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Episode No. 145: The one where Virginia football became a contender featuring Chip Patterson

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Chip Patterson says a three-loss ACC team is out, and a two-loss team would need a strong committee case.

1. Good Ole Podcast: A Virginia Athletics Podcast focuses on Virginia football's midseason surge after the Louisville road win and the bye week. 2. Jackie French Julie of Wahoos 24/7 hosts, and CBS Sports' Chip Patterson joins as the national college-football voice on ACC playoff math. 3. The episode asks whether Virginia is now a contender for Charlotte and the College Football Playoff. 4. The host opens with Tony Elliott's postgame message about humility, "bigger aspirations," and staying focused on "one step" at a time. 5. Virginia's 5-1 record includes a 3-0 ACC start, a four-game winning streak, and the program's first five-win opening in six games since 2017. 6. The Louisville game is framed as messy, with offensive rhythm issues, drops, and protection problems for Chandler Morris. 7. Mikael Boley leaves the game hurt, Ben York enters, and the line finishes with a patchwork group that includes Noah Josie, Drake Metcalf, Kevin Wigington, and Jack Whitmer. 8. Jamari Taylor's overtime touchdown comes from a direct snap on third-and-one after Chaelen Morris leaves the game. 9. Taylor says he asked Noah Josie in practice if he wanted "a pancake block," and the play opened as Louisville shifted opposite the run. 10. The defense scores 14 points against Louisville through a Donovan Platt scoop-and-score and a Cam Robinson pick-six. 11. The host says Miller Moss was pressured by Daniel Rickard, Christian Charles, and Maddox Marcellus on the interception return sequence. 12. Virginia's pass rush now averages 2.67 sacks per game, which the host notes is 29th nationally. 13. Devin Neal's breakup in overtime forces Louisville into a field goal and preserves the Cavaliers' chance to win on the next possession. 14. Cam Robinson's return is treated as a turning point, with the host moving his linebacker grade from B-plus to A-minus. 15. The host gives Chandler Morris an A, running backs an A-plus, the offensive line an A-plus, and the staff an A on the midseason report. 16. Chip Patterson says Virginia's roster has fresh blood, older transfers, and players from programs that already know how to win. 17. Patterson and the host describe the ACC as a league where "the coastal chaos still lives on" and tiebreakers can become a real problem. 18. The conversation uses Duke, Washington State, North Carolina, Cal, Wake Forest, and Virginia Tech to frame the rest of the schedule. 19. Virginia fans who want a detailed ACC title race and roster breakdown should listen. 20. Listeners who want only the final score and no playoff math can skip it.

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A bye-week checkpoint that turns Virginia's fast start into a steady football conversation.

Virginia's bye week gives the episode room to step back and check the season's shape, with midseason grades, a visit from CBS Sports' Chip Patterson, and a look at what a College Football Playoff path might require.

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