The Solid Verbal College Football
Episodes
Undefeated Feldman Orbit: An Interview with Bruce Feldman
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan chats with Bruce Feldman about his new book, Flip the Script: Lessons Learned on the Road to a Championship, and the remarkable coaching journey o...
Clemson vs. Notre Dame + The Cocktail Party + College Football Week 10 Preview
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan break down the weekend's biggest games, from Clemson-Notre Dame to Florida-Georgia and intriguing contests in the Big 12 and Big Ten. Plus,...
DJ rescues Clemson + Ohio State domination + College Football Week 9 Recap
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan talk through DJ UIiagalelei's first start for Clemson, Ohio State's dominant showing over Penn State, Joseph Ossai as a one-man wrecking cr...
UltraMegaStar Friday Orbit: An Interview with Matthew McConaughey
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan have a conversation with actor Matthew McConaughey about the release of his memoir, Greenlights, his deep ties with the University of Texas...
Ohio State vs. Penn State + Halloween Football + College Football Week 9 Preview
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan prepare for Halloween by previewing the biggest storylines of the weekend, including Ohio State's trip to Penn State, Wisconsin's quarterba...
Big Ten Reactions + Big 12 Clarity + College Football Week 8 Recap
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan welcome the Big Ten back to college football by discussing Indiana's upset of Penn State, the debut of Big Joe Milton for Michigan, Ohio St...
Undiscovered Friday Orbit: Big Ten Preview
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan pogostick onto the Big Ten asteroid headed towards college football, collect samples, and give a quick analysis of what the 2020 season has...
Big Ten Football Returns! + Salty Dog Saturday + College Football Week 8 Preview
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan celebrate the return of Big Ten football with tricky road spots for Penn State, Michigan and Iowa as the Nebraska Punishment Tour gets unde...
Alabama's Mac Attack + ACC Clunkers + College Football Week 7 Recap
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan recap Mac Jones's big showing in Alabama's 41-24 defeat of the Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame's lacklaster offensive showing against Louisvil...
Undaunted Friday Orbit: The Plucky Meter
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan train their telescopes on the plucky teams in the college football galaxy and rank them accordingly. Plus, breaking news as Nick Saban cont...
Bama vs. Georgia + Select Your Gourd Saturday + College Football Week 7 Preview
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan break down the biggest matchups of Select Your Gourd Saturday, including a monster matchup between Alabama and Georgia, Texas A&M's pot...
SEC Craziness + Red River Overtime + College Football Week 6 Recap
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan step back through a wild week of college football in which both Florida and LSU went down, Auburn barely survived and Alabama needed every ...
Usurping Friday Orbit: Alien Invaders!
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan search the heavens for alien teams with the potential to overtake the recent champions of their respective conferences. See Privacy Policy ...
Red River Shootout + Saturday Name Debates + College Football Week 6 Preview
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss an unusual Red River Shootout, Clemson's tester against Miami, another ranked opponent for Stetson Bennett, Nick Saban vs. Lane Kif...
Georgia dominates + Brocktober in the Big 12 + College Football Week 5 Recap
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss Georgia's dominant win over Auburn, the occult forces of Brocktober with Iowa State's upset of Oklahoma and TCU's victory over Texa...
Unified Friday Orbit: Big Ten & Pac-12 Pre-Launch Checklists
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan prepare for the launch of the Big Ten and Pac-12 seasons by examining some areas for improvement among headlining teams such as Ohio State,...
Auburn vs. Georgia + Sucker Punch Saturday + College Football Week 5 Preview
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan dive into the biggest action for college football's Week 5 and take a closer look at Auburn vs. Georgia, TCU vs. Texas, Oklahoma vs. Iowa S...
Oklahoma & LSU go down + The Florida Kyle Driver + College Football Week 4 Recap
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan relive Kansas State's improbable come-from-behind upset of Oklahoma, Mississippi State's aerial assault over LSU, Florida's battery of Kyle...
Ultraviolet Friday Orbit
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan hurtle through an Ultraviolet Friday Orbit, examining the quarterbacks around college football with the potential to both kill their respec...
SNEAK PEEK: Big Boy Bets discusses Week 4 Blowouts, SEC Dogs, and Mile High Emergencies
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the buzz around Big Boy Bets on The Solid Verbal Podcast Network. Here's a sneak peek of this week's episode, in which Dan and Geoff make...
The Return of the SEC + College Football Week 4 Preview
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan welcome the SEC back on a Super-sized Saturday of action, featuring LSU's title defense, a first look at Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, new...
Miami's Awesome Offense + Spencer Sanders' Injury + College Football Week 3 Recap
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan break down Miami's awesome offensive showing in a win over Louisville and Malik(?) Cunningham. Plus, a scare for Oklahoma State after Spenc...
UFO: A Star is Born
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take a look at the rising stars of the 2020 college football season. Plus, a quick recap of the Big Ten's decision to opt back into the fal...
Surprisingly Soaring Saturday
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan dissect the seemingly imminent news that the Big Ten and Pac-12 are plotting a sooner-than-expected comeback this fall. Plus, an honest eva...
The Tale of Two Big 12's + the Return of the Power 5
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan dive back into Power 5 football, as the Sun Belt burns up Iowa State and Kansas State while Spencer Rattler and Sam Ehlinger start the 2020...
Introducing: The UFO Show
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan launch the podcast into a Friday orbit around the college football (and non-college football) topics that interest Verballers the most. Whi...
College football is back?!
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan throw caution to the wind and make picks for the first week of college football games featuring Power 5 teams as the ACC and Big 12 begin p...
2020 SEC Conference Preview
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take a look at the SEC in preparation for the weirdest college football season in history. How will LSU follow up its once-in-a-lifetime se...
2020 ACC Conference Preview
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan hunker down for a marathon preview episode of the new and improved 15-team ACC. Does Clemson have any weaknesses? Can Tommy Rees take Notre...
Bonus Mailbag!
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan empty out the inbox and address the Group of Five's playoff chances, the most overhyped QB recruits, home field advantage in the time of CO...
Against All Odds
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan examine the re-release of season win totals for the SEC, Big 12 and ACC. Plus, the Rona-adjusted Top 25, COVID cases at Oklahoma, Texas Tec...
Sizzling for Saturday with Michael Felder
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan join forces to break down the Big Ten's open letter to critics, tailgating at Florida State, NCAA eligibility rulings and off-campus partie...
State of Play with Ross Dellenger
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan talk with Ross Dellenger from Sports Illustrated about the behind-the-scenes conversations driving college football in the time of COVID-19...
Full Speed Ahead in the Big 12 + The Brohm Plan
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss the updated Big 12 schedule, rising tensions among players and administrators, Jeff Brohm's plan for spring football, and more.Link...
The Big Ten and Pac-12 are dunzo
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan react to the breaking news that the Big Ten and Pac-12 have postponed their fall seasons due to the pandemic with an eye on playing this sp...
2020 Big 12 Conference Preview
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan get ready for the 2020 college football season by releasing their first conference preview and discussing the ins-and-outs of the Big 12. I...
August Q&A
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan field questions from the Verballerhood and discuss whether Notre Dame is technically "in" a conference, "foundational" program events, pand...
Notre Dame Joins the ACC?!
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan circle the wagons and react to the news that the ACC is adding Notre Dame and expanding to 15-teams for the 2020 college football season. H...
The Sinful Seven with Richard Johnson
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan chat with Richard Johnson about the upcoming release of The Sinful Seven: Sci-fi Western Legends of the NCAA, as well as the financial diff...
The Washed List
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan talk through the Pac-12's 10-game season model, Notre Dame's fall target, and much more. Plus, introducing The Solid Verbal's Washed List, ...
Postseason Possibilities
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan run through California's decision to postpone high school sports in the fall, Texas's ambitious plan for fans, and more. Plus, a hypothetic...
Could Notre Dame's season really be canceled?
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan break down the latest news around college football as the NCAA tries to establish a testing protocol and smaller conferences postpone their...
College Football Bangers + Drum and Fife Strife
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss the Patriot League's decision to cancel fall sports, J.T. Daniels's immediate eligibility at Georgia, crazy projections at Iowa Sta...
Late Breaking Conference News + The Most Drivable Season
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan react to news that the Big Ten, and perhaps other conferences, will not be playing non-conference games this fall. Plus, the Ivy League's p...
COVID-19 & College Football Season Contingencies
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan have a conversation with The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach in light of her article about the Ivy League's significance amid growing uncertaint...
USC's season in doubt + July Q&A
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan break down USC's move to an online semester and assess the ramifications for the 2020 college football season. Plus, a Verballer Q&A fo...
College Football RPG
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk through a choose-your-own-adventure arc while addressing some of college football's most pressing issues, from COVID-19 to conference ...
How Will the 2020 College Football Season Look on TV?
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fox Sports’s Adam Amin joins the show to peel back the curtain on the details of what goes into a college football broadcast on networks like FOX, E...
Blue Ship Draft
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan examine Bud Elliott's Blue-Chip Ratio for 2020 and make their case for which teams are contenders and which are pretenders. Plus, more COVI...
An Interview with Joe Moorhead, Oregon's new Offensive Coordinator
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan connect to discuss the latest in college football’s very strange offseason, including COVID-19 testing during voluntary summer workouts, ...
Chuba Hubbard confronts Mike Gundy, COVID Cases, and Third Year Coach Q&A
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss Chuba Hubbard's stand against Mike Gundy as well as new cases of COVID-19 at Alabama, Clemson, Texas and beyond. Plus, a prom-theme...
College Football Influencers
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan examine the world of college football's social media influencers and chat with Derek Marckel, Michigan State's superstar Creative Director,...
Justyn Ross, the COVID Testing Conundrum, and Verballer Q&A
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss the loss of Justyn Ross for the 2020 season and the expensive challenge of coronavirus testing heading into the fall before opening...
First Place Losers: Part 3
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan conclude their three-part breakdown of college football runners up, walking back through the tug of war between Alabama and Clemson between...
Will there be a college football season in 2020?
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss the major questions facing college football amid the coronavirus pandemic. Will there be a season? What safety protocols will be in...
First Place Losers: Part 2
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan continue their exploration of college football's greatest losers, this time examining the runners up from 2010-2014. How do Oregon's 2010 a...
First Place Losers: Part 1
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan examine college football's runners up from 2005-2009, from Reggie Bush-era USC to Colt McCoy's final season at Texas, and break down how cl...
Geoff Schwartz on college football draft trends, quarantine life
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz joins Dan to talk about what the 2020 NFL Draft tells us about college football, including QB evaluations,...
Lingering College Football Takes
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan collect some of the Verballerhood's lingering and controversial college football opinions and decide whether they agree or disagree.See Pri...
Making Peace With: The 2007 Fiesta Bowl
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan rehash Boise State's dramatic win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. How big were Chris Petersen's stones? Could Oklahoma have...
Making Peace With: The 2003 Fiesta Bowl
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan relive Ohio State's 31-24 victory over Miami in the 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. How good was Ken Dorsey? What did Ohio State's offense look ...
Throwback Thursday: Auburn beats Oregon
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan rewatch and relive Auburn's 22-19 win over Oregon in the 2011 BCS National Championship and recap their first ever trip to a title game. Pl...
Throwback Thursday: The Bush Push
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan rewatch and relive the iconic USC-Notre Dame matchup in 2005. What were the highlights and lowlights? What was it like to be in the stadium...
Isolation Play
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan dial in from their respective bunkers, take a look back at the black swan events of the 2019 season, and determine which were isolated even...
Cake Bosses
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan examine the intricate tiers of college football, defining the programs in each and the teams best suited to move up in the college football...
The Tues Cruise: Final Voyage
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan discuss their most interesting offseason storylines while, quite literally, riding a ferry in the middle of the East River.See Privacy Poli...
Mail Time: Part 2
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan touch base on Kirby Smart's cold-blooded hire, Colorado's extremely lukewarm coaching move, and a hypothetical question connecting the two....
Mail Time: Part 1
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan empty an overflowing inbox and assess Mel Tucker's sudden move to Michigan State, a proposed revision to player transfer rules, the Dave Ar...
Fantasy Things Retrospective
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk back through their Fantasy Things selections from last August, break down the hits and misses, and talk through a hypothetical supplem...
Construction Zone!
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan put on their hardhats and examine the blueprints that various college programs followed in constructing their 2020 recruiting classes. Whic...
Pleasant (and Unpleasant) Surprises
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take a look back at the 2019 college football season and discuss each conference's most pleasant and unpleasant surprises.See Privacy Polic...
2020 New Coach Spice-o-Meter
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Ty out "sick" (read: deeply covert), Dan welcomes The Athletic's Andy Staples onto the show to discuss just how spicy, on a hot chicken scale, a ...
LSU WINS!
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan relive LSU's 42-25 triumph over Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship. What are the main takeaways and key sto...
LSU! Clemson! National Championship Preview!
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan set sail on an impromptu Tues Cruise to break down the College Football Playoff National Championship between LSU and Clemson. Which team i...
Bowl Recap-a-Palooza!
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan relive the highs and lows of bowl season by putting a bow on great seasons by Oregon, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota and other teams this coll...
Playoff and Bowl Recaps
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk back through LSU's historic victory over Oklahoma, Clemson's big plays against Ohio State, and the minutiae that defined the playoff s...
The Bowl Barge: Part 4.5
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan celebrate the Rose and Sugar Bowls while asking hard questions about the Minnesota Motivation Factor, proposing a unified Barry Alvarez bow...
The Bowl Barge: Part 4 (and Signing Day Recap!)
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan preview the College Football Playoff semifinals and break down Oklahoma's game plan against LSU, the difficulty in picking between Clemson ...
The Bowl Barge: Part 2
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan float deeper into bowl season and preview another batch of games, from the Military Bowl through the Orange Bowl. Also, saying nice things ...
The Bowl Barge: Part 1
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan float through bowl season by working in chronological order from the Celebration Bowl to the Quick Lane Bowl. Also, a secret strategy for w...
Postseason Mailbag
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take a deep dive into an overflowing mailbag and tackle the important issues, like college football's postseason system, the inevitability ...
The Tues Cruise: Archibowlago
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Ty and Lietenant Commander Dan recap the coaches and players who are on the move before visiting the chain of teams most excited to be in thei...
Championship Week Recap
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk back through college football's conference championship games and wonder if LSU is beatable, if we learned anything new about Ohio Sta...
Championship Week Preview
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk through all 10 conference championship games and discuss whether Georgia can upset LSU, if Wisconsin can do better in its sequel with ...
The Tues Cruise: Man Overboard and Land Ho (Park)!
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan inspect the college football ships that have thrown their old captains out to sea and pay sweet homage to Chan Ho Park's spinning kick in 1...
College Football Rivalry Week Recap
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan tap into the passion of Rivalry Week with another crazy Iron Bowl, a dominant Ohio State win, a momentous Commonwealth Cup, yet another str...
Rivalry Week Preview
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan throw out all the records and examine college football's biggest rivalries, as Michigan takes another crack at Ohio State, Alabama takes it...
Mayflower Monday!
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan disembark and wander the college football landscape, guided only by the will of the Verballersphere, as they answer questions about head co...
College Football Week 13 Recap
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan recap Ohio State's test against Penn State, Arizona State's upset of Oregon, Georgia's sputtering offense, Oklahoma's separation anxiety, M...
College Football Week 13 Preview
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take a spin around Lazy Susan Saturday and break down Penn State's trip to Ohio State, TCU's chances of knocking off Oklahoma, a possible h...
The Tues Cruise: A Current Affair
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan assess which college football teams have momentum on the high seas and quickly examine the state of non-Power 5 conferences.See Privacy Pol...
College Football Week 12 Recap
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan walk back through the scary second halves of college football's Week 12, including Oklahoma's incredible comeback win in Waco, Auburn's las...
College Football Week 12 Preview
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan have a heated debate over the proper branding for a Week 12 that features the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, the battle for Paul Bunyan's tro...
The Tues Cruise: I am Moana
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan stare out over the edge of the water to determine what or if a number of programs should make a dramatic change in some way at the top. Als...
College Football Week 11 Recap
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan relive LSU's big win in Tuscaloosa in the GAME OF THE CENTURY (of this year, at least), Minnesota's statement upset of Penn State, Baylor's...
College Football Week 11 Preview
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan study the looming Week 11 action, sharpen their No. 2 pencils, and fill in their answers for LSU-Alabama, Penn State-Minnesota, Baylor-TCU,...
The Tues Cruise: Voyage to the Herm-Muda Triangle
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan unveil their Arrelious Benn Diagram, the center of which comprises the mysterious “Herm-Muda Triangle,” occupied by teams who are Actua...
College Football Week 10 Recap
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan take another look at Week 10 and rehash Jake Fromm's big day for Georgia, a strange backdoor push in SMU-Memphis, a dominant three-quarter ...
College Football Week 10 Picks and Previews
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan focus in on the sweet morsels of Week 10, including a huge Florida-Georgia matchup in Jacksonville, road games for both Utah and Oregon, an...
The Tues Cruise: Seaworthiness, Gust or Rust, and Icebreakers
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ty and Dan figure out how ready teams like Oregon, Virginia Tech, and LSU are to hit new heights, whether or not certain early season results of aged ...