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Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve react to the College Football Playoff rankings, giving their thoughts on the big changes and developments. The guys discuss whether or not Miami and Indiana’s ranking falls are justified, and if Notre Dame should have moved that far up. Plus, the guys break down Alabama’s No. 3 ranking and SVP explains why he respects Miami. NFL Week 9 and the trade deadline is in the rear view. Are we ready to crown the Jags? How good are the Broncos? How much will the Kirk Cousins addition help the Minnesota Vikings? Who will emerge in the NFC? The guys discuss all that and more, including SVP’s craving of Lyman Orchards donuts, the invention of the parachute, how College GameDay is heeded to Boise State and more. | SVPod Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (1:08) Shampoo preferences (2:47) CFP Rankings reaction (9:08) How many B1G teams make CFP? (13:26) ND a lock to make CFP? (16:47) SVP respects Miami (20:06) ACC & Miami thoughts (23:01) Why is Alabama at No. 3? (26:30) No one wants to play Georgia (28:16) Be careful South Carolina (30:09) Wake Forest’s issue (33:56) CFP What Ifs (39:41) Is JAX the best team in AFC? (40:56) Thoughts on Jags’ trades (42:37) Is DEN a serious contender? (43:02) Chargers getting #1 pick? (44:40) Who’s left out in NFC? (46:37) Who is best team in NFC North? (49:27) Kirk Cousins trade reaction (56:35) GameDay is headed to Boise (1:01:46) G6 teams outlook (1:03:47) Boise weather forecast (1:05:08) CGD then & now in Boise (1:08:43) Nothing beats Thanksgiving food (1:10:20) Parachute origins (1:13:32) Thoughts on iPhone duo (1:15:42) SVP’s donut request (1:18:53) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve give their College Football Week 10 reaction, breaking down the MASSIVE amount of huge games. The guys share their Miami-Notre Dame reaction, Alabama-LSU reaction, Georgia-Ole Miss reaction, Tennessee-Kentucky reaction, Texas-Missouri reaction, BYU-Utah reaction, Oregon-Ohio State reaction and more.   SVP & Steve also break down Iowa-Northwestern, UCLA-Minnesota, Oklahoma-Florida, Boise State, Cincinnati-Houston, Maryland-Purdue, Florida State, Clemson-Syracuse, Wake Forest, Texas A&M-South Carolina and Steve recaps his time in South Bend. Approx. Timecodes:   (0:00) Intro (0:47) Miami-Notre Dame reaction (20:18) Is 3 losses disqualifying? (21:27) Michigan-Michigan State reaction (23:50) Georgia-Ole Miss quick thought (25:09) Texas A&M-South Carolina reaction (27:25) Georgia-Ole Miss reaction (34:26) UCLA-Minnesota reaction (37:40) Oregon-Ohio State reaction (50:20) Tennessee-Kentucky reaction (53:41) Alabama-LSU reaction (1:03:42) Texas-Missouri reaction (1:09:29) BYU-Utah reaction (1:13:45) Coach shoutouts (1:17:27) Late night observations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve Coughlin are here to react to the College Football Playoff rankings and share their thoughts from NFL Week 8. Did the Chicago Bears pick up the best win of the season on the road Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks? Plus a full recap from Seattle. The College Football Playoff rankings are here and the first version makes little sense. Why is Alabama that far ahead of Tennessee? Why is Indiana that far ahead of Ohio State? Plus plenty more thoughts from the release. Finally, the guys discuss whether it’s too early to be playing Christmas music, if Milky Way is the worst candy bar, which fruits are best, the upcoming Bills-Vikings game, why Chicago deserves the Bears to be really good and more. | SVPod Approx. TIMECODES: (0:00) Intro (0:30) Issues at the Teet (2:31) Milky Way the worst candy? (3:34) Candy bar issues (7:19) Fruit Forum (10:40) Apologies for Saturday (12:11) Seattle recap (13:21) Bears-Seahawks recap (15:33) Are the Bears the best team in the NFC? (22:49) Chicago deserves this (32:23) Worried about the Seahawks? (34:04) Final notes from Seattle (32:55) Bills Vikings coming up (36:40) The 7 teams in the AFC (38:33) How many teams are in Pooptown? (42:03) Jags best team in NFL? (45:07) Could Commanders win the division? (45:38) Alabama or IU worse ranking? (58:04) More CFP Rankings reaction (1:00:22) CFB Week 10 look ahead (1:07:45) Final CFP Rankings notes (1:10:22) GameDay is headed to South Bend (1:17:09) SVP is intrigued by Utah (1:21:30) Grizzlies are good?! (1:22:14) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve react to NFL Week 7, discussing top storylines and the officiating problem in the league. The guys begin by discussing the Cowboys’ win over the Eagles. And how about JJ McCarthy and the Giants?! Are they BETTER than the Vikings? Plus why JSN should have better MVP odds, what to make of the winning Browns, Steelers and 49ers WR problems. The NFL has an officiating problem and SVP is calling for the league to do something about it. What should be done? How big of a problem is it? Plus, discussing the NFC North, Brewers 3-0 lead in the World Series, the Washington Wizards’ start, the WNBA Finals situation and a full preview of the top games in CFB Week 9. Can Minnesota pull off the upset over Indiana in Bloomington? | SVPod Approx. Timecodes (0:00) Intro (0:30) Philly recap (2:21) NYG vs. MIN schedules (5:07) JSN for MVP? (8:30) Who’s the best team in the NFL? (12:40) Browns keep winning (16:48) What to make of the Steelers (19:30) 49ers are beat up at WR (23:00) ‘Pitchy pitchy woo-woo’ has escaped contain (24:40) Eagles season is rooned (25:20) NFL’s officiating problem (46:00) The best team in the NFC North (47:50) Brewers take 3-0 lead in WS (53:37) WNBA Finals situation (57:30) CFB Week 9 Preview (1:04:13) CBB season is coming up (1:10:47) Steve’s Wizards report (1:14:50) Afternoon musings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve Coughlin give their reactions to Week 8 of the college football season. It was a thriller in Austin as Texas held on to defeat Ole Miss, giving yet another SEC team two losses. Texas Tech is no longer unbeaten as Cincinnati pulled off the big upset in historic Nippert. To cloud the Big 12 waters even more, BYU fell at UCF to leave the conference with one unbeaten remaining: Utah. Speaking of un-beatens, there aren't many. Miami dominated Pitt to remain perfect and UCLA cruised against Sparty. Shoutout Wisconsin for a major home win over USC, as the Luke Fickell doubters are quiet but the Lincoln Riley doubters are as loud as ever. What to make of the USC coaching situation and if the guys are feeling a change could be coming. A change was made at NC State after Stanford won on Friday, and Minnesota pulled off the upset over Iowa casting serious doubt on any chance the Hawkeyes had at making the dance. Tennessee suffered a loss in one of the biggest results of the day, as South Carolina pulled it off thanks to several Tennessee penalties and mistakes, especially late. Tennessee is one of seven 2-loss SEC teams, including LSU who dominated Auburn. Both Tennessee and LSU have a bye before facing Kentucky and Alabama, respectively, on a loaded slate on November 7. Plus, full reaction from Indiana's win over Michigan, Alabama-Texas A&M, Vanderbilt-Kentucky, live reaction of Utah-Houston, Virginia Tech-Clemson, Oklahoma State-Colorado, Arizona-Iowa State, Northwestern-Rutgers, Cal-SMU, Boise State-Washington State, Oregon-Illinois and more. Approx. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (2:54) Ole Miss-Texas reaction (13:38) Cincinnati-Texas Tech reaction (17:26) Indiana-Michigan reaction (22:20) Miami-Pitt reaction (25:49) Northwestern-Rutgers reaction (26:20) LSU-Auburn reaction (29:01) Alabama-Texas A&M reaction (31:53) BYU-UCF reaction (37:49) South Carolina-Tennessee reaction (45:34) UCLA-Michigan State reaction (47:11) Virginia Tech-Clemson reaction (49:40) Cal-SMU, Boise-Wazzu reaction (50:11) Arizona-Iowa State reaction (52:06) Wisconsin-USC reaction (54:06) Minnesota-Iowa reaction (56:40) Oregon-Illinois reaction (58:36) About the Civil Conflict Trophy (59:16) Thursday night had some BANGERS (1:01:15) Dave Doeren fired reax (1:01:44) OK State-Colorado reaction (1:03:09) Syracuse-UNC reaction (1:03:41) College GameDay Week 9 options (1:05:13) Late night musings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve recap NFL Week 6 and discuss the top storylines of the week. First, the guys touch on the NBA season getting underway before breaking down the 49ers win over the Commanders on MNF. Can San Francisco keep it up with all the injuries? Plus SVP shares his thoughts on the Dan Quinn discourse and what to make of the questionable happenings in the recent Commanders games. The Vikings play again this week and the offense might be turning the corner. Could Minnesota become a truly elite team? Are the Broncos good? And what are we to do with the 2-4 Rams? SVP isn’t selling his stock.  The guys also discuss the Seahawks upcoming schedule, if the Texans are back, how the Ravens could rue the Maxx Crosby preseason situation, why Brock Bowers may need even MORE targets and of course, the Jalen Hurts situation and what to make of the truly puzzling situation. SVP also reacts to Maryland firing Mike Locksley, the guys discuss the Milwaukee Brewers-Tampa Bay Rays World Series matchup, the Jim Nantz’ peanut punch moment, Halloween, Utah-Houston, the Julian Sayin injury reaction and SVP’s muppet knowledge. | SVPod Approx. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (0:40) NBA season is underway (5:33) Big season opener for the Wizards (7:48) 49ers-Commanders reaction (8:55) What to make of the SF injuries (9:56) The Dan Quinn situation (14:03) Vikings offense could be getting better (15:08) Top NFL storylines (17:04) Are the Broncos good? (18:34) What to make of 2-4 Rams (22:28) Seattle has big games coming up (24:17) Thoughts on the Jalen Hurts situation (28:08) Residents of Pooptown (30:00) World Series preview (34:18) Thoughts on Junior Caminero slowly rounding bases (36:18) Shoutout Kenny McClendon (42:06) Will Ravens regret not getting Crosby? (45:05) Brock Bowers should have more targets (46:28) Jim Nantz’ peanut punch moment (48:15) The difficulty of protecting vs the peanut punch (50:58) Are the Texans back? (53:35) The fear when Rodgers, Daniels get hit (56:10) Mike Locksley fired reaction (1:03:34) GameDay is headed to Salt Lake City! (1:08:49) Julian Sayin injury reaction (1:13:50) Halloween is coming up (1:16:36) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve recap a WILD day of college football including some of the most surprising results to date. The guys start with BYU knocking off Notre Dame in Provo, with Steve offering his thoughts after seeing the game in person. SVP explains how Bear Bachmeier proved him wrong and what BYU did well in the massive win. Miami hung on against Florida State in a game that saw some questionable officiating in the end, but Miami won and the Canes will likely be the new No. 1 team in the country on Sunday. The most shocking result was Auburn taking down No. 1 Georgia in Athens. How did that happen? The guys break down Byrum Brown's performance, Gunner Stockton and more from the stunner in Georgia. Tennessee DOMINATED Alabama in Knoxville, as the defense and run game is legit. The guys discuss Alabama's skid and Tennessee's potential down the stretch, as well as ANOTHER Texas loss and what to make of the Longhorns, Ole Miss' dominant win, UCLA's low-scoring victory, Kentucky's road win at Oklahoma and more. Ohio State beat Indiana but SVP was impressed with BOTH teams, as the Hoosiers will be fine. Finally, a word on the Big 12's depth, the ACC pecking order, Michigan benching Bryce Underwood, Northwestern's thrilling win, Steve Young on College GameDay and more. Approx. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (1:45) Jesse LeGree keeps dominating (3:14) BYU-Notre Dame reaction (19:10) Significant Big 12 results (21:38) How to evaluate Notre Dame (24:29) Miami-Florida State reaction (32:11) Georgia-Auburn reaction (39:45) Alabama-Tennessee reaction (42:16) Florida-Texas reaction (49:40) Kentucky-Oklahoma reaction (53:08) Ohio State-Indiana reaction (1:01:50) Northwestern-Michigan State reaction (1:03:30) Indiana’s culture is amazing (1:04:30) Michigan-Penn State reaction: Bryce Underwood BENCHED (1:06:48) LSU-Mississippi State reaction (1:07:52) UCLA-Wisconsin reaction (1:09:34) Big Ten look ahead (1:11:33) Ole Miss-Missouri reaction (1:13:43) ACC results + more reaction (1:18:20) Coming up & GameDay recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve give their Rams-Bills reaction, discuss the best team in the NFL and preview the weekend’s biggest college games. The guys got to see a classic in SoFi that saw Josh Allen do Josh Allen things and the Rams special teams struggle once again. What to make of the Rams’ 2-3 start and moving on from kicker Harrison Mevis, which prompted SVP to some riveting kicker research that led to some good ol’ nostalgia. Why don’t kickers stay with their team longer nowadays?! Plus, SVP and Steve discuss the Washington Commanders’ debacle at the end of the game against the New York Giants. Finally, SVP shares why he’s rooting for the Brewers and the guys preview Ohio State-Indiana and Notre Dame-BYU. | SVPod Approx. Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (1:05) Steve caught UCLA’s practice (5:27) Bills-Rams recap (19:36) The tricky life of a kicker (28:49) Ravens & Jags crazy finishes (30:33) Current residents of Pooptown (32:04) Who’s the best team in the NFL? (34:18) Shoutout to the Brewers (36:44) Notre Dame-BYU preview (41:10) Ohio State-Indiana preview (46:45) Thoughts on the Commanders’ debacle (53:55) West coast living (58:45) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve Coughlin give their instant reactions to college football week 6. Georgia knocked off Alabama in an absolute thriller in Tuscaloosa while Kentucky upset LSU in Lexington. As if the night window wasn't good enough, USC went into State College and beat Penn State on white out night. Plus, what to make of Oklahoma's upset win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry, UCLA's low-scoring road victory over Oregon in Eugene as the Ducks' season takes a turn for the worse and South Carolina's demolition of a Florida team that was ranked in the Top 10 just last week, before experiencing back-to-back uncompetitive losses to Mizzou and SC. Missouri continued its strong season with a commanding win over Texas A&M, and Indiana came back to prevent Nebraska's upset bid in Lincoln, still leaving Matt Rhule's record against ranked teams with a 0 in the W column. Plus, reaction to UNC's win over ranked Pitt, Oregon State's electric offense, Ole Miss' dominant win over Vanderbilt, Notre Dame and Ohio State's wins, Houston and Oklahoma State staying strong, Tennessee's road victory, Wake Forest, Virginia and of course, Bang That Big Ass Drum. Lastly, Steve gives the full recap of his time in Tuscaloosa including the experiences watching the 'Saban' documentary series premiere. TIMECODES: (0:00) Intro (1:52) Oklahoma-Texas reaction (10:45) Kentucky-LSU reaction (18:30) Alabama-Georgia reaction (31:45) Indiana-Nebraska reaction (42:00) Houston & Oklahoma State reactions (45:00) UCLA-Oregon reaction (51:43) South Carolina-Florida reaction (55:55) Missouri-Texas A&M reaction (1:01:38) USC-Penn State reaction (1:04:55) Ole Miss-Vanderbilt reaction (1:07:45) Tennessee-Arkansas reaction (1:08:45) Florida State-Louisville reaction (1:09:25) Purdue-Minnesota reaction (1:10:25) Oregon State’s offense is amazing (1:12:30) Shoutout UNC (1:13:00) Rank Wake Forest (1:14:00) Virginia-Syracuse reaction (1:14:40) College GameDay recap (1:16:40) Tuscaloosa, ‘Saban’ premiere recap (1:28:45) Summarizing a wild day (1:30:25) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve are here to share their biggest takeaways from NFL Week 4. Starting in New Orleans, SVP and Steve share their experiences in the Big Easy honoring the Saints’ infamous punt block 20 years ago on MNF after Hurricane Katrina. SVP discusses how special the Domecoming scene was before the game and what it meant to talk with Steve Gleason, Trombone Shorty and others. The guys then get into the Falcons’ dominant win over the Saints, sharing takeaways from Michael Penix and Bijan Robinson’s performances. Three teams are 4-0, which one is the best? Why Stanford Steve thinks it’s NONE of them, and that the Jaguars have the rightful claim to the league’s best team through a month of ball. The Carolina Panthers are on the rise and Steve is waving the Bryce Young MVP flag. Too soon? Or is he finally emerging as a top-tier QB in the league. Penalties are at an all-time high across the league, leaving SVP frustrated and befuddled, and also nostalgic on what particular ref’s holding call gesture. Additionally, the guys talk the MLB playoffs, Georgia-Alabama, Tom Kim’s amazing win, the 0-4 Texans, how football used to be played in ANY type of weather and of course, Pooptown. | SVPod Approx. Timecodes (0:00) Intro (2:03) New Orleans recap (6:23) Superdome scene was incredible (8:28) Check out ‘Rebirth’ by Steve Gleason (11:05) Final notes from NOLA (15:06) Falcons dominated the Saints (23:11) Looking at the 4-0s (27:20) Bryce Young. MVP? (32:56) ATL & CLE turn arounds are awesome (35:25) Current residents of Pooptown (41:03) Jaguars. Best team in the NFL? (46:38) Ref talk & nostalgia (51:35) NE-BUF & LAR-PHI recaps (55:13) MLB Playoffs thoughts (58:53) What to make of the Texans (1:03:06) Chiefs-Raiders reaction (1:06:55) Shoutout Tom Kim (1:12:03) Georgia-Alabama is gonna be good (1:18:41) Football used to be played in any weather (1:21:28) CFB Week 5 preview (1:23:25) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices