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Kings of the North College Football

Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss college football’s best Northern teams and topics. Get the latest news and analysis on teams such as Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and more every week.

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Betting against Georgia, and a $500 college football comeback on an over to love: Bets of the North Sep 27, 2024

Show notes

Off their first $500 real money college football betting loss, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker are back with a bet they really like, other best bets on some familiar teams, and a great reason to bet and root against Georgia.
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Week 5 Picks | Penn State-Illinois Banger | Pat Narduzzi interview | K-State, Nebraska bouncebacks? Sep 26, 2024

Show notes

College football previews and picks for Week 5, including 19 Northern games, a huge Group of 5 game and a Cram It Southern Game, are the focus for Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on this Kings of the North.
But the show starts with a guest appearance from Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, with the 4-0 Panthers off this week.
This it's a Big Game Breakdown of Illinois at Penn State, with the Illini an 18-point underdog in a Top-20 matchup that feels like it will be closer than that.
Other big Northern games include Oklahoma State at Kansas State, Washington at Rutgers, Louisville at Notre Dame, Nebraska at Purdue, Minnesota at Michigan, Indiana at Maryland, Ohio State at Michigan State and Colorado at Central Florida.
And then it's the Fantasy Picks Battle for the Dragon Statue. Can Bill finally claim it?
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Chapters:
• Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi interview (00:20)
• Big game breakdown of Illinois vs Penn State (19:55)
• First 7 game picks (45:36)
• Rest of the game picks (59:20)
• Dragon statue handoff (1:30:55)
• Fantasy picks for week 5 (1:32:30)

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Georgia-Alabama battle | UNLV QB chaos | Who Killed College Football? | Big Ten After Dark Sep 25, 2024

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Alabama and Georgia kick off Saturday in a Battle for the Soul of the South. Steven Godfrey of Split Zone Duo joins Doug Lesmerises to discuss the past and future of Southern football, and whether Kirby Smart could be the steward for the sport that Nick Saban was for two decades.
There's more coaching talk on Indiana's Curt Cignetti and the future at Iowa, and then a dive into a new narrative podcast called Who Killed College Football? The UNLV QB leaving the team this week over apparent NIL issues fits right into that discussion.
Then it's an Alabama-Wisconsin KOTN Tailgate Report, a look at a busy Big Ten slate this week and Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking.
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Chapters:
• Who killed college football and discussion about the south in general (01:40)
• Battle for the soul of the South (14:00)
• Curt Cignetti success (34:30)
• Steven Godfrey new podcast Who Killed College Football? (47:40)
• UNLV QB Matthew Sluka decides to leave the program (57:30)
• KOTN Tailgate report from Alabama vs Wisconsin (1:07:10)
• Big Ten After Dark (1:17:20)
• Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:30:10)

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Big Ten power ratings | Realignment mania | Notre Dame limbo | Oregon fixed | Overrated Texas A&M Sep 24, 2024

Show notes

Is the Big Ten, in its first season as an 18-team league, up or down this season? Better than expected or disappointing? Doug Lesmerises runs through all the Big Ten teams to see if they're going up, down or staying the same, and then offers his Big Ten power ratings. He also groups the Big Ten teams by playoff tiers and compares them to the SEC.
Then Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports visits to discuss the state of Notre Dame football and realignment mania.
Then Bill Landis has his Block and Punt of the Week.
Finally, Tyson Alger of the 1-5 Corridor talks Oregon football after the Ducks had a week off, and Doug gives his overrated Southern Team of the Week.
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Week 4 stars, stumbles | Iowa Heisman case | Welcome back, Ohio State | BYU, Utah are rocking Sep 23, 2024

Show notes

Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should be in the thick of the Heisman Trophy conversation, and Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are here to make the case on Kings of the North. Plus a Northern pass rusher that also impressed Saturday as part of the stars and stumbles from Week 4.
Also in the North, BYU and Utah rise up (hello, Utah college football), Nebraska, Syracuse and Kansas State create questions and how hard can The South cram it this week?
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Chapters:
• Kaleb Johnson Heisman Case (03:40)
• Teams that changed our minds (26:32)
• Teams of the week (39:25)
• State records for power conference teams (47:00)
• Other weekly team awards including teams with big questions, games we are glad we saw, and games that were boring (50:15)
• Top 11.5 rankings for week 4 (1:12:20)
• South cram-o-meter (1:15:45)
• One thing for each remaining team (1:20:48)

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Week 4 Instant Reactions | Michigan, Utah pound the run to tight wins | West Virginia flips comeback Sep 22, 2024

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Week 4 of college football brought some big wins for The North and on this instant reaction show, Michigan’s win over USC and Utah’s win over Oklahoma State are at the front of the minds of Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis.
Plus West Virginia’s comeback win against Kansas, Rutgers hanging on against Virginia Tech and some blowouts for Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Iowa State and Cincinnati.
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Big college football underdog action, plus bets on Rutgers, Ohio while up $1,600: Bets of the North Sep 20, 2024

Show notes

At 3-0 on their $500 real money college football bets, Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises arrive at a consensus while trying to go 4-0 and zero in on the Ohio Bobcats and Kentucky Wildcats this week on Bets of the North.
Plus TShoe loves a slate of underdogs, based on the early success of his numbers, and he puts four of them in his Best Bets.
Plus Doug's fat thumb made a bet he wasn't entirely sure about. But remember ... this show is ahead more than $1,600 after three weeks.
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Week 4 Picks | Utah-OK State | Iowa-Minnesota for the pig | Kansas-West Virginia Gotta Have It Game Sep 19, 2024

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Utah-Oklahoma State, with major implications in the Big 12 race, gets the Big Game Breakdown treatment from Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on your Week 4 Picks and Previews show on Kings of the North.
The guys also dive into the Boston College-Michigan State Red Bandana game, Iowa-Minnesota fighting for Floyd of Rosedale, USC heading to Michigan for the first time in more than 60 years, Rutgers at Virginia Tech, and a Friday banger with Illinois at Nebraska.
Plus every other Northern game and more fantasy picks as the battle for the Dragon Statue continues.
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Chapters:
• Game predictions for the best 6 northern games this week (02:45)
• Big game breakdown of Utah at Oklahoma State (38:50)
• Final 14 game predictions (59:30)
• Fantasy picks (1:28:40)

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Arch Manning Dylan Raiola, Avery Johnson: Young QB Draft | Iowa State’s Matt Campbell makes history Sep 18, 2024

Show notes

Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola, Texas’ Arch Manning, Michigan State’s Aidan Chiles, Kansas State’s Avery Johnson, Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava and Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold are among the first- and second-year players leading their teams at quarterback right now.
On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by Shehan Jeyarajah of CBSSports.com to draft the best young QBs based on what they should do in their college careers.
Then it’s a Would You Rather Wednesday as Doug and Bill look at Iowa State’s Matt Campbell approaching history and the all-time coaching wins leaders for all Northern schools, bacon crispness, North-South scheduling and Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, Kansas and West Virginia in various scenarios.
Finally it’s Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking.
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Chapters:
• Drafting the 9 best young quarterbacks in college football with Shehan Jeyarajah (09:10)
• Would you rather Wednesday (45:22)
• Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:22:40)

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USC-Michigan moment of truth | Don't doubt Bret Bielema | Toledo coach Jason Candle | Northern news Sep 17, 2024

Show notes

USC's game at Michigan on Saturday is a moment of truth for both teams -- maybe a last stand for the Wolverines in 2024, and a maybe a moment for the Trojans to plant their flag in the Big Ten.
Doug Lesmerises and Dan Wetzel talk that out. Plus Toledo coach Jason Candle visits after the Rocket's huge win at Mississippi State; Jeremy Werner breaks down how Illinois got to 3-0 and what the Illini must do to compete at Nebraska on Friday; and Doug runs through Northern news from Iowa to Syracuse.
Thanks for joining Kings of the North.
Chapters:
• College football news around the North (01:30)
• Bill's kick and block of the week (12:32)
• Toledo head coach Jason Campbell interview (16:47)
• Dan Wetzel joins to talk about USC vs Michigan this weekend (32:00)
• Jeremy Werner interview (1:06:26)

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