The Rejuvenated Cowboys, Most Desperate NFL Teams, Lane Kiffin’s LSU Move, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal, Todd McShay, and Van Lathan

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 122 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal right after the Broncos’ OT win against the Commanders to recap Week 13 of the NFL season (2:45). Then, they discuss the teams with the most depressed fan bases before guessing the lines and Parent Corner (25:14). Finally, Todd McShay and Van Lathan joins the pod to react to Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss to coach at LSU (01:24:45). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Cousin Sal, Todd McShay, and Van Lathan Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo Michelob ULTRA Courtside could get you closer to the game! michelobultra.com/courtside This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. Don’t settle for just any insurance when there’s State Farm. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Bill Simmons podcast is brought to you by the Ringer podcast Network.
0:10.0	We have a new rewatchable is coming for you on Monday night.
0:13.3	We're doing Rocky 2.
0:14.7	It is the last one we haven't done out of the good ones.
0:17.4	We've done Creed.
0:18.6	We did Rocky 3 first, Rocky 4, Rocky 1. We did Creed,
0:25.2	and yet we haven't done Rocky 2. And we saved it for last. It's a complicated movie,
0:31.2	a little flawed, very beloved, lots of good stories, a lot of good research coming out of it.
0:36.9	This would be a really good podcast.
0:38.4	Me, Chris Ryan Van Lathen.
0:40.9	So that's going to be up Monday night.
0:42.4	You can watch it on Spotify.
0:44.6	You can listen to it on Spotify.
0:46.0	You can listen to it wherever you get your podcast or you can watch it on the Ringer
0:49.3	Movies YouTube channel, which has all the big picture stuff as well.
0:54.9	Coming up on this podcast, cousin Sal and I reacting off of Denver, Washington, overtime.
1:01.8	Denver wins, but pretty fascinating week 13, dating back to Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
1:07.7	That's set up a lot of playoff stuff with week 14 is going to be the best football weekend
1:12.6	of the year. We're talking about everything we noticed, all the winners and losers. And then
1:16.7	normally that's it. We do guest alliance parent corner and we call quits. But the William
1:20.9	Kiffin thing was so interesting this week that I decided have Todd McShay and Van Lathen on
1:26.1	to talk about college football's biggest story. Todd McShay and Van Lathen on to talk about college football's biggest story.
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