The Read Option

The Read Option

By Jeff GimpelComedySports
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The Read Option episodes

  • CFP National Championship Preview & Week 18 Picks!

    Jeff hosts this solo edition of The Read Option, and opens the show giving his full breakdown and previews Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship, as well as gives his pick for the game (4:29). Then Jeff goes through the final week of the NFL season, and gives his picks against the spread (33:26).

    1 hr 14 min
  • College Football Playoff Reaction, Week 17 Recap & The Wild AFC Standings

    Jeff hosts this solo edition of The Read Option, and opens up the show by giving his breakdown of the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals, and gives his thoughts on why the Semi-Finals seem to always be blowouts in the CFP-era (1:22). Then Jeff goes through the most consequential games of Week 17, and gives his thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals impressive win, the Cardinals still having life, and Eagles improbable run the the playoffs (28:57).

    1 hr 22 min
  • College Football Opt-Outs, & NFL Week 16 Big Picture Thoughts

    Jeff opens up this solo edition of The Read Option by going through the recent trend of fans and analysts getting upset over college football players opting out of Bowl Games (2:45). Then Jeff goes through the NFC and AFC standings and gives his "Big Picture" thoughts on the NFL Playoff picture and where the bottom teams stand after the 2021 season (29:15).

    1 hr 26 min
  • Covid Runs Rampant Through The Sports World, NFL Week 15 Was Drunk, & Tiger Woods Is Back

    Jeff and Scotty open up the show by talking about how decimated the NFL and NBA are by the recent Covid-19 outbreak, and how it is affecting the sports world. Then the guys go through Week 15 in the NFL; talking about how fans view "analytics", the Cardinals being in trouble, and playoff predictions (21:36). To close out the show, Jeff and Scotty talk about the return of Tiger Woods and his son Charlie, as they played together this weekend.

    1 hr 27 min
  • NFL's Covid Disaster, National Early Signing Day, JMU-NDSU & NFL Week 15 Preview

    Jeff and Scotty open up this podcast diving into the crazy week of NFL news, the Covid-19 Outbreaks, and Urban Meyer getting fired from Jacksonville. Then the guys go through and make their picks for Week 15 in the NFL (42:04). To close out the show, Jeff and Scotty go preview the massive Friday night FCS Semi-Final between JMU and North Dakota State, as well as, how great the FCS playoff format is compared to the FBS (1:28:00).

    1 hr 48 min
  • The Whole Crew Is Back Together! Bryce Young Wins The Heisman, Week 14 Kinda Stunk, and Big Questions From The Weekend

    Jeff is joined by the whole crew, Scotty Miller & Brian Sanvido as the guys open up the show by talking about this weekend's not-so-great NFL action as a whole, and Bryce Young winning the Heisman (3:07). Then, the guys go through Week 14 in the NFL and answer questions like: Who's the best team in the AFC North, Can the Chiefs win a Super Bowl without MVP caliber Mahomes, and who would you rather have, Burrow or Herbert? (37:25).

    2 hr 6 min
  • The College Football Playoff Is Set, Mario Cristobal To Miami, and NFL Week 13 Recap

    Jeff and Scotty host this episode of The Read Option and open up the show by breaking down the news that Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon to be the next head coach of the University of Miami (2:30). Then, the guys recap Week 13 of the NFL season, and answer the biggest question from each game (21:05). To close out the show, Jeff and Scotty talk about the College Football Playoff, conference championship weekend, and their early thoughts on Alabama-Cincinnati, & Michigan-Georgia (1:52:18).

    2 hr 15 min
  • More College Football Insanity, NFL Week 13 Preview & Conference Championship Weekend!

    Jeff is joined by Scotty Miller as the guys open up the show by diving into the insane week of news in college football, that got crazier with the news of Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame to take the LSU Head Coaching job (1:53). Then the guys go through the match ups in Week 13 in the NFL, and debate what teams are actually contenders, as well as who the MVP is (27:28). Lastly, the guys go through the conference championship games in college football this weekend (1:24:47).

    1 hr 54 min
  • College Football Rivalry Week Delivers, Lincoln Riley To USC, & NFL State Of The Season

    Jeff goes solo on this episode, and opens up the show by going through the amazing moments of Rivalry Week in College Football including: Jim Harbaugh finally beating Ohio State, an epic Iron Bowl, and Bedlam going full Bedlam (3:04). Jeff then gets into the news that Lincoln Riley will be leaving Oklahoma to be the next head coach at USC (16:40). To close out the show, Jeff gives a "State of the Season" for the NFL by going through the real contenders through 12 weeks, why you can't trust any team in the NFL right now, and why parity in the NFL has seemed to be a downer (36:08).

    1 hr 12 min

About The Read Option

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The Read Option is an up and coming sports podcast that takes listeners around the sports world from the perspective of a super-fan. SiriusXM's, Jeff Gimpel, hosts this entertaining and insightful…