2024 National Championship Game Review

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5:40 Two minute warning in college football?

10:45 Arch Manning opts out of the NCAA football game

20:45 We rank all 18 Big Ten coaches based on how good or bad a bro they are. We award 0-5 ride or dies depending on how loyal a friend your coach is.

Season Reviews:

Michigan State: 1:20:15

USC: 1:27:00

Oregon: 1:32:45

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4:05 UCLA hires new OC

11:05 Big Ten Fan Duel Over/Under Odds

26:25 Potential Early Signing Day Changes

30:00 Potential 14 Team Playoff and its implications

45:40 Penn State

58:50 Illinois

108:00 Purdue

Mike and John discuss the ongoing talks regarding the extension of college football playoff rights and the 5+7 CFP model. Then, the guys predict how successful each new PAC addition will be in the Big Ten. Next, they discuss the return of the NCAA College Football game before reviewing the seasons for Rutgers and UCLA

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5:15 Extension of CFP rights under discussion

19:45 CFB Playoff 5+7 Model

20:30 Notre Dame objects!

32:15 How successful will the four new PAC additions be in the Big Ten?

52:50 NCAA College Football Returns!

58:40 Rutgers Season Review

109:30 UCLA Season Review

Mike and John discuss Bill O'Brien to BC, Chip Kelly to Ohio State (!!!). UCLA's coaching search, and the new CFB playoff media deal and SEC influence in the sport. Then the guys review the '23-'24 season for Ohio State, Northwestern, and Maryland

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4:30 Bill O'Brien 

7:15 Chip Kelly

19:00 UCLA coaching search

28:10 New CFB Media Deal

38:00 Ohio State

1:01:25 Northwestern

1:12:35 Maryland

The guys  discuss the announcement of the new Big Ten/SEC joint advisory board and other Big Ten current events before reviewing last season for Nebraska, Washington, and Minnesota. 

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—2:30 Big Ten/SEC advisory board

—15:00 Steve Belichick hired as Washington DC

—20:30 Oregon HC Dan Lanning said what, now?

—25:15 Luke Fickell maybe adds Mike Vrabel to his staff?

—28:00 Mike gets into Twitter beef with a college football media pundit

Season reviews:

—Nebraska Cornhuskers 36:20

—Washington Huskies 1:00:35

—Minnesota Golden Gophers 1:13:35

John and Mike talk breaking Big Ten news in Iowa City and Ann Arbor before reviewing this past season for Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Time Stamps Below:

New Iowa OC: 2:00

Michigan Coaching Changes 12:30

Indiana: 18:00

Michigan 44:50

Iowa 1:05:00

Wisconsin 1:26:45

Mike and John discuss Jim Harbaugh's tenure at Michigan as well as what happens next now that he's gone. The guys address the Iowa OC search before grading each Big Ten Football head coaching performance for the  '23-'24 season.

Coaching changes at Washington, Arizona, and Alabama. Potential coaching change at Michigan as Jim Harbaugh flirts with NFL jobs. Ohio State quietly building a juggernaut for next season in its rival's image. John and Mike discuss what these coaching changes say about the overall health of college football. 

Mike discusses some Ohio State news before breaking down Nick Saban's retirement and its implications. 

Mike and John discuss Nick Saban's comments, Michigan's title win, bowl challenge cup results, national title ratings, transfer portal news, and new Big Ten assistant coaching news. Finally, they break down the national title game. 

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—Nick Saban 3:25

—Michigan’s title and is there an asterisk attached? 8:30

—Bowl Challenge Cup Results and what was the best conference this year? 13:00

—National Championship TV Ratings 16:45

—Big Ten transfer portal news and assistant coaching hire news 20:40

—National title Game Breakdown 36:40