The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell

Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint J.D. dives into the top games from Week 12 starting with Oklahoma and Alabama's instant classic in Tuscaloosa, Georgia's dominant performance against Texas, and Texas A&M coming from behind in dramatic fashion against South Carolina. 

We also dive into Ole Miss outlasting Florida and what that means for Lane Kiffin, Notre Dame's strong showing versus Pitt, Michigan pulling out a dramatic win against Northwestern, USC and Iowa's game in the elements, and the narrative around the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes. As always, J.D. ends the show with his latest Nothing But Ball Rankings along with an early preview the USC vs Oregon game headlining Week 13. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... After responding to a listener voicemail about Alabama's College Football Playoff aspirations, J.D. dives into all of the potential 10-2 teams trying to make the postseason. Breaking down the CFP outlook for teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Miami, USC, Michigan, and more with a few weeks remaining in the regular season.

Then as always to end Thursday show, J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith call their shots for this upcoming weekend and make some takes for the Week 12. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings! Where did the committee get it right and where did they get it wrong?

After that J.D. dives into what's being missed in the marquee SEC matchups this weekend between Texas vs UGA and Oklahoma squaring off against Alabama. Closing out the show with an array of takes on teams like Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, and Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi's recent comments.  

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. dives into the biggest matchups of the upcoming college football weekend, breaking down the matchups and predicting a winner in Oklahoma vs Alabama, Texas vs UGA, Notre Dame vs Pitt, USC vs Iowa, and Michigan vs Northwestern. 

J.D. also makes the case for why Texas A&M should be the No. 2 ranked team in the country and to close out the show, the crew breaks down the current conference title race for all of the Power 4 leagues. 

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Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint J.D. dives into the top games from the weekend including Texas A&M vs Mizzou, the thriller between Iowa and Oregon, Alabama taking down LSU, Georgia dominating Mississippi State in Starkville, and Notre Dame also showing out against Navy. 

We also dive into if Ohio State is even better this season, where DJ Lagway and Garrett Nussmeier now stand after being benched on Saturday, and why J.D. thinks it's time for Florida State to part ways with Mike Norvell. As always, J.D. reveals his Nothing But Ball Rankings, but also plays out a CFP bracket to go along with it before closing out the sprint with an early preview of Oklahoma vs Alabama in Week 12. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer joins the show! Before our conversation with the Sooners' signal caller, J.D. reveals College Football Playoff Optimism Tiers following the first CFP Rankings. Grouping up teams based on how likely they are to make the postseason looking at the outlook of teams like Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State, and Oregon based on where they stand.

After our conversation with Mateer, J.D. gives Oklahoma a bye week break down before himself and producer Kaiden Smith call their shots for the upcoming Week 11 college football slate.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... The first College Football Playoff Rankings are officially here! J.D. reacts to the first CFP Rankings of the season, breaking down the current playoff picture as this stands and what the committee is telling us through their rankings. Then we unpack what's being missed in the Texas A&M vs Missouri game and the LSU vs Alabama matchup. 

Then J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith play Head Coach Match Maker, a new game where J.D. pairs the top head coach vacancies with head coaches he thinks would fit best before receiving a grade from Kaiden. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Prediction Tuesday! J.D. previews and makes his predictions for the best games of the upcoming Week 11 slate starting with the Bet MGM Game of the Week when Texas A&M takes on Missouri. Then J.D. dives into BYU vs Texas A&M,  Oregon vs Iowa, LSU vs Alabama, and Georgia vs Mississippi State.

Then J.D. reveals three players he believes are currently leading the Heisman Trophy race heading into November and goes through the top candidates of the Auburn head coaching job to close out the show. 

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Welcome to The Sunday Sprint, a collection of J.D.'s takes following Saturday's college football action that have been taken from the On3 YouTube channel and tailored for The Hard Count's podcast audience. Today on the sprint we start once again with breaking head coach news as Auburn officially fires Hugh Freeze.

J.D. reacts to the Freeze news and talks about potential next head coaches on The Plains before diving into the this weekend's Week 10 slate. Recapping Oklahoma's road win over Tennessee, Georgia outlasting rival Florida in Jacksonville, Ohio State laying the smackdown on Penn State, and Texas handing Vanderbilt their second loss of the season to keep their playoff hopes alive. 

We also talk about Miami's upset loss to SMU, USC getting a gritty Big Ten win on the road against Nebraska, and take a closer look at Julian Sayin's performance this weekend before revealing the latest and greatest Nothing But Ball Rankings following Saturday's games. 

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The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Is Ole Miss a better job for Lane Kiffin compared to Florida and LSU? J.D. breaks down Nick Saban's latest comments regarding Kiffin's head coaching future and is also joined by On3 insider Pete Nakos to discuss the LSU and Florida head coach searches.

J.D. also unveils his new and improved eye test rankings, breaks down the narrative surrounding the top ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, reveals why he thinks Tennessee will make the CFP, and pulls back the curtain on Texas A&M's success amid their bye week. We also call our shots for Week 10 and makes some bold predictions ahead of an electric slate of college football games this weekend.

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