SpringBlake's College Football Show
By: SpringBlake
Language: en
Categories: Sports, Football, Leisure, Hobbies, News
Ball. Bets. Battlestar Galactica ... minus the Battlestar Galactica. SpringBlake hosts this thrice-weekly college football podcast diving into what really matters in the sport: the games, the players, the coaches and the ways to make money betting on them. You can follow and support this show on all social media platforms @SpringBlakeCFB, and find his writing at the Gig 'Em Gazette where he covers Texas A&M Football.
Episodes
GAME PREVIEWS FOR TEXAS A&M VS LSU AND OLE MISS VS OKLAHOMA, PLUS FIVE BEST BETS OF THE WEEKEND
Oct 24, 2025Quick little Fri-yay pod breaking down the two biggest matchups of the weekend, rolling out my top 16 power-rated teams in the country, and handing out my five best bets of the week as we make up for what was an unfortunate Week 8.
Duration: 00:45:08RE-PREDICTING MY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS & FILLING OUT MY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKET
Oct 23, 2025Taking a step back today from game previews in order to reassess my preseason predictions, make some necessary alterations, and crown my 2025 national champion
Duration: 00:41:02FLORIDA FIRES BILLY NAPIER & LSU FACES ANOTHER WASTED YEAR WHILE NOTRE DAME & ALABAMA STACK BIG WINS
Oct 20, 2025Back after another massive weekend of college football and ready to talk it all, including: the end of the Billy Napier era at Florida and who should replace him, Vanderbilt sending LSU in a tailspin, Alabama and Notre Dame gaining strength, another yucky performance from the Texas offense and trying to manifest a particular big-time head coach finding his way back into the SEC.
Duration: 01:07:24A WONKY WEEK 8: PREVIEWS FOR TENNESSEE/ALABAMA, LSU/VANDERBILT, OLE MISS/GEORGIA & USC/NOTRE DAME
Oct 16, 2025There is a ton of mystique surrounding this weekend of college football, but that won't stop me from trying to figure it all out. On today's show we have: game previews for the four biggest matchups on the slate, The Week 8 SpringBlake Sweet 16 Poll & our five best bets of the weekend.
Duration: 00:54:18JAMES FRANKLIN OUT AT PENN STATE, INDIANA GETS SIGNATURE WIN OVER OREGON & TEXAS DOMINATES RED RIVER
Oct 13, 2025Just when you think college football can't get any crazier Penn State decides to lose to a UCLA team that hadn't held a lead at any point this regular season ... I'm here to break down that game and discuss the crux of Penn State's issues on Saturday, discuss what Florida changed during its bye week to surge past Texas and what the Longhorns need to adjust themselves moving forward, Miami's dominant win over Florida State and how Alabama was able to flip the script on Vanderbilt.
Duration: 00:49:11CFB WEEK 6 RECAP: FLORIDA BOUNCES BACK VS TEXAS, PENN STATE DOES THE UNTHINKABLE & MIAMI MARCHES ON
Oct 07, 2025Just when you think college football can't get any crazier Penn State decides to lose to a UCLA team that hadn't held a lead at any point this regular season ... I'm here to break down that game and discuss the crux of Penn State's issues on Saturday, discuss what Florida changed during its bye week to surge past Texas and what the Longhorns need to adjust themselves moving forward, Miami's dominant win over Florida State and how Alabama was able to flip the script on Vanderbilt.
Duration: 00:44:52WEEK 6 PREVIEWS: NO MORE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE FOR VANDY & FLORIDA STATE, CAN FLORIDA GET OFF THE MAT?
Oct 02, 2025Week 6 preview show for the ball-knowers and wanna-be-ball-knowers out there! Talking Vanderbilt's tough road ahead at Alabama and if the Crimson Tide have learned their lesson, if Florida State's home environment can get in the head of Carson Beck and be enough to pull off the upset over Miami, and whether or not Arch Manning and DJ Lagway can put on their best performances of the young 2025 season. All that, plus the Week 6 SpringBlake Sweet 16 and a couple of best bets for the upcoming slate.
Duration: 00:49:40STORM CHASING THE BIGGEST UPSETS IN CFB, PREVIEWING LSU AT OLE MISS & MY 5 BEST BETS OF THE WEEKEND
Sep 26, 2025Quick Friday show for the ball-knowers and wanna-be-ball-knowers out there! Previewing LSU's road trip to Ole Miss, searching to find the biggest potential upsets of the week and handing out my five best bets to make you all some money.
Duration: 00:34:24REACTING TO THE JOHN MATEER INJURY AND PREVIEWING ALABAMA AT GEORGIA & OREGON TAKING ON PENN STATE
Sep 24, 2025We're experiencing a roller coaster of emotions here within the SpringBlake Studios: We are devastated by the news of John Mateer (our Heisman) having hand surgery that will keep him out of football for at least the next month, but we're also over the moon about the weekend of college ball we're about to head into. I'm breaking down the two biggest games of the week, discussing how Oklahoma can spin this Mateer injury into a massive potential positive, and roll out the updated SpringBlake Sweet 16 Power Ratings.
Duration: 00:47:08ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!! COLLEGE FOOTBALL DELIVERS US TWO INSTANT CLASSICS IN A REMARKABLE WEEK 3
Sep 15, 2025Week three of the college football season delivered on all of our expectations — providing us with unbelievable games between Georgia and Tennessee and Texas A&M and Notre Dame. I'm breaking down everything we saw in those games and how it shapes the sport moving forward, along with Georgia Tech's victory a struggling Clemson football team and DJ Lagway's sloppy game at LSU.
Duration: 00:51:47WHY I LOVE THE ROAD TEAMS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST GAMES OF WEEK 3 & MY LATEST SWEET 16 POLL
Sep 11, 2025We are blessed with yet another massive college football slate this weekend and I am here to break it all down: whether or not Georgia can continue it's dominant run over Tennessee, if Florida can bounce back after its inexcusable loss to South Florida, and if Texas A&M can avenge its 2024 season-opening loss to Notre Dame in South Bend. We also have the latest SpringBlake Sweet 16 Poll, and my five best bets of the weekend.
Duration: 00:56:15John Mateer Shines For Oklahoma, USF Stuns Florida At The Swamp & Another Wild Weekend Inside The Big 12
Sep 08, 2025Week 2 of the college football delivered just as it should, with two AP top-15 teams falling to unranked foes and an incredible main event between Michigan and Oklahoma. I'm breaking down the biggest games of the weekend, how they impact the sport as we move forward and try to get a grip on the wildly unpredictable Big 12 conference in the process.
Duration: 00:52:26Week 2 CFB Preview Show: Who Takes The Cy-Hawk, Will Baylor Bounce Back At SMU & The Glorious Return Of The Border War
Sep 05, 2025Hello beautiful people ... another glorious weekend of college football is back and I am here to break it all down: Can Iowa use its rest advantage to take down in-state rival Iowa State? Will Baylor's offensive line bounce back and lead the Bears to a Week 2 victory at SMU? And can the tantalizing talents of Jalon Daniels be enough to lift his team over a very sturdy and competitive Missouri Tigers program? We've got all that covered along with my five best bets of the weekend.
Duration: 00:33:10Miami Survives Notre Dame, A New SpringBlake Sweet 16 Hits The Show & I Preview Michigan At Oklahoma
Sep 03, 2025So much to discuss on our show smack dab in the middle of Weeks 1 & 2 of the college football season: Miami held on in the fourth quarter to beat Notre Dame, but I still walked away from that game feeling good about the Fighting Irish? I've got my latest SpringBlake Sweet 16 poll — my top rated teams in the nation — and we preview America's game of the week as Bryce Underwood and Michigan travel to Norman to take on John Mateer's Oklahoma Sooners.
Duration: 00:57:46Week 1 Recap: Florida State Stuns Alabama At Home, Arch Manning Struggles Against Ohio State & Brian Kelly's LSU Tigers Takes Down Clemson
Sep 01, 2025We were blessed with an unbelievable opening weekend of college football and I am here to break it all down and speak my mind on everything we saw: how this could be the beginning of the end for Kalen Deboer in Tuscaloosa, how Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning left us wanting so much more, how we could view the outcome of the Clemson vs LSU game so differently six weeks from now, and how I ate a big ole bag of poo in my pre-game analysis.
Duration: 00:53:14A Ball-Knower's Viewing Guide For Week 1, Previewing Notre Dame at Miami & Best Bets For The Opening Slate
Aug 29, 2025WE HAVE MADE IT! Week One of the college football season is upon us. We've spent all week breaking down the biggest games and we'll wrap a bow on that today with a preview of Notre Dame vs. Miami, but first I'm going to take everyone to class on how to get the most out of your Saturday with a ball-knower's viewing guide to college football. We will then, obviously, finishing things off with my best bets for Week 1 as I go head-to-head with ChatGPT to see who knows ball best.
Duration: 00:39:46Week One Previews: Texas Seeks Revenge At Ohio State, Alabama Heads To Tallahassee & LSU Takes On Clemson
Aug 27, 2025It's time to get gritty here on the SpringBlake College Football Show because we have a loaded Week One slate to break down: what is the ultimate mismatch in Texas' bout with Ohio State? Does FSU have any ability to hang around with the Crimson Tide? And can Brian Kelly finally get over his season-opener hump with a monumental win over the Clemson Tigers? I'm here to discuss all that as well as give you some of my favorite plays as we head into the week.
Duration: 00:34:13Recapping College Football's Week 0, Crowning My '25 National Champion & Previewing Auburn At Baylor
Aug 25, 2025Iowa State outlasts Kansas State in Dublin, Jalon Daniels shines against Fresno State and Stanford breaks my heart at the last second in what was a great appetizer to the college football season. I break down what I saw on Saturday, recap a strong day of betting (4-1) and preview Auburn's tough battle in Waco Friday night before filling out my college football playoff bracket and naming my 2025 national champion.
Duration: 00:45:36Breaking Down Kansas State vs Iowa State, Best Bets For Week 0 & The SEC Makes A Scheduling Change
Aug 22, 2025FOOTBALL IS BACK! Fired up to start talking some game, but first, we have a big change in the SEC moving to nine conference games; so let's talk about what I love and what I hate about the move. After that it's on to my breakdown of Kansas State vs. Iowa State and the first installment of my betting duel with ChatGPT where we both picked our five best bets of Week 0.
Duration: 00:34:38SpringBlake's Final CFB Season Preview: Conference Champs, 12-Team Playoff Bracket With Favorite Win Totals & Futures
Aug 20, 2025In what is a breath of fresh air, conference previews and tiers are now a thing of the past. Instead we get a fun-filled show where I hand out to you a message from the future: all of the conference title winners for the Power Four conferences, the 12 teams that will make this year's College Football Playoffs, the best team totals to bet this season and who will win the Heisman and national championship.
Duration: 00:47:40Big 12 Tiers: In A Conference With No True National Title Contenders, Chaos Is Bound To Ensue
Aug 19, 2025Rare Tuesday show breaking down and tiering out the Big 12 Conference: While I don't think there are any true national title contenders, I've got about seven teams I think could win the conference and therefore make the College Football Playoffs. We talk that, the frisky teams in the tier below them, the bowl bound teams and those with work to do, along with some CFB fall camp news to start the show.
Duration: 00:56:36ACC Tiers: Clemson Is The Prohibitive Favorite, But What Are We Supposed To Make Out Of The Race For Second Place?
Aug 15, 2025Let's tier out the ACC! From a clear title contender to a really fun battle for second place, this conference is always set for surprise teams and unexpected twists.
Duration: 00:31:44Big Ten Tiers: Penn State, Ohio State and Oregon Pave The Way For Seven Playoff-Caliber Teams
Aug 13, 2025For our second of four conference preview shows I'm diving into the loaded Big Ten: separating the national title contenders from the playoff wildcards, from the teams capable of ruining someone's season to those that sit down at the bottom.
Duration: 00:42:16SEC Tiers: Georgia, Alabama & Texas Lead A List Of Ten Teams Capable Of Making The College Football Playoffs
Aug 11, 2025They let us live to see a second week of shows ... Kicking off the first of four conference previews is my tiered breakdown of the SEC — going from the national title contenders, the conference title/playoff contenders, the sleeper teams of the conference, those heading for bowl games and the ones that need work.
Duration: 00:51:12Recalibrating Fan Expectations In The New Era Of College Football & The Top 5 Teams Set To Regress In 2025
Aug 08, 2025After spending our first two shows talking about all the exciting things happening in the world of college football, it's time to talk about the programs that may not get everything they want out of 2025. Plus, a conversation on resetting expectations amidst this new era of college athletics.
Duration: 00:31:27SpringBlake's First Sweet 16: His Top Teams In College Football Heading Into An Electric 2025 Season
Aug 06, 2025We lived to see a second episode and I'm back delivering a big one: my top 16 teams in college football heading into the new year. We'll dive into why I love these teams, why I don't love them more, and get a great understanding for how everyone stacks up with one another heading into a highly anticipated season.
Duration: 01:15:32My New College Football Show & The Three Storylines That Will Dominate The 2025 Season
Aug 02, 2025It's a new era of college football and I couldn't be more excite to hitch my wagon to it. Welcome to SpringBlake's College Football show, a thrice-weekly podcast and YouTube show talking everything about this amazing sport. We'll break down the biggest games of the year, debate the hottest topics in the sport, stay in-the-know with the latest moves in the recruiting world and give you the best bets to make all season to help your pockets stay healthy and full.
For our first episode we're keeping it nice and simple: an introduction into who I am...
Duration: 01:02:36