November is the longest month of the college football season, and this November will be a long one for many teams…Corporate shills pitch for ESPN…the coaching carousel adds a horse…and the man in the funny hat meets…Whooo!…the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. It’s Tailgators on two. Hut! Hut!
The Opening Drive:
1st Down: F-U ESPN: Greedy Disney pulls its ABC and ESPN channels from YouTubeTV’s estimated 10 million subscribers, shutting out millions of college football fans in an attempt to stear them to their freshly minted paid streaming platform. It’s been a PR disaster. We discuss.
2nd Down: The CFP: The first College Football Playoff rankings were unveiled on Tuesday. We react to any surprises and perceived snubs?
3rd Down: The Blight of the ACC: Georgia Tech’s loss throws the conference into a tailspin, with only one team probably making the CFP. We discuss what went wrong.
4th Down: HR Wants 2 C U: Auburn fires Hugh Freeze. Maryland fires Mike Locksley, according to X?
Hugh Freeze is out at Auburn.
Rhule the day at Nebraska? Huskers lose to ranked USC after extension.
Maryland opening?
Franklin to Va Tech finalized?
Extra Point: Lackawanna College’s Mark Duda announced his retirement after 33 years with the program, including 32 as head football coach. Duda’s accomplishments include being the active wins leader in all of the NJCAA with 217 career victories and has helped produce over 450 NCAA Division I athletes, including 25 eventual NFL players. The coach made the decision after a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
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John's Game of the Week:
This week, we travel back to the Big XII and Texas, where the undefeated Cougars from BYU enter Jerry’s World to take on the Red Raiders.
No. 8 BYU (8-0) vs. No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1) at Jones AT&T Stadium, Noon, ABC
Tickets starting at $464
ESPN Analytics is giving the Red Raiders a 60% chance of winning
The (#notsponsored) Hooters Pick’em Challenge:
Our resident-college-football-expert John shows his worth last week with a 12-7 winning week, giving him a two-game lead over Gary for the season.
Last week: John 12-7; Gary 11-8; Brian 10-9.
Season: John 162-56; Gary 160-58; Brian 151-67
Gary's Cocktail of the Week / The Stadium Series:
This week, Gary’s got on his 10-gallon hat and bringing us down to Jerrah’s World — Jones AT&T Stadium.
Jones is Calling
1 oz Bourbon
.5 oz triple sec
.5 oz pomegranate juice
.5 oz lemon juice
few drops Grenadine
Fill shaker with ice. Combine bourbon, triple sec, pomegranate and lemon juice. Shake and strain into glass with large ice cube. Top with a few drops of grenadine.
903 Brewers
Location: 221 W Houston St. Sherman, TX
Texas Tuxedo
9% ABV Porter
Aged on Vanilla, Coconut, and Chocolate
The Heisman Watch:
Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana: The leader of the pack.
Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State: Continues to impress, including against Penn State this past weekend.
Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama: Leading one of the hottest teams in the country.
Marcel Reed, QB, Texas A&M: Will have plenty of opportunity this weekend against Missouri.
Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss: Faces stat padder this week against The Citadel.
Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State: One of the reason’s Sayin has looked so good. Made circus catch at the goal line last week versus Nittany Lions.
Woooo!: Gary Meets “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair during a New England Patriots watch party at Sunset Rodeo in Tampa, Fla.
