Stanford Steve & The Bear

The Less You Bet, The More You Lose When You Win

21 Dec 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear convene for the final episode of this podcast. They discuss Bear’s rough weekend gambling on the NFL and World Cup final...

All Geeked Up

30 Nov 2022

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Stanford Steve and the Bear preview the biggest title games heading into Week 14, who should scare Kirby Smart more USC or Ohio State, a potential Mic...

Whole Lot of “Mights”

22 Nov 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 13 college football slate and discuss South Carolina running out of fireworks while torching Tennessee la...

Short on College Football, Long on World Cup

17 Nov 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 12 college football slate and talk about if UCLA will ruin USC’s season, what to expect from TCU in Wac...

Bring More Rain

10 Nov 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss preview the Week 11 college football slate and discuss Kirk Herbstreit’s shout out to the column on College Game...

That’s Math

03 Nov 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 10 college football slate and discuss everything Georgia-Tennessee, which defense we’ll see from Alabam...

Lack Of A Better Word

27 Oct 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Week 9 college football slate and discuss situational plays they’re taking, a smelly Missouri-South Carolina...

Frost Frosty, Baby

20 Oct 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast talking about Bear’s travels from Phoenix to Eugene to Tuscaloosa, Week 7 overdelivering, betting A...

Dogs With Fleas

13 Oct 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear are joined by Westgate Superbook’s John Murray to preview a monster Week 7 slate. The guys discuss Alabama looking vulne...

Mid-Pod Play

06 Oct 2022

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Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 6 and discuss Bear’s weekend travels, College GameDay heading to Lawrence, who scores more between Texas A&M an...

What About The Weather?

29 Sep 2022

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Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 5 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses how weather will affect...

The Ultimate Underdog

22 Sep 2022

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Stanford Steve and the Bear break down everything you need to know heading into Week 4 of the season. Stanford Steve discusses the versatility of Kans...

Touch The Stump

15 Sep 2022

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Stanford Steve and Bear preview Week 3 and discuss Bear’s travels to Kansas City for Thursday Night Football and then onto Boone for GameDay, what’...

I Really Like That MAC Kicker

06 Sep 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear look back at Week 1, discussing Notre Dame’s defense surprising, Stetson Bennett’s best game ever at Georgia, Florida’...

One Dimensional

30 Aug 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear look at a loaded Week 1 slate. The guys discuss how Bear’s getting from Pittsburgh to Columbus, wagering on the U.S. Ope...

Week 0 Picks; Big 12 & Pac-12 Win Totals

23 Aug 2022

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It’s time to pick games! Stanford Steve and The Bear look at the Week 0 slate and pick Nebraska-Illinois, Vanderbilt-Hawaii and more. Then, the guys...

Big Ten Win Totals; Westgate Sportsbook’s John Murray

17 Aug 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Big Ten and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. They discuss taking the points...

ACC Win Totals

10 Aug 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Atlantic Coast Conference and look at the regular season and conference win totals for each team. The guys dis...

SEC Win Totals

03 Aug 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear are back for the 2022 college football season, kicking things off by looking at SEC win totals. They discuss loading up Al...

Chris “The Bear” Fallica joins Greg McElroy to look at Over/Under team wins totals in College Football

29 Jul 2022

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Chris “The Bear” Fellica joins Greg McElroy to talk over/under win totals for Oklahoma, Nebraska, Auburn. Plus Fellica gives a few of his sleeper...

U.S. Open Preview; Early College Football Lines & Win Totals

14 Jun 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the U.S. Open, who they think will miss the cut, a Big Nine vs. The Field bet, who they’re riding in the tournam...

Kentucky Derby Preview

04 May 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the Kentucky Derby, telling you which horses to trash and breaking down the rest of the field, position-by-positio...

M&M Pod (The Masters & MLB)

06 Apr 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Kansas winning the national championship, Steve’s trip to New Orleans, hitting the Kansas post-championship part...

Final Four, Etcetera

30 Mar 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Bear’s thoughts on Miami’s run in the NCAA Tournament coming to an end, which team that lost to St. Peter’s ...

Sweet 16 Preview

22 Mar 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Sweet 16, Steve losing his voice watching the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Bear needing to dig out of...

2022 NCAA Tournament Preview

15 Mar 2022

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the 2022 NCAA Tournament, why this is the hardest bracket they’ve ever filled out, Steve’s belief that 14 team...

Avoid the Whammy

06 Jan 2022

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It’s the final podcast of the college football season! Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Monday’s college football national championship, Georgi...

The Strain

29 Dec 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Carolina schools facing off, the University of New Jersey reaching a bowl, keeping an eye on Central Michigan,...

Jets-Jags Under the Tree

22 Dec 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their favorite uniforms this bowl season, the matchups on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, lobbying for Steve to t...

Guess the Opt-Out

15 Dec 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear sort through the first batch of bowl games starting on Friday with the Bahamas Bowl through Wednesday’s Armed Forces Bow...

I Dropped a “We”

08 Dec 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss if it’s too early to look at Kentucky Derby odds, Steve’s potential matching tattoo with Dusty Dvoracek, Bear’...

Frozen Quads

01 Dec 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the overwhelming appeal of the underdogs going into Championship Saturday, Bear’s wild weekend of travel and the...

Accounts All Over the Place

24 Nov 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss fans who think Bear hates their team, rainy conditions in the Egg Bowl, the Herbstreit-Howard dynamic before Ohio ...

Updated Expectations

17 Nov 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their expectations for the College Football Playoff, their thoughts on the latest Heisman odds including why nobod...

On Grounds

10 Nov 2021

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Stanford Steve and Bear discuss the College Football Playoff committee slotting Michigan over Michigan State, Bear’s Texas A&M bet to win the SEC, t...

Down On Myself

03 Nov 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing Bear cleaning up on his Atlanta Braves bets, the first batch of the College Football Playo...

No One Shows Up Early

27 Oct 2021

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Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing how long a dinner out should be, Bear’s College GameDay travel schedule, noon games yielding cata...

No Winners in the MAC

20 Oct 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Week 8 college football slate, the most puzzling line Steve’s seen in 20 years, one-loss teams, if Wake Fore...

Hour and a Shower

13 Oct 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss a lackluster Week 7 college football slate, if they’d take Ohio State’s offense over everyone the country righ...

Winning Matters

06 Oct 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss Cincinnati’s path to the CFP, but they aren’t the only team outside the power 5. BYU also has hopes of crashing ...

Rally The Troops

29 Sep 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who they know the most about between OU, Arkansas & Ole Miss. Maryland gets a primetime game. How for real is Michig...

Stay Away

22 Sep 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who is the best non-power 5 team and recap last week. Then, this week doesn’t have a lot of ranked matchups but pl...

White Out

14 Sep 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Clay Helton getting fired and what that means for USC. What now for Ohio State and can they fix their defense...

Don't Overreact

08 Sep 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Oregon vs Ohio State and how to bet this game with Kayvon Thibodeaux’s status unknown. Can Iowa State final...

Beat Number 1. Become Number 1

01 Sep 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear have season win totals for the SEC and ACC. Then, week 1 is finally here and they have plenty of picks, starting off with UC...

Big Ten & Big 12 Preview

25 Aug 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences. Plus, Bear has a play for Week Zero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

2021 Season Preview Part 1

18 Aug 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the upcoming season for the Group of 5 conferences, Pac 12 and Notre Dame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Time For College Football

18 Aug 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear are back and the guys have five bets each for season over/under win totals they like. Plus, some Heisman talk, conference fa...

2021 Preakness Preview

13 May 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Preakness this weekend and the drama surrounding Medina Spirit. Plus, they chat about NBA and NHL season win tot...

NFL Draft & Kentucky Derby Preview

28 Apr 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the NFL Draft with ESPN’s Cole Cubelic. Then, It’s the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby and the guys preview ...

The Final Four Is Here

31 Mar 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear preview both the Men’s and Women’s Final Four. Plus a little MLB win totals, MVP odds and a quick look at The Masters Le...

Sweet Sixteen Preview

24 Mar 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear have a few thoughts on the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and then preview the Sweet Sixteen games and what lines t...

2021 NCAA Tournament Preview

17 Mar 2021

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Stanford Steve & The Bear give a complete breakdown of the NCAA Tournament. From lines they like, possible upsets, teams that are hot, players to watc...

National Championship Preview: Alabama vs. Ohio State

07 Jan 2021

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Stanford Steve and The Bear preview the National Championship Game between Alabama and Ohio State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Bowl Season

28 Dec 2020

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College football bowl season is here and Stanford Steve and Bear take a deep dive in the upcoming games. Including a full breakdown of the CFP semi-fi...

Championship Week

16 Dec 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear react to the penultimate CFP rankings and debate where teams are ranked. Then, it’s championship weekend but different than ye...

Tread Lightly

09 Dec 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear come out hot with Bear in a rage over the Big Ten changing its rules to allow Ohio State in the conference title game, reactions...

The Steamer Is Rolling

03 Dec 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear react to week two of the CFP Rankings and give their thoughts on OSU, Georgia and others. Then, they preview week 14 that includ...

Back That Truck Back Up

25 Nov 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown week 13 of the football season, starting off with a steamer for a game on Thursday. Plus, ND vs. UNC, Iron Bowl with n...

Wagon Wheel

18 Nov 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown week 12 of the college football season that includes undefeated IU vs. OSU, Trevor Lawrence returning for Clemson & Be...

What Else Reeks?

12 Nov 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear look back at Notre Dame-Clemson, Miami’s win over N.C. State and Liberty’s improbable victory over Virginia Tech. Then the g...

We Have A Steamer

04 Nov 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear preview ND vs. Clemson as the Tigers try to win another game without Trevor Lawrence and then take a look at the big match-up in...

Get The Bank Funds Ready

28 Oct 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear preview the primetime match-up between Ohio State and Penn State and at what number the guys might get in on the action. Then, t...

I'd Rather Go To Bed Down

21 Oct 2020

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Week 8 of the college football season is here and Stanford Steve and Bear have a laundry list of games that you should be careful with when placing a ...

This Line Stinks

14 Oct 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown week 7 of the college football season and there are some lines that don’t pass the smell test. They also discuss wha...

Defense Optional

07 Oct 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear discuss the marquee match-up this weekend as Miami takes on Clemson. Then, it’s the Red River Rivalry but the story isn’t ab...

CFB Week 5

30 Sep 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown week 5 of the college football season with plenty of games to pick and a couple to maybe stay away from. Plus, MLB, NB...

Come On Down SEC

23 Sep 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown week four of the college football season that includes a noon slate chalk full of must watch games. Plus, the guys get...

The Big Ten Is Back Folks

16 Sep 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear react to the breaking news with the Big Ten reinstating the season. Then, they discuss some of last week’s games before gettin...

It's Not A Leancast

09 Sep 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear breakdown this week’s slate of college football games and the difficulty in picking games this year with the unknown with COVI...

The Boys Are Back

03 Sep 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear are back and talk over/under win totals for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. Then they breakdown the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Le...

60 Game Sprint

22 Jul 2020

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Bear is flying solo this week as he chats with Nigel Seeley to talk English Premier League and Champions League. Plus, John Murray joins Bear to discu...

Coach Duggs, Belmont & EPL

18 Jun 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear have an exclusive interview with Tennessee head coach Gus Duggerton before their title game against Miami. Plus, the guys breakd...

Episode Sixty-Two

03 Jun 2020

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Chris Cote talks to ESPN's Chris Fallica aka The Bear, about horse racing, working on College GameDay, and of course, food. Learn more about your ad ...

What Now For Vegas?

22 May 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear chat with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard of VSiN about the impact that COVID-19 has had on Las Vegas and things they expect to chan...

Coach Duggs

14 May 2020

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Stanford Steve and The Bear get an exclusive interview with Texas Tech HC Gus Duggerton before his big game against TCU as he talks about donut rehab,...

Potential Bust?

03 Apr 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear chat with SEC Network's Cole Cubelic about players he likes in the upcoming NFL draft and why he has major concerns for Isaiah S...

SportsCenter Anchor Tournament

24 Mar 2020

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Stanford Steve & Bear talk to Jason Barrett about his SportsCenter Anchor Bracket that he released. Plus, they chat with John Buccigross and Steve Lev...

CFP Championship Game Preview

08 Jan 2020

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Stanford Steve and The Bear break down the national championship game between LSU and Clemson. Plus, Stugotz on his historic run of bets during the bo...

Bowl Games Preview 3.0

30 Dec 2019

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Stanford Steve and Bear chat about OSU/Clemson game and what could have been. Then, they get into more bowl games starting with games on New Year's Ev...

More Bowl Mania

23 Dec 2019

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Stanford Steve and Bear are back to preview another wave of bowl games. This time breaking down the games starting on Dec 26th through the Orange Bowl...

Time To Go Bowling

18 Dec 2019

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Bowl games are here and Stanford Steve & Bear preview the games now until the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. Plus, a Steamer and Confidence Picks Learn...

Champonship Week

04 Dec 2019

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Championship week is here and Stanford Steve and Bear breakdown the 10 games. Plus, they react to the CFP Rankings, including a couple issues they hav...

We Have A Lot Of Hate

27 Nov 2019

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It's Rivalry Week and Stanford Steve and The Bear preview all the big games this weekend. Plus, reaction to some minor changes in the CFP. And season ...

Hilinski's Hope: One Family's Football Story

26 Nov 2019

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University of South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski has been one of college football's biggest surprises this season. But as Ryan sees success, the...

It's A Lot Until It's Not

20 Nov 2019

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Stanford Steve & The Bear breakdown week 13 in college football with OSU/Penn State leading the way. Plus, we have some season win totals on the line ...

Row The Boat

13 Nov 2019

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Stanford Steve & the Bear breakdown the CFP Rankings and vent about Minnesota and Baylor's ranking being so low. Bucknut is happy about the Chase Youn...

We're Talking Playoffs?

06 Nov 2019

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The first CFP Rankings are out and the guys take a look at that before getting into the games this week which is led by Bama/LSU and Minnesota/Penn St...

The Steamer Is Hot

30 Oct 2019

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The Pac12 has hope again and the guys take a look at a couple big games. Plus, will the run of 17 point underdog upsets end this week? Will the Steame...

Toilet Bowl Tease

23 Oct 2019

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Bear's hot run finally ended but he is looking to rebound. The guys get into UM/ND, LSU/Auburn, Clemson and TCU/Texas among other games. And the guys ...

He's On Fire

16 Oct 2019

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Bear has been on fire and looks to keep handing out winners. The guys are big on some weekday games, including some Bad Beats Anniversary Games. Plus,...

You Always Get Greedy

09 Oct 2019

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The hot streak continued for the guys and hope it continues in week 7. They start this week off with a steamer before getting into their picks for the...

I Like Football, Ponies & Some Action

02 Oct 2019

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The guys preview the upcoming week, including a big game where they disagree on. Plus, could October bring us an unranked team pulling off an upset an...

We Like the Board This Week

25 Sep 2019

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Stanford Steve & The Bear react to week 4 and get you ready for week 5. Stanford Steve starts off in the Big 12 (17:45) while Bear likes some Friday n...

CFB Week 4 Preview

18 Sep 2019

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There are some big games this weekend and the guys have you covered. They preview Georgia/ND, Texas A&M/Auburn, Wisconsin/Michigan among others. And t...

Ep 6: CFB Week 3 Preview

11 Sep 2019

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It's a slow weekend in college football but plenty of good games to bet on and Stanford Steve and the Bear get you ready for week 3 Learn more about y...

Ep. 5: CFB Week 2 Preview

04 Sep 2019

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Stanford Steve and Chris "The Bear" Fallica welcome Greg McElroy to the show to talk Florida State and more. Plus, they share their over/unders, picks...

Bear Down

29 Aug 2019

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Stugotz talks with College Gameday's Chris Fallica about how he became known as "The Bear," how he fell in love with gambling at an early age, and wha...

Ep. 4: CFB Week 1 Preview

28 Aug 2019

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Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the biggest storylines heading into Week 1 of the CFB season, make their picks, share their favorite home underdog...

Ep. 3: The Season Approaches

20 Aug 2019

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Stanford Steve and The Bear welcome ESPN CFB analyst Brad Edwards aboard who talks about Miami-Florida, LSU-Texas, ACC contenders and Justin Fields ex...