Cover 3 College Football

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by Bill Connelly for a discussion on advanced stats in college football and what the numbers say about the 2018 season so far. First, a look at the hot seat talk at Louisville ahead of this week's Georgia Tech game (2:00) and a reassessment of Auburn heading into this week's clash with Mississippi State (11:45). Then Bill Connelly of SB Nation and Football Outsiders joins to explain S&P+ (19:00), break down LSU's turnover luck (23:30), talk the difference between "best team" and "most deserving team," plus a lot more including how to evaluate Notre Dame (33:30) and where coaches do and don't use advanced stats in today's game (42:00). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap the biggest results and storylines from Week 5 in college football. Barton has returned from being on the scene at Penn State, where Ohio State showed its championship caliber in storming back in the fourth quarter for the one-point win (2:00). Other topics include why LSU provided more reasons to believe its among the best teams in the country (21:00), Clemson's ceiling with its current quarterbacks (28:15), whether it's too early to buy into Notre Dame as a playoff contender (38:00) and much more. 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame for their weekly competition picking college football betting lines and totals. No lock fights this week, but a handful of lock agreements as the group breaks down Notre Dame-Stanford (9:30), TCU-Iowa State (16:30), LSU-Ole Miss (23:00), Florida State-Louisville (30:30), USC-Arizona (39:00), Washington-BYU (47:00) and many more from the Week 5 slate. 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss Kelly Bryant's transfer from Clemson and are joined by CBS Sports Network's Aaron Taylor to preview Notre Dame-Stanford. First, why the numbers back up Dabo's decision to name Trevor Lawrence the starter (9:15) and the big-time SEC East showdown between South Carolina and Kentucky (17:50). Then Aaron Taylor joins the show with stories from the scene of ODU's upset against Virginia Tech (25:00), reasons why Notre Dame could be playoff-bound (31:45) and the offensive lines in the running for the country's best (40:00). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss a busy week of transfer-related news and hand out some superlatives for the first quarter of the season. After discussing Trevor Lawrence getting named the starter at Clemson (3:00), the unintended consequences of the redshirt rule in college football (13:30) and an early look ahead to Dan Mullen's return to Starkville in Week 5 (25:05), Barton and Chip hand out some superlatives for the first quarter of the season (34:00). Awards include most surprising/disappointing teams, the preseason predictions we want back (40:00), best coaching job so far and more. 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson react to the biggest games and storylines coming out of a wild Week 4 in college football. Topics include Alabama reaching mythic status (1:00), the crazy Stanford-Oregon finish and other bad beats (15:00), Barton's love for this Kentucky team (25:00), buying back into Texas (again) and sorting out the Big 12 (37:30) plus much more.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson are joined by Tom Fornelli of SportsLine fame for their weekly meeting of the minds picking against the spread and over-under totals in college football. This week's showdown includes our first Lock Fights of the season, some Lock Agreements and breakdowns for TCU-Texas (7:30), Stanford Oregon (13:15), USC-Washington State (17:00), Wisconsin-Iowa (23:30), Notre Dame-Wake Forest (28:45), Washington-Arizona State (41:00) and much more. Use Promo Code "KICKOFF" when you sign up for SportsLine to get your first month for just $1.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss why the Week 4 slate is the most intriguing of the year (3:00), the war of words between Notre Dame's Brian Kelly and Vanderbilt's Derek Mason (7:00) and whether to buy into the growing excitement around Boston College (15:30). Then its a ranking of the top offensive-defensive coach-coordinator pairs in college football (24:00), comparing the decided schematic advantages at Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, Georgia and more.  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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson discuss the return of Urban Meyer (1:30), Nebraska's rough start and what to expect from the Cornhuskers moving forward (7:30) then welcome in ESPN's Stanford Steve. Topics include Texas (13:45), USC (20:00), the loudest stadiums and craziest atmospheres (25:00) and why we should pump the brakes with Florida State (32:30). 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

Barton Simmons and Chip Patterson recap what was the first truly landscape-altering week in college football, as teams' identities started to become more clear following a busy Week 3. Florida State looks bad (2:30) and USC isn't looking close to a playoff contender (7:00) but LSU now has the SEC title race coming through Baton Rouge after beating Auburn (12:00). Plus, why Ohio State and TCU look more dangerous after Saturday night (28:00), whether it's too early to write off Wisconsin (39:00) and much more. 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