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Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.
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Big Ten & Big 12 Teams To Be Bullish On!
Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss which teams they think will propel to the top of the Big Ten and Big 12 conference rankings this year. They also try their hand at the Love It Or Hate It Game where they have to dish out their preference on topics like the transfer portal, Nick Saban's retirement and Deion Sanders on X!
0:00 - Welcome
1:00 - Surely CBB Officials Love UCONN’s Dan Hurley’s Decision
07:08 - Big Ten Teams To Be Bullish On: Nebraska & Rutgers
14:27 - The Big 12 Favorite Team Will Be: Utah
19:43 - Getting Used To The Schedule Changes
25:20 - Using Team Schedules To Explain The CFP Format
28:17 - Love It or Hate It: Current State of Transfer Portal
32:08 - Love It or Hate It: Nick Saban’s Retirement
35:02 - Love It or Hate It: Deion Sanders on X
36:32 - Love It or Hate It: Best Pregame Entrance
38:42 - Remembering NBA Legend Jerry West
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EMERGENCY POD: UConn's Coach Dan Hurley To Pull Up To The Los Angeles Lakers?
Rece Davis, Pete Thamel and college basketball insider Jeff Borzello discuss UConn Dan Hurley's big on-court energy and if this unabashed east coast guy would make the move to Hollywood to coach another preeminent team, the Los Angeles Lakers. They also preview potential coaching candidates for UConn should Hurley decide to make the move.
0:00 Lakers aggressively pursuing UConn’s Dan Hurley
5:12 Hurley to bring his big on-court energy to the pros?
7:44 From college to the NBA: How would Hurley fit in?
9:15 Hurley to Hollywood? He’s an unabashed east coast guy
15:15 Hurley’s potential relationship with LeBron James looms large
21:54 Hurley’s potential impact on the western conference
22:48 Potential coaching candidates for UConn if Hurley leaves
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Missouri HC Eliah Drinkwitz on the Head Coaches Room at the SEC Meetings + WR Luther Burden's "Luther Instincts"
Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz to discuss wide receiver Luther Burden's "Luther instincts," the "revolutionary" style of the head coaches at the SEC meetings, some of the discussions at the SEC meetings, and the case for keeping walk-ons as part of college football going forward. Drinkwitz also jokes about how he and his family go through adversity each time they board a Southwest flight.
0:00 - Welcome
0:28 - Where Does Missouri Rank As CFP Contenders?
03:20 - Missouri Coach Eliah Drinkwitz Joins The Pod
04:01 - How Last Season Impacts Returning Players
05:39 - Missouri’s State Law Created An NIL Advantage
08:57 - Luther Instincts On The Field From WR Luther Burden
11:35 - Coach Drinkwitz Pulls The Veil Back On SEC Meetings
17:30 - Drinkwitz: Walk-Ons Are Necessary For Player Safety
20:37 - Coach Drinkwitz’s Gameday Connor Stallions Quip
21:53 - Drinkwitz: I’m A Seinfeld Guy Through & Through
24:47 - How To Find What Your Family Is Made Of
26:27 - “I Don’t Have Any Tools’ To Fix Things Around The House”
28:14 - Missouri’s Chance In The College Football Landscape
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Recruiting 4 or 5 Star Players Vs Developing Current Players: Who's Doing It Right - Georgia, Michigan or Clemson?
Who has the right model when it comes to building out a team - Georgia, Michigan or Clemson? Rece Davis, Bill Connelly and Ryan McGee get into it! They also take a look at Bill's latest SP+ rankings and mull over how an SEC or Big Ten team going 9-3 compares to a Big 12 team going 10-2. Before ending the pod, they bring up a few 'new' conference matchups that are on the horizon - BYU-Utah, Texas-Texas A&M, and Oklahoma-Texas A&M.
0:00 - Welcome
0:52 - BTS On Covering Auto Racing Driver Kyle Larson
04:34 - CFB Players At The Coke 600 Motorsports Race
07:16 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings
09:06 - A Quick Lou Holtz Story
11:14 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings
13:14 - An Overview of SP+ Projections For The Coming Season
18:45 - Top “New” Conference Match-Ups To Look Forward To
25:31 - Building Dreams: The Georgia Vs. Michigan Model
27:49 - Building Dreams: What About The Clemson Model?
34:29 - Remembering Bill Walton, A Great Football Fan
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Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby on the origins of his dominant offensive schemes
Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby to discuss how he's developed his offensive prowess, the players that will light up the field this season, the advantage his program has over others, and the "yeet yeet" call that always turns heads down in Starkville.
0:00 Welcome
0:20 - Ken Jean Auditions To Be On Gameday?
02:56 - Gameday To Wrigley Field
06:22 - Jeff Lebby Joins The Pod
07:36 - Lebby on Shaping The Roster
10:55 - Lebby on Mississippi St’s Advantage Over Others
15:13 - Jeff Lebby On The Difficult Part Of His Job
19:04 - The Offensive Minds That Impacted Coach Lebby
24:27 - Coach Lebby’s Favorite Baylor Story Of Robert Griffin III
30:08 - Lebby’s Yeet Yeet Call That Players Are Dialed Into
38:23 - House v. NCAA Case: Why This week Is A Pivot Point In College Athletics
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Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff
Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
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