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Week 3 of the college football season is huge. So is this PAPN.

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NCAA Football: Louisville at Syracuse
NCAA Football: Louisville at Syracuse
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Sunday PAPNs are for recapping, and Wednesdays are for everything else. This 78-minute episode, brought to you by Democracy Prep relief, contains discussion about...

  • Notre Dame-Michigan State 1966 (and why Ara Parseghian has a right to be mad)
  • The Perfect Pass
  • Exotic smashmouth
  • Alabama vs. the crazy guy in the fight
  • Alabama’s rushing problems
  • Ohio State vs. Oklahoma vs. two extremes
  • Glorious, glorious 11am kickoffs
  • Lamar Jackson’s terrifying lack of a ceiling (~33:00)
  • The angry ghost of Jefferson Pilot
  • Kliff Kingsbury vs. defensive continuity
  • Fans. Must. Always. Be. Angry.
  • A viewer’s guide to the weekend
  • BOX SCORIN’: Clemson vs. Troy (the official box score, Bill's box score) and Clemson’s rushing problems

We know absolutely nothing about this season so far. But we’re going to keep talking.

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