Purple Theory

Parker and Grant are delighted to be joined by Ryan Nanni of the Shutdown Fullcast for a special episode. Topics include:

-- A nice thing about Max Duggan (old habits die hard)

-- UCF, and what it possibly means

-- Dana Holgorsen's return to the Big 12

-- BYU: welcome! Please do not bring knives

-- Cincinnati's crisis of faith

- The eldritch horrors within a potential Arizona State-Texas Tech home-and-home

Thanks a ton to Ryan (@celebrityhottub on Twitter) for joining us. Parker's at @statsowar and Grant is @grantmcgalliard. 

Parker and Grant launch the new and improved Purple Theory with an eye on the Big 12 at large. We welcome the four newcomers with a brief overview of each. Topics include:

-- Grant's experience at the Turnpike Troubadours concert

-- BYU's remarkable consistency

-- Houston's wildly familiar faces

-- Why Cincinnati is the worst positioned of the new four teams

-- UCF: welcome to the thunderdome

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Stay tuned. 

Let's get right to it -- Parker and Grant give a brief tip of the hat to the national championship game before addressing TCU's hire of Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator. As this is a....touchy subject, we'd like to stress that all views expressed in this podcast are solely Parker's and Grant's.

And, as you may have guessed by now from the title, we're taking a bit of a hiatus. It's been a very long season and already the longest two weeks of offseason in history, and we need some time to plan out our strategy moving forward. We'll be back in your feeds before long with a new-and-improved Purple Theory. Thanks for sticking with us through the year.

Hasta luego!

Parker and Grant are joined by CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah to discuss the TCU Horned Frogs' matchup against Georgia in the gosh-darn national championship game. Topics include:

-- Shehan bragging about picking TCU to beat Michigan

-- Stetson Bennett appreciation and also slander, somehow 

-- Brock Bowers, haunter of dreams

-- Jalen Carter, also a haunter of dreams

-- The one slight weakness Georgia may have on defense

-- Listener predictions, and best case/worst case

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar, Shehan @shehanjeyarajah and Grant @grantmcgalliard. FrogsToday.com has all your preview needs for the title game. Go Frogs. 

I mean, what more is there to say about TCU's 51-45 win over Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl?

Turns out: There's a bunch! Parker and Grant discuss

-- Vibes, which is mostly just us laughing for 10 minutes

-- Plays of the game

-- A massive and complete shoutout to the entire TCU defense

-- Many jokes about the Joe Moore Award

-- Parker describes the plot of a Pat Conroy novel

-- All the expected stat breakdowns, and why this game was 100% not a fluke

Follow Grant on Twitter @grantmcgalliard and Parker @statsowar. We will be back sometime this week for a preview of the Georgia Bulldogs (the team TCU is playing in the national gosh-darn championship game). 

Be sure and go read all the great coverage of the Fiesta Bowl on FrogsToday.com. Go Frogs, and Happy New Year! 

After breaking down Michigan's offense and defense in the past two episodes, Parker and Grant take a tour through Michigan's schedule and give their predictions on the Fiesta Bowl. A prize to the listener who notes where Grant's internet cuts out. Topics include:

-- Parker blatantly watching Arkansas-Kansas and Grant giving him bad info

-- A brief dunking on Baylor

-- Michigan romping against really bad teams

-- Illinois: A Wolverine's nightmare

-- A smart person weighs in on Purdue

-- Listener predictions and MVPs

Thanks, as always, for listening. By hook or by crook, we will be back with an episode Monday morning to recap the Fiesta Bowl. Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard.

Visit FrogsToday.com for all your TCU football needs! 

Parker and Grant break down the Michigan defense, among other things, including some Signing Day miscellany. Topics include:

-- An appreciation of what Sonny Dykes has done with this class

-- Jesse Minter, first year DC stud

-- Why TCU's offensive line may be in a world of hurt

-- What Garrett Riley can do to counter Michigan's defense

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Thanks as always to FrogsToday.com for our partnership.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! We sincerely appreciate you listening. We'll be back on Thursday, December 29. 

Parker and Grant banter for a bit before delving into the Michigan Wolverines offense in advance of the TCU-Michigan Fiesta Bowl. Topics include:

-- Max Duggan going pro

-- TCU in the transfer portal

-- Grant offering a half-baked take about JJ McCarthy

-- An appreciation of Michigan's offensive line

Stay tuned for the preview of Michigan's defense, dropping Thursday morning. Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Thanks as always to Frogs Today for hosting the pod. Go Frogs. 

Parker and Grant take a journey through all Big 12 bowl games and a few others, playing a little game called "Tired, Wired, or Inspired?" Topics include:

-- Transfer Portal News

-- Remembering Mike Leach, a true visionary gone too soon

-- Baylor's fun vacation up I-35

-- Why Oklahoma might be in for a world of hurt 

-- The most dastardly bowl matchup possible

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Thanks as always to FrogsToday.com for partnering with us! 

Parker and Grant hop on a quick call to discuss Max Duggan finishing second in the Heisman Trophy race, an achievement hardly anyone thought possible at the start of the year. Topics in this abbreviated episode include:

-- Max Duggan Appreciation 

-- A history of weird Heisman results

-- Parker talks about Brock Purdy, NFL Superstar

-- An examination of languages spoken in Nepal, for some reason

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. The Purple Theory Podcast is proud to be brought to you by FrogsToday.com.