Rivalry Week Tape Truths: Bama’s D, A&M’s Title Shot, ACC Playoff Hopes, and More

The McShay Show

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Welcome to The McShay Show! The guys rewind the tape and give their biggest takeaways from Rivalry Week in college football. 0:00 Welcome to The McShay Show!0:43 Week 14 Tape Truths7:55 Tape Truth 1: Texas A&M can make a run in the College Football Playoff16:45 Tape Truth 2: Alabama’s defense is grossly underrated30:58 Tape Truth 3: Todd’s still all-in on Ty Simpson44:40 Tape Truth 4: Texas Tech GM James Blanchard isn’t getting enough credit for the Red Raiders’ success52:25 Tape Truth 5: Kayden McDonald is the glue for Ohio State’s defense1:01:35 Tape Truth 6: The ACC needs Virginia RB J’Mari Taylor to step up against Duke Subscribe to The McShay Report for access to all of Todd’s mock drafts, big boards, scouting reports, and more throughout the college football season. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Shop Duluth Trading Co Online & In-store Host: Todd McShayGuest: Steve MuenchProducers: Tucker Tashjian, Conor Nevins, and Daniel ComerSocial: Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kiffin and the SEC Dominoes dominated the new cycle on Monday.
0:09.6	So it's now a tape truth Tuesday on the McShay show.
0:13.2	And we've got an eye on championship weekend.
0:16.4	Just 142 days until the NFL draft.
0:20.0	I got to ask, You good, Munch?
0:22.6	I'm great, man.
0:23.6	All right, you know what to do.
0:24.6	Tuck, roll that beat.
0:25.6	You know what to do. Boy, I couldn't shut up yesterday, huh?
0:48.0	What else is new?
0:49.3	I mean...
0:51.3	No, it was good stuff, though.
0:52.7	I mean, there was a lot there.
0:56.6	Yeah, I mean, an opportunity meets preparation, right?
1:01.2	There you go.
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