3rd Down Analysis Podcast Danny Jackson
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A podcast about college football that blends fandom with data and strategy. There is particular focus on BYU, the Big 12, and occasional coverage on the broader trends in college football. Brought to you by the creator of 3rddownanalysis.com.
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3DA - Ep. 10 | Ranking BYU's 2024 Games from Easiest to Hardest
On today’s episode of the 3rd Down Analysis Podcast, I do a simple exercise of ranking BYU’s scheduled games in 2024 from easiest to hardest. Hint, the hardest games may not necessarily be against the best teams.
00:00 - 01:10 - Welcome on into the Podcast
01:10 - 01:35 - Pun Read
01:35 - 04:25 - Game #12
04:25 - 06:00 - Game #11
06:00 - 08:40 - Game #10
08:40 - 10:32 - Game #9
10:32 - 13:02 - Game #8
13:02 - 15:17 - Game #7
15:17 - 16:18 - Game #6
16:18 - 19:00 - Game #5
19:00 - 20:20 - Game #4
20:20 - 23:45 - Game #3
23:45 - 26:05 - Game #2
26:05 - 28:21 - Game #1
The mission with 3rd Down Analysis is to give you deeper, data-driven perspectives that go beyond the surface level content that is aplenty. I do the heavy lifting so that you can listen and enjoy the game more on Saturdays.
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3DA - Ep. 9 | Why Deion Sanders and Colorado Could Be So Valuable to the Big 12 in the Future
On today’s episode of the 3rd Down Analysis Podcast, I look long-term at the Colorado Buffaloes and how they could be an immensely valuable asset for the Big 12 in the future. Brett Yormark may have landed a sleeping giant when he lured the school away from the Pac-12.
The departure of Oklahoma and Texas leaves the Big 12 without a Tier 1 brand. A Tier 1 brand is a Top 10 brand that you have little doubt would get into the CFP. So what is the Big 12 to do?
Enter Colorado and Coach Prime. Understandably, Colorado needs to win. Full stop. But, if they do start winning and winning in a big way, then you could be looking at one of the major brands in college football so long as Coach Prime is on the Saturday Sidelines in Boulder, Colorado.
0:00 - 2:08 - Welcome on in to the Pod
2:08 - 2:35 - Pun Read (in place of ad reads)
2:35 - 9:35 - The growing value of brand in college football
9:35 - 12:30 - How does the Big 12 regain a Tier 1 brand?
12:30 - 13:10 - Second pun read
13:10 - 25:10 - Deion’s impact on viewership (Key 1 to building a national brand)
25:10 - 32:54 - Deion’s impact on recruiting (Key 2 to building a national brand)
Deion’s and Colorado’s potential for bringing immense value in the future
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3DA - Ep. 8 | How Can the Colorado Buffaloes Improve in 2024?
On today’s episode of the 3rd Down Analysis Podcast, I dive into the Colorado Buffaloes and how they need to improve. All signs, and statistics, point to their deep need for improvement on the line of scrimmage. Both sides of the ball need to improve dramatically if Colorado is to contend for a bowl game.
I walk you through three ways they need to improve and share some stats and info that help you understand how bad they were in 2023 on the line of scrimmage.
0:00 - 1:35 - Welcome on in to the Pod
1:35 - 2:10 - Pun Read (in place of ad reads)
2:10 - 3:15 - Introduction to the three things that Colorado needs to do
3:15 - 7:26 - (1) How bad was Colorado at protecting the QB?
7:26 - 10:00 - (2) How bad was Colorado’s defensive line?
10:00 - 13:30 - (3) How bad was Colorado in the run game?
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3DA - Ep. 7 | Should the SEC and Big Ten break off? How would that impact college football? Special Guest Alex Hymas
On today’s episode of the 3rd Down Analysis Podcast, I welcome my friend and special guest Alex Hymas into the program. Alex is a seasoned Operations and Analytics leader who also has a passion for college football. Alex shares his thoughts on what the SEC and Big Ten should do regarding staying connected to the rest of college football.
0:25 - Welcoming in special guest Alex Hymas
1:15 - Do you think the SEC and Big Ten should break off?
5:30 - Would the networks want to pay a premium for the SEC and Big Ten while continuing to pay for other conferences?
10:05 - The theory that every program thinks they have a chance at the beginning of the season and how money and TV networks impact
12:15 - Why do people like blue bloods and following them?
13:00 - What happens to each blue bloods’ brand once you have a super league of only blue bloods?
19:05 - What does Alex think about a tiered system when it comes to the on-the-field product?
23:00 - Would the latest push for a 70 + 10 relegation system be the solution to college football’s future?
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3DA - Ep. 6 | College Football Power 2: Which Schools Would Be Included
In this fun episode where Danny goes through a hypothetical College Football Power 2 situation, he lays out who he believes would be in the Power 2 if college football ends up with two conferences who completely exclude themselves from the rest of the country.
He breaks all FBS schools up into 6 tiers and goes through which schools he thinks would be in and which would be on out the outside looking in.
Key Timestamps:
2:30 - How am I defining the Power 2 for this conversation, and how I am not
5:05 - The concept of tiering schools and how I went about it
10:00 - The 6 Tiers in which I group the schools
11:55 - Tier 1 schools
15:15 - Tier 2 schools
24:45 - Tier 3 schools
29:30 - Tier 4 schools
35:30 - Tier 5 schools
43:15 - Tier 6 schools
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3DA - Ep. 5 | BYU Cougars Season Predictions for 2024
In this episode, Danny walks through his predictions for the BYU Cougars football season in 2024. He gives a few high level thoughts, describes what success should look like, and then he goes through each game.
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