Wicked Smart Football Podcast

Week 13...the FINAL episode of the 2025 season. The New England season OFFICIALLY ending with the loss of Yale inthe playoffs. I'll recap all the action from out in Bozeman Montana. Additionally, some major coaching news in the Ivy Leaguewith the hiring of Rick Santos at Penn. I'll discuss that seismic move for the Quakers. I'll also cover the coordinator change at Cornell with Mike To...

Week 12...PLAYOFF WEEK for the podcast! We had a WILD one in Youngstown, Ohio. One of the greatest comebacks, certainly in FCS history, maybe in the history of college football. An incredible victory for Yale as they keep their hopes alive for a National title. Not quite the same result for the Harvard Crimson. Their season ends in the outskirts of Philly after an EMBARRASSING loss to Villanova. T...

Week 11 aaaaaand...we're...still...HERE... Time to recap the final REGULAR season weekend of Ivy League competition. We'll focus on The Game in New Haven, but will also chat about the thriller in Providence with some additional recaps on the rest of the Ivy League. With the playoff field now officially set and with TWO Ivy League programs making it into the big dance, I'll discuss keys...

Week 10 of the podcast focuses on the penultimate weekend of Ivy League football, building into a historic game this weekend in New Haven. Harvard in a dog fight against Penn, would they claim a share of the Ivy title and maintain position for the playoffs? Could Yale keep pace in the league standings and remain in the hunt for an Ivy title share? Who would get their first league win of the year i...

Week 9 of the show was CHAMPIONSHIP week in the NESCAC. Would Trinity finish on an eight game championship win streak or would Wesleyan go back to back at home? Also, in the great north of Maine, the CBB championship was on the line between the Mules and the Polar Bears. One of the most storied rivalries in all of college football, the Biggest Little Game in America, between Amherst and Williams l...

Week 8 of the pod and we're getting down to the wire in both the NESCAC and the Ivy League. Calendar officially hitting November, clocks turning back...it's WINNING TIME in New England. Little III Champs officially crowned in a comeback for the ages in Williamstown. Bants take one step closer to immortality. The great state of Maine has a football franchise over .500. Insane week of NESCAC...

Week 7, back in action after another wild weekend of football. This is an abbreviated episode with the primary focus being on NESCAC football (will continue to talk Ivy ball in more detail, as I always have, moving forward). The big boys, being Trinity, Wesleyan, Harvard, and Dartmouth, have set themselves apart from the rest. On the flip side, Amherst and Penn both squandering huge opportunities...

Week 6 of the show and we got teams getting OFF THE SCHNEID! Colossal upsets this weekend...the state of Maine went off AGAIN! In the Ivy League Cornell with their first W of the season. Also some contenders priming for full on league play starting next weekend. Colby with the underdog win at Pratt Field against Amherst. That would've been the upset of the day if not for the team from Brunswic...

Week 5 of the pod and things just keep getting more INSANE in this football season. Another great weekend highlighted by major wins for two programs from the GREAT NORTH of New England. Bates with an absolute thriller under the lights in Medford, continuing to prove the doubters (me among them) wrong. Top dogs in the league being Trinity, Amherst, and Wesleyan continued to find success as well. Me...

Week 4 of the show brings us to the meat & potatoes of the season! We've made it to October, time for things to start getting serious! In the NESCAC, the cream is beginning to rise to the crop. We also have our first CBB clash of the year in Lewiston and it was wild! In the Ivy league, down goes Dartmouth in a crazy game down in Philadelphia. Harvard continues to roll in Worcester. The res...

Week 3 of the show highlights one of the greatest games I've ever seen along with the absolute craziness seen in several other affairs across both the Ivy League and NESCAC. In addition to the "War in Williamstown" and the "Nuthouse in New Haven", we'll discuss several of the key matchups from another wild week of football. Parity continues to be a theme in the NESCAC t...

Week 2 of the NESCAC and the Ivy League finally joins the fun as well! In this episode, we dive into the parity of the NESCAC. With Trinity, Amherst, and Middlebury regaining form, along with a loss by the Cardinals, the league is wide open! On the Ivy circuit, some big comebacks, big scores, and a whole lot of question marks with eight non-conference matchups to start off the season. Buckle up fo...

What a WILD opening weekend of NESCAC Football! In the first official episode of the podcast, we'll talk about the historic opening slate of games this past weekend. Down go three heavyweights! Amherst, Middlebury, and Trinity all lose on an opening weekend for the first time ever...at least according to ChatGPT. Plus more on Wesleyan's domination, Bates' fresh offense, and what it all...

Welcome to the grand opening of the Wicked Smart Football Podcast! This episode is meant to be a primer for the podcast and introduce you to the format and content of the show moving ahead. On a weekly basis, we'll dive into the world of NESCAC and Ivy League football. Broken down into three parts: the Scoop, the Scheme, and the Story - each episode will authentically analyze the top games of...