Football is back! Week 0 preview, bold season predictions & Rich Rod's return to West Virginia
Week 0 kicks off with "Farmageddon" being played in Ireland. Ross recounts his conversation with West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez. Three bold predictions are made before the season finally kicks off!
College Football Enquirer · Steven Godfrey, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger
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Show Notes
We made it! Football is here! Week 0 may only be a small sample size, but if you ask Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey, they don't care because we finally get to watch games.
Even with Week 0 being only a few games, we are already getting a Top 25 matchup in Ireland. "Farmageddon" goes to Europe for this Big 12 rivalry as 22nd ranked Iowa State takes on 17th ranked Kansas State. Andy, Ross and Steven talk about the keys to this game and the impact this may have on a wide open Big 12. Plus, they dive into what to expect out of the Big 12 conference and how we could see Week 0 evolve into a much larger slate of games in the future. Could Week 0 become the new Week 1?
Later in the show, Ross goes in-depth on his conversation with West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez. He chronicles the journey of the former West Virginia hero turned pariah being welcomed home! The guys discuss Rich Rod's stops along the way and how it always felt like West Virginia was where he wanted to get back to. The two-time Big East Coach of the Year led the Mountaineers to four Big East titles, but the football landscape is much different this time around. What are the expectations from the Mountaineer faithful? What is considered success and what are the realistic expectations in this new age of college football?
Finally, bold season predictions must be made before games are played, otherwise the predictions become far less bold. That is exactly what the guys do to wrap up the show as the guys predict an underdog SEC team who may surprise some people, a guess at who will make the CFP and a prediction of who will win it all!
The final College Football Enquirer before the season kicks off. Let's go!
(4:39) - "Farmageddon" preview and the future of Week 0 games
(28:12) - Rich Rod's journey to return to West Virginia
(50:44) - Bold season predictions
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