Tailgate Till May: Recent Episodes
Tailgate Till May
A podcast for those who live and breathe college sports. This podcast is for fans who show up on campus in September to tailgate for football, trek across snow covered parking lots in February for basketball and are back again in April tailgating for spring football, baseball and lacrosse. The show will focus primarily on FBS football and D1 men‘s college basketball, but will also occasionally touch on other NCAA sports and divisions.
Steven starts the show by talking about the NFL draft, LSU's three first-round picks and how the 2023 LSU football season will be remembered. Then he gets into what last season's elite college basketball teams had in common, the early 2025 men's basketball national championship odds and why he's betting Iowa State at 30-1 to win next year's national title.
Steven starts the show by discussing Mark Pope introduction as Kentucky's new head basketball coach and what the reception says about the Kentucky fanbase. Then he dives into Ohio State's spring game and why he believes the Buckeyes are under more pressure than any team in the country headed into 2024.
Steven reacts to UConn winning its second consecutive national championship and discusses where this two-year run stacks up historically, UConn's place in the sport and what other schools can take from UConn's success. Then he wraps up the show by talking about John Calipari leaving Kentucky for Arkansas.
Steven starts the show by reacting to Purdue's win over NC State and UConn's win over Alabama in the Final Four. Then he previews Monday night's national title game by diving into what's at stake, the path to victory for each team and how he's betting the last college basketball game of the 2024 season.
Steven previews the Purdue/NC State and UConn/Alabama Final Four games. He breaks down each game, discusses the path to victory for the two underdogs, talks about his x-factors for each team and shares his best bets.
The Final Four is set and Steven reacts to Elite Eight wins by UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State by sharing his four major takeaways from the Elite Eight.
Steven discusses the first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament by categorizing the remaining 16 teams.
Steven goes region by region to preview the NCAA tournament. He dives into his favorite first round matchup, which potential game he would like to see, his best bets and his winner for each region.
It's Selection Sunday and Steven reacts to the bracket with one big takeaway, winners and losers and a few early first round bets.
Steven previews college basketball's conference championship week by discussing the most intriguing storylines.
Steven starts by sharing his thoughts on the best men's college basketball storylines and why they aren't getting more attention this season. Then he previews the biggest games of Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Steven previews the second to last Saturday of regular season college basketball before discussing why he believes the 14-team playoff proposal is just more of the same from the powers that be in the world of college football.
Steven discusses RJ Davis' career game vs Miami, why he's betting on North Carolina to earn a No. 1 seed, Baylor's bounce-back win over TCU and his best bets for Tuesday night's games.
Steven reacts to a big weekend in college hoops and tries to figure out which team is most likely to earn the final No. 1 seed. He also discusses a new bet he placed on Alabama to win the regular season SEC men's basketball title and he reacts to Duke's Kyle Filipowski getting injured as Wake Forest fans stormed the court. He wraps up the show by looking ahead to Monday night's games.
Steven previews Saturday's big college basketball matchups including Baylor vs Houston, Virginia vs North Carolina and Kentucky vs Alabama.
Steven breaks down the Thursday night college basketball slate, which includes a Top 25 matchup between Arizona and Washington State as well as No. 3 Purdue looking to rebound after a loss to Ohio State.
Steven breaks down why he's betting Kansas to get a No. 1 seed at 19-1 odds and he previews the 2-10-24 college basketball slate.
Steven previews the biggest games on Saturday's college basketball schedule including Houston/Kansas, Duke/North Carolina and Tennessee/Kentucky.
Steven reacts to Texas head coach Rodney Terry scolding UCF players for doing the "horns down" sign and previews this Saturday's college basketball slate.
Steven shares his thoughts on Nick Saban's legacy, the Alabama job and Kalen DeBoer as the next Alabama head coach. He wraps up the show with a few weekend basketball bets.
Steven breaks down the college football national championship game between Washington and Michigan and shares his biggest takeaway from a huge weekend of college hoops.
Steven previews the College Football Playoff and shares his best bets on the two semifinal games. He starts by talking about the Rose Bowl matchup between Michigan and Alabama and wraps up the show by discussing the Sugar Bowl matchup between Washington and Texas.
Steven starts the show by talking about how he's handling his national championship bets on Michigan and Texas. Then he handicaps some Saturday bowl games and wraps up the show by discussing why he's betting Houston to win the regular season Big 12 basketball title at +250.
Steven starts the show by talking about why non-conference basketball slates like Saturday's are important for the sport before getting into which college basketball games and bowl games he's betting this weekend.
Steven starts the show by talking about the Heisman Trophy and how he would approach voting for the award. Then he discusses why the Big 12 and the Big East are the two conferences in college basketball he's most excited about after the first month of the season. He ends the show by talking about two college basketball games he's betting on Saturday.
Steven reacts to the 2023 College Football Playoff selections and dives into why he's so disheartened by the selection committee's decision to leave Florida State out in favor of Alabama.
Steven starts the show by talking about whether the best four teams or the most deserving four teams should make the College Football Playoff. Then he previews Championship Weekend in college football and dives into a couple Friday night college basketball bets.
Steven discusses Michigan's 30-26 win over Ohio State, what the Wolverines did better than the Buckeyes and the big picture implications of Michigan's third straight win in this rivalry.
Steven dives deep into the Ohio State-Michigan game before getting into what he's watching and what he's betting in Week 13. He finishes the show with a college basketball takeaway from Feast Week.
Steven discusses his major takeaways from Week 12 of the college football season, including why he believes Washington deserves to be ranked closer to No. 1 than No. 5 in the next CFP rankings.
Steven breaks down the Week 12 college football slate and share his best bets, his moneyline parlay of the week and a bonus hoops bet.
Steven discusses his big picture thoughts after Week 11 of the college football season and how he's approaching teams who fired coaches, like Texas A&M, from a gambling perspective.
Steven discusses the Big Ten banning Jim Harbaugh from the sidelines for Michigan's last three regular season games and his best bets for Week 11.
Steven shares some big picture thoughts following Week 10 of the college football season before discussing what he would do to create more excitement around the start of the college basketball season. He finishes the show by talking though the latest college basketball future that caught his eye.
Steven is back to break down the Week 10 college football slate. He runs through what he's watching, what he's betting, one spread that he thinks has value, but just can't bring himself to bet for emotional reasons and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven starts the show by talking about the latest on Jim Harbaugh and Michigan. Then he runs through all of the games involving the nation's top teams with the "Top 10 Blitz." He heads to the "Tailgate Till May Stock Market," where he shares which Week 9 loser he's buying and which winner he's selling, and he wraps up the show with some futures talk and a couple early Week 10 bets.
Steven starts the episode by talking about the Michigan sign-stealing scandal. Then he runs through the Week 9 schedule and shares what he's watching, what he's betting and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven dives into Ohio State's win over Penn State to start his Week 8 recap. The he runs through the rest of the day's notable games including the Longhorns' escape in Houston, Alabama's win over Tennessee, Utah's walk-off field goal in the Coliseum and several prime time ACC matchups. He also shares why he's buying Duke despite their loss to FSU and why he's selling Mississippi State despite their win over Arkansas.
Steven continues his men's basketball preview series with the Big East. He discusses how many coaches in the league are entering their first or second year at a school, how quickly Rick Pitino and Ed Cooley can elevate the level of play at St. Johns and Georgetown and why he's betting on Marquette and Villanova to win the league.
Steven starts the episode by talking about some futures bets that caught his eye this week. Then he does the "Showdown Breakdown," where he dives deep into Ohio State vs Penn State. He runs through the rest of the Week 8 slate and shares what he's watching, what he's betting and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven dives into Washington's big win over Oregon to start his Week 7 recap. Then he runs through the rest of the games involving the nation's top teams with the "Top 10 Blitz." He heads to the "Tailgate Till May Stock Market," where he shares which Week 7 loser he's buying and which winner he's selling, and he wraps up the show with his G5 team of the week, some futures talk and an early Week 8 bet.
Steven kicks off his 2023-2024 men's basketball preview series with the Big Ten. He talks about whether this is the year the league finally ends its national title drought, and why he thinks Maryland is the clear No. 3 team in the league after Purdue and Michigan State. He finishes the show by diving into why he's betting Purdue +220 to repeat as regular season champions.
Steven starts the episode with the "Showdown Breakdown," where he dives deep into Washington vs Oregon. Then he runs through the rest of the Week 7 slate and shares what he's watching, what he's betting and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven recaps Week 6 of the college football season by running through all the games involving the top teams in the nation with the "Top 10 Blitz." Then heads to the "Tailgate Till May Stock Market" where he shares which Week 6 loser he's buying and which winner he's selling. He ends the show with his G5 team of the week and an early Week 7 bet.
Steven starts the show by going "Back to the Future" and discussing the new national title future bet he placed this week. Then he does the "Showdown Breakdown," where he previews Texas vs Oklahoma and Texas A&M vs Alabama. He finishes the show by running through the rest of the Week 6 slate and sharing what he's watching, what he's betting and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven recaps Week 5 of the college football season by going through all the games involving the top teams in the nation with the "Top 10 Blitz." Then he heads to "The Tailgate Till May Stock Market" where he shares which Week 5 losers he's buying and which winners he's selling. He wraps up the show with his G5 team of the week and some early Week 6 bets.
Steven runs through the Week 5 college football slate and shares what he's watching, what he's betting and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven reacts to Ohio State's thrilling win over Notre Dame and Florida State's overtime victory over Clemson. Then he dives into why he's buying Rutgers and selling USC and NC State. He wraps up the show with an early look ahead to some Week 5 lines.
Steven starts the show by discussing the injuries that could impact Week 4, including injuries to key Iowa offensive players and where things stand for Utah QB Cam Rising (0:00-14:17). Then he breaks down the two big games of the week, Florida State/Clemson and Ohio State/Notre Dame, and shares his best bet for each (14:17-35:59). He finishes the show by going through the rest of this week's slate and sharing all of his Week 4 picks (35:59-57:06).
Steven starts the show by talking about his biggest takeaways from Week 3, how many fanbases think they can win a conference title this season and some of his favorite games of the weekend. Then he dives into which teams he's selling that won, which teams he's buying that lost and his G5 team of the week. He wraps up the show with an early look ahead to some Week 4 lines.
Steven starts the show by discussing the lack of marquee matchup on the Week 3 college football schedule and how he's approaching the week. Then he dives into some key injuries around the country that could impact games. He finishes the show by running through the Week 3 slate and sharing his leans, his bets and his moneyline parlay of the week.
Steven is back to recap Week 2 of the college football season. He breaks down Texas' win over Alabama and what it tells him about the college football landscape. Then he discusses the news that Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker has been suspended by the university. He finishes the show by sharing a winner he's selling, a loser he's buying and some early Week 3 picks.
Steven previews Week 2 of the college football season by diving deep into this week's big matchup: Alabama vs Texas. Then he runs through the rest of the slate and breaks down his Week 2 bets.
Steven looks back at the day that was in college football. He starts by discussing Colorado beating TCU outright as a 20.5 point favorite before diving into the Pac-12's big day and the QB situations at Ohio State, UGA and Alabama. He finishes the show by looking ahead to a couple early Week 2 bets.
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Steven previews Week 1 of the college football season by diving deep into the LSU/Florida State game and sharing the 13 bets he's making this week.
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After an offseason of conference previews, Steven, Ben and Brian share their best college football futures for the 2023 season.
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Steven and Ben preview the year ahead in the Group of Five conferences and discuss some of the Week 0 matchups, including Notre Dame vs Navy and San Diego State vs Ohio.
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Steven and Ben preview the season ahead in the Big Ten. They start by discussing the three CFP contenders in the league: Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Then they dive into some of the league's first year coaches and what to expect from them. They share what they are bearish and bullish on in the conference, and they wrap up the show by giving out their best Big Ten bets.
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Steven, Ben and Brian discuss Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah leaving the Pac-12 for greener pastures. They get into their feelings on the Pac-12 crumbling, if it was inevitable, what these moves mean for basketball and the non-revenue sports and whether we are marching towards a college football super league.
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Steven, Ben and Brian preview the season ahead in the ACC. They start the show by discussing the Florida State Board of Trustees meeting and the future of the Seminoles in the ACC. Then they get into this year's top two teams, FSU and Clemson, whether there's another team that can challenge them and what to make of all the recent coaching turnover in the league. They share what they are bearish and bullish on in the ACC, they give out their best ACC bets and they finish the show with a round of ACC football trivia.
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Steven, Ben and Brian react to the comments made by Florida State leadership about potentially leaving the ACC at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday.
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Steven welcomes Kyle Kelly, football recruiting reporter for BlueandGold.com, to the show to preview Notre Dame's 2023 football season. They discuss what to expect from Notre Dame's offense, Notre Dame's NIL and transfer portal strategy and what needs to happen for the Irish to make the College Football Playoff this season.
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Steven and Ben start the show by discussing Colorado leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12. Then they dive into whether USC, Washington or Oregon is best equipped to take a step forward defensively, which first year Pac-12 head coach is most likely to overachieve and whether the UCLA or Oregon State QBs are in a better position to succeed this season. They finish the show by talking about what they are bullish and bearish on in the Pac-12 and their best bets.
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Steven, Brian and Ben dive deep into the upcoming SEC football season. They discuss how effectively UGA, Alabama and Tennessee will be able to replace last season's starting QBs, what to expect from Auburn in Hugh Freeze's first season and whether LSU can take another step forward in 2023. Then, they talk about what they are bearish and bullish on in the conference, and they share their best bets. They finish the show with a round of SEC football trivia.
Steven and Brian dive deep into the upcoming Big 12 football season. They discuss where Quinn Ewers ranks among Big 12 quarterbacks, if Oklahoma can bounce back in Year 2 under Brent Venables, whether Kansas State and TCU can stay at the top of the league and what to expect from the conference's four newcomers. They finish the show by talking about what they are bearish and bullish on in the Big 12 and their best bets.
Steven and Ben start the show by discussing lakes vs beaches, their ideal July 4th cookout menus and competitive eating. Then, they each draft five schools they would like to attend if they were choosing a college right now. They do another draft of TV characters who would make good college football/basketball coaches, and they end the show by introducing "the Golden Leg Challenge," Ben's quest to become a D1 punter.
The guys are back to talk about college basketball coaches heading into their third year and what it says about college hoops that five of the top seven picks in this year's NBA draft didn't play college basketball. Ben attempts to go 3-0 in the weekly trivia challenge to end the show.
The guys talk about college football coaches heading into their third year, what's next for West Virginia basketball following Bob Huggins' resignation and the most recent conference realignment news. Ben tries to defend his trivia championship to end the show.
The guys start the show by debating which teams have the best chance of building Georgia-like college football dynasty over the next five years. Then they discuss the Big Ten's new football scheduling strategy and some basketball transfer portal news. They end the show with a college football trivia challenge.
With last week's news that defending Naismith Player of the Year Zach Edey will return to Purdue, the guys start the show by discussing whether it's more likely Purdue will win a basketball championship this season or USC will win a football title behind defending Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. Then they talk about potential Big 12 expansion, the SEC's decision to stay at an 8-game conference schedule in 2024 and college baseball regionals.
Steven is joined by his friends Brian Kaufman and Ben Crowley to kick off a new era of Tailgate Till May. The guys start the show by talking about the NCAA baseball tournament and Notre Dame's men's lacrosse national title. They wrap things up by talking about some big picture topics like what college sports rules they would change, various college football postseason structures and what the Big Ten needs to do to win a basketball national title.
Steven shares his thoughts on what he feels like college sports administrators seem to be missing following the ACC's spring meetings and looks back at the 2022 SEC football season.
Steven discuss the recent gambling stories involving college sports and why he thinks legalized sports gambling will actually help root out corruption in sports. Then he reviews the 2022 Pac-12 football season.
Steven is back to talk about Hunter Dickinson's decision to transfer to Kansas. He talks about what this decision says about where Kansas and Kentucky stand in the sport and what it means for Maryland.
Steven shares his thoughts on the latest college basketball offseason news and recaps the 2022 ACC football season.
Steven is back to give new Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti his advice on how to incorporate USC and UCLA into the league. He also discusses which basketball teams are having the best offseason and takes a look back at the 2022 Big Ten football season.
Steven is back with an instant reaction to UConn's national championship game victory over San Diego State.
Steven is joined by Brian to break down the Final Four! They dive into Lamont Butler's buzzer-beater, where that shot fits in the all-time pantheon of Final Four moments and whether SDSU making the basketball national title game is a bigger upset than TCU making the football title game. Then they get into just how dominant UConn has been during this run, and Steven makes a passionate case for the Huskies to be considered a college basketball blue blood. They finish off the show with national championship game picks that they both immediately regret.
Steven is back to react to the weekend's Elite 8 games and talk some big picture topics around this year's Elite 8 and Final Four.
Steven ranks the remaining NCAA Tournament teams 1-16 and dives into what he saw during the opening weekend of the tournament.
Steven is back to talk about Selection Sunday! He dives into his thoughts on the top seeds, the bubble, which teams have good and bad draws, his NCAA Tournament gambling rules and his favorite first round bets.
Steven is back to react to Thursday's games! He starts by discussing the poor performances by North Carolina and Michigan and which teams could benefit the most from those losses. Then he dives into the Thursday results that caused him to change his perspective on certain teams and he looks ahead to Friday's action.
Steven is back to preview each of the Power 6 conference tournaments.
Big Ten - 01:59-22:32
Big 12 - 22:33-37:38
SEC - 37:39-52:17
Big East - 52:18-1:02:21
ACC - 01:02:22-01:22:07
Pac-12 - 01:22:08-01:29:46
Steven is back to talk about Maryland's devastating loss to Penn State, the lack of separation in the Big Ten, his winners and losers of the week and Texas Tech suspending Mark Adams.
Steven is back to to talk about the Big Ten's wild week, the two new futures bets he placed and the games he's keeping his eye on during college basketball's final weekend of the regular season.
Steven's back to talk about which college basketball teams caught his eye this week (Marquette, NC State, Texas A&M & Penn State) as well as this weekend's big matchups.
Steven reacts to Nate Oats' comments on Brandon Miller and his alleged role in a January shooting.
Steven is back to talk about the selection committee's top 16 rankings, winners and losers from this weekend's college hoops action and the Terps' roller coaster week.
Steven is back to talk about what in the world of college basketball made him go to sleep angry on Wednesday night, his college hoops scheduling idea and the big weekend matchups ahead.
Another weekend of wild college hoops action is in the books. Steven starts the show by talking about Northwestern's big win over Purdue and his biggest take away from the weekend before getting into the winners and losers of the week, the Maryland minute, a food edition of who's in/who's out and the game he's most looking forward to over the next week.
Steven is back to talk about Trayce Jackson-Davis reach new heights at Indiana, who you should root for to win the national championship, this weekend's Creighton/UConn game and the college basketball futures market.
Steven takes a look back at the 2022 Big 12 football season. He breaks the Big 12 teams into tiers based on his perception of how each fanbase is feeling following the season, awards his Big 12 game of the year and finishes the show with three burning questions for the 2023 season.
Steven's back to talk about Indiana's win over No. 1 Purdue, Texas' win over No. 7 Kansas State, Maryland's big week and the Duke/UNC rivalry.
It's football national signing day and it feels like nobody cares. Steven talks about the condensed nature of the college football season and some ideas he's come up with to increase interest in the sport throughout the winter and spring.
Brian and Steven discuss the Big 12/SEC Challenge, why Purdue is able to successfully run their offense through a big man, while Kentucky can't and a pair of teams that are going streaking through the quad and into the gymnasium.
Steven and Brian dive into a wild week in college basketball including losses by three of the top five teams and the news that Mike Brey will step down as Notre Dame's coach at the end of the season. They finish the show with a round of Who's In? Who's Out? and they look ahead to next week.
Steven debuts Back to the Future, a new weekly segment where he looks at the college basketball futures market. Then he dives into UCLA's big road matchup with Arizona on Saturday.
Steven goes solo to deliver a message to Jim Harbaugh and discuss why he now believes that Purdue is capable of winning a national championship following it's road win over Michigan State.
Steven and Brian are back to discuss the state of each power hoops conference a third of the way through conference play.
Steven starts the show by discussing Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren's decision to become the president and CEO of the Chicago Bears. He wraps things up by breaking down some of the biggest college hoops games of the weekend.
Steven and Brian are back to talk about the college football national championship game! They dive into what Georgia's historic win means for the Bulldogs, TCU and the sport as a whole. They also apologize to Stetson Bennett for doubting him, and Brian guesses next year's national championship odds.
Steven and Brian are back to break down the College Football Playoff national championship game between Georgia and TCU! They dive into top storylines, what each team needs to do in order to win and their best bets.
Steven and Brian are back to break down the two incredible CFP semifinal games. From TCU's upset win over Michigan to UGA's thrilling victory over Ohio State, they cover it all!
Steven and Brian are joined by the self-proclaimed "voice of the every day college basketball fan" to talk about the College Football Playoff field, their early leans on the two matchups, CJ Stroud vs Stetson Bennett and their early season college basketball impressions.
Steven and Brian are back to recap rivalry week! They dive deep into Michigan's win over Ohio State, discuss Dabo Swinney's fork in the road and talk about which teams they would like to make the CFP and which teams they think will make the CFP.
Steven and Brian are back to recap Week 11! They dive into TCU's win over Texas, a disappointing weekend in the Pac-12 and the looming ACC championship game between Clemson and North Carolina. They also run through their weekly rankings, give out winners and losers of the week and talk about Maryland's loss to Penn State.
With the college basketball season right around the corner, Steven is back to talk about some hoops storylines for the season ahead. He dives into what to expect from the new-look ACC, whether this is the year a team from outside the Power 6 takes home the national championship and the year of the big man in the Big Ten.
Steven and Brian are back to recap Week 9! They dive deep into Ohio State's road win over Penn State, the Big 12 championship race and next week's Georgia/Tennessee showdown. Then they rank their top 6 teams, give out their winners and losers of the week and look ahead to Week 10.
Steven and Brian are back to recap Week 8! They focus on Oregon's win over UCLA, the likelihood of a Pac-12 team making the College Football Playoff, Clemson's win over Syracuse and Ohio State's dominating win over Iowa . They then talk about Texas A&M and Miami before getting to the "Maryland Minute" and Week 9.
Steven is back to recap an incredible week of college football with a focus on Tennessee's win over Alabama, Utah's win over USC and Michigan's win over Penn State. He finishes the show with "Winners & Losers," the "Maryland Minute" and a quick look ahead to Week 8.
Steven and Brian are back to recap Week 6 of the college football season. They start with the Alabama/Texas A&M game, UCLA's win over Utah, Texas' dominant win over Oklahoma and the TCU/Kansas game. They finish the show with "Winners & Losers," the "Maryland Minute" and a quick look ahead to Week 7.
Steven and Brian are back to recap Week 5 of the college football season. They start with a pair of big games in the Big 12 before talking about Clemson's win over NC State, Georgia's close call against Missouri, Alabama's win over Arkansas and the Ole Miss/Kentucky game. They finish the show with the "Maryland minute," their top 10 teams and a quick look ahead to Week 6.
Steven is back to recap Week 4. He starts with Kansas State's upset win over Oklahoma and his thoughts on the Big 12 (1:53), then gets into the Clemson/Wake Forest double-overtime thriller (10:42), close calls for Oregon and USC (16:54) and the two Top 25 SEC matchups (25:48).
He finishes by talking about two coaches heading in opposite directions, P.J. Fleck and Geoff Collins (31:03), Michigan's win over Maryland (37:41) and a quick look at Week 5 (42:56).
We're back to recap the week that was in college football with a focus on Oklahoma's dominant road win over Nebraska (00:25), the Pac-12's two top-15 wins (13:05), Penn State's road win over Auburn (27:00) and Texas A&M's win against Miami (36:24). We also discuss our Week 2 winners and losers (40:45) and do an extended "Maryland minute" in honor of the Terps' 3-0 start to the year (48:45). We end the show with a quick look ahead to Week 4 (59:51).
We're back to recap the week that was in college football with a focus on the big upsets by the Sun Belt (02:40), Alabama/Texas (13:10) and Florida/Kentucky (22:38). We also discuss our Week 2 winners and losers (25:35) and the weekly "Maryland minute" (36:50).
We end the show with a quick look ahead to Week 3 and the bets that are catching our eye (38:09).
Steven previews the Week 2 college football slate. He discusses the games he's watching, what he's looking for in those games and his best bets of the week.
UCF vs. Louisville (00:54).
Noon games (03:18).
3:30 games (09:22).
Prime-time games (18:58).
Late-night games (24:16).
Weekly money line parlay (30:55).
Full list of Steven's Week 2 bets (31:12).
We're back to recap the week that was in college football with a focus on Ohio State/Notre Dame (01:36), Florida/Utah (11:43) and Georgia/Oregon (20:50). We also discuss the two most fun games of the week, App State/UNC and UTSA/Houston (32:17), Week 1 winners and losers (41:05) and the weekly "Maryland minute" (49:08).
Content warning: Between 50:54-54:32 we discuss the rape allegations against three former San Diego State football players.
We end the show by discussing the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff (54:33) and briefly look ahead to Week 2 (58:36).
Steven previews the Week 1 college football slate from Ohio State vs. Notre Dame to Washington vs. Kent State. He discusses the games he's watching, what he's looking for in those games and his 15-pick Week 1 card.
Thoughts on Penn State's win over Purdue (01:25).
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame preview (07:03).
Friday night games (11:50).
Noon games (16:10).
3:30 games (24:55).
Prime-time games (31:10).
Late-night games (37:54).
Weekly money line parlay (40:50).
College football is back...sort of. We lead off the show with our thoughts on Scott Frost's onside kick decision, Nebraska's loss to Northwestern and other Week 0 musings (0:34). We then get into our G5 season preview (20:47), rundown our full list of preseason futures bets across all leagues (49:43) and talk about the games we most want to attend this season (01:03:07).
Steven is joined for this episode by Kyle Kelly of Inside ND Sports to preview Notre Dame's 2022 season and discuss the start of the Marcus Freeman era in South Bend.
We continue our football previews with the SEC, but first we talk about the inaugural Coaches Poll of 2022 (05:23). We recap the 2021 season in the SEC (09:10), discuss whether any team can beat Alabama and Georgia (13:12), the likelihood of Texas A&M getting over the hump in the next few seasons (21:42), Kentucky's place in the SEC East, Kentucky's basketball vs. football feud (28:19), and whether Florida or Tennessee is on a better trajectory as a program (36:24).
We finish the show with buying/selling (40:43) and our best bets (48:59).
Football previews continue with the Big Ten! We recap the 2021 season (01:15), discuss which "half team", Maryland or Minnesota, is more likely to become a "full team" in 2022 (04:26), Ohio State's defense and national title potential (12:27), Michigan State's short- and long-term outlook (19:18) and whether we should expect more from Penn State in 2022 than what we've seen the past two seasons (25:55). We finish the show by talking about what we're buying and selling in the Big Ten (34:11), and our best bets (44:31).
Football previews continue with the Pac-12! We sing a snippet of the OC theme song (01:07-01:14) to get us in the right state of mind, recap the 2021 season (01:15-05:12), discuss realignment (05:12-08:26), whether the Pac-12 can win this year's "Pac-12-Mountain West Challenge" (09:09-12:15), dark horse conference title contenders (12:17-14:38), expectations for USC (14:39-24:20) and the most impactful transfer quarterbacks not named Caleb Williams (24:30-32:30).
We finish the show by talking about what we're buying and selling in the Pac-12 (32:31-44:02), and our best bets (44:03-53:13).
Football previews continue with the ACC! The guys recap the 2021 season (01:42-03:54), discuss Miami and the Coastal Division (04:20-11:48), Clemson's offense and what it needs to do for the Tigers to get back to the CFP (11:50-19:10), which of the ACC's outstanding quarterbacks they trust the most (19:11-27:51) and which schools could make a mid-season coaching change if they get off to a slow start (27:53-30:50).
The guys finish the show by talking about what they're buying and selling in the ACC (30:52-42:34), and their best ACC bets (42:35-51:01).
Steven and Brian kick off football conference preview season with the Big 12. The guys recap the 2021 season (02:25-09:35), discuss which first year head coach is most likely to overachieve (09:55-17:41), what Oklahoma will look like under Brent Venables (17:50-27:12), Bijan Robinson vs. Deuce Vaughn (27:22-30:56) and whether the "real Baylor" is the two-win team from 2020 or the conference champs from 2021 (30:58-37:20). The guys finish the show by talking about which Big 12 stocks they're buying and selling (37:30-48:48), and their best Big 12 bets (48:49-1:00:24).
Steven breaks down each of the Final Four matchups and discusses how he is going to bet each game.
The Final Four is set and all the talk is about Coach K riding off into the sunset. Steven discusses some Final Four storylines that don't involve Duke winning the national title.
Steven reacts to Thursday's Sweet 16 games with a focus on Arkansas' win over Gonzaga and Duke's win over Texas Tech. Is the narrative surrounding Gonzaga fair? What's next for the Bulldogs? Is Duke the team of destiny? What type of team can stop Coach K from ending his career with a title?
The show ends with Steven's reaction to Villanova's win over Michigan, Houston's win over Arizona and a discussion of Friday night's slate.
Steven shares some big picture takeaways from conference tournament week and gives out his picks for Sunday's slate of championship games.
Steven makes the case for why the Thursday and Friday of conference tournament week are just as good as the first two days of the NCAA Tournament. He finishes the show by discussing the games he's watching on Thursday and gives out his favorite pick.
Tailgate Till May is back to breakdown the college football national championship game between Georgia and Alabama. Brian joins Steven to discuss how this game impacts the broader sport, the excitement level around the game, what has changed since these teams played in December. The guys also dive deep into betting angles including their favorite bets, player props and live betting strategy.
Steven is joined by his good friend and fellow Maryland alumnus Brian Kaufman to talk some big picture college football topics, the Terps big Friday night matchup with Iowa, the week 5 slate and picks.
Steven starts the show by discussing his feeling that there is more parity in college football this season than in recent memory, whether SP+ backs up that assertion or not and how he feels about this apparent increase in chaos (1:00). He then discusses a few long shot Big 12 championship bets he recently made (11:29) and ends the show by running through the week 4 slate and his week 4 bets (18:27).
Steven starts the show by discussing the big news of the week: USC firing head coach Clay Helton. He also discusses why history tells us that USC is more likely to hire a coordinator or G5 head coach than some of the big name P5 coaches who are being mentioned for the job (5:18). Steven then moves on to discuss the week 3 slate of games including which games he's most interested in watching and which games he's betting on (28:17). The show ends with a recap of all Steven's bets for the week including two exotic plays that weren't mentioned during the week 3 rundown (48:22).
Steven starts the show by discussing how week 1 encapsulated so much of what he loves about college football and why a super league would ruin all of it (2:46). He then discusses how Alabama dismantling good teams to start each season sets unrealistic expectations for other teams across the country (19:11) and finishes the show by sharing what he's watching (23:03) and what he's betting (46:45) in week 2.
Steven introduces himself and talks about why he decided to start a college sports podcast and what he envisions for the show. He then discusses why he thinks college football has the best opening day in all of sports, the Georgia/Clemson showdown in Charlotte, which week 1 games he's most interested in watching and his week 1 gambling picks.
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