It’s a birthday and Halloween edition of your favorite sports-but-mostly-college-football podcast, with a special guest and our regular assortment of games previews and silliness. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Abe Live Bets the Games!
4:37 — WGAS NewsBag, Sports Edition: Brian Kelly Fired! World Series is good!
39:14 — The Best Game in Every Time Slot
56:10 — 2025 CIB Football Pick ‘em Contest
1:05:49 — Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Lock of the Week
1:08:51 — Wrap-up!

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