Official 2023 Top 4 (and more)

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Official 2023 Top 4 (and more)

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51 minutes

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May 10, 2023

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Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We unveil our official magazine top four in 2023 while also covering the on-going Pac-12 media rights, massive changes around gambling and who won the portal this time around?

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May 10, 2023

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Titles in the series (100)

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Let's find out about TCU, Clemson and Ole Miss: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys preview Week 11 and offer up their picks against the spread. TCU at Texas Alabama at Ole Miss LSU at Arkansas Georgia at Mississippi St Washington at Oregon Kansas St at Baylor Purdue at... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Megacast: New Coaching Grades, Expansion, Offensive Evolution: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The Pac-12 is sniffing around SMU Impact of streaming shift Targeting Mountain West teams Texas, OU not moving... yet What's the hold up? Bama hires Tommy Rees, Kevin Steele Is there a shift in... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Thanksgiving Feast-Cast: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football, rivalry week and Thanksgiving football! We talk coaching rumors, video games, playoff rankings, championship Saturday implications and offer our picks against the spread. Michigan at Ohio State... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Are we about to learn who is No. 1?: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys preview Week 9, talk through the grind of October and offer up their top bets against the spread. Ohio St at Penn St Oklahoma St at Kansas St Kentucky at Tennessee Cincinnati at UCF Utah... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Encore West of the Mississippi: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Who is the No. 1 team in college football? Then we preview Week 8 and offer picks against the spread. UCLA at Oregon Texas at Ok-State Kansas St at TCU Ole Miss at LSU Syracuse at Clemson... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Coaching drama and gauranteed playoff spots: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The penultimate rankings are out - there are no surprises - and a bunch of power five jobs got filled. Shouldn't TCU be treated like Georgia, Michigan? Is USC the most dangerous team in the... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Who's consistently overrated? How often? And why?: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We take a deep dive into the most overrated preseason teams of the last 25 years since the advent of the BCS. How many times are top 10 teams finishing with losing records? Who is overrated? And why... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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The Big 12 Preview: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall preview the Big 12 conference in 2023. How does the impending divorce and new programs impact the standings? Top tier w/ Texas and Oklahoma Why Braden loves the 9th place Can Kansas State repeat? Can TCU recapture the... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Jim Harbaugh's Lane Kiffin moment: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Heisman Finalist: Did they get it right? Just best players on best teams? Best non-QBs in the game are... who? Jim Harbaugh's Lane Kiffin moment What has Michigan done differently? Can Deion... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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The future of December: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. National Signing Day stories New Big Ten, SEC rankings The bottom 10 power 5 classes Overachievers, underachievers The real story is there's no story December cannot hold all of this How do fans... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Scheduling drama and various other dramas: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. SEC scheduling drama Strength of schedule drama Championship game drama USC A.D. drama Michigan coaching drama Georgia speeding drama B1G TV contract drama Big 12 expansion drama Bowl game lawsuit... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Auburn Drama and Top 10 Showdowns: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Auburn has decided to out-Auburn itself but doing the most Auburn things possible. What could it mean for the coaching dominoes? Then the guys preview Week 10 and offer up picks against the spread. ... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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An Unprecedented Monday Night: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football, previewing the national championship game between Georgia and TCU. Bobby Petrino lands at Texas A&M Jim Harbaugh is flirting with the NFL No tailgating at 430 pm local time The setting for the... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Looking in the wrong one-loss direction: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall breakdown the second edition of college football rankings - even though we really don't love what it does to our brains. So we did it our way. Who are you not where are you ranked Clemson's chances at getting back... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Most unpredictable teams of 2023: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Coaches hurting the game with access Players need to be more available Florida St sends warning shot at ACC Grant of Rights' future Pac-12 no news is bad news Can Washington challenge out West?... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Playoff Narratives and Predictions with Mitch Light: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall are joined by former Cover 2 host Mitch Light of TheAthletic.com to react to the final '22 Final Playoff rankings and matchups? Did committee get it right? Pressure on Ryan Day, Ohio St OSU offense vs. UGa defense TCU's... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Championship Weekend Scenarios: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football, preview championship weekend and predict what will happen in Sunday's final playoff rankings. Utah vs. USC Kansas St vs. TCU UCF at Tulane Purdue vs. Michigan LSU vs. Georgia Clemson vs. North... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Best and Worst of Recruiting in 2023: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The Jalen Hurts phenomena QBs winning in college and the NFL Breaking down the 2023 recruiting cycle How good are top classes? How are the new Big 12 teams faring? How are new coaches doing?... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Mike Leach's genius and stubbornness: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Mike Leach's legacy Personality vs. Scheme Authentic stubborness Most influential schemes of the era Spread, zone read, RPO, four-wide Mississippi St tabs Zach Arnett Purdue finds Jeff Brohm's... by Cover 2 College Football pod
89 min listen
Big Ten Big Swing and Spring Scrimmages: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Magazine prediction stress Big Ten tabs Tony Petitti Insider? Outsider? Tony's first order of business How can B1G level playing the field? Off-the-field opportunity Pac-12 media rights are... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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National Title DNA: The Nick Saban Test: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We begin with Kent St, obviously 0 starters back on offense or defense? Defining National Championship DNA Defining Playoff DNA How many teams nationally have it? How can you change your DNA? What... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Never Too Early 2023 preseason Top 25: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We dissect our never-too-early preseason top 25 for 2023. There are a lot of new faces and names. But the more things change, the more they stay the same at the top of the sport. Follow along at... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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West Coast takes center stage: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys break down the third set of Playoff rankings, preview Week 12 and try to keep picking winners. Cause that's all they do now. USC at UCLA Utah at Oregon TCU at Baylor Oklahoma State... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Northwestern, Second-Year Temp Check, D3's Ryan Larsen: Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The guys break down the firing of Pat Fitzgerald and the future of Northwestern football, offer a temp check on all 29 second-year head coaches in FBS and then sit down with Carnegie Melon head... by Cover 2 College Football pod
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Official 2023 Top 4 (and more)

Official 2023 Top 4 (and more)

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Titles in the series (100)

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