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The Bear joins the show to give his thoughts on the CFP playoff wins for Miami, Oregon, Indiana and Ole Miss. What does Lane Kiffin do now with his assistant coaches still at Ole Miss while LSU is dealing with the transfer portal. Plus, we talk it out on the last regular season in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is working on New Year’s Day after Miami upsets Ohio State. Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor won the game in the trenches with physicality, which got us thinking: Is Ryan Day back on the hot seat? Then Will Manso joins us to share his first-hand experience of what it was like as Mario Cristobal and the Canes pulled off the win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms joins the show, and Stugotz is about ready to declare Caleb Williams the best quarterback he's ever seen. Simms shares his opinions on what the Giants should do this offseason and discusses what he believes is the problem in Philadelphia with their struggling offense. Can you win a Super Bowl because of Brock Purdy? Then Mikey A questions Simms on if certain coaches will have jobs this time next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris “The Bear” Fallica joins us after his cruise and is ready to talk Miami Hurricanes football and the College Football Playoff. What would the spread be for Alabama vs. Indiana if they switched uniforms? Bear also has two cats named Axel Foley and Samson, and we dissect the choices behind those names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is joined by our Pop-Tarts Bowl correspondent, Mike Golic Jr., so he can let us know what it was like this weekend to see that game up close. Also, we marvel at Lane Kiffin not understanding how grocery stores operate, and GoJo is beaming with pride after watching an offensive lineman line up at wide receiver in the NFL. And finally, Stugotz delivers his signature "We Can" Observations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jets are an embarrassment on the field and off the field this week. Mikey A got a Christmas gift he wants no part of. Stugotz is done with Shane Steichen after watching three weeks of the Phillip Rivers experiment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bills choked the game away against the Eagles. The Bears may have lost the game but they have a QB in Caleb Williams and a head coach in Ben Johnson. Stugotz has an important decision to make with his bet victory over Christopher Mad Dog Russo. Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide plus an extra 20% off select favorites and more limited-time deals during their Cyber Sale. And use Promo Code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas Day football was less than entertaining. Taylor has a rough show trying to figure out the Patriot's QB depth chart. Kyle Whittingham is reportedly the focus of Michigan's coaching search. Plus, Stugtoz, Mikey and Taylor talk it out before this weekend in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic can absolutely understand what happened with DK Metcalf because a security guard once stopped him for going after a fan in the stands during his playing days. Mike still thinks the Los Angeles Rams are the best team in the NFC West and has a poignant answer on who the best team in NFC South is. Where does Michigan go for a head coach and why is USC at fault for the rivalry ending with Notre Dame. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ravens choked away their game against the Patriots on Sunday Night Football. A new name has entered the conversation for the MVP ball much to the dismay of Stugotz. Mikey A thinks one player in the NFL has the thinnest skin and is a penalty waiting to happen. And did the win over Texas A&M validate Miami's season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins us from vacation to deliver a Christmas present of "The 12 Bets of Bear-mas". Plus, we had the game of the year in the NFL between the Seahawks and Rams. We preview the College Football Playoff and we talk it out in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simms is back after spending last Thursday in the owner's box in Tampa living the high life. The Dolphins made the right call on benching Tua for Quinn Ewers at this point. Simms would be worried if he were a Bengals fan about Joe Burrow's comments. Plus, his best bets of the week including a big Thursday Night Football match between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Dolphins announcing they are benching Tua, Stugotz and Mikey A wonder who is at fault for his poor play. What is Tua's future in the NFL? Friend of the show Austin Ekeler stops by to tell us how his rehab is going since tearing his Achilles earlier in the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bear sent Stugotz two text messages on Sunday, including one that he might want back. Could Joe Burrow really be done with football? Or is he just done with the Bengals? You won't trick the Bear into betting on Tulane or JMU. Plus, where is the best place to buy a $1.1 billion lotto ticket. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bear joins Stugotz and Mikey A to "Talk it Out" on the Week 15 NFL games. Stugotz and Bear have entirely different best bets of the week. Bear has people the specialize in very specific bets he makes on any given day. Plus, how does Bear see things playing out at Michigan as they look to find a new coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Stugotz on today’s God Bless Football is Josh Pate — a man who went from talking into his phone in a parked car pretending he was on the radio to flying private while covering college football. Josh breaks down his unlikely rise to the top of the sport, including how he’s reached a point where Texas Tech’s head coach is publicly saying he should be the Commissioner of College Football. Then, the guys dive into the chaos at Michigan with Sherrone Moore's firing and debate how many teams in this year’s playoff field can realistically win the national title. Finally, a game of Pate or Hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trey Wingo battles food poisoning to join Stugotz on today’s episode. They break down Philip Rivers’ return, and while his stats were not great, Stugotz loved Justin Herbert’s grit playing through a broken hand. After more NFL talk, Trey remembers Stuart Scott and what made the late anchor unforgettable before ESPN debuts its latest 30 for 30, Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic isn't as mad about Miami making the CFP over Notre Dame as he is that Alabama is in over them. Golic will be curious to see what kind of changes are made after the season to fix some of the issues with the current College Football Playoff setup. Plus, does Mike have it in him to make a return to the field like Phillip Rivers might? Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Notre Dame getting left out of the playoffs, Stugotz had to check in with GoJo to see how he's doing. Did the committee do the right thing? Should Notre Dame update their sign in their stadium to reflect their opt-out? Taylor can't stop thinking about how great a last name Bevacqua is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions beat the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football and Stugotz and Mikey think both of these teams could go on runs if they made the playoffs. The return of talking it out has Mikey trying to convince Stu to take a 2 win team to cover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simms talks about how he was wrong in his initial evaluation of Patriots' QB Drake Maye, but still has Matthew Stafford winning the MVP. Simms shares how he wound up with black and blue penis after a game in Foxboro. Plus, who should make the CFP and his Thursday Night Football bet between the Cowboys and Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hall of Fame pass rusher Dwight Freeney talks about why Syracuse has an annoying fanbase (Stugotz's description). Plus, the offensive tackle that gave him the most problems, how he developed his signature spin move and why he isn't worried about the Colts down the home stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic thinks Ole Miss was right to keep Lane Kiffin from coaching the team during the College Football Playoff, but there needs to be a better way for coaches to be able to leave programs. Mikey A has an idea for that. Jaxson Dart continues to get hit and Golic thinks his time in the NFL is going to be short lived like this. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lane Kiffin is going to LSU and the crew is split on whether Ole Miss should have let him coach in the CFP. Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins the show to give his thoughts on the LSU hire, as well as the coaching hires in Florida, Michigan State and who could possibly take the Penn State job. Plus, Bear makes the case for Miami to be in the playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic joins a post-Thanksgiving edition of God Bless Football to decide whether pie is actually better the next morning and break down everything we saw yesterday. Plus, is there still time for the Cowboys to sneak into the playoffs, and would Lions fans trade Dan Campbell for Ben Johnson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of scouting for the Simms Family Turkey Bowl, Chris joins the show to preview a fantastic Thanksgiving slate of football. Simms tells us what is most concerning about the Eagles offense and what has impressed him about the Bears so far. Simms tells us the belief he has in this point of the year in the Chiefs and Ravens who are still out of the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic stops by on the most Mike Golic of weeks - Food, Football and Family to give us his thoughts on the College Football Playoff committee as well as Turkey as a main dish. Plus, how good are the Rams and what is wrong with Brock Purdy. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz was worried the Jets were going to win in Baltimore against the Ravens. Mikey A knew better. A stat of the day makes Mikey sad. How the hell did the Lions win against the Giants? Plus, Josina Anderson and Stugtoz are very happy for Shedeur Sanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it better as a Jets fan for the Bills window to be closed but the Patriots window opening again? Plus, another week of Talkin it Out has Stugotz and Mikey A at odds over a few games where one side leapt off the page to each of them. Plus, Stuyagotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms joins the show to tell us why Matthew Stafford is his choice for MVP this year. Dan Campbell needs to learn when to not go for it. The Vikings may have a JJ McCarthy problem. Plus, he puts his stellar 9-1 Thursday Night Football record on the line for Bills vs Texans. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code GODBLESS at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz  #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stepping in for his dad at the last minute due to an illness, Mike Golic Jr joins the show to give us the best "nepo babies" in the industry today. Plus, what is Ole Miss doing with their ultimatum for Lane Kiffin. Gojo loves the idea of the NFL Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dolphins are reportedly looking to keep both Mike McDaniel and Tua in place as they start their GM search. Mikey A wants great coordinators to team up to run a team. Trey Wingo stops by to tell us why this might be it for Chiefs this season. Also, trying to make something out of nothing at ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz and Mikey A fresh off getting their Jets loss over for the week on Thursday Night Football, open up the paper and talk it out. A few games stand out big, but some are just better this Sunday without betting. Plus, Stuyagotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special bonus episode! Field Yates stops by to give his thoughts on the Giants firing Brian Daboll and if Bill Belichick is a serious candidate for that job. Will we see Joe Burrow on the field again this season? Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms joins the crew for his weekly hit after getting his first Thursday Night Football bet wrong of the season. He looks to get back on track picking the Jets vs Patriots game. We had the "Big F-er" Phil on the show this week and Chris gets to hear some of his dad's comments. Which team would Simms take to win if everyone played their best football. Plus, the next Giants head coach search begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2x Super Bowl Champion Phil Simms joins Stugotz to talk about the Giants' decision to fire Brian Daboll, what he's seen from Jaxson Dart, what Chris Simms is like as a son, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic made a Tik Tok with his son that is making the rounds. Is it time to move the Packers from Contenders to Pretenders? Which coaches have their agents "poking around" the now open New York Giants head coaching job? How bad is the ACC? Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While recording a disjointed episode include a combination of "Stock Up/Stock Down", "Winners and Losers" and "If the Season Ended Today", news broke that the New York Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll. Who could be the next Giants head coach? Lane Kiffin? Nick Saban? Bill Belichick? Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code GODBLESS at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz  #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a loaded show, Stugotz and Mikey A talk it out and they both love one game more than any other. Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo (SPAGS!) joins the show on the team's BYE week. Raheem Mostert stops by after getting home late from the Raiders heartbreaking loss to the Broncos on Thursday Night Football. Plus, Stuyagotz looks for a big bounce back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man who can't miss on Thursday Night Football, Chris Simms gives us his bet for Raiders vs. Broncos. Simms shares his thoughts on the trade deadline and why the Jets made the moves they did. What are the Cowboys doing? Also, Jacoby Brissett is a better fit in Arizona than Kyler Murray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Jets traded away Sauce Gardner to the Colts and Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys, and while Stugotz is largely apathetic about it, Mikey A is....not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic joins the show and wonders if the players on the Arizona Cardinals would prefer if the team moved on from Kyler Murray. The Cowboys seems to be in a nose dive. The CFP committee releases their first rankings tonight and Mike will be interested to see where Notre Dame falls. Plus, when did Mike stop celebrating his birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz is flirting with the idea that Joe Burrow is a system QB after watching Joe Flacco put up 80 points in two weeks. Taylor was excited to make a point that turned out to be wrong. Mikey A regrettably has the Lions with a "good loss" to a divisional rival. Plus, if the season ended today the NFC playoffs would be amazing. The AFC would be a train-wreck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Miami Dolphins fired their longtime GM Chris Grier, ruining the Halloween for Cam Wolfe, who jumps on to talk about it. Speaking of talking about it, Stugotz and Mikey A "talk it out" on all the Sunday NFL games and talk themselves into their bets for the weekend. Plus, StuYaGotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man can't miss a Thursday Night Football pick and he joins the show to give his pick for Ravens/Dolphins. Which teams could he see winning the Super Bowl. Plus, the future for Tua and Mike McDaniel, Tyler Shough to start for the Saints and the best TE in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Schlereth joins the show to tell the Kevin Costner story that we teased two years ago. Plus, have you ever heard of Achilles' twin brother? Myles Garrett hasn't. And what exactly is a "Thunder Punch". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Ohtani is doing for the Dodgers can't be quantified in other sports. Golic has to defend the idea of Marcus Freeman staying at Notre Dame and not taking the recently opened LSU job. The Chiefs have become so impressive. The Saints are going to use the second half of the season to see if they have QB in Tyler Shough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For an award dominated by quarterbacks, could Jonathan Taylor be the obvious choice for MVP? Trey Wingo thinks the stats say so. Is Trevor Lawrence any good? Trey thinks the Titans made a terrible move in firing their coach. Plus, the assignment he used to get at his old job that he thinks is stupid. Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code GODBLESS at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/stugotz  #Bruntpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz can't figure out Justin Herbert after a dominant performance on Thursday Night Football. Is Kevin O'Connell really that good, or did he get lucky with Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones. Stu and Mikey A "talk it out" on the all the NFL games and give their gut picks with the help from a few "in the know" friends and few not so in the know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms, who can't seem to pick a game wrong on Thursday Night Football, joins the show to give his pick for Chargers vs. Vikings. How bad are things for the Jets? Also, who is to blame for the Giants' epic collapse in the 4th quarter against the Broncos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices