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Bill Belichick to UNC & other coaching carousel moves Dec 12, 2024

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Bill Belichick is officially heading to Chapel Hill. Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the biggest coaching change of the 2024 cycle and break down how the Super Bowl winning coach will impact the future of College Football.

Also on today's College Football Enquirer, they react to the other major coaching carousel moves of Barry Odom to Purdue and Rich Rodriguez returning to West Virginia. They also scoff at the proposed law in Ohio that would make it illegal to flag plant after a game. Additionally, they discuss #1 2025 basketball recruit AJ Dybantsa committing to BYU, illegal flag planting, and NIU potentially joining the Mountain West Conference. Lastly, they wrap the show with predictions for who will win the Heisman trophy.

(1:02) Chapel Bill

(17:46) Coaching Carousel moves

(29:47) Illegal flag planting

(39:08) Very mountainous NIU

(41:26) AJ Dybantsa to BYU

(53:30) Heisman prediction

(59:03) People's Court: the world's most dangerous pizza

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We need Bill Belichick at UNC & Georgia's QB situation Dec 10, 2024

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On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellegner and SI's Pat Forde catch up on the latest coaching moves in college football. They focus on the possibility of Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick heading to UNC as their next head coach.

They also take a look at the market for tickets and hotels for the College Football Playoff for this week's edition of Money Moves. Additionally, they speculate what will happen if Georgia needs to start Gunner Stockton, Alabama still complaining about being left out of the CFP, and Mike Gundy's restructured contract.

(0:54) Bill Belichick to UNC heats up

(23:48) Money Moves: CFP ticket prices

(33:49) Gunner Stockton starting for UGA

(38:16) Alabama is still complaining

(48:37) Mike Gundy's contract

(51:49) People’s Court: teeth of the defense

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College Football Playoff rankings reveal: did the CFP committee get it right? Dec 08, 2024

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Following a wild conference championship game weekend, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde hop on to discuss the outcome of the final College Football Playoff rankings. They dive in on which teams have the best path to a national title and which teams should be the most upset.

They focus on the biggest headline: Alabama being the last team out and SMU still making the bracket despite losing the ACC championship game. Wetzel pitches his solutions to how they could should the selection process. Additionally, they work through all four of the first-round matchups in the bracket and unpack what to expect from each game.

(0:50) Did the process work?

(16:47) Fixing the CFP

(40:10) Texas vs Clemson

(45:43) Ohio State vs Tennessee

(48:34) Penn State vs SMU

(54:51) Notre Dame vs Indiana

(58:30) Bill Belichick to UNC?

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Biggest headlines of National Signing Day & Championship Week Race for the Case Dec 05, 2024

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Through all of the early December craziness, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde assemble to catch you up on National Signing Day and Conference Championship Week.

They kick off the show with the biggest headlines that came from the early signing period, including Florida's late surge, Clemson's weak class, and the overall parity in the class across college football. They then shift to the upcoming conference championship matchups, discussing the implications for the College Football Playoff.

(2:02) Early Signing Day

(37:52) Race for the Case

(39:26) Mountain West Championship

(47:29) Big 12 Championship

(54:26) SEC Championship

(58:24) Big Ten Championship

(1:02:24) ACC Championship

(1:05:40) Locks of the Week

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Everyone is complaining about the College Football Playoff Dec 05, 2024

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On a bonus episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde unpack the recent drama surrounding the frustrated individuals complaining about being boxed out of the College Football Playoff. They cover comments coming from Iowa State, SMU, Ole Miss, Miami, and more. They also question the necessity of having to play a conference championship game and the impact of it potentially pushing teams out.

Additionally, they check the temperature on Ohio State coach Ryan Day's situation following Ohio State's loss to Michigan in Week 14. They wrap up the show with an update on the story of Miami's mascot getting caught flirting with a reporter.

(0:45) College Football Playoff Drama

(18:51) Keep conference championships?

(39:10) Ryan Day after Michigan

(50:58) People's Court Update: Miami's mascot

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Championship Weekend College Football Playoff Reaction & how to address flag planting Dec 04, 2024

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Heading into Conference Championship Weekend, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings. They discuss the surprising move of Alabama landing in the bracket and how the conference championship games could dramatically impact the final rankings.

Also on today's show, they unpack the unique recruitment of the top 2025 recruit and Michigan commit Bryce Underwood. They also attempt to address how to handle the outrageous flag planting that happened last weekend. Additionally, they share the top coaches to know in the latest coaching carousel.

(0:50) College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction

(20:12) Money Moves: Bryce Underwood's recruitment

(44:44) Flag planting

(59:00) CFB Coaching carousel

(1:03:42) People's Court: Flirtatious Mascots

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This episode is sponsored by Invesco QQQ, Official ETF of the NCAA. Invesco Distributors INC.

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Week 14 Overreaction: Ryan Day can't beat Michigan & figuring out the 12th best team Dec 01, 2024

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What an insane way to finish the 2024 regular season! On this week's overreaction episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the madness across college football during rivalry weekend. They dig deep into Ryan Day's inability to beat Michigan and discuss if it makes sense for him to move on from Ohio State.

Also on today's show, they cover other significant outcomes like Syracuse beating Miami, Texas beating Texas A&M, and Georgia narrowly escaping Georgia Tech. Additionally, they project which teams have guaranteed themselves a spot in the College Football Playoff.

(1:50) Michigan vs Ohio State

(22:42) Rivalry Week shenanigans

(33:37) Time for Ryan Day to go?

(37:21) College Football Playoff Picture

(51:52) Other important outcomes

(1:00:43) Small Sample Heisman

(1:05:09) Say Something Nice

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UNC fires Mack Brown & Rivalry Week preview Nov 27, 2024

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We've reached Rivalry Week! On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde prepare you for what is about to be a tense finish to the 2024 college football season. To kick off the show with a reaction to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings. Then, they dive in on Texas A&M hosting Texas and Ohio State taking on Michigan.

Additionally, they react to the news of UNC firing head coach Mack Brown and pitch who could be the next man for the job. They also discuss how revenue sharing could lead to programs like Temple dropping their football programs due to increasing expenses. They wrap up the show with this week's edition of Race for the Case.

(0:50) College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction

(21:02) Texas vs Texas A&M

(33:17) Money Moves: Cutting football

(40:47) Mack Brown fired

(49:18) Intriguing Games of Week 14

(1:13:47) Race for the Case

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This episode is sponsored by Invesco QQQ, Official ETF of the NCAA. Invesco Distributors INC.

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Week 13 Overreaction: the SEC and Big 12 playoff collapse Nov 24, 2024

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Does anyone actually want to make the College Football Playoff? On this week's overreaction show, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde discuss the collapse by SEC and Big 12 teams in contention to make the college football playoff.

They unpack the meltdown by Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M during Week 13 while projecting which SEC teams remain in the playoff conversation. Additionally, they praise Kenny Dillingham for storming to the top of the Big 12 in his second season. Finally, they analyze Indiana's chances of making the field after a significant loss to Ohio State.

(1:09) What the heck happened in Week 13?

(18:39) The SEC implosion

(34:31) Arizona State leads the Big 12

(40:50) What now for Indiana?

(55:23) Small Sample Heisman

(59:59) Say Something Nice

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Week 13 Race for the Case & why we need to calm down about the CFP rankings Nov 21, 2024

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On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the recent outrage over the College Football Playoff rankings. They specifically discuss the placement of Indiana and Tennessee, and which team deserves to be in the playoff more.

Also on today's show, they discuss the future of the Colorado football program and how Deion Sanders is building a strong foundation. They also joke about recent speculations about who FAU's next coach will be and the retirement of Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain. They wrap the show with the latest edition of Race for the Case.

(1:56) Latest College Football Playoff Rankings

(29:48) Will Coach Prime stay at Colorado?

(40:39) FAU's crazy coaching options

(45:13) Jim McElwain retires

(49:36) RIP McDonald's

(53:08) Race for the Case

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