Underdog Dynasty

A podcast highlighting football and news in the Group of Five conferences with commentary. Particularly the American, Conference USA and the Sun Belt. Occasionally the FCS, but never the Power Five.

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AAC Week 3 Recap, Week 4 Preview
The guys are back with the latest American Athletic Conference pawdcast. It was an up-and-down week for the AAC with at least one shocking win, but otherwise, the rest of the conference did nothing special. Here are some topics he discussed: Our...
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Underdog Pawdcast: The Sun Belt Claims another ...
  On the back of another P5 victory for Troy Aikman & Brian discuss the Trojans conquest of Lincoln along with the recap of week 3 in Sun Belt play and look ahead to week 4 along with #FunBeltPickem
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Is C-USA Ready For A Huge Week 4?
The guys get together and talk about North Texas obliterating Arkansas while the rest of the league seems to still be figuring it out. After that, they get into who could see a shakeup at the quarterback spot this week and preview a big slate of games...
59 min
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Underdog Pawdcast: Conference USA Is Not Off To...
After the conclusion of week two, Joe and Eric chat about WKU’s disappointing performance against Maine, Old Dominion’s rough week against FIU, and North Texas looking like the best team the conference. The guys also preview week three and talk...
53 min
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P6 Upsets in Week 2, Week 3 Preview
#JoeTalk is back to break down the AAC after pulling off three upsets over P5 programs in Week 2. ECU is the biggest shock of them all and we debate how this affects Scottie Montgomery’s job status moving forward. We also touch on D’Eriq King...
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Review of C-USA Week 1, Preview of Week 2
In the latest edition of the Underdog Pawdcast, Joe L and Eric review tough opening week losses for the Florida Atlantic Owls, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Rice Owls, and Old Dominion Monarchs. We also give our thoughts on who may be on upset...
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AAC Week 1 Recap, Week 2 Preview
Week 1 is a wrap and it has its share of upsets (looking at you Temple), while the heavyweights in the AAC had no problems coming away with convincing wins against lesser opponents. We break down an impressive performance by UConn’s David Pindell,...
54 min
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C-USA Week 1 Previews
In this episode, the guys review Rice’s season opener against Prairie View A&M before moving on to previews for week one of Conference USA football! Most of the teams in the league are set for duels with P5 squads. Meanwhile can Charlotte and...
45 min
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2018 AAC Week 1 Preview
Week 1 of the college football season starts tonight and #JoeTalk is back to breakdown the AAC action. Its only fitting that the defending national champions UCF get their season started. We also dive into Tulane's matchup against Wake Forest, an...
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The Conference USA Season Has Finally Arrived
On this week’s episode of the Underdog Pawdcast, UDD’s own Eric Henry fills in to talk with Joe about the first two C-USA games of the year: the Rice Owls vs Prairie View A&M and the UAB Blazers vs Savannah State. Plus, Eric drops some...
45 min
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AAC Media Days with Chris Vannini of The Athletic
On this episode of the Underdog Pawdcast, we break down our preseason All-AAC team, as well as the five-year anniversary team released by the conference. We then welcome Chris Vannini of The Athletic to talk about what he heard at the AAC media days...
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2018 Conference USA Media Days Wrap-up and Poll...
The C-USA Pawdcast returns as Joe and Satchel go over the bigger storylines from media days and compare their predictions for the season to the media’s. Discussion topics for this episode include Lane Kiffin press conferences are always...
54 min
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Talking P6 with AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco
We are back with another episode of #JoeTalk, and we are excited to have the American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco join us. We asked the commissioner about UCF’s national title claim and how it’s helped the AAC, a new deal media...
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Chatting C-USA with Jeremy St. Louis of beIN Sp...
Special guest Jeremy St. Louis (host of Conference USA football, basketball, The Xtra and more on beIN Sports) stops by the show for an offseason chat with Joe Londergan (@joehio_). Jeremy talks about what he expects from C-USA in the upcoming...
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Underdog Pawdcast: A conversation with Conferen...
Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod joins us for a fun, candid conversation on the state of C-USA. Among the things discussed are C-USA football, basketball, the new TV deal with CBS Sports and the possibility of expansion. 
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AAC Draft Review and new NCAA Football Video Game
We are back with another edition of #JoeTalk to break down the latest AAC players to make it into the NFL. The conference had 18 players selected, two behind the Big 12, which further proves the conference is making the right move to push the P6. UCF...
36 min
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'Dogs in the 2018 NFL Draft
We are back with a special edition of #JoeTalk, where we have not one, not two, but three Joe’s to break down some of our favorite draft hopefuls. Here are just some of the topics we touched on: We each took the Wonderlic test and talk about...
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Grading new head coaches in the G5
Cyrus, Adam, and Joe get together to assess the new head coaches in the Group of Five and hand out grades. The trio also answers reader questions.
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C-USA Bowl Season Recap, Recruiting, and Coachi...
After a little vacation/sick time, Joe and Satchel bounce back to go over an eventful month or so in C-USA. The league went just 4-5 in bowl games, but a few teams ended their years on great notes. Plus, they look back at the early signing period and...
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UCF is National Champion, AAC Bowl Games Recap
We are back with another edition of Joe Talk, and before we get into a heated debate about UCF, we recap an up-and-down performance by the American Athletic Conference in the bowl season. SMU laid an egg against La Tech (2:00), Quinton Flowers and USF...
60 min
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AAC Early Signing Day, Bowl Games Preview
We are back with another episode of Joe Talk, our AAC edition of the pawd. On this show, we talk about the new Early Signing Day that will take place this week and how it will impact the conference. It was a bit of a shocker to see the Cincinnati...
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Bowlin' USA: C-USA Bowl Preview Show
Joe can barely talk, but the show must go on! He and Satchel disagree on most of the bowls, so prepare for some debate. FAU will likely roll, FIU can set a school record, Tech and SMU will be a firefight, Marshall versus Colorado State could be a...
52 min
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The Fun Belt Goes Bowling
Cyrus joins Adams for another edition of the pod to get you ready for all of the bowls involving Sun Belt teams. It was good to see the league retain it's star power (3:40). It will be a North Carolina reunion in the New Orleans Bowl (12:55). A battle...
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Underdog Pawdcast Episode 49: G5 Recruiting and...
SB Nation's Bud Elliott joins us to talk G5 recruitng and the new early signing period
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Episode 48: C-USA Championship Reaction, Coachi...
In this edition of the C-USA show, Joe and Satchel talk about FAU dominating in the championship game and give their thoughts on Rice and UTEP’s new coaching hires. Plus, Charlotte is still a mess, the league awards were handed out, and UTSA is...
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