Running for the Roses College Football Podcast

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start the pod by giving out their weekly roses (2:52) before diving into the coaching shake up at Nebraska (5:51). Lucas and Ryan give their thoughts on Scott Frosts' firing and who might Nebraska look to next for a head coach. The guys the review week 2 by playing "Sock Up, Stock Down" (21:31), discussing upsets to Notre Dame and Texas A&M, an epic Alabama/Texas matchup, Anthony Richardson's tough week and a rough week for the Big 10 West and the SEC. Ryan and Lucas then take a look at week 3 (49:00) and giving some weekly picks (58:35). 

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos return for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. This week the guys break down everything from week 1 and look ahead up an underrated week 2 slate of games. Lucas and Ryan start the pod by giving out their weekly roses (2:40) before going into some overreactions from week 1 of the college football season (6:22). With their overreactions the guys take a look at LSU's loss to Florida State, Georgia's throttling of Oregon, a bad week for the ACC, Penn State's place in the Big 10, Anthony Richardson's Heisman chances and more. Lucas and Ryan then turn their attention to week 2, breaking down some of the big matchups in college football's second weekend (48:00). The show wraps up with Lucas and Ryan making their weekly picks (1:00:08). 

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start off this week's show by giving out their weekly roses for week 0 (5:07) highlight the best performances of the week. Lucas and Ryan then dive into week 0 action, including Nebraska suffering another one-score loss under Scott Frost (9:45) before going through some of the other storylines that came out of week 0 (18:55). The guys then turn their attention to week 1, breaking down some of the biggest matchups of the week including Ohio State/Notre Dame (22:08), Oregon/Georgia (27:28), Cincinnati/Arkansas (32:23) and Utah/Florida (35:40). Ryan and Lucas then go through some of the other intriguing matchups across the country (40:05) and finishing up making their weekly picks (53:00). 

On this week's Running for the Roses, Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rhode discuss some news and notes from CFB training camps (4:14) including Quinn Ewers being named the starting QB at Texas and Drake Maye starting at QB for North Carolina. The guys then break down the contenders to join Alabama and Ohio State in the College Football Playoff (20:35). Lucas and Ryan discuss the major storylines of Week 0 (42:05) including Nebraska/Northwestern, Florida State starting year 3 under Mike Norvell and some intriguing G5 matchups before giving out their weekly picks (54:43). 

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Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. The guys start this week's pod off by discussing the first AP poll of the 2022 season (3:18) before going through some news and notes from training camps around the country (13:00). Lucas and Ryan then discuss the impending Big 10 TV deal and what it means for current and future members of the league (26:00) and finally, the guys give their favorite preseason bets of the season (38:33). 

Ryan Bafaloukos and Lucas Rohde are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. This week, the guys wrap up their conference previews by taking a look at the SEC. Lucas and Ryan chat big picture questions in the conference heading into 2022 (3:15) before jumping into team breakdowns from the SEC West (5:15) and the SEC East (1:05:05). 

Lucas and Ryan are back for another conference preview, this week going through the Big 10. First things first, the guys give an overview of the league heading into 2022 (1:58) before jumping into team-by-team breakdowns. Lucas and Ryan tackle the Big 10 East first, starting with Ohio State (5:05) and reigning conference champion Michigan (13:40). Next the guys breakdown the middle class of the division, can Penn State bounce back after disappointing in 2021 (20:20) and will Michigan State come back down to earth after an 11-win 2021 (27:03)? The guys then finish the East with a look at Maryland (33:36), Indiana (39:35) and Rutgers (45:39). Lucas and Ryan then discuss the West starting with Wisconsin (51:00) and reigning division champ Iowa (1:02:00). Then, can Nebraska finally break through with Scott Frost (1:08:37), what kind of season is Minnesota looking at (1:15:37) and can Purdue repeat its offensive success in 2022 (1:22:14)? The guys wrap with a look at Illinois (1:27:35) and Northwestern (1:34:55) before giving their conference title game picks. 

Up next in Running for the Roses' conference previews is the Pac-12. Lucas and Ryan give an overview of the conference (on and off the field) heading into 2022 (2:00) before jumping into team-by-team breakdowns of the league. First up, the Pac-12 South including USC (5:12), reigning conference champion Utah (15:45), UCLA (22:40), the dumpster fire that is Arizona State (28:30), Colorado (42:40) and Arizona (47:20).  The guys then breakdown the North with new head coaches at Oregon (53:10), Washington (1:00:15), an upstart Oregon State program (1:05:30), Cal (1:10:40), Washington State (1:15:45) and finishing with Stanford (1:20:17). The guys then finish the show by giving their picks for the conference championship game and Pac-12 champion. 

Lucas Rhode and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another edition of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. This week the guys continue their conference previews with a look at the chaotic Big 12. Lucas and Ryan give their big picture storylines for the conference heading into 2022 (1:18) before diving into team-by-team breakdowns of the league. Oklahoma (4:00), Texas (12:20), defending league champion Baylor (21:43), Oklahoma State (28:10), TCU (35:20), Iowa State (41:28), Kansas State (46:26), West Virginia (53:02), Texas Tech (59:45) and Kansas (1:04:50) are all mentioned and the guys wrap up this episode by giving their Big 12 Championship predictions. 

Lucas Rohde and Ryan Bafaloukos are back for another episode of Running for the Roses, talking all things college football. This week, the guys begin their 2022 Conference Previews with a look at the ACC. The guys break down their overall thoughts on the league (2:04) before diving into team-by-team breakdowns of the Atlantic Division. Clemson (5:15), NC State (14:25), Wake Forest (19:20), Florida State (26:02), Louisville (33:16), Boston College (38:04) and Syracuse (42:40). Lucas and Ryan then break down the teams from the Coastal. Miami (47:00), Pittsburgh (54:00), North Carolina (59:56), Virginia (1:05:30), Virginia Tech (1:10:35), Georgia Tech (1:14:40) and Duke (1:20:48). Finally, the guys pick their division champions and who will win the ACC.