Solid Verbal Podcast: Episode #19 (12/29/08)

The College Football Transfer Portal is officially open for business. In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan discuss college football's controversial Second Season and talk through the biggest names set to change teams. With QBs like Kyle McCord, Dillon Gabriel, Cam Ward and others looking for new opportunities, which names are the most intriguing, and which rumors make the most sense? How does Ty feel about the potential of Riley Leonard taking his talents to Notre Dame, and where does Dan stand on Oregon's options post-Bo Nix? Plus, who are the biggest winners and losers of Portal SZN?

The College Football Playoff field is officially set, and Florida State is out. In part 2 of their Championship Week Reaction podcast, Ty and Dan discuss the unprecedented circumstances by which the Seminoles find themselves on the outside looking in. Did committee make the right move by leaving out the Noles, an undefeated Power 5 conference champion, in favor of Alabama and Texas? Also, a quick look at the CFP matchups as No.1 Michigan squares off against No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl and No. 2 Washington gets No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl. And, a look around college football at the New Year's Six bowl matchups, featuring Oregon and Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl, Penn State and Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, Missouri and Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl and Georgia and Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Which four teams should make the College Football Playoff? In Part 1 of their CFB Playoff coverage, Ty and Dan react at midnight to all the action from Conference Championship Week, including Alabama's upset victory over Georgia, Washington's big victory over Oregon in Vegas, Florida State's defensive dominance versus Louisville, Michigan's shutout of Iowa and the crazy pinball stats for the Texas Longhorns in their win over Oklahoma State. Plus, a great week of Group of Five championship games, as Liberty and SMU jockeyed for a New Year's Six bowl berth, Boise State won despite losing its coach, Miami (OH) won ugly over Toledo and Troy stepped on the gas to beat App State.