Earlier this month, 247Sports' Bud Elliott gave you the Blue-Chip Ratio, a minimum standard of roster-wide talent to win a national championship. Using the 15 Blue-Chip Ratio teams that are championship capable (the most notable snub here is Oregon), Barton took it upon himself to judge whether there’s a fighter pilot or bus driver in the cockpit. Barton and Bud break down the article in great detail and also touch on Barton's previous article about stacking QB recruits.
Hosts: Barton Simmons, Bud Elliot
Follow or Subscribe to Barton & Bud on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your QB a fighter pilot or a bus driver?

The Barton & Bud Show was an awesome ride. But with Barton Simmons off to be the GM of Vanderbilt, Bud is filling his spot on the Cover 3 Podcast. He'll also be working to bring some Barton & Bud style to the Cover 3, so be sure to subscribe. Thanks to producers Jordan and Tani for helping to make B&B what it was.The Cover 3 College Football Podcast is the perfect call for any die-hard fan. They take you from National Signing Day to the national championship with in-depth analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport. Cover 3 offers insider insight on the hottest topics in college football, tells you who is creating a buzz and previews each weekend with against-the-spread locks. From coaching searches to quarterback battles and everything in between, Cover 3 has it locked down.

Sports

Football

The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. Today we’ve got Bill Connelly joining the show! (2:20) Let’s talk returning production for the 2021 season! How are calculations made? (14:30) What are the tiers set at for returning production? How do you differentiate the top, bottom, and middle of the list? (20:15) What’s the Pac-12 going to look like? (23:50) Iowa State hype train (29:00) Taking a look at the ACC (37:15) Ohio State and the Big Ten (40:00) Coaches and analytics (42:10) What one rule would Bill change?
﻿Follow or Subscribe to Cover 3 on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3: 2021 Returning Production Rankings with Bill Connelly

The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. It’s an emergency podcast! Tennessee has found its next head coach… UCF’s Josh Heupel has been hired by his former AD at UCF, Danny White. Heupel went 28-8 in his three seasons as head coach at UCF. (21:00) What’s next for UCF?
Follow or Subscribe to Cover 3 on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3: 

The Cover 3 crew is here to give you the latest in the world of college football. We start today with the fallout of Jeremy Pruitt from Tennessee. (16:15) Steve Sarkisian is trying to finalize his staff at Texas. How is it shaping up? (20:45) Alabama and Nick Saban head to the NFL to fill voids on the coaching staff. (23:09) Ohio State returns major talent in 2021. (29:35) Other schools that will return top talent. (43:00) What do things look like for the Georgia Bulldogs? (49:55) Miami’s outlook for 2021.
﻿Follow or Subscribe to Cover 3 on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3: Winners and Losers from the NFL Draft Deadline

We’ve got breaking news that Jeremy Pruitt has been fired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers after three seasons. Pruitt finishes his tenure at Tennessee with a 16-19 record (10-16 SEC) and with a win in his one bowl appearance. (8:00) What will happen with the National Signing Day coming up? Is Tennessee in danger of losing recruits to an already weak class? (10:09) What’s next for Jeremy Pruitt? (13:30) What is the bigger picture at Tennessee? (17:50) How much leverage does Billy Napier have now? (19:20) Peyton Manning will reportedly have a “big role” in the next head coach at Tennessee. (20:40) Final thoughts on the firing of Jeremy Pruitt.
﻿Follow or Subscribe to Cover 3 on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3: Jeremy Pruitt OUT at Tennessee

Burning questions and reasons for hype for the top teams in college football. Danny Kanell, Tom Fornelli, Bud Elliott and Chip Patterson discuss lingering thoughts from Monday night's title game (1:30), how Bryce Young is positioned to keep Alabama's offense elite even after another round of departures (7:30) and what to expect from both Texas A&M (15:00) and a JT Daniels-led Georgia (22:30) as they chase the Tide in 2021. Plus, how the wide receiver room makes Ohio State just as dangerous even after Justin Fields' expected departure (29:30), Oklahoma's spot in the national title picture (41:00) and Clemson's recruiting efforts giving the Tigers another wildly talented roster even in the wake of losing a generational quarterback (47:30).
Follow or Subscribe to Cover 3 on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here!
Subscribe to the 247Sports YouTube Channel!
 
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
  
 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your QB a fighter pilot or a bus driver?

Download our free app to listen on your phone