FSU Stuns Alabama + Ohio State Stuffs Texas & LSU Beats Clemson
Josh Pate's College Football Show
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🗓️ 31 August 2025
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Summary
College Football week 1 reactions are here as Josh Pate breaks down FSU upsetting Alabama in the most stunning result of the weekend. What’s next for Kalen DeBoer and the Tide? Is FSU back under Mike Norvell? Ohio State shut down Texas as Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian never saw their offense get in rhythm. Does Ryan Day have another national title contender on his hands in Columbus? What about Tennessee cruising to an easy opening win over Syracuse? LSU and Brian Kelly finally got a season opening win as their defense shut down Dabo Swinney and Clemson. All that plus Josh reveals the destination for week 2 of the Fall Don’t Lie Tour.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:17.5 | I know, meanwhile taught me that wise men make observations in week one while foolish men draw conclusions. |
| 0:25.1 | But, I mean, sometimes you just kind of need to act foolish. |
| 0:29.7 | I'm really close to the edge, guys. |
| 0:31.2 | I'm really close to falling over and saying some irresponsible things. |
| 0:34.0 | We're jam-packed. |
| 0:34.6 | We're high atop a paranoid downtown Nashville, Tennessee, |
| 0:38.0 | at least the population of me, pretty paranoid on this Sunday, August 31st, the year of our Lord |
| 0:42.3 | 2025, because I'm like Jim Ross at WrestleMania 17. I thought I knew. He said he thought he knew |
| 0:48.4 | Stone Cold Steve Austin. I thought I knew some of these teams. Alabama, I'm looking at you, |
| 0:53.3 | I thought I knew Alabama. Maybe I. Alabama. I'm looking at you. I thought I knew Alabama. |
| 0:55.8 | Maybe I didn't. Maybe I didn't. The only thing I ask when I pick you to win the national |
| 1:00.9 | championship is don't embarrass me. And they embarrassed me. So we've got to embarrass them on the show today. |
| 1:06.3 | Ohio State, what a performance. I was at the shoe yesterday. Whoever built Ohio Stadium to where one side of my face gets sunburnt and the other side doesn't sucks. It's not up to me. It should not be up to me to turn. It shouldn't be up to me to go sideline to sideline. No, no. The stadium should just be built where I get equal sun. I didn't know. And didn't necessarily get the outcome I thought |
| 1:28.1 | I'd get yesterday. That's okay, though. That's why we play the games and then we react to them. |
| 1:31.8 | We're going to talk about LSU Clemson. Great way to cap the night. Brian Kelly just plants the |
| 1:36.7 | flag in week one on the road, no less. Some said it couldn't happen. Some thought it wouldn't happen. |
| 1:46.1 | A lot to dive into. A lot of overreactions going on as well. I will happily participate in some of those overreactions, no |
| 1:50.8 | doubt on the show today. And we got the week two tour announcement. And all the while, |
| 1:54.9 | this show is happening at noon central, not because this is normal. Normally this would be at |
| 2:00.5 | 7 central, but because we've got more Normally this would be at seven central, but because |
| 2:01.9 | we've got more college football games. If you're watching live, what are we about? Two hours |
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