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The Wheel Route - 26.10 (WEEK 7 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.10 (WEEK 7 PREVIEW)

Some conference realignment chatter relevant to our local interests before we dive in a packed board of Week 7 games, capped of course by musings regarding a quiet (so far) coaching landscape. Games picked = Ohio State @ Indiana, Mississippi State @ LSU, Alabama @ Tennessee, Missouri @ Ole Miss, Notre Dame @ BYU, and Oklahoma State @ Houston.

The Wheel Route - 26.9 (WEEK 6 RECAP)

The Wheel Route - 26.8 (WEEK 6 RECAP)

Another week in which there was something on the menu for everyone, regardless of your taste or personal palate, which helped make disappointing Pickville results easier to digest.

The Wheel Route - 26.8 (WEEK 6 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.8 (WEEK 6 PREVIEW)

Looking ahead at what could be a soupy weekend across the southeast - only 2 ranfed-on-ranked games on the board but plenty of intriguing options for the sickos amongst us. Games picked = North Carolina @ Pittsburgh, Texas v Oklahoma, UCLA @ Oregon, LSU @ Kentucky, and Georgia @ Alabama.

The Wheel Route - 26.7 (WEEK 5 RECAP)

The Wheel Route - 26.7 (WEEK 5 RECAP)

Tales from personal roadtrips over the weekend (including fast food discourse), tough scenes for our schools in orange & blue, more green cells in Pickville than last week, and of course a quick refresher on the coaching carousel.

The Wheel Route - 26.6 (WEEK 5 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.6 (WEEK 5 PREVIEW)

Fairly tidy operation from the lads here as we preview Week 5’s docket of games and add another big whistle to the fastpass line for riding the coaching carousel. Games picked = Pittsburgh @ virginia tech, Alabama @ Mississippi State, Ohio State @ Iowa, Florida @ Missouri, and Miami @ Clemson.

The Wheel Route - 26.5 (WEEK 4 RECAP)

The Wheel Route - 26.5 (WEEK 4 RECAP)

Week 4 had some bangers, both in Pickville and in the darker corners of the schedule and we’re back to overcome technical difficulties to bring you our musings on what we saw take place this weekend; mixed bag of results on the picks this week but that’s showbiz baby!

The Wheel Route - 26.4 (WEEK 4 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.4 (WEEK 4 PREVIEW)

Back on a quick turnaround with a 2.5-man operation to look at the matchups Week 4 brings us, including 6 ranked-on-ranked games. Games picked = Texas @ Tennessee, Ole Miss @ Florida, Iowa @ Michigan, Texas A&M @ LSU, and Oregon @ USC.

The Wheel Route - 26.3 (WEEKS 2 & 3 RECAPS)

The Wheel Route - 26.3 (WEEKS 2 & 3 RECAPS)

We’re back from a travel-induced break to discuss what took place across weeks 2 & 3, face accountability for our picks, and take a way-too-early look at some of the hotter seats on the coaching carousel.

The Wheel Route - 26.2 (WEEK 1 RECAP/WEEK 2 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.2 (WEEK 1 RECAP/WEEK 2 PREVIEW)

Found a gap in our traveling schedule to both recap the Week 1 games and take a look ahead to Week 2’s action. Games picked = Oklahoma @ Michigan, Alabama @ Kentucky, Tennessee @ Georgia Tech, Ohio State @ Texas, and Iowa State @ Iowa.

The Wheel Route - 26.1 (WEEK 0 RECAP/WEEK 1 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 26.1 (WEEK 0 RECAP/WEEK 1 PREVIEW)

Against all odds, we are back with some summer lifestyle updates, thoughts on our respective squads, musings from Week 0, and a look ahead to Week 1. Games picked = Clemson @ LSU, Washington State @ Washington, Wisconsin @ Notre Dame, Louisville @ Ole Miss, and SMU @ Florida State.

The Wheel Route - 25.30 (CFP FINAL PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 25.30 (CFP FINAL PREVIEW)

With Jason visiting Parts Unknown, Jordan & Logan power through a 2-man catch-up episode including cold weather cuisine, transfer portal developments close to our heart, a brief UVA hoops progress report, and a look ahead to Monday night’s national championship between Miami & Indiana.

The Wheel Route - 25.28 (CFP ROUND 2 RECAP/SEMIS PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 25.28 (CFP ROUND 2 RECAP/SEMIS PREVIEW)

Life happens but we’ve returned to recap the games in Round 2 of the College Football Playoff and look ahead to the semifinals, as well as discuss the ongoing transfer portal madness and mention a few interesting assistant coaching hires. Games picked = Miami v Ole Miss and Oregon v Indiana.

The Wheel Route - 25.27 (CFP ROUND 2 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 25.27 (CFP ROUND 2 PREVIEW)

With a new calendar year fast approaching it’s time to look ahead to Round 2 of the College Football Playoff; bonus discourse surrounding Michigan’s new head coach, the developing coaching staff at JMU, and appreciation of Other Bowl Games. Games picked = Miami v Ohio State, Oregon v Texas Tech, Alabama v Indiana, and Ole Miss v Georgia.

The Wheel Route - 25.25 (CFP ROUND 1 PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 25.25 (CFP ROUND 1 PREVIEW)

We’ve returned to the studio to discuss the latest happenings in the college football ecosystem - most notably Michigan firing Sherrone Moore amidst truly bad circumstances - and preview the first round of the College Football Playoff. Games picked = Alabama @ Oklahoma, Miami @ Texas A&M, Tulane @ Ole Miss, and JMU @ Oregon.

The Wheel Route - 25.23 (CONFERENCE CHAMP PREVIEW)

The Wheel Route - 25.23 (CONFERENCE CHAMP PREVIEW)

The time has come to crown conference champions and clarify the CFP picture moving forward (with some bonus National Signing Day and coaching carousel discourse as well). Games picked = Troy @ JMU, North Texas @ Tulane, BYU vs Texas Tech, Georgia vs Alabama, Indiana vs Ohio State, and Duke vs UVA.

The Wheel Route - 25.22 (WEEK 14 RECAP)

The Wheel Route - 25.22 (WEEK 14 RECAP)

The last week of the regular season brought us plenty of entertainment, some joyous rivalry results and numerous resolutions to coaching carousel developments; coaching discourse starts around 1:09:45 for those so inclined.