football TAKEOVER: Football with Friends

It's Championship Weekend! John breaks down each and every championship game and gives his winners straight up and against the spread. There's no fluff here, just game breakdowns unlike any you'll find and predictions for MAC, MWC, AAC, Pac-12, B1G, Big 12, ACC and SEC. Let's Go!!

John's got PLENTY to say on this episode. He gives his thoughts on moving the 2020 College Football Playoffs to eight teams, LOVES the BYU-Coastal Carolina and tells you why and, last and certainly not least, he has thoughts on players "opting out" with two and three weeks left in the season. Let's just say he's not a fan.

Ole Miss sideline reporter/radio host Richard Cross joined John to share of their best sideline stories, chat about Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss and which was the best game each has seen live (hint: it was the same game for Richard AND John). Also, the Pac-12 kicks off this weekend, so John predicts all Pac-12 games SU/ATS as well all games involving Top 25 teams, including the matchup in monstrous Clemson-Notre Dame matchup in South Bend.

The week's biggest game takes place in Stillwater where the only undefeated squad in the Big 12 Oklahoma State takes on a 3-1 Iowa State team that is 3-0 in the conference. John takes a deep dive into the Keys to the Game for that titanic Big 12 tilt. Furthermore, John makes all his predictions straight up and against the spread for every game in college football, including all games in the B1G, playing its first football of the 2020 season. Let's GO!

Radio host extraordinaire Sean Pendergast joined John to talk Notre Dame's shot in 2020 to win the ACC?, to wax nostalgic about Jim Harbaugh and Skoal/Copenhagen, to give Sean credit for Chip Kelly taking no sh-- after his first year as Oregon's head coach, to dive into some CFB either/ors, to openly wonder whether Reggie Bush or Charlie Weis was more destructive to Notre Dame and to decide on a replacement if Brian Kelly left the ND job. Do not miss this reunion

On this episode, CFB insider extraordinaire/Radio host (1300 The Zone in Austin) Chip Brown joins me to go back in time to discuss 2010 and realignment craziness, the Tom Herman dilemma, Scrappy Sam Ehlinger and the Red River Shootout this weekend in Dallas. Also, I hit the news of the week, construct my Keys to the Game for UT-OU/OU-UT and give my predictions for all games involving Top 25 teams (SU & ATS). Let's GO!!

This week, SEC Network host Peter Burns joins John to discuss how he got to Charlotte, the Pirate, KJ Costello, the 2019 LSU coronation, ranks three LSU greats, discusses the one LSU great who was a favorite of mine and handles some Either/or questions. John also commands the Two Minute Drill and then tackles the Big 12's five games this weekend straight up and against the spread...LET'S GO!!

Football with Friends this week is with NFL Draft expert extraordinaire Dane Brugler from The Athletic. We dive into the 2017 QB Draft, what that draft taught us going forward, what running backs impressed him and who his top prospect is in the SEC and why. We just talked ball - you'll love it. Furthermore, the SEC is kicking off it's all conference game schedule and I've got all your predictions straight up and against the spread. Enjoy.