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The Prisoner’s Dilemma

After a turbulent week, conference realignment has fundamentally changed the landscape of college sports. In this week's show, we do a deep dive on the dissolution of the Pac-12, and how it will impact schools, fans, and athletes for years to come. We discuss:
Whether UNC's tradition of "Jump Around" compares to Wisconsin
The economic factors that led to conference realignment and what it means for college football fans
The negative effects of realignment on athletes competing in non-revenue sports
Florida State's public desire to leave the ACC
Our hottest takes of the 2023 college football season

Ride or Die

This episode is all about trust. Which college football players, coaches, and programs do you unwaveringly trust when the season is on the line? Conversely, which programs and people leave you with anxiety even when things are set up for success? We discuss:
Our reactions to the media's ACC preseason poll
The teams, players, and coaches we are willing to "Ride or Die" with
The biggest question mark programs and coaches for the 2023 season

Into the ACC Arrowverse

This is the season for college football conference media days, where coaches and players congregate to air grievances, stoke rivalries, and brush off expectations. At this year's ACC media days, there was a lot of talk about NIL, conference realignment, and stability. In this week's show, we analyze the state of the ACC, as well as other important news from around the college football landscape. We discuss:
How the ACC aligns with other programming on the CW
The prospect of more conference realignment with Colorado's likely move to the Big 12
Jim Harbaugh's suspension for Michigan's first four games
Northwestern's ongoing PR nightmare
The weirdness of Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck
Our top takeaways from ACC media days
Quarterback Jay Woolfolk's decision to leave the Virginia football team to focus on baseball

Traditions Unlike Any Other

College football is only six weeks away! Unfortunately, college sports news has been filled with scandals and existential crises for the NCAA. After tackling these serious stories, we wanted to talk about some of the football traditions that get us most excited for Saturdays in the fall. In this episode, we discuss:
Annoying fan sentiments and Phillip Rivers' children
Updates to the Northwestern hazing scandal and where the school should go from here
The NCAA's punishment of Tennessee football for recruiting violations
Greg Sankey lobbying Congress to create national laws for NIL
Our favorite (and most hated) college football traditions

A Reverse Disney

Two coaching scandals have rocked the college sports landscape this week. At Northwestern, allegations of hazing and racism have led to the dismissal of Pat Fitzgerald. In Morgantown, Bob Huggins has bizarrely demanded his job back after stepping down as head coach. In this episode, we analyze both of these ongoing stories and try to remember more enjoyable moments from the past year. We discuss:
Allegations of a toxic culture within Northwestern football
The sad and strange continuing saga with Bob Huggins and West Virginia
Our top five favorite moments from the 2022-2023 college sports season

The Forgotten Champions

With the College World Series concluded and the city of Omaha fresh out of Jell-o shots, we have reached the end of the NCAA calendar. We decided to take a retrospective look at some of the lesser known collegiate champions of the 2022-2023 season, as well the basketball prospects who will soon be playing in the NBA. In this all-encompassing episode, we discuss: 
A shocking scandal in college bowling
Our final takeaways from the College World Series
The most interesting championships won this year in non-NCAA sports
ACC players selected in the NBA Draft and the evolving relationship between college and professional basketball

Unceremonious Exits

It was a week of unceremonious exits at the end of the NCAA sports calendar. Bob Huggins' tenure in Morgantown is over after being arrested for a DUI, and Virginia's baseball team departed Omaha after only two games. In this episode, we discuss:
The perils of our compulsive need to fact-check sports
The Bob Huggins situation at West Virginia
The "Jell-o Shot Challenge" at the College World Series
Virginia baseball's disappointing performance in Omaha
Rooting interests and gambling advice for the remaining CWS games

Reece’s Pieces

It is Christmas in June for Virginia sports fans. The baseball team advanced to the Super Regionals and will host second round games for the first time since 2016. Additionally, Reece Beekman's decision to withdraw from the NBA Draft has fundamentally changed the outlook for UVA basketball. In this episode, we discuss:
Our impressions from the first weekend of the NCAA Baseball tournament
The outlook of Virginia basketball following Reece Beekman's decision to return for another season
How other ACC basketball teams will look in the fall following NBA Draft decisions
Basketball programs from around the country that are over- and undervalued by initial bracketology predictions

Don’t Call It A BBQ

Even though the ACC is struggling to keep pace financially with other conferences, its schools are showing out in spring sports tournaments. Following a week off and a holiday weekend, in this episode we discuss:
How one gas station chain has shifted the college football recruiting landscape
ACC schools still competing for spring championships
The top five sports figures, past or present, to invite to a Memorial Day cookout
Growing uncertainty in the PAC-12 and a new revenue sharing model in the ACC

The Magnificent Seven

Even during the off-season, there's never a dull moment in ACC sports. Basketball prospects are trying to make names for themselves at the NBA Combine, while rumors swirl about ACC schools looking for ways to break free of a daunting grant of rights agreement. In this episode, we discuss:
One of the most dominant college dynasties of the modern era
How various ACC basketball players might fare in the NBA
The trade-offs of our schools pursuing plans to leave the ACC
An outlandish plan for NCAA realignment based purely on geography