Florida State is going to need a miracle, or a total ACC collapse, to be able to join either the Big Ten or the SEC. While nobody likes the Seminoles, Carson Beck foretold the story of the Stadium of the Damned, better known as Jordan-Hare to those like Jackson Arnold, who are not in the know just yet. At the end of another lost highway, but sure t…

This week, Andy continues his chat with IWC’s MVPs, and this time, he chats with Markus Bühler, Associate Director of Watch and Movement Assembly. From job satisfaction to having a tourbillon (or two) with bearing his name, Bühler provides insights into IWC’s meticulous approach to watchmaking. Before this chat, however, Felix goes wildly off-topic…

We're just two guys in our 30s at summer camp acting like 17-year-olds. It's a Wet Hot American Summer episode of False Start with talk on another Georgia driving incident, Deion Sanders going after recruiting services, Travis Hunter cooking his own offensive line with the Buffs, Power 4 college football coaches who could leave for other P4 jobs, p…

Mike Gundy had everyone up in arms again after his comments about Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II's DUI arrest. But was the mullet actually just trying to deflect from his players? Meanwhile, Deion Sanders and Colorado got a little extra off the top to be the first to join the Big 12 of the Four-Corners schools. Plus, Paul Finebaum thinks Lincoln…

Andy is still time travelling back to Watches & Wonders with IWC, and this week, he’s chatting to the charming Lorenz Brunner, who talks about the brand’s most important innovations, as well as the importance of ‘silent’ innovation. Before that, Felix and Andy chatted about IWC’s involvement in an exciting new F1 film, the 2024 edition of the Riche…

All USC has to do is this one thing... Unpacking Colin Cowherd's latest dialogue with Joel Klatt is all about the Trojans and their chances of making the expanded College Football Playoff for the first time. Can they do it? Matt Rhule's definition of the word "desperate" is akin to a former President's definition of the word "is". It is getting so …

It's a holiday weekend and which college football coaches would we want to spend it with? We break down the best and worst hangs for the Fourth of July before then breaking down ESPN's Matt Miller's early 2025 NFL Mock Draft... and we have some QUESTIONS! Plus, Shane Beamer is Cocky, Horns Down is meant for the SEC, and Arch Manning is the plucky y…

This week, we get to see Andy in his natural environment of Watches & Wonders as he chats to IWC CEO Chris Grainger in the middle of the packed IWC booth to discuss everything that makes the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer such a force to be reckoned with. From the ongoing evolution of the Portugieser to the future of the brand’s partnership with M…

Welcome to a new era of college football! With July 1 having come and gone, several Power Five teams have switched leagues to become the Power Four. Not everyone is going to love their new place. Some may end up regretting it... One of those teams changing leagues is Texas. Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers has a bold take in that Texas will be everybody's …

The False Start crew is joined by Scott Rogust (Editor, FanSided.com) to talk 2024 college football quarterbacks and who we should like -- or dislike, along with drafting programs to start Dynasty Mode with in EA College Football 25 and some CFB comparisons for Metallica songs. Plus, Blue-Chip Ratio for 2024 is out meaning these 16 teams can win th…

It's easier to fly solo when you don't have to cross the pond... From above, you can see why BYU had its way with Louisiana, how absurd Brent Venables' new Oklahoma contract is, and why now is the time to be all about The U! John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) mans this rocking ship, as Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) serves as a f…

The legendary Phil Steele released his Top 40 college football rankings for the preseason and we have some questions. A lot of questions, in fact. Ryan Day is facing questions too and his predecessor, Urban Meyer, is ramping up the pressure. Plus, Lincoln Riley has been trying to duck LSU and is just an unserious coach, we unpack Brad Crawford's SE…

Cornell Watch Company is an old name but a new brand. Chicago native John Warren has long had a fascination with the historic American brand founded in his home city. Most people would be content with collecting old pocket watches and letting history stay in the past, but Warren isn’t most people. He’s taken the steps to revive the defunct brand an…

Don't be made at Coach Prime for ruining the story ... and possibly the entire evening. Regardless of if it happened or not, the fact we cannot immediately refute the entire Colorado football team being forced to watch Shedeur Sanders open up for Lil Wayne against their will is the reason John Buhler and Cody Williams were put on Earth to make this…

Which college football quarterbacks should be top of mind coming into the 2024 season? And which will be by the end of the year? We break down the stars, the can-be stars, and even some also-rans with upside. Plus, Eli Drinkwitz was shredding in a Brian Kelly-esque recruiting video, Ryan Day is a "walking excuse", which CFB coaches would pull a Dan…

Paul Finebaum is an absolute legend! His meticulously calculated, but visceral takedown over Urban Meyer when compared to Nick Saban was about as good as it gets. Well done, sir! You cooked him, bruh. As the remnants of Meyer continue to cook in a Runza parking lot, Lane Kiffin says you can't spell Citrus Bowl without U-T. Yes, the Ole Miss head co…

Who are the locks to make the 2024-25 College Football Playoff? The almost locks? The wild cards? And which coach who isn't among the three active head men with a national championship will be the next to earn some hardware? Plus, Kadyn Proctor opened up about his brief return home to Iowa before transferring back to Alabama, Bryan Harsin offered u…

Fresh from the flash sale of his debut watch, we chat with Phil Toledano, one-half of Toledano & Chan, and a man who’s gone from watch enthusiast to professional over the last few years. Phil talks about the hope and fears he had developing the B1, and how it feels to be memefied alongside Audemars Piguet (who happened to release the inspired-by-br…

Tyler Buchner is absolutely in his bag, dawg. After transferring back to Notre Dame from Alabama to play lacrosse, the newest lax bro national champion wants to walk onto the Fighting Irish's football team ... as a receiver. As long as Marcus Freeman is okay with it, you do you, man. Rudy!, Rudy! If you thought about playing with Iowa in EA College…

The SEC converged in Destin over Memorial Day Weekend. Whether it was Josh Heupel dunking on his alma mater, Billy Napier addressing the Jaden Rashada-sized elephant in the room, or Steve Sarkisian hating every notion of an SEC injury report, the league's head coaches and athletic directors gave us the content we craved. Plus, Tyler Buchner is a ch…

RIP to the GOAT Bill Walton. ESPN's post-spring Top 25 college football rankings are out and Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) is breaking down his biggest gripes about the rankings. Plus, the shock and surprises of the EA College Football 25 tier payouts and the teams in each tier. Cody also breaks down Nyck Harbor's ridiculous speed and…

James Franklin is in hot water at Penn State for truly awful behavior regarding players' medical situations. Florida isn't in a good spot either as former 5-star and current Georgia backup QB Jaden Rashada is suing the Gators over NIL payments that were never made. Plus, Jim Harbaugh might've stayed at Michigan if not for Warde Manuel, TNT is getti…

This week we talk about the 10th edition of the Only Watch charity auction, originally shcedule for 2023, but after drama and allegations of fiscal impropriety plagued the auction, it was delayed until the other week. Sadly, problems of a whole other nature marred its return, courtesy of some security issues with Christie’s online platform taking o…

We are so living in a simulation, brother. With Scottie Scheffler getting arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Glub in Louisville ahead of round two of the PGA Championship, the guys tried to figure out what college football head coaches are most likely to suffer the same fate of being so anonymous looking. Dabo Swinney would honestly probably rather …

Alicia de Artola Castillo joins the program to talk early College Football Playoff contenders from every Power 4 conference, Big Ten win totals for the 2024 season, and which CFB programs are living a Semi-Charmed kind of Life (baby, baby)! Plus, Buhler and Cody break down Ohio State wanting Michigan's title to have an asterisk, chaos in the ACC, a…

The dang vidya games... Yes, EA Sports has given us an EA College Football 25 deluxe edition cover to talk about, one that may or may not have the right six college stars prominently featured on it. If you look hard enough, you can see Noah Fifita right in front of Carson Beck, as well as Bill Walton and Big Bird leading the way out of the tunnel. …

This week, we catch up with Matt Smith Johnson, AKA Teenage Grandpa, and his work in watches and watch design, including brands like Vero, Laco, and others. Beyond the expected chat around dial text and case proportions, our chat with Matt goes in some less expected directions, specifically around metal band t-shirt design and which metal groups ne…

Episode 73 calls for a celebration of the 1973 Almost Famous Tour with Stillwater. John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) pay homage to Cameron Crowe's cinematic classic featuring their doppelgängers Russell Hammond and Jeff Bebe and a true masterpiece. How does Almost Famous help us talk about Lane…

Nobody likes you when you're 23. But when you turn 33, and enter your Jesus year, the world is your oyster, brother. As Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) becomes clearer than Larry Bird in Space Jam, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) helped him make sense of all the nonsense they did to entertain themselves in the first week of May…

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are the lightning rod in a hurricane of the college football offseason and the transfer portal, with the social media receipts to prove it. Meanwhile, former Florida State and now-Bills receiver Keon Coleman is blaming... checks notes... Georgia (?) for the Seminoles' hapless plight in the CFP. Plus, the spr…

In this episode, we’ve got Andy’s Watches & Wonders chat with Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director. In addition to talking about some of the new releases like the Tortue and the Santos Dumont Rewind, Andy and Pierre chat about how Cartier’s design sensibility has evolved over time and the importance of the Maison’s jewellery…

We could stomach one last slice of pumpkin pie. While Mel Kiper Jr. can never get his fill of pumpkin pie filling for breakfast, the guys tied a bow on what was an eventful 2024 NFL Draft for everyone involved. In a shocking twist of fate, Nick Saban got to see one of his kickers get drafted while devouring his second of two oatmeal creme pies for …

The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is now in the books and we're breaking down the our favorite picks in the Top 32 along with our head-scratchers and a whole category of its own going to Buhler's Atlanta Falcons leaving everyone shocked and appalled by picking Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8. Plus, Jaden Rashada portaled to Athens as the Georgia QB …

This week, we continue our post-game analysis of Watches & Wonders, with a perhaps surprising focus on some of the more fashion-forward brands at the Palexpo. Andy runs us through the offerings of Chanel, Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as dress, dive and sports options from IWC, Zenith and Chopard. Beyond that, Andy ventured outside the fai…

A promise is a promise. Jim Harbaugh is a man of his word, and got the cheapest Michigan 15-0 championship tattoo $110 can buy. He may be a champion, but Jerry Kill has better arm ink, bruh. Deion Sanders is getting lapped by Joey McGuire in the Big 12 recruiting race. The man won't leave Boulder, resulting in his sons to recruit players over socia…

You've been served, Michigan! The attention you ordered was a grease-soaked bag of hamburgers carrying a three-year probationary period. Just wait until the monkey's out of the bottle with regards to the sign-stealing scandal. Pandora doesn't go back in the box, Coach Prime. He only comes out! More and more players are getting out of Dodge in Bould…

The OT: team has been re-united in Melbourne, but there are still plenty of Watches & Wonders to discuss! Andy and Felix chat about the latest releases from Rolex, Tudor (Andy thinks the pink chronograph works) and Patek Philippe (Felix has an unconventional favourite). Finally, they dig into the biggest topic of the fair, Bremont’s new look and ne…

The Spring Transfer Portal window is open in college football, and Kalen DeBoer has to have Alabama working the lines in the worst way for the Crimson Tide to compete atop the SEC. And in the Big Ten, Ryan Day thinks Ohio State is closer to glory than they've actually been -- maybe he's just making excuses? Plus, the SEC lied to Texas A&M and littl…

Hello, friends. And welcome to an episode unlike any other. It's Masters week, so we're comparing the favorites at Augusta to college football programs. We also dive into the spring transfer window, which already has drama with USC DL Bear Alexander and Oregon State RB Damien Martinez. Plus, big updates out of spring practice for LSU with the secon…

Andy is on the ground at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, and he’s only got one thing on his mind — Cartier. We have a chat about all the latest releases from the Maison, including the Privé Tortue and the Privé Tortue Monopoussoir Chronograph, as well as the newest additions to the Santos de Cartier and Santos-Dumont lines (including the mind-bending …