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Alex and Richard take live and pre-submitted subscriber questions in this quick episode to start off the new month. Topics include:

* Biff Poggi’s return to Michigan

* The tough job ahead of Pitt’s new AD

* Brian Kelly’s make-or-break year

* Colorado State continually being just short of being something

* The first 100 days of the Belichick UNC administration

* Gary Pinkel’s underrated career

* Nebraska canceling a Tennessee series and the Big Ten either retreating from tough non-conference games or setting up for more of them

* The concept of a Tulane-LSU-Saints football road trip

* How many coaching trees can we really name right now?

* A quick preview of SZD’s offseason plans

Random historical show note: Here’s Colorado State’s pitch to the Big 12 from 2016, which Matt Brown and Alex dug up for SB Nation.

Producer: Anthony Vito

A bunch of fresh podcasts from SZD

In case you missed any of these:

* Our special on why Kent State’s football program is always bad, and what can be done about it if anything. Featuring Rodger Sherman!

* Anatomy of a coaching carousel: 2001. Diving deep into the ramifications of one coach hiring cycle with our co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey

* Offseason Vibe Checks: The state of the SEC

* Offseason Vibe Checks: The state of the Sun Belt

Stay tuned for more this week

Offseason Vibe Checks will roll on with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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