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College football & college basketball with a little gambling and a lot of pro wrestling. Coming to you August thru April - yes, we take the summers off, too.
Is Alabama slipping, and is NIL to blame? Deion keeps the alumni happy against Nebraska. North Carolina fends off Appalachian State in overtime for the second time. Hurricane hilarity on both coasts. And the Big 10 West title has new contenders.
Week 0 does not make a championship season. We're looking at you, fans of Notre Dame and USC. Week 1 is the real deal. We have three Mortgage Plays, a bunch of Unders based on new rules and an anti-ACC bias that goes way out of bounds.
The Big 10 comes down to Michigan and Ohio State, but the real question will be whether Iowa can score 25 points a game and whether Northwestern can win in the United States. Texas may grab a Big 12 conference title as a parting gift. We don't talk about a certain team or a certain quarterback in the ACC. The Sun Belt reminds us that regional rivalries are fun, and the MAC reminds us that things can remain the same. Finally, Terry Funk reminds us all we're just egg-sucking dogs.
Georgia will walk to an unbeaten season, but the SEC West could see a surprise. Can anyone sticking around win the Pac-12? How many losses can Notre Dame afford and make the playoffs? The New Look American and the same look Mountain West will be reason to watch football. And Conference USA takes over the "One True Champion" moniker.
Sixth Year Seniors returns for the 2023 college football season. Good gawd, what has happened to what we knew? The Big 10 will be up to 18 teams, the Pac will be down to four. Notre Dame might be able to save the world as we know it. Plus, stupid college sports gambling stories, a few bits of basketball, and RIP The Rick Scaia.
Mortgage Plays on the Pac-12 and ACC title games highlight a short week in college football. But there's plenty of room for rants about North Carolina hoops and poor officiating overall.
Michigan might match up with Georgia. TCU seems like the team of destiny. Maybe the college football playoffs are as predictable as we think. But that fourth team still needs to be decided. Could the team we dare not speak of get back into the picture?
A pair of two-touchdown underdogs are Mortgage Plays in the final regular-season week of the college football season. Also, we split sides on the Big Game and have some fun with the Big 10 West.
The magnitude of the moment overwhelms underdogs that could have shattered the playoff structure. Instead, we debate the comparative corruptness of the playoff committee and FIFA. Tennessee's goalposts were sacrificed for no reason. Now USC is in the "patience" tier, waiting for teams to lose. Plus, a quick look at Feast Week tournaments.
Both football and basketball in full swing. Four football Mortgage Plays for the weekend. A full preview of basketball tournaments. And in hoops, there's an upswing for the SWAC and a downturn for the Pac-12 and ACC.
Things may look cut and dried in the playoff chase, but a few upsets can throw everything into chaos and armageddon. A Pac-12 doubleheader highlights the week, but would have been more important without this weekend's upsets. Ohio State's running backs need medical assistance before facing Michigan. And what's a worse purchase: Twitter for $44 billion or Jimbo Fisher for $95 million?
Coming back from a bad week of college football bets with a short memory and a Friday night Mortgage Play.
Georgia dominates Tennessee to mock the committee that took the #1 spot from them. Alabama loses a thrilled in Baton Rouge but is still not out of the playoff chase. The Matrix of Doom says TCU will be in the Big 12 title game. Can they also make the playoffs? Plus the Big 10 West 4-5 tie is still alive, Carolina wins in Charlottesville, and Elon Musk may kill the best sports news Web site.
Five Mortgage Plays, including a trio deep down the card. Plus, Who's crazy enough to take the Auburn job and is that person already in the SEC, and are there any real solutions to "gambling injury issues" in college football?
Two spectacular SEC matchups highlight the best day of college football yet this year. We preview both games, plus compare Jayden Daniels and Hendon Hooker to a certain previous superstar SEC quarterback. And there's Clemson at Notre Dame, Texas at Kansas State, a slew of other intriguing games and--possibly--Game 7 of the World Series.
Winning money is even better when its vindictive money, and one of us has vindictive money on the Late Night Get Back Game. Also, two more Mortgage Plays and opposite opinions on the Cocktail Party.
LSU bursts through a quiet week to contend for the SEC title. Meanwhile, some big name teams are starting to be concerned about bowl eligibility. If TCU were named "Texas," how highly ranked would that unbeaten Big 12 team be?
The wins just keep on coming. Four more Mortgage Plays this week, including a massive Wrong Team Favored in the SEC. Plus, a callback to the original MLB Playoff Sacrifice Game.
We watch college football for Volunteer fans storming the field after beating Alabama, and carrying the goalposts to the Tennessee River. Or we watch for TCU's heroic comeback, Cameron Rising's desperate two-point conversion, and the entire Sun Belt conference.
From Georgia to Georgia Southern, college football Mortgage Plays keep on coming. Will Alabama cover against Tennessee? Will Carolina win in a high school stadium? Will anyone score on the island?
A close call costs Alabama the AP Poll top ranking for the second time, but they remain atop the Coaches Poll. TCU topples Kansas, and now hosts another unbeaten in Oklahoma State. USC and UCLA need perfection to break into playoff contention, while James Madison is pursuing perfection even if they can't get to a bowl game.
The college football winners just keep coming. Two Mortgage Plays in the SEC, but the guys are on opposite sides of the Red River Shootout. And Alan dives deep into the dumpster of bad FBS games.
TCU and Kansas have come a long way from being the MLB Playoff Sacrifice Game. Welcome to Lawrence, GameDay! Colorado may be able to rebound quicker than Wisconsin after two more coaches are fired. And pollsters penalize Georgia for not covering the spread.
Trust the process betting on the Big Three as huge favorites. However, this may be the last shot at betting Kansas. Plus plays on both big ACC games and the SEC Stupid Game of the Year.
The top of the Big 12 is in Kansas now. More coaching changes before October. The ACC Coastal is a four-team race, and all four meet each other Saturday. Plus we take a deep dive into the worst of the FCS, video game cheats, and the highly stupid history of LSU/Auburn.
Locking in big college football cards while the profits role in. Five big Mortgage Plays, plus plays featuring Bad Bo Nix, the Blueblood Bowl and the Iowa/Rutgers total.
The Big Three all cover, as does #3A Michigan. Appalachian State creates the best finish no one saw. Is Syracuse good enough to threaten ACC contenders? Now that Good Bo Nix has appeared, will he stick around? Unbeaten Kansas versus unbeaten Duke is a football game? The best Pac-12 game so far is not on national television. Thanks, Larry Scott!
Big favorites, big dogs. But not from who you would expect. Plus four Mortgage Plays and a bundle of guaranteed winners for Week 3 of college football.
The Sun Belt takes, money, jobs and pride from Power 5 schools in three huge upsets. Bryce Young shows his Heisman pedigree to avoid a Longhorn upset. Should there be a fan's Top 25? Do any of the Top 25s even matter? And we create the Connor Halliday Fragility Trophy for quarterbacks who can't stay healthy.
There's lots of Week 1 college football profits to be shared, and more to come in Week 2. Plus, a lesson in gambling finance and etiquette. Don't be That Guy in the sportsbook.
Backup quarterbacks are the rage at Clemson, Liberty, Penn State and Boise. Utah loses its shot at the playoffs in The Swamp. LSU is still practicing special teams. Shenanigans are throughout the ACC. And what exactly will the College Football Playoff committee do with 12 teams?
A full week of gambling degeneration lies ahead. Five Mortgage Plays. Two dozen picks from Alan and Mikey. What can possible go wrong?
Could the Pac-12 have a team in the playoffs while others leave? USC's current NIL deals make the Reggie Bush drama look tame. Quinn Ewers hair: atrocious or wonderful? And which coach voted Texas #1? Catholics and Mormons in Sin City...who booked this? Can Houston go undefeated in its final season in the American? Plus what's good about about the Sun Belt and MAC. Part 2 of the Sixth Year Seniors college football preview.
Sixth Year Seniors are back in school, previewing college football before the start of Week 0. Can anyone derail the Big Three of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State? Or is the only question which team will be #4 and crushed by the SEC champion? Don't kid yourself...conference realignment is really just FOX vs. ESPN. Decoldest takes the early lead in the NIL of the Year competition. Could LSU miss a bowl under first-year coach Brian Kelly? Breaking down the SEC, Big 10, ACC, Mountain West, Conference USA and the Week 0 independents.
Yes, Kansas is the 2022 college basketball national champion. But there's stories to tell about New Orleans, the Final Four, Coach K's one-game-early retirement party and the ensuing celebration before the final game.
Four teams--including an epic Duke/North Carolina showdown--and Mikey are headed to New Orleans for the 2022 Final Four.
The Big 12 and surprising ACC advance three teams to the Sweet 16. St. Peter's provides the Cinderella story, favored Gonzaga avoids an upset, and Mikey spins tales of his day in Fort Worth.
Selection Sunday is hot off the presses. Bracket analysis. First round upsets. Cinderellas. Final Four picks. March Madness. The clock is ticking toward the First Four in the NCAA basketball tournament.
Mikey recounts North Carolina's epic upset of Duke in Coach K's final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Plus, a complete roundup of all 32 conference tournaments leading up to Selection Sunday.
Unpacking a never-before seen top six Associated Press teams losing in the same day, only to have the top two teams remain the same. Plus, previews of the first week of conference tournaments.
Juwan Howard went for the knockout at Wisconsin but lost a decision. Auburn loses in regulation--finally. Texas Tech fans invade Austin. The Horizon Conference backpedals a decision in the snarkiest fashion. It's college basketball, and we need more pettiness.
Gonzaga regains its rightful #1 ranking from Auburn, even though War Eagle has yet to lose in regulation. Rutgers is getting wins for the #NewYorkMarket. Texas is fined for storming the court after beating Kansas. Memphis upsets Houston and is back after Penny's anti-media rant. Mountain West offering must-see TV every week. Plus Super Bowl and Olympic thoughts.
Auburn barely beats the worst team in the SEC, yet remains #1 in the eyes of AP voters. Rutgers has Michigan State's number. February doldrums affect Baylor, BYU and others. And we have a live look-in at the finish of Virginia and Duke.
SEC's domination of the Big 12 will be remembered by the selection committee. Alabama loses as a 14-point favorite, then beats Baylor. "The Tournament" may be the next "Last Dance" for ESPN. Longwood, Weber State and Vermont surge to conference leads. And Sweet 16 seed predictions with six weeks to go before Selection Sunday.
Associated Press respects Auburn by handing them the #1 spot without a Gonzaga loss. Meanwhile, Penny Hardaway is disrespected by those same guys as his Memphis Tigers fall again. Shaka Smart craves the underdog role at Marquette, Army battles to a Patriot League-record comeback, Boise takes a 12-game winning streak into major matchups, and Missouri State and Wilmington add their names to the at-large list.
Pollsters again prove their East Coast Bias after Baylor loses twice and Gonzaga hits the century three straight. Howard picks up a "good loss" on MLK Day. Michigan is buried in the Big 10. Georgia's poor season brings up memories of 2008. Princeton, Colgate and Hawaii start conference season well.
Georgia shakes off 42 years of demons, skeletons and Alabama to win the college football national championship.
To barely anyone's surprise, Georgia and Alabama are in the national title game. There were highlights in the bowls--both good and bad, and even those not played. Of course, we have a better solution. The Big Sky's Northern Colorado is our Cinderella of the Week as we catch up with college basketball. And we pay tribute to the coach, announcer, pitchman and video game mogul--John Madden. Boom!
Part 2 of our college basketball preview looks at a number of possible Cinderellas and at-large spoilers. Meet Vermont, Colgate, Oakland, Iona and Monmouth. Find out why you want to stay up late to watch the West Coast, WAC, Summit and Big Sky. And learn what power conferences will be leaking at-large bids the mid-majors will gobble up.
A final episode of college football guaranteed winners. Five big Mortgage Plays. Urban Meyer's next job. And please let Utah State replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl.
From the Southland to the Big 10, we have you covered. From Purdue to Rutgers, the Big 10 is the deepest conference. But the Big East might provide the best day-to-day excitement with improved DePaul and Marquette. Kentucky strikes a new look in the SEC. The American is poised to scoop up at-large bids. Louisiana Tech's Kenny Lofton Jr. takes us back to the late 1980s. Texas Southern's win over Florida might finally get the SWAC out of play-in games.
Spencer Rattler is going to Carolina? USC? You mean SOUTH Carolina? Travis Hunter cuts a deal with some media company to go to Jackson State. The NIL deals are out of control, and we can't look away. Meanwhile, there's also four Mortgage Plays on bowl games leading up to Christmas.
Looking ahead to all 43 bowl games. Who's playing, and who cares they are playing? Plus, college hoops has its fourth #1 of the season. And the newest poll proves an East Coast Bias.
Follow us to an alternate world where there is a one-game playoff after the bowl games. Bama faces Cincy, Georgia meets Ohio State, and Michigan plays Utah in a classic Rose Bowl. Plus, an undercard featuring LSU and Louisiana, Oregon and BYU, NC State and Wisconsin, and Louisville and Memphis.
Alabama is not only in the playoffs, but the #1 seed after crushing unbeaten Georgia. Baylor stops Oklahoma State inches from a Big 12 victory. The committee still needed room service and a catered breakfast to do five minutes of work. In college hoops, Gonzaga drops another game and COVID defeats Washington.
Guaranteed winners for Championship Week. Just in time to fund Coach K's retirement, since the Dukies can't win despite being given the #1 slot in the polls. Two Mortgage Plays in the biggest Saturday title games.
Fans get a weekend for the ages. Michigan knocks Ohio State out of the playoffs, Oklahoma loses a Big 12 title shot to Oklahoma State and then Lincoln Riley to USC, and Alabama just slips out of Jordan-Hare with an overtime victory. And we see you, Jared Casey.
One huge Mortgage Play to pay off all the Thanksgiving food and drink. Plus, NIL money finally in the right pockets and thoughts on Gonzaga, UCLA and Dick Vitale's return.
The coaching carousel is in full swing with the firing of Dan Mullen. Only a week remains in the regular season--or is it two weeks--and teams are fighting for conference championship slots and bowl bids. Plus, another unexpected rain delay in college basketball.
It's always fun until it's no longer fun. Will that happen this week in college football? Could an unbeaten team lose? Could a suspended radio team crash a party? Could three more Mortgage Plays cash? Plus, talking college hoops contenders in BYU, Houston and St. Bonaventure.
Big 12 opponents, fans and officials give Oklahoma and Texas A+ petty trolling for heading to the SEC. Georgia looks impressive against a real offense, Wake and Pitt close in on an ACC showdown, and Gonzaga looks dangerous on the hardcourt.
Two Mortgage Plays, basketball's opening night and a major five-star signing announcement. Plus, Alan mangles a total total bet.
Arizona and UNLV end FBS-longest losing streaks on the same weekend we learn the ACC Coastal could end in a five-way tie, TCU is ready to play spoiler with a new coach and quarterback, Dan Mullen shockingly still has a job, both Mississippi schools can hand Alabama the SEC West title, and Texas needs more than an emotional support monkey.
Mikey explains what the Braves World Series victory means to a life-long fan. Then he takes his 8-1 heater for two more Mortgage Plays, including the SEC CBS Game of the Week. Plus, continued discussion on the continued conference fallout.
Cincinnati--and possibly another unbeaten team--will be screwed by this week's playoff rankings. Florida State creates an all-time double Bad Beat. Michigan State keeps finding ways to win. Georgia takes souls for Halloween. Auburn is a week closer to a meaningful Iron Bowl. But first: Texas A&M. And Kansas fills the role of World Series Sacrificial Lamb perfectly.
Spirits are high after a big winning week. Three more Mortgage Plays, plus another shot at UMass and a play on a suddenly competent Bo Nix.
College football overtime doesn't need to be fixed, but we still have a solution. Plus, Spencer Rattler's NIL contracts, Malik Willis becomes Willis Reed, Kenny Pickett and the Heisman, and improving the World Series Sacrifice Game.
Time to rebound as two Top 10 teams--plus Clemson--are road dogs against unranked teams. Are the home favorites justified?
The SEC was an embarrassment, and not just in Tennessee. Texas collapses in the second half--again. Monroe wins as a 20+ point dog--again. The Big 10 West is a mockery, and remember that Ohio State lost to Oregon. And anti-vaccine consequences, baseball, NHL and NBA.
A Mortgage Play in the SEC, a game way off the board involving a favorite team, plus Jon Gruden's E-Mails, Howard Cosell's jacket cover and Spencer Rattler's repossessed cars.
Chaos is complete with Texas A&M's upset of Alabama. Spencer Rattler's benching may cost him millions. Opportunistic Iowa remains unbeaten. Plus Wake Forest survives The Dome, more Red Sox Hatred and an inside scoop on Eric Dickerson's Trans-Am.
Three guaranteed Mortgage Plays, plus Urban Meyer's redemption strategy, Evander Kane's crazy ex-wife, a UConn/UMass bet, baseball predictions, Big Bubba Rogers and Vern Gagne.
Cincinnati does what few do at South Bend--win and cover. Will you watch an Iowa/Georgia playoff game? What about UConn/UMass? Will you chant S-E-C at the Cotton Bowl? Plus random references to Brian Piccolo, Ron Bass and Tate Martell.
An all-time FIVE Mortgage Plays to bank on this week, plus a Late Night Get Back parlay. There may have been some alcoholic influence.
Clemson-ing and NC State Sh!t in the same game. Oklahoma needs a Plan B. Arkansas passes one test but faces an even stiffer challenge. Bad things continue to happen in Atlanta. Lots of bad math and more pro wrestling references than can fit in a York Foundation computer stolen by Cam Newton.
A quick transition to television reviews of Malice at the Palace, Cocaine Cowboys and Muhammad Ali before we turn back to more guaranteed winners, including a second Mortgage Play in Arlington.
Great action across the country once the sun set. Awful officiating for Boise and Penn State. Fantastic finishes for San Diego State, SMU and Louisville. Title contenders struggle. BYU has a chance to run the table and claim a Pac-12 title. And Tate Martell may have finally found a home.
It took three weeks, but the Seniors finally agree on a game. Bank on Cincinnati to crush Indiana on the road. Plus, a full slate of college plays and another reason why there are giant skyscrapers in the middle of the desert.
Ohio State's loss could be the first of many dominoes to fall in a wide-open season. Plus, thoughts on the new Big 12, the Oklahoma/Nebraska time slot, the worst streaming service, worst defensive play, and best cat video ever.
Ohio State's loss could be the first of many dominoes to fall in a wide-open season. Plus, thoughts on the new Big 12, the Oklahoma/Nebraska time slot, the worst streaming service, worst defensive play, and best cat video ever.
Mikey starts the season on a heater, but money management and terrible touts are still part of the college football equation.
The Crimson Tide once again dominates in Week 1, while Georgia and Clemson put on a defensive clinic. UCLA shocks LSU, but the rest of the Pac-12 was lacking. And for some, title hopes have already disappeared.
Can the loser of Clemson/Georgia still make the playoffs? How badly will Oklahoma and Texas pay for their off-season desires? Mikey goes full Ron Hunter talking about Iowa State's chances in the Big 12. Will Notre Dame play of New Year's? Is there another Group of Five team after Cincinnati? Part II of the College Football Preview.
Can anyone prevent a college football National Title rematch between Alabama and Ohio State? Also, can the Pac-12 crack the playoffs, Boise rebound in the Mountain West, or a longshot win Conference USA? And a brief look at the bottom of Division 1. The first of two weeks of football previews.
Texas and Oklahoma think they're headed to the SEC, but will it still exist when they are able to leave the Big 12? Meanwhile, ESPN is working both ends of the deal to make as much money as possible and prevent Fox from doing the same. And the athletes are also--finally--making money. Plus, thoughts on Coach K, poor choices in women, Simone Biles, the Olympics and Bobby Eaton. It's the Comeback Show!
Baylor overpowers previously unbeaten Gonzaga to win the national title. Meanwhile, other contenders search for coaching answers and the Seniors look forward to summer shenanigans.
Gonzaga dominates two more opponents, but does it still yet have another gear for Baylor? Plus, reaction to Roy Williams' retirement, Shaka Smart's move and the Supreme Court's NCAA hearing.
March Madness gave us an unfazed Loyola of Chicago, an unchallenged Baylor and Gonzaga, a defenseless Iowa, and busted brackets across the nation. Oral Roberts? Oregon State? UCLA? Sweet 16 begins Saturday.
Gonzaga begins its quest to be the first unbeaten team since 1976 to win the NCAA basketball tournament. Can any of the other 67 teams stop them?
Morehead and Appalachian begin the annual list of upsets leading to March Madness. Social media wants App State and Michigan again. Duke doesn't want anyone anymore.
Tournament contingencies are announced, but conference tournaments have started and top teams are falling just two weeks from Selection Sunday. Plus, uniform fashion reviews and COVID tips.
With March looming, give us more games like Michigan/Ohio State. Losing Jalen Johnson could be addition by subtraction for Duke. Kentucky has a path to the SEC tourney title. And Our Lady of the Lakes makes the podcast again.
Teams going up; teams falling down. Michigan mocks COVID, but no one mocks the Texas weather. Plus, our Top 16 predictions with a month until Selection Sunday.
The AP Poll goes back to 1961, with Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State missing. Baylor is headed for a COVID pause, while Villanova and St. Louis struggle in their comebacks. What is in Michigan's future?
The Big 12 and SEC bring their best game. Did the Dukies lose? Did Michigan State really lose to...Rutgers?!?! Yes! Did Gonzaga cover? Maybe. And a special look back at Temple coach John Chaney.
March Madness moves to Friday thru Monday. Michigan pushes pause. St. Louis, Villanova and New Mexico State return. Alabama pushes for a #1 seed. Drake remains unbeaten in Vegas.
Kim Mulkey calls out the NCAA for its corporate greed. Now that it's out in the open, let's go full-tilt: Corporate brackets, a third-place game, Bill Walton marathon and Gus Johnson as a special tournament closer.
College football's national championship underwhelmed. Now it's time for basketball to improve our world view.
Can Ohio State upset Alabama?
Can Sark turn around Texas?
Can we have the Final Four at Hinkle?
Can we have more crazy conference upsets?
There's a lot we don't know about the 2021 college basketball season. But we do know it will take place, and that Gonzaga is one of the best teams in many years. Beyond that? We dive into every conference playing its way toward March Madness.
Corporate greed and conference contracts made a shambles of the bowl schedule. But North Carolina is in the Orange Bowl. And Gonzaga is winning the basketball title.