* Programming note: We are super excited to announce that next week will be our first installment of the SilentPunt Interviews! Our guest is a former NFL player turned entrepreneur. Should be fun!

October 1, 2025

* Conspiracies

* MLB playoffs & ‘crafty’ pitchers

* What we’re reading

* Tush Push

** $100 Pick: As we discussed on the show, this will now be available only via this email. The rationale for this is two-fold. First, so as not to eat away time on the pod that we could otherwise use to enlighten you. And second, to get any of those freeloaders on YouTube or Spotify to subscribe 😂.

* After last week’s public debacle and private victories, we are sitting at -$40. Well on our way to our goal of $500 😬. As an aside, we lost one of our bets last week partly because UVA head coach Tony Elliott doesn’t know the overtime rules of college football. Fun.

* This week’s picks:

* Caveat: I don’t like this week’s match-ups across the board.

* I’m taking a flyer on Wisconsin over Michigan for $5. At +550 a win nets $27.50. I’m making this bet because Michigan is overrated, and I hope the Badgers win to shut up everyone in this state.

* My parlay is Houston (at home, +359) over Texas Tech and Fresno State (at home, -540) over Nevada. I put $40 on this to win $177.60. Risky bet.

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