Synopsis
PAPN is the unholy union of Bill Connelly, the inventor and proprietor of the S&P+ Analytics System, and senior writer Steven Godfrey, who probably, unfairly, hates your school. Together, through analysis and sourcing, they give listeners insight into college footballs biggest games, hires and trends.
Episodes
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What would the most fun 2017 CFP matchups be?
11/09/2017 Duration: 30minA review of the S&P+ top 30 after two weeks of action. Which SEC teams will likely drop out as soon as projections are phased out? Who's criminally underrated? And what are the most fun, semi-realistic CFP matchups on the table? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Big, sexy deep balls, and big, fat Saturday evening football slates
06/09/2017 Duration: 01h11minCollege football's Week 1 was fine, WatchESPN is *not* fine, and Week 2 would be a lot of fun if every interesting game weren't kicking off at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Week 1 is here! Bama vs. FSU, Sandman vs. Country Roads, Tennessee vs. anxiety
30/08/2017 Duration: 01h04minWe made it, everybody. Week 1 is upon us, and it's time to talk about how Indiana will challenge Ohio State, what matchups to watch during Bama-FSU, and why you should be watching Boise State-Troy instead of Michigan-Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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STANFORD-RICE! FAMU-TSU! IT'S A WEEK 0.5 PREVIEW EXTRAVAGANZA!
23/08/2017 Duration: 01h27minWE HAVE REAL, HONEST-TO-GOD COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES TO PREVIEW. Why you should watch Colorado State-Oregon State, Stanford-Rice, JSU-Chattanooga, and everything else Week 0.5 has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cord cutting, normal draft classes, and why Auburn-LSU should always be at night
15/08/2017 Duration: 01h12minWhat do Auburn and LSU need to play like legitimate top-five teams? What can we do to make sure Auburn-LSU is at night in Death Valley? What cord cutting option is best heading into 2017? And what are missing about this extremely normal-looking QB draft class? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Tennessee dream and doom scenarios and the PAPN Jinx Bowl
09/08/2017 Duration: 01h17minOklahoma State's lavish facilities, PAPN jinxes, adult student sections, Tennessee's dueling expectations, alums at G5s, and, of course, Newport wedding advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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SEC quarterbacks, Boise, old baseball stadiums, and other underrated things
01/08/2017 Duration: 01h17minRepurposed old baseball stadiums, paranoid coaches, chips on shoulders, the overdone Bad SEC QBs meme, and the ultimate Georgia anxiety scenario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2007 was amazing
26/07/2017 Duration: 53minA look back at the nutty, spectacular French Revolution that was the 2007 college football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hugh Freeze, piety, and fighting all the wrong fights
25/07/2017 Duration: 01h01minHugh Freeze didn't exactly disprove the "The louder you scream about being pious, the more you've got something to hide" theory in Oxford. Also: coaching search lists and FSU's psychological ownership of Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Conference realignment porn, parity, and that sexy ACC middle class
18/07/2017 Duration: 01h13minSB Nation's Matt Brown joins PAPN to discuss his new book (What If?), historic conference realignment scenarios, college football parity, and the ACC's fluctuating middle class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Fun teams, media days, and making friends with your Michigan overlords
11/07/2017 Duration: 01h20minPAPN is back, and just in time to tackle SEC Media Days, lazy NY Times writers, Florida-LSU, fun teams, making friends with Michigan fans, Big Ten power rankings, and Bronco Mendenhall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jim Harbaugh's moving goalposts, Illinois' upside, and the future of beat writing
21/06/2017 Duration: 01h32minLocal teams vs. local media, BIG TEN PREVIEW TIME (the tricky Illinois job, Michigan State's youth movement, Michigan's quickly-rising bar, Wisconsin's odd defensive coordinator hire), and reader questions (Mike Gundy's got tenure!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Early Big Game Bob was amazing, Ole Miss is still fighting, and ... hey, Rutgers
13/06/2017 Duration: 01h18minOle Miss is not done fighting the NCAA (or Mississippi State), Bob Stoops' first few years of big-game performances were amazing, Bo Pelini to Kent State and Mike Stoops to Youngstown State, USC vs. Washington, Boise State's CFP path, and parachute payments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Archie Griffin was overrated! Cam Newton was underrated! Let's fight!
07/06/2017 Duration: 01h22minAthlon managing editor Mitch Light joins Bill and Godfrey to talk about early publishing dates, fact checkers, USC vs. Washington, life as a sideline reporter, and the 50 best players of the last 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jack Kerouac, Chip Kelly, the nickel stigma, and Josh Rosen as Chris Simms 2.0
31/05/2017 Duration: 01h14minThis week's PAPN goes deep on UCLA, Cal, traffic in LA, Mississippians in wine country, the expiring stigma of the 4-2-5, Bill's socialist college football plea, and the AAC's short- and long-term goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Large children, angry West Virginia, and the state of Guatemala football
24/05/2017 Duration: 01h20minGodfrey's back, and we're diving head-first into the Big 12 pool -- WVU's impending disappointment, KSU's post-Snyder future, and Texas' lone chance to play underdog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bill C. for college football commissioner
22/05/2017 Duration: 01h22minBill and Bud Elliott discuss potential improvements for college football recruiting and review Bill's platform as he mounts a bid for college football commissioner (https://www.sbnation.com/a/college-football-commissioner). You know, the normal offseason stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Manny Diaz on havoc, analysts, stopping the RPO, and relegation
17/05/2017 Duration: 01h09minMiami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz serves as guest host and talks "what" vs. "how," FCS preseason games, influential defensive coaches, the benefits of havoc, analysts with bunsen burners, and stopping the run-pass option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bowls, bands, Boosie, and the state of HBCU football
10/05/2017 Duration: 01h27minBill and guest host Steven Gaither discuss all things HBCU football: the best rivalries, dancing moms, the Celebration Bowl, graduate transfers, ceilings, floors, Division I vs. II, Grambling's resurgence, and our knowledge-free president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oklahoma’s unhappiness and a passionate defense of talking G5
03/05/2017 Duration: 01h15minToday's PAPN topics: Oklahoma's Big 12 unhappiness, realignment in an era of cord cutting, Memphis as AAC king, Hulu's news, and the blatant hypocrisy of complaining about players sitting out bowls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices