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Rivalry Week! Jim Dunaway talks massive Iron Bo...
Rivalry Week is here! Connor is solo today, but he breaks down every SEC matchup in a loaded slate to close the regular season. The Next Round's Jim Dunaway joins the show to talk all things Iron Bowl and the Auburn vacancy. Connor closes things out with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
85 min
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Diego Pavia to NY? Venables > Riley, the Lane i...
It was a sleeeeeeepy Week 13 slate in the SEC, but the guys have plenty of takeaways, including why Brent Venables took on something that Lincoln Riley couldn't, Diego Pavia solidified his status as a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender, Tennessee finally won in The Swamp and Texas waited until late November to turn on the offensive gas. The guys closed with the CFP Top 12 prediction and some Lane Kiffin thoughts.ChaptersOklahoma / Mizzou (00:04:34)Kentucky / Vandy (00:24:11)Tennessee / Flori...
79 min
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Can Oklahoma & Vandy keep Playoff hopes alive? ...
Somehow it's the 4th Saturday of November. The guys have a loaded pod ahead of Cupcake Week in the SEC. They discuss the 4 Power Conference matchups (Mizzou-Oklahoma, Arkansas-Texas, Vandy-Kentucky and Tennessee-Florida), plus, Lock of the Week. CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah joined the show to discuss the weird developments on the College Football Playoff, the coaching carousel and Texas Tech's rise. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
114 min
79
Oklahoma's statement in Tuscaloosa, Kirby owns ...
Week 12 was a wild one in the SEC. The guys dig into all the matchups, including Oklahoma handing Alabama its first home SEC loss of the 2020s, Kirby Smart still owning Steve Sarkisian, A&M's baffling 60 minutes against South Carolina, Lane Kiffin getting an ironic win vs. Florida, Ahmad Hardy's historic night and a perfectly fitting interim bowl between Arkansas and LSU. The guys closed by prediction the CFP Top 12.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
97 min
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Week 12! Can Oklahoma & Texas make statements? ...
Week 12 has arrived and there are some massive stakes in the SEC. The guys dig into all the games in a pivotal week, including South Carolina-Texas A&M, Arkansas-LSU, Oklahoma-Alabama, Florida-Ole Miss, Texas-Georgia and Mississippi State Mizzou, plus Lock of the Week. LSU legend Jacob Hester joined the show to discuss the vacancy in Baton Rouge, Garrett Nussmeier and SEC running backs. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
130 min
81
Nussmeier & Lagway benched, A&M rolls, Diego Pa...
Week 11 delivered us ... blowouts. The guys dig into the entire SEC slate, including LSU benching Garrett Nussmeier against Alabama, A&M rolling in CoMo, Vandy winning a thriller in a Diego Pavia-Cam Coleman shootout, Georgia flexing in a 2010s way and Kentucky dominating a lost Florida, who benched DJ Lagway. The guys close by predicting the Playoff top 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
95 min
82
Can A&M stay unbeaten? Tricky spots for UGA & B...
Week 11! The guys discuss the first Playoff Poll of 2025. Plus, they have 5 SEC matchups to break down (Georgia-Mississippi State, Texas A&M-Mizzou, Auburn-Vandy, LSU-Alabama and Florida-Kentucky) and Lock of the Week. The Next Round's Ryan Brown joined the show to discuss all things Auburn, Jon Sumrall and Ty Simpson The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
107 min
83
Hugh Freeze fired, Brent Venables' Toby Keith w...
We got breaking news that Hugh Freeze was fired at Auburn, That headlined Week 10. The guys dig into Brent Venables' big-time win at Tennessee, Texas holding off Vandy's wild comeback, Georgia surviving Florida with another late rally, South Carolina fired Mike Shula after a dreadful showing at Ole Miss, Mississippi State finally got an SEC win and the guys closed with the Freeze discussion and who could replace him.Chapters:Oklahoma/Tennessee (00:00:43)Vandy/Texas (00:29:49)Georgia/Florida (...
100 min
84
Huge CFP implications at Texas & Tennessee, Chr...
Week 10 is here! The guys have a full breakdown of their August Draft of SEC teams. They preview all the storylines heading into the first Saturday of November with predictions for Vandy-Texas, Florida-Georgia, South Carolina-Ole Miss, Mississippi State-Arkansas, Oklahoma-Tennessee and Kentucky-Auburn. Florida legend Chris Doering joined the show to talk all things Cocktail Party, the Florida vacancy & some SEC WR trends. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choice...
119 min
85
Emergency pod! Brian Kelly fired at LSU! Who sh...
With the stunning news on Sunday night that Brian Kelly is out at LSU, the guys recorded an emergency podcast. They recap what went wrong for Brian Kelly. Also, who should replace him?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 min
86
A&M is elite, Bama survives, Vandy respect, Ole...
Week 9 was another electric week in the SEC. The guys dig into all the matchups, including A&M's statement win in Death Valley, Alabama surviving at South Carolina, Vandy grinding out another top-15 win, Ole Miss rallying late to beat Oklahoma, Texas pulling off a miraculous comeback, Auburn finally getting a QB decision right and Josh Heupel continuing his dominance of Mark Stoops.Chapters:A&M/LSU (00:03:30)Alabama/South Carolina (00:16:20)Mizzou/Vandy: (00:27:48)Ole Miss/Oklahoma (0...
87 min
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Who keeps SEC title hopes alive? Brad Crawford ...
It's a fully stacked Week 9 in the SEC. We've got 7 conference games, many of which have massive SEC Championship ramifications. Who takes care of business to keep a path to Atlanta alive? The guys discuss all of those matchups. CBS Sports' Brad Crawford joined the show to discuss the Shane Beamer-Virginia Tech drama, as well as who Florida should hire and an interesting national championship hypothetical. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
126 min
88
Billy Napier fired, Georgia roars back, scary B...
We got breaking news that Billy Napier is out in the midst of Year 4 at Florida. The guys discuss that at the end of the episode. They break down all of the Week 8 SEC action, which had 6 1-score games. Is Georgia just inevitable? Does Alabama's win vs. Tennessee erase the last remaining Kalen DeBoer skeptics? Plus, A&M is the last remaining unbeaten, Texas is too casual and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
110 min
89
Revenge for Georgia & Bama? Will 2 SEC coaches ...
It's a full slate of SEC games in Week 8 without any byes or nonconference games, so the guys discuss each matchup with thoughts and predictions on LSU-Vandy, Oklahoma-South Carolina, Ole Miss-Georgia, Texas A&M-Arkansas, Mississippi State-Florida, Texas-Kentucky, Tennessee-Alabama and Mizzou-Auburn. Jesse Simonton joined the show to discuss a bunch of midseason storylines in college football with some predictions for latter half of the year. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more...
138 min
90
Texas is alive, Ty Simpson QB1 in CFB & a wild ...
It was a fascinating week in the SEC with all sorts of takeaways. Texas made a Red River statement with a blowout win of John Mateer-led Oklahoma. The guys discussed Ty Simpson playing his tail off in an impressive road win at Mizzou, and why Kalen DeBoer just accomplished a remarkable feat. A controversial play flipped everything between Georgia and Auburn while LSU fended off South Carolina, A&M cruised late vs. Florida and Tennessee avoided a Bobby Petrino stunner.Learn more about your...
105 min
91
Red River ... mystery? Week 7 preview, Laura Ru...
It's a loaded Week 7 in the SEC. We've got a full Week 7 preview with picks for Alabama-Mizzou, Oklahoma-Texas, Arkansas-Tennessee, A&M-Florida, Georgia-Auburn and South Carolina-LSU. Laura Rutledge joined the show on behalf of Honey Baked Ham to discuss all things Florida, SEC Nation, early-season SEC takeaways and more. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
134 min
92
Florida's bittersweet win, Texas in trouble & A...
Week 6 had some fireworks, especially in The Swamp, where Florida delivered a statement win vs. Texas. The guys discuss what that actually meant for Billy Napier, and perhaps why it felt more significant for the Longhorns. Alabama got its revenge on Diego Pavia, though it wasn't a picnic for the Tide. The guys discuss A&M grinding through a slow offensive start vs. Mississippi State and Georgia keeping Kentucky in the SEC basement.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
79 min
93
Week 6! Can Vandy repeat vs. Alabama? Filling t...
It's not a deep Week 6 slate in the SEC, but there's still plenty of intrigue. The guys dig into all the juicy Week 6 matchups in the SEC, including Kentucky-Georgia, Vandy-Alabama, Texas-Florida and Mississippi State-Texas A&M. USA Today's Matt Hayes joined the show to fill the 4 Power Conference head coaching vacancies. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
101 min
94
Kalen DeBoer's Toby Keith win, Lane's perfect w...
It was a wild weekend in the SEC. The guys start with Sunday's news that Sam Pittman was fired. The guys discuss what that means with Bobby Petrino as the interim coach. They dig into all the Week 5 action, including what the Kalen DeBoer conversations are now after a monumental win at Georgia. Plus, Lane Kiffin had a perfect week that ended with a win vs. LSU, A&M humbled Jackson Arnold, Tennessee won a wild road game at Mississippi State and South Carolina won its 4th straight Kentucky ...
89 min
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Another Bama-Georgia classic? John Mateer's inj...
It's Week 5 and we've got a LOADED pod! The guys discuss the SEC schedules that were released for 2026-29. Plus, John Mateer's injury could have a variety of impacts on Oklahoma and college football as a whole. The guys break down a stacked Week 5 slate that includes Alabama-Georgia, Notre Dame-Arkansas, Auburn-Texas A&M, Kentucky-South Carolina, LSU-Ole Miss and Mississippi State-Tennessee. ESPN's Ryan McGee joined the show to talk about the Lane Kiffin documentary "The Many Lives of Lan...
137 min
96
The Auburn-Oklahoma controversy, we love Ahmad ...
Week 4 delivered! We got drama galore with Arkansas blowing an 18-point lead in an inexcusable Sam Pittman loss. The guys discuss his seemingly last stand at Arkansas. There was drama to be had in the Auburn-Oklahoma showdown in the form of some horrendous officiating. The guys dig into that, what it meant for Brent Venables and whether we should believe in Auburn. Plus, Ahmad Hardy was brilliant once again for Mizzou in a game that reminded us why LaNorris Sellers needs help. And the gu...
85 min
97
The Jackson Arnold-Oklahoma breakup game, Week ...
Week 4 might be light, but that's not to say it lacks intrigue. The guys dig into the 3 Power Conference games in the SEC this week, including Auburn-Oklahoma, South Carolina-Mizzou and Florida-Miami. Cole Cubelic joins the show to talk Auburn & early SEC surprises. The guys close with "Pull the Plug" and Lad of the Week.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
135 min
98
Georgia's miracle, Joey Aguilar shines, A&M's b...
Week 3 was electric! The guys have full breakdowns of all the action in the SEC, including Georgia's miracle at Tennessee, A&M stunning Notre Dame, LSU's weird Florida win, Alabama's statement vs. Wisconsin, Vanderbilt blasting a hobbled South Carolina and Ole Miss winning with a backup QB vs. Arkansas.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
100 min
99
Week 3 is absolutely loaded! Neil Blackmon talk...
We've got an elite Week 3 slate ahead. The guys preview all 6 Power Conference games involving SEC teams, including Wisconsin-Alabama, Georgia-Tennessee, Arkansas-Ole Miss, Florida-LSU, Texas A&M-Notre Dame and Vandy-South Carolina. Plus, Lock of the Week. SDS' Neil Blackmon joined the show to discuss all things Billy Napier and his top 10 SEC players. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
121 min
100
Billy Napier's epic collapse, John Mateer's arr...
Week 2 was full of interesting developments, including Billy Napier's epic collapse vs. USF, John Mateer's coming-out-party against Michigan in a big Oklahoma win, as well as Mississippi State and Vandy pulling off big-time upsets and Ole Miss rallying back vs. Kentucky. The guys closed with some thoughts on the SEC's 8-2 mark vs. Power Conference teams in non-conference play.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
93 min