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Come Fan with UsTuesday, August 4, 2026

PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Tennessee’s very, very dumb week

Very, very, very dumb week.

NCAA Football: Music City Bowl-Tennessee vs Nebraska
NCAA Football: Music City Bowl-Tennessee vs Nebraska
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PAPN Tennessee correspondent Holly Anderson sits in for Godfrey this week. What timing!

Topics:

  • This has been such a dumb week for Tennessee, as evidenced by the 18 coaching search plot twists that occurred during this recording.
  • We love the young coaches who haven’t failed yet.
  • Never get sucked into a precedent conversation.
  • Being a Tennessee fan: a short history and sociology lesson.
  • Almost a decade of Grumors.
  • Mike Gundy listens to this podcast (no he doesn’t).
  • The game-clustering for Championship Week is so bad this week!
  • Everybody tailgates, even Stanford fans.
  • Levi’s Quidditch Stadium.
  • Wait, USC’s the semi-stable team and Stanford’s the wildcard?
  • Mike Stoops’ defense in a game of significance, huh?
  • What can Georgia do differently this time?
  • Happy husband vs. happy Richt karma.
  • Troy might keep Neal Brown for another year, maybe!
  • Clemson wins a game of trust.
  • The heartbreak of Mark Richt telling you, “I expect more of you, son.”
  • The Godliness Bowl.
  • Wisconsin has barely left anything to doubt.
  • J.T. Barrett vs. history.
  • Okay, fine, a miniature UCF rant.
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