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Brian & Ryan opened up the podcast by discussing Tripp's journey out to Phoenix, including almost having a hotel emergency live on the podcast before discussing how Penn State's defense can try to stop Boise State standout running back Ashton Jeanty. The guys then break down where the Nittany Lions offense can have success before giving their official prediction. The discussion then moved to what Ohio State has to do differently in their rematch against Oregon in order to win before breaking down if the Ducks offense is actually better heading into this game compared to the first time these two teams played. The pod wraps up with a pick of the Rose Bowl game, picking the other two College Football Playoff quarterfinal games before wrapping up the pod by discussing if either Ryan Day or James Franklin could kill narratives with a win.

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00:00 Intro

00:40 Tripp's journey to Phoenix

3:55 Tripp's toilet breaks live on the pod

6:25 Penn State & Ohio State with an advantage coming off Round 1 victories?

10:05 How does Penn State's defense stop Ashton Jeanty?

13:27 Is the Nittany Lions fast defense a good or bad matchup against Jeanty?

19:32 Where can Penn State's offense find success against the Broncos defense?

21:37 Penn State-Boise State prediction

24:26 What does Ohio State have to do to beat Oregon?

25:52 Will game be decided by Ohio State's defensive line?

29:38 Is Oregon's offense better now compared to their first matchup against the Buckeyes?

32:26 Oregon-Ohio State prediction

33:00 College Football Playoff picks

36:15 Can James Franklin & Ryan Day kill narratives with a win?

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Brian & Ryan opened up the podcast by discussing if the bye Oregon had in the first round will help or hurt them heading into their matchup against Ohio State, if quarterfinal games should be played on home fields, if Penn State's defense is built to stop Ashton Jeanty, give their analysis and predictions for every Big Ten non-playoff bowl game and highlight the latest transfer portal news, including Ohio State and Oregon's gains and Indiana finding their quarterback of the future.

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Brian & Ryan opened the podcast discussing if the first round of the College Football Playoff was an overall success before diving into whether the criticism surrounding the selection process is warranted. The guys then broke down the most impressive part of Ohio State's dominant victory over Tennessee, if Ryan Day is still on the hot seat, what stood out the most in Penn State's manhandling of SMU and the most disappointing aspect of Indiana's loss to Notre Dame.

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00:00 Intro

1:27 Was first round of 12-team Playoff a success?

4:46 Did four blowouts in Round 1 prove the CFB Playoff committee got it wrong?

18:15 Did Ohio State have the most impressive Round 1 performance?

25:00 Did Ryan Day get off the hot seat?

32:36 Hickey disappoints Tripp on Saturday

40:28 What did Penn State prove in dominate win over SMU?

55:27 Most disappointing aspect of Indiana's loss to Notre Dame?

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Brian & Ryan broke down everything surrounding the first round of the College Football Playoff, including which team has the most pressure to win, which home team is in the most danger of losing, how much Mother Nature will impact the games and give in-depth breakdowns of each Big Ten playoff game.

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00:00 Intro

3:21 How many Big Ten teams can win the national championship?

10:00 How will Mother Nature impact the games?

12:45 Matthew Weaver of 247 Sports joins to preview Indiana - Notre Dame

27:38 Indiana/ND game prediction

34:01 Former Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg joins to preview PSU-SMU

54:08 Penn State - SMU game prediction

1:00:40 Joey Kaufman of the Columbus dispatch joins to preview Ohio State - Tennessee

1:14:41 Ohio St./TEN prediction

1:19:58 Clemson/Texas prediction

1:22:25 USC recruiting concerns

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Brian & Ryan opened up the podcast by discussing Penn State backup QB Beau Pribula entering the transfer portal before discussing if there is any fix to the timeline for players competing in the College Football Playoff. The guys then discuss if the Nittany Lions are the favorites to win the conference next season with Drew Allar returning, the key to Oregon's consistency, whether James Franklin or Ryan Day has more pressure to win their first round playoff matchup, if the bye could be more of a detriment to the Ducks, if the Big Ten has the best four quarterbacks in the CFP and if the Vol invasion of The Shoe is a real thing.

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Rivals and Yahoo! Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Smith joined Brian & Ryan to give his biggest takeaways from National Signing Day, including:

- What's led to Oregon's dominance on the recruiting trail?

- USC's concerning recruiting trend

- Why Minnesota's class was disappointing

- Michigan's momentum after landing Bryce Underwood

- Penn State & Ohio State's outlook

- How much is NIL impacting recruiting classes?

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Brian & Ryan opened up the pod by discussing how Bill Belichick will fit into college football and the impact that his hiring at North Carolina has on the Big Ten. The guys then had a discussion about Ohio State co-OC Brian Hartline interviewing, but ultimately not getting the West Virginia job before breaking down the latest Big Ten recruiting rankings with Greg Smith of RIvals. The pod wraps up with the five most impactful Big Ten games of 2025 and who could be the biggest surprise next season.

00:00 Intro

3:40 How will Bill Belichick fit into CFB?

7:05 Who should Washington hire as their next defensive coordinator

11:22 What does Brian Hartline interviewing with West Virginia mean for his future?

13:28 Greg Smith, Rivals & Yahoo! Sports national recruiting analyst

36:21 Does CFB need to move National Signing Day?

40:58 Most impactful 2025 Big Ten games

46:57 2025 Surprise team?

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Big Ten Network analyst Yogi Roth joined Brian & Ryan to break down his biggest takeaways from the conference this season. He discussed the growing pressure on Ohio State, the dominance of Oregon, Penn State's mental toughness, expectations for Indiana against Notre Dame and which team he thinks could catch a lot of people by storm in 2025.

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Brian & Ryan kicked off the podcast by breaking down if the College Football Playoff committee got the 12-team bracket correct before diving into their takeaways from the Big Ten Championship. The guys then discuss what success looks like for each team in the CFP, preview the first round matchups, react to Purdue's hire of Barry Odom and Wisconsin's OC hire of Jeff Grimes before wrapping up the pod by breaking down the rest of the bowl games Big Ten teams are playing in.

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00:00 Intro

1:15 Did the College Football Playoff committee get it right?

14:50 Should Ohio State be ranked ahead of Penn State?

20:23 What Oregon proved in going 13-0 & winning the Big Ten championship

26:20 Did Penn State impress in their loss?

36:20 What playoff success looks like for Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State & Indiana

44:35 CFB Playoff early first round preview

52:45 Did Purdue hit a home run with the Barry Odom hire?

55:15 Wisconsin hires Jeff Grimes as OC. Was this a good hire?

57:53 Non-CFP bowl breakdowns!

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Brian & Ryan break down the latest Big Ten storylines, including Lincoln Riley's future at USC, if Oregon is the team to beat in the conference moving forward, which teams impressed on National Signing Day, who Michigan should hire as their next offensive coordinator, concerns about Ryan Day's focus heading into the College Football Playoff, Wisconsin’s return to a traditional offense and preview the Big Ten Championship Game between Oregon and Penn State.

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00:00 Intro

4:48 Is Lincoln Riley's future cemented at USC?

15:14 Is Oregon now the team to beat in the Big Ten?

20:31 Big Deal, Little Deal or No Deal that Power 4 conference champions could all be newcomers

22:35 Big Deal, Little Deal or No Deal on Oregon's uniforms for B1G title game

25:25 Big Deal, Little Deal or No Deal that tickets for Penn State-Oregon are cheap

30:15 Who should Michigan hire as their next offensive coordinator?

35:16 Wisconsin changing their offensive identity

39:54 Ryan Day's demeanor heading into the CFP

44:29 Big Ten Championship Game preview

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