The penultimate week of the 2024 regular season is upon us, with a mix of intriguing matchups and also some out-of-conference stinkers peppered across the board; the coaching carousel is also starting to spin a bit faster! Games picked = Indiana @ Ohio State, Ole Miss @ Florida, BYU @ Arizona State, Colorado @ Kansas, and Army @ Notre Dame.
The boys took to the road this week for some exploration of various locales - Week 12 chatter goes until about 34:00, at which point we dive into lifestyle discussions of Logan’s visit to The Swamp for LSU-Florida and Jason & Jordan’s Las Vegas golf excursion.
Week 11 gave us some vintage ACC Coastal shenaigans, including Miami losing an undefeated season to Georgia Tech for the 2nd consecutive year. Jason stayed up for the end of BYU-Utah and lived to tell the tale!
While it’s not the strongest schedule of the year, Week 11 is also not pounding us with bad out-of-conference matchups and there are still some decent contests to take in; bonus rememberance of some of our favorite ACC Network commercials. Games picked = Georgia @ Ole Miss, Clemson @ Virginia Tech, Colorado @ Texas Tech, Alabama @ LSU, and BYU @ Utah.
We’re back to get grumpy about the recent time change and collect our thoughts on a somewhat disappointing (though still entertaining!) collection of results from Week 10; the coaching carousel remains quiet and it seems that several previously-endangered individuals are working their way towards survival.
All remains mostly-quiet on the coaching carousel; fewer ranked-on-ranked games this week but still some interesting matchups on the board. Games picked = Ohio State @ Penn State, Oregon @ Michigan, Florida v Georgia, Louisville @ Clemson, and Pittsburgh @ SMU.
Join us as we discuss the happenings of Week 9, which saw evidence of some teams continuing to improve from week to week while others appear to be plateauing or even regressing - and perhaps some more examples of additional parity across the sport. Bonus home improvement/appliance discussion!
No updates on the coaching carousel but Week 9 features a fairly enticing slate of games including 5 ranked-on-ranked matchups which we of course have guessed against the spread for entertainment purposes only. Games picked = Notre Dame @ Navy, Illinois @ Oregon, Missouri @ Alabama, Texas @ Vanderbilt, and LSU @ Texas A&M.
Week 8 gave us plenty to discuss but maybe not too much to read too deeply into; we’re starting to see some big-name programs fade from playoff discussion while others are putting impressive performances on film. Bonus Tony Bennett retirement musings!
We head into Week 8 with an enticing schedule and a shocking amount of silence on the Coaching Carousel front, though Logan has some updated thoughts on the Florida Big Board. Games picked = Miami @ Louisville, Nebraska @ Indiana, Alabama @ Tennessee, Michigan @ Illinois, and Georgia @ Texas.
We return from a weather-induced absence to revisit a very entertaining slate of games in Week 7 that included numerous overtime finishes and questionable clock management decisions. Bonus discourse regarding injury replays on TV and win probability charts!
Folks, this was a Blood Week - 7 ranked teams lost this past weekend, including 5 of the top-11 (and a very close call for a 6th school late Saturday night on the West Coast). Logan also enters the first copy of his Florida Head Coach Big Board into the record!
Back at full strength to look at what does not appear to be a stellar schedule but still has some interesting options for the true sickos out there. Games picked = Syracuse @ UNLV, Missouri @ Texas A&M, Rutgers @ Nebraska, Clemson @ Florida State, and Michigan @ Washington.
2-man operation to recall the happenings of Week 5 which included another disappointing loss by Ole Miss and a wild finish to the Georgia-Alabama matchup that lived up to (and probably exceeded) the hype.
Week 5 has yet to kick off and we’ve already got new (hypothetical) landing spots for some figures in the coaching world, UNLV loses their starting QB to an NIL dispute, and the board of games looks potentially fun! Games picked = Virginia Tech @ Miami, Oklahoma State @ Kansas State, Louisville @ Notre Dame, Georgia @ Alabama, and Illinois @ Penn State.
Week 4 gave us plenty to dissect including wins by our 3 favorite schools, a Friday night/Saturday morning contest being hailed by some as the game of the year, and mixed performances by top new QB prospects.
Week 4 is nearly upon us with a much more exciting slate of games to dive into, including 4 ranked-on-ranked matchups. Games picked = Illinois @ Nebraska, JMU @ UNC, USC @ Michigan, Utah @ Oklahoma State, and Tennessee @ Oklahoma.
Join us to face the music for mostly-subpar picks, a tough week for teams close to our heart, musings on Colorado’s return to the win column, and Jesse Palmer/Joe Tess’ content masterclass from Gainesville.
The Week 3 board appears to truly be one for the sickos among us, so join us to sift through the trash in search of some joy. Games picked = Arizona @ Kansas State, LSU @ South Carolina, Boston College @ Missouri, Oregon @ Oregon State, and Maryland @ Virginia.
A lot went according to plan for most games in Week 2, but we still were given some exciting finishes and inexcusable losses (looking at you, Notre Dame) to cover including a better overall week of picks for our hosts.