The Solid Verbal

02/11/2024

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Who's your Week 10 lock?

01/11/2024

🗓️ ON THIS DAY: Kevin Faulk rushed for 212 yards and a school-record five TDs in LSU's 63-28 win over Kentucky in Lexington in 1997. Also, Long Beach State running back Mark Templeton set an NCAA record for receptions by a running back after bringing in 18 catches for 173 yards against Utah State in 1986.

31/10/2024

As is tradition, our annual presentation of Wisconsin vs. Iowa as a nature film

31/10/2024

🎃 WEEK 10 PREVIEW!

It's Halloween and some of these point spreads are tight! In this episode, we break down the big matchup between Ohio State and Penn State, wonder whether Oregon-Michigan can get cheesy, debate the possibility of South Carolina dumping Texas A&M, and bask in the glow of what should be a great game between Pitt and SMU matchup. Plus, we wonder whether Florida can keep it close with Georgia, if Manny Diaz can exact revenge on Miami, if Ole Miss is in danger in Fayetteville, if Diego Pavia can stick it to Hugh Freeze again, if Michigan State can give Indiana a run, and much more.

🔗 LISTEN: https://pod.fo/e/27b037

30/10/2024

😱 CRAZY STATS: FIU WR Eric Rivers went for 295 receiving yards last night in a win over New Mexico State. Of note: He had 49 more receiving yards than New Mexico State's entire offense!

29/10/2024

🚨 OCTOBER SURPRISES!

We dive into the latest Verballer Top 12 poll, talk through some sensational conference and playoff tiebreaker scenarios, reflect on the biggest surprises of the first two months, and develop a plan of attack for our high stakes cheese exchange this weekend in Ann Arbor. Plus, what happens if Ohio State goes 9-3?

🔗 LISTEN: https://pod.fo/e/279ccb

29/10/2024

Your Verballer Top 12 for Week 10, as voted upon by our community.

Who's too high? Who's too low? Let us know in the replies and sign up to vote every week at Verballers.com!

28/10/2024

🚨 WEEK 9 RECAP POD

In which we harken back to our timeless Fantasy Thing selection and wonder, aloud, "Is the backup better than the starter?"

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27/10/2024

On our Week 9 recap episode of The Solid Verbal college football podcast, we take a look at Ryan Day’s Ohio State *barely* surviving Matt Rhule’s Nebraska team… at home… after a bye. We look at the seemingly curious decisions of OC Chip Kelly and the offensive gameplan with a (very good!) Will Howard behind a (beat up) offensive line, leading to a lot of struggles in the run game, weirdly at the expense of a very successful passing attack against the Huskers.

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27/10/2024

On our Week 9 recap episode of The Solid Verbal college football podcast, we take a look at the impressive job Mike Elko’s Texas A&M team was able to do at home against a dangerous LSU squad, led by head coach Brian Kelly. We talk about swings in momentum, changes at QB (welcome back, Marcel Reed!), and the ability of the Aggies to not only claw back, but win in resounding, complete fashion.

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27/10/2024

On our Week 9 recap episode of The Solid Verbal college football podcast, we take a look at the very odd game between Luke Fickell’s Wisconsin and James Franklin’s Penn State. We look at how Penn State adjusted once forced to go to backup QB Beau Pribula after starter Drew Allan sustained some kind of lower leg injury. We also look at the bigger picture issues that seem to still be plaguing Wisconsin’s offense in year two of the Fickell era, even with the Badgers comfortable wins these past few weeks.

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27/10/2024

🏆 DUDE ALERT NOMINATIONS

Who gets your Week 9 Dude Alert???

27/10/2024

Answer this for tonight's recap show:

I'm a ______ fan, and I'm feeling ______.

26/10/2024

Who's your Week 9 lock?

26/10/2024

☀️ BIG TEN BREAKFAST: WEEK 9

On the latest episode of BIG TEN BREAKFAST, we play a college football game of THIS or THAT involving different teams, asking the following questions:

• Is Illinois a legitimate top 20 team with the ability to put a scare into Oregon on the road?

• Is what we saw from Nebraska last week and the weeks prior on offense who they truly are, especially ahead of their Ohio State matchup?

• Has Wisconsin truly turned a corner or is it just their opponent level?

• Is Michigan State surging past Michigan ahead of their rivalry game Saturday?

• Is Indiana all Kurtis Rourke and in trouble without him... or is the program bigger than any one QB?

We also (virtually) stop by Marigold Kitchen in Madison to plan out our eventual breakfast feast!

25/10/2024

It's been almost a decade, but Michigan's "trouble with the snap" against rival Michigan State lives on

24/10/2024

🚨 WEEK 9 PREVIEW POD!

Nine weeks into the season, and there are some teams that we just can't quit. Let's talk Notre Dame-Navy, Bama-Mizzou, PSU-Wisconsin, LSU-Texas A&M, Michigan State-Michigan and more. Plus, BYU as a dog, Texas in Diego Pavia's den, a fun MAC rivalry and a potential AAC shootout.

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23/10/2024

Toledo has a *REAL* rocket outside its stadium and is *DEFINITELY* sending a message

22/10/2024

🚨 THE SPILLOVER EP

The college football stuff we couldn't get to in our big Week 8 recap, including:

- Our new Verballer Top 12 Poll
- Leftover Thoughts from Week 8
- Teams we're talking to our kids about
- Weekday Week 9 picks
- A puppy cameo

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22/10/2024

🏆 The Verballer Top 12 for Week 9, as voted by our passionate community of listeners

Who's too high, who's too low? Let us know and vote every week by becoming a Certified or Premium Verballer at Verballers.com!

21/10/2024

Who’s the most random player from your favorite team?

20/10/2024

🚨Welp, there’s about to be a new No. 1 team! In our Week 8 recap episode, we react to Georgia’s dominant road win at Texas, Tennessee’s victory over Alabama, Indiana’s statement win over Nebraska, BYU and Iowa State in survival mode in the Big 12, and Miami’s wild game at Louisville. Plus, a quick look at some notable buyout figures for prominent coaches… you know, just in case a school decides to make a kneejerk firing. And a run through teams like LSU, Missouri, SMU, Cincinnati and Notre Dame that are lurking, Michigan State’s surprise role as the biggest snake in the Saturday toilet, an assortment of listener tweets, Dude Alert submissions, and a wonderful, overflowing batch of Week 8 voice messages.

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19/10/2024

19/10/2024

☀️ BIG TEN BREAKFAST: WEEK 8!

On this week's episode of Big Ten Breakfast, our college football ode to the midwest (and beyond), we discuss whether certain Big Ten teams either have the juice to compete the rest of the year or need a jolt of college football caffeine to maximize their efforts. We look at Wisconsin (Offense? Maybe happening?), Iowa (Was the Washington game real?), Nebraska (Already maximizing?), Michigan (oh boy), Illinois (Things get real quickly), and USC (Panic? Relax?) on our journey. What do you think?

18/10/2024

🗓️ ON THIS DAY IN 2003: In a thrilling showdown back in 2003, the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers defeated No. 14 Wisconsin 26-23 with a last-second field goal by Ben Jones. Purdue QB Kyle Orton threw for 411 yards, leading the Boilermakers to victory, despite a late-game 63-yard punt return touchdown by Wisconsin's Jim Leonhard. Purdue finished the season 9-4, while Wisconsin ended at 7-6.