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Coach is out on personal business, so Mikey P runs the Friday show solo with Soupy, and the college football sicko community got exactly what it wanted. The headline is Lane Kiffin's LSU: a Louisiana judge ruled the Tigers can reinstate and play their pro-eligible players, with a midnight deadline to decide. Both hosts expect Kiffin to pull the trigger, but Mikey P — a lifelong LSU fan who says he's officially out — has a different message for the rest of the sport: stop complaining and beat LSU. That sets up what he calls the game he's most excited for since USC–Texas in the Rose Bowl: LSU at Ole Miss in Week 3. (The ruling is not final and the situation remains fluid; the debate here is the hosts' opinion.)

Then, the upset: UMass walked into Rutgers as a 29.5-point underdog and won 37-21 — the program's first win in 677 days, first road win since 2023, and first win over a current power-conference opponent since 1978, with QB "Pop" Watson making the thumbnail. Mikey P eats crow on his Rutgers -29.5 ticket, Soupy explains why 56 new players and a coordinator who knows Greg Schiano's program made this UMass team different, and both note Rutgers reportedly paid $1.5M for the privilege. Plus: Colorado and Deion Sanders win in Atlanta, Ben Simmons lands with the Kings, and Mikey P plants his flag (again) that Fernando Mendoza takes the Raiders job from Kirk Cousins by Week 8 — Soupy says the rookie holds a clipboard until 2028.

Gridiron Time previews the NFC North. Mikey P (an admitted Bears homer) argues Green Bay is in real trouble with Micah Parsons on PUP and Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner's Exempt list — and questions the Packers GM saying the team "hasn't seen the video evidence." (Jacobs' situation is unresolved; nothing has been adjudicated.) The two debate MarShawn Lloyd vs. the newly acquired Kaleb Johnson for fantasy, whether Detroit is the real No. 2 and how long Dan Campbell can keep "Dan Campbell-ing," and how far Kyler Murray can take Minnesota (Soupy: Justin Jefferson is the best receiver in football; Mikey P: have you met Ja'Marr Chase?). They close on Giants RB Cam Skattebo's comments about considering retirement, Soupy's weekend watch list, and Mikey P's Friday-night play: San Jose State +money vs. Eastern Michigan.

Housekeeping from the top of the show: BTT Wrestling has The Last Word, two Coach and Bro episodes and The 2 Count this week · Saturday-night LSU–Clemson live watch-along with Betcha · new Saturday-morning BTT college football show with Brandon Combs and Mikey P · Fight Time with Mikey P previews

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