College football realignment, NIL, transfer portal chaos, and conference expansion are moving fast—and George Wrighster breaks down the biggest stories shaking the sport: North Dakota State football joining the Mountain West, the “super conferences” future, MrBeast potentially sponsoring a team, the Drake May vs North Carolina drama under Bill Belichick, and a brutal Bill Moose book revealing what really happened with Scott Frost at Nebraska. George starts with North Dakota State to the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member and explains why this is a “last shot” move for top FCS programs trying to avoid getting left behind when college football eventually consolidates. From there, George reacts to the idea of MrBeast funding a roster (East Carolina gets name-dropped) and why a creator with massive money + content distribution could disrupt the entire Power 4 ecosystem—because attention is currency and NIL can follow it. Then it gets spicy: UNC pushed Drake Maye hard leading up to the Super Bowl… but Drake shouted out his high school instead of North Carolina, and George explains how the Belichick/Patriots/UNC weirdness helped create this moment. After that, George goes in on Bill Moose’s memoir and why it paints Scott Frost as the classic “hire out of fear” mistake—plus the wild detail that Moose explored Nebraska returning to the Big 12. Finally, George breaks down Pete Nakos’ reporting on NIL recruiting demands—signing bonuses, travel stipends, jersey numbers, perks—and explains why the sport needs collective bargaining and enforceable contracts to protect players and schools. Because right now, it’s free agency with no guardrails. Chapters: 00:00 – Health update + why the show was off for two weeks 03:45 – North Dakota State joins the Mountain West (realignment + super conference fears) 08:09 – MrBeast sponsoring a team? NIL money + “buy a championship” conversation 15:00 – Bill Moose memoir: Scott Frost interview + Nebraska hiring mistakes 23:40 – Drake May vs UNC + Bill Belichick/Patriots drama 27:53 – Pete Nakos NIL recruiting “nuclear bomb” + why CFB needs collective bargaining #MrBeast #CollegeFootball #DrakeMaye #NIL #TransferPortal #ConferenceRealignment #MountainWest #NorthDakotaStateFootball #MrBeast #ECUFootball #BigTen #SECFootball #ACCFootball #Big12Football #NebraskaFootball #ScottFrost #UNCfootball #BillBelichick #CollegeFootballNews #UnafraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #MrbeastsportsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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