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The Cover 3 crew talks power ratings, returning production, College Football Playoff format and more. First, with the news of the week being the CFP's move to a 5+7 model, breaking down the implications on the 2024 season and what to expect in terms of any further changes for 2026 and beyond. Then it's on to a deep dive into SP+ ratings with ESPN's Bill Connelly, discussing the impact of transfers on a team's rating and identifying some teams that have made big jumps since the end of last season. Florida State, LSU, Ole Miss and more get spotlighted, as well as a look at the top-rated teams from the Group of Five that will be competing for the automatic qualifier to the new 12-team playoff. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store:  https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chuck opens with thoughts on ESPN's Bill Connelly's first SP+ numbers having Georgia vastly ahead of all other programs. Chuck isn't sure a recent Auburn hire will have the impact some are imagining. Connor Riley of Dawg Nation joins to discuss recent staff moves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck opens with thoughts on Texas heading into the SEC, and how a title would mean more to them than to any of the top teams in the conference now. Ryan Callahan from Go Vols 247 looks at RB coach Jerry Mack's departure to the NFL.. ESPN's Bill Connelly joins to discuss his returning production numbers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ESPN's Bill Connelly returns to the Ticker with an analytical look at the Civil War match up through the FP+ model, and the Ducks path to a CFB Playoff berth.

We evaluate the QB position through 3 weeks of play for UT Football & ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show to talk all things CFB! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We evaluate the QB position through 3 weeks of play for UT Football & ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show to talk all things CFB! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show and talks all things CFB including Vols QB Joe Milton and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show and talks all things CFB including Vols QB Joe Milton and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Analytics continue to drive discussion and become a bigger part of the fan experience in college football. Brian Hadad welcomes one of the godfather's of the numbers movement, ESPN's Bill Connelly, to explain his SP+ formula and how it feels about Mississippi State in 2023. Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Robbie Faulk of 24/7 give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. We cover the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM Brought to you by... Strange Brew Coffeehouse - https://strangebrewcoffeehouse.myshopify.com/ College Corner - https://collegecornerstore.com/ Restaurant Tyler - https://www.eatlocalstarkville.com/restaurant-tyler Mississippi Beef Council - https://www.msbeef.org/ Two Brothers - https://www.twobrotherssmokedmeats.com/ Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com/ The Rogue - https://www.therogue.com/ PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com/ Dolce Gelato Treats - https://www.facebook.com/dolcestarkville/

-ESPN's Bill Connelly wrote this weekend that in looking at Texas Tech's season last year, they had by far the most 4th down attempts in the country: 52, including going 6 for 8 against Texas in one game-He writes that on the 52 attempts, Tech converted 33 of them which ended up resulting in 129 points after the conversion; and in the 19 attempts not converted, they allowed only 44 points, for a plus-85 point profit-What would Bill say about this? He coached defense a lot of places, but what's his stance on it offensively?Show sponsored by MIDWEST BANKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

ESPN's Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) joins the show to talk about the changing landscape of college football analytics and preview the 2023 season.Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with the promo code SUMER at MANSCAPED.com!

ESPN's Bill Connelly released his top-75 quarterbacks of the 200s. Though Tennessee didn't make an appearance on the list, a couple of Josh Heupel's former quarterbacks did. Tennessee baseball is headed to the Clemson regional this weekend to begin postseason play. Is this a good draw for the Vols? Plus, Twitter Tuesday. Locked on Vols is your go-to Tennessee Volunteers podcast, available on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.  Catch Locked on Vols, wherever you find your podcasts. ▶️https://linktr.ee/cainer Subscribe to the Josh & Swain Newsletter ▶️ https://joshandswain.beehiiv.com/ Subscribe to the Locked on NFL Draft Buzz ▶️ https://lockedonpodcasts.com/newsletters/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Birddogs Today's episode is brought to you by Birddogs. Go to birddogs.com/lockedoncollege and when you enter promo code, LOCKEDONCOLLEGE, they'll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show we get you caught up on news Around The Conference as Nick Saban sounds off on the state of college football, Greg McElroy talks his top four new SEC quarterbacks, and another Georgia player is arrested in Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint. Also, we run through ESPN's Bill Connelly's list of the Top 75 College Football QB's since the year 2000 - we count around 17 SEC quarterbacks who made the list. While some feel low like Dak Prescott at 72, or AJ McCarron at 67, it's who he lists in his top 10 that we have the biggest problem with. Joe Burrow, Tim Tebow and Cam Newton all belong in the Top 5, but we cannot BELIEVE who he ranked at #1 overall. Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisGordy and @LockedOnSEC Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Birddogs Today's episode is brought to you by Birddogs. Go to birddogs.com/lockedoncollege and when you enter promo code, LOCKEDONCOLLEGE, they'll throw in a free custom birddogs Yeti-style tumbler with every order. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Connelly joins the show and we take a deep dive into the best college quarterbacks since the year 2000!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill is joined by his friend ESPN's Bill Connelly to break down the top 5 quarterbacks in this year's upcoming draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cover 3 crew is joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly to talk the early 2023 college football ratings. First, reaction to the news that Notre Dame has decided to promote from within to fill its vacant OC role (1:18) and the assistant coaching hire that stands out the most from this recent cycle (9:24). Then it's on to discussing SP+, the college football ratings system designed and maintained by ESPN's Bill Connelly. The crew talks how transfers factor into the ratings (11:42), go deep on Alabama's lack of returning production (22:25), teams that are big risers/fallers in the SP+ ratings (32:40), the best-case record and worst-case record for for preseason top 25 teams (45:00) and then some quick team-by-team thoughts on the ratings and projections for Colorado (50:22), Iowa (53:38), Georgia (55:35), Kansas (59:35) and Oregon (59:15). For more from Bill: 2023 SP+ Ratings: https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/35651872/2023-college-football-rankings-every-team 2023 Returning Production Rankings: https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/35577489/college-football-teams-returning-production-2023-season Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People's Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signup Get 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store:  https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=cover-3-collection Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of the Big Me Kickoff, we are taking a look at the latest SP+ rankings that came out from ESPN's Bill Connelly.As expected, Ohio State and Michigan are in the top cut of teams but where does Penn State join the party? And a pair of Big Ten West teams find themselves in the mix as well at the bottom end of the top-25, but still ranked. We also talk a little bit about Ohio State's men's basketball woes as the 2022-23 season continues to drag on and the Buckeyes just can't break out of the losing rut. Will the next six game be any different than the last six games?And Super Bowl ratings are in, and the numbers are huge. While the Buckeyes are a major draw in the college football world, the NFL numbers are next level, and we will give you some perspective as to how wide the margin in.

LSU football returns starting QB Jayden Daniels, leading receiver Malik Nabers, and leading sacker Harold Perkins next season. Compared to Alabama who is losing its starting quarterback Bryce Young and leading sacker Will Anderson to the NFL Draft, LSU has a gift of consistency next season. But compared to the rest of college football, where does LSU rank in terms of returning production from 2022 to next season? ESPN's Bill Connelly broke down and calculated the percentage of returning production for every team in college football. Where does LSU rank? In what ways are Connelly's rankings inaccurate and not representative of projected performance for next season? Plus, the LSU Board of Supervisors plans to meet Friday to vote on whether or not Dale Brown Court at the PMAC should be renamed in honor of Sue Gunter, former LSU women's basketball coach that lead the Tigers to nearly 450 wins and fourteen tournament appearances in her tenure as head coach. Dale Brown also made his mark on the LSU basketball program as the winningest coach in that team's history. What is the right move for the LSU Board of Supervisors to make for the dedication of the basketball court? If Dale Brown deserved the honor years ago and did nothing to have that honor revoked, why should it be? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ty and Dan welcome ESPN's Bill Connelly back to the podcast to discuss the biggest storylines through the first half of the college football seasons and a few projections for what might be ahead. Are the "elite" teams more vulnerable in 2022? How does his SP+ ratings system view out-of-nowhere teams like Kansas and TCU? Why is Oklahoma his biggest surprise of the season?Support The Solid Verbal on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/solidverbalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the podcast to help make sense of IU's imperfect 3-0 start, and what Hoosier fans should expect of their team going forward.

This hour, the guys get caught up with the world of college football as they chat with ESPN's Bill Connelly!

ESPN's Bill Connelly recaps Utah's trip to Gainesville, Utes/Gators going forward, Pac-12 perception after week one, previewing Baylor @ BYU, Utah vs SUU + more

ESPN's Bill Connelly joined Josh and Swain to preview the Vols for the upcoming year, explain the optimism surrounding Tennessee and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh and Swain visit with ESPN's Bill Connelly, discuss Tennessee's backfield and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour one of The V Show kicks off with some baseball, Would You Rather, and singing Frank Sinatra.  Racing Louisville captain, Gemma Bonner joins with her awesome accent to preview tomorrow's match with Gotham FC.  ESPN's Bill Connelly joins to talk some Puma and conference realignment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman preview the 2022 Big 12 football season with ESPN's Bill Connelly. Bill, the inventor of SP+, shares his projections for each team in the conference. Ikard, Lehman and Connelly go through all 10 Big 12 teams (Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State, West Virginia and Kansas) and address some of the biggest questions for each team heading into the 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ty and Dan chat with ESPN's Bill Connelly about the challenges of projecting teams for the 2022 season, why teams like USC are impossible to forecast, the tweaks he's made to his formulas, which schools are primed for a jump against the spread and much more. Plus, Dan details his harrowing encounter with local wildlife.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill is joined by his friend, ESPN's Bill Connelly to talk about this year's top QB's to be taken in the NFL draft.

Ty and Dan welcome back ESPN's Bill Connelly to unpack his recent piece on the state of analytics in college football. How are trends changing around fourth downs and two point conversions? How will the rise of player tracking impact coaching decisions? What's so special about passing on first down, and why might we see more of it? Plus, an indulgent postscript chat about the World Cup draw and what it portends for the United States Men's National Team. And a breakdown of the Final Four of Fast Food taking place at Verballers.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ESPN's Bill Connelly, the brains behind the SP+ rating system, joins AP's Ralph Russo to dig into his first projections for the 2022 season, and see how they compare with the way-too-early preseason rankings. In a comparison of humans and numbers, a trend is spotted. Several of 2021's surprise teams are expected to regress in 2022, according to SP+. Meanwhile, Bill's advanced metrics are expecting a bounce back from a few blue bloods that struggled in 2021. Bill also explains how he is adjusting to a new era of roster turnover related to transfers.Email the show at APTop25mailbag@gmail.comRegions Bank ad starting 8/16/21 no end date given thus far

-Football in Ireland and a Friday night football game for Nebraska this season…are you looking forward to more change of pace from the norm? -Nebraska ranks 103rd in the nation (per ESPN's Bill Connelly) in returning production for next year…is that always a bad thing or not? -What's the scoop with Nebraska and their chances with 2023 QB Avery Johnson?   Show sponsored by GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Cover 3 crew is joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly to talk 2022 projections. Bill joins Bud Elliott and Chip Patterson to discuss the challenges of tracking returning production in the modern era (2:50), NC State surging as an ACC contender (16:00), Ohio State's overwhelming offensive advantage even after losing top wide receivers from 2021 (23:00), why the numbers still like Michigan (26:25) and where Iowa stands among other Big Ten West teams (30:45). Then, a scan across the Big 12 (34:50) and Pac-12 (41:30) before a dive into the returning production numbers in the SEC, with a focus on Georgia (46:40), Tennessee (49:50), Missouri (52:10), Auburn (53:30) and Ole Miss (57:40).  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Nebraska ranks 103rd in the country, only ahead in the B1G of Illinois' 122nd ranking. With how close this team was at times last year and how ‘gettable' this schedule looks in 2022, we hope it's not another story of a missed opportunity -Are there equal amounts of pros and cons to these numbers or not? You're hoping the new players bring in a winning culture, but you never know -We take a look at where other B1G teams stack up in production returned…   Show sponsored by GANA TRUCKING Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ty and Dan react to the news that Notre Dame will be promoting Marcus Freeman from defensive coordinator to head coach of the Fighting Irish and retaining the services of Tommy Rees to run the offense. And, ESPN's Bill Connelly stops by and offers his thoughts on the underappreciated Georgia offense, the formula for Iowa upsetting Michigan, Oklahoma State's progress report, and evaluating coaching hires. Plus, the return of the Dr. Pepper Tuition Throw!Follow The Solid Verbal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch our videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/thesolidverbal. Enter for your chance to win a Robert Griffin III signed mini helmet at SolidGiveaway.com.Join our Patreon at Verballers.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Extra Points' Matt Brown and Navigate President Jeff Nelson discuss the updated College Football Playoff projections ahead of week three of the CFP rankings. The duo discuss the Big 12's chances of having a representative in the playoff, the impact of Oregon and Ohio State's head-to-head, teams with an outside shot at making the final four and much more (00:00 - 23:50).  Brown is then joined by ESPN's Bill Connelly to chat about Notre Dame's CFP candidacy, Cincinnati's chances of making the playoff and a lot more. (23:55 - 37:05).

Ty and Dan break down the first round of College Football Playoff rankings with ESPN's Bill Connelly. What did the committee get right and wrong in its first attempt? Did Cincinnati really get screwed? How seriously should we take Wake Forest at No. 9? Is Georgia really as infallible as it's looked thus far? And what is the ultimate chaos scenario? Plus, what happened at TCU that led to Gary Patterson's downfall and the search for a new coach?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Tuesday! We start off with Ryan Day's Press Conference, Injuries keep on hitting the Browns, Day Trippin' at 1:20pm, ESPN's Bill Connelly joins at 1:33pm, Day stresses they can't look ahead to Penn State, CBJ travel to face the Red Wings, and Columbus Dispatch's Brian Hedger joins at 2:33pm!

On today's edition of The Hustle Podcast, Drew Martin, Adam Trigger and Chris Thurston break down this week's college football and NFL games, joined as always by Kelly Stewart. We have CFB and NFL games on tap for discussion today, ranging from sides to totals and of course, PROPS. Not to mention, we have a great guest, somebody who could be the best college football writer in the world, the inventor of the SP+ ratings, ESPN's college football analyst Bill Connelly.SHOW LESS

Ty and Dan cover the hottest topics around the world of college football, from Jimbo Fisher's raise to Nebraska's sellout streak. Plus, ESPN's Bill Connelly is always on your side and stops by for a chat about the Week 1 slate of games. And, as always, a quick look at traffic, weather, and the latest in business news.Sign up for Run The Board, a new pick'em game that gives you, the esteemed Verballer, a chance to be on our Board of Trustees. For more, visit PlayRunTheBoard.com.Follow The Solid Verbal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch our videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/thesolidverbal.Join our Patreon at Verballers.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's show: There's a scam going on and Chris is here to fill you in on it (4:00), College Football tonight including Tennessee opening up against Bowling Green, Ohio State/Minnesota, and why Eastern Washington/UNLV could be interesting (27:49). We'll also play Fill in the Blank (45:00). ESPN.com's Bill Connelly joins the show live via Skype to talk preview the College Football season including LSU, Notre Dame, Florida State, Penn State, new coaches like Josh Heupel at Tennessee & Gus Malzahn at UCF, UCLA/LSU, Alabama/Miami, any challengers for Clemson in the ACC, Boise State/UCF and more (1:09:40). Watch LIVE at noon, weekdays on YouTube and the Grizzlies App: bit.ly/MemGrizzApp Watch today's full show at: youtube.com/grindcitymedia

ESPN's Bill Connelly joins The Drive to preview the 2021/22 CFB season, discuss the Utes potential, Charlie Brewer vs Cam Rising, Pac-12 South, BYU's toughened schedule, realignment/superleague talk + more

We're joined by ESPN college football stats guru Bill Connelly to talk IU football! Bill is the originator of the SP+, an efficiency-based ratings system for college football. We discuss the 2020 Hoosiers in depth, and dive into why IU's SP+ numbers didn't match their poll rankings. We then look to the current season and evaluate how Indiana is projecting forward, why they have so many toss-up games, and what areas IU might improve upon. We also take a specific look at a couple of key early-season matchups and talk about what Hoosier fans might expect in those games.

Ty and Dan touch base with ESPN's Bill Connelly to get an early look at what the numbers are saying about the 2021 college football season. Also, how seriously should college football fans take the statistics that came out of the 2020 Covid season?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ESPN's Bill Connelly, joins the show to talk about his list of the 80 best defenders of the 2000's for College Football.

ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show to talk about his ranking of the top QB's of the College Football Playoff era.

ESPN's Bill Connelly broke down where all of college football stands in terms of returning experience and production. What does it mean for Michigan football and where were the Wolverines a year ago? Also discussing Adam Shibley's decision to transfer and where it leaves the linebacking corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff chats with Bill Connelly, an ESPN college football writer who dug into Match Charting Project data this week to write about the complex mastery of Novak Djokovic. Bill explains how Djokovic tactically differs from the competition, how his game has changed over the years, and whether the nature of his game makes it tough to fully appreciate. He also weighs on whether tour-wide parity is better than dominance, how ESPN (and tennis media in general) could cover the sport differently, and why there are so few people who love both tennis and college football.

Bill Connelly joins Seth to talk about the playoff ranking, which teams are better or worse than their won-loss records and got into the weeds about college football and how his view of the sport has changed since he became College Football's Number's Man.

AL.com's, John Talty, joins the show to share breaking news about the Alabama/LSU game cancelled, making it three SEC games this weekend that have been postponed. ESPN's Bill Connelly, discusses the implications for the College Football Playoff.

In Hour 4, ESPN's Bill Connelly talks to Paul about the upcoming SEC slate of games, and we get a call from the legendary I-man.

Former Green Wave defensive tackle Tanzel Smart has gone from under-recruited to an NFC Champion. The Baton Rouge-native joins the podcast to discuss his football journey. And college football has gone through an analytics revolution in the past decade. ESPN's Bill Connelly developed his SP+ system to better evaluate teams across the country. SP+ predicts Tulane to go 5-7 and miss a bowl game in 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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ESPN's Bill Connelly joins Gill to talk about all of the college football action going on. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com