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Most Important Games Down The Home Stretch, Week 10 Wrap Up | GSMC College Football Podcast

Segment 1: Biggest Games Down The Stretch: Will This Weekend Give Us Answers? | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this GSMC College Football Podcast episode, we’re diving into the Biggest Games Down The Stretch for conference races, where this weekend’s matchups are set to provide crucial answers. As teams jockey for position and playoff hopes hang in the balance, we analyze the most impactful games, highlight key players, and examine what’s at stake for the teams vying for conference titles. Get ready for an intense rundown of what to expect!

Segment 2: Players & Coaches Under Pressure This Week: Ryan Day Has To Win | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this GSMC College Football Podcast episode, we look at the players and coaches under the most pressure going into this week’s pivotal games. From key matchups to playoff implications, the stakes are high, and Ohio State’s Ryan Day faces perhaps the biggest challenge as he’s tasked with securing a crucial win. We discuss the pressure points, what’s at stake, and who must step up to keep championship dreams alive.

Segment 3: Week 9 Whip Around: Jeanty's Huge Chance & Group of 5 Breakdowns | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this Week 9 Whip Around episode of the GSMC College Football Podcast, we dive into the Group of 5 matchups that could shake things up. We spotlight Ashton Jeanty, who has a prime chance to make a statement and lead his team toward a significant victory. We’ll cover other crucial Group of 5 games, looking at who’s rising, who’s facing must-wins, and the players to watch as the season heats up.

Segment 4: Tommy's Best Bets: Week 10 - Texas A&M-South Carolina = Rock Fight? | GSMC College Football Podcast
In Tommy's Best Bets: Week 10 Edition, we’re diving deep into the matchup between Texas A&M and South Carolina. Will this SEC showdown turn into a grind-it-out, defensive battle? We’ll explore the odds, betting angles, and keys to each team’s success in what’s shaping up to be a classic rock fight. Plus, check out additional top bets for Week 10 and predictions for teams to watch as we move deeper into the season.

Segment 5: Headline & Injury Wrap Up: Big 12 Clears Comms After TTU Complaint | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this Headline Wrap Up and Injury Updates episode, we cover the latest news from around college football. The Big 12 addresses Texas Tech’s complaint over helmet communication systems, stating no issues were found. Plus, we bring you the latest injury updates and other key headlines as teams prepare for Week 10. Stay tuned for insights into how these updates may impact the rest of the season!

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Raise your hand if you feel really represented in our Colorado state legislature. Yeah, that's what I thought. Hey, it's Ross, and I have no confidence that the people under the Golden Dome are routinely doing what's best for me and you, for our families and neighbors and friends and colleagues, because our system for choosing and electing candidates isn't functioning to benefit us, it's functioning to benefit the system. But there's something we can do about it, and it's called Proposition 131. Prop 131 will let all voters choose among all candidates, regardless of party, for the state legislature, Congress, and most statewide races, except president, with the top four going on to the general election. It gives us more options as voters, and importantly, it keeps party bosses from sticking us with bad options. And as someone who wants to have true choices, I have to say that I'm even more confident in my support for Prop 131, knowing that the party bosses on both sides don't like it. 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[inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] Hello, everyone. Welcome into another edition of the GSMC College Football Podcast brought to you by the GSMC Sports Network. I'm your host as always Tommy Berzi. It is Friday, November 1st, actually, around here, and we have a great show for you today. We're going to start talking about all of the big time games down the stretch for all the conference and CFP races. It's going to be a huge amount of games that I want to break down for you guys today around each conference. So definitely want to get to that first. Then we'll get to a couple of players and coaches under the most pressure as they head into this huge week 10. Definitely a lot of coaches out there that are under a ton of pressure, including those two up in state college, Pennsylvania. Then we'll get into a little bit of a week nine whip around, get to all or week 10 whip around. We'll get to all the games we had in our chance to get to thus far throughout the week, including Tulane's huge win yesterday. Then we'll get into all my best bets for the upcoming weekend. Definitely a lot of overs on here, and I'll try to, hopefully, we'll get some points this upcoming weekend. Then we'll get into a couple of talks around the injuries and the headline updates from this past weekend. Definitely a lot that has gone on and definitely want to get you guys fully updated, including that Georgia Florida game, the one going on this weekend, getting a little bit of a move for the time being. But before we jump in, I do want to remind you all we get tons of questions and comments throughout the show. And the best way for you all to get your question on the screen, we get out of fun back and forth here, is to use that Super Chat feature. If you use that dollar sign at the bottom of the chat on the Sports Network page, you can ask any question, comment you'd like. It'll pop up on the screen and we can have fun back and forth here. Definitely want this to be interactive, especially as we head down the home shirt of the season. It's going to be absolutely insane and definitely want you guys to have as much say in the show as you possibly can. But before we do, or excuse me, also GSMCPodcast.net is up and running, does the exact same thing. So either one of those you'd like to use, please do, and definitely make this just a little bit more interactive, but let's get into those games. Let's get into the November games that are going to be a part of the CFP race, because there's quite a few of them. I have about three per conference that I think are going to be huge for this year. And we'll start over in the SEC because there's a ton in the SEC, frankly. There's a number that I left off this list, but I do think it's going to be really interesting to watch. And I'll be honest, this was supposed to be a segment about just tiebreakers and breaking down all the different scenarios and what team would win and how the tiebreakers would all shake out. The issue with that is it comes down to the winning percentage of your common opponents or your winning percentage of your conference opponents overall. We don't know what that's going to be yet. It's very, very hard to get a beat on that, especially with a month that I think is going to get a little bit off the rail. So hopefully we'll be able to figure that out in a couple of weeks, but as of right now, it's still too much football to play to be fully confident, at least, that we know what's going to happen in these races. But the game I'm keying on probably the most in the SEC, frankly, is Alabama at LSU. This is an elimination game. I feel very, very good about that. I do think, you know, there's a mathematical world where a 9-3 Alabama or a 9-3 LSU could get in. I don't think it's a very real world. I don't think it's probably going to happen. And I do think they're probably out of the conference race as well. So it's going to be really interesting to see what happens with this one, but I have to assume whoever loses this game is not going to be in the playoff at the end of the year is not going to be in the conversation. For the SEC title down the stretch. Then you got Tennessee at Georgia. I thought about putting Georgia at Ole Miss here. I went in Tennessee's direction just because Tennessee has one loss. Ole Miss does have two. But I do think there's going to be a really interesting one. I do think the loser is out of the race for the SEC, or, yes, yes, sorry. The loser is out of the race for the SEC, but the loser is not out of the race for the CFP. That's what I was looking for, finally found it. But this is going to be a really interesting game and could be one where you're going to have a lot of 10 and 2 teams in the SEC. It could be that whoever loses this one is on the outside looking in because Tennessee has a win over Alabama. If Alabama goes down to LSU, they no longer have that argument. If Georgia loses to Tennessee, but then Alabama beats LSU, they have the tiebreaker over them. So it's very confusing kind of a road that we're going to go down here. But this is a game where if you lose it, you're officially at the very least on a knife's edge when it comes to the CFP race. And then this one, one of the games that I'm most excited for, I've been excited for it pretty much since Texas announced that they're going to the SEC, but this is a huge one. This is regardless of the CFP. This is a huge one for about everyone in the state of Texas, but for the CFP, we still have quite a ways to go. Texas has got to get through Florida at Arkansas, Kentucky before they get there. A&M's got to get through, I believe, South Carolina this weekend Auburn as well as New Mexico State. So still have some work to do here, but this could be two teams that are not undefeated in conference, but playing for a spot in the SEC title. There is a weird path where A&M could lose this game and still get there, but again, that's something that will handle a little bit down the road as we get a little bit deeper into conference play. And then we got a team to watch for all the tiebreakers. We'll do this for every conference, but Florida is the team to watch. They play or they're going to play Georgia, Texas, LSU and Ole Miss ahead. As we understand, it's a crazy schedule. They lost to A&M by 13 and Tennessee by six earlier in the season. I think it is one of those things where Florida were to beat one of these teams. They would immediately be in a tough spot against some of the other teams that Florida lost to. It is kind of confusing to get a beat on this, but regardless, Florida is a team to watch for all of these kind of match up on match up because the CFP will be using that when they get into that room. Then you got Ohio State Penn State this upcoming weekend in the Big Ten, a huge one. No doubt about that. And this one has a lot more to do with the head coaches, which we'll get to in the next segment than it has to do with really anything else. But definitely want that if you lose it, you're definitely out of the Big Ten championship. Penn State technically could still get in, but I'd be very surprised. And then if you win it, you're firmly on your way possibly to a Big Ten title and then maybe to a CFP. And then you got Indiana, Ohio State. This is a huge one in a couple of weeks. Obviously, some work to get to get there. Indiana's got to get through Michigan State this upcoming weekend, but it could be a world where you have an eleven and though, or a ten and oh, Indiana team going up against a nine and one Ohio State team. And it could be that if Indiana loses, they might get left out. An eleven and one Indiana that doesn't have those huge wins might be a team on the chalking box. So definitely something to watch there. Then you got Oregon at Wisconsin. On November 16th, a huge one. Oregon should be favored in every game the rest of the way. No doubt about that. They got a huge one this weekend against Michigan, but I do think Wisconsin is a very, very interesting one to watch and definitely could shake up this race just a little bit. So in the Big Ten, where you don't necessarily have a huge amount of marquee games down the stretch, this one that I would watch for sure. And then the tiebreaker team into me is Maryland. They faced Oregon and Penn State or they will going forward and they've already lost to Indiana by 14 points, something that I almost guarantee will be brought up in the CFP room if Oregon can only beat them by three or Penn State can only beat them by one. And then Indiana is over there sitting with a 14 point win over this team. Then you got the Big 12, Texas Tech at Iowa State this upcoming weekend is huge. It is one of those games where Texas Tech falls, they are officially out of contention for the Big 12 for the CFP. Iowa State falls and they're really, really even, they're even footing at the very least with Colorado and Kansas State with Kansas State at the very end of the year. They could still salvage there's no doubt about it, but definitely one that Texas Tech needs if they want to stay in an Iowa State, it would put you in a really, really tough spot for the CFP that is for sure. Then you got Colorado Tech, Texas Tech. If Texas Tech were to win, they'd be inviting Colorado into town for another spot to possibly stay alive in the Big 12 race and then Colorado's got to win out. They got to get a little bit of help here and there to find their way into the conference title game. But this is definitely one of those games that I do think could at the very least clear someone out, you know, if Texas Tech were to win this weekend, the loser of this game would be officially out of the Big 12 chase and out of the CFP race. Oh, excuse me, obviously. And then at the end of the year, we got Kansas State at Iowa State, I cannot wait for this one. This one is so much fun and definitely could be just an outright play in game for who plays BYU in Arlington because if all those team handle business the rest of the way, that's exactly what it will be. Whoever wins this game will go to that Big 12 title game and whoever loses will be sitting on their couch and probably watching the CFP from their basement or whatever. The tiebreaker team for me is Houston. I do think they're a team to watch as we head down the stretch. They lost to Iowa State by 20 earlier this year, plays KSU and BYU down the stretch. So definitely something to watch as we get into this in definitely could be the difference when you come down to conference championship time. And then you got the ACC Pittsburgh at SMU is a huge one. No doubt about it. I do think this will eliminate one of these teams, particularly SMU. If they were to lose, it would take them to two losses on the year. They only give them one loss in conference, but would put them in a very weird spot moving forward. And then for Pitt, if you were to lose this game, you could still lock out Clemson and you would have a very, very confusing world ahead of you in the ACC. It's one of those conferences that's very hard to get a beat on and I know Anthony asked a question yesterday about what would happen if Miami, SMU and Clemson went undefeated, still kind of up in the air. Looks like it would be Clemson and Miami, but still one of those things that we're going to have to watch down the stretch and definitely could switch up before that last weekend. We just talked about this one. Clemson at Pitt is a huge one in a couple of weeks and it's definitely one where if Pitt were to lose Saturday, it's a pure elimination game from the CFP and the ACC race because Clemson would go 10 and two or would be at two losses at the very least. Pitt would be at two losses for sure and they would be at two losses in the ACC. Clemson would just be in a weird spot. If they were to lose to Pitt, especially if Pitt were to lose this upcoming weekend, they'd be behind Pitt. They'd be behind SMU and obviously they'd be behind Miami as long as Miami handled business. And then we got Clemson at Virginia Tech. I think this is a really interesting one. Clemson trying to go on to feed the rest of the way of Virginia Tech, if they win this weekend, they would be in the hunt. They would be in the hunt to possibly make a run at the ACC title now. They definitely need a couple of things to go their way. I do think they need to beat Clemson. I think they need Clemson to beat Pitt. I think they might need SMU to beat Pitt. It'd be very, very confusing up there at the top, but they have the ability to somehow get back in this fight and getting this one at home could be the difference. It's going to be a huge one for them and definitely one that you're going to want to tune into. As for Miami, they pretty much should ride out the rest of the way. They do have a gaming at Georgia Tech that's interesting to watch and definitely a couple others, but at the end of the day, Miami is the one that's firmly in the driver's seat here because they don't play Pitt. They don't play SMU. They don't play Clemson. They should be able to run the table and then have everyone else just kind of beat each other up. Let's say SMU were to win this weekend or let's just say Pitt were to win this weekend and then lose to Clemson. It becomes pretty easy. It's Clemson in Miami. If SMU were to win this weekend and then Pitt were to beat Clemson, it's probably SMU Miami. There's so many different ways that this could go, but at the end of the day, I do think Clemson is going to be a team that you're going to want to watch the rest of the way. They have huge games that pretty much the rest of the season with South Carolina at the very end. So definitely one team to watch. And then a tiebreaker team is Louisville. They have a couple of huge games already behind them with Miami and SMU. They lost to them by seven points earlier in the year and then Clemson and Pitt later Clemson obviously this weekend and then pit a little bit later in the year. So a couple of games that I think are just going to be huge. When you talk about these conference races, it's very, very hard to get a beat on what's going to happen on how all of this is going to break down. But at the end of the day, you do have some games to watch at the very least. And you know, we'll figure out all the tiebreakers and all that craziness down the road. There's going to be a lot of craziness in the SEC in particular because there's quite a few teams that are still very much in the hunt over there. But at the end of the day, I do think those are the games you should be watching for this upcoming month. The outcomes of those will dictate a lot as we head forward and probably in about two weeks. I'll be able to really unpack all of the craziness around the tiebreakers and everything and feel a lot more confident about what I'm saying. Just didn't want to get too far out ahead of myself and be saying things that never end up happening. So we'll break it down in a couple of weeks here, but definitely those are the games you want to watch in the meantime. But let's take our first break here. When we come back, we got to talk about the players and the coaches under the most pressure as we head into this weekend. And I think you'll know the first two that I'm going to talk about. Raise your hand if you feel really represented in our Colorado state legislature. Yeah, that's what I thought. 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I feel like I'm losing my mind. It's everybody in the world dying. Please, Lord, give me a sigh. A sigh. I want to be the greatest. Everybody on the face. I look around. I feel like everybody is the fakers. I make this. Every day and I'm in face here. Hoping one day I blow up from the basement. Stay mad. The top is so vacant. I don't need shit that I think is amazing. Waiting for my day when I'm playing. So that shows were a thousand faces. Hey, give me that crown. Get in my way and to be put down. It ain't replaced all this my time. But what that shit that'll get it right now? I'm losing it. The news it fits. I'm losing shit. It's stupid. If you choose to live, I choose to dip. You choose to fight and lose your grip and lose your gift. I feel like I'm losing my mind. Cause everybody in the world died. Please Lord, give me a sigh. A sigh. I feel like I'm losing my mind. Cause everybody in the world died. Alrighty. Welcome back everyone. We just talked about the biggest games down the stretch of this season. If you want to know what's going to happen in the conference races and the CFP races because it's going to be rather confusing. I will do my best to keep you updated as we move along. But these tiebreakers are definitely going to be a big part of it. And they're very hard to break down until you get much closer to the end of the season. But let's get into the players and the coaches under the most pressure as we head into this week because there's quite a few. And I think the two biggest might just be up there in state college. But we'll start with the guy that's wearing scarlet and gray because this one's going to be huge. There's no doubt about that. I think when we talk about why and day around this time of year, we expected to be talking about him as an undefeated coach. He is not that. He does have one loss and he's heading into a game where he is the less lower ranked team. That's what I was going for. He is the lower ranked team and you're finally having the game of Ohio State Penn State where at the very least it feels like they are on the same level. It feels like they are teams that could be just in a dogfight the entire day. Whoever comes out, I wouldn't be overly surprised one way or the other. I did pick Ohio State, but at the end of the day, if he does want to coach at Ohio State in 2025, I think he needs to win this game. I was just watching Josh Payton, Cole Cubelet talk about this where they said pretty much when these boosters make up their mind, they make up their mind. I can almost promise you, there is going to be a lot of people in Ohio and the surrounding areas that are going to make up their mind on Saturday if they lose. I think they will be pretty much out on Ryan Day. I don't know if it is going to be very easy to get him back in. There is going to be a huge game for him because the reality is, I think he is a very good coach. I think he has every ability to be very successful at this program. The thing is, they get impatient up there. At some point, they are going to get impatient and if you finish 10 and 2 and put yourself even in question of the CFP, I do think there is going to be a lot of people that have made up their mind and probably won't move backwards. It could be one of the biggest games of Ryan Day's career this upcoming weekend. Then on his sideline, you got to deal with Will Howard. He has a ton of pressure on himself this upcoming weekend because his own line is just not very good. His own line is under a lot of scrutiny this upcoming weekend. There is going to be a lot of different things that they are going to be thrown at. Definitely something that he is going to need to just step up to the plate. He is a big time player. He is a guy that came to Ohio State for this reason. He wants to play Penn State. He made that very very clear with some of the comments that he had earlier in the week talking about how they didn't recruit him. He wants to prove something and that's the goal. He very much needs to go in there and kind of just tear, I don't want to say tear this team to pieces. He needs to play really good football. He needs to play very confidently. He needs to be the guy that just walks into that stadium and totally takes over and is the story of the weekend. So it's one of those weekends where he knows what this is about. He knows how big it is for Ryan Day and that means it's massive for that Ohio State quarterback. And then on the other sideline, you do have James Franklin waiting there just trying to get that big time win of his career. And this could be kind of a turning point in his career. He is one in six and at home against top ten teams. If he gets this one, it could be a total turning point. It could be the point where a lot of stuff starts to happen in terms of they go to the CFP. They possibly win a game there. They maybe even get a buy, win the big ten, do a ton of things that they've waited quite some time around there to do. That being said, they lose this game. He's under a lot of scrutiny. And whether that's fair or not, I don't know. But at the end of the day, there will be some Penn State fans that are just kind of sick of feeling that feeling. And it's definitely going to be a very interesting kind of end of the season for him. And then on top of that, just for fun, he got to deal with the quarterback situation. I do think Drew Aller is going to go and we'll talk about that a little bit later. But it's definitely something that he's going to have to handle from pretty much down to down and figure out who give him the better chance to win. It's going to be a really, really interesting tight roadblock and he's going to have to handle it very well. So this is one of those games that could be a huge moment and James Franklin's career could kickstart him onto incredible success. It could be the day that a lot of Penn State fans write him off and probably never pick him back up again. And then you got Mike Elko. This is a funny thing for Mike Elko and it's a really cool thing more than anything else because it's something he's probably been waiting for for quite some time. He is fighting something as a head coach that he really has never needed to, complacency. And this happens really at Texas A&M doesn't necessarily happen too much at Duke. You know, it's not necessarily something that Duke has to worry about at least too much because you don't have a second to be complacent. You're not nearly as talented as a lot of those other teams out there. A&M is and he is one of those guys that has walked into this job and done about as good of a job as anyone in the entire country. I've been talking about Coach of the Year on Hear a Lot. It is incredibly hard to pin it down because you could go Kurt Signetty. I'd be more than on board. You could go Mike Elko. I'd be more than on board. You'd go Dion Sanders. I would be more than on board. But at the end of the day, Mike Elko has done an incredible job and I think the biggest thing is just keeping your guys grounded. It is so, so hard to keep your guys fully in this moment, especially with a game like Texas in a couple of weeks. They want that game. They want it to be for a spot in the SEC title. They don't get there without a win here. It's going to be a huge one and then, like James Franklin, he's staring down a quarterback issue. He's got to figure out who gives him a better shot. His job is probably a little bit tougher. Frankly, it's one of those games where things get a little bit sketchy and then you've got to decide do you keep Marcel Reed in there? Do you even start Marcel Reed to start the game? It's going to be very, very interesting and one where I wouldn't be surprised even a little bit. If we saw both quarterbacks in this game and no one really took it with a ton of confidence. At the very least, or took the job, I guess, with a ton of confidence is what I mean there. And then you've got Eli Holstein. This is a very, very talented player and I think this is one of those moments where he can put his team in very firm position to be 11-1 and possibly be heading to the CFP. Another team that at 11-1 I'm a little bit worried about, but at the end of the day I do think they would have just enough to possibly be that third team from the ACC that finds their way in. That being said, they win this one. They're still undefeated and they have Clemson come to their place. So they have every ability to win that game, go undefeated, meet Miami in the title game and definitely be in the CFP. So this is one of those weekend where everything could change for this team this year and everything could change for Eli Holstein or Holstein. Excuse me, I always do Holstein. Holstein, when he gets into the NFL draft, because the reality is this is one of the top guys in the 2026 NFL draft, at least as I'll write this second. As we all know, it changes quite a bit in your last year in college. But at the end of the day, this is a player that starting tonight and really starting early on this year, but definitely starting on Saturday could have a huge performance put himself at the very top of the line with guys like Nico Eamaliava, with guys like Archmani, with guys that have the ability to be elite NFL talents. So does this guy. He has every ability to do that and definitely could put his name very, very tough, very towards the top. So it's one of those moments that so far Pitt has not really had to deal with. You're going on the road to a really, really tough spot and to a team that can really go punch for punch with you. So you might have to win this game 42 to 41, but Eli Holstein, regardless, is going to have to be a huge player in this one. On the other sideline, he got Scott Simons, and he has to deal with a whole lot as the defensive play caller for SMU. And you have Eli Holstein, that's an incredibly tough player to corral in and of itself. Then he got Desmond Reed. Then you got Kannada Munfield. Then you got a number of other guys that are going to cause issues for you on the defensive side of the ball. And SMU has been a little bit hit or miss. They've played good defense at times and those linebackers fly all over the field. And then at times they'll get beat deep a couple of times per game. And it's one of those things where you probably can't have that happen here. You don't have the ability, especially with a quarterback that little bit up in question this week. So we'll talk about that a little bit later, but especially with all of the questions that you have, you have to make sure that everyone is fully locked in on what you're doing. And you have to make sure that you're doing everything you can from a play calling perspective to put them in the best position to win. Because the reality is your defense is going to have to step up at some point. It can't just be that shootout that we just talked about with Eli Holstein. It can't be that for SMU probably. It's one of those things where they could technically keep up. I think they're more likely to make the mistake than Pitt is. So you probably want to make this one just a little bit gross, and Scott Simon is pretty much the only way that they're really going to be able to do that. Then you got to action J&T. And this is one that I want to talk about here because you have a huge conference game at night at a normal time at 8 p.m. Not at 10.30 or whatever they normally kick off at. He has a real chance to, I don't want to say take a hold of the Heisman race, but I do think he could find himself back towards the top. I think, you know, Dylan Gabriel's been making up a ton of ground. Cam Ward is doing Cam Ward things. You have Travis Hunter just being an absolute monster over there in Boulder. He needs a big performance. He needs something to catch everyone's eyes. He needs something to bring everyone right back to Boise State because they were all there early in the season. We were all fully locked in on what this kid was doing. Last week it was a good performance. It was absolutely fantastic. The thing is, it wasn't Gody. It wasn't insane. He didn't have that big run that everyone's been waiting for. He's probably got to have it tonight. I don't know what the line is. I don't know what he needs. I know for a fact that if you got 200 yards and two scores or three scores, everyone would immediately be talking about him again. And they probably should be talking about him right now. But at the end of the day, you would get him back on the radar for the possible Heisman win. And it's one of those games where you're going to have the ability to take advantage of this team. You're going to have the ability to possibly make some plays. You got to make a lot of them. There's no doubt about that. You absolutely have to get after this team and absolutely have to put up a stat line where a lot of these people that vote on the Heisman that will wake up on Saturday after having slept a little bit early and not watch this game. They can look on the ESPN app and they can actually see those numbers because as we all know, that's probably all they do. But at the end of the day, it's going to be really interesting to watch and definitely a player that in this week where a lot of stuff is going on around him as Ohio State gets all the attention, you know, pit and SMU get a lot of the attention. He could become one of those Heisman guys once again. Maybe Duke can slow down Cam Ward and help him out a little bit. But at the end of the day, it is going to be a huge game for this player and definitely one that he's going to need to make a statement in. And then finally Kurt Zignetti. I think there's a very interesting game for Indiana because you're going up to a place that is not necessarily easy. Michigan State really did a very good job against Michigan last week. They did not play bad football at all. They had one mistake. And if they didn't have that one mistake, they're probably walking out there with a win and getting a huge one and heading into this one with a lot of confidence. But this is a huge one for Kurt Zignetti to handle because you were an undefeated team. And you're heading into a stretch with Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State. And I can't remember who they finished with. Maybe Purdue. That sounds right. But at the end of the day, he's going to have to deal with that one way or the other. He's going to have to make sure these guys are up and ready to go every single week at Michigan State is not necessarily an easy one. It's one that you should be able to score quite a bit on this team. Doesn't mean you can stop them. They have a very one of those kind of chaos team abilities. They have the ability to kind of turn them on for an afternoon, create problems for you defensively and then get out with a weird win. So it's one of those things that he's just going to have to deal with a lot of complacency down the stretch of this season. Obviously, his guys will be locked in, but he's going to play a couple of games that they're going to get beat up a little bit. And he's going to have to be able to at least, you know, hold serve in that respect. And I do think on top of that, the quarterback thing is going to be a factor here. I think Curtis work is going to go in this game. The question is, how close to 100% is he and is he able to go the entire game? Or is it Taven Jackson again? Another thing that Kurt Zignetti is going to have to handle among a number of other things throughout the rest of the year. But at the end of the day, it's going to be awesome to watch all of those guys go to work in. Definitely quite a bit of pressure to go around this upcoming weekend, but quite a bit of it is in state college, Pennsylvania. But let's take our second break here. When we come back, we just got to get to a little bit of a whip around. All the games that have already happened throughout this early part of the week. And then we got to get to a couple of games that are a little bit under the radar for this upcoming Saturday. So stick with us and we'll be right back with that. Raise your hand if you feel really represented in our Colorado state legislature. Yeah, that's what I thought. 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Quite a bit of it to go around, but a lot of it is up there in State College, Pennsylvania. Definitely something to watch as those two head coaches might just need the win to keep that job. I know it sounds crazy, but a huge one up there in State College, but let's get into a little bit of a whip around to all the games we had a chance to get to. It is Week 10, I don't realize, I don't know why I put Week 9, but apologies for that. It is Week 10, we're heading into a huge one this upcoming weekend, but let's get into a couple of games that have already happened. And we'll start with Louisiana, Texas State, and we'll start with Keon Martin, excuse me. Keon Martin is a Louisiana cornerback, he had a very scary moment on set in the game earlier this week. He was taken off the field and a stretcher was taken to the hospital, he has been discharged. It's a very, very scary moment, but it seems like he is on the way to recovery, hoping for the best for him going forward, obviously, but definitely a really scary moment that kind of puts into perspective what this game is and a lot of the different dangers of it. So hoping for the best for him and his family, but definitely one where you're going to want to at least be on the lookout for updates for him, because hopefully everything goes very smoothly the rest of the way, seems like he's on the right track to start. But as for this game, this Louisiana team is one step closer to a possible Sun Belt title with Ben Woolrich just playing really, really good football, 18 for 28, 252, one touchdown on the day. Jelon Washington is a beast at running back. One of their top wide receivers actually is a former top quarterback in the recruiting class of 2019. Excuse me, Lance Legend is a very talented player if you watched the show QB1. You remember that player, he is on Louisiana now, he's a very good wide receiver for that team. So this is a very fun team for Louisiana, they very badly needed this win, it could have gotten Texas State back into the hunt. It is probably officially knocked Texas State out and they're going to have some huge ones coming up. They still have Arkansas State, South Alabama, UL, Monroe, but they have every ability to run the table. They're good to a Sun Belt title and possibly be a 12 in one team at the end of the day. And I don't think they're in the CFP race, but who knows with all the craziness that could happen. Then we have one team that was officially knocked out of the CFP race. Earlier this week, it was Liberty. It was a team that frankly, they were probably knocked out when that game against App State got canceled for the hurricane to be totally honest with you. But at the end of the day, they've officially taken their second loss on the season. They are officially out of this race. And definitely something that they haven't lost two straight games since the end of the 2022 season. So been quite a bit of time before the essence, they've lost two straight games and they lost to a Jacksonville State team that just ran the ball. They were absolutely dominant. And Tyler Huff, the quarterback, had 130 on the ground. But Trey Stewart was really the guy to watch the guy on your screen actually right there. 232 on the day, four touchdowns, including a 75-year touchdown run. The dude was all over the place. He was absolutely incredible, but Jacksonville State moves to 4-0 in Conference USA 5-3 on the season. They have a couple of huge games against Sam Houston State as well as Western Kentucky coming up. But this is a team that possibly could be at the Conference USA title. It could just be that them in Western Kentucky rematch in the Conference USA title a week after they played. Then you got Tulane Charlotte. This one went down last night. Tulane gets a relatively comfortable win. It wasn't all that comfortable in the first half. They did not play the prettiest first half in the world. But outscored Charlotte 24-0 in the second half, had a pick six, had two force turnovers on down as a defense. And if you're getting that from this defense, you're going to have a lot of success. And then on the offensive side of the ball. If you have not watched Mackay Hughes yet, you're going to want to watch Mackay Hughes. He's a very, very special player and one of those guys that if you don't get to see him now, it might be a while before you get to see him again. He's a very, very talented player and so much fun to watch over there in that Tulane offense. He topped 100 yards for the sixth time this year on earlier this week or yesterday. Definitely a beast and someone that could be a part of a CFP run for Tulane towards the end of the year. Because they're going to need a little bit of help. But they could end the season with wins over Navy Memphis at the very end of the year. Army in the American Championship. And then if Boise State falls again, I think this could be the team. I think this might just be the team. If Boise State were to fall again and they were able to run the table with those types of wins. Then we got that Boise State team. San Diego State comes to town to Boise for a huge game. And San Diego State is really just looking to shock the world here. They're three and four on the season. They're two and 0 in conference. So they have every ability to win this game and possibly be in the conference. You are the Mountain West Conference race down the stretch of the season. They would be 500 on the year. But at the end of the day, you'd be three and 0 in conference and be in a relatively good spot going forward. Now their defense does give up 175 yards on the ground per game. So you're going to have a tough time against this Ash and Jainty kid because he is an absolute problem. The question is, can he catch Barry Sanders? That's going to be the big question the rest of the way. If he wants to break in the regular season, he's going to have to get over 250 yards per game. I know that sounds insane. That's because what Barry Sanders did was absolutely insane. If he gets into the conference championship and only has that, it's about 209 per game. If he goes a little bit deeper into the playoff, then obviously he has a little bit more time. But if he puts on a show here, if he gets 250 yards, even maybe 300 yards, we have seen it from this kid, it could be one of those days where he is right back into the hunt to break that Barry Sanders record and everything for the Heisman becomes very real for this Ash and Jainty kid. Then he got Memphis at UTSA and this is a huge one over the end of the American because Memphis, as low as I was on them early in the season, they're a 7-in-1 team. They only have the loss to Navy, a team that is kind of in a weird spot with Tulane coming up with a couple of big-time games on the road. It's going to be really interesting to see how they end the season, but Memphis, right now, they're 3-in-1 in conference. They do have Tulane to end the year. UTSA has every ability to go in there and make it just a little bit ugly. From Memphis, Seth Hannigan has been rolling right along, really since that Navy loss. They've been really playing really good football and they could be sitting at 11-1 at the very end of the year, having beat Tulane, going to the American championship against maybe Army, maybe Navy, who knows, getting that win could put them in a very good place for the CFP. It definitely is one of those things where all of these teams likely need Boise State to lose a game the rest of the way, but the door could definitely be open in a second, no doubt about that. And then, this is a game where it could be very tough for UTSA to just handle, rock-tailor, to handle the mere blanket seat, to handle Kobe Drake, a lot of really talented guys in. I think there's one where Memphis just kind of rolls in, continues the momentum, and hopefully continues that role towards the CFP, possibly birth. Then you got UCLA, Nebraska, a huge one over there in the Big Ten, one that, if you look at that over-under, it is not going to be a high-flying game, by any means. These two teams are going to run the ball, they are going to keep the ball on the ground. Now, UCLA does like to throw the ball quite a bit, actually. It's not necessarily that they are a ground-and-pound team, it's just to say they don't do very well when they pass the ball necessarily. So, I expect them to be a little bit more run-heavy in this game. I expect this game to just be a little bit more of one of those Big Ten games. And UCLA looking to kind of get on a little bit of a win streak here. They got to win over Rutgers last week for their first Big Ten win of the year. They win here, they're 4-5, and have at least somewhat of an ability to possibly get to a ball game and really salvage this season. For Nebraska, it's really just getting a positive after last week. Last week was a very, very tough one, but at the end of the day, I do think it was a huge one for them. I think it can build a lot of momentum, you got to be able to win a couple of games down the stretch, and you definitely have to be able to win this one. I do think that Nebraska is able to take care of business here. I thought this line was a little bit weird when I saw it. I thought it would be a little bit more in the Nebraska direction. So, I am going to go to Nebraska. I do think they're able to get this win, and frankly, I'd probably take the points as well. Then you got Wisconsin, Iowa, a really interesting game over there. You have two, five, and three teams. There are three and two in conference. Probably not in the conference race necessarily unless craziness happens up top, but they have every ability to make things interesting. At least make things tough for a lot of the teams up top. But for Wisconsin, they're coming off a very tough loss that they probably think they should have won. That Jalen Reed interception just changed absolutely everything. If they're able to avoid that, even just that in and of itself, I think that game looks a lot different. Wisconsin is possibly able to win, kickstart their season, but at the end of the day, you came out on the wrong side, and now you got to go on the road to a really, really tough environment, a really tough team. And then for Iowa, you had a little bit of a quarterback change this past weekend that we'll talk about a little bit later. They've scored 40 points twice this year, which sounds absolutely crazy, but I think this one's going to be a little bit more of a battle. I do think it's probably Iowa's game to win, but it's going to be really interesting. I like this Wisconsin team. I'm a little bit worried that some of the stuff we saw was, I don't want to say a mirage, but playing some teams that are a little bit inferior to them definitely will be interesting to see what they can do against a team that's relatively at least on even footing with them. And then finally, you got TCU at Baylor, a huge one in the Big 12, and one that these two teams are really just gearing up to be spoilers the rest of the way. And one of those games where I think this one could get crazy. You know, you have these games that could be over time potential, have two over time potential, get a little bit crazy. This would probably be at the very top of my list. I think this is going to get a little bit weird over there in Waco, and definitely be one of not a place that it's weird to get weird in Waco, but at the end of the day, I do think this is going to be a really interesting game. TCU is a team that is really just looking to get things kickstarted. I think since that 2022 season, Sunny Dikes has been looking for that big thing. They've been looking for that great end of the season that puts them in a really good spot. If they win here, they have a good chance of going eight and four this year, putting themselves at least in a spot where you can kind of kickstart things. As you head into 2025, possibly get a couple of big time transfers and then head on your way. And then for Baylor, it's still about keeping Dave a random job. It's still about saving that job that is still relatively in flux. I do think he has the ability to, if they're able to win this game, obviously, I think he's able to keep that job. But I do think it's one of those things where pretty much week to week, they're going to have to handle business. If they're not able to here, it could get a little interesting. I think I'd lean TCU in this game. I think it's going to be really close and kind of a battle, but I think I'd lean towards the horn frogs here. It's going to be an awesome week with so many different games that are going to be worth watching. Obviously, Ohio State Penn State is going to steal the show, but there's tons of others that are definitely worth your time. And hopefully you just found a couple of them there. But let's take our third break here. When we come back, we got to talk about my best bets for this upcoming weekend. There's quite a few that I want to get on the record and definitely some that I think are a little bit ambitious, but I feel pretty good about them going into this one. Raise your hand if you feel really represented in our Colorado state legislature. Yeah, that's what I thought. Hey, it's Ross, and I have no confidence that the people under the Golden Dome are routinely doing what's best for me and you, for our families and neighbors and friends and colleagues, because our system for choosing and electing candidates isn't functioning to benefit us. It's functioning to benefit the system, but there's something we can do about it, and it's called Proposition 131. Prop 131 will let all voters choose among all candidates, regardless of party, for the state legislature, Congress, and most statewide races, except President, with the top four going on to the general election. It gives us more options as voters, and importantly, it keeps party bosses from sticking us with bad options. 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To access free content-rich podcasts on health and wellness, book reviews, sports, entertainment, relationships, social media, movies, technology, finance, and even weird news. Subscribe and download the GSMC Podcast Network's Family of Shows, available everywhere podcasts are found. Alrighty, welcome back everyone. We just talked about some of the under-the-radar games for this upcoming weekend. Definitely a ton that are going to be really interesting, including a huge one for Ash and Gente tonight, where he's got to put up big numbers. He's got to be able to get everyone's attention tonight, and we'll see if you can do it. Against a team that is not great against the run in San Diego State. But let's get into my best bets for this upcoming weekend, because I got eight of them here. We've done relatively well this season, not necessarily perfect by any means, but definitely on the right side of things and feeling pretty good about where I'm at right now. But let's get into this week 10, because these were a little bit harder to find. There's not necessarily these huge ones that I absolutely love this week, but there's definitely enough that I think I can get into. And we'll start with that Army game. I do think Army's going to be able to just roll Air Force in this game. They're -22 right now. I do think they cover that number. Now, Army does have a huge amount of hurdles going forward. You know, they have to be able to at least compete with Notre Dame. I'm not really sure how that's going to play in the CFP. You know, does a loss to Notre Dame. I sort of had a neutral site. Trump, a loss to Oregon for Boise State. I don't really know how that's going to go down, but at the end of the day, you have quite a few hurdles going on. I do think there's a world where maybe they look forward just a little bit to Notre Dame. I think the rivalry aspect takes that out of it just a little bit. I do think they're going to want to be able to kind of lay their wood on Army the same way they've been able to do with really every team around the country. Air Force gave up over 300 yards rushing to Navy, and Army probably has a more potent attack than Navy. So I think Bryce and Daly has a huge day. I do think there's one of those games where they probably win by like four touchdowns or probably up by like three touchdowns at halftime frankly. Then you got Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt Auburn over 48 and a half is my next one. I do think there's a very interesting game down there in Auburn this upcoming weekend. There are a number of really talented players on both offenses. No doubt about that. There's a couple of injuries on both offenses as well, but I do think the under is just going to make too much sense here. Vanderbilt has struggled this year with teams that have very athletic defensive lines that can stop kind of that north south run. You know, if they can't get Cedric Alexander, who is one of the guys that is questionable, if they can't get him running downhill, it's going to be really hard to get a lot of the stuff they do off of that where you do the zone read where you do a lot of the RPOs where they get out on the edge. A lot of those things can't really get going if you're able to stop that north south run the way that Texas was a week ago where that Vanderbilt offense looked a little bit more clunky than it has pretty much the entire year and Auburn can absolutely do that. Maybe not to the same level of Texas can, but absolutely it has a ton of athletic eyes and can kind of slow down this rushing attack for Vanderbilt. I think for Auburn, they have that big playability, no doubt about that, but this Vanderbilt back end is plenty capable of taking the ball away and they have an ability to make the most of it. I do think it's one of those games where Auburn hits a couple of big time shots over the middle of the field. I also think it's one of those games where Vanderbilt's able to find just enough openings, although, you know, if you don't get that north south run game going, it could get a little bit itchy. I think Vanderbilt's able to make enough plays. I think Auburn especially is able to make enough plays over the middle of the field and things yet at the very least over that 48 and a half number. It's one of those that I was a little bit on the fence about, but I do think these offenses are just looking for that big time game. I think they'll be able to get at least enough in this one. And then I like Georgia minus 16 and a half at Florida. It's a very interesting game, one where you do have the rivalry aspect and you do have Florida coming in with a ton of energy playing really good football, so obviously, you know, there's a little bit of juice around Florida. I think there's quite a few people probably picking Florida right about now, but I just think there's a really bad matchup against a team that seems to be kind of finding their stride. The Georgia offense has been able to not really find the run game this year, and it's one of those things that they're going to have to down the stretch. The thing is Tate Radledge comes back this week. If he comes back, I think this jump starts this offense. I think you see Trevor ETN really start to get going against this former team, and I think they get an incredible push on the offensive line. For Florida, I think this UGA pass versus going to be too much. I think DJ Legway's a really talented player. I don't think he's dealt with something like this, and I think it's going to get to him just a little bit. He'll turn over the ball a couple of times, and I think UGA wins by 21, 24 points. I really do think they go to work in this game, and I think that Carson Beck has a little bit of a coming out party in Jacksonville. Then you got Navy minus 11 at Rice. This is one of those games that's very, very interesting. You have a Navy team coming off a really tough loss to Notre Dame, where they gave the ball away quite a few times, and then you have a Rice team that just got rid of Mike Bloomberg as their head coach. It could be really interesting, because one of those things where sometimes you get a little bit of a bump from those teams right after they lose a coach. Sometimes you get a little bit of a dip, so we'll see what happens in this one. Navy is still a team that's in the CFP, but they also know they have to run the table the rest of the way. I do think if they were able to win the American, they're very much in the conversation, and things get really interesting in a hurry. That being said, they would have the tiebreaker over Memphis, they would have to win over Tulane the rest of the way. So definitely a lot of tough things coming, but at the end of the day, they're definitely a team that can make their way to the American championship and possibly make some noise in that. And then for that Rice team, they're not necessarily great at stopping the run, and I think Navy is one of those teams that just made a ton of mistakes last week. There's no way they get the amount of luck or bad luck they did a week ago, so I think this one could get ugly. I think Navy wins this one comfortably, at least by 14, but maybe by even a little bit more than that. I like the A&M South Carolina under 44.5, and this one makes me a little bit nervous because that number is so low, but at the end of the day, this is a huge game for Texas A&M. One of the bigger ones in the SEC history, because you win this one, you put yourself in a very, very good position to possibly run the table, to meet Texas at the very end of the year, and almost definitely get into the playoff. Obviously, there's some hurdles there, some craziness that could be worked out, but at the end of the day, you're almost definitely going to the playoff if you're able to handle business here. And then obviously able to win at Auburn in a couple of weeks, but it's one of those things where it's going to stay on the ground in this game. South Carolina is a team that doesn't necessarily want to get into a shootout, doesn't necessarily want to get into a world where Lenore Sellers has to make a ton of plays with his arm down the field. Now, on the other side, I do think it's going to be Marcel Reed. I think Marcel Reed is going to be able to go in this game, and I think it's going to be really, really interesting to see how this approach is against a really athletic defensive line. Maybe it's one of those things, but this run game doesn't quite get going the way that they want, and they have to make a quarterback change or something crazy happens, but I really do think this could become something of a field goal off. I don't think there's going to be a ton of running room in this game, although Laveon Moss has every ability to get going in this game. I don't necessarily think it's going to be all that pretty. I think it's going to be a really tough rock fight, and whoever comes out on top, I pick South Carolina, but it's going to be a battle one way or the other. I think whoever wins this one probably wins the line of scrimmage battle, and that's going to be one that's going to be a fight pretty much from start to finish. So a huge one over there, and I think it's going to be a little bit of a rock fight in Colombia. Then you got USC Washington. I have the under 55 and a half. I think this is going to be a really interesting game because both these offenses have really struggled over the past couple of weeks. I think they're both kind of trying to make that big time statement. The thing is they're going up against really, really bad matchups for their team. Now, Washington, I do think, could get something going in this game. For USC, you're throwing into one of the best past, maybe the best past defense in the entire country in Washington. You have to be able to really thread a needle on some of these throws, and as good as Miller Moss has been, and as good as I think he is, it could be one of those games where the wheels fall off a little bit, and Washington decides, "Let's just run the ball. Let's just keep everything on the ground, not give them any big explosive plays on the defensive side, not give them that big jolt that they need, and just kind of handle business here." I wouldn't necessarily think that's crazy at all, and I think it's just one of those games where it starts really, really slow. I don't necessarily think either of these teams really get on the board at least aggressively until the second half. So I could see something like 14-7 at halftime or 10-3 or something crazy, and then things open up just a little bit, but not to that 55 and a half number. I do like Clemson, -10.5 at Louisville is a bad, bad spot for Louisville. They're going on the road, I believe they're playing their 7th straight game, which is absolutely insane on their 7th straight week, so they got a lot of things to figure out in this game, and they're going up against a team that hasn't necessarily had a true test since Georgia. So I fully understand being a little bit nervous about Clemson going into this game, but the reality is, I do think they've looked like a well-oiled machine. I think that offense is going to be just a load for Louisville to deal with. They're not necessarily a great defense on either aspect in past defense or run defense, but they're absolutely a team that maybe if you commit to one part, you can absolutely stop this offense, but I'd be a little bit surprised. I think they have too many weapons. I think K Clubnik's running this offense too well, and I think this O-line's going to be able to hold up against this Louisville D-line. For Louisville, it's been a lot of feast or famine offensively. They've been able to make that big time play, or they've been able to turn the ball over quite a bit and make a couple of mistakes and possibly give a team too many chances to win a game. You do that with Clemson, you're going to be in a really tough spot, and I think that Clemson D-line is going to not give you any room to run the ball. So I think Clemson wins this one. I think they win it pretty comfortably. I think they somewhat at the very least put everyone else in the country on notice. They make sure that everyone understands that this is a very real team, a team that could be dangerous down the stretch, and definitely won. That is worth your time to watch because they're really, really fun, and I think it starts this weekend with a huge win. And then I do think that Indiana Michigan State game gets over that 51 1/2. This is another one where you have quarter sport coming back from injury, a little bit nervous about what's going to happen there, but at the end of the day, I think this Indiana offense is just ridiculous. I think they have every ability to score on pretty much anyone in the country. I don't think it's going to be much of an issue here. Now, obviously, you had to make sure you're ready to go, and you have to make sure that these Michigan State players can't necessarily key in on one thing, but at the end of the day, I do think it's going to be a load from Michigan State to handle. On the Michigan State side, I think Aiden Child is just waiting for that big time performance. He played really well in the second half of that Iowa game, but I think there's a big one in him. I think he has one in this back end of this season that is going to shock some people, is going to put some people on notice for this kid, and it could very well be this game. Maybe puts on a show in this one, maybe ends Indiana's undefeated season. It makes things really interesting around that Michigan State team going into 2025, but I think it's one of those games where it probably stays on the ground a little bit. Indiana's run defense is absolutely, absolutely elite. I think this one is a little bit of a, it's one that I think you're going to have a couple of big plays in. I don't necessarily think it's going to be consistent scoring top to bottom. I think it's going to be a little bit of a fluctuating ebb and flow type of thing, but at the end of the day, I do think you're going to get enough points to get over that 51 and a half. I think Curtis Work makes enough plays in coming back as the quarterback for Indiana and Michigan State. I think Aiden Childs just has one on Saturday. I really do. I think he has every ability to explode in one of these games, and it might just be his time to do that on Saturday, but a ton of big time games. And when you look at these best bets for this upcoming weekend, I think there's quite a few on the board right now that are just a little bit sketchy. So I'm going to worry that maybe Vegas has it right. Like the Nebraska game, we just talked about a little bit ago. It's minus six. I probably would go a little bit in Nebraska's direction. That being said, I don't want to go against Vegas and then look like an idiot. So I'm going to roll with the ones that I got. I do feel relatively good about those. And I think it could be one of those weekends where you have a lot of craziness happen and definitely something to watch as we go into it because it's going to be really fun. We're going to talk about those bets at the very least. Hopefully we'll get over 500. We'll have a very good week and we'll be able to move forward, feeling very good about where we are with these best bets. But let's take our final break here. And when we come back, we got quite a few things to update you on from this past weekend. We got a Georgia Florida mix up. They're going to be moving around a little bit over the next couple of years. We'll have the big 10 not punishing anyone for that Michigan State Michigan scuffle. You got the big 12 dealing with some helmet comms issues and then we'll give you some head coach update some injury updates and everything else right after this. So stick with us. Raise your hand if you feel really represented in our Colorado state legislature. Yeah, that's what I thought. Hey, it's Ross and I have no confidence that the people under the Golden Dome are routinely doing what's best for me and you for our families and neighbors and friends and colleagues because our system for choosing and electing candidates isn't functioning to benefit us. It's functioning to benefit the system, but there's something we can do about it. And it's called Proposition 131. Prop 131 will let all voters choose among all candidates regardless of party for the state legislature, Congress and most statewide races except president with the top four going on to the general election. It gives us more options as voters and importantly, it keeps party bosses from sticking us with bad options. And as someone who wants to have true choices, I have to say that I'm even more confident in my support for Prop 131 knowing that the party bosses on both sides don't like it. It takes power away from them gives it to you and me where it belongs for a better government vote. Yes on Prop 131. Paid for by yes on 131. Own cloth registered agent. At Sprouts Farmers Market, we're all about fresh, healthy and delicious. Step into our bulk department to discover a world of options with hundreds of scoopable bulk bins and grab-and-go favorites. From wholesome grains and spices to limited time goodies like pumpkin apple cashews and butter toffee peanuts. Plus buying in bulk means you can get as much or as little as you like for your next recipe or snack attack. Visit your neighborhood Sprouts Farmers Market today where flavor fills every scoop. 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A couple other guys that absolutely are going to have a say here and I think it's going to be one of those where you'll probably get a Will Stein. You'll probably get a little bit younger of a coach and I think it's one of those jobs that's just waiting for the right coach to come there and really get things off and running. Kind of like Billy Napier at Louisiana a couple of years ago. And then on another note, that game over there in Gainesville, Florida, if Billy Napier is to lose that one, I don't think he's the coach on Monday of Florida. Just put it that way, we'll see what happens there, but definitely one to watch as we head into this weekend. Talking about that Florida game, apologies, but then we will get into that pit SMU game, a huge, huge one for that team. Actually, sorry, I had a couple of injury updates around the Ohio State game, but realize now that I don't have a picture. But quickly, the Ohio State game, the Zen McCalski is not going to go in this game. They'll have to figure out who their left tackle is, could be Donovan Jackson, could be a couple other guys on that team. So definitely something to watch and going up against Abdo Carter, not necessarily ideal, I'll put it that way. But, and then on the other side, I do think Drew Aller's going to go in this game. I think it's going to be one of those things where maybe he's not 100%, but it seems like he's going to be at least close enough to go in this game. And then you got Anthony Donco, Danny Dennis Sutton, two linemen, one left tackle, one defensive tackle, going to be huge spots. They're definitely kind of in weird spots going into this game, going to be huge players, and you definitely need them. And if they don't go, then things get a little bit sketchy for Penn State. But now we can move forward, apologies for that mix-up, but now we can move forward to that Georgia Florida game. For Georgia, there aren't, or these aren't injuries, but Dan Jackson, Janelle Aguero will be out for the first half of this game because they got targeting calls against Texas that I didn't love by any means, but that's the way it is. They will not be in the first half of this game, so maybe the Gators tried to take a couple of deep shots early on in this one. And then he got Tate Rallage in Jordan Hall, they're both probable for this game. Two guys on both lines of scrimmage that they've been waiting quite a while to get back, but it sounds like they will be ready to go in this game. Would be huge for this team, and finally we would see this D-line for Georgia at full strength for the first time, really this entire season. And then for Florida, the two biggest pieces of news for Florida heading into this one are Montcha Johnson is questionable heading in. Probably need him if you're going to be able to get this one done, so definitely something to watch. And then Eugene Wilson or Trey Wilson will be out for this game. So a couple of big time playmakers on offense that will not be there, a little bit more on DJ Lagway's shoulders as he heads into this weekend. Then we got Pitt SMU, this is really just all about the quarterbacks here. It sounds like Kevin Jennings is going to go, he went down with a little bit of a knee injury in that Duke game. Got hit pretty good, no doubt about that, but it's one of those things that SMU is going to need him here. It sounds like he's optimistic that he will be able to go in this game. I think he's on that field if he's not, or even if he's not 100%, definitely takes an aspect away from this SMU offense that they're probably going to need here. And then for Pitt, the big news here is around the quarterbacks as well. Eli Holstein will be back in this game, he got banged up late in that Syracuse game, but he'll be ready to roll in this one. It's going to be a huge one and definitely one that seems to be ready to live up to the hype. Then we got a couple of quarterback updates for you real quickly. We have Curtis Work, he's going to go in this game this upcoming weekend against Michigan State for Indiana. We'll see how close to 100% he is, but definitely a player that Indiana is very happy to see back and they're going to need healthy down the stretch of this season. And then over at Iowa, they have a new starter in Brendan Sullivan, he came and had a great performance last weekend. I think he helps this offense a ton, a little bit of running ability on him and has just all the ability to make this offense just run efficiently. It doesn't need to be perfect, probably not going to be perfect, but at the very least you're moving the ball down the field, staying in front of the sticks, that's the ultimate goal in that Iowa offense. And then a couple extra injury notes here, Trey Harris is questionable for that Arkansas game. He was out last week, definitely wanted to watch as we head into this week because it takes a huge, huge aspect out of that Ole Miss offense and that's exactly what Arkansas needs. Now, the Arkansas offense has taken a big time hit. The Quinn and Jackson is highly questionable, as Sam Putman put it, for the matchup against Ole Miss, going to be really tough. If Arkansas does not have this guy, definitely someone that they need to pull that upset, but Braylon Russell is ready to roll, very, very talented freshman that stepped up huge in that Tennessee game, could be another huge spot for him here. And then he got the Tennessee team, Squirrel White looks like he will return for that Tennessee team and they need it. They need a guy that can really stretch the ball down field, they need a guy that just has outright speed, and that's exactly what Squirrel White has, cannot wait to see him back on the field, and definitely Tennessee fans are very excited about that news, no doubt about that. So, a huge week ahead, so many different things that are going to happen this upcoming weekend, feels like one of those weeks where you don't want to look over your shoulder. Just make sure that everything is in order, make sure that you're fully watching these games because I think it can get a little bit wild and definitely set us up for a crazy November down the stretch of this season. But thank you so much for listening to this edition of the GSMC College Football podcast brought to you by GSMC Sports Network. Your support means a lot to us, so please remember to subscribe to the show, leave a positive review, it does make a huge difference for us. 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Segment 1: Biggest Games Down The Stretch: Will This Weekend Give Us Answers? | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this GSMC College Football Podcast episode, we’re diving into the Biggest Games Down The Stretch for conference races, where this weekend’s matchups are set to provide crucial answers. As teams jockey for position and playoff hopes hang in the balance, we analyze the most impactful games, highlight key players, and examine what’s at stake for the teams vying for conference titles. Get ready for an intense rundown of what to expect!

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In this GSMC College Football Podcast episode, we look at the players and coaches under the most pressure going into this week’s pivotal games. From key matchups to playoff implications, the stakes are high, and Ohio State’s Ryan Day faces perhaps the biggest challenge as he’s tasked with securing a crucial win. We discuss the pressure points, what’s at stake, and who must step up to keep championship dreams alive.

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In this Week 9 Whip Around episode of the GSMC College Football Podcast, we dive into the Group of 5 matchups that could shake things up. We spotlight Ashton Jeanty, who has a prime chance to make a statement and lead his team toward a significant victory. We’ll cover other crucial Group of 5 games, looking at who’s rising, who’s facing must-wins, and the players to watch as the season heats up.

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In Tommy's Best Bets: Week 10 Edition, we’re diving deep into the matchup between Texas A&M and South Carolina. Will this SEC showdown turn into a grind-it-out, defensive battle? We’ll explore the odds, betting angles, and keys to each team’s success in what’s shaping up to be a classic rock fight. Plus, check out additional top bets for Week 10 and predictions for teams to watch as we move deeper into the season.

Segment 5: Headline & Injury Wrap Up: Big 12 Clears Comms After TTU Complaint | GSMC College Football Podcast
In this Headline Wrap Up and Injury Updates episode, we cover the latest news from around college football. The Big 12 addresses Texas Tech’s complaint over helmet communication systems, stating no issues were found. Plus, we bring you the latest injury updates and other key headlines as teams prepare for Week 10. Stay tuned for insights into how these updates may impact the rest of the season!

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