The Solid Verbal: College Football Podcast

Ty chats with Tim Murray from VSIN.com about the impact of sports betting on college football, the basic terminology for fans to know, the actual impact of "let down" and "look ahead" situations on Vegas point spreads, gambling superstitions, and picks for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday between Alabama and Georgia.

Ty and Dan take one more look at the Alabama vs. Georgia rematch in the College Football Playoff Championship, and take one more ride on the Overthink and Underthink Express. How has each team evolved over the 2021 season? What are the keys to the game? And, most importantly, can Georgia figure out how to stop Bryce Young this time around?

Ty and Dan react to dominant performances in the College Football Playoff by Alabama and Georgia, setting up a rematch in the National Championship on January 10th. Plus, a recap of the rest of the New Year's Six bowl games, as CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba powered an incredible effort in the Rose Bowl, Oklahoma State roared back to steal the Fiesta Bowl from Notre Dame, Baylor outlasted Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, and Michigan State was just too stubborn to lose to Pitt in the Peach Bowl. And a quick look back at Sam Pittman's charmed season in Fayetteville, Kentucky's win the Citrus Bowl, Shane Beamer's mayo bath, and that sweet, sweet Tony the Tiger money.

Ty and Dan close out 2021 by recapping another batch of bowl games, featuring Cheez-It Bowl oddities, a new gameplan in the Armed Forces Bowl, a scrum at the Gasparilla Bowl, missed opportunities for Auburn, and Virginia Tech as the "1-2-3 Cancun!" team of bowl season. Plus, a sampling of personal and team-related New Year's Resolutions as we turn the calendar to 2022. Happy New Year!

Ty and Dan walk back through a crazy Coaching Carousel and play a game of "Three Reasons Why" with next season's crop of new coaches. What is a reason that each will succeed, not succeed, and the biggest reason for concern in the short- or long-term.

Ty and Dan take a closer look at the New Year's Six bowl games and the College Football Playoff, re-evaluate their initial picks and decide which team's they'd pick against the spread. Does Cincinnati have a chance against Alabama? Is this Michigan's time to shine? What impact will bigtime opt-outs have in the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl? Can Utah win its first ever trip to the Rose Bowl? Does Baylor have enough firepower to win the Sugar Bowl?

Ty and Dan recap the first batch of bowl games and, at long last, analyze the big list of bowl swag being handed out to participants in this year's postseason. Plus, Danta Claus rides into town with his own brand of toys for this holiday season.

Ty and Dan harken back to the days of Super Mario Bros. and grade out the biggest transfers of the season -- Quinn Ewers, Spencer Rattler, Dillon Gabriel, Bo Nix, etc -- wondering which will find exciting new worlds and which will be met with uncertain doom.

Ryan Abraham (USCFootball.com / 247 Sports) joins the show to peel the curtain behind USC’s process of hiring Lincoln Riley, what the school is doing to compete behind the scenes with the big boys of the sport, and what Riley’s short and long term vision appears to be for the Trojans.

Dan chats with Brandon Huffman about the biggest stories of National Signing Day, including Travis Hunter's historic flip from Florida State to Deion Sanders and Jackson State, Texas A&M's huge haul, the early reviews on new college football coaches, and much more.

Ty and Dan take a quick look at a second batch of bowl games, including the New Year's Six and the College Football Playoff. Plus, the effect of the coaching carousel, opt-outs, and an active Transfer Portal will have on bowl season.

Ty and Dan prep the Verballerhood to make its bowl picks by breaking down the first 23 games of bowl season, applying logic, analytics, culinary influences, and curious theories from East Coast Elliott along the way.

Ty chats with Pete Sampson from The Athletic about the wildest week of Notre Dame football in over a decade, as Brian Kelly abruptly departed for LSU, and Marcus Freeman was quickly promoted to be the next head football coach for the Irish. Were there any clues that Kelly was about to leave South Bend? What did the Notre Dame coaching search really look like? Who else was considered for the job? What happens next? And are the Irish suddenly... likable?

Ty and Dan react to the news that Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon to be the next head football coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Plus, Brent Venables makes it official and goes back to Oklahoma. And a quick look at the intriguing matchups as bowl season kicks off in just over a week.

Ty and Dan react to Cincinnati's historic run into the College Football Playoff, Alabama's thrashing of Georgia, Michigan's domination of Iowa, Oklahoma State and Baylor's nailbiter, and of course, Kenny Pickett's fake slide in Pitt's victory over Wake Forest. Plus, with the Playoff field set, what does the future hold for college football's final four, and what does it mean for the schools that were left out?