In this live recording, Alex and Richard answer a handful of subscriber questions and talk about the factors behind Shedeur Sanders plummeting to the fifth round of the NFL Draft. In this episode:
An announcement: Alex, Richard, and Godfrey will do a live taping at the Sports Podcast Festival in Raleigh on August 23. Tickets out May 9.
Off-the-dome dark horses for every conference in 2025
Pac-12 candidates from the American Athletic
The Week 1 games we’d go to if we could
Could the next Phil Knight/Oregon donor relationship be at … Texas Tech? It’s not a ridiculous question!
Contract disputes in coach poaching
Coaches getting banned from high schools for recruiting sins
Under Armour fading in college sports
The main event: Discussion of Shedeur Sanders plummeting to the fifth round. (Also, Richard’s very excited the Jags got Travis Hunter)
Alex is even less enamored than before with private equity coming to CFB
Producer: Anthony Vito
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Plus, everyone can hear a free preview.
Already this week for subscribers: An update on the blockbuster 2022 coaching carousel class, with Godfrey, Richard, and Alex breaking it all down
You can find that here:
The Rent Comes Due On 2022's Blockbuster Coaching Cycle
Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner check in on how things are going three-plus years after a blockbuster few days in the coach carousel. Over a few days in late 2021, USC, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, LSU, Oregon, and Miami played a high-stakes game of musical chairs. Nowadays, only a few of these teams probably feel content, and they aren’t the ones we expected. What can we learn, and what does all of this have to do with Southern Miss and Marshall?
Stick around later this week for more.
We’ll continue our Offseason Vibe Checks series with the Pac-12 and the FBS independents. That show will be free for all.
