Best Steven Godfrey Podcasts (2025)

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How did Steven Godfrey pick one of the messiest La Liga teams to support? 1:00:22

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This episode of Phantom Island is a little different. Rather than look at a question about the sports world, Steven Godfrey brings a subject that's much more personal to co-host Ryan Nanni. See, Steven's selected a La Liga team to pull for, and he's worried that his experiences as a Braves and Falcons fan are pulling him towards absurdity. What kin…

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How to Keep a Revived Rivalry Alive 8:01

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Subscriber show! Realignment killed off a lot of college football rivalries. Then the schools involved brought some of them back … only to let them wither again. Why does this happen, and are some of the ongoing changes to the sport encouraging or discouraging teams …

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Week 3 preview: Notre Dame's showdown vs. Texas A&M + Congress determines the fate of college football 1:04:05

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Week 3 is upon us! After only two weeks, the college football season has not disappointed as it's delivered on entertaining games and big surprises. There is no reason to believe Week 3 will be any different as it is headlined by a huge game in South Bend. 16th-ranked Texas A&M visits 8th-ranked Notre Dame. After a close loss to Miami to start the …

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Week 3 CFB Tasting Menu: Good Games in Stock 1:39:04

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The Week 3 Tasting Menu discusses many, many college football games. Here are just a few of them: * Colorado vs. Houston: Deion Sanders makes a QB change, probably, but he’s being cagey about it * Oregon vs. Northwestern: This game will not be interesting, but recent events surrounding Northwestern and its football program were * Clemson vs. Georgi…

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Can the Ivy League reclaim its old legacy of football dominance? 52:44

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Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the rest of the Ivy League schools have tons of football history and deep donor pockets to draw from. So why does the world of player compensation not necessarily present an opportunity for these football teams to reclaim their ancient thrones? Rodger Sherman, author of Read Rodge, joins Ryan Nanni to talk about the cu…

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South Florida storms college football! + Florida vs. LSU preview & Big 12 calls out officials 1:04:56

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The college football season is going into its last week of non-conference games for most teams. Many fans may be looking forward to the excitement a conference schedule brings, but the final week of non-con games is still creating plenty to look forward to. One of those games is #18 South Florida visiting #5 Miami. The new darlings of college footb…

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83: Rachel Wilhelm, Jan Krist, Katy Martin 1:23:55

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This month, Garret brings you the latest crowdfunding campaigns, a listener challenge, and an exclusive interview with the artist behind the spotlight campaign: Rachel Wilhelm. --- SPOTLIGHT CAMPAIGN --- * Rachel Wilhelm - Hosea * https://www.unitedadoration.com/project/hosea/ --- OTHER CAMPAIGNS --- *Jan Krist - Since You Asked Me& - https://www.i…

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Overtime: Bleak Situations at Florida and Virginia Tech 5:34

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In this week’s SZD Overtime episode for subscribers, we examine two programs that were dominant in the 2000s and are still, all these years later, trying to recapture some of their old magic. Florida lost to USF, endangering Billy Napier’s tenure once again. Virginia…

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539: Eric Idle Discusses His Love Of Music 36:11

20h ago36:11

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Our latest guest on Soundtracking is a true cultural legend. It's only Python Eric Idle, who joins us to promote his show Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Live. It kicks off on Wednesday with dates around the country, and you can find details and buy tickets at ericidle.comBy Edith Bowman

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USF STUNS Florida, Mateer shines for Oklahoma + wild Week 2 recap 1:09:24

4d ago1:09:24

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Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger, and Steven Godfrey break down a wild weekend in college football. From USF stunning Florida and what it means for Billy Napier's future in Gainesville, to the emergence of QB John Mateer as Oklahoma takes down Michigan. Plus, would the NCAA’s vote to change the transfer portal to a single, January window really change …

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Week 2 CFB Hurry-Up: Bullish on USF 49:21

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Richard and Alex break down the interesting stuff from Week 2 of the college football season, starting with upsets in Starkville and Gainesville and moving on down the list to dozens of games: * Mississippi State broke through against Arizona State * USF cemented its very early hold on the G5 playoff spot at Florida * Oklahoma made sure Bryce Under…

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538: Chris Columbus On The Music Of The Thursday Murder Club 38:49

4d ago38:49

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It's bonus time, as we bring you an extra episode of Soundtracking with Chris Columbus, director of the adaptation of Richard Osman's bestseller, The Thursday Murder Club. With a stellar cast including Hellen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley & Celia Imrie, it tells the story of Four retirees who spend their time solving cold case murders fo…

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We're Not All Like This - The Seattle Seahawks (PREVIEW) 18:54

6d ago18:54

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The Pete Carroll Seahawks gave their fans and the football world a seemingly endless supply of spectacle. More than a decade since their Super Bowl triumph over the Broncos and subsequent Super Bowl agony on the goal line against the Patriots, how do Seattle fans feel about the past, present, and future of their team? We talked to Mina Kimes, Jacso…

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Bryce Underwood's impact on college football, Darian Mensah's journey to Duke & a Week 2 preview 1:02:45

7d ago1:02:45

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#15 Michigan travels to Norman, Oklahoma to visit #18 Oklahoma for the only top 25 matchup of the weekend. Michigan's quarterback, Bryce Underwood, made headlines in the offseason when he signed a massive NIL deal to flip his commitment from LSU to Michigan. The multi-year deal was reported to be between $10 - 12 million and left a large impact on …

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Week 2 CFB Tasting Menu: Freshman vs. Brent Venables 1:21:26

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Alex and Richard preview Week 2 of the college football season, which is light on big-time helmet games but heavy on interesting regional matchups. This episode has notes and observations on a big bunch of games, including: * JMU at Louisville, a great Friday night opener for the weekend * Baylor at SMU, where we should learn a lot more about Baylo…

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Why do some bubble titles count more than others? 46:51

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The 2020 (and, in some cases, 2021) postseasons of several American sports were changed drastically by Covid, from playoffs contained to bubbles to drastically shortened seasons and changes to postseason formats. But the way fans and media members think about and discuss the champions of these unusual seasons varies somewhat widely, which is why Ry…

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Belichick's UNC debut falls flat & 'The U' is back! + Ohio State claims #1 in the AP poll 1:00:54

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Bill Belichick has officially debuted in college football! The legendary NFL head coach is lauded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, NFL head coaches of all-time. The entire off-season, all of the drama and the pomp and circumstance led up to Monday night. The stars came out, the stadium was packed and the North Carolina Tar Heels drove r…

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ESPN's Bill C. on His New Book, UNC's Disaster, and Post-Week 1 Risers and Fallers 26:25

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com ESPN’s Bill Connelly, author of a new book on the evolution and future of CFB, joins Alex and Richard for a big post-Week 1 chat: * Bill’s new book, “Forward Progress,” is a mix of caution and optimism about the ways college football has changed. We talk with him abo…

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Carlos Alberto Sánchez on Mexican Philosophy 21:22

7d ago21:22

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What is distinctive about Mexican philosophy? How much is it linked to its geopolitical context? Carlos Alberto Sanchez, author of Blooming in the Ruins, a book about major themes in 20th century Mexican philosophy discusses this topic in conversation with David Edmonds. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of Open Society Foundat…

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Covering Alabama in the Time of a Meltdown 8:32

8d ago8:32

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In this subscriber special (join us!), Alabama beat writer Matt Stahl of AL.com joins Alex to talk about exactly how bad things are right now in Tuscaloosa. Coming off a 14-point loss to FSU, we had a lot of questions, like: * How seriously is the Alabama beat taking…

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537: Darren Aronofsky On The Music Of Caught Stealing 31:53

8d ago31:53

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Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Darren Aronofsky, who returns to the podcast to discuss his comedy crime thriller, Caught Stealing. Starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Matt Smith, Zoe Kravitz and Liev Schreiber among others, it tells the story of New York bartender Hank Thompson, who finds himself in all manner of trouble with a motley crue o…

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Florida State dominates Alabama & Ohio State takes down Texas! + Notre Dame/Miami preview 1:02:43

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The first full Saturday of college football is in the books! A few games are left on the Week 1 slate, but plenty of drama has already been provided. Saturday saw a huge clash of titans, in Columbus, Ohio, as #3 Ohio State hosted #1 Texas. Two first-year starting quarterbacks were at the helms of both offenses, and it showed as defense owned the da…

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Week 1 CFB Hurry-Up: Florida Statement 45:04

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The Split Zone Duo Sunday Hurry-Up returns for 2025, still featuring notes on dozens of games delivered in 30-ish (emphasis on “ish”) minutes and now sponsored by our partners at Dad Water. In this Week 1 rundown: * FSU doesn’t just beat Alabama, but does it with beef * Arch Manning flops at Ohio State, but we won’t engage in Arch Doomerism just ye…

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The Single Wing: Welcome to the Kiffin-Cristobal-Kelly Triangle - PREVIEW 19:42

13d ago19:42

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Steven Godfrey answers questions from paid subscribers to Phantom Island about issues ranging from how coaches feel about Friday night college football, status checks on Lane Kiffin, Mario Cristobal, and Brian Kelly, personnel changes at Pearl Jam, Family Dog Update, and plenty more. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available to paid…

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Week 1 preview: Arch Manning and Bill Belichick eras begin! + Deion Sanders' year 3 expectations 1:10:35

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Week 1 has arrived! We get five straight days of college football to get started! What a wonderful time of year. Along with the excitement comes a lot of expectations from anxious fans waiting to see how the year plays out for their favorite teams. Someone with possibly the greatest amount of expectations is none other than Texas quarterback Arch M…

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The 2025 CFB Time Capsule Prediction Special 17:02

12d ago17:02

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com After an offseason and preseason of talking, it’s time to answer: What do we think will actually happen in this college football season? Alex, Richard, and Godfrey put their names on some picks in this subscriber episode. At the end of the season, we’ll dig up the ti…

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Week 1 CFB Tasting Menu: Time to Eat 1:24:53

13d ago1:24:53

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Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner preview the first week of the 2025 season, with notes on dozens of games that will make your Week 1 more interesting. A brief selection of the games we talk about this week: * Boise State vs. USF is the Bulls’ biggest moment in years * Nebraska vs. Cincinnati is a major interior pressure test for Dylan Raiola * Aub…

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How are college football fans feeling entering the 2025 season? 1:11:56

13d ago1:11:56

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Steven Godfrey and Ryan Nanni review the Phantom Island preseason survey of college football fans to see which coaches have strong support and which don't, discuss the growing gap between schools that value playoff wins and those that still value conference titles, look at which programs teams are most excited of beating or fearful of losing to, an…

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Which FBS Teams Will Lose FCS Games? Let's Draft. 1:27:05

14d ago1:27:05

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This season, FBS teams will play 126 games against FCS opponents. Most years, anywhere between five-ish and 10-ish FBS teams will lose those games. The purpose of the Split Zone Duo FCS Upset Draft is to identify those teams, engage in some friendly competition, and use the process as a look ahead to the season. Everyone picks three FCS winners, bu…

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The truth behind Dave Portnoy's Ohio State 'ban' + the new SEC conference game schedule 1:06:53

16d ago1:06:53

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It was reported Tuesday night that Ohio State banned Dave Portnoy from their stadium. The Barstool Sports owner is joining Fox's pregame show "Big Noon Kickoff" this season; a show that ends inside the stadium of the game it is previewing, before kickoff. It was assumed, by the public, that Portnoy would be among the pregame crew in the stadium eac…

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Why, Exactly, Is Arch Manning Good? 6:05

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Yahoo Sports’ Nate Tice joins Richard in this new episode of “Scheme School,” focused on one very famous QB. Arch Manning finally takes the reins of the Texas Longhorns this weekend at Ohio State. For a quarterback who’s been talked about more than any other QB prosp…

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536: Ari Aster On The Music Of Eddington 37:19

15d ago37:19

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Our latest guest on soundtracking is Ari Aster, writer and director of Eddington. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone, it tells the story of a standoff between the mayor and sheriff of Eddington during Covid, which quickly escalates into all manner of chaos as battle lines are drawn. Eddington is scored by Daniel Pemberton and Bob…

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The Eyes List: Setting The Preseason Table - PREVIEW 17:20

19d ago17:20

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It's easy to make a hot seat list based on which coaches in college football have underperformed relative to expectations, but The Eyes List is where Steven Godfrey cuts through the speculation to tell you (and co-host Ryan Nanni) where various schools, coaches, and boosters really stand entering 2025. Which SEC coach is on the thinnest ice? Would …

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Football is back! Week 0 preview, bold season predictions & Rich Rod's return to West Virginia 58:49

21d ago58:49

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We made it! Football is here! Week 0 may only be a small sample size, but if you ask Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey, they don't care because we finally get to watch games. Even with Week 0 being only a few games, we are already getting a Top 25 matchup in Ireland. "Farmageddon" goes to Europe for this Big 12 rivalry as 22nd ranked …

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College Football Previews 2025: SEC 1:40:23

19d ago1:40:23

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Richard and Alex preview the SEC for the 2025 season: * Texas has everything it needs to make a deep playoff run * Georgia has a few more questions, especially at QB, but (this will shock you) looks like a frontline contender once again * Alabama is back, per Richard * LSU has championship upside, but will the defense be good or great? * South Caro…

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Does this Florida fan really believe 9/11 knocked the Gators out of a title appearance? 50:25

20d ago50:25

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The short answer: no, Ryan Nanni does not, despite goading from cohost Steven Godfrey, believe the 2001 Gators were derailed by Osama Bin Laden. But this episode is a look back at how the sports world reacted after the 9/11 attacks, the strange chain of events that led to Florida - and then Tennessee - blowing a chance to play for a national champi…

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College Football Previews 2025: Big Ten 1:55:22

21d ago1:55:22

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Alex, Richard, and Rodger Sherman preview the Big Ten for 2025. This nearly two-hour episode runs through all 18 teams, in this order: * Penn State faces “semifinals or bust” season * Ohio State should step back, but how much can a team step back when it has Jeremiah Smith on one side of the ball and Caleb Downs on the other? * Oregon has a few que…

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Michigan's NCAA sanctions, 28-team CFP proposal and SMU's Lashlee blasts 'rigged' FPI adjustment 1:11:29

23d ago1:11:29

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On Thursday’s episode, we made our predictions for Michigan’s impending sanctions coming out of the Conor Stallions saga. On Friday, the verdict came in. Ross Dellenger may now also be called Nostradamus because he was spot on with his predictions. Over $30-million in fines and a three-game suspension for head coach Sherrone Moore were the main hig…

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535: Mark Hamill On The Life Of Chuck & Star Wars 23:15

22d ago23:15

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We promised you a bonus, so here it is, as Mark Hamill joins Edith to discuss his role in The Life Of Chuck, and reminisce about Star Wars. Enjoy!By Edith Bowman

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534: Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor Talk The Life Of Chuck 20:33

22d ago20:33

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Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who join us ahead of the release of the quite wonderful The Life Of Chuck. Based on a short story by Stephen King, it tells the story of 'everyman' Chuck Krantz, charting his life in reverse order, chronicling a death that coincides with the end of the universe to his forma…

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Ellie Robson on Mary Midgley on Animals 16:05

23d ago16:05

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Mary Midgley didn't begin publishing until she was 59 years old, but nevertheless made a significant impact and had a distinctive approach. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Ellie Robson discusses some of her key ideas about our relationship with other animals.

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Sari Nusseibeh on Philosophy and Conflict 24:23

23d ago24:23

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Many people think philosophical discucssion is a luxury in times of conflict, but the Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh is more optimistic. In this episode of Philosophy Bites, recorded in early 2025, he explains why.

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The Michigan Sign-Stealing Scandal Ends With a Whimper 7:39

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The NCAA’s big decision on Michigan’s sign-stealing operation is here, and it is a nothingburger. To explain what happened and get a Michigan perspective on it (because it is very funny), Alex welcomes Jane Coaston, Crooked Media podcaster and Michigan fan, to discus…

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Why Texas Tech Raided the Transfer Portal, with Shehan Jeyarajah - PREVIEW 16:38

26d ago16:38

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Ryan Nanni brings on Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports to discuss the story he wrote earlier this summer about Texas Tech's brazen plan to spend heavily on the last open market transfer class. Where should improvement be most obvious for the Red Raiders? How will a somewhat weak schedule help or hurt their ambitions? And what's the plan to turn this i…

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533: Michael Pearce On The Music Of Echo Valley 37:10

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From a waiting room at a railway station, Edith is joined by Michael Pearce. Michael is the director of the Apple TV + film, Echo Valley. Starring Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, Echo Falls tells the story of a mother who comes to the aid of her daughter when she turns up in somewhat of an alarming state. It's scored by Jed Kurzel - soon to be a…

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Could Arch Manning win the Natty as a first-year starter? + What punishments should Michigan expect? 1:04:31

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Six of the top eight teams in the first AP poll have a first-year starter at quarterback. However, the experienced quarterbacks are lurking on teams just outside of the top eight. What might this mean as the season begins to unfold? Will experience win out or can guys like Arch Manning and Dante Moore overcome their lack of on-field experience? Col…

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College Football Previews 2025: American 1:00:47

28d ago1:00:47

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Richard and Godfrey preview 2025 in the newly renamed American Conference. In a recent episode, we touched on this league’s long-term difficulties. In this one, we talk about the season to come, previewing all 14 teams. The episode wraps with preseason award nominees from the hosts for the SZD Dude of the Year, the Low-Key Cool Game of the Year, th…