Sep 11, 2026 · 57 min
Border War returns as college football’s biggest tests arrive
Football Feast w/Stan: Border War Preview, Cats and Cougs, Top 5 Showdown, Lee Sterling Picks, Song of Week
The episode connects rivalry stakes, early-season uncertainty, tactical innovation, and betting discipline across a packed football weekend.
- 1Kansas and Missouri renew their Border War in Lawrence for the first time since 2005, raising the emotional stakes.
- 2Stan Weber argues meaningful college games can reveal readiness better than limited NFL preseason participation.
- 3Lee Sterling weighs misleading blowouts, transfer turnover, and road performance across major college and NFL betting lines.
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The brief
Kevin Kietzman frames a major football weekend around the Kansas–Missouri Border War, Kansas State–Washington State, Ohio State–Texas, and the NFL’s return.
Stan Weber compares college and NFL readiness, arguing that meaningful early college games may reveal more than teams shaped by limited preseason participation.
The Border War returns to Lawrence for the first time since 2005, while Kansas State’s swinging-gate extra point illustrates its aggressive, competitive culture.
Stan questions Texas’s reputation before the Ohio State matchup, then Lee Sterling examines how transfer turnover and uneven opponents complicate early-season evaluations.
Sterling’s picks span Texas–Ohio State, Oklahoma–Michigan, Kansas State–Washington State, Missouri–Kansas, Chiefs–Broncos, and Chargers–Cardinals.