Verbally Committed

The 44th episode of Verbally Committed. The Double quarto episode (thought of that all on our own). - Our go to coffee orders - Gilli is a coffee nut, Connor's order is that of an extremely basic white girl. - Would you rather be a somewhat high end college basketball coach, or a coach for a mediocre, average NBA team? - Julian Edelman retired, one of the great college quarterbacks that switched to a professional receiver stories. So who else should have changed positions after college and into the NFL? - Tim Tebow was not as bad of a pro baseball player as one would think. - The NFL might change the numbers rule, who would we like to see go back to their original college number? - Which NFL stars would we most want to see go back to playing baseball? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

That UCLA/Gonzaga Final Four game was an unbelievable game. And one of the best games in March Madness history. Not only that but the celebration by Suggs sparked a debate about the best celebrations of all time. - Where does UCLA/Gonzaga rank among the great March Madness games of all time? - Is it better than the Laettner shot? Or Kris Jenkins? - Does a good NBA career make Suggs' shot even better? - A breakdown of the top game winning shot celebrations - Our personal celebrations from our playing days, although admittedly it's hard to have a planned celebration in the moment. - Breaking down celebrations for different sports. - Roy Williams retired on April fools day, and Bill Self got a life time deal. No jokes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

On this Easter and Final Four weekend, it's important to reflect on the things that really matter, like is Easter a better holiday than Labor or Memorial Day? - We discuss where Easter falls into the holiday hierarchy, and you might be surprised how far down it falls. - Breaking down the NCAA Hockey tournament which has made it to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh - Why do we praise and celebrate UCLA's Cinderella run to the Final Four, yet refuse to expand the CFP or allow non-power five teams in? - Final Four predictions, is it still as we said all along Gonzaga vs. Baylor or can Houston make a mess or UCLA keep their cinderella story going. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

With March Madness is full swing you'd expect us to focus on that right? Well that's why you tune into Verbally Committed, we zig where other podcasts zag. We break down the NCAA Mens Hockey Tournament with Chris Peters. There's literally nobody else on planet earth who knows more about collegiate hockey than Chris. So you are in really good hands this week. - We still gotta talk about March Madness and it's time to pat ourselves on the back about where we were right about the first two rounds. - It's also time to man up and admit where we were wrong. And honestly we were wrong about A LOT. - We pick our new final four from the remaining 16 teams - Chris joins the pod and helps answer some burning questions, like how did he get into hockey, what's his go to team in chel, is he a Meth Bear or Pooh Bear guy? - Chris is an expert and gambles on the NHL as part of his job, which is difficult to do, what are his tricks to the trade? - Who his surprises were on who got in and who missed the bracket. - We are big Michigan hockey fans, so what are Michigans chances in the tourney? - Time to fill out a bracket, the three of us go game by game and fill out a full tournament bracket. Listen to find out who ends out on top! Thanks for tuning in, crush that subscribe button! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

It's the best weekend of the freaking year people. Despite March Madness starting on a Friday, not a Thursday for some reason... It's still going to be a ton of fun. And while we are not breaking down the entire bracket, we have your first round covered for you! - Pour one out for Connor's schedule and Michigan Hockey. - Why is March Madness starting on Friday and not Thursday? - A break down of the first round, as Connor fills out his first bracket. Seriously. - Our favorite upset picks, who we believe in and who we don't trust. - Final Four picks and our champs - Locks, a lock from each region of the bracket for the first round of the tournament Sit back and enjoy some college basketball! It promises to be an absolutely wild tournament --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Getting you all prepped for Conference Tournament week, one of the best weeks of the sports year. Plus a little preview of what Selection Sunday could look like. - Which is better: Conference Tournament week? Or the first weekend of March Madness? - The answer is easy, first weekend of March Madness but Conference Tourney week has it's benefits - Gonzaga finishes the regular season undefeated, first team since 2015 Kentucky to do so. So who would win head to head? 2020 Gonzaga vs 2015 Kentucky. - How college basketball is correcting itself from the one and done era - Most intriguing conference tournaments? Which conferences pose the most interest? - Breaking down the tournaments including best betting plays. Should you ride with the favorites or are there some plucky underdogs worth putting money on? - Gilli's bubble breakdown. Some current bubble teams and Gilli's take on whether we hear their name called on Sunday or not. Listen, rate and subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We take a small reprieve from college basketball to talk about some recent college football history with one of our good friends and longtime listeners, but first time caller, Sam Hardiman. A proud Memphian? Memphonite? Memphisian? He lives in Memphis okay? Joins us to discuss some important topics - Why does he love sports, but doesn't cover them for a living? - A proud Mizzou Alum, what was his favorite Missouri football memories? - His favorite go to beers in Memphis, Tennessee - Ranking Heisman's of the last decade. From RG3 to Devonta Smith. - A list of ten Heisman Trophy winners, where do they stack up against each other? - Someone has Baker Mayfield too low, someone has him too high. - Where does Derrick Henry truly belong? Is he an elite Heisman? Or another Bama running back product? - Was Joe Burrow's 2019 season really that special or was it the talent around him? - Where does Memphis BBQ rank among the BBQ world? Thanks to our friend Sam for joining, and thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We missed last week we know. But it was merely a brief hiatus, totally Connor's fault even though he moved only 4 miles and Gilli moved through like four different states. Not trying to pat anyone on the back here but whatever. It's not like we really missed all that much anyways. But we knew we had to be back this week, March Madness is sneaking up on us and we all need to get prepared. - Moving stories, Gilli in Philly, Connor down the street in the Mount Rushmore state. - Did we really miss anything though? Seriously did much happen in college sports? - Who wore it better? "Mustache edition" Gilli sported a 'stache in like episode five, Connor does it today. Whose is better? - Trials and tribulations of living in Philly. Gilli gives us a run down on how to get alcohol in the City of Brotherly Love - Gus Malzahn at UCF? Weird right? We thought so. - What is wrong with URI basketball, Gilli breaks down his hometown team. - Michigan is legit, is Ohio State over ranked? The Big Ten is a DAWG - Is the Big 12 the second best conference in college basketball? - Will Duke make the tournament? Is Virginia not to be feared anymore? - Teams outside of the top 25 who can make a run in March. - Is St. Bonaventure for real out of the A10? - Our slightly later than before but still early final four predictions. Thanks for tuning in this week! As always enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We hold our very first draft on Verbally Committed as we draft our top five schools to be a fan of for any and all athletics. From football to basketball, to baseball, hockey, tennis and even Quidditch? - Top beers for drinking at a tailgate. Good tasting, sipping, enjoyment beers vs. top beers for getting drunk - Our top schools for crossover sports draft, taking into account historical relevance, relevance in multiple sports but only as fans. Not as a player, facilities not included. - Connor picks a squad of criminals - Gilli goes for powerhouses in one sport, but maybe not across the board - Honorable mentions that didn't get drafted - Check out our twitter page to vote on whose top five list is better --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

EA Sports dropped the bomb on Tuesday that their popular NCAA Football video game is making its long awaited return. We haven't seen a college football video game in 7 years since Denard Robinson was still relevant. So one could say that we're pretty excited. - NCAA Football is back, initial thoughts - Quick downer... It's going to take 2-3 years for it to come back - Will NIL issues be figured out by then? - Players/Teams we missed out on during the games absence. - What needs to be included in the upcoming game? The playoff, transfer portal, dirty recruiting? - What players should have been on the covers the were skipped? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

This an episode where we are constantly either reminiscing or circling back to a point we made earlier. And we realize that we are only three degrees of separation from Lebron James. Pretty, pretty cool. - Episode 34, The Big Papi episode, our favorite Big Papi moments. - A quick recap of The Bachelor, because of course - Josh Heupel to Tennessee, will it work? Is there a disconnect between successful AAC coaches and power five success? - Scott Frost might not be on a hot seat, but certainly has questions that need answering after a bad week. - Pat Fitzgerald stays at Northwestern forever - Gary Andersen turns down HOW MUCH MONEY? - Is Drake basketball for real? - How good is Ohio State basketball? How good is the Big Ten? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Honestly we are all over the place this week. College Basketball takes center stage, court? Now that football is over although there is plenty of football still to discuss. - Gilli wears an insulting hat - Connor learns what a Duvet is, because what he originally thought is DEFINITELY not that. - Is Phillip Rivers a Hall of Famer? How exclusive of a club is it really? - Tennessee is handing out "Happy Meals" - Who should be the next Tennessee head coach? Sort of serious but also definitely not serious answers inside. - Are Gonzaga and Baylor on a collision course for the NCAA Championship this March? - Who deserves a ring more? Gonzaga who has been knocking on the door for years? Or Chip and Joanna Gaines and the Baylor Bears? - Way too early Final Four picks - Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina are all down this year. Which legendary coach of those three could we see saying screw it I'm done, first? Thanks for listening, keep tuned in for more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Before you start thinking it's the actual transfer portal where college kids go in one side with a screenshot of a note on their twitter page and then come out the other end with a fancy new photoshop from their new school. That's not the case here. Gilli is in real life making a big time move so tune in this week to see where he is moving to! Other than that, here is what we discussed - Our thoughts from the National Championship game. Devonta Smith is pretty good, someone should give that guy an award of some kind. - Is Alabama the best college football team ever like Mac Jones says they are? - How do we feel about Mac Jones at the next level? - Lowest TV ratings for a national championship since 2004. Has the Playoff actually sort of been a failure? How do we fix it? - Urban Meyer has recovered from his "illness" how will he do as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars? - Nebraska loses a big time player to the transfer portal and why other schools might be feeling the effects of the portal more than usual after 2020. Thanks for tuning in, give us a rating and subscribe and as always just sit back and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Welcome to the 11th ranked podcast in the nation. What a wild week of college football we just had with the National Championship now set and the Heisman being awarded to the first non RB/QB since the 90's. - Dabo Swinney gets served an entire humble pie. - Ohio State and Justin Fields were incredible - What is targeting anymore? We may never know. - Alabama handles Notre Dame with ease, did we learn anything? - Bama vs Ohio State, who takes it all home? - Is Bama too good? Too electric? Too many points? - Is Ohio State being undervalued and counted out again? - Bowl szn has wrapped up, which conferences impressed, and which didn't - Devonta Smith wins the Heisman, was he the right choice? - Is Trevor Lawrence's Clemson career a failure since he never won the Heisman? Thanks for tuning in every week, we love you and you are all special. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

The College Football Playoffs are upon us, so we bring in our resident Couch Guy Sports fans of two teams in the final four. John McCormack returns for another guest appearance as our Notre Dame specialist, and Steve Scott joins us later in the episode to break down what he thinks of his Ohio State Buckeyes. - Haircuts, how important are they? - Does Notre Dame stand a chance against Alabama? - What is the game plan for Notre Dame to try and pull off the upset? - Does Ohio State even belong in the playoff? - Ohio State and Clemson part three, does it go how it did the first two times? - What do we make of Dabo's comments? Thanks for listening, and Happy New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We, or more so Gilli is feeling very privileged this Christmas season. Seeing as he is someone who has never had to ride the bus in his life and gets to cut in line at gourmet coffee shops. As for the rest of us? We are focused on what the college football playoff looks like, so let's go! - Gilli never had to ride the bus? Gets to cut in line at coffee shops? - Luka Garza a run away for NPOY? - Did the Committee get the CFP right? Are these the four teams that should be playing for a national title? - Does the Playoff need to expand? And if the answer is yes, then why and what do you do with bowl games/the schedule? - Nebraska and others opt out of bowl games, why that is okay. - What bowl games that are not the playoff, are we excited for? Merry, Happy Everything (Christma-kwanza-kah) and thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

It's our first football conference championship week on Verbally Committed. A couple of weeks later than usual but hey at least there is one right? We put on a pot of coffee and dive right into the important questions this week. - Where would humanity be without coffee? Not sure, and we are not ready to get that deep today into that. More just how we like our coffee and our favorite coffee places. Is ordering just straight black coffee efficient, consistent or lazy? - Florida lost to LSU. A bad, bad, bad, terrible loss for the Gators. AWFUL some would say. And yet we are devising ways for Florida to still somehow get into the CFP. We think it's possible. - Early Signing day, who won, who lost and Georgia lost a top recruit to who? - Does the ACC championship game really matter? What does an Ohio State team who has only played in six games need to do to assure a seat at the table - Gilli gives us a quick run down of college basketball including how impressive Iowa and Luke Garza have been. And their upcoming matchup against Gonzaga. - Also are college coaches done with wearing suits? COVID has taken a lot from us, and now it's taking away men's tailors livings. - Previewing all the major conference championship games, what we expect to happen. And as always our locks just like every week. - Florida State gets a nice shout out from Connor for once for recruiting UCF transfer QB, McKenzie Milton. As always, listen, rate and enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

What a week in the college sports landscape. Football is starting to wind down as we near conference championship week and we are starting to get a feel for certain teams on the hardwood and whether or not it could be a disappointing season for some bigger names in the sport. Lots to talk about and as always we got it covered for you. - Ohio State gets to play in the B1gG Championship game against Northwestern. The Big Ten finally made a right decision which is very 2020-ish. - Nebraska was right all along, but if no apologies will be accepted if you weren't on that train from the beginning - LSU gives itself a 2021 post-season bowl ban. At the end of a terrible year for them. Don't pat yourself on the back too hard there... - Texas A&M being ranked #5 is cruel by the CFP Committee. The Aggies have a very improbable path to the playoff but yet are somehow also right on the cusp - Kentucky sucks, Duke is struggling, is UNC even good anymore? Are once dominant college coaches like Calipari, Coach K and Roy Williams actually washed up or is it just a weird year? - The Big Ten is really, really, really good - Previewing this week with our locks, the Army/Navy game, Virginia/VT, UCLA/USC and more! - And looking ahead to the early betting lines for Conference Championship week, getting a head start on some big locks. Listen, rate, subscribe but most of all just sit back and enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Things are in full swing, basketball is a week old, football is getting down to the wire. And as always we are here to break it all down! - Foreign language lessons, how to say 26 in French because why not? - First impressions from the opening week of college basketball - Bill Walton is hilarious, best comments he's made during opening week. - Ohio State drama: Michigan can't or won't play Ohio State? Kirk Herbstreit said what now? Should the Buckeyes be in the CFP if they're not B1G champs? - It's the most wonderful time of the year and no we aren't talking about Christmas. We are talking about Playoff hypotheticals. When you scout teams future games, opponents and play the game "Should a one loss SEC team be considered better than an undefeated Cincinnati?" - Who would win: 2020 Cincinnati vs 2017 UCF - Locks, we are on fire as the season draws to a close Listen, follow, subscribe, rate and as always enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

One of our longest episodes to date, but we had an incredible amount of topics to cover. It's Thanksgiving, it's rivalry week, the first CFP poll dropped and college basketball is officially back! Let's break it all down. - What makes a perfect Thanksgiving meal dish? Are you team stuffing or team Mac and cheese? There are no wrong answers here but there is certainly a right one. - First CFP poll dropped this week. Right now the top four are Bama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State. In a weird year like 2020 has been who could have imagined we would see these four teams at the top... Cincy gets ranked 7th which is a sign of respect where as BYU a top ten team in every other poll is ranked (checks notes) 14th! - Breaking down last weeks big games, Ohio State and Oregon survive scares. Northwestern basically wins the B1G West division, Bedlam goes poorly for Gilli and Cincy and UCF goes down to the wire. - Previewing the 2020 College Basketball season. Gilli breaks down every one you need to keep an eye on for POTY - We also break down many conferences, teams to watch, sneaky picks, and players to keep an eye on. We talk about the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Big East, SEC and A-10. - Locks and previews for rivalry week. Usually Thanksgiving weekend consists every everyone playing their rival but not so much the case this year. We get some big rivalry games like Oregon/Oregon State and both the Iron Bowl and Egg Bowl but still missing a few good ones. Never the less we are here with some picks for you. Again a long episode but just so much to talk about this week! We hope you enjoy and of course Happy Thanksgiving! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Another wild week of football just took place and basketball is right around the corner. But we took a sharp left turn this week in what we decided to talk about. When we started this podcast we could have stuck to just football or just basketball. But instead we made an oath to cover all collegiate sports and by god we did that this week. This week for the first time ever we dipped our toes into the waters that is college hockey. And we did this thanks to Brian Brewster who has a connection to one of our hosts. (He's Connor's Uncle). The secret has been revealed. But he is the head athletic trainer for the University of Michigan Wolverines Men's Hockey team. And during this unprecedented 2020 season that includes trying to play a season through a pandemic. He makes for an incredibly interesting conversation. We ask him the hard hitting questions like - On a scale of 1/10 how feasible did he think it would be for the season to be played, and even now even as the season has started how does he feel? - What could we see continue in college sports when we get to the new normal in a post-COVID world. - His reaction to successfully navigating everyone to be healthy and play a game in 2020. - TB12 method, does it work? - Admittedly none of us were probably at our healthiest in college. Whether it be heavy drinking, poor eating or bad sleeping habits, how does he keep these kids in top physical shape? - All the feels when it comes to injuries, a funny experience he had during a gruesome injury but also a sad one. - His favorite Big Ten town to visit when he is away from Ann Arbor - What it's like to be playing hockey with no fans in the stands - He also gives his takes on Nebraska football, Michigan football and how he feels about a certain team playing in Bedlam this week. Great episode, we hope you all enjoy, we had a lot of fun making it as you will hear. As always, listen, subscribe, rate but most of all please enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We are almost halfway through November in the college football season. As wild as that seems. But college football is in full swing. The Pac-12 and MAC are back, the Big Ten is confusing as all hell, the SEC is just one giant hub for COVID-19 and college basketball is on its way back!  - AP pre-season top 25 for college basketball is out. We break down the top conferences and discuss which mid-major team outside of Gonzaga at #1 will we eventually see crack the rankings?  - An AP College Basketball voter was bullied out of the job? Houston fans made sure of that... - Coach K almost left Duke for Kobe and the Lakers. Would it have worked?  - Indiana and Northwestern are at the top of the Big Ten. Yup that's real... - Notre Dame beat Clemson! Awesome! Incredible! Wow! Did it matter though? - Is DJ U. (I refuse to try and spell his name) an elite QB already? A top ten QB maybe?  - Oregon State unveiled the turn over chainsaw. What would our turn over items be if we ran a program? - Predictions and locks for a week that could be boring or over the top wild. With how 2020 has played out, probably over the top.  Listen, rate, subscribe and as usual enjoy!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

For the first time in 2020, college football is finally in full swing with the MAC and Pac-12 returning to play this weekend. It sucks that it took till the first week of November to get there... But hey, we're here now! We break down a ton of topics this week. - Michigan and Penn State lose. Ohio State's only real opponent in the B1G Ten? Themselves... - Wisconsin has a second straight game canceled against Purdue. Let's assume they can't play in the Big Ten Championship Game. Who instead comes out of the Big Ten West Division? - No Trevor Lawrence this week for Clemson due to COVID, does that open the door for Justin Fields to run away with the Heisman? - Down go the Pokes! Who is the favorite to win the Big 12 now? Does Oklahoma sneak up on everyone? Can Iowa State hold them off? - What is the possible path to the playoff for non Power Five schools like Cincinnati and BYU? - Picks for who will win the Pac-12. Will it go chalk? Or will it be unpredictable like the rest of 2020 has been. - Halloween was last week, so we play a game in which we pick perfect Halloween costumes for select coaches. - Tommy Tuberville, remember him? He's a politician now and won a senate spot in the state of Alabama. Who are some other coaches we could see end up going from the sideline to Washington? - Previews of big games this weekend, Clemson-Notre Dame, Georgia-Florida, BYU-Boise State and many more - Of course we have locks, and we were hot last week, looking to keep the streak rolling. Listen, rate, subscribe but most of all enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

In case you haven't noticed, Halloween falls on a Saturday this year and apparently there will also be a full moon? That should give us an absolutely weird week of college football coming up. We have much to discuss. - The famous Foxwoods jingle, has it subconsciously made us the gamblers we are today? - Gilli dips our toes into the college basketball waters, discussing PC dodging URI? Or PC's chances in the Big East? - Is Michigan actually the team to beat in the Big Ten for Ohio State rather than what we thought a week ago was Penn State? - Is Oklahoma State, despite being undefeated, still the actual front runner for the Big 12? - Is there a conspiracy theory between Nebraska, the Big Ten and the refs? - Should Justin Fields be your Heisman favorite? - Locks and picks for Halloween week, it's going to be weird! Listen, rate, enjoy and follow us on twitter if you don't already! @ PodVerbalCommit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

This weekend, after long last, Big Ten football is back. And we break down everything you need to know for week one of the Big Ten. We also break down last week's ball games as well as discuss some blog ideas from our brethren at Couch Guy Sports. - Can Alabama be beaten? How impressive was their victory over Georgia? Fun playoff possibilities. - Is Penn State truly Ohio State's biggest threat in the Big Ten? - Last week's games, our locks SUCKED. - South Carolina, the king of "Meh" - Locks, although we shook it up officially. We picked one favorite and one dog. And someone steals somebody else's lock... And we love the board again. - Getting you ready for week one in the Big Ten. Nebraska vs. Ohio State in the "We Want to Play Bowl", Wisconsin dominance on Friday nights? Or Illinois and Lovie Smith have their number? Iowa and Purdue, classic B1G to start it off. Battle for the Little Brown Jug in week one. - Rest of the board, easy winners across the slate this week, it's a good week to win some games and some money. Listen, subscribe and as always enjoy GBR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

It has been an absolutely bonkers season for College Football already. And the Big Ten and Pac-12 haven't even started playing yet. What was up the week before is now down, what was down two weeks ago is now up and you don't even want to get into what's sideways. So we do our best to break down what was another wild week of college football and do our best to "predict" what could happen this week. - Red River Shootout was a SHOOTOUT. OU beats Texas, both are now unranked, but it was still awesome - What is Mississippi State, LSU, Florida, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Pitt? Too Many teams that are simultaneously promising, disappointing and exciting all at the same time. - Is Boston College legit? - Among Us is dominating our brains, who inside the top ten is super sus? - Locks? For next week. Gilli still feels good about his picks, Connor is throwing darts at a wall he's so lost. - Nick Saban has COVID, how does it affect the Alabama vs. Georgia game this weekend? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

We recap what was yet again another wild weekend of college football and look ahead and try to attempt to predict what we might see this week. Although that is proving to be really tough this year. And we talk about prime basketball player numbers. - Best Basketball player numbers - The Big 12 is upside down, Oklahoma and Texas both lose. We tried to tell you that Ames is weird. - Kentucky lost because a guy threw up deuces? - Mississippi State, hot and cold, where is the happy medium? - Locks for this week - Red River Rivalry game, maybe the most downtrodden version of it but hey we're still going to talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Sorry, didn't mean to get political on you all, we're just using this title for clicks and as a joke from the debate from the other night. Which was worse? Watching that or a Florida State football game? Okay on a more serious note we break down this week - How our Dad's write emails - Oklahoma upset by Kansas State, are their playoff dreams done? - Texas pulls off a miracle - Is Mississippi State better than we thought or is LSU worse than we thought? - LOCKS of the week, we each provide you with two distinct locks of the week, we're getting bold Listen, rate, subscribe and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

The SEC is back this week giving us our biggest and best slate of games to date. So what better way to celebrate that by bringing on Chris Jones of the Chasers Podcast. A gambling based production on Couch Guy Sports. And after Gilli and Connor finally hitting their locks last week we can now get serious. - Notre Dame is a mess... - B1G schedule, is Nebraska really being punished? - MAC and Mountain West coming back? - One word game for last week's contests - Locks and best bets for this this upcoming week Listen, rate, subscribe and enjoy! And thanks again to Chris for joining us on this weeks episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god the Big Ten is BACK! Sure it doesn't start until October 24th but the Big Ten is Back! We discuss what's going on with the Big Ten as well as... - NCAA Basketball confirmed coming back November 25th. Thanksgiving Weekend is going to be LIT - Week 2 games -- word association. We break down last weeks higher profile games with a single word description or definition and explain what we mean. And Connor actually has a "nice" thing to say about Texas? - Desmond Howard hates Nebraska. - Gambling lines for this week's slate of games, are we really going to ride or die with Syracuse again? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

What a treat we have in store for you this week folks. We are graced with the presence of Ander Christensen AKA the Saucy Nuggs Man. You probably saw his viral video in front of the Lincoln, Nebraska city council about canceling the word "Boneless Chicken Wings" and he immediately became an idol for us. So obviously we had to have him on the podcast and asked him a wide array of topics on the subject. Of course, we also talked college sports duh - Should we have ultimate March Madness in 2021? Where every D-1 Team makes the tournament? - Our gambling picks sucked last week... but we plan on bouncing back this week! Thanks for listening, and as always bone in > boneless. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

The Big Ten is as of right now still not playing football. Rumor has it, that could change soon. But in the mean time we are picking new college football teams to root for! We said we were free agents, and only now, after this is recorded and edited do we realize it would have been more clever to say that we're transferring... Oh well the show must go on. - Jamie Newman and Ja'Marr Chase opt out of the season. Are LSU and Georgia's chances at a championship done?  - Is Justin Fields going back to Georgia? If not then why was he spotted in Athens this past weekend? - WTF is going on with the Big Ten? Either play or don't play already Jesus Christ.  - October 10th start date. Is it possible? Will it happen? Should you have any confidence in B1G leadership right now? - Oh and Donald Trump is more effective than Kevin Warren, who would have guessed that? - We enter the transfer portal and pick new college football teams to root for.  - A smaller slate but a slate of games none the less as we give you our picks for what spreads we find most appetizing this first weekend. College Football is back people, let's get excited!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

This week we question the very structure of podcasts themselves. Why do we introduce our podcast at the start? You know what you clicked on, you know this is Verbally Committed, why are we telling you that? But no seriously, we play a little game of buy/sell for storylines of the 2020 season, in a game we like to call "Commit or De-Commit." Get it? Because our podcast is called Verbally Committed?!?!? Anyways here is what we discuss: - Is North Carolina actually going to be good long term? - Is the Heisman Trophy, Trevor Lawrence's to lose? - Will they wait till possibly the Big Ten plays in the spring to give out the Heisman and other awards? - Is Alabama better off without a star quarterback? - Will there be a claimed National Championship from the spring playing teams? - Will Oklahoma or the field win the Big 12? - Will Oklahoma be a top 10 defense this year? (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA no they will not) - Could the possibility exist where we have three SEC teams in the Playoff? Plenty of questions, not many answers but lots of fun on this weeks episode. Thanks for the listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

"Can we get back to politics? Please..." After the whirlwind week that was the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their seasons and Nebraska rebelling against the Big Ten's decision, we get back to focusing on the football that will be played this year. Well, sort of. We do hold our own little celebration of life for the Big Ten and Pac-12, breaking down what we will miss about them not playing this fall. - URI gets good news from the NCAA about some transfers, is URI an A-10 favorite this year? - Big Ten parents plead to Kevin Warren to play and have a season to which he responds, "how nice but no" - Lane Kiffin wants to let B1G and Pac-12 players transfer with no penalties. Why they should and shouldn't be able to. - Nick Saban says spring football would be JV level if played in the spring, is he right? Does it matter? It's still football. - So who are our favorites to make the CFP now? And why that became an even tougher prediction than it was before. - Celebration of Life for the Big Ten and Pac-12. Some things we will miss about those two conferences not playing this year. Subscribe, rate, listen and enjoy people! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Welcome to the Marshawn Lynch episode (Yes he wore #10 in college, look it up) What a week it has been so far for college football. And we are here to discuss it all. From the Big Ten's decision to cancel the season, to the entire state of Nebraska being in open rebellion of the Big Ten's decision. - Did the Big Ten's decision even make sense? - Why the rush? Was it ever really truly about the safety and health of the student athlete? - Nebraska fights back at the Big Ten's decision and our resident Nebraska die-hard fan/host, Connor, is here to fight for Big Red as well. - Scott Frost and Nebraska's comments about possibly playing elsewhere. - The Big Ten eventually saying "uhhhhhh not so fast there bud" - Michael Wilbon, Desmond Howard and Pat Forde have some strong words for Nebraska's stance, even though it's completely hypocritical. - What does Nebraska even do now? We are also pleased to announce that we are part of the weekly lineup for Sports Country Internet Radio, playing at 2 pm eastern every Thursday! Listen, rate, subscribe, enjoy and Go Big Red. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

EPISODE 9! Really fun episode this week as we were joined by Richard Rhoden, of the Aurora News-Register. - Reactions to the Big Ten re-worked 2020 schedule - Winners and Losers within the Big Ten's re-worked schedule - Gilli gets quizzed on Nebraska QBs of the past 20 years. SPOILER: he does terribly. - Lightning round of Nebraska football based questions. Does DoorDash deliver the stadium's breakfast pizza? Would they ship to Rhode Island? - Connor and Rich ponder re-naming Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. Subscribe, follow, rate and as always enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

What an episode this week. Our first big time guest on the show as we are joined by Hail Varsity's, Deputy Editor, Erin Sorensen. She helps us cover the widest range of topics. - Her thoughts on Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. - How the in-conference only schedule will effect the Big Ten this season. - As the Name, Image and Likeness debate rages on. What's her take on college athletes making money? - Women and minorities in the world of sports and sports media, and how we can all work to be more inclusive and better. - Lightning round of Nebraska football based questions. Which Big Ten press box serves McFlurries? Is Scott Frost secretly addicted to Mountain Dew? - Explaining her fondness for Chipotle and her perfected, go-to Chipotle order (Veteran tips handed out for free in this episode) Subscribe, follow, rate and as always enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Episode 7 baby, packed full of smiles, anger, laughter, tears and heartwarming moments. The guys discuss: - Gilli's mustache, what's happening to it now? - Another Couch Guy Sports Trivia night, does anybody even stand a chance? - Iowa's in even hotter water than before? - NCAA Football video game, best game modes, best mascots to play with. - Top college stories that we feel would make for good 30 for 30's - From?!? and Guess that Fight Song are back Listen, rate, and subscribe but most of all, enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

For the Baker Mayfield episode, we are joined by fellow Couch Guy Sports blogger John McCormack who also moonlights as a Notre Dame Irish fan. - Gilli is sporting a new facial hair look - Why John hates NBA 2k - Big Ten announces in conference only schedule, what does it all mean? - Notre Dame being left out, is it time they just joined a conference? - John's best and worst Notre Dame moments, but mostly just the worst. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

This week the Verbally Committed boys break down - Are we any good at ASMR? - The Ivy League postponing fall sports till the spring - UCONN back in the Big East - Luka Garza NBA bound or not? - Best and worst uniforms in college football, or more rather we just break down every team. - Gilli doesn't know Virginia's fight song, but it's a song everyone recognizes - Connor knows where Akilli Smith went to school, gotta give him something tougher than that. Subscribe, follow, rate, all of it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

This week's episode tackles a great many subjects - Gilli's stuffed Pickle Rick - Couch Guy Sports' trivia game - Oregon/Oregon State is no longer a civil war - Bama and Ohio State schedule each other - Gilli's 06/07 Texas basketball revisionist history - Would you rather 2010 Cam Newton or 2019 Joe Burrow? - FINALLY some gambling tips - Connor has never seen the Sopranos? Come on... - Again F$&k Texas - Do you even know where Michael Strahan went to school? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

FIRST GUEST ALERT! Fellow Couch Guy Sports blogger Fred O'Brien hops on the episode with us to talk some college football. Five teams we love going into this upcoming season and five teams we hate. We touch on teams like LSU, Texas A&M, Michigan, Florida State, Utah, Minnesota and everyone's polarizing pick... Kansas. Also is Colin Cowherd talking out of his ass? Rutgers vs. Maryland on Halloween? And again do we love or hate Kansas football? And shout out Busch Light. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

The boys discuss what, happened to video games based on movies. All the turmoil going on at Oklahoma State. They finish out their March What-If-Ness bracket and the championship game comes down to a literal coin toss. Gilli can't figure out a fight song that literally spells the name of the school out to him, Connor learns where in the world Antoine Bethea went to school, and is Draft Day a good movie? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Gilli and Connor hit the ground running. They discuss what's going on at Tennessee with Coach Duggs, Reggie Bush is a USC Trojan again! And what if this pandemic never happened and we got to have March Madness? They break down the first two rounds of what could have been the tournament and tell you who is moving on to the sweet sixteen in next weeks episode! First episode of Verbally Committed Presented by Couch Guy Sports! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message

Welcome to Verbally Committed, a podcast presented by Couch Guy Sports, hosted by Connor Ryan and Mike Gilligan, dedicated to collegiate athletics. Like all syllabus weeks, this episode will be short and sweet and to the point. We outline what we will be covering, who we are, the schools we hold near and dear to our hearts, how you can listen to us and subscribe, and how you, the student section, can get in on the action and be a part of our show. So tune in, subscribe and let's have some fun, because we nailed this pilot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verbally-committed/message