Ty and Dan talk with ESPN’s Chris Fowler about the evolution of College Gameday, takeaways from the 2011 college football season, Lee Corso’s Freudian slip, the controversial ending to the 1991 Orange Bowl, and, randomly, the future of American tennis.

Ty and Dan talk with Mike Leach about his new book, the circumstances that led to his firing at Texas Tech, his thoughts on Craig James, ESPN and Bruce Feldman, his future coaching ambitions, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Ty and Dan talk with Chip Brown from OrangeBloods.com about the controversy surrounding the Longhorn Network, the future of the Big 12 conference, expectations for Texas A&M, and the Texas QB derby.  Plus, Verballer messages and the Mount Rushmore of 1990s female television characters.

Dan talks with SI.com’s Richard Deitsch about media coverage of college football, the broad reach of ESPN, and the Longhorn Network.

Ty and Dan talk with Mike Hall from Big Ten Network about the conference’s offseason storylines, the impact his network has had on college football, and his unconventional path to becoming an anchor.

Ty and Dan are joined by John Ourand from Sports Business Journal to discuss monster television deals in college football, increasing demand for live sports programming, the profitability of bowl games, and the strategy behind going/staying Independent.  Plus, Verballer voice messages, e-mails, and much more.

Ty and Dan welcome back Bruce Feldman from ESPN to discuss all the offseason coaching news and his thoughts on Brady Hoke, Mack Brown, Will Muschamp, Rick Neuheisel, and Mike Leach.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Jennifer Aniston, whose father attended Penn State. I have no idea if he cares about the Alabama game, but hey look, there’s Jennifer Aniston! Also, his real name is Yannis Anastassakis, so that’s kinda cool. Go State!

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• Tennessee coach Derek Dooley is appalled by his team’s lack of “shower discipline.” Why hasn’t anyone reached out to Bill O’Reilly for a quote? ALWAYS LOOFAH!!!!

• ESPN‘s team of CFB bloggers (including SVBFF Ted Miller) tell you what to look for in this week’s matchups. Surprisingly, none of the writers mentioned “a shocking amount of full-frontal nudity.” I think I just find the phrase “full frontal nudity” to be always funny. Let’s move on.

• The Wiz, aka Jay Christiansen, aka Big Daddy Knowledge Bombs, interviewed ESPN analyst Desmond Howard. Howard had some pretty strong and well-researched opinions about the current state of international free trade agreements and the ongoing tensions between North and South Korea.

• North Dakota State beat Kansas in Lawrence, KS. ND St coach Craig Bohl then turned around and said he was concerned about his team playing in its first hostile environment of the season. At Northern Iowa. Awesome. (via EDSBS)

• Alabama RB Mark Ingram won’t play on Saturday against Penn State – he’s either got too much work left in the lab on a biochemical engineering project, or his knee still hurts. One of the two.

• SI published a column from Jeff Benedict, a Southern Virginia english professor, examining the recent uptick in crimes committed by college football players. While he did next to no research about the LaMichael James case, he also doesn’t make many points other than “crimes are bad” and “football players should be punished.” Soooooo there’s that.

• Vince Young‘s mom is not interested in her son receiving Reggie Bush’s Heisman. She also wants everyone to “leave Reggie Bush alone.” And Britney too – leave her alooooooone!!

• CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd writes about Penn State QB Robert Bolden‘s uncle – a diehard Alabama fan. I’m sure you see where this is going.

• No city watched the Boise State/Virginia Tech game more than Birmingham, AL. And nobody does it better. Ladies and gentlemen, Carly Simon!

Note: I’m in a weird mood today.

• Terrelle Pryor is telling Ohio State fans to avoid booing LeBron James at Saturday’s Miami game. Dan Rubenstein is telling them not to listen to Terrelle Pryor.

• SI’s Andy Staples and Fanhouse’s Clay Travis both wrote about the AJ Green jersey situation. And how it all makes perfect sense.

Today’s Video of the Day, for no real reason, is Vanilla Ice and “Go Ninja Go” from TMNT 2. You’re welcome.

Enjoy your Thursday.

Ty and Dan talk with ESPN’s Ted Miller about the impact of the NCAA’s penalties on USC, Oregon’s QB battle, Jake Locker’s prospects for 2010, and Nick Foles’ hairstyle.

Ty and Dan talk with David Fox from Rivals.com about the Big East’s national profile, the impact of Greg Paulus on Syracuse’s football team, the trajectory of the West Virginia program, and the impact fantasy players in the conference. Plus, multiple voice messages and a MONSTER mailbag to help kill your Friday in celebration of the Solid Verbal being spotlighted by iTunes! (Episode 53)

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Ty and Dan talk with Spencer Hall from Every Day Should Be Saturday about a myriad of topics, including Mike Leach’s thoughts on the NFL Draft, the best Twitter feeds among college coaches, the disaster of SEC regional sports networks, and the glory of West Virginia.

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Ty and Dan are joined by Will Leitch from New York Magazine and Deadspin to talk about the overly-intense Ron Zook, the ballad of Lucious Pusey, college athletics in Illinois, and the Internet’s role in college football.  Plus, e-mails from listeners and the chance to meet Ty and say something ridiculous for potential airing on next week’s show.

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Ty and Dan, in their most riveting show to date, discuss the age of the youngest girl that they would date.  And, yeah, they talked about college football too:

• The allure of Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium and Blacksburg fraternity parties
• Penn State’s unspectacular loss against Iowa
• Jarrett Lee’s underwhelming showing against Alabama
• The “double standard” among major media outlets
• Todd Blackledge’s “Taste of the Town” segment
• The budding success of the Solid Verbal Podcast (with over 100 subscribers)
• A Solid Verbal Combine update

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