ConferenChampionship & FCS Playoffs Round 2 Preview & Picks (Ep. 2087)

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network preview the upcoming Conference Championship week and 2nd round of the FCS Playoffs. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down all the recent coaching hires and make sense of the Conference Championship week. What do we make of the Kentucky Wildcats hiring Will Stein to be their next head football coach? Should the Texas Tech Red Raiders purposely lose the Big 12 Championship game? Will the Duke Blue Devils hop the James Madison Dukes and make the college football playoffs if they beat the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday night?

Will Tosh Lupoi be a great hire by the California Golden Bears? Did Penn State make a big mistake in firing James Franklin? Did BYU just flex its bank account with keeping Kalani Sitake in Provo, Utah? Did the UCLA Bruins make the best hire of the offseason with Bob Chesney from James Madison? Will the Troy Trojans give James Madison a game in Harrisonburg in the snow/sleet? Are the Vanderbilt Commodores, BYU Cougars and the Miami Hurricanes getting completely screwed by the corrupt college football playoff committee? Will North Dakota State flex its muscles against the Illinois State Red Birds? Can the Yale Bulldog magic continue as they head to Bozeman, Montana to take on Brent Vegas and the Montana State Bobcats?

Will Ferris State continue to roll in the D2 playoffs? Who will win the Candy Bowl between Upper Iowa and Hillsdale? Will Tim Plough and UC Davis stick to Rhode Island in Davis, California on late Saturday night? Why does the MAC play its conference championship game off campus? Will South Dakota State head into Missoula and beat the Montana Grizzlies for a third straight time? Are the Harding Bisons the best team to watch in college football? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.

00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 01:00 Welcome to the College Football Experience 01:18 Coaching Hires and Rankings Controversy 04:42 Listener Shoutouts and Coaching News 09:01 Kalani Sitake Stays at BYU 13:29 Coaching Changes and New Hires 26:02 Friday Night Conference Championship Previews 38:26 Saturday Championship Game Previews 41:55 Lance Taylor and Chuck Martin's Breakthrough Season 42:06 Insane Basketball Card and BYU's Big Game 42:43 Texas Tech's Championship Game Dilemma 43:31 BYU's Chances Against Texas Tech 44:48 Lehigh vs. Villanova: A Historic Rivalry 47:31 South Dakota vs. Mercer: Travel Spot Analysis 48:58 D2 Playoffs: Frostburg State's Journey 50:16 D3 Playoffs: John Carroll vs. Mountain Union 51:32 Salisbury State vs. John Hopkins: A Medical Rivalry 54:14 Illinois State vs. North Dakota State: Fargo Dome Challenge 55:10 North Dakota vs. Tarleton State: Battle in Texas 56:15 Ferris State vs