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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Huntsville Item sports editor Colton Foster to preview the Sam Houston Bearkats' 2025 season. (2:30 – 7:00) How has Phil Longo's honeymoon been? How will Longo be different than Keeler? (7:00 – 10:00) How big of a deal is Sam Houston playing at Houston Dynamo's stadium? (10:00 – 21:30) Offensive overview: Is this offense a fit for Hunter Watson? Expectations for WR corps? Is Elijah Green the offensive transfer Colton is most excited about? Who plays the most snaps at QB by the end of the season? (21:30 – 27:30) What is Sam Houston's defense going to look like? Which incoming players are Colton excited about? What's the strength of the defense? (27:30 – 33:15) What's the ceiling and floor for the team? (33:15 – END) What Colton thinks of the Phil Longo hire + Record prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie and Melissa answer your questions as TCU football fall camp gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back on the mics for Dave Campbell's Texas Football. This week we're joined by our pal Colton McWilliams from the San Marcos Daily Record who walks us through the magic of the 2005 season. Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a busy week in the Queen City with American Conference Media Days with a preview podcast mixed in. We sat down with Hunter Bailey on-site to discuss the Biff Poggi-less Charlotte 49ers. - Is Tim Albin the most qualified and competent head coach in program history? He just might be. But what does that mean for the outlook of this team? - What does the roadmap look for success at this program? And if they're going to get there, what does a positive Year one look like? - Finally, we wrap things up with the final Lighting Round of the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Ryan Monceaux of GoCoogs.com to preview the 2025 Houston Cougars football season. (2:30 – 4:15) What did Ryan see in Year One of the Willie Fritz era that has him excited for Year Two? (4:15 – 5:00) How are Willie Fritz and Dana Holgorsen different? (5:00 – 8:50) Excitement level for new offensive coordinator Slade Nagle. How good could this unit be? (8:50 – 13:15) Conner Weigman updates. How do the skill positions stack up? (13:15 – 15:50) Is Ryan concerned that the Willie Fritz era already had a reset? (15:50 – 18:00) Can Houston rebound from loss of AJ Haulcy and Jeremiah Wilson? Where are Houston's strengths and weaknesses on defense. (18:00 – 20:10) Who is Ryan excited about on the front seven? (20:10 – 25:25) What are Ryan's realistic expectations for 2025? Record prediction (25:25 – 28:00) What Ryan thinks about Houston's recruiting push (28:00 – 33:30) Is Houston the third best job in Texas right now? (33:30 – END) Was Willie Fritz the right hire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven each draft their fantasy teams consisting of Texas CFB players! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Matt and Evan talk shop on Baylor Football's two early tough tests, against the Auburn Tiger and the SMU Mustangs. Tap in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Jared Kalmus of the Alamo Audible to preview UTSA's 2025 season! (2:30 – 4:07) Did UTSA do enough in the backhalf of 2024 to get fans hyped for the 2025 season? (4:07 – 7:50) Why did UTSA take a step back in 2024? Did UTSA ever correct the dumb penalties? Was the lack of discipline in 2024 a blip on the radar, or a sign of something bigger? (7:50 – 9:20) Do we need to recalibrate what we judge as a great roster in G6 football? (9:20 – 12:00) Is Owen McCown the best returning QB in the American? Does UTSA have enough weapons around him? Who's a breakout star candidate? (12:00 – 14:50) Why Robert Henry is the bellcow back and the offensive line could be better in 2025. (14:50 – 16:45) Why is UTSA always injured? (16:45 – 20:00) Why defensive line is the one position group Jared thinks will be good no matter what (20:00 – 23:45) Why Shad Banks Jr is the most important player on the defense (23:45 – 27:00) Why Jared is iffy on the secondary? (27:00 – 30:15) Who is kicking for UTSA? How the portal has wrecked G6 kicking games. (30:15 – 33:20) Why do UTSA fans have the attitudes they do? (33:20 – END) Team MVP, X-Factor, Record Prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UH is a "power conference team" now and have bailed on us going forward (cowards!), but we've got one more Bayou Bucket to look forward to! So of course, Matt and Carter had to have our pals Sam and Bobby from the Scott & Holman Pawdcast to talk the crosstown Cougars. Can Willie Fritz get the offense functional this year [this is how you know they're not in the American anymore]? Is there anything sillier than bailing on the Bucket for a contrived, space-themed rivalry with UCF (no)? Plus, an extended intro, on The Conference Formerly Known as the AAC going for a rebrand, and preseason poll silliness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Jakob are back on the mics talking about The Texas High School Coaches Association Coaches Convention and Sun Belt Conference Media Days. Everywhere G.J. goes, some PAC-12 drama surfaces. In this one the boys catch up on headlines after half a month of being busy at work and moving across the country. But the show goes on! Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all the biggest storylines in the G6 conferences this season. (INTRO – 14:25) Texas State. Are the Bobcats as talented as last year? How will new OC Landon Keopple do? (14:25 – 25:00) North Texas. Can UNT portal a dominant offense again? Will Skyler Cassity revive the defense? (25:00 – 34:40) UTSA. Did Jeff Traylor have the best quote in the summer magazine? (34:40 – 41`:50) Rice. This season hinges on Chase Jenkins. (41:50 – 51:25) Sam Houston. Is Phil Longo one of the most polarizing hires in the country? How big of a deal is not having a home stadium? (51:25 – End) UTEP. Is UTEP a sneaky 9 win bet? What the hell is happening with the QB room? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another "Special Edition" offseason Episode (#53) of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. Two of the 3 Old Men had the privilege to sit down and chat with Alvin Franklin (Sr Associate Athletics Director / Executive Director of Development at the University of Houston). The landscape in college athletics has shifted beneath our feet with the House Settlement finalizing on June 6th, and fans and listeners have questions amid the ensuing confusion. We spoke to Alvin about all things NIL, revenue sharing, and the Deloitte-led Clearinghouse as it relates to UH. Our questions went far and wide, so hopefully we hit the mark in clarifying some questions for folks (as well as dispelling some of the myths that are out there). - No Conference for Old Men is available for free via Spotify / Apple Podcast / SoundCloud & the GoCoogs.com website; we're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's Texas Football as their only basketball-centric offering. - Intro / Exit music: Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io - Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Matt and Evan do their own media poll and rank ALL teams in the Big 12 from WORST to FIRST heading into the 2025 season, tap in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UTSA feels good? Or at least as decent as most of the teams that consider themselves among the upper tier of the AAC conference, as we continue on with our season preview series. - Owen McCown might be the best quarterback in the AAC by default? And Also because he's actually good, even if he's not Frank Harris. The rest of the skill players should be fun too. -As has been the case with the rest of the conference, nobody is going to play defense. We almost forgot to talk about the secondary, but that was somewhat by design.- UTSA's best kicking option will probably be kicking for Rice football this fall, which leaves the Roadrunners in a bind. - Jared and Matt get on a soapbox about supporting independent media like this. If you like what you hear (and read) make sure you're supporting financially where you can to keep the lights on at places like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven sit down with Jay Arnold of the Aggie War Pod to give a full preview of Texas A&M's football season. (INTRO – 5:15) How can Mike Elko improve this defense while replacing three NFL DLinemen? Can DJ Hicks live up to the 5 star label? (5:15 –7:20 ) Does Jay think the Texas A&M secondary will be improved? (7:20 – 11:30) How much freer do guys play in the second year in a system? How big of a deal is Mike Elko taking over defensive playcalling? (11:30 – 12:45) Where is Taurean York on A&M's all-time linebackers list? (12:45 – 17:30) What's Jay's opinion on Marcel Reed? Can A&M win 10 games running the ball 70% of the time? (17:30 – 22:00) Why Jay thinks 9 regular season wins is the marker of a good season + How likely is that to happen? (22:00 – 25:15) How many coaches can Texas A&M get fired? (25:15 – 27:45) How long does Mike Elko get before the honeymoon period ends? How does Texas feasting in the SEC impact A&M's vibe? (27:45 – END) MVP for offense and defense Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the road again! Jakob's heart is broken, Andrew Zimmel is again chasing his radio star dreams in a state that is not Texas, so we got a special one for you all this week about active gratittude, back to regular scheduled programming next week! Vaya Con Dios, Zim! Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview all the Power Four teams in the state of Texas. (INTRO – 19:00) Texas Longhorns (19:00 – 29:15) Texas A&M Aggies (29:15 – 39:00) Baylor Bears (39:00 – 49:00) Texas Tech Red Raiders (49:00 – 58:00) TCU Horned Frogs (58:00 – 1:07:00) Houston Cougars (1:07:00 – END) SMU Mustangs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Matthew Bartlett, the editor of "At the Roost," to preview Rice's 2025 season (2:30 – 3:50) What does Matthew make of Scott Abell's honeymoon months. (3:50 –6:45 ) What Matthew thinks about the option offense. What will Abell's scheme look like? (6:45 – 8:30) How has Scott Abell fit in with the culture? (8:30 – 11:10) How is Abell able to win at places where it's tough to do so? (11:10 – 12:20) Who is the starting QB at Rice? What does he bring to the table? (12:20 – 13:45) Who is the bellcow back, if there is one? (13:45 – 16:00) Offensive strengths and weaknesses (16:00 – 17:50) Is this offense OL friendly? (17:50 – 20:30) What Matthew thinks of Rice elevating Jon Kay to DC. How different will the scheme look? (20:30 – 23:00) Defensive strengths and weaknesses (23:00 –24:30 ) Will Michael Daly be the next Rice pass rusher (24:30 – 26:10) Who is Rice's MVP and X-Factor (26:10 – 28:20) Will Rice's defense struggle because they practice against the option? (28:20 – 29:30) Schedule outlook (29:30 – 30:55) Realistic expectations in 2025 (30:55 – 32:20) What Matthew thinks of the American Athletic Conference (32:20 – 34:40) Is Rice administration ready to play ball? (34:40 – 35:50) Matthew's record prediciton (35:50 – END) Is Rice ready for revenue share? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vibe check for this week's episode of the Roost Podcast: -"Seth Henigan is no longer the QB at Memphis" - strange, upsetting, as though we've been unmoored from all that to which we anchor our perceptions of the world -"An AAC fanbase is really confident in its offense and just desperately needs the defense to not be awful" - WE'RE BACK, BABY Anyway, Matt and Carter are joined by old pal Bryan Moss-Namowicz, publisher of Tiger Sports Report. Like! Subscribe! Seek balance between the unyielding march of change and the eternal truths of the universe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with On3's Billy Embody to preview SMU's 2025 football season! (2:30 – 6:15) Why Billy doesn't think last year was a flash in the pan (6:15 – 11:40) How did SMU transition from portal-heavy recruiting to high school-heavy recruiting? (11:40 – 16:50) Is SMU the third best job in the state behind Texas and A&M? (16:50 – 18:25) Can SMU be the next Clemson? (18:25 – 21:11) How will the offense look different in 2025? (21:11 – 23:00) Is Kevin Jennings now underrated because of how the season ended? (23:00 – 27:15) How confident are we in a rebuilt defensive line? (27:15 – 30:15) Why the LB room is actually the biggest question mark (30:15 – 32:40) SMU has a lowkey gauntlet of a schedule (32:40 – END) What does a successful season look like for SMU? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven have finally secured an interview with their white whale, Paul Finebaum, the Voice of the SEC. (2:30 – 3:45) Paul's opinion of Dave Campbell (3:45 – 5:10) Paul's advice on becoming a great interviewer (5:10 – 8:00) The backstory behind that time when Paul put Saban on the hot seat (8:00 – 8:45) The time Paul's reporting put Alabama football on probation (8:45 – 10:00) Does Paul miss writing? (10:00 – 12:15) Did Paul forsee his rise in TV? (12:15 – 13:55) The first time Paul realized his career took off (13:55 – 16:00) How Nick Saban helped make Paul's career (16:00 – 17:50) Is the rise of the SEC a good thing for CFB (17:50 – 19:40) What is Paul's ideal CFP bracket? (19:40 – 21:45) What does Paul think about players getting paid? (21:45 – 24:25) Is CFB morphing into the NFL a good thing? (24:25 – 26:40) What impresses Paul the most about Steve Sarkisian's growth (26:40 – 28:10) Why Paul is buying into the Arch Manning hype (28:10 – 30:05) How Paul first fell in love with sports (30:05 – 31:15) Which coaches have helped Paul most in his journalism career? (31:15 – 33:20) The Aggie stigma (33:20 – 37:20) The best games Paul has covered in person (37:20 – 40:00) Does Paul's wife like sports? (40:00 – END) Who is the most media friendly coach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Rob Breaux of the Gamblin Gauchos' for a full Texas Tech 2025 Preview. (3:00 – 5:10) How high are the stakes in Year Four of the Joey McGuire era? (5:10 – 6:40) What happens if Texas Tech goes 8–4? Is Joey on the hot seat. (6:40 – 8:25) Was James Blanchard or Shiel Wood the biggest offseason move? (8:25 – 10:30) Was it worrisome that Texas Tech had to be so transfer portal heavy? (10:30 – 14:18) Why Rob still has questions about the safeties. Could this be Texas Tech's best front seven in years. (14:18 – 15:15) Do Texas Tech fans feel like the Lebron meme? (15:15 – 16:48) Can Texas Tech fans be defensive-minded? (16:48 – 22:45) Why Rob is higher on Behren Morton than most. How Morton historically ranks to 21st century Texas Tech QBs. Did Zach Kittley lowkey handcuff Morton? (22:45 – 26:55) Will the average fan notice a difference in offensive style from Kittley to Mack Leftwich? Which running back will take the most carries? (26:55 – 30:10) The offensive line is more talented, but will they gel? (30:10 – 33:10) Why is Texas Tech starting so slow all the time? (33:10 – 36:30) Micah Hudson talk (36:30 – 38:15) Why we don't want Joey McGuire to stop talking (38:15 – 41:50) Will we see 12 personnel in Lubbock? (41:50 – 43:40) Is this the best roster we've ever seen at Texas Tech? (43:40 – 46:00) Who is the X-Factor and MVP of this team? (46:00 – END) Record predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Adrian Broaddus of ESPN El Paso to preview the UTEP Miners. (2:45 – 4:30) What's the biggest storyline of the season? (4:30 – 6:40) What Adrian liked and disliked from Scotty Walden in Year One (6:40 – 11:45) Is Malachi Nelson even going to start? Is the narrative around Nelson going to be a distraction throughout the year? (11:45 – 14:00) Is the offensive line still the biggest weakness? (14:00 – 16:50) Why UTEP shouldn't resign itself to losing spring transfers every year (16:50 – 23:00) An argument for adopting an "entry level job" model. What players miss out on when they transfer. (23:00 – 25:00) How is Scotty Walden different from other coaches Adrian has covered? (25:00 – 28:00) What will it take to galvanize El Paso around UTEP football? (28:00 – 30:45) Will UTEP have a winning season? Why the La Tech game will tell us everything. (30:45 – 32:00) Adrian's thoughts on the coordinator hires (32:00 – 35:30) Strengths and weaknesses of the team (35:30 – 37:10) Ashten Emory and Neil Campbell breakout cases (37:10 – 39:10) Which of UTEP's nine kickers won the battle? (39:10 – END) How big of a deal is UTEP to the Mountain West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Matt and Evan discuss their top stories heading into the 2025 football season, including why Matt thinks EA Sports College Football '26 will have an everlasting impact on the sports landscape, and Evan thinks Baylor football will be on top of the standings when it's all said and done. That and much more on a jam packed episode, tap in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven breakdown all things Texas State and the Pac-12. (3:00 – 4:45) Why the Pac-12? Why now? (4:45 – 7:50) Does the Pac-12 TV deal outweigh the extra travel financially? (7:50 – 9:00) Could the Pac-12 return to the Power Five? (9:00 – 11:05) How Kelly Damphousse and Don Coryell put Texas State in a position to make the Pac-12. (11:05 – 13:00) How the rise of the Texas State football team led to a rise in enrollment. (13:00 – 15:00) The biggest question remaining about this move (15:00 – 17:30) Can Texas State win the Sun Belt this fall? (17:30 – 19:30) Does the Pac-12 move allow Texas State to keep GJ Kinne longer? (19:30 – 23:50) The biggest question we have about Texas State on the field in 2025. (23:50 – END) Then, the guys welcome on Texas State president Kelly Damphousse and athletic director Don Coryell to talk about why this move benefits Texas State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Joe Cook, the managing editor of Inside Texas, to preview the 2025 Texas Longhorns. (3:00 – 4:30) The Longhorns are the state's national championship contender (4:30 – 8:15) Expectations when Steve Sarkisian was hired vs reality. How does he stack up historically with other Texas coaches? (8:15 – 10:45) How is Texas set up for revenue sharing? How will NIL still factor in? (10:45 – 13:40) What does Arch look like in Game One? (13:40 – 20:33) Will Arch's supporting cast be better than Quinn's? (20:33 – 23:45) Why Joe's not as worried as others about the offensive line (23:45 – 27:25) Who will take the mantel at defensive tackle? (27:25 – 30:25) Who's playing nickelback and opposite cornerback of Malik Muhammad? (30:25 – 32:55) Is it truly national championship or bust? (32:55 – END) Does Texas win more than 10 games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big moves this week on the show! The Texas State University System Board of Regents approved Texas State University to pay the Sun Belt Conference a $5 million dollar exit fee. Just minutes later, the PAC-12 Conference announced the Bobcats would be joining as full members in 2026. Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse and Athletics Director Don Coryell join us this week to talk about what the move means for the university. Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you forget there's a third AAC team in Texas besides us and UTSA, Rice fans? It's been a hot second since the Owls faced the Mean Green, so Matt and Carter invited new pal JD Davis of the North Texas Eagle to give us an update on our friends/enemies in Denton. The Mean Green have a stalwart defense but an uncertain future on offense—LOL no, just kidding. We're starting to get the impression that there are going to be a loooot of shootouts in AAC play this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boy howdy! What a week! Jakey was up until the wee hours of the night with this one when news dropped (shoutout the burnerverse) that the Texas State University System Board of Regents would have a special meeting Monday. All signs, including ESPN's Pete Thamel, point to Texas State joining the reformed PAC-12 Conference. Andrew and Jakob talk about a lot of things, including Smuckers Uncrustables. You ain't gotta like it cause the hood gon love it. Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with JD Davis of the North Texas Eagle to preview the 2025 college football season. (3:00 – 5:05) What are the stakes of Year Three of the Eric Morris era? (5:05 – 7:05) Should we believe in DC Skyler Cassity? (7:05 – 8:30) Is there any worry the offense won't be as good with all new pieces? (8:30 – 12:20) Is QB the biggest question mark? How are Poffenbarger and Mestemaker different QBs? Will the offense be more balanced? (12:20 – 14:20) Is this the best North Texas offensive line since 2018? (14:20 – 17:10) Who emerges as WR1? (17:10 – 18:20) Is this RB by committee? (18:20 – 20:55) Will Eric Morris throttle it down to help the defense? (20:55 – 23:15) Initial impressions of Skyler Cassity? (23:15 – 26:15) Defensive transfers sticking out? Ranking the Sam Houston transfers? (26:15 – 34:30) What win total is a step in the right direction? Week One buzz? Does football keep missing opportunities to win the fans over? (34:30 – END) Preseason MVPs and X-Factor picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on The Athletic senior writer Sam Khan Jr. (2:45 – 7:20) What led to Sam's role change to roster management and Transfer Portal reporter? (7:20 – 9:00) What are the two biggest things College Football programs want to change? (9:00 – 10:50) Is there a path back to one Transfer Portal window? (10:50 – 21:35) Will there still be haves and have nots with revenue sharing? Will there still be NIL collectives after revenue share? How will teams use a salary cap? (21:35 – 24:00) What's the likelihood of Texas State joining the Pac-12? (24:00 – 34:20) Why Sam thinks Texas Tech is the 3rd best job in the state. Is SMU in the conversation? (34:20 – 38:35) What does CFB look like in 2031? (38:35 – 43:00) Can Houston catch up to the Big 12 elite spending wise? (43:00 – 44:10) Why Sam thinks UTSA will be the best G5 team in Texas (44:10 – END) Texas A&M's ceiling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jamie and Melissa break down TCU football's hot streak on the recruiting trail, landing six commitments in June, plus observations from visits to men and women's basketball. They wrap with a discussion about TCU baseball's work in the transfer portal and how the umpires in the College World Series final embarrassed themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DCTF Senior Writer Mike Craven sits down with the Frog Preacher Jamie Plunkett for an offseason check in on the TCU Horned Frogs! (3:00 – 6:00) What are the vibes for Year Four of the Sonny Dykes era? Grading Sonny's tenure. (6:00 – 9:00) Are we forgetting about TCU in the Big 12 title race? (9:00 – 12:25) Is UNC in Week One a 'Can't Lose'? (12:25 – 13:35) The strengths of TCU's team. (13:35 – 15:48) Who is RB1? (15:48 – 16:30) Who's the most impactful transfer? (16:30 – 18:00) Can Eric McAlister become 'The Guy'? (18:00 – 19:15) Defensive concerns (19:15 – 20:40) How should TCU schedule games? (20:40 – 22:25) What's your ideal playoff format as a Big 12 fan? (22:25 – 24:00) Is TCU in a position to handle revenue sharing? (24:00 – 26:25) Is TCU the third-best job in Texas? (26:25 – 29:30) Thoughts on new AD Mike Buddie (29:30 – 30:30) Record predictions (30:30 – 32:48) What would the record have to be for Sonny Dykes to be on the hot seat? (32:48 – END) Who are the Big 12 Favorites? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DID YOU KNOW: Another AAC team is reasonably confident they can score points but desperately needs some defensive competence? DID YOU ALSO KNOW: Trent Dilfer is still the coach at UAB? That must mean our old pal Evan Dudley is back on the Roost Podcast this week! He joins Matt and Carter to talk slap bass (?), miserable seasons, and more before diving deep into the Blazers. Join us for our usual brand of eclectic nonsense! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory opens up about his departure from Dave Campbell's and the future of the podcast. The guys discuss recent conference realignment news and Ben previews the offensive line and tight end room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Goose is cooked! After weeks, months, even years of saying Texas State will not go to the reformed PAC-12, it appears as though all roads lead to the West Coast for the Bobcats. Nothing is official, but on this show, Andrew and Jakob turn into the fat ladies singing the siren song of the Sun Belt. JMU, Marshall and ODU, we hardly knew ya. Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TexAgs executive editor Billy Liucci joins Carter and Craven on the show!! (2:45 – 7:20) The origin story of TexAgs, how Billy got his start in the industry (7:20 – 11:35) The biggest moments in TexAgs history, what was the craziest single day (11:35 – 17:35) Why the rise of fan sites is a good thing for college sports (17:35 – 26:55) What do people not realize about the Johnny Manziel era? Is he one of the most important TXHSFB figures of all-time? (26:55 – 37:30) Why is Marcel Reed the most impactful player in 2025? (37:30 – 43:10) How is Mike Elko different from Jimbo Fisher? (43:10 – 50:25) What's at stake for Elko in Year Two? (50:25 – ) Thoughts on Texas A&M and Texas being in the same conference again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Roost Pod's 2025 AAC Previews march on through the Houston summer, as Matt and Carter are joined by old pal Kevin Fielder to talk Florida Atlantic (the only other set of Owls on this year's Rice football schedule). Can (surprisingly tall) hotshot head coach Zach Kittley get the FAU offense back on track after a couple years stuck in the mud? Can the defense achieve any semblance of competence (and why does that feel like a recurring theme with these previews)? All that and plenty of silly tangents! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Flanders should be in the College Football HOF, so why isn't he in the Kats Hall of Honor? Additionally, we preview the RB room and have a collective discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition of the Dave Campbell's College Football Podcast. Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by On3's Ari Wasserman. (INTRO - 10:15) It's a damn good time to be a Longhorns fan. How Steve Sarkisian built Texas into a title contender. (10:15 – 12:50) Death of the Super Team (12:50 – 16:15) Why CFB offseason sucks (16:15 – 23:00) How does Texas A&M become what they should? How good is Marcel Reed? (23:00 – 31:30) Is SMU the third best job in Texas? (31:30 – 40:00) What is Texas Tech's long term strategy. Did Joey McGuire's expectations just change? (40:00 – 41:40) Ari gives Craven fatherhood advice (41:40 – 50:15) Why is the regular season watered down? (50:15 – 59:20) Ari's best bets (59:20 – END) Why are people so scared to say Arch will be good? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode #52 of the No Conference for Old Men Podcast. This is our first offseason episode of season two. And just like last season, we'll discuss the big roster decisions made after the portal season and the pre-NBA Draft workouts were completed.  With revenue sharing, the #WideAwake campaign, and a top-two recruiting class, the Cougars will make another run at that elusive National Championship!   We begin this episode by commenting on the lone addition from the Portal (Kalifa Sakho). Then, we quickly provide perspectives on how the team fared from a roster-building perspective during the portal season. We finish by providing another "way too early" forecast of how we see the line-ups and rotations breaking down going into next season. - The video version of No Conference for Old Men is available on YouTube and GoCoogs.com. The audio is on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Megaphone, and SoundCloud. We're also available via the Republic of Football Podcast feed from the folks at Dave Campbell's Texas Football as their only basketball-centric offering. - Intro / Exit music:  Ground Zero provided by FreeBeats.io - Please follow us on https://gocoogs.com/old-men/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let the option takeover begin! This week on the Roost Pod, we're buddying up to our new brethren in offensive philosophy by welcoming on Omar-Rashon Borja of Redshirt Sports to preview Navy (and service academy football in general). Matt and Carter (mostly Matt, because Carter's internet was being petulant) hop on with Omar to explore where the team is headed after last year's surprise 10-win season. Can QB Blake Horvath lead the Midshipmen to new heights? Can senior slotback Eli Heidenreich break the team's 60-year-old career receiving yards record? All that and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the REBRANDED Dave Campbell's College Football Podcast! New name, same hustle by host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven. (2:40 – 4:05) Why we rebranded. (4:05 – 20:45) Was the Big 12 right to fight for a 5 AQ + 11 At Large CFP model? (20:45 – 45:00) Drafting the most intriguing players in 2025 including Arch Manning, Micah Hudson and Conner Weigman (46:00 – END) Ranking the Top 5 Texas QBs . How do Arch, Behren Morton, Kevin Jennings, Sawyer Robertson and Josh Hoover stack up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie and Melissa break down the abrupt end to TCU baseball's season and take a first look at 2026. Plus, Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson are on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Triebwasser spoke with Dylan Jacobs of the Corvalis Gazette-Times to get the scoop on what promises to be an entertaining matchup out West. They talked pitching, hitting, and who is the favorite to play on in a grouping headlined by Oregon State and TCU, while featuring two programs more than capable of playing spoiler in St. Mary's and USC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're catching up with Dave Campbell's Texas Football writer, Carter Yates for a way too early prediction for the season. Some of you may love it, others will hate it, but hey, man, it's late May and football is on the horizon, we're less than 100 days out from kickoff! Where do you have the Bobcats finishing this season? Are you booking your tickets to the First Responder Bowl now or what are we doing? Tap in: https://linktr.ee/SquarinPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We announce the Kats' Men's and Women's Athletes of the Year before discussing the baseball and softball signees, followed by the beginning of our summer football position preview series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time already? Our 2025 AAC Previews are already here, with old pal Seth Varnadore joining Matt and Carter on this week's Roost Podcast to talk USF in 2025. After a couple of rollercoaster season, where are the expectations this year? Is QB Byrum Brown ready to lead the Bulls to glory? Can the defense get enough stops to let the offense shine? All that and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices