"The Grey Zone" College Football Podcast by Grey Thompson, painter, muralist & photographer for Fête, the #1 magazine in Greenville, SC. Co-host of Fête Greenville TV. Sláinte!

This year, week 3's Saturday falls on Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day (& Dad's birthday) so we may have gotten a little carrrrrrried away with it. Lane Kiffin returns to Oxfarrrrrd!Clemson starts ACC play against UNC QB Billy Edwards Juniarrrr!Texas Tech is on upset alert against the Houston Cougarrrs!And marrrrrrr!Check out the Greyzone Power Index & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/@ColorofGrey on Twitter @ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones www.GVLmedia.online

How fun was week 2?! Out-of-conference matchups, upsets, 87-point games, #1 vs. #2 like it's the Highlander in Texas, and more!Week 2 receipts? We got 'em! And we'll apologize for them (maybe).Check out the Greyzone Power Index & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/@ColorofGrey on Twitter @ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones www.GVLmedia.online

CFB Week 2 Preview: No More Bail Marys. Week zero was more for us sickos than we expected. Week one had more basketball scores than a 64-team bracket.Week two, though? We've got the top two teams on the GPI facing off against each other in a power league civil war(again), lawsuits (again), hot seats galore & more than a few solid bets from coast to coast. Everything you think you know from week 1 may or may not be true! The Greyzone Power Index (GPI) is live! Check it out & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The 2026 College Football Week 1 Review with Davey McNightReceipts? We got 'em! And we'll apologize for them.Predictions? We got 'em! And we'll apologize for them.Betting locks? Absolutely! Results? Perhaps!Check out the Greyzone Power Index & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/@ColorofGrey on Twitter @ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones www.GVLmedia.online

AIR YOUR GRIEVANCES: The Annual Week One Rivalry Drop-In Preview from Hans & Franz BiergartenWhat do you hate?I mean really hate?Your rival in football? Anyone besides Tennessee? That's nice. Apparently not everyone is into that, even this week?! It's time to be nice until it's NOT time to be nice!Still, thankful for Clemson fan Lord James Spivey, Gamecock superfan Gerald (G.A.), Sam the Gator & my favorite lawyer & Furman alum Steve Buckingham, plus ever-thankful for the recording paradise at Hans & Franz Biergarten. Check out the Greyzone Power Index & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/@ColorofGrey on Twitter @ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones www.GVLmedia.online

FIVE DAYS IN PARADISE: The 2026 College Football Week 1 Preview (& Week 0 Review) with Davey McNightWe soaked up what we thought would be the best week zero to-date, and maybe it wasn't quite that? Still, it was a warm edamame appetizer compared to the 5 straight days of college football that is week one! All I want to know is who's coming with me?!Rivalries in week 1? Check!Hot seats already? Check!Playoff implications? Maybe! And the GPI is live! Check it out & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

WEEK ZERO 2026 Plus Title Predictions. College Football Is Back!Soak up what may be the best week zero to-date and perhaps a precursor of what's to come. This weekend will be fun. Don't miss it (even if it's on replay). And the GPI is live! Check it out & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The 2026 BIG 12 (16?) Preview!August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we take a close look from high atop the Rocky Mountains down to south Texas and everywhere in between at the BIG 12. And the GPI is live! Check it out & bet the mortgage accordingly (& responsibly) at this link: https://cfbanalytics.io/It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The 2026 B1G Preview, Part 2: Question Marks?August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we take a close look from coast to coast & top to bottom of the most dominant league in college football in recent years, the B1G! It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The 2026 B1G Preview, Part 1: Contenders & Wildcards!August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we take a close look from coast to coast & top to bottom of the most dominant league in college football in recent years, the B1G! It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Do You See? Do You ACC? DO YOU SEE?! The ACC 2026 Preview: Part 2August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we dive head-first into the most exciting conference of chuckers in television, the ACC (plus some Notre Dame)!It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

You Say You See the ACC That I See? The ACC 2026 Preview: Part 1August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we dive head-first into the most exciting conference of chuckers in television, the ACC (plus Notre Dame)!It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The 2026 SEC Preview Part 2: "Ha ha ha, yes!"August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we dive head first into the rest of the SEC's upcoming season from our new studio where we now live (without pants).It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Guess Who's Back?! August Is Preview Season! Joined by the illustrious, salubrious, salaciously sly Davey McNight, we dive head first into some off-season shenanigans and the SEC's upcoming season from our new studio where we now live (without pants).It's good to be back! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Highlander: The CFP & Little Else with Davey McNightPlayoff games are fun! Well, at least one of them was. Yikes! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Bowling for Bowl Games: The CFP & More with Davey McNightBowl games are fun!Er, bowl games are often fun! The playoff games are fun, though! Er, the playoff games are often fun? The regular season is still the life-blood of college football, but bowls & playoff games are giving us life as we head into 2026! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The CFP & Me: A Requiem with Davey McNightNOT SAFE FOR WORK.You have been warned. Let it out, celebrate an absolutely remarkable regular season of college football first, though, and always. @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

WIVALWY WEEK WULES! The Week 14 Rivalry Week Review with Davey McNightThe regular season is over, and it went out with a (relative) bang. Hard to beat. Hope y'all savored every snap. It was a special season, to say the least. We're not done yet, but treasured memories are treasures!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

WIVALWY WEEK! Rivalry Week Preview with Davey McNightAnything you think you know doesn't often matter in rivalry games, but the last week of the regular season has more rivalries than any other week, including on Friday from noon to midnight & the same on Saturday! One more week. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

"Are You Not Entertained?" The Week 13 Review with Davey McNightUndefeated teams go down! Rivalries with (FCS) playoff implications!Notre Dame had more points than passing yards!Playoff eliminations galore!No Sunday firings, again?!5 straight nights of college football again, too, including MACtion rain delays; what's not to love?!This has been, in no uncertain terms, a relentlessly exciting season of college football & we're not done yet. Hope y'all savored every snap. One more week. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

BOOmer Sooner: The Week 12 Review with Bennett ThompsonWhen Alabama loses a football game, everybody knows!No Sunday firings, again?!Sidelined Nico still looks good!Pitt won Gameday but lost the game (bad)!What's going on with the American & why should everyone care? Also, twinning! 5 straight nights of college football again, too; what's not to love?!This has been, in no uncertain terms, a relentlessly exciting season of college football & we're not done yet. Hope y'all savored every snap. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Novemburrito: The Week 12 College Football Preview with Davey McNightMACtion on Tuesdays! College Football Playoff rankings! Friday night ACC! Hoodie weather!It must be November!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

11th Heaven: The Week 11 Review with Davey McNightUndefeated teams go down again! No Sunday firings, though? We're all out of rhythm now (not as bad as the ACC this weekend, but still).5 straight nights of college football again, too; what's not to love?!Good to be back in the studio with Davey. Hope y'all savored every snap. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Football Weather! The Week 11 College Football Preview with Davey McNightMACtion on Tuesdays! College Football Playoff rankings! Rivalries galore! Hoodie weather!It must be November!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

"You're Fired: Reprise PART 6" The Week 10 Review With Davey McNightUndefeated teams go down again! Top-ten teams lose again! Tennessee chokes again! And you think we should already care about the official playoff rankings before they start this Tuesday?We also had our regularly-scheduled weekly Sunday firings, rivalries, upsets, streaks made, streaks broken, and 5 straight nights of football. What's not to love?!Good to be back in the studio with Davey. Hope y'all savored every snap. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Prepare yourselves for the terror that is week 10, Halloween, November and Daylight Saving Time! Ah, the terror! How do Alabama, LSU Texas A&M and the entire MAC handle the bye-week? Can Duke have a catastrophe-free game for once in 2025? Does anyone get fired this week? Prepare yourselves, this is Halloween!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

"You're Fired: Reprise" The Week 9 Review With Davey McNightHey! No undefeated teams lost this week! We also had our regularly-scheduled weekly Sunday firings, rivalries, upsets, streaks, camouflage, and 5 straight nights of football! Good to be back in the studio with Davey. Hope y'all savored every snap. Let's go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Prepare yourselves for the terror that is week 9 & the last Saturday in October! More undefeated teams go down (perhaps?), rivalries (er, one?), upsets, streaks, FCS-to-FBS celebrations, and hey, no firings (yet) since Sunday!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

They lowdown.They dirty.They some snitches.They got 2 losses in the SEC now.More undefeated teams go down (we're running low!), rivalries, Holy Wars, upsets, streaks (the bad kind, not the good kind), & Roll Tide! Week 8 hit on all cylinders! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

They lowdown.They dirty.They some snitches.Lots of big games ahead for week HATE, but only one has the aroma of 100,000 stale cigars. We're running out of undefeated teams every week. There will be upsets this weekend, just not Alabama defending the current longest home game winning streak in the sport. Go to hell, Tennessee! Get a bath, too, dang. @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Oh, the horrors of week 7! Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Jordan Hare is where college football dreams go to die!Two purple teams face each other, only one will remain!Missouri has been dreaming of beating Alabama. This Saturday, that dream will also die! Oh, the horrors of week 7! Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

THE BIGGEST LOSER: The Week 6 College Football Review with Davey McNightI watched no live football this weekend because I was at the immaculate Albino Skunk Music Festival, but it's been fun trying to catch up. This week Davey helped catch me & everyone else up on everything that happened in week 6.Does James Franklin keep his job? Yes.Should he? (insert "thinking" emoji here)We're quickly running out of undefeated teams, but there are still surprises in there you may not have noticed, and hey, we're here to help you 'memba. Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

TWINS!SPOOKY SEASON BEGINS! The Week 6 College Football Preview with Bennett ThompsonWeek 5 was absolutely brilliant. It was relentlessly exciting, determinant in some places, & tremendously powerful in others, all with curiously few injuries across the sport & some of the most exciting & impactful football of the season to-date. We're learning more every week, & after more than a full third of the regular season, it's hard not to argue we all at least feel a little smarter than we did in August. Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

SPOOKY SEASON! The Week 5 College Football Review with Davey McNightWeek 5 was absolutely brilliant. It was relentlessly exciting, determinant in some places, & tremendously powerful in others, all with curiously few injuries across the sport & some of the most exciting & impactful football of the season to-date. We're learning more every week, & after more than a full third of the regular season, it's hard not to argue we all at least feel a little smarter than we did in August. Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

So Long, September! The Week 5 College Football Preview with Davey McNightWe're learning more every week, & after a full third of the regular season, it's hard not to argue we all at least feel a little smarter than we did in August. That doesn't mean we're right (far from it?), but this was a really good preview & this weekend has some of the biggest games we might get all season. Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

There's nothing more powerful or important than truth.We thought we knew. We thought we understood. We hypothesized rather than just made opinions.But NOW we know. Week 4 giveth, taketh away, & most importantly exposes the truth. @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Y'all want conference play?!Congratulations (I think)!Week 3 made games "matter," brought in conference play nationwide (mostly?), injuries, upsets, goal posts, rivalries, field-storming, bad beats & very bad beats, week 3 had it all from noon past midnight, & we're here for it. @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

THE CONFERENCE PLAYERS BALL: Week 3 Preview with Davey McNightIf weeks 1 & 2 (& zero) are the prologue, week 3 is chapter 1. Most leagues haven't played any conference games yet (& they're not all playing conference opponents, either), but week 3 is the beating heart for the rest of the season. Everything you think you know may or may not be true, but we'll all know a lot more after week 2 than we did from anything we've seen so far. Mortgage bets? Guaranteed!MACtion? Kinda!Upsets? Maybe not quite the same this week, but a little goes a long way!Savor every snap. Here we go! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Y'all want conference play?!TOO BAD!Week 2 is perhaps the most forgettable week of every college football season. Yet once again it's filled with memories, some haunting, some mesmerizing, and some you'll wish you could forget for wasting your time, but we're here for all of it! @ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

The Apology Tour: WEEK 1 REVIEW & WEEK 2 PREVIEW with Davey McNightReceipts? We got 'em! And we'll apologize for them.Predictions? We got 'em! And we'll apologize for them.Betting locks? Absolutely! Results? Perhaps!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

FIVE DAYS IN PARADISE: The College Football Week 1 Preview with Davey McNightReceipts? We got 'em!Predictions? We got 'em!Betting locks? Absolutely! Results? Perhaps!@ColorofGrey on Twitter/X@ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

AIR YOUR GRIEVANCES: The Annual Preseason Rivalry Preview from Hans & Franz BiergartenWhat do you hate?No, I mean really hate?Your rival in football? That's nice. Apparently not everyone is into that, even this week?!Still, thankful for (alleged) Clemson fan Lord James Spivey, Gamecock superfan Gerald (G.A.), "Bulldawg" Brian Bishop & my favorite (living) lawyer Steve Buckingham, plus ever-thankful for the recording paradise at Hans & Franz Biergarten. @ColorofGrey on Twitter @ColorofGreyStudio on Instagram #TheGreyZones #FeteGreenville www.GVLmedia.online

Preview Season Is Over! Week One Previews, That's Different (with Davey McNight)Receipts? We got 'em!Predictions? We got 'em!Results? Perhaps!#thegreyzones

The GPI: THE TOP FIVE with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 1-5. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: TOP TEN TERRITORY with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 6-10. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: 15-10, Dangerous Poll Territory with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 16-20. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: 16-20, Officially in "Regular" Poll Territory with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 16-20. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: 21-25, Officially in "Regular" Poll Territory with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 21-25. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: 25-30, Approaching "Regular" Poll Territory with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 25-30. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones

The GPI: 31-40, Deal with It, with Davey McNightNobody can handle the preseason predictions & polls. We know that. It's not enough to stop us from the relentlessly fun thought experiment that is the preview season, & today we're debuting results from The Greyzone Power Index featuring teams "ranked" 31-40. Even the triggers are triggered, so let's get into it! *Thanks again to Davey McNight, without which the GPI wouldn't exist. #thegreyzones