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Come Fan with UsWednesday, June 24, 2026

PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: The future of college football’s Group of 5 conferences

But first, 50 minutes on the Mountain West.

NCAA Football: Mid-American Conference-Temple at Houston
NCAA Football: Mid-American Conference-Temple at Houston
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Godfrey’s going to be out on paternity leave at some point soon, so we went long just because.

Topics:

  • Traveling to Las Vegas on short notice
  • THE PAPN MOUNTAIN WEST SPECTACULAR (~9 minutes): Finding yourself feeling good about UNLV, “Peninsula guys,” Dangit Bobo, the Wyoming plague, Honest Nick Rolovich, Air Force’s ceiling, and holy cow, the MWC has a lot of good run games.
  • The future of the G5 (~53 minutes), a.k.a. the War and Peace of PAPN (and yes, a Champions League is involved)
  • READER QUESTIONS (~71 minutes): Thundershirts, what to do about Iowa State, disruptive coaches, the Analytics Question of the Week, the Temple jinx, Michigan State moving forward, Dan Mullen’s impact on Mississippi State, what happens if Mike Riley lands another Sean Mannion?
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