False Start - College Football Podcast · John Buhler and Cody Williams

Episode 247: Gary Patterson to USC, Jon Sumrall Next Urban Meyer?, Massive Playoff Implications in the Big Ten!

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Notre Dame opens at plus 650 despite what Buehler calls a 12-game 'cupcake schedule.'

1. False Start focuses on Gary Patterson to USC, FanDuel playoff and Heisman odds, Michigan's playoff path, and John Summerall's Florida culture reset. 2. John Buehler hosts solo and identifies himself as the lead writer for FanSided, while Cody Williams is away in the Bay Area covering the Super Bowl. 3. The episode asks whether Gary Patterson can help USC, which teams deserve respect in the national championship market, and how many playoff spots are realistically available. 4. Buehler says Patterson has not been a head coach in the Power Four or at TCU since 2021, then points to his long run at TCU and work with Texas as evidence of his stature. 5. He argues USC could reach the playoff for the first time in school history if Jaden Maiava gives them a Heisman-level season and the defense improves under Patterson. 6. The national championship odds segment starts with Notre Dame at plus 650, Ohio State and Texas and Indiana at plus 700, Oregon at plus 950, and Georgia at plus 1,100. 7. Buehler says Notre Dame's '12-game cupcake schedule' makes him skeptical of the Irish being first in the market. 8. He says Ohio State deserves strong consideration because the top of the Big Ten has separated from the rest of the conference in the NIL era. 9. He pushes back on Texas at plus 700 by noting that Texas is 0-3 against Georgia since joining the SEC. 10. He questions Oregon's stock because Dan Lanning lost big games to Indiana, Ohio State, and Washington and is missing both coordinators. 11. Buehler identifies Texas Tech at plus 1,400 as a dark horse, saying Joey McGuire's program, Cody Campbell's money, and Brendan Sorsby's transfer from Cincinnati could make the Red Raiders a 10-2 team. 12. He also likes Miami, saying the Hurricanes stole Darian Mensah and Cooper Barcade from Duke and kept Shannon Dawson and Corey Heatherman. 13. In the Michigan segment, Buehler says Kyle Whittingham is in his first season on the job and ties the discussion to Michigan's schedule and its place in the playoff race. 14. He says Michigan's nonconference slate includes Western Michigan, UTEP, and Oklahoma, and he believes the Oklahoma game is the swing point. 15. He adds that Michigan has to navigate Indiana, Oregon, UCLA, and Ohio State while trying to avoid a path that ends at 9-3. 16. The Heisman discussion starts with Arch Manning and CJ Carr at plus 750, followed by Josh Hoover at plus 1,000, Jeremiah Smith and Julian Sayin at plus 1,300, and Darian Mensah, Gunner Stockton, and Dante Moore at plus 1,500. 17. Buehler says Josh Hoover is being put in an impossible situation at Indiana and compares his odds to Fernando Mendoza, Curtis Rourke, and Rocco Becht. 18. The show stays conversational and improvised, with Buehler reading odds, pausing to react, and bouncing between statistics, team outlooks, and personal opinions. 19. College football fans tracking playoff odds, quarterback futures, and coaching hires. 20. Listeners wanting a strictly data-heavy, low-opinion breakdown of college football.

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