Ryan Day, Kirk Herbstreit and the LUNATIC FRINGE | Happy Bowl Season to all who celebrate!

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(0:00-0:36) Wendy's Saucy Nuggs
(0:37-0:58) Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider is today's song
(0:59-15:19) Breaking down what Kirk Herbstreit said on Saturday night
(15:20-17:53) PaniniAmerica.net
(17:54-26:42) Continuing the Ohio State Discussion
(26:43-30:13) What Doug Lesmerises said about Ryan Day, Herbstreit
(30:14-37:39) Comparing Ryan Day to Les Miles situation at LSU
(37:40-39:08) Gametime
(39:09-41:43) Where Ohio State goes from here
(41:44-50:54) Ari goes on Paul Finebaum at 3 pm ET today
(50:55-52:14) PrizePicks
(52:15-56:02) What would the On3 Bowl look like?
(56:03-56:36) Georgia Tech vs Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl
(56:37-58:16) BYU vs Colorado in Alamo Bowl
(58:17-1:00:11) Pop-Tarts Bowl
(1:00:12-1:03:53) Deep dive into Shame Eating
(1:03:54-1:06:32) Miami vs Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl
(1:06:33-1:07:55) Conclusion; Schedule of shows this week
 

On the broadcast of the Tennessee-Ohio State game, something ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit said highlighted the chasm that sometimes exists between fans and the highest profile people who talk about the games.

Herbstreit discussed the “lunatic fringe” of the Ohio State fanbase and its desire to fire coach Ryan Day. He made it sound as if a fairly small minority of fans held that sentiment. Ari doesn’t think that’s true, and it got Andy thinking about all the examples of the times the people who bring us the games on TV didn’t quite understand the feelings of the common fan.

Plus, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’re going to have bowl games every day, and we’ll have a full weekend of college football on Friday and Saturday. NIL deals seem to have swung bowl opt-outs back in the other direction with seemingly more stars playing this year. So which games seem the most exciting?

Friday

Oklahoma-Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl (Michael Hawkins at QB for Oklahoma)

Georgia Tech-Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl

Texas Tech-Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl

Syracuse-Washington State in the Holiday Bowl

USC-Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl

Saturday

UCon-North Carolina in the Fenway Bowl

Boston College-Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl

Louisiana-TCU in the New Mexico Bowl

Iowa State-Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Miami (OH)-Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl

East Carolina-NC State in the Military Bowl

BYU-Colorado in the Alamo Bowl

Louisiana Tech-Army in the Independence Bowl

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