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The Solid Verbal (LIVE in NYC): Our 7 favorite 2016 college football stories

From the basement of New York City’s Hill Country Chicken, we ate, laughed, celebrated, and mourned the season that was.

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From our recent live show in NYC, we figured out what our favorite seven big themes and stories from the 2016 season were and tried to answer these questions:

• What the hell happened to Oregon and Notre Dame in 2016, and now with Oregon hiring a new coach in South Florida’s Willie Taggart, where do the Ducks go from here? (recorded before Oregon players hospitalized after overexertion in offseason workouts)

• In the aftermath of WakeyLeaks, what is the actual value of Wake Forest game plans?

• Was any conference truly excellent in 2016? The Big Ten? ACC? SEC?

• What happened to so many SEC teams with hopes of winning 9+ games? Can it be reversed quickly?

• What is the exact formula for a well-built hype train and why did Tennessee fit so perfectly?

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