Joining Stugotz on today’s God Bless Football is Josh Pate — a man who went from talking into his phone in a parked car pretending he was on the radio to flying private while covering college football. Josh breaks down his unlikely rise to the top of the sport, including how he’s reached a point where Texas Tech’s head coach is publicly saying he should be the Commissioner of College Football.

Then, the guys dive into the chaos at Michigan with Sherrone Moore's firing and debate how many teams in this year’s playoff field can realistically win the national title. Finally, a game of Pate or Hate.

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Trey Wingo battles food poisoning to join Stugotz on today’s episode. They break down Philip Rivers’ return, and while his stats were not great, Stugotz loved Justin Herbert’s grit playing through a broken hand. After more NFL talk, Trey remembers Stuart Scott and what made the late anchor unforgettable before ESPN debuts its latest 30 for 30, Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott.

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Mike Golic isn't as mad about Miami making the CFP over Notre Dame as he is that Alabama is in over them. Golic will be curious to see what kind of changes are made after the season to fix some of the issues with the current College Football Playoff setup. Plus, does Mike have it in him to make a return to the field like Phillip Rivers might?

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With Notre Dame getting left out of the playoffs, Stugotz had to check in with GoJo to see how he's doing. Did the committee do the right thing? Should Notre Dame update their sign in their stadium to reflect their opt-out? Taylor can't stop thinking about how great a last name Bevacqua is.

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The Lions beat the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football and Stugotz and Mikey think both of these teams could go on runs if they made the playoffs. The return of talking it out has Mikey trying to convince Stu to take a 2 win team to cover.

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Simms talks about how he was wrong in his initial evaluation of Patriots' QB Drake Maye, but still has Matthew Stafford winning the MVP. Simms shares how he wound up with black and blue penis after a game in Foxboro. Plus, who should make the CFP and his Thursday Night Football bet between the Cowboys and Lions.

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Hall of Fame pass rusher Dwight Freeney talks about why Syracuse has an annoying fanbase (Stugotz's description). Plus, the offensive tackle that gave him the most problems, how he developed his signature spin move and why he isn't worried about the Colts down the home stretch.

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Mike Golic thinks Ole Miss was right to keep Lane Kiffin from coaching the team during the College Football Playoff, but there needs to be a better way for coaches to be able to leave programs. Mikey A has an idea for that. Jaxson Dart continues to get hit and Golic thinks his time in the NFL is going to be short lived like this.

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Lane Kiffin is going to LSU and the crew is split on whether Ole Miss should have let him coach in the CFP. Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins the show to give his thoughts on the LSU hire, as well as the coaching hires in Florida, Michigan State and who could possibly take the Penn State job. Plus, Bear makes the case for Miami to be in the playoff.

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Mike Golic joins a post-Thanksgiving edition of God Bless Football to decide whether pie is actually better the next morning and break down everything we saw yesterday. Plus, is there still time for the Cowboys to sneak into the playoffs, and would Lions fans trade Dan Campbell for Ben Johnson?

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