Oct 30, 2026 · 1h 11m
Pate tests upset calls and college football’s playoff boundaries
Week 9 Upset Alerts + G6 Playoff Idea & Early Kickoff Policy
The episode connects Week 9 upset risks with unresolved questions about rankings, playoff access, scheduling, and betting value.
- 1Pate separates his updated top-25 rankings from power ratings while addressing criticism of teams including Kentucky.
- 2He weighs a late Saturday reaction show against the demands of producing timely college-football analysis.
- 3His Ramen Noodle Express card adds Baylor to existing Tulane and Kansas State picks after coaching changes.
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Pate’s haunted-fan-base discussion turns a Halloween prompt into a broader reflection on recurring college-football frustration.
The brief
Josh Pate opens by considering a late Saturday reaction show, responding to audience requests while weighing the practical demands of rapid postgame analysis.
His updated top 25 becomes an argument about categories: Pate distinguishes a ranking from a power rating and addresses criticism surrounding Kentucky.
The conversation widens from Week 9 upset alerts to college football’s structure, including a G6 playoff idea and complaints about early kickoffs.
A Halloween prompt produces the episode’s most distinctive detour: Pate considers which fan base feels most haunted, with historical asides about Milledgeville, Georgia.
The Ramen Noodle Express card adds Baylor minus two and a half to Tulane and Kansas State, reflecting Pate’s interest in teams after coaching changes.
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