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Ryan recaps round one of the CFP, which all saw blowouts, and how they unfolded, from Penn State's defense wreaking havoc on SMU to Ohio State finding their passing game again against Tennessee. Then, a brief recap on Week 16 and how in just four days, the Chiefs locked up the AFC's top seed and the Ravens are now on top of the AFC North. Next, a look at Week 17's remaining games, including an NFC...

Ryan dives into the four first round matchups of the College Football Playoff and makes his picks of who will make it on to the quarterfinals. Then, he tackles Week 16 in the NFL, including the AFC North division title up for grabs in Baltimore, Mahomes looking to battle against Texans pass rush, and more. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe so you can check o...

Ryan is back as he tackles everything that's happened in the last few days, from Travis Hunter winning the Heisman, to the transfer portal affecting teams in the CFP and how it's a no-win situation as currently formatted, to surprising coaching changes happening in the sport. Then, he reacts to what we saw in the NFL in Week 15 including the races for the top of the NFC divisions getting tighter,...

Ryan takes a look at the news of Juan Soto's record-breaking contract with the Mets (1:27). Next, he reacts to what happened on conference championship weekend + reacts to the College Football Playoff bracket being revealed and if the committee got it right (4:35). Then, he tackles Week 14 in the NFL where the Seahawks were perfectly balanced, Sam Darnold went nuts, and Bills-Rams gave us the game...

Ryan reacts to the penultimate CFP rankings and what they mean heading into conference championship weekend before previewing and picking all nine conference championship games. Then, it's on to Week 14 in the NFL, with the Kirk Cousins bowl, can Seahawks defense help them rise up in NFC West matchup against Cardinals, will Chiefs not play with fire against the Chargers and more. Love the pod? Lea...

Ryan McDaniels is joined by Charles Jones as they talk the latest on All-Star game changes and 'Inside the NBA' going to ESPN before checking in on the NBA a month into the season. They tackle some of the more notable surprises, the East-West divide, teams we'd thought would tank not tanking, what's going on in Minnesota and Philadelphia and more. Love the pod? Leave us a rating and review, and do...

The final weeks of college football's regular season didn't disappoint as Ryan recaps everything to Michigan's shocking win over Ohio State to Texas running over Texas A&M, along with going through where things stand with the CFP as we head in Conference Championship week (3:35). Then, he heads into Week 13 of the NFL where the Eagles announced themselves as title contenders, where no one want...

Conference title berths and College Football Playoff hopes are on the line in the final week of the regular season as Ryan previews and makes his predictions. Then, he tackles the Bears firing head coach Matt Eberflus and their trend continuing with firing coaches with young quarterbacks, Week 13 where the Bengals try to build up some momentum against the Steelers, and what to expect when two of t...

Chaos ensues in college football and the SEC! With seven of the top 20 teams going down, Ryan recaps a wild week heading down the home stretch, reacts to the latest College Football Playoff rankings and different scenarios heading into the final week of the regular season (2:32). Then, Week 12 in the NFL also brought the chaos, as the Titans take down a bewildering Texans team, the Commanders slid...

Ryan previews what should be an exciting Week 13 in college football as Indiana looks to take down the Buckeyes in a Top 5 matchup, Army looking to continue an undefeated season over Notre Dame, and Arizona State racing to get into the Big 12 title game as they welcome BYU (4:17). Then it's on to the NFL as we have the Harbowl on Monday Night Football with the Ravens and Chargers battling it out,...

Ryan recaps the week that was in college football in which Georgia made a statement over Tennessee, Oregon narrowly escaping Wisconsin, Clemson keeps their ACC title hope alive over Pitt + he reacts to the third CFP rankings and has some questions about criteria and thought process for the committee (3:33). Then it's on to the NFL as he recaps a big win in another classic Bills-Chiefs game, the St...

Ryan discusses the latest CFP rankings as he previews and picks the Week 12 slate of college football, including Georgia welcoming Tennessee with their backs against the wall, if Clemson can keep their ACC Title hopes alive on the road at Pitt, and can Navy spoil Tulane's bid to get the Group of 5 slot in the CFP (4:03). Next, he tackles his picks for the NFL's Week 11 slate, including a Ravens-St...

Ryan looks back at Week 11 in college football with Miami's fall at Georgia Tech making the ACC title race compelling, Georgia's offensive woes showing at Ole Miss, Alabama crushing LSU and more (3:43). Then, he tackles Week 10 in the NFL with the Lions roaring back against the Texans in the second half, the Chiefs ability to find ways to win continuing against the Broncos, pondering if Jayden Dan...

With the first CFP rankings of the season here, Ryan reacts to them, what is the initial read on what the committee is trying to say, was there bias against BYU and Indiana, plus more (2:38). Then, he tackles games in the SEC that have title game/playoff implications, can the undefeated teams stay that way, and can Colorado continue to rise as a possible Big 12 title contender (14:01). Next, the N...

Gearing up for the first CFP rankings of the season, Ryan discusses Ohio State answering some questions in their win over Penn State, tackles a wild finish we are set up for in the SEC race, the ACC race taking a turn and more as he makes his CFP predictions before they come out on Tuesday (6:57). Then, makes his way onto the NFL's halfway point including top teams separating themselves from the p...

After a week of being under the weather, Ryan is back to talk everything college football and NFL. But first, he has to talk about Matt and Rebecca's wedding, getting to see the 573 crew for the first time in a while, experiencing the Alabama-Tennessee game with everything going on and more (1:06). Then, he tackles Week 9 of college football, including a couple questions popping up for Ohio State...

It's time to make some picks for Week 8 of College Football and Week 7 of the NFL! Ryan McDaniel tackles a Week 8 of college football that sees two mega matchups in the SEC that can determine the CFP and SEC title race, plus two games to keep an eye on in the Big 10 (2:31). Then, he takes a look at Week 7 in the NFL including a battle for the top of the NFC North, the Texans taking a trip up to La...

Ryan McDaniel recaps an epic week in college football that lived up to the billing, from Oregon's thrilling win over Ohio State, to Alabama's and Tennessee's close calls, to Penn State's big time moments getting them the win at USC (1:47). Then, looking back at Week 6 in the NFL, he tackles just how dominant the NFC North has been early on this season, Lamar out-dueling Jayden Daniels and grading...

Ryan McDaniel recaps a week the subverted our expectations in Week 6 of college football, with four Top 10 teams going down, including Vanderbilt shocking everyone by beating Alabama. Then, he takes a look at a packed Week 7 slate including the Buckeyes first real test against Oregon, the Red River Shootout, and more (2:04). Next, he tackles Week 5 in the NFL including the Ravens-Bengals shootout,...

Ryan McDaniel takes a look at some of the notable matchups of college football, including an national championship rematch, a bounce back game for Ole Miss and more (1:43). Then, a look at the some big matchups in Week 5 of the NFL, including a huge AFC North game in Ravens-Bengals, the Bills trying to get back to winning ways against the Texans, and more (28:21). Love the pod? Leave us a rating a...

Ryan McDaniel breaks down the Knicks trade for Karl-Anthony Towns and what are the pros and cons of this trade for the Knicks and Wolves. Next, a look back at this weeks' games in college football, including a classic Alabama-Georgia game going down to the wire. Finally, a Week 4 recap of the NFL with the Commanders and Jayden Daniels looking serious, the Ravens dominating win over the Bills, the...

Ryan McDaniel takes a look at some of the big matchups in Week 5 of college football, including an SEC faceoff in Tuscaloosa between Georgia vs Alabama and who has the most pressure on them to win this game (1:21). Then, a look at the some big matchups in Week 4 of the NFL, including an early important NFC North matchup in Vikings vs Packers, the Bills taking their explosive offense to Baltimore,...

On this edition of the show, Ryan takes a look at Week 4 in college football, discussing Michigan's running game finding their footing over USC, Utah teams staying undefeated with big wins, and what Tennessee's win at Oklahoma tells college football what type of team they are this year (1:53). Then, he takes a look at a chaotic Week 3 in the NFL that saw five teams get to 3-0, the Broncos...

Back to the old format, Ryan takes a look back at last week for college football and the NFL while taking a look ahead at this week. For college football, he looks back at Georgia's potential red flags in their win at Kentucky, Arch Manning's big game and more (2:31) + looks at four ranked matchups in Week 4, including Josh Heupel's return to Oklahoma and how the game between the Vols...

The Pac-12 isn't dead yet! Ryan tackles the news of four teams from the Mountain West joining Oregon State and Washington State, what it means for their CFP future and who else could join the conference (2:26). Then, it's time to take a look at a weaker slate of games in Week 3, with some road dogs and some road favorites to talk about (11:37). Next, onto the NFL and looking at how much of...