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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It's the anniversary of the Mad Hatterest of Mad Hatter moments!
04/10/2018 Duration: 01h06minT-Bob Hebert joins Bill and Godfrey to talk about LSU-Florida, the most Les Miles moment ever, and the perceptions vs. reality battle for both LSU in 2018 and Ed Orgeron as a whole. Also: turnovers luck, the Woodward of the Egg Bowl, and your week 6 tasting menu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Biscuits, firearms, West Virginia, and going from great to elite
02/10/2018 Duration: 01h04minOle Miss will be very different in 2019. Penn State wants to be elite. Let's make West Virginia happen. Let's just go hang out in Seattle. Texas should go back to triple-option. How do we get the coach salary toothpaste back in the tube? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thinking yourself stupid
30/09/2018 Duration: 37minYour weekly S&P+ top-25 rundown: Hello, Fresno and NC State, Kentucky passed another test, UCF's a top-10 team (again), Notre Dame is looking gooooood, and, yeah, we should probably talk about the play call that decided Ohio State-Penn State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Week 5 is dumb
27/09/2018 Duration: 01h06minCollege football's Week 5 slate is loaded ... and almost all the big games kick off at the same time. That's just ridiculous. Also: UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez talks about the grind of building a winner, standing out in Sin City, and his friends back in Las Cruces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Crabby nerds and cough drops
26/09/2018 Duration: 01h09minHow S&P+ adjusts for opponent, how Stanford-Oregon happened, how Benny Snell gets into the Heisman race, how Nebraska hired Mike Riley, how petty Utah State fans can be, how Minnesota becomes Oregon, and how schools investigate themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Wait hold on ... the SEC East (minus Tennessee) is ... good?
23/09/2018 Duration: 28minThis week's S&P+ top 25 rundown, from a murderous Appalachian State, to a hungover Oklahoma State, to a really, no seriously, very good SEC East, to this week's No. 5 team, James Franklin's Nittany Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hello, and welcome to Fold Your Laundry Saturday
20/09/2018 Duration: 01h16minCollege football's week 4 slate ... ain't great. But we're here to walk you through it all the same. Also: Arkansas' SEC identity, Clay Helton's hot seat?, second chances for black head coaches, and why Gene Chizik really might not ever want to coach again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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LSU, BYU, Texas State, Lance Leipold, and EVERYBODY'S FREAKING OUT ABOUT THEIR NEW COACH
19/09/2018 Duration: 01h02minIT'S THE FREAKOUT EPISODE * Have we had a strangely large number of fluky wins this year? * Lance Leipold is proof that FSU fans (and Arkansas fans, and all other fans of schools with first-year head coaches) should stop freaking out * LSU's ceiling isn't as high as it should be, but burly manball can win you some games * Why isn't Texas State better? When will Baylor be better again? * No, Purdue fans, your team probably isn't winning the Big Ten West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Wisconsin got out-Wisconsin'd, and Alabama just looks bored
16/09/2018 Duration: 26minYour Week 4 S&P+ top 25 countdown, from the new teams (Indiana! Kentucky!) to the same old, same old. Ohio State used a five-minute burst to survive against a good-looking TCU, Wisconsin got out-Wisconsin'd, Auburn *really* should've beaten LSU, and does Oklahoma State have a defense now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hurricanes, dehumidifiers, coach effects, and Boise at Oklahoma State
13/09/2018 Duration: 01h10minWeek 3 is the most interesting yet for the 2018 college football season, but weather's getting in the way. Weather.com's Sean Breslin talks slow-moving storms and Seminoles, and then it's time for your weekend tasting menu, from Troy-Nebraska to ASU-SDSU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Good losses, Murder Smurfs, and what PAPN has done for us
11/09/2018 Duration: 01h17minTexas A&M had the definition of a good loss, Boise State is a damn wrecking ball, Kevin Sumlin maybe should've sat out a year, Florida got lazy, a semi-ridiculous realignment scenario, and what has PAPN done for its hosts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Just some dudes handling their business
09/09/2018 Duration: 26minYour first Sunday night, no-huddle show of the 2018 season, celebrating teams that are handling their business. Utah! Vandy! WVU! Boston College! Oklahoma State! Wisconsin! Plus: Boise State is wreaking havoc, Nick Saban can't figure out kickers, Clemson-A&M was beautifully manic, and Memphis-Navy was ... statistically unlikely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Falcons, ¡El Assico!, and dangerous trips to Manhattan and Pittsburgh
06/09/2018 Duration: 01h20minSB Nation's Charles McDonald talks about the Falcons, the 2018 NFL season, and bridging together the worlds of college and pro football. Also: WEEK 2 PREVIEW! Mississippi State-Kansas State, Penn State-Pitt, a varied tasting menu, and a non-sarcastic appreciation for Iowa-Iowa State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Time for everyone's favorite new game: Are You Actually Bad?
04/09/2018 Duration: 01h13minWe try not to overreact to one week of games, but we have to ask ... is Penn State bad? Illinois? (Okay, yes, of course.) Michigan State? Houston? Kansas State? Arizona? Texas? Temple? Miami? Florida State? Plus: #AskPAPN questions! Chicken bets! Archie Moore references! Something for everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cutting cords, crashing tailgates, having babies, and previewing WEEK 1 OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON
30/08/2018 Duration: 01h16minAlex Kirshner on your best (YouTube TV) cord-cutting (YouTube TV) options at the moment (YouTube TV). Also: previewing the Week 1 schedule, crashing tailgates, regressing toward your historical mean, watching football with newborns, and finding love for a sport that clearly doesn't love you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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BIG, BOLD 2018 predictions, and congrats in advance to national champion Wyoming
28/08/2018 Duration: 01h03minQuick reactions to Week 0's results: Wyoming's defense looks awfully Bohlish, and CSU's defense looks ... a lot like CSU's defense tends to. Also: Vegas baby Vegas, Crooked Letters on YouTube, and Godfrey's big, bold predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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PAPN presents... Great Sports City: Miami
24/08/2018 Duration: 01h05minBill Connelly explores Miami and talks to The U head coach Mark Richt, assistant Mike Rumph, writer Cam Underwood, and business consultant Irela Bague to find out which team holds the city's heart and what it's like to be a sports fan in an event city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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WE'VE GOT FOOTBALL GAMES TO PREVIEW, YOU GUYS
22/08/2018 Duration: 01h21minRED ALERT. RED ALERT. IT'S WEEK ZERO. Time to go all-in on CSU-Hawaii, NMSU-Wyoming, JSU-A&T, and all the (sort of) first college football weekend has to offer. Also: SEC power rankings, panicky Florida fans, Boise State, Jeff Jagodzinski, and the next great MAC coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ralph Russo on the benevolence of the AP poll and getting pulled over in Mississippi
16/08/2018 Duration: 01h19minThe AP's Ralph Russo joins to talk about the purpose, history, and logistics behind the AP poll, the luck involved in dynasties, and getting out of speeding tickets in Mississippi. Also: Ask PAPN! Shea Patterson vs. Brian Lewerke, and what's the worst school Nick Saban could win a national title at? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Let's take a trip to the self-loathingest corners of the SEC
14/08/2018 Duration: 01h04minIt's the PAPN Whitesnake hour! Let's talk about Florida, LSU, Auburn, existential dread, a changed Ed Orgeron, Nick Fitzgerald, grading Gus Malzahn without talking about Bama, the FSU-LSU series that is NOT A HOME-AND-DAMN-HOME, and ... stop talking, Will Muschamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices