much didn’t on the field or off!, why did Army and Air Force play in a gas grill?, and a Dakota Marker we’ll always remember. Finally, a sincere thank you because this show will pu...
Cincinnati, Gary Patterson, and the Texas coaching carousel
November 03, 2021 22:52 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex disagree over what Cincinnati's initial No. 6 ranking really says about the Playoff committee's view of the Bearcats. Then, we talk about Gary Patterson's impact on TCU and how his time at TCU barreled toward an acrimonious end, and compare and contrast various Texas head coaching jobs heading into what's likely to be a hectic carousel in the Lone Star State. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. Also, Godfrey's excited about baseball. See Privacy Policy ...
Cincinnati, Gary Patterson, and the Texas coaching carousel
November 03, 2021 22:52 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex disagree over what Cincinnati's initial No. 6 ranking really says about the Playoff committee's view of the Bearcats. Then, we talk about Gary Patterson's impact on TCU and how his time at TCU barreled toward an acrimonious end, and compare and contrast various Texas head coaching jobs heading into what's likely to be a hectic carousel in the Lone Star State. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. Also, Godfrey's excited about baseball. See Privac...
Week 9: Sparty party
October 31, 2021 15:09 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBAlex and Richard take a 30ish-minute journey through the college football weekend: Michigan State showed its mettle, Michigan did too and somehow lost anyway, Houston and SMU played the game of the year, Ohio State had better players, Pitt found an innovative way to lose, and Bowling Green put together an absolute tapestry. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
What makes 7 good teams good
October 27, 2021 21:32 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex run through the methods of attack, both in program-building and on the field, for seven surprisingly great teams: UTSA, SMU, Pitt, Wake Forest, Ole Miss, Michigan State, and San Diego State i.e. G5 Iowa. Then, discussions on James Franklin and Justin Fuente, vested interests, and a tasting menu for the weekend. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...
What makes 7 good teams good
October 27, 2021 21:32 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBRichard, Godfrey, and Alex run through the methods of attack, both in program-building and on the field, for seven surprisingly great teams: UTSA, SMU, Pitt, Wake Forest, Ole Miss, Michigan State, and San Diego State i.e. G5 Iowa. Then, discussions on James Franklin and Justin Fuente, vested interests, and a tasting menu for the weekend. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...
Week 8: Alex is sorry, Pat Narduzzi
October 24, 2021 14:47 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBRichard and Alex take you on a 30ish-minute jaunt through the college football weekend. Alex is forced to issue a mea culpa to Pitt's not-currently-embattled head coach, but retracts a retraction of criticism of Texas Tech's. Justin Fuente does not seem to be in a good situation, Colorado State does something you must see to believe, Caleb Williams is the one that was promised, Iowa State does a public service, and Northern Illinois is bowl-eligible. Plus, meep meep. Subscribe to ou...
Week 8: Alex is sorry, Pat Narduzzi
October 24, 2021 14:47 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBRichard and Alex take you on a 30ish-minute jaunt through the college football weekend. Alex is forced to issue a mea culpa to Pitt's not-currently-embattled head coach, but retracts a retraction of criticism of Texas Tech's. Justin Fuente does not seem to be in a good situation, Colorado State does something you must see to believe, Caleb Williams is the one that was promised, Iowa State does a public service, and Northern Illinois is bowl-eligible. Plus, meep meep. Subscribe to our Patreon...
College football and the NLRB
October 22, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAlex and Richard interview Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, who wrote the September memo that says college football players in certain situations are employees who should have federal labor protections. They talked about why this piece of paper matters, how it could change college sports, and what would need to happen for this ball to really get rolling. We do lots of these kinds of interviews on our Patreon, which we'd be excited to have ...
College football and the NLRB
October 22, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAlex and Richard interview Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, who wrote the September memo that says college football players in certain situations are employees who should have federal labor protections. They talked about why this piece of paper matters, how it could change college sports, and what would need to happen for this ball to really get rolling. We do lots of these kinds of interviews on our Patreon, which we'd be excited to have you subsc...
Orgeron saga, Mullen, and the new AAC
October 21, 2021 00:12 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBSteven Godfrey (@38Godfrey), Richard Johnson (@RJ_Writes), and Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) talk through three things in detail: How the LSU-Ed Orgeron relationship collapsed so quickly after such a high, why he wasn’t the only coach in Baton Rouge last Saturday who should soon be out, and what the latest realignment ripple means for both the AAC and the remainders of C-USA. Plus a tasting menu and vested interests. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https...
Week 7: Bye-owa
October 17, 2021 15:17 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBRichard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you on a 30-ish-minute trip through the interesting goings-on from college football’s Week 7. Iowa’s loss to Purdue could’ve been worse. Caleb Williams and Oklahoma have it figured out. The Tennessee trash discourse is already exhausting. TCU is done as a defense, a label, and a crew. Florida’s and Texas’s defenses are in shambles. UConn won! Liberty did not! Wisconsin-Army was like a science project. Pitt needs to beat Clemson. Arizona is a bo...
Week 7: Bye-owa
October 17, 2021 15:17 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBRichard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you on a 30-ish-minute trip through the interesting goings-on from college football’s Week 7. Iowa’s loss to Purdue could’ve been worse. Caleb Williams and Oklahoma have it figured out. The Tennessee trash discourse is already exhausting. TCU is done as a defense, a label, and a crew. Florida’s and Texas’s defenses are in shambles. UConn won! Liberty did not! Wisconsin-Army was like a science project. Pitt needs to beat Clemson. Arizona is a bottomless ...
Iowa, Kentucky, and proof of concept
October 12, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex spend the first stretch of this episode talking not just about Iowa and Kentucky, but about how we *talk* about Iowa and Kentucky. Then, 10 schools whose coaches either are or aren't demonstrating proof of concept, including: Georgia Tech, NIU, Houston, Temple, Syracuse, Louisville, FAU, UNLV, Troy, and Mississippi State. And finally, vested interests and a Week 7 tasting menu. Subscribe to SZD's Patreon for bonus episodes and more at splitzoneduo.com. See Privac...
Iowa, Kentucky, and proof of concept
October 12, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 80 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex spend the first stretch of this episode talking not just about Iowa and Kentucky, but about how we *talk* about Iowa and Kentucky. Then, 10 schools whose coaches either are or aren't demonstrating proof of concept, including: Georgia Tech, NIU, Houston, Temple, Syracuse, Louisville, FAU, UNLV, Troy, and Mississippi State. And finally, vested interests and a Week 7 tasting menu. Subscribe to SZD's Patreon for bonus episodes and more at splitzoneduo.com. S...
Week 6: The Thrilla in Red Riva
October 10, 2021 14:44 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBAlex and Richard take a 30-ish-minute sprint through the interesting happenings in college football this weekend. A&M picked a weird script to take down Bama. Red River was outstanding and heralds a new era of Oklahoma quarterback play. Penn State shoud've just gone to the Wildcat, Georgia's defense gave up a whole 10 points, Coastal is just pummeling teams, the lights are about to go out on Coach O's LSU, don't be fooled by Texas Tech's record, and UTSA: MEEP MEEP. Subscribe to our Patreon ...
Week 6: The Thrilla in Red Riva
October 10, 2021 14:44 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAlex and Richard take a 30-ish-minute sprint through the interesting happenings in college football this weekend. A&M picked a weird script to take down Bama. Red River was outstanding and heralds a new era of Oklahoma quarterback play. Penn State shoud've just gone to the Wildcat, Georgia's defense gave up a whole 10 points, Coastal is just pummeling teams, the lights are about to go out on Coach O's LSU, don't be fooled by Texas Tech's record, and UTSA: MEEP MEEP. Subscribe to our...
Urbanism and college football
October 06, 2021 23:29 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBFor about the first 47 minutes of this episode, Alex, Richard, and Godfrey talk about the Urban Meyer mess in Jacksonville, what it says about the differences between NFL and college coaching, and why certain types of coaches aren't built for modern CFB or the NFL. Then the group haggles over one team in every FBS conference they can't quite figure out, before hitting up vested interests and a tasting menu for Week 6. Subscribe to SZD's Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at ht...
Urbanism and college football
October 06, 2021 23:29 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBFor about the first 47 minutes of this episode, Alex, Richard, and Godfrey talk about the Urban Meyer mess in Jacksonville, what it says about the differences between NFL and college coaching, and why certain types of coaches aren't built for modern CFB or the NFL. Then the group haggles over one team in every FBS conference they can't quite figure out, before hitting up vested interests and a tasting menu for Week 6. Subscribe to SZD's Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Pol...
Week 5: Eat the whole Skyline Chili bowl
October 03, 2021 14:57 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 5, which winds up being more like 40 minutes this week. There are no rules. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Week 5: Eat the whole Skyline Chili bowl
October 03, 2021 14:57 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 5, which winds up being more like 40 minutes this week. There are no rules. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. 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
Who's your ACC bae?
September 29, 2021 22:01 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBAfter a few minutes talking about Wednesday's big college athlete news at the NLRB, Alex, Richard, and Godfrey take turns evaluating potential candidates to be the best team in the ACC now that Clemson is no longer the slam-dunk choice. Then, a conversation about Arkansas, including how people should react if and when Georgia sits on them on Saturday, and what lessons ADs *should* but won't take from the success of the Sam Pittman hire. Plus, why UTSA should be ranked, and what it says about...
Who's your ACC bae?
September 29, 2021 22:01 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBAfter a few minutes talking about Wednesday's big college athlete news at the NLRB, Alex, Richard, and Godfrey take turns evaluating potential candidates to be the best team in the ACC now that Clemson is no longer the slam-dunk choice. Then, a conversation about Arkansas, including how people should react if and when Georgia sits on them on Saturday, and what lessons ADs *should* but won't take from the success of the Sam Pittman hire. Plus, why UTSA should be ranked, and what it s...
Week 4: We told you to short Clemson and Oklahoma
September 26, 2021 14:46 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBAlex and Richard take you on a 30-ish-minute journey around the interesting things from the college football weekend. Clemson and Oklahoma looked faulty before, and they look worse now –– Clemson in particular. Arkansas is worth celebrating, Boston College might have an offense, Dave Aranda is out of the dog house, Arizona showed a flicker of life, TCU is backwards, and Charlotte might be a chaos agent. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...
How to short Oklahoma and Ohio State (and Clemson too!)
September 22, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex discuss the apparent vulnerability of some of CFB's most elite programs, and the good signs shown by others. Plus, who's rising to the top of the G5 and who isn't, followed by vested interests and a weekend tasting menu. This show has somewhat detailed talks about Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon, Utah, BYU, Fresno State, UAB, ECU (eek), Nevada, Marshall, and Georgia Southern. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com, and thanks fo...
How to short Oklahoma and Ohio State (and Clemson too!)
September 22, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBGodfrey, Richard, and Alex discuss the apparent vulnerability of some of CFB's most elite programs, and the good signs shown by others. Plus, who's rising to the top of the G5 and who isn't, followed by vested interests and a weekend tasting menu. This show has somewhat detailed talks about Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon, Utah, BYU, Fresno State, UAB, ECU (eek), Nevada, Marshall, and Georgia Southern. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com, and thanks for support...
Week 3: Penn State's back, Florida's solid, and Fresno rules
September 19, 2021 14:11 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBGodfrey and Alex take you on a 30-ish-minute trip through Week 3. (OK, this week went a little long.) The group is impressed with Penn State, liked Auburn and Florida in losing efforts, sees mild progress at Nebraska, and thinks Michigan State might be back to its old tricks. Plus, Fresno State is straight-up good (no worries, UCLA), Seth Littrell enters the Mark Hudspeth Zone, and Pitt is eventually going to have to fire Pat Narduzzi. Subscribe to our Patreon at splitzoneduo.com. See Pri...