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College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we discuss the latest Barstool x Big 12 news, Brandon Walker talks beef with Kenny Dillingham, and we give you our Week 2 College Football preview. 

00:00 Intro
05:20 Barstool X Big 12 news
15:16 Michigan vs Oklahoma
36:18 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
46:26 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
01:01:37 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:13:05 Player to Watch
01:21:15 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week

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The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith, alongside co-hosts JackMac and Katie Stats, pull no punches when discussing the national landscape of college football. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

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BRANDON WALKER VS KENNY DILLINGHAM IN THE WORKS + FULL WEEK 2 PREVIEW

Hi boys, how was boys night last night? Oh, it was wonderful. We all took our pants off. Oh, circle jerk. We got in a circle. It was fantastic. We told ghost stories and sang lullabies, things the boys do when they get together. Yeah, no, I was losing in blackjack, but I was very concerned. Playing 

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap Notre Dame vs Miami, Virginia Tech vs South Carolina, and TCU vs North Carolina. We also take a look at the latest AP poll and take a quick peak at Week 2.

00:00 Intro
02:42 Week 2 AP poll
11:35 Jason Whitlock said WHAT
14:05 Miami fends off Notre Dame
26:20 South Carolina handles Virginia Tech
33:10 North Carolina decimated by TCU
40:55 Brian Kelly takes a shot *back* at Dabo Swinney
44:14 Waving the white flag on any preseason takes yet?
49:54 Lookahead at Week 2

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IS ALABAMA COOKED? IS NOTRE DAME IN TROUBLE? IS MIAMI BACK? WEEK 1 CLEAN UP

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College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap all things College Football Week 1. Ohio State bullies Arch Manning, Thomas Castellanos & Florida State punk Alabama, and LSU heads to Clemson for the claim on Death Valley.

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IS ALABAMA DONE? IS ARCH MANNING GOOD? WEEK 1 RECAP

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we get right into College Football week 1. We give you our game of the week picks, under the radar games, players to watch, and which teams are on upset watch.

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00:00 Intro
05:20 Week 1 is officially here
08:55 Texas vs Ohio State
30:30 LSU vs Clemson
42:05 Notre Dame vs Miami
57:45 Game of the Week
01:09:30 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:18:45 Who's on Upset Alert?
01:23:45 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
01:25:38 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
01:34:50 Player to Watch
01:42:22 Blutman's Final Thought(s)

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FULL WEEK 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Brandon, I want you to do the honors. I want to you to the honors for week one preview. I want YOU to introduce the podcast. Well, I certainly can't do any justice to what T-Bob did the other day. No, I know, but I want the hello. Okay. Or hi. Gotcha. I want you. Okay. Do it. Well, you have to stop 

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap week 0, discuss the SEC's 9 game conference move, and answer some week 1 questions as we look forward to the massive weekend ahead.

00:00 Intro
01:35 T-Bob gets us READY for week 1
19:24 Week 0 recap
43:43 SEC to move to 9 conference games
57:38 Brandon's Week 1 questions

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WEEK ZERO RECAP + WEEK ONE LOOKAHEAD

Don't look at my line. Don't look at me like that. Oh, fuck, I'm looking at you. I'm looking at the camera. Look at me like that. Nobody look- Look at you, we're working together. Hey, hey, hey boys, week one. Which one? Week one, lock in. Welcome to Unnecessary Roughness. I'm just saying, don't. I'

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we drop our boldest takes of the season, release our 12 team College Football Playoff fields, and predict the 2025 Heisman finalists.

00:00 Intro
02:27 Bold as f**k takes of the season
20:50 College Football Playoff predictions
01:09:30 Heisman finalist predictions

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2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF + HEISMAN FINALIST PREDICTIONS

Hello and welcome to Unnecessary Roughness. I wanted to sound as boring as possible like Brandon used to because fellas, we are less than four days away when this comes out. So it's Sunday night, we're recording this on Sunday night. We can be open to the people. It's coming out on Tuesday. This wee

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