Blu and Geoff kickoff the season with culture shocks between fanbases, confusion between Miami footballs, Luis Saurez, more discussion of the Chicago Fire than any other college football podcast, and a plethora of games including Miami at Northwestern, Miami at Florida, UTEP at Nebraska, NDSU at Colorado, VPISU at Vandy, Boise State at Georgia Southern, Idaho at Oregon, UNLV at Houston, Goodest Boy in Illinois, Morgan State at Hampton, Norfolk State at ECU, and USC v LSU.

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Toe has met leather, and Geoff and Blu are ready to discuss our kickoff traditions, REI memberships, NEW MICROPHONES, FSU v Georgia Tech, NSU v FAMU, New Mexico v. Montana St., SMU v. Nevada (an ACC game), Delaware St. v Hawaii, our picks from the G5 into the playoff, and all sorts of things along the way.

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Beth of the Sickos Committee joined Blu and Geoff to discuss fight song lyrics, drink recipes in fight song lyrics, whether you will hear the song of the summer from a marching band this year, how long it takes to write new band arrangements, how long it takes to plan shows, what new bands people will need to learn about through conference realignment, if the West Coast Big Ten Teams will adopt Big Ten traditions, MORE NECK REVIEWS, and a quick chat about DCI Finals.

Find Beth @SickosCommittee and on the Sickos Committee Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/4zQLV3eheXXpQ1PY96b454

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Blu and Geoff discuss classic cartoon characters doing game commentary, visitors to Indianapolis this week, Geoff literally doing the title of this podcast, the history of the Oregon Duck, why it looks like Donald Duck, Animation during WWII, photos being used as legal evidence for an oral contract, other Ducks, why so many mascots are cartoon characters in sailor hats, Art Evans, the early history of Purdue Pete, student art making bookstore art their own, "academic ratings" in the video game, and an invitation for us to do a focus on your school.

Puddles and Donald Meet at Disneyland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCx0dHgmssI

Sources for the Episode

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Blu and Geoff are joined once again by Prof. Sam to discuss Olympic delegations from our schools, the status of the Johnson case, "motion to dismiss is dismissed", the tests applied on if athletes are employees, if those tests are clear, how it could impact Title IX, the Dept. of Education's unclear guidance on Title IX and revenue share, and our thoughts on the video game now that we have all played it.

Find Sam @samcehrlich on Twitter

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Blu and Geoff are joined by Travis Miller of Boiler Upload to discuss the Pac-12's media days in Vegas, Butch T. Cougar's style, other mascots mixing their wardrobes up, Geoff's dynasty choice, sports curses, Travis breaking sports curses, why we find sports curses compelling, the phenomenon of "the basketball school", if its real, and why it might exist.

Find Travis on Twitter at @JustTMill

Find BoilerUpload at: https://purdue.rivals.com/

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This week Blu and Geoff are joined by Carly to discuss what we would do with 44 billion Pounds Stirling, a Wimbledon story, a reminder to hydrate, a dive into stadium architecture, acoustical tradeoffs, why certain schools dress fancily for football, the differences between Geoff's parents, the implications of said dressing, what the rest of the country does, and yet another reminder to hydrate.

Find Carly on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/ayrabelle

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Blu and Geoff share their national anthem opinions, what a "national" anthem needs to embody, how holidays and sports interact, our feelings on sports during holidays, compare the Bucket Game and the Egg Bowl, what makes football American, how football reflects America, our holiday grilling plans, and a PSA about pyrotechnics.

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Blu and Geoff discuss overall win percentages, Ohio State's 2025 football schedule changes, Geoff's big win in Columbus, and engage in more football archeology with Purdue facing Wisconsin in 2000. Get ready for some Purdue football history, a certain future Super Bowl winning QB, Wisconsin's own football rise, the birth of the spread offense, drum heads, and big special teams plays.

Game video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ditnyzekdvk

Travis Miller's discussion of the Fumble: https://www.hammerandrails.com/2016/3/24/11298890/breaking-the-purdue-football-curse

The Ledger's article on Wisconsin suspensions: https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/09/01/ncaa-suspends-26-wisconsin-players/26643321007/

Drew Brees scouting report: http://www.footballsfuture.com/2001/profile/drew_brees.html

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