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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Alabama, Clemson, and Nick Saban’s evil misdirection genius

NCAA Football: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl-Alabama vs Washington
NCAA Football: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl-Alabama vs Washington
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It’s time to talk Alabama-Clemson ... eventually.

Today’s PAPN topics:

  • The first two weeks of the 2017 schedule and the benefits of a nice, mature tailgate buzz over binge drinking.
  • Buying in on South Carolina, for some reason.
  • Minnesota is so, so, so, so much colder than Kansas.
  • A word about Democracy Prep.
  • Popeye’s slander.
  • OK, fine, time to talk about the title game (~32:00). Nick Saban has a PhD in misdirection, and Deshaun Watson is a cheat code.
  • G5 playoff? No.
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