ESPN’s Stanford Steve makes some picks | Notre Dame is ready to roll in Dublin | Week 0 is Next!
Podcast:Andy & Ari On3 Published On: Fri Aug 25 2023 Description: ESPN’s Stanford Steve makes some picks | Notre Dame is ready to roll in Dublin | Week 0 is Next!Want to watch the show and the Stanford Steve Interview? Head on over to YouTube and Subscribe!https://youtube.com/live/211N7BnD38sWeek 0 is almost upon us, but we’ve already got drama surrounding a week 13 game. To open the show, the NCAA has suspended LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith for the season-opener against Florida State for participating in a paid autograph signing before NIL deals were allowed. (0:00-5:20)Meanwhile, Speaking at the Red Raider Club luncheon in Lubbock on Wednesday, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire to “take care of business” when his team closes the regular season against Texas in Austin. (5:21-12:24)This created quite a stir, and Andy can’t quite understand why. Andy breaks down the issues at hand when a commissioner of a spurned league openly roots against one of the schools that spurned the league. Also, Jim Harbaugh has named four(!) interim coaches for the three games in which he’ll be suspended. (12:25-14:59)Next, ESPN’s “Stanford” Steve Coughlin joins the show to discuss his new role as the gambling analyst on College GameDay. Stanford Steve has thoughts on Notre Dame-Navy, and he throws out a few choice win totals including Ohio State, N.C. State and Houston. (15:00-52:53)BlueAndGold.com’s Tyler Horka then joins the show to prep us for the biggest game of Week 0 — Notre Dame-Navy in Dublin. What will the Fighting Irish offense look like with Sam Hartman at the helm? Will the defense be able to keep Navy from limiting possessions in the game by taking advantage of the new clock rules. (52:54-1:05:08)