The Quick Game Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jarrett Stidham, Hayden Ellis, and Cole Weeks
The Quick Game Podcast gives its take on a variety of topics around college football with an emphasis on Auburn University at times, where one host played and the other two worked for the football team.
First NFL start against the best defense in the league? Not worried. The QGP discusses Jarrett's first two professional starts. Jarrett details his week, including his preparation and consistent mindset to get himself ready to play. Toward the end of the episode, we briefly discuss Georgia's dominant run to the National Championship, Alabama's 2023 Offensive and Defensive Coordinators, and the NFL Playoff picture.
Cole Weeks breaks his long hiatus and returns to the podcast to talk with Hayden about a variety of topics. Is Lane Kiffin going to Auburn? Is Steve Sarkisian doing enough at Texas? We ponder these questions and more in episode 15.
Auburn Football's Head Coaching position is wide open. Anything could happen. Hayden and Seth Alford, who worked together in player personnel for Auburn Football, discuss the most likely candidates for the job, the candidates' coaching history, and if they are a fit for the Auburn Tigers.
ESPN/SEC Network Analyst Cole Cubelic joins the show to recap Auburn-LSU. Jarrett, Hayden, and Cubelic discuss the limitations of Auburn's offense and where the coaching staff has to turn to create production. The crew takes time to discuss the position that Auburn's Administration is put in considering an underperforming team coupled by a lethargic fan base. Lastly, a case is made for the SEC East being better than the West. Enjoy the show!
00:00 - Intro
06:30 - Cole Cubelic talks through his career journey
20:45 - Auburn-LSU analysis
40:00 - Auburn's continued 2nd half struggles
48:15 - Coaching grace period / Bryan Harsin's clock
57:25 - If you're going to fire a coach, when is the best time to do it?
1:03:10 - SEC East vs SEC West
1:11:25 - We revisit how much NIL $ Jarrett is "worth"
In this episode, Hayden goes solo and breaks down how much of the blame of Auburn's poor play is the fault of Bryan Harsin. Hayden analyzes the talent Harsin inherited, what Harsin has done to try and bolster the roster, and who Harsin is as a head coach and recruiter.
Brett Whiteside joins the QGP to de-mystify NIL and provide insight on what his role will look like as the Executive Director of "On to Victory", Auburn's recently launched NIL collective. Brett has held a variety of titles in the football world including the Director of Football Operations and most recently the Chief Recruiting Officer for Missouri Football. He discusses those opportunities and exactly how his career and experience has led him to this new role.
Jarrett and Hayden finally meet up to discuss the NFL Preseason and how Jarrett's "dynamic" rushing ability has been on display so far for the Las Vegas Raiders. Jarrett talks about his relationship with the QBs and how his knowledge of Josh McDaniel's offense has made the transition much smoother for a lot of guys on the team, including Derek Carr. They also discuss Tom Brady and what it was like for Jarrett to be around him and learn from the GOAT. Lastly, they analyze the departure of Allen Greene as Auburn's Athletic Director and what the future of the athletic department could be.
Lincoln Riley at Southern Cal, Mario Cristobal at Miami, Dan Lanning at Oregon, Billy Napier at Florida, and more. Who is going to have the most success in Year One at their new school? Can any of these coaches win a national championship in the next few years? Cole and Hayden evaluate the new-hire potential for all the elite power 5 schools and also discuss Texas's potential and the impact Arch Manning could have.
Ryan Smith, General Manager for Georgia Southern Football, joins the podcast to discuss his role as a General Manager and the process of rebuilding a program in Year One. Ryan also details his previous experience and how he got his start in CFB (with a little help from Cole Weeks).
Ep. 7 of the podcast is all about quarterbacks, and it features QB Consultant Jordan Palmer, who has worked with a variety of successful NFL quarterbacks, including Joe Burrow and Josh Allen. We talk through the most effective ways to train young quarterbacks on a daily basis, why many teams get it wrong in the evaluation and development process, and more.
Do the Georgia Bulldogs have what it takes to repeat? We recap their awesome run last year, focusing on the SEC Championship and National Championship games against Alabama. Cole and Jarrett share insight on what it's like to play and call plays respectively when you don't have the luxury of running the football. Episode 6 finishes with all 3 hosts giving their take on if UGA has what it takes to go back-to-back next year.
Episode 5 of the QGP takes on its first current event in the podcast's short history: Jimbo Fisher vs Nick Saban. We attempt to unpack the truth and the "not so truths" in each of Jimbo's and Nick's interviews, while also taking a stab at explaining how NIL and collectives are supposed to be functioning in contrast to how they are actually being implemented in College Football. Our guest is Dave Shumate, who has vast experience in player personnel and recruiting at the collegiate level, including Auburn and Texas A&M.
Jarrett, Hayden, and Cole put a magnifying glass to the dynasty that is Nick Saban and Alabama. They discuss the elite characteristics of Nick Saban including his coaching scheme/philosophy, teaching ability, evaluation process, and problem-solving mindset. They also discuss an NFL trade that happened over the past week for one of the hosts (could be anyone).
In the third and final episode of the 2017 Auburn Football mini-series, former Auburn running back and 2017 SEC Offensive POY, Kerryon Johnson, joins Jarrett and Hayden on the pod to talk Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, Iron Bowl, and more.
In the 2nd part of our mini series about Auburn's 2017 season, we discuss games against Mississippi State, Ole Miss, LSU, and Arkansas. Re-living heartbreak is never easy, but it is typically entertaining. We are joined by former Auburn offensive lineman, tight-end, hybrid-specialty, Tucker Brown, who is now coaching at the high school level.
In Episode 1 of the Quick Game Podcast, we begin a 3 part mini series about the Auburn 2017 football season. We discuss Jarrett's transfer to Auburn, him winning the QB battle during fall camp, and the first 3 games of the season including a brutal loss to Clemson on the road in which Jarrett took 11 sacks (ha). The third part of our trio, Cole Weeks, was unable to join during this episode, but we look forward to his return soon!