Until Saturday: A show about college football

The Athletic's Michigan beat writer Austin Meek joins Andy to kick off The Athletic's 'State of the Program' series.  For the full series click this link: https://theathletic.com/tag/cfb-state-of-the-program-2021/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples When are we going to get a Lenny & Cookie collab? Can I produce/edit that podcast instead? Well, I suppose I should stop being barking mad and tell you about today's show with ESPN's NFL analyst, Mina Kimes. Titular host of the 'Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny' and Andy navigate the NFL draft's most talked-about headl...

The Athletic's Max Olson joins Nicole Auerbach to discuss spring game takeaways. Bryce Young is poised to be Alabama's next star QB. Ohio State & LSU both had QB competitions on display. What can we expect from Bo Nix under new Auburn Head Coach Bryan Harsin. Is Georgia the team to beat in the SEC East with JT Daniels? Plus, last call!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy and Ari impart wisdom to the 'what now?' programs, schools that need to institute a different approach to recruiting, training, etc., in college football. What change in tactics should clubs like Nebraska, Tennessee, LSU, Arizona, and more employ to further their positions? The guys also rank their five most favorite...

Run or pass to start a drive? Punting in plus territory? How should you make defensive substitutions? ESPN's Bill Connelly dives into advanced analytics that have changed the game & underscored when and where coaches are making the wrong decisions. Plus, how does ESPN's Football Power Index actually work compared to Bill's SP+ rankings?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Where to start...well, I suppose it's best to begin by introducing today's guest: he's co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, member of MoonCrewLLC, Sinful Seven storyteller, Thinking Out Loud mainstay, and bewhiskered man, BUM CHILLUPS AKA Spencer Hall. Andy and Spence take a no-seatbelt, safety-harness-absent roller coaster...

The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach & Chantel Jennings wrap the Women's NCAA Tournament and preview the upcoming WNBA draft. A sport that was once dominated UConn is showing more parity because talented players are now going to schools from coast-to-coast. The 2021 tournament was overshadowed by gender inequality issues and the NCAA is now under the microscope and needs to be held accountable.  Hos...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theatheltic.com/andystaples One of the, if not the, hottest names on the playcalling coaching market, Andy Staples, details his experience coaching at Florida State's spring game. He and Ari breakdown Andy's approach to coaching, his biggest takeaways, and Florida State's 2021 outlook (4:00). What?! Ari's 'stars matter' legacy will live on? Ari and...

Scott Dochterman ranks the 40 coaching hires in the Big Ten since 1999. The conference today has been shaped by these decisions over the last 22 years. Former great Wisconsin Head Coach Barry Alvarez announced his retirement as Badgers AD this week. He made three of the hires: Paul Chryst, Bret Bielema and Gary Anderson. Urban Meyer shaped the conference when he became the Head Coach of Ohio State...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy is taking a well-deserved break from the Pac-12 commissioner campaign trail to coach Florida State's spring game! And, who better to join him than trick play aficionado, punter extraordinaire, and ESPN reporter, Andrea Adelson!? The co-coaches discuss which schemes and trick plays they will install (:45). Andrea grab...

Nicole Auerbach & Chris Spatola discuss Baylor's NCAA Tournament run to its first National Championship. 18 years after Scott Drew was hired at Baylor & famously said his goal was to win a National Championship the job is finally done. What happened to Gonzaga? After a 31-0 start to the season the Bulldogs couldn'[t get over the final hurdle. In fact, they didn't even get close. Nicole &am...

Join The Athletic for just $1 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples You asked and Andy and Ari answered! The guys pull from their mailbags in today's podcast and provide context, insight, and answers to your questions. Chiefly, is there really parity and inclusivity in college basketball? For example, despite Gonzaga's miraculous run, how many other mid-major programs have competed for a nat...

Andy is joined by The Athletic's USC beat writer Antonio Morales to discuss his recent piece on USC QB Kedon Slovis. After a sophomore slump, can Slovis get back on track and lead the Trojans to a Pac-12 title? Clay Helton might need to win that trophy in 2021 to save his job. Plus, Andy & Antonio whip around the rest of the Pac-12. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole Auerbach & Michael Yam break down the 2021 Final Four. UCLA & Mick Cronin are on an unbelievable run that started in the First Four with a win vs. Michigan State. If this Gonzaga team was wearing a Kentucky or Duke uniform would people be calling them the best team ever? The 2021 NCAA Tournament will be one to remember. Houston is back in the Final Four for the 1st time since 1984....

Join The Athletic for just $1 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy sits down with Opendorse CEO Blake Lawrence to discuss NIL and the earning power of athlete endorsements. The two review Opendorse's list of college basketball players with the largest social media following in the Elite 8 that stand to significantly profit when NIL takes effect. Plus, the pair look at names in college...

Join The Athletic for just $1 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy and Ari return in another ranking spectacular to order the top-10 Group of Five jobs. What? A disagreement right off the bat?! Why does Ari believe this Texas school is better than UCF (1:15)? Just how favorable do the guys think of the Bearcats (8:45)? Where does the program with the blue field land on the guys' list (...

Andy is joined by The Athletic's Seth Emerson who penned a piece titled 'An earthquake, a Twitter storm and a reluctant hero: Inside the 72 hours that saved the 2020 college football season'. Subscribe to The Athletic for just $1 a month for 6 months: www.theathletic.com/andystaples Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Athletic for just $1 a month! Visit: theathltic.com/andystaples Andy welcomes the newest addition to The Athletic family, Sam Khan Jr., to the show! As The Athletic's 'Texpert', Sam's responsible for knowing all things Texas (which includes BBQ, which we'll get into later), so from his Lone Star satellite, what can he see happening with Steve Sarkisian in Austin (4:00)? What's is the firs...

The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach is joined by Fox Sports' Mark Titus to recap the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten underperformed & Michigan is the only team that made the Sweet 16. What went wrong & when will the conference finally win a National Championship? Can Michigan pull it off this season? Gonzaga looks to be the clear favorite after the first weekend of play. Is th...

Andy and Ari have ranked the best of the best jobs in all Power 5 conferences, now it's time to prescribe the worst of the worst. Even though they face stiff competition in the SEC, why is Vanderbilt Ari's best of the worst (8:00)? Can Bret Bielema turn Illinois from a Big Ten basement dweller to a top-3 team in the West division (13:45)? Which program that recently parted with its head coach surp...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy and analytically inspired head football coach of Pulaski Academy Kevin Kelley joins the podcast! Andy and coach Kelley cover the basics of Pulaski's philosophy, including (almost) never punting and attempting two-point conversions every score (1:00). The psychology of Pulaski's approach is nearly shoulder-to-shoulder...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month!: Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 'Game of the Century' between Nebraska and Oklahoma, the Cornhuskers and Sooners are scheduled to square off this season. However, Nebraska tried to avoid the matchup earlier this month, though they've since reaffirmed their commitment to the contest. Why did Scott Frost's unit try...

Nicole is joined by former Nebraska Coach & current BTN analyst Tim Miles to preview the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The committee rewarded mid-majors while Michigan State & UCLA will play in the first four. Gonzaga is the #1 seed in the West and looks like a lock to make the final four. Baylor is the #1 seed in the more competitive South Region. Will #12 Winthrop beat #5 Villanova? Will 2 Big T...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Noted ranking sorcerers and bracketologists Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman educate you on this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament...even though they don't know anything about this season's participants. Which team will win it all because of their mascot's unparalleled brilliance and meat-serving capacity (4:45)? Are...

Before being joined by Oklahoma University head football coach Lincoln Riley, Andy reacts to a deluge of news, including Texas and the "Eyes of Texas" controversy; Jeff Long out as KU's AD, and Michigan State and NIL (:15). Riley and Andy begin by discussing his recruiting strategy as well as dipping into the transfer portal and the 1-time transfer rule (10:15). Riley speaks on DC Alex Grinch's co...