The Solid Verbal College Football

Ty and Dan poll the Verballerhood for its breakthrough candidates for the 2022 college football season and react to the responses. Is this the year Scott Frost finally turns Nebraska around? Is Minnesota set for a run at the Big Ten West? What represents a "breakthrough" for Florida in Year 1 under Billy Napier? Or at Washington? Also, was UCLA's defensive coordinator in the Ford administration, a...

Ty and Dan react to the spiciest takes from around the Verballerhood and invite their favorites to join the campfire on the Ol' Zesty Ranch. Will Lincoln Riley turn USC into the next Alabama? Is Ryan Day a secret bust? Does Sean Clifford have a Heisman run in him? Could Kentucky win the SEC? Also, Ty's takes put his Ranch status in question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Ty and Dan conclude their advanced look at college football schedules by taking a look at the SEC slate in 2022. How do things set up for Georgia's run at another title? Does it matter that Alabama's schedule looks sort of difficult? Could Arkansas have a shot at 10 wins? Does LSU have a good, bad schedule or a bad, good schedule? And, uhhh, what's gonna happen to South Carolina this year? See Pri...

Ty and Dan continue their investigation of college football schedules in advance of the 2022 season and pop the hood on the slates in the ACC and Big 12. Does Clemson's schedule look primed for a bounceback year? Is Florida State going to make a bowl? Why does Tony Elliott have the highest thread count in the ACC? Plus, the path ahead for Brent Venables and Steve Sarkisian headed into 2022, and a...

Ty and Dan do a deep dive of the schedules in the Big Ten and Pac-12 and figure out which teams were rewarded by the scheduling gods, where the trap games might be hiding, which schools have Secret Cake schedules, and more. Plus, Ty forgets that November exists. Links: View the Big Ten's 2022 college football schedule View the Pac-12's 2022 college football schedule See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Ty and Dan continue with their impromptu Beef Week by discussing some of college football biggest rivalries, debating the status of each series, and arbitrarily measuring how much meat juice (?) is associated with each match-up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com...

Ty and Dan rejoice as Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher enter into a hot war of words over recruiting, NIL, collectives and the future of college football. Are you Team Saban or Team Jimbo? More importantly, how does the Saban-Fisher dust-up rank against other notable coaching beefs over the last 20 years in college football? Plus, conferences start ditching their divisions! See Privacy Policy at https:...

Ty and Dan leaf through an overflowing inbox and answer college football questions from the Verballerhood about tasty non-conference matchups, Scott Frost's future, this year's Kenny Pickett, unattainable coaches, the fusion of playcalling schemes and identities, and much more. The second part of this Q&A episode is available to Patreon subscribers at Verballers.com . See Privacy Policy at htt...

Ty and Dan react to early college football betting lines for all 13 weeks of the 2022 season. Which teams are being overvalued and undervalued? Which point spreads look out of whack? What are the best bets at this ridiculously early juncture in mid-May? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support the show!...

Ty and Dan welcome back Matt Brown to get an up-to-the-minute perspective on the effect NIL is having on college football and figure out where the marketplace will take the sport next. Amid the news of Jordan Addison's transfer away from Pitt, the NCAA's renewed focus on collectives, the looming presence of the EA Sports video game, and predictions for the END OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD, we exa...

Ty and Dan walk back through the programs that went 5-7 in 2021, figure out why and wonder how each can improve in 2022. Should Jordan Travis be the guy at Florida State? What is TCU's identity? How close is Texas to being "back"? Were Cal and Syracuse secretly decent? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . S...

Ty and Dan dig back into spring games at five more big schools. What does Georgia's roster look like after having 15 players drafted? Can we draw any conclusions from an abnormal Tennessee spring game? Is THIS the year Wisconsin finally revamps its offense? Is Washington in danger of being left behind? Who's playing quarterback for North Carolina? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Ty and Dan dive in and discuss what college football fans learned watching the spring football games at Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Michigan State and Virginia Tech. Is Jahmyr Gibbs set for a monster season in Tuscaloosa? What were the impressions of Florida's debut under Billy Napier? Is Ohio State's first team already set? Are Michigan State and Mel Tucker poised for a big leap forward? Where...

Ty and Dan continue their recap of a loaded weekend of spring football games by taking a closer look at Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, and Virginia. What happened during Pyne Time in South Bend? Did the Sooner faithful like what they saw in Brent Venables' debut? Can Oklahoma State take a step forward on offense? Is Quinn Ewers worth the hype for the Longhorns?...

Ty and Dan take a look back at some of the weekend's big spring football games and determine what's in focus and what remains blurry for a handful of prominent teams. Should LSU's quarterback derby be a cause for concern given Brian Kelly's track record? Will USC's defense be better under the Lincoln Riley regime? Will Penn State and Iowa be better at running the ball in 2022? And, a quick chat wi...

Ty chats with Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com to get the latest on the state of the Clemson football program in light of mass coaching turnover, a "down" season in 2021, Dabo Swinney's philosophy of college football, a potential quarterback race, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Su...

Ty and Dan take a look back at the spring football games at Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Florida State, Michigan and Nebraska and highlight the key takeaways as teams took the field for their annual scrimmages. With so many questions before a new season, which answers are clear, and which remain blurry? Plus, Sam Khan, Jr. from The Athletic stops by for a more in-depth chat...

Ty and Dan empty the mailbag and tackle hardhitting questions from the Verballerhood. How "back" is Tennessee football? Which darkhorse Heisman contenders would you consider betting on? Who is this year's Kenny Pickett? What should be the point spread when Notre Dame plays Ohio State in Week 1? The joys of getting unexpectedly tipsy, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

Ty and Dan chat with Nate Tice of The Athletic Football Show  about the 2022 NFL Draft, his favorite quarterbacks, the process of grading talent, avoiding groupthink when evaluating players, why Drake London is a force of nature, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support the show!: ht...

Ty and Dan honor April 8th by dissecting the list of FBS teams that went 4-8 in 2021 (including USC, Washington and Colorado) and breaking down the state of each program. What went wrong? What went right? Plus, Bob Bowlsby steps down as Big 12 commissioner, Notre Dame schedules an FCS team, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

Ty and Dan welcome back ESPN's Bill Connelly to unpack his recent piece on the state of analytics in college football. How are trends changing around fourth downs and two point conversions? How will the rise of player tracking impact coaching decisions? What's so special about passing on first down, and why might we see more of it? Plus, an indulgent postscript chat about the World Cup draw and wh...

Ty and Dan welcome back Ari Wasserman from The Athletic to discuss the incredible hype about Arch Manning, the dawn of NIL collectives at places like Tennessee, the value of early playing time in today's recruiting landscape, and much more. Plus, more #BoatGoals. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support...

Ty and Dan welcome Mike Golic Jr. back to the show to discuss the rapid pace of change in college football, the player perspective on expanding the playoff, the wave of player empowerment through NIL and revised transfer rules, the joys of broadcasting games live, BOAT GOALS, and much more. Check out Sorry in Advance: The Golic Family Podcast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Ty and Dan go through a rousing batch of questions, ranging from really bad, popular college football opinions to the possibilities in Dan Lanning's first season at Oregon to their favorite players in the upcoming NFL Draft. Plus, ESPN's trade of the PSU/Purdue game for Joe Buck, Emory Jones to the Transfer Portal, and adidas potentially becoming a serious player in the NIL space. See Privacy Poli...

Ty and Dan talk through a handful of lingering questions in late March, pondering the most balanced rivalries, Pac-12 fan motivation, Florida State's good ol' days, Group of Five crushes, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com...