Unnecessary Roughness

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SZN1 Episode #30 - Goodbye Bowl Season, Hello NFL Playoffs

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

00:00 Intro
06:33 Venmo BIG Game Preview (Ohio State vs Michigan)
26:15 The Heisman race is heating up
44:13 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
50:36 Oklahoma State hires North Texas HC Eric Morris
01:05:25 Player to watch
01:14:13 Upset alert
01:21:37 Under the radar games to look out for
01:27:41 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
01:28:53 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week

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RIVALRY WEEK IS HERE - WEEK 14 PREVIEW

All right, hello. Welcome to Unnecessary Roughness Parcels college football podcast brought to you by Twisted Tea with the peach iced tea in my hand. We got Thanksgiving coming up this week in two days. Actually, by the time you listen, maybe it is Thanksgiving. And I don't know if it's even in the 

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The Unnecessary Roughness crew instantly recaps all things College Football Week 13.

00:00 Intro
03:25 Oregon handles USC
20:20 Pitt takes care of Georgia Tech
27:10 Notre Dame played football, Syracuse happened to show up
32:20 Heisman race
40:00 Ohio State + Texas A&M temperature take as we head into rivalry week
46:28 James Madison Football stays alive
48:35 Lanes Kiffin to LSU??
54:10 Which teams need style points to help their playoff case
01:03:40 Venmo BIG Game Recap (BYU beats Cincinnati)
01:08:53 Week 13 Winners
01:17:17 Week 13 Losers
01:24:40 Week 13 Shit List

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OKLAHOMA HOLDS OFF MIZZOU AND OREGON ENDS USC"S PLAYOFF HOPES - WEEK 13 INSTANT REACTION

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00:00 Intro
11:10 SEC take a nap week 😴
25:46 Latest thoughts on Lane Kiffin
32:41 James Franklin is a Hokie
37:24 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
40:28 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
49:30 Upset alert
01:02:20 Under the radar games to look out for
01:10:00 Player to watch
01:14:58 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
01:19:25 Venmo BIG Game Preview

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SEC NAP WEEK AND USC TRAVELS TO OREGON FOR A PLAYOFF SPOT - WEEK 13 PREVIEW

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In today's episode we clean up all things College Football Week 12 and dive into the latest College Football news.

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JAMES FRANKLIN TO VA TECH, LANE KIFFIN STAYING? SAM LEAVITT ON THE MOVE? - WEEK 12 CLEANUP

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The Unnecessary Roughness crew instantly recaps all things College Football Week 12.

00:00 Intro
01:45 Texas A&M Survives
25:51 Oklahoma downs Alabama for a second year in a row
39:20 James Franklin update
42:40 Michigan's playoff hopes remain in tact
47:50 Should Leremiyah Love be getting more respect in Heisman talks?
53:10 Where we stand with the playoff after this weekend
01:01:50 The ACC is GARBAGE
01:06:13 Georgia throttles Texas
01:10:40 USC gets a tough win over Iowa
01:18:30 Week 12 Winners
01:27:25 Week 12 Losers
01:33:50 Week 12 Shit List

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TEXAS A&M SURVIVES, OKLAHOMA BEATS BAMA AGAIN, GEORGIA DOMINATES TEXAS - WEEK 12 INSTANT REACTION

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