College Football Enquirer

The stakes are raised heading into Week 6 of the college football season, as Pat and Pete agree to new terms for their picks. This week’s slate of games: Texas @ Oklahoma (-7) LSU @ Florida (+3) Notre Dame (-6) @ VA Tech Arizona State @ Colorado (-3) Kentucky @ Texas A&M (-5) And as always, Pat and Pete give their "locks of the week.” Have a beer you'd like to recommend or a game you want them to pick in a future podcast? Leave either in a review and we'll try to get to as many as we can. Thanks for listening!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pat Forde and Pete Thamel assemble for an EMERGENCY PODCAST after an enthralling day in court, where college basketball's seedy underworld was laid bare for all to see. Bowen Sr. explained how much he was paid from AAU and college teams so that his son would play for them. They discuss all of the courtroom dirt and debate what will happen from here.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan, Pat and Pete are back with some interesting news on the college athletics front. Dan joins the show live from New York at the site of the college basketball federal corruption trial, where he’s reporting on a sport-wide scandal involving “strippers and prostitutes,” among other recruiting violations. (2:00) The guys take a look at the trial’s most scandalous stories to come out thus far and how it will impact the sport and the schools involved. The show ends on a lighter note, as Pat expounds on his recent column about the worst college fight songs (38:00), giving his renditions of “Boomer Sooner,” “Oksee Wow Wow” and other questionable school tunes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan and Pete give their overreactions to Week 5 of the college football season, which had big implications on the playoff picture. The Big Ten landscape is now clearer after Ohio State’s comeback victory over Penn State, but the guys wonder, why is Urban Meyer so stressed out? (2:00); What lies ahead for undefeated Notre Dame after their big win over Stanford? (12:00); Kentucky remains undefeated, but are they the real deal? (25:00); The guys give their “Small Sample Size Heisman Winners” (31:00); And they are forced to say something nice about someone!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Despite coming off a solid 4-2 week, Pete has fallen further behind Pat in the quest for the bounty of beer. Pete fights to keep it close while Pat looks to widen the gap with their Week 5 picks. This week's slate of games: Ohio State @ Penn State (+3) Stanford @ Notre Dame (-4.5) West Virginia @ Texas Tech (+3.5) Oregon @ Cal (+3) South Carolina @ Kentucky (-1.5) Plus, things get interesting when Pat and Pete give their “locks of the week.” Have a beer you'd like to recommend or a game you want them to pick in a future podcast? Leave either in a review and we'll try to get to as many as we can. Thanks for listening!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After his reign of terror in Michigan youth soccer, Dan is back with Pat and Pete to look ahead to Week 5 of the college football season. The guys take a closer look at the upcoming Notre Dame-Stanford matchup and debate if the winner will be a real playoff contender (16:00); Ohio State heads to Happy Valley for Penn State’s big “white out” game (23:00); Which Big 10 game day environment is the best? (28:00); Is Oregon State’s new “Turnover Chainsaw” a disaster waiting to happen? (39:00); And are you prepared for the hell of Squirrel-nado? (45:00)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 4 of the college football season provided matchups with startling results and a few major upsets. Pat and Pete look back at the most shocking outcomes of the weekend, including Oregon’s devastating collapse to Stanford (8:00); The guys debate which draft eligible QB they would take right now (13:00); Week 1 was filled with overreactions, so now, which overreaction do they regret the most? (18:00); After Jeremy Pruitt threw one of his players under the bus, many are wondering if the drama at Tennessee is more than simple miscommunication and instead a first-year coach dumpster fire waiting to happen (23:00); Plus, the guys reminisce about their least-favorite drives from reporting on the road (29:00).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last week's predictions didn't exactly do anyone any favors, but Pat & Pete look for redemption as they pick their winners for Week 4. This week's slate of games: Stanford (+2) @ Oregon Notre Dame (+8) @ Wake Forrest Florida (+4.5) @ Tennessee TCU (+3.5) @ Texas Wisconsin (+3.5) @ Iowa And as always, Pat and Pete give their locks of the week." Have a beer you'd like to recommend or a game you want them to pick in a future podcast? Leave either in a review and we'll try to get to as many as we can. Thanks for listening!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With such a dreadful slate of games coming up in Week 4, Dan Wetzel, Pat Forde & Pete Thamel discuss potential changes to the College Football Playoff system, and how expanding the playoffs would make the regular season more meaningful (11:00); Reaction to Urban Meyer’s latest media misstep (19:30); Did UNT leave their guy out there as a sitting duck? (23:00); South Dakota State obliterated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 90-6 over the weekend - Is it fair game? (35:00); An interview with Boston College head coach Steve Addazio (46:00); And more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was an ugly Week 3 for college football — and Dan, Pat and Pete blissfully break it all down. The guys recap the historically bad week for the non-Buckeyes portion of the Big Ten (1:00) and wonder where does Rutgers go from here after getting their doors blown off by Kansas? (7:00); Has Wisconsin played their way out of the playoff hunt? (12:30); LSU’s upset over Auburn has Coach O’s doubters eating crow (20:00); Another embarrassing loss for Florida State raises questions about Wille Taggart’s job security (25:00); What in the world is going on with Chip Kelly’s offense? (31:00); The guys close out the show with their one-week Heisman picks (33:00) and “Say Something Nice About Somebody.”  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pete Thamel sits down for a one-on-one interview with Longhorns basketball coach Shaka Smart and they look back on how his coaching career brought him to Texas. They discuss his experience coaching LeBron James and how much Smart learned from James (2:00); Living off $4 foot-longs from Subway and $45 a week during his first coaching job (7:00); How he helped grow the college basketball program at VCU (16:00); A look at his Longhorns team heading into the upcoming season (23:00); And the state of college hoops in 2018.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a huge swing in the picks last week, Pat has all the momentum heading into Week 3. The gloating and trash talk is a’ flowin’ — just like the beer in their Six Pack Picks. This week's slate of games: Boston College @ Wake Forest (+7) Ohio State @ TCU (+12.5) LSU @ Auburn (-9.5) Boise State @ Oklahoma State (-3) Miami FL @ Toledo (+10) And as always, Pat and Pete give their “locks of the week.” Have a beer you'd like to recommend or a game you want them to pick in a future podcast? Leave either in a review and we'll try to get to as many as we can. Thanks for listening!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why Boise State could be America’s college football team this year (2:00); LSU coach Ed Orgeron has his chance to silence his doubters… including some on this podcast (11:00); Is the timing of the Hawaii Army game completely unfair? (21:00) The biggest pregame drinking mismatch (24:30); A rematch between Texas and USC (27:40); The guys dub one ACC coach “marital Yoda” after hearing his hilarious marriage advice (30:00); Are head coaches overrated on game day? (35:00); This pumpkin spice thing is really getting out of control (37:00) And Pete sits down with Toledo head coach Jason Candle (45:00).  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some interesting story lines are already beginning to unfold after Week 2 of the college football season. Pat Forde, Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel look back on the games and discuss some bizarre happenings in Florida, including a major meltdown on the field -- and in Pat's Twitter feed (4:00); Which Big Ten team had the worst loss of the week? (10:00); Penn State coach James Franklin added insult to injury with an eyebrow-raising call while pummeling Pitt (21:00); A way-too-early list of potential Heisman candidates (28:00); A quick dive into the listener mailbag, plus much more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pete Thamel sits down with Georgia basketball coach Tom Crean, to discuss how the premiere college hoops coach used his relationships with notable football coaches to help his career. Crean shares what he learned from John Harbuagh (3:30), cultivating a relationship with Bill Belichick (7:30), how he learned some of his most important coaching lessons from an NFL coaching clinic (18:30) and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.