Big show this week and it is coming to you live from Fayetteville, NC. And by live I mean taped here and then produced a little while later but you're still getting it. The guest for this week is Allen Kenney. You folks know he's a regular here on the ITB Podcast and you can find his work on Oklahoma over at Blatant Homerism. His general college football writings are over at Crystal Ball Run; check them both out. 

This week's games:

Duke-Virginia Tech
Oregon State-BYU
TCU-Baylor
USC-Washington
West Virginia-Texas Tech
Stanford-Notre Dame
South Carolina-LSU
Texas-Oklahoma

This is a glorious week of ball games and we kick it off with the 5-1 Duke Blue Devils traveling to Lane Stadium. Virginia Tech is a vulnerable team and the Blue Devils, even with Sean Renfree out, can score points in bunches. The Hokies are ripe for an upset; but does anyone believe they will fall to the Devils? BYU is a team that's intrigued me all season, they take on an Oregon State team with no quarterback. TCU is another quarterback-less team and we'll see just how Baylor attacks this team that has fallen quite far since 2011.

Washington will need all of their very limited weapons firing at the same time to have a shot against USC. Texas Tech and WVU is a possible upset, or is that just me hoping one passy happy team beats another pass happy team? Stanford and Notre Dame will play manball so I'm excited for that. Sakerlina and LSU is a ball game that should interest a lot of people. LSU is good enough to win, but will they?

Then we wrap up on the Red River Shootout. Plenty of chatter on this game and I highly recommend Texas take my advice. 


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Today we've got my man, Nubyjas Wilborn on the podcast to address the calamity that is the state of football in the state of Georgia following this weekend's events. The Bulldogs got beat down by the Gamecocks and the Yellow Jackets took a big loss to the Clemson Tigers. To add insult to injury in Atlanta, Paul Johnson pulled the trigger on Al Groh Monday.

Before we get into the podcast make sure you check out The Shadow League, where Wilborn puts some work in. You can also find him on 1100 The Game in Atlanta and of course on 1500 in Macon, Georgia. Mad shout outs to Macon and the surrounding area, that's old Felder country.

Due to the level of frustration Paul Johnson inspires in me, we kick it off with Georgia. We talk a little of the underneath of the program and how, as a football team, it has been quite sometime since UGA has done much of note. This year, the Dawgs have to beat Florida or, even at 10-2, they'll be looking at an underachieving 2012. 

Paul Johnson takes center stage as a guy who just can't seem to get the Jackets right. Sure they won a 2009 ACC Title, but they haven't been back to ACC Championship Game, haven't won a bowl game, have looked downright average since the departure of Chan Gailey's recruits and seem poised for a tailspin in 2012. How much longer does CPJ have in Atlanta?


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Yes, yes, yes. That is the answer to whether or not I totally forgot to put LSU at Florida on the Slate of Eight. Also, yes, yes, yes, I totally meant to and should have. Sorry bros and breauxs. But, as tribute to this great match up of Top 10 teams, what I offer up to the Based Football Gods, is this podcast. 20 or so minutes of talking about LSU and Florida. Everything I see when I look at these teams. How I feel about the game from a myriad of angles:

Why Trey Burton is a G.
Why Zach Mettenberger inspires no confidence for me.
Why you have to hand off to Russell Shepard.
Why Florida should bring mad pressures against this terrible LSU offensive line.

Mostly a lot of stuff like that gets answered. Oh, and here is the Chalk Talk that I did on the game!

My bad folks, but hey, you get a dedicated podcast. Enjoy this shit.


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I had a whole post up, the post got deleted. Eff that noise. Here's the games:

Arizona - Stanford
Oklahoma - Texas Tech
Washington - Oregon
Miami - Notre Dame
Georgia Tech - Clemson
Nebraska - Ohio State
West Virginia - Texas
Georgia - South Carolina

I rolled solo this podcast and there is a lot of football involved. I hit on all the games from an adjustments and match up standpoint. Pay close attention to the WVU-Texas tilt as this is going to be quite the match up to watch as the teams look to counter one another. Hopefully you all enjoy this. By the way, I promise that the post before was way better than this but currently I'm writing from a hole and crying because somehow it decided not to save.


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Today on the podcast we've got Chip Patterson, one of the guys behind the great college football team over at CBS Sports' Eye On College Football. Chip chops it up with me for a grand old time and I just want to warn you, this is a hell of a podcast effort if I do say so myself. Because I do. 

So anyways here are the games we're getting into this week:

BYU - Boise State
Rutgers - Arkansas
California - USC
Arizona - Oregon
Mizzou - South Carolina
Michigan - Notre Dame
Kansas State - Oklahoma
Clemson - Florida State

BYU lost a tough one last weekend and they look to rebound against a Boise State team that's well coached and is slowly clawing their way back into the rankings. Rutgers at Arkansas is one of those games that should interest everyone and if you're a Big East fan, get excited because Rutgers can get a big win on a decent stage. USC got exposed this weekend and now we'll see if Cal and their weapons can tax that defense in a different way.

Arizona and Oregon as a game of tempo is fun to discuss and I definitely recommend everyone tune into that trackmeet. So much questions about Mizzou and Sakerlina quarterbacks as they battle shoulder injuries. Here is also where I take time out to rant about the SEC helmet suspensions and the like. 

Michigan at Notre Dame where I explain how terrible I really think Michigan is. Then we hit Kansas State where Collin Klein is like that generic create-a-player that you make who can somehow win the Heisman. Then the big daddy of the week, out of the ACC, Clemson at Florida State. This game is about revenge for Florida State, it's also about the 'Noles staying the course for a BCS game and it is a proving ground for Clemson's defense. 

Oh, and we also give Texas props for absolutely no reason at all beyond I'm super proud of their commitment to playing big boy football.


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Got a chance to talk to my guys Adam Gold and Joe Ovies yesterday about the Notre Dame to the ACC, sort of, move. We talk about the deal from a couple of different angles, including how the move could impact the Irish's long time independence, how it helps the ACC and of course; what to do with that Notre Dame-Duke game. As always, it is great talking ball on ESPN Triangle and 99.9 The Fan. Enjoy folks!


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Got another great guest this week on the Slate of Eight, Russ Mitchell from College Football News. Russ is one of my favorite guys to chat with and despite the technical difficulties, we had a great time talking football. Please excuse a bit of a quality issue; it was on my end and the whole record, quality and everything got janky as hell but we made it work.

As for the games? Get excited because we've got eight good ones, including one of my favorite rivalries.

BYU - Utah
Arizona State - Mizzou
Navy - Penn State
Wake Forest - Florida State
USC - Stanford
Notre Dame - Michigan State
Alabama - Arkansas
Florida - Tennessee

The Holy War is up and this is a tough one because the teams are not slated to play anymore beyond 2014, get the hate in while you can in one of the nation's most underrated rivalries. We look at Mizzou trying to get back on the winning track against a very hot Arizona State team. Navy and Penn State should be a chance for Penn State to get on the winning side of things. In the ACC it seems Wake Forest's terrorizing of FSU should end now as the Noles are on a mission.

Can Stanford keep pace with the Trojans? Um, probably not. Notre Dame and Michigan State is intriguing and despite watching last years game multiple times, I'm still not sure how Notre Dame got 31 points. Hogs and Tide has lost some luster so we talk about other stuff like how terrible Arkansas' offensive line is and how brave Tyler Wilson must be. Then of course we get mad Tyler Bray love because Tyler Bray is the Bray-iest, Bray who ever Bray-ed the game.


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This week on the Slate we've got Kevin McGuire, a man who wears many hats. Obviously he is well known as @KevinOnCFB at the twitter; he's also the man behind the No 2 Minute Warning Podcast, as well as College Football Examiner. And, yes, we work together over at Crystal Ball Run, dropping some football knowledge. We've put in plenty of podcast hours and so we hit the ground running in this week's edition of the Slate of Eight.

Here's the games we hit on:

Penn State - Virginia
Auburn - Missippi State
Florida - Texas A&M
Miami - Kansas State
Nebraska - UCLA
Washington - LSU
Air Force - Michigan
Georgia - Missouri

Plenty of action to look at and yes, I'll admit, I totally forgot about the Michigan game being in the ITB Pick'em Pool. To be fair, after this past Saturday can you blame me? Alabama left a crater of a football team in Dallas. So, this weekend we've got Penn State, another team that is less than thrilled after week one, taking on Virginia. Cavaliers are ready to fight so it should be interesting. In the SEC Auburn looks to keep Dan Mullen winless against the non-Ole Miss SEC West, Florida hopes they aren't the first league team to lose to newcomer aTm and Georgia has their hands full with Mizzou in a crucial SEC East game.

LSU plays host to Washington in a game my "jazzed up for level" has fallen down from the week before. Also out of the Pac-12 UCLA plays Nebraska in a game my "jazzed up for level" has increased significantly. 

Throw in Miami's explosive team against a generally disrespected Kansas State team and we've got a week to watch folks! 


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You all have been waiting on it and it is finally here; the season is starting in a matter of days. Like we've done for you the past couple seasons, we are bringing you the Slate of Eight every week to preview the best action. This week there are plenty of big games to look at and some intriguing match ups to note in each of these games. As a companion to the Slate we do have the ITB Pick'em Pool up and running so make sure you get your picks in there!

Washington State at BYU
Kentucky at Louisville
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
North Carolina State vs Tennessee
Boise State at Michigan State
Auburn vs Clemson
Alabama vs Michigan

Plenty of interesting storylines to go around. My guest this week is Aaron Torres of Aaron Torres Sports and Crystal Ball Run, and we hit all of the action. For more discussion of the Slate of Eight be sure to tune in to the newly minted ITB's College Football Cocktail Hour on Wednesday at seven eastern.

Enjoy the podcast folks, it's good to be back!

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Folks, it's been a bit of time but we are back. The summer has been hectic with moving, going out of town a time or two and of course the new job over at Your Best 11. Took some time off to assess the proper direction for the site and to work on something that would be both sustainable by me, and enjoyable for you. I think I've got an answer that will suit us all.

The Podcast?

That's still going to be going. The Slate of Eight will be back for season. I'll also pop in with podcasts through out the year to talk concepts, interesting trends and things of note.

ITB Pick'em!

The contest is open to everyone right now. I've even got the first eight games scheduled, just for you all. I have a hamburger phone to give away, probably some books and other things that people will want. Click it here and get into the pool before the season starts! 

Q and A Show?

We've got a new development that I think folks will find enjoyable; a full blown question and answer show. We've done the chat in the past and that's been fun, now we're going to take it up a notch. The folks at Vokle asked me about hosting a college football live show and after some deliberation, I decided hells yeah. So mark your calendar: WEDNESDAYS AT 7PM EASTERN. The first one is tonight, click it here to get your info, but you can also just come on back to ITB and the show will be embedded for your enjoyment live!

So, here's the podcast from today. It's a quick housekeeping deal but it also has some discussion on North Carolina and why I don't really feel sorry for how the investigation has persisted. 

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