Purple Theory

After technical difficulties derailed the first attempt at this episode, Parker and Grant storm back to preview the Texas Longhorns, and also opine on the FlagGate saga. Topics include:

--General dismay at the narratives surrounding TCU football

--Bijan Robinson Appreciation Hour

--Where TCU might find success on both offense and defense 

-- Grim prognostications in the "worst case" segment 

--Why TCU's best bet is to pray for rain

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With the Iron Skillet up for grabs, Parker and Grant go deep into the SMU Mustangs. Topics include, but are not limited to:

--The best songs about Dallas

--All the ways SMU's offense can inflict pain on TCU's defense

--Sonny Dykes appreciation 

--Glaring weakness on defense that TCU may or may not choose to exploit

--Fan predictions for the game

--A frankly astounding list of SMU alumni

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Parker and Grant use the bye week to take stock of the Big 12 through two games and answer some listener questions. Topics include:

--Where each Big 12 team is relative to their initial goals

--An unwarranted potshot at Iowa State

--The two stats that we look at when evaluating teams

--John Rawls' veil of ignorance theory, somehow

--One game to watch this weekend while TCU rests

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Parker and Grant set 45 minutes on the timer and break down TCU's win over California with only a moderate amount of griping. Topics include:

-- A Max Duggan assessment

-- Why TCU starts games so slowly

-- A massive gaping hole on defense

-- Zach Evans Appreciation Hour

-- Laughing at Texas losing to Arkansas

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This week, Parker and Grant head west to preview the California Golden Bears! This is an episode that drills down into the essence of Cal's schemes on offense and defense. Topics include, but are not limited to:

--Cal's opening week nightmare

--The inefficiencies that abound on the Bears' offense

--Opportunities for Max and company against a Wilcox defense

--What TCU should hope to gain from this game

--A whiparound of the few Big 12 games against FBS opponents

--Cal's vast menagerie of nerd alumni

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe to the Purple Theory Newsletter at purpletheory.substack.com, where previews are fully back in swing. Grant's comes up Thursday morning, and Parker's is soon to follow. And, as always, go Frogs. 

Parker flies solo on Labor Day and rambles about some important things from the TCU opener. Like and subscribe.

Parker  and Grant take a cursory glance at the Duquesne Dukes as TCU prepares  for its first college football game of the season. Then the podcast goes  general, looking at Big 12 superlatives and betting lines for this  weekend. Topics include, but are not limited to:

--What an FCS game should be

--Parker's five point strategy for this weekend

--Desperately trying to shoehorn in Quentin Johnston into All-Big 12 honors

--Admiration of all the good defensive players in the conference

--Why nobody should ever watch Michigan State-Northwestern

--A full rundown of Big 12 games

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Football's here. Get ready.

It's finally the TCU preview! Parker and Grant take a (mostly) objective look at the Horned Frogs and discuss:

-- ups and downs on the defensive line

-- Question marks at linebacker

-- a wealth of options in the secondary

-- why offensive line is the make or break

-- Ample assets at RB and WR

-- A Max Duggan Apology Hour

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Parker and Grant welcome in Cameron Soran (@cameronsoran on Twitter), one of the brighter defensive minds in the college football Twitterverse, to break down the defenses of Gary Patterson and Dave Aranda. Topics  include:

-- How each coach calls a defense

--What each coach wants to achieve, and what they may be vulnerable to

-- How each coach developed his scheme

-- What players fit best into each scheme

-- A brief tour around other defensive coaches in the Big 12

Before listening, be sure to read Cameron's essay on the differences between  Patterson and Aranda in the Purple Theory newsletter, and at purpletheory.substack.com. Follow Parker on twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Like, subscribe, and leave a review if you feel so inclined.