Ty and Dan talk with Chris Brown about his new book, The Essential Smart Football, the emergence of the Cover-4 defense, similarities and differences between Gus Malzahn and Chad Morris, Mike Leach’s brilliance, Chip Kelly’s first half tactics, and the system he’d run if he were given the keys to a football program. Plus, Dan’s encounters with Nick Foles, David Wilson, and other rookies.
The Essential Smart Football (5/21)
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The Solid Verbal is a twice-weekly college football podcast started in 2008 by Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein. The show continues through the regular season, post-season, and off-season, because people don’t just watch college football, they live it.