On this episode the Chaps catch up with long time friend, Chris Fallica or The Bear as we all know him to preview Week 5 of this fantastic College Football season. We....preview the Alabama v Georgia gametake a look at Oregon v Penn Statethe timing of Mike Gundy's departure from OK StateJohn Mateer's hand injury and what it means for the SoonersAre USC the most underrated team in college football?Indiana & Curt Cignetti....better than last year?
On this episode we talk with our guest, ESPN's David Hale about life covering the ACC and specifically the thrills & spills of this season. We talk with David....Is this Miami team legit?What is happening at Clemson?the 2-10 Noles have turned it around - can they too be an ACC title contender?Georgia Tech have surprised us or have they? Do the Yellowjackets have more in the locker?Does all of this mean that the ACC could have more than 2 teams in the CFB Play Off?Candidates for the Virginia Tech job?Belichick's tyrannous spell at Chapel Hill so far...
On this episode the Chaps take a look at the story lines from Week 2 and look forward to the Week 3 schedule,return of the Border Warare the Bulldogs from Starkville back?Oklahoma overturns Michigan : is Mateer a Heisman candidate?Alabama whoop ULM : bust what does this actully mean?Floriday Billy is back on the hotseatWeek 3 Match ups :Aggies v Iris; Vols v Dawgs; Tigers v Yellowjackets
With a stellar week one of football behind us and week 2 schedule to look forward to we chat aboutthose games which surpassed expectations and caugh us by surpriseWhat about those South Florida Bulls?is Miami better than we thought?must win game for Notre Dame against the Aggies in 2 weeks time?is Florida State much improved or Alabama in decline?Go Utes!Manning Mania has come to a screeching halt - why we think its unjustWeek Two look forward : which games to focus on
On this episode we hear the incredible story of 8 time National Championship winning Strength & Conditioning & Special Teams Coach, Scott Cochran.In this episode Coach tells us aboutthe part that writing his book 'Skull Session" has played in his recoveryhow coaching became his raison d'etrehis relationship with Coach Saban and Kirby Smartthe point that he realised he had to step away from footballhis new role at the University of West AlabamaThis is a must listen episode!
On this episode the Chaps catch up once more with Southern Wordsmith and host of True South, John T Edge, principally to talk about his new book, House of Smoke.On this episode we chat,why the time was right to publish his memoirsthe part his family home in Clinton. GA plays in his life and in the bookgrowing up in Clinton, GA compared to living in Oxford, MSJohn T's time at college in Athens and the Athens music scene at the timeJohn T's time at the Southern Food Alliance and his eventual departure from the OrganisationTrue South Season 8 and the success of the Show!True South stories - Norm!
On this episode the Chaps reunite to talk about the impending new college football season,Week Zero Kick Off Game in DublinKey match ups to watch out for in the Farmageddon gameWeek zero slate of gamesthe future of CFB games being played in Europe
On this episode the Chaps catch up with CBS National College Football Writer, Shehan Jeyarajah to talk about the football revolution happening in Lubbock, Texas with the Red Raiders. In an awesome episode we talk with Shehan about,How the piece about Texas Tech came aboutMike Leach's influence on Cody CampbellTexas Tech taking advantage of the current situation - how do they maintain that momentum going forward?The groundbreaking deal that the Red Raiders put together for Felix Ojo What chance the Red Raiders threaten to win the conference this year?What about those Baylor Bears? What kind of season can Baylor have?
With the Netflix debut of "SEC Football: Any Given Saturday" the Chaps have the opportunity to talk with the show's Executive Producer, Paul Martin to talk about,the shows origins & the appeal of a show covering the SECPaul's experience of getting down into the South versus his expectationssome of the stories coming from the showif the show can have the same impact on the European audience that Drive to Survive had on the US audiencePaul's thoughts on College Footballwill there by a season 2?
Episode #219 with The Film Guy, Brooks AustinOn this episode The Chaps catch up with The Film Guy, Brooks Austin to talk about recruting across college football. On this episode we discuss,The impact roster caps proposed under revenue sharing and the house settlement bill will have on “walk on” playersthe decline in recruitment of JUCO players as a result of the numbers of players entering the transfer portalHow recruitment is evolving as the college game goes though unprecedented changeThe job Kirby Smart and the coaching staff are doing with recruiting in Athens.QB's flying under the radar in preseason chatWith an unkind schedule and QB DJ Lagway struggling with injury, what does the season look like for Billy Napier and the Gators?
On this episode the Chaps talk about all of the news coming out of SEC Media Days in Atlanta FROM the College Football Hall of Fame. Yes, for the first time our podcast comes to you On Location.We chat...LSU prospects for the 2025/26 seasonReview QB prospects :Simmons, Pavia & of course Arch Madness!the launch of the new NETLFIX show featuring SEC Football - "Any Given Saturday"Rumours of a Saban return?
On this episode the Chaps catch up on the news coming out of College Football this week...Texas State jumps to the PAC12 to revive the ConferenceExcluding Gonzaga, this is an 8 team conference - who joins to give 8 conference games?The ripple effect across College Football from these movesTexas Tech pays OT Ojo $5m to come play in Lubbock - what does this do for the game?
On this episode we welcome back good friend of the show, Adam Rittenberg to talk about the BIG10.We talk...the introduction of Clearing houses - will they regulate or complicate CFB?With the SEC's reluctance to move to a 9 conference game schedule can the stalemate on CFB Playoff format with the BIG10 be broken?Expectations for the Buckeyes with a new Matt Patricia defense and a new QB?How Bryce Underwood is developing so far in Ann Arbor?And the big question on everyone's lips - Is this finally Penn State’s year?
On this episode we’re going to do a bit of crystal ball gazing and peek into the future of the new season with our good freind, Chris Marler. We talk: - which teams are overhyped or not hyped enough?- if Brett Bielema is Social Media’s new Lane Kiffin? - which players we expect to have Heisman worthy seasons?- will Hugh Freeze still be head coach on the Plains at the end of this coming season?
In this episode we speak with returning guest, Ross Dellenger, Senior College Football Reporter for Yahoo Sports about the changing face of college football. We talk with Ross aboutthe position of the NCAA House settlement BillSEC moves to favour a 5+11 CFP Playoff format and what this does for the SEC/BIG10 “alliance”When will the SEC move to a 9 conference schedule?Private Equity involvement in CFB
It's been a few weeks since the Chaps last caught up so there is much college football news to talk about.So on this episode, we chatthe Bill Belichick "circus" at Chapel Hillmoving to a 16 team College Football Play Off the implementation of a Presidential Collegiate Sports Commissionand Lee Corso's retirement
On this episode we are joined by Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde to talk about his sporting memories from years of covering sports.We talk college football, Olympics, horse racing, basketball and NFL in a packed episode. Particularly,Pat's memories of following the Olympics and watching his daughter qualify for the Tokyo gamesthe noise in Jordan Hare on the night of the legendary "Pick Six"watching Christian Laettner in his prime at Duke and how Cooper Flagg compareswhere he was when Jack Nicklaus won his last Masters jacketand we couldn resist the opportunity to ask Pat his thoughts on the current Nico Iamaleava situation at Tennessee and how this impacts on the college game going forward.It's a packed episode!
It's April already and with 143 days to go until the college football season kicks off, the Chaps mull over some of the April Fools Japes circulating college football social media.On this episode we talk,why can't ASU have a maroon field?Coaches Sanders and Saban expand their AFLAC relationship in Colorado?Are Georgia Black Uni’s back? And we hope Oregon's pink ones are indeed a joke...Matt Rhule does Strictly with Harper Murray!It's true with "golden" tulips in South Bend, the honeymoon is over & we are back to hating Notre DameIt's not a joke but there's free food in Myrtle Beach!
On this episode, the second in the series of guests favourite sporting memories, ESPN/ SEC network & Marty and McGee's Ryan McGee joins the Chaps to recall some of his memories from over the years covering sports.Hear Ryan talk about,his entry into sports with Johnny Majors at the University of Tennesseebeing taken out by a North Carolina State linebacker aged just 13playing kids end zone footbal wtih Lane KiffinRyan's Rose Bowl memoriessideline reporting on his Dad's final game officiatingScooping up some Fighting Irish dirt!If you love sports anecdotes, this epsiode is not to be missed!
On this epsiode we kick off our new series "Tell me a story" with guests recalling their favourite sporting memories and telling us about the sporting memorabilia that they have accumulated along the way.On this episode, Director of Communications for the Southeastern Conference, Chuck Dunlap tells us about...his love for sports growing up in Mississisppithe story of how he became a New York Mets fanjoining the SEC and the incredible memories of 25 years of SEC sportsa virtual tour of his sporting momentos from his time working in the SEC