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

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff continue the Soul Food series with The Mecca, Howard University. From its founding, its development as an institution, and its impact on history beyond its campus. We then move to discussing the Howard football program, and also get into the rivalries of Howard, call Hampton an Institute once again, and play the schedule game (Howard seems to be in NJ a lot this year). Finally, we are joined by Donald Wine (@blazindw) to discuss the multiple national title winning Howard men's soccer program, its conflict with the NCAA, and it continuing to win in spite of them. Oh, and we have an after credits scene.

1971 NCAA Semifinal (Howard v Harvard) highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp8_cFLIxQo

Donald Wine's many links

Stars and Stripes FC: https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/authors/donald-wine-ii

USA Soccercast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CFQKBuFhFjRpJtSz1mK4s?si=5027e8fb58fb49be

World of CONCACAF: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vtFYDONhvIU6Qw0TNHl0g?si=3ca9a2ffe8ce42ed

The District Press: https://thedistrictpress.com/author/blazindw/

Duke Basketball Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/4b1kbkCueITazPx0zyu3FY?si=1eb9e2e24dbc49b2

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff are joined by friend of the pod and contributor to sports video games Chris to do a PSA about bike lanes, our sports pet peeves, Geoff admitting he is young, more CFB video game features, what its like to work on a sports video game, how all that dialog gets written, tennis surfaces, youth soccer officiating, space schools, and why everyone needs a non-con with UCF.

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff discuss the CFB video game news, 34 pages of details, the potential of on-field and jersey advertisements in college football, LigaMX jerseys, the possible implications of that advertising, dealing with different institutions' values on advertising, introduce our new "Football Archeology" segment with a watch of 1994 Colorado-Nebraska, all that has changed in the game since 1994, all that has stayed the same, what happened on the field, who was on the field, all the names of the baseball Angels, WWII academy football, and Geoff's strong opinions on the 1943 football national championship.

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff discuss their recent eats, Geoff's travels, the possible House v NCAA settlement, what we know it means, what is still yet to be determined, how it might impact programs, the very concept of amateurism and if it ever really applied, and the reason for the Memorial Day season.

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff are joined by special guest Preston to discuss some of our most important parts of college football, Geoff doing his best Carmen San Diego impression, the factors leading to schools leaving the CAA, what is happening now with Richmond leaving, what the future could hold for the current members, how that interacts with other conferences, the Great Kickoff Time Debate (TM), and some softball predictions from Preston.

Find Preston on his socials @meetthepres0709, and at substack at https://meetthepres0709.substack.com/ .

Our Socials:

We welcome frequent guest Prof. Sam Ehrlich of Boise State (Go Broncos Softball) to discuss astronomical phenomena, astronomical phenomena impacting electronics, House v. NCAA, what the particulars of that settlement could be, why a settlement could be pursued, legal issues with the settlement, possible collective bargaining without employment status for college athletes, and the results of our survey to see what you the fans deem important to making college football college football.

Our Socials:

Blu and Geoff discuss some tennis trivia inspired by Challengers, us finding a tennis tournament near us, Saraga, the Indy Mini, the White River Canal, what maker a good rivalry, future rivalries that could develop post-conference realignment, the history of blocking in football, how that impacted the sport's history, some technical discussion of head injuries, and a reminder about our survey.

Sourcing for the history discussion

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Blu and Geoff discuss X-Men, theatrical X-Men, biblical theories about Superman, the Pac-12's status, what that could mean for the Mountain West-Pac-12 merged, Reggie Bush's Heisman, an unnamed different USC running back, how we care vacated wins, the Army-Navy game keeping its unique slot, what that game means, North London being red, and a reminder about our survey.

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Blu and Geoff discuss how all weather is grilling weather, Blu's birthday feast, lump charcoal, ice cream making, fast food ice cream treats, soccer kits, uniform opinions, the Northwestern Stadium situation, a rules exchange program, more uniform discussion, and we radically reorganize the sport.

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