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College football in all its glory. Ditch the mainstream and break the huddle with The Solid Verbal. Since 2008, Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein have been shaking up the college football podcasting scene with their fun and unique blend of commentary. Whether you're a diehard or a casual observer, the show taps into your fandom with spirited debates, fresh perspectives, and segments you won't hear anywhere else. Recognized as trailblazers in the podcasting world, The Solid Verbal isn't just ...
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ACC Preview - Part 3: The Case for NC State, Louisville & Virginia Tech + More Team Previews
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We close out our three-part deep dive of the ACC by examining the grouping of NC State, Louisville and Virginia Tech, all of which have been trendy picks this preseason to make a run at the conference. How close is each to being a serious contender? Plus, a discussion about what makes Georgia Tech, Boston College and UNC plucky, an optimistic view …
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ACC Preview - Part 2: Will Florida State Repeat? + Clemson, Miami & More Team Previews - 2024 College Football
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We continue our ACC preview conversation by going into more detail on Florida State, Clemson, Miami, SMU, Pitt, Syracuse, Cal and Stanford. Can Clemson or Miami (or someone else) catch Florida State? Is SMU ready to contend right away? Is Pat Narduzzi's big offensive shift a winning formula? How excited is too excited for Fran Brown's first year at…
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ACC Preview: Part 1 - Tier Rankings, Emerging Storylines & What's New in 2024
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With Preview Season officially underway, we forge ahead into our first power conference and take a zoomed out look at the ACC. How do the 17 teams (!) stack up compared to one another if broken down into tiers? What are the emerging storylines and questions to keep in mind as the season draws closer? What are the big changes in the conference in te…
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Group of Five Previews: The Mountain West, MAC & Sun Belt - 2024 College Football
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We continue on with Part 2 of our Group of Five previews, this time with a focus on the Mountain West, MAC and Sun Belt conferences. Is there a gap between Boise State and Fresno State, and what does the recent departure of Jeff Tedford mean for how we handicap the conference? Has the Sun Belt become the best Group of Five conference? Is the MAC li…
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Group of Five Tiers + American & CUSA Conference Previews - 2024 College Football
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We're kicking off this year's preview episodes in style, moving the Group of Five to the front of the line and breaking it up into two episodes so each conference has more room to breathe. Up first: the American and Conference USA. We discuss our power rankings for each conference, what makes each team dangerous (and not dangerous) and how schools …
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What's New: Your intro to the 2024 college football season
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At long last, it's time to start previewing the 2024 college football season. But first, a crash course in the numerous things that are changing in the sport we love. From tectonic conference realignment to an expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff, historic coaching turnover, and headlining transfers, we walk back through the high-level storyl…
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The Big Ten, Big 12 & Group of Five Questions Keeping Us Awake (Part 2)
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We just kept on asking questions after our Part 1 episode earlier in the week. In this college football podcast episode, we ask the Big Ten, Big 12 and Group of Five questions that are lingering in the backs of our minds and keeping us awake at night. Is Drew Allar actually disrespected? Is Rutgers the Travel Upset team of the year? Is Deion's plan…
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The SEC & ACC Questions Keeping Us Awake (Part 1)
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As we make the turn into July and the unofficial start of the college football preseason, we discuss the questions that keep us up at night while thinking about the SEC and ACC in 2024. In this college football podcast episode, we wonder what happens in the void left by Nick Saban? Is Oklahoma doomed? What does the LSU multiverse look like? Why did…
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The New Conference Welcoming Committee
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Each of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC is welcoming at least two new teams into its ranks this college football season. What do these new fan bases need to know as they are assimilated into expanded conferences? In this episode, we take a quick look at the landscape for the 13 teams switching leagues and pop the hood on some of the weird traditi…
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The New Landscape of College Football: Changes, Challenges, and the Future
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College football has changed so much over the last few years that the sport, for some, feels almost unrecognizable. In this episode of The Solid Verbal, we have an honest discussion about the questions that friends, family, and fans ask us out in the wild about the state of CFB in 2024 and beyond. We dive into the growing perception that too many d…
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College Football Fan Therapy: Overcoming Last Season's Trauma
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In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan react to the dozens and dozens of listeners who sent in their most traumatic moments as college football fans in 2023. The goal: To work through the many different ways that college football hurt us last season in hopes of finding renewed optimism in 2024. Join other diehard listeners and college…
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Sponsored Conferences & Private Equity in College Football
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In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan try to make heads-or-tails of the latest college football business news and react to the Big 12 reportedly putting its name up for sale for the right price. Plus, what happens if private investment starts flowing into conference bank accounts and how might that alter the course of the sport? And …
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June Mailbag 2.0: Big Ten Upset Potential, Risers & Fallers, Oklahoma's Schedule & "Cryin’ Ryan" vs. 2024 Michigan
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It's Part 2 of our mega June mailbag. In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan take a look at which games look (potentially) dangerous for Big Ten teams like Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon, how Oklahoma's 2024 schedule spells trouble, which "Super League" concepts have the most juice, proposed EA Sports College Football pla…
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June Mega Mailbag 1.0: The First Fired Coach, Big 12 Enthusiasm, Good Portal / Bad Portal & Northwestern's Weird Field
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The college football season is getting closer! In Part 1 of our June Mega Mailbag, Ty and Dan answer your questions about the first coach fired in 2024, why Big 12 fans should remain enthusiastic, the good and bad of the transfer portal for G5 programs like Boise State or Tulane, potential features in EA Sports College Football 25, Northwestern's t…
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When will it happen for Ole Miss, Utah, Wisconsin, Auburn & Virginia Tech? (Part 2)
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In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan continue discussing what the "next level" looks like for a handful of college football teams, this time with an eye on how long it'll take to happen. The clock is ticking on Ole Miss, Utah, Wisconsin, Auburn and Virginia Tech to take another step forward. Join other diehard listeners and college …
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When will it happen for Notre Dame, Oregon, UCF, South Carolina and Georgia Tech football? (Part 1)
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In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan continue discussing what the "next level" looks like for a handful of college football teams, this time with an eye on how long it'll take to happen. The clock is ticking on Oregon, Notre Dame, UCF, South Carolina and Georgia Tech to take another step forward. Join other diehard listeners and col…
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Will it ever happen for Mark Stoops and Kentucky Wildcats football?
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In this college football podcast episode, Ty and Dan chat with Nick Roush from Kentucky Sports Radio to talk through the current state of Wildcats football, the controversial NIL comments by Mark Stoops last fall, the reasons behind inconsistency on offense, how Kentucky fits into the new era of SEC football and much more. Plus, an impromptu discus…
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