Podcast Episodes

The 2024 Sun Belt preview show

SZD previews the Sun Belt: Appalachian State is the favorite in the East, but Coastal Carolina had a more promising first year under Tim Beck than you realized. James Madison resets, Georgia Southern…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Single Wing Interview: Doug Lesmerises of 'Kings of the North'

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Godfrey sits down with longtime Big Ten and Ohio State writer Doug Lesmerises of "Kings of the North" in a traditiona…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The 2024 CUSA preview show

Liberty is a heavy favorite after dominating Conference USA in its first season in the league. So let’s start at the bottom of CUSA and work our way up. Will Kennesaw State (4:06) be glad it moved to…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The 2024 AAC preview show

Richard, Alex, and Godfrey break down the American Athletic Conference ahead of the 2024 season. Memphis (3:00) looks like it’s primed for a run, but UTSA and Tulane (10:12) are strong in their own w…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Michigan, the NCAA, and how everyone wins

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The NCAA and Michigan have moved to the “leak wars” portion of their fight over sign-stealing. Godfrey, Richard, and …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The 2024 Mountain West preview show

It’s a Mountain West preview from Richard Johnson, Steven Godfrey, and Alex Kirshner. To start, let’s talk about Utah State firing Blake Anderson right before the season (3:02) and Fresno State also …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The 2024 Big Ten preview show

The 18-team Big Ten gets the SZD preseason preview treatment. What are reasonable expectations for last year’s title game teams, Michigan and Washington? (5:59) Is there any way things could go very …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

We asked Substack’s best finance expert to explain this private equity thing

Doomberg runs the biggest financial newsletter on Substack, explaining money and markets to a quarter-million subscribers every week. Alex Kirshner, a skeptic of private equity money in college sport…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The Single Wing: The 2024 Eyes List Begins

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Godfrey opens the notebook for an all-coaching carousel mailbag to set the agenda for 2024. Two Mountain West jobs ar…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The state of Florida preview, part 2: South

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There’s always lots happening in college football in South Florida. Richard interviews a pair of experts on the state…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago