WEIRD STATS AND LETDOWN LOOKAHEAD SANDWICHES 🐻 Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins us for a conversation about the numbers that matter, the portal chaos that makes preseason projections harder, and the schedule spots that turn college football into a weekly trap door. 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/Uk2LktJ

New for @solidverbal.com: I wrote about Florida State football, Mike Norvell and the quiet misery of a program too broke to move on and too broken to move forward. ⬇️ Read and subscribe for free #cfb #CFBsky quickslants.solidverbal.com/p/the-long-w...

Cal kept JKS. That was the hard part. Now Tosh Lupoi has to protect him, upgrade the pieces around him, and see if the Bears can become a real player in a crowded ACC. Read @tylerschustercfb.bsky.social's full newsletter on the job ahead for Lupoi and Cal: buff.ly/Z7JrqYi

TEETERING ON THE EDGE 🫣 Florida, ASU, Kentucky, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, TCU and Wisconsin all feel like they could land on either side of 6-6. Which teams are headed up, and which ones are we selling? 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/oUMjRGV

JUMP INTO THE SARK TANK 🦈 Ty brings the college football pitches, Dan and guest sark Andy Staples decide where to spend their emotional capital. In which CFB storylines are you investing? For which are you fully OUT? 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/Sx1as44

Alex Golesh brought Byrum Brown with him, and is betting on tempo, decisiveness, the QB run game, and a whole lot of built-in trust from Day 1. Today's newsletter from @tylerschustercfb.bsky.social on whether familiarity can outrun an SEC gauntlet Read & sub: buff.ly/uoTYwpZ

What are we talking about too much/too little in college football? Joined by the great Richard Johnson of @splitzoneduo.com for an audit of the offseason discourse: CFP fatigue, Congress, the Arch Manning media cycle, UCLA, Michigan, a plea for more weird bowls & more Listen/watch: buff.ly/Sx1as44

If you're a college football fan who only checks in on soccer every four years, this one's for you. @espnbillc.bsky.social joins us to put the World Cup in CFB terms: USMNT's CFB comp, expansion weirdness, and which teams have real Indiana energy. 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/z2s5eRu

Collin Klein learned Kansas State football from Bill Snyder. Now he’s back trying to restore it in a transfer portal, NIL, 12-team Playoff world. In today’s newsletter, @wafflehousebear.bsky.social wonders whether the “Snyder Way” can still work in modern college football. buff.ly/fnHqJJ3

We opened up the mailbag for a June Q&A. Stop by for summer love teams, portal spending risk, Cignetti vs Saban/Kirby and the programs we are already talking ourselves into before preview season fully arrives. Also, somehow, Brendan Fraser as... Dwight Eisenhower? Listen/watch: buff.ly/z2s5eRu

A little kickoff yearning for the summer: entrances, preview mags, pylon cams, visor coaches, late-night chaos, that leaning-forward feeling right before kickoff & the CFB stuff we still love. 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/A9w2SWY

Some college football narratives have expired. Others still have teeth. We talked through which of the sport's most repeated offseason talking points are still relevant in 2026, from Matt Rhule's reputation to Clemson's adaptability & more. 👉 Listen/watch: buff.ly/A9w2SWY

Kyle Whittingham is not a Michigan Man. He might be exactly what Michigan needs. Today's newsletter drops at 9:30 AM ET. Subscribe for free: buff.ly/4OZVGoZ

🚨 NEW EP Tony Petitti wants a 24-team CFP and the ACC may be an abandoned mall with a particularly vibrant Chili's Listen/Watch: 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/LQByGfw 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/qlxpWiV 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/QIAI149

🚨 BIG TEN VIBE CHECK EP - Ohio State mayyy miss the CFP? - UCLA mayyy... be fun? - Maryland mayyy win a game after Sept? - USC mayyybe with the worst Big Ten schedule? 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/hg87UOc 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/z2iT67c 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/rUvmPkl

📅 CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULE... We ranked the 2026 college football schedule by watchability, trap potential and when to fake needing a surgery. (November looks ridiculous.) 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/oTdSEoA 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/Tx86R11 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/3V6ABX4

🚨Dropping at 9:30 this morning... How Willie Fritz is doing his best work yet at Houston, written by @wafflehousebear.bsky.social Subscribe for our free weekly newsletter right here: www.solidverbal.com/newsletter

🚨 May Q&A Part 2 CFP expansion anxiety, Michigan State hiring Pat Fitzgerald, the QB/coach pairings we’re most curious about, Texas expectations in 2026, Mike Norvell’s future, wearing team gear in turbulent times, and Dan’s take on sneakers with suits. 👉 Listen/watch: start.solidverbal.com

🚨 MAY Q&A: Part 1 Rethinking the Big 12 contenders, SEC hypotheticals, building rosters in 2026 and street-naming philosophies 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/Patpba1 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/p3I4cIp 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/0kSmHyY

Today's newsletter drops at 9:30AM ET, is completely free, and tackles the question of what a Matt Cambell-less Iowa State actually looks like. Written by the great @wafflehousebear.bsky.social. Sign up here: quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe

♨️ POST-SPRING Q'S w/ @espnbillc.bsky.social Wildcard conferences, mid-major sleepers, Michigan's Whittingham-Underwood pairing, Texas A&M optimism & more... 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/jqn7N3g 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/c4fsiXP 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/Qx0x7Ih

🚨 CROSSOVER POD ALERT! Joined by Jason Moore of @fantasyfootballers.bsky.social with fantasy football tips for CFB sickos + an honest critique of Ty's habit of drafting too many rookies. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/CfRV7eg 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/ncPKhff 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/bwuoQpM

🚨 SEC VIBES feat. Cole Cubelic The underappreciated DeBoer, Beamer's wizardry, Sark's glue guys, Lane's turbo rebuild at LSU, the case for Golesh at Auburn & more! 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/osygaRk 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/8kqR0X4 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/zDlgc8w

🚨 Joined by @natetice.bsky.social for our annual NFL Draft pod We talked trenches, the good-weirdness of Fernando Mendoza, Jeremiyah Love's "Avenger" status & more 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2FcP... 📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hik0...

🔮 TY-POTHETICALS A look at plausible 2026 scenarios and how the Clemson, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Baylor, South Carolina, Colorado, Nebraska, and Michigan State fan bases would react 🔗 Listen & watch: buff.ly/SRbf8Dc

🔎 SPRING INTEL From QB battles to big questions about the trenches, a collection of the spring storylines from around college football that have our attention 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/I2YrsRq 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/S1X1XR5 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/lheWGQK

In today's newsletter, a look at the evolving QB "Bench Tax" from @wafflehousebear.bsky.social. Dropping this morning at 9:30 AM ET, sign up for free at quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe

🏌️ T H E M A S T E R S Debating the list of elite coaches, QBs and "losers" in college football & looking at teams with an "Amen Corner" on their 2026 schedules. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/ymHacwW 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/249JoeF 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/6F5kO7G

Kennesaw State went from 10 losses in 2024 to 10 wins and a CUSA title in 2025. Head Coach Jerry Mack stopped by to explain how the Owls pulled off the incredible turnaround 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/SdmkyQv 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/sxjVBiN 📺 YouTube:

Let's play a game of Transfer Portal trivia...

Friends, if you listen to the latest @solidverbal.com, you’ll hear me talk about college sports business, why Milwaukee kicks ass, and maybe speak our new point and click adventure game, “Leisure Suit Larry Scott” into existence

Nine years ago, we dropped an off-topic episode about the everyday things that are, secretly, garbage. Today, it's time for the Secret Garbage Bracket of 2026. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/agHaKce 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/uEj5YD1 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/bzP8QKq

Our annual CFB business update with @mattbrown.bsky.social, talking through the SCORE Act, stadium experiences, hidden revenue & the joys of Milwaukee 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/9UWhFi0 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/NIKL6k8 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/hjGmTpP

Today's newsletter on shadow transfers by @wafflehousebear.bsky.social drops in 30 min. Sub here (it's free): quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe

QUESTION: What can't your team seem to fully figure out year after year? Post your answers at this link 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/questi...

Reliving the games and moments that broke the most hearts in 2025. 👇 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/iOqg6ah 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/NcKUtlr 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/4Jaq6gu

With your help, we put together a list of our 16 most interesting transfers for the 2026 college football season 👇 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/tAU36wH 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/8oYYVc2 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/IiGOGrJ

We asked for your thoughts on the Power 4 win totals that dropped last week. Here's an episode dedicated to the ones you said were the most interesting... 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/AR3OoXO 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/1xsLZ86 📺 YouTube: youtu.be/Mxp8rwlqJnI

Help us out... We put together a quick poll with some of the 2026 win totals that dropped this week. We need input from the Verballerhood, details here: www.patreon.com/posts/your-k...

If we’re being honest, college football is healthy as a horse when it comes to drama. But… everything else? New ep: We graded the health of the whole sport top to bottom. Conferences, scheduling, CFP, TV product, on-field quality, NIL/revenue sharing, and portal chaos. Listen & watch links 👇

ICYMI, I wrote about successful MAC coaches struggling to land bigger jobs at the P4 level for @solidverbal.com:

🔟 Interesting Coordinators for 2026 Picking out the 10 most interesting coordinator hires to track next season and discussing what they need to fix: 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/62yHpxN 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/duV8Uyp 📺️ YouTube: buff.ly/Rzn8oam

COACH DRAFT! Who's (hypothetically) the best guy to fix the worst 14 teams in the Power 4? We conducted a pseudo-draft to figure it out. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/qdyqGpD 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/SJNOfxS 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/wLl2ZYv

🚨 NEW EP! Joined by the great Chuck Klosterman to chat about his new book, his deep CFB nostalgia, the effects of the portal and NIL, the sport's chaotic future & much more. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/GZBlASn 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/MBd6qiG 📺️ YouTube: buff.ly/RYzTxU8

Sac State to the MAC, SEC Scheduling Turmoil & First Year Coach Grades Listen & Watch: 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/lq7KCyJ 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/mCAepVy 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/HVlfWME

My latest for @solidverbal.com: What would happen if the world's biggest YouTuber decided to turn his hometown ECU Pirates into a $100M CFB content machine? I wrote about MrBeast, Wrexham, and the dumbest CFB publicity stunt idea in recent memory. #CFB #collegefootball

📣 THE STATE OF THE BIG 12 (feat. @jlkurtz.bsky.social ) Digging into the Big 12's credit score, why BYU-ND is such a big deal, what Collin Klein's return means for K-State & more! 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/soOvsNg 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/HuRToow 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/nnCfYe5

🦬 NDSU GOES FBS + 6 TEAMS ON TREND WATCH The Bison are making the FBS jump, a new book is making waves in Nebraska, and 6 trending teams for 2026 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/D1cvDVW 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/p7quMIm 📺 YouTube:

THE 2025 CFB STORIES YOU LOVED... From Kenny Dillingham staying put to Wisconsin's bucket of wrenches, these are the stories the Verballerhood loved the most last season 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/sdkbg7x 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/njUdRJw 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/fvoT1xr

What was it like to cover the Sherrone Moore news? How did Kyle Whittingham end up at Michigan? We asked @danwetzel.bsky.social & Sean O'Connell for the details on a crazy December. 🍎 Apple: buff.ly/nVw0qyk 🟢 Spotify: buff.ly/h0o588t 📺 YouTube: buff.ly/RY4rPpD