The Two Stripes Podcast

Colton's dad joins the show to tell the story about the time he brought an FDNY ladder to their tailgate for the 2001 Colorado-Nebraska game. The two discuss how exactly he snuck the guys out of a scheduled university appearance, what led to him ending up on the field for the game, how he stole a game ball, and give a window into what the world of sports looked like in an immediate post-9/11 America. This is an episode 20+ years in the making, and we hope you enjoy it!

Colton is back with a new episode talking about Ohio State! He discusses the Buckeyes' recent addition of QB Will Howard, why it's an upgrade for the team, and some of the other positive personnel moves this past week. He also wonders what type of staff movement we'll see in the coming weeks, and which coaches might be on the move. Finally, he gives his overall thoughts on the program, and why anything that happens over the next 8 months is just talk until the first snap against Akron on August 31.

That's right, baby. Another carcast. Colton and his girlfriend record a quick pod on the way home from the San Jose State-Air Force game. Colton talks how he's feeling about Ohio State-Notre Dame, Colorado-Oregon, Alabama-Ole Miss, and why he thinks Clemson and Iowa pull off upset wins.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 63-10 win over Western Kentucky, feeling good about the Silver Bullet defense, and how he feels about the team heading into the Notre Dame game next week.

NOTE: THIS IS BAD AUDIO RECORDED ON VOICE NOTES IN THE CAR Colton records a carcast on his drive home from the Cal-Auburn game, talks about not taking college football for granted, recaps what he saw in week two, and talks about another spectacular day for Coach Prime and the Buffs

Colton talks about Ohio State's 35-7 win over Youngstown State, and why he thinks we haven't learned much about the Buckeyes through two weeks of the 2023 season.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 42-41 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff, reflects on CJ Stroud's legacy, talks about the close margins that flipped the game, and is tired of hearing excuses for how Ryan Day's teams keep falling short.

Colton vents about his frustrations with the Ohio State program right now, and his initial thoughts on their College Football Playoff matchup with Georgia.

Colton talks about Colorado hiring Deion Sanders, what it means for CU Football going forward, and how special of a moment this is for Buffs fans.

Colton talks through Ohio State's embarrassing 45-23 loss to Michigan, why he's done with the Ryan Day era, and more.

Colton recaps Ohio State's dominant 52-21 win over Wisconsin, how the running game takes the offense to a scary level, the Buckeyes' dominant defensive front, and more.

Colton gives his thoughts on Ohio State's 45-12 win over Arkansas State, and why he's so agitated with Ryan Day and Ohio State's offense right now.

Colton breaks down Ohio State's 21-10 win over Notre Dame, and why he's so pumped up about the way the Buckeyes won.

Welcome to Season Two of Scarlet and Gray Stripes! Before breaking down the Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup, Colton gives his expectations for the Buckeyes' season, and why it's such a big year for the program (2:50). Then he starts about the unknowns for both the Buckeyes and Irish heading into week one (14:30), why Marcus Freeman is right about ND needing to limit the OSU run game (16:27), why it's so important for Ohio State to find a deep threat ASAP (22:17), thoughts on the defense (26:50), and whether this defense needs premier pass rushers to be dominant (29:30)

Week one is here! But first Colton recaps Week 0 and the disaster that was Nebraska's loss to Northwestern (0:30), then he gives his thoughts on the big games this week between Ohio State-Notre Dame (7:30), Georgia-Oregon (13:34), Arkansas-Cincinnati (19:15), and Florida-Utah (21:20). He also explains why he's got Oklahoma State and Pitt on upset alert (26:00), why Florida State-LSU is his favorite game of the week (31:00), and thoughts from other games around the week one schedule (35:00)

Colton is here with his Week Zero preview! He talks about why he's so hyped for the Nebraska-Northwestern game, and how the smaller games this week will still help us eventually piece together the story of the 2022 CFB season.

Colton does the one thing he swore he'd never do and talks about expansion and re-alignment. He talks about people around the sport saying the CFB we grew up with is "dead," why it's time to create and new traditions, and why he's embracing the future of college football.

Colton is back with a new season of the Two Stripes podcast! He kicks it off with the plans for the show this year, then gets into Ryan Day's comments at Big Ten Media Day, Ohio State's lack of leadership last season, not talking about the defense until after the Notre Dame game, the CFBPA story, and a question about whether someone like Apple or Amazon could get involved in conference re-alignment.

Colton gives his takeaways from Ohio State's Spring Game, and the overall vibe of the program heading into the 2022 season, but leads off with the legacy of Dwayne Haskins, and his impact on Ohio State (3:13). He talks about why the most important thing coming out of Spring is the defense looking like they know what they're doing (13:58), and has some thoughts about the D-Line (15:53), no thoughts on the linebackers (17:53), and the importance of Tanner McCalister in the secondary (19:03). He also wonders what the offensive line depth will look like in a month or two (22:08), why he's so high on the running backs (25:23), and how 2022 Ohio State already feels different from the 2021 version (30:43).

Colton records an impromptu pod about Bryson Shaw's decision to enter the transfer portal, criticizing players fairly, and the direction of Ohio State's defense in 2022. He talks about Shaw's decision making sense thanks to safety depth (6:02), why the problem with Shaw was never really about Shaw (12:12), and why the move is good for him, the team, and the fanbase (14:12). Colton also gives his thoughts on fairly criticizing players without making it personal (18:42), and people forgetting that you can be critical, while still rooting for players/the team to succeed (28:52). Lastly, he discusses Ryan Day realizing this year's defense had to be different (39:20), players admitting complacency in 2021 (42:52), how Jim Knowles is already making his mark (44:32), and how soon we'll see any other transfers (48:12)

Colton talks about his experience at the San Jose State Football Spring game: - Check out episode 1 of CFB Diamonds on the YouTube channel (1:10) -What Colton (re)learned about Spring Games (3:10) -Colton geeking out at the team equipment sale (7:50) -Thoughts on watching a G5 program put on this type of event and more (19:00)

Colton takes a look at the CFB coaching landscape across the country as Spring Practice is underway for most teams, but first introduces his new show on YouTube (1:32). He looks back at the wild 2022 coaching cycle (4:58), talks about the hires he thinks are going to be home runs, including Joey McGuire at Texas Tech (8:30), Timmy Chang at Hawaii (11:07), Jay Norvell at Colorado State (14:00), and Joe Moorhead at Akron (17:42). Then he wonders if Kalen Deboer might have a big year one at Washington (19:42), how Sonny Dyke and Mike Elko replace legenda at TCU and Duke (21:37), what the Virginia schools do next, and why CFB needs Virginia Tech to rebound (23:12). Finally, he talks about the small-time hires that could go hilariously wrong, Jim Mora Jr. at UConn (25:00).

Colton takes a victory lap over the news that the College Football Playoff staying at 4 teams until at least 2026.

Colton talks about the mess Jim Harbaugh made at Michigan over the last week and a half, and why no news is the best news during the college football offseason.

Colton recaps Ohio State's wild Rose Bowl win over Utah, talks about Greg Strudrawa's firing, gives his thoughts on the 2021 season and more. Why it was time for Greg Studrawa to go (3:35), Tanner McCalister's transfer from Oklahoma State (10:00), A historic Rose Bowl win (11:15), Jaxon Smith-Njigba with arguably the greatest Ohio State single-game performance ever(12:35), This is CJ Stroud's team now (16:20), Why it was important for this team to end the season on a positive note (20:30), Young players getting important experience before next season's opener vs. Notre Dame (29:10), Thoughts on the defense (34:20), A new O-Line coach alone isn't going to fix the run game (43:00), The emergence of Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka (46:10), Saluting Demario McCall (50:50), Watching the playoff and Ohio State missing a great opportunity to win a title this season (52:30), The Marcus Williamson situation (55:20), The offseason schedule for the podcast (57:40)

Colton previews Ohio State's Rose Bowl matchup with Utah, why the opt outs are a good thing for the Buckeyes, needing new leaders to step up, what he wants to see on Saturday, and more.

Colton has a one hour therapy session about the state of Colorado Football, being beaten down by the program, and why it's time for the Buffs to run the option.

On this episode Colton talks about bowl season, tries to identify the reasons people don't seem as excited for bowl games as they used to be, and why we can point at the failures of certain blueblood schools for not giving people the matchups they're used to.

Buckle in for an hour and forty minutes (!) of Colton breaking down Ohio State's 42-27 loss to Michigan and the end of the Buckeyes' national title hopes. (3:00) Colton gives UM their props on the win , (8:00) Explains why he thinks the season is a massive disappointment, (32:40)how Ryan Day mismanaged the game, (45:50) the worst call of the season, (51:00)Jim Harbaugh not taking the bait from Day, (51:00) Jack Miller's transfer and how it relates to the coaching staff handling depth poorly, (54:00) Being impressed with CJ Stroud, (1:00:00) Why it's time for Kevin Wilson and Greg Studrawa to go (1:04:00) The defense costing the program a shot at a national championship again, (1:19:30) What's next for the program?, (1:26:00) Haskell Garrett's message to the fans, (1:29:00) Questions.

Colton does his best to preview a crazy week 13 and talks about everything going down, including: What he's cooking for Thanksgiving (2:39), Florida firing Dan Mullen, and Penn State extending James Franklin (4:55), Keys to the Ohio State-Michigan game (13:20), Mississippi State possibly going 8-4 (15:20), Friday's games, plus Texas trying and failing to fry the turkey (17:20), Can Oklahoma State win Bedlam? (23:00), Big 12 Title Game scenarios (26:00), ACC Title Game scenarios (27:35), Will we see any big upsets? (30:00), Big Ten West scenarios (35:44) and more!

Colton previews The Game, why tackling is the biggest key to Ohio State winning, what Michigan does best, and more.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 56-7 win over Michigan State, tries to make sense of the level CJ Stroud and the offense are playing at, the defensive line's dominance, and more.

Colton previews week 12, talks about all the wild coaching news, and asks for you homemade BBQ sauce recipes.

Colton previews Ohio State-Michigan State, and why he thinks it's probable the game turns into a shootout.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 59-31 win over Purdue, and breaks down a whole bunch of stuff including: Being happy with the win (1:50), Purdue's early fumble changing the course of the game (5:15), Why the first half was the ideal version of 2021 Ohio State(8:30), Ryan Day simplifying the offense (14:00), Garrett Wilson appreciation (21:10), the importance of a healthy Miyan Williams (33:20), frustrations about the backups not playing (36:18), thoughts on the defense (37:35), why you shouldn't expect a change at safety (43:04), Denzel Burke is a stud ((46:54), and taking questions and comments (50:20)

Colton recaps his weekend, which included watching Stanford get run over in person, talks about the latest coaching news, and previews the week 11 slate of games.

Colton previews Ohio State's game with Purdue, wonders how nervous fans are about this game, and explains why he thinks the Buckeyes are going to roll.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 26-17 win at Nebraska, rants about Ryan Day's decision making, what he thinks is up with CJ Stroud, and shows some love to the defense and special teams.

Colton previews week 10, why he thinks Purdue is beating Michigan State, tells a story about a recent trip to Chipotle, and why this is an important week for Michigan.

Colton previews Ohio State's game at Nebraska, and why he thinks it has the potential to be much closer than people expect.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 33-24 win over Penn State, why he thinks it's time Ryan Day to make a move on the offensive line, staying optimistic with the defense, and more.

Colton previews week nine, why he's legitimately excited for Michigan-Michigan State, which coaches have their jobs on the line this week, why he thinks James Franklin to USC could be in motion after the Ohio State game, and more.

Colton previews the Penn State game, and why he thinks Penn State will come ready to play.

Colton recaps Ohio State's dominant 54-7 win at Indiana, the offense starting to reach all-time status, how the chemistry between CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is taking them to the next level, what to take away from the defense, and more.

Colton previews week eight around college football, why the group of 5 needs your attention this week, how four top-25 teams are underdogs against unranked teams, and more.

Colton previews Ohio State's game versus Indiana, what he's watching for on Saturday, and why this game might have a bit more spice to it after what happened last year when the Big Ten picked the Buckeyes over the Hoosiers to go to the conference title game.

Colton previews week 7, wonders whether the craziness from last week will continue, which teams can navigate through the emotional highs and lows of the season, and gives a sicko take on the Pac-12 slate of games.

Colton recaps Ohio State's dominant win over Maryland by heaping praise on the offense, talking about the defense's continued improvement, why it was important for them to look strong heading into the bye, and more.

Colton previews what looks like a quiet week six slate of games, why Arkansas-Ole Miss is the game of the week, big stakes in Nebraska-Michigan, whether "first to 13 points wins" is the stipulation for Iowa-Penn State, and more.

Colton previews Ohio State's game with Maryland, talks about where he thinks the team is at right now, why it's great that the bye week comes after this game, and more.

Colton breaks down Ohio State's 52-13 win over Rutgers, and talks about what's made the Buckeyes look so different the past two weeks, CJ Stroud's monster game, continued improvement from the defense, and more.