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The Paul Finebaum Show

Hour 1: Blake Toppmeyer, USA Today

The Paul Finebaum Show

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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We start the week off with Paul talking to Blake Toppmeyer from USA Today about the release of the Coaches Poll that shows Bama ranked all the way down at #8.. Plus we take your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.6

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0:46.1

This might be college football.

0:49.6

Ken, as we say hello to you on a Monday, as we inch closer to the college football season and man,

0:57.0

we actually have a poll to talk about. We'll do that in just a moment with Blake Topmire before we do that one.

1:03.0

We get to some breaking news here from Thamel. Expanding the tournament is no longer being contemplated for 26.

1:11.6

However, the committee will continue to have conversations about expanding to 72 or 68 or 4,000.

1:20.6

Or if you come in second in your Pee-Wee basketball league, you'll probably qualify the way things are going in college athletics.

1:33.9

That's basketball. This is football. Here's what, here's how to improve college football season with a plan from Alabama. In fact, I was on a plane with Greg Byrne earlier today. I did not know about this.

1:43.9

I wish Blake had teed me up.

1:46.5

I mean, we sat literally one seat across, and I could have peppered him, but instead, I will

1:53.6

lean heavily on Blake Topmire.

1:55.7

Who also is going to talk about the poll.

1:58.7

This is the first legit poll out. This isn't just some magazine poll.

2:02.6

This is the coaches poll. Texas Ohio State. So if you're doing the math, that game at the end of the month, yes, it will be at one versus two.

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