Best Ten Alphas Podcasts (2024)

Welcome to the Big 12, college football's roulette wheel that has 16 colors. Bruce Feldman joins Sam Khan Jr. and Justin Williams in breaking down the most chaotic, unpredictable and, arguably, most fun league in the sport. Kansas State and Utah may be early-season favorites, but where will Kansas, Arizona, West Virginia, Colorado and others fall i…

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Bear or Bull: Buying & selling program stock in 2024 1:17:12

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Which college football teams should you buy stock in, and which should you sell? David Ubben, Kennington Smith III and Audrey Snyder, Until Saturday's CFB investment experts, tell you which teams they're bullish and bear-ish on across the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Group of 5. Read about the pommel horse GOAT: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/56…

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Big Ten Power Draft Preview: Ohio State or Oregon #1? Nebraska's rise + sleeping on Michigan? 2:00:43

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A conference preview, draft and power ranking rolled up into one jumbo-sized podcast burrito? *Ding* Order's up. Chris Vannini along with Scott Dochterman and Cameron Teague-Robinson, The Athletic's Iowa and Ohio State scribes, respectively, breakdown every squad in the new-look 18-team conference. Each host drafts a program to discuss and the subs…

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Oddly specific CFB predictions: Ohio State's perfect 2024 + Deion, Shedeur return? 1:21:07

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It's that time of the off-season where we go out on a limb...a very long limb. Chris Vannini and Manny Navarro return with their second installment of Oddly Specific College Football Predictions. Ohio State will finish the year 16-0? Travis Hunter will win the Heisman and be drafted #1 overall? According to the guys, it may happen! Before then, a G…

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Technical Alpha 329 - One Job 2:32:53

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This week we're talking about Stormgate in detail after Jeff's first few days with it, and more!By Technical Alpha

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Technical Alpha 329 - One Job 2:32:54

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This week we're talking about Stormgate in detail after Jeff's first few days with it, and more!By Technical Alpha

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Your guide to every major change to college football in 2024 1:22:31

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The 2024 college football season will be unprecedented. A 12-team playoff, communication devices in helmets, Oregon, Texas and other teams in new leagues -- there's just so much DIFFERENT. Chris Vannini and David Ubben walk you through every major change to CFB this season. Plus, a rollicking round of 'Where Dey At?' trivia/game show. Read Nicole A…

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Midsummer Mailbag! + News from Ari and Max 1:30:55

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Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Max Olson and Ari Wasserman assemble to open the mailbag and answer your questions on everything from if the PAC-12 could ever come back, the future of non conference rivalry games, and the best broadcasters working in college football today. Then the crew shares some news about Ari and Max and where the show is heading …

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Technical Alpha 328 - Three Ten Thirty Thirty 3:29:09

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This week we essentially just talk about whatever including a lot of childhood gaming memories and more!By Technical Alpha

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We let CFB25 predict the Playoff + Realignment rumblings & Texas vs SEC, Saban 1:21:43

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Nick Saban might be the early highlight of Talkin' Season. Chris Vannini, David Ubben and Ari Wasserman react to Saban's first SEC Media Days as an analyst, including his opinions on Texas and Alabama. Plus, are NIL fines enough for Georgia's reckless drivers? It's time to ride the Conference Realignment Rumor Rollercoaster. Later, the guys share t…

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It's HERE! Our EA College Football 25 early review! + Pat White joins the show 1:19:52

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The wait is finally over. After a decade-long absence, EA Sports' next installment of their college football franchise is here! Chris Vannini and Ari Wasserman share their early review of EA College Football 25. The duo dissect the gameplay, graphics, playbooks, Dynasty Mode, Road to Glory, recruiting and much, much more! Later in the show, former …

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The Nick Saban Butterfly Effect & Big 12 alpha dog search + EA CFB 25 final countdown 1:26:16

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How does one coach's decision affect over 400 people? Ari Wasserman, Max Olson and Sam Khan Jr. explain how Nick Saban's retirement caused hundreds of staffers, coaches, analysts, and familes' lives to change. From Alabama to Nebraska Kearney and Washington to Fernandina Beach HS the ripple effects are expansive. Brett Yormark preached innovation a…

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Technical Alpha 327 - If It Aint GoT That Swing 2:49:41

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This week we're talking the recent Xbox Game Pass updates and price hikes, Jeff's Battle Aces experience so far and more!By Technical Alpha

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Technical Alpha 327 - If It Aint GoT That Swing 2:49:42

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This week we're talking the recent Xbox Game Pass updates and price hikes, Jeff's Battle Aces experience so far and more!By Technical Alpha

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Big 12 preseason rankings biggest question marks + Conference X-factors for every team! 1:22:05

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In the final installment of Until Saturday's conference X-factors, Ari Wasserman, Max Olson, and Justin Williams (as well as Sam Khan Jr., whose internet lost the battle against Hurricane Beryl) list their X-factors for each Big 12 program ahead of media days in Las Vegas. Can a trio of young receivers in the state of Texas help their programs to a…

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The NEW SEC's X-factors! + Lincoln Riley catches a stray 59:09

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As of July 1st, Texas and Oklahoma are official members of the SEC. Ari Wasserman and our SEC pundits at The Athletic, Seth Emerson and Kennington Smith III, list x-factors for every program in the new-look conference. Will a player moving position at Georgia change the complexion of the Bulldogs' defense? Does Alabama have the nation's best OL, an…

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X-factors for EVERY ACC program + EA Sports vs Ari's top-10 teams 53:50

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We continue our Until Saturday X-factors series with the newly minted 17-team ACC. Our Atlantic Coast Conferece guru, Manny Navarro, jumps on the mic with Ari Wasserman to share his list of impact players this season. Before then, EA Sports revealed their team rankings for the upcoming college football video game. Where did EA Sports get it right a…

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X-factors for EVERY Big Ten team + EA Sports CFB 25 rankings BEEF 1:16:04

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Colorado Twitter is EA Sports' #1 fan. College Football 25 is only a few weeks away, and the gracious folks at EA Sports gave us A LOT to talk about, as they published their offensive and defensive rankings on Thursday. Ari Wasserman, Chris Vannini, and Scott Dochterman react to the top-25 lists, and then they share where EA got it wrong. Afterward…

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Everything you need to know about college football recruiting in 2024 (so far) 1:08:19

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The dead period has arrived, which presents a great opportunity for Ari Wasserman, Mitch Light, and Manny Navarro to fill you in on everything you need to know about college football recruiting in 2024 through June. From Kalen DeBoer's impressive start enlisting high school talent into the Alabama ranks to Rutgers' and Memphis' hot starts (and USC'…

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David's burning CFB thoughts while on paternity leave: EA Sports CFB 25, best new coaching hire & more! 1:13:59

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A sleep deprived, but exuberant, David Ubben returns to Until Saturday! He joins Ari Wasserman and Chris Vannini in New York while in New York for a company event. David has been champing at the bit to share his thoughts about recent college football news and developments since being on paternity leave, including EA Sports College Football 25, the …

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Technical Alpha 326 - Casting Shadows 2:34:50

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This week we're talking the Nintendo Direct, Echoes of Wisdom, the Perfect Dark 64 mess, Battle Aces, and more!By Technical Alpha

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Reasonable & unreasonable expectations for Alabama, Michigan & more of CFB's most interesting teams with Ralph Russo 1:24:22

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What are reasonable and unreasonable expectations for fanbases of some of college football's most interesting teams? Ari Wasserman is joined by The Athletic's Kennington Smith III and Ralph Russo of the Associated Press to solve what rational, and irrational, benchmarks Alabama, Michigan, Colorado, Clemson, and more should hit this season. Kenny an…

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The Allstate 12?! Biggest trap games & Notre Dame vibe check with Jessica Smetana 1:09:15

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Chris Vannini and Ari Wasserman discuss reports of the Big 12 and CUSA, among other conferences, exploring private equity investment and selling the naming rights to their conferences. Does the Allstate 12 roll off the tongue? Later, special guest Jessica Smetana, co-host of The Dan Le Betard Show and Notre Dame alumnus, hops on Until Saturday to s…

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Technical Alpha 325 - Dark But Not Perfect 1:49:55

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This week we're talking Summer Game Fest week along with the Xbox Showcase and more!By Technical Alpha

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BIGGEST Pressure Cooker Games of 2024 + Top 5 College Football 25 teams we can't wait to play as 1:16:00

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We are less than 100 days from the start of the college football season! Ari Wasserman and Chris Vannini pinpoint the year's biggest 'pressure cooker games', or the matchups that will draw the strongest overreactions from either fanbase and send supporters into a tizzy. Would the losing party in LSU-USC lose faith in their head coach after a season…

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Is Georgia or Michigan's title blueprint harder to replicate + Who REALLY won the 2020 recruiting class? 1:01:08

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Which national championship model is harder to emulate: Georgia's or Michigan's? Ari Wasserman and Max Olson thoroughly mull over Rodrigo A's fan-submitted question. Which programs could model themselves after either champions? Max went through the arduous task of re-ranking the 2020 recruiting class in an effort to see who REALLY won it. What did …

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Is Red River the BEST SEC rivalry? + Tier list of top weeks 1-3 games 1:12:50

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Chris Del Conte, athletic director at the University of Texas, gave the college football world a gem last week while on the Paul Finebaum Show. There he exclaimed just how great the Red River Shootout is compared to its new conference mates' rivalry games. So, is Texas-Oklahoma the BEST SEC rivalry game? Ari Wasserman, Max Olson, and Scott Dochterm…

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