North Dakota State Goes FBS, Nebraska Palace Intrigue & Six Teams on Trend Watch
The Solid Verbal College Football
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🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, we break down North Dakota State's historic move to FBS and the Mountain West, including the financial details, the NCAA's probationary period challenge, and why the Fargodome is a must-visit destination. We also unpack former Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos' new book, Crab Creek Chronicles, and what it reveals about the Scott Frost hire, Chip Kelly almost landing in Lincoln, and a secret meeting about Nebraska potentially returning to the Big 12
Most importantly, we play "Trend or Not a Trend" with six teams heading into 2026. Is Miami's high-level winning sustainable? Can Oklahoma's defense carry a middling offense deep into the SEC? Is Arizona's defensive leap here to stay? Where does Virginia go from here at quarterback? Is Texas A&M a playoff contender with that gauntlet schedule? Can USC get back to double-digit wins under Lincoln Riley?
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
4:13 - North Dakota State goes FBS
17:33 - The Bill Moos Nebraska Book
29:16 - Six Teams on Trend Watch
30:48 - Miami's high-level winning
36:20 - Oklahoma as a 2026 SEC contender
42:12 - Arizona's reborn defense
47:11 - Virginia as a 2026 ACC contender
52:05 - Texas A&M as a 2026 CFP team
58:03 - USC as a 10-win team
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| 0:09.1 | Come after me. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm a man. |
| 0:11.8 | I'm 40. |
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| 0:25.4 | Back to the solid verbal. |
| 0:28.2 | What's up? |
| 0:28.7 | How you been? |
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| 0:31.1 | I had a good sourdough bake this morning. |
| 0:32.9 | The sun has been out the past couple days. |
| 0:34.7 | So we have, I saw my grass in my yard for the first time in |
| 0:38.8 | 2026. Okay. Yeah. Pretty important moment. Uh, watched some NBA last night. Watch some golden |
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