The Two Stripes Podcast

Colton's dad joins the show to tell the story about the time he brought an FDNY ladder to their tailgate for the 2001 Colorado-Nebraska game. The two discuss how exactly he snuck the guys out of a scheduled university appearance, what led to him ending up on the field for the game, how he stole a game ball, and give a window into what the world of sports looked like in an immediate post-9/11 America. This is an episode 20+ years in the making, and we hope you enjoy it!

Colton is back with a new episode talking about Ohio State! He discusses the Buckeyes' recent addition of QB Will Howard, why it's an upgrade for the team, and some of the other positive personnel moves this past week. He also wonders what type of staff movement we'll see in the coming weeks, and which coaches might be on the move. Finally, he gives his overall thoughts on the program, and why anything that happens over the next 8 months is just talk until the first snap against Akron on August 31.

That's right, baby. Another carcast. Colton and his girlfriend record a quick pod on the way home from the San Jose State-Air Force game. Colton talks how he's feeling about Ohio State-Notre Dame, Colorado-Oregon, Alabama-Ole Miss, and why he thinks Clemson and Iowa pull off upset wins.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 63-10 win over Western Kentucky, feeling good about the Silver Bullet defense, and how he feels about the team heading into the Notre Dame game next week.

NOTE: THIS IS BAD AUDIO RECORDED ON VOICE NOTES IN THE CAR Colton records a carcast on his drive home from the Cal-Auburn game, talks about not taking college football for granted, recaps what he saw in week two, and talks about another spectacular day for Coach Prime and the Buffs

Colton talks about Ohio State's 35-7 win over Youngstown State, and why he thinks we haven't learned much about the Buckeyes through two weeks of the 2023 season.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 42-41 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff, reflects on CJ Stroud's legacy, talks about the close margins that flipped the game, and is tired of hearing excuses for how Ryan Day's teams keep falling short.

Colton vents about his frustrations with the Ohio State program right now, and his initial thoughts on their College Football Playoff matchup with Georgia.

Colton talks about Colorado hiring Deion Sanders, what it means for CU Football going forward, and how special of a moment this is for Buffs fans.

Colton talks through Ohio State's embarrassing 45-23 loss to Michigan, why he's done with the Ryan Day era, and more.

Colton recaps Ohio State's dominant 52-21 win over Wisconsin, how the running game takes the offense to a scary level, the Buckeyes' dominant defensive front, and more.

Colton gives his thoughts on Ohio State's 45-12 win over Arkansas State, and why he's so agitated with Ryan Day and Ohio State's offense right now.

Colton breaks down Ohio State's 21-10 win over Notre Dame, and why he's so pumped up about the way the Buckeyes won.

Welcome to Season Two of Scarlet and Gray Stripes! Before breaking down the Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup, Colton gives his expectations for the Buckeyes' season, and why it's such a big year for the program (2:50). Then he starts about the unknowns for both the Buckeyes and Irish heading into week one (14:30), why Marcus Freeman is right about ND needing to limit the OSU run game (16:27), why it's so important for Ohio State to find a deep threat ASAP (22:17), thoughts on the defense (26:50), and whether this defense needs premier pass rushers to be dominant (29:30)

Week one is here! But first Colton recaps Week 0 and the disaster that was Nebraska's loss to Northwestern (0:30), then he gives his thoughts on the big games this week between Ohio State-Notre Dame (7:30), Georgia-Oregon (13:34), Arkansas-Cincinnati (19:15), and Florida-Utah (21:20). He also explains why he's got Oklahoma State and Pitt on upset alert (26:00), why Florida State-LSU is his favorite game of the week (31:00), and thoughts from other games around the week one schedule (35:00)

Colton is here with his Week Zero preview! He talks about why he's so hyped for the Nebraska-Northwestern game, and how the smaller games this week will still help us eventually piece together the story of the 2022 CFB season.

Colton does the one thing he swore he'd never do and talks about expansion and re-alignment. He talks about people around the sport saying the CFB we grew up with is "dead," why it's time to create and new traditions, and why he's embracing the future of college football.

Colton is back with a new season of the Two Stripes podcast! He kicks it off with the plans for the show this year, then gets into Ryan Day's comments at Big Ten Media Day, Ohio State's lack of leadership last season, not talking about the defense until after the Notre Dame game, the CFBPA story, and a question about whether someone like Apple or Amazon could get involved in conference re-alignment.

Colton gives his takeaways from Ohio State's Spring Game, and the overall vibe of the program heading into the 2022 season, but leads off with the legacy of Dwayne Haskins, and his impact on Ohio State (3:13). He talks about why the most important thing coming out of Spring is the defense looking like they know what they're doing (13:58), and has some thoughts about the D-Line (15:53), no thoughts on the linebackers (17:53), and the importance of Tanner McCalister in the secondary (19:03). He also wonders what the offensive line depth will look like in a month or two (22:08), why he's so high on the running backs (25:23), and how 2022 Ohio State already feels different from the 2021 version (30:43).

Colton records an impromptu pod about Bryson Shaw's decision to enter the transfer portal, criticizing players fairly, and the direction of Ohio State's defense in 2022. He talks about Shaw's decision making sense thanks to safety depth (6:02), why the problem with Shaw was never really about Shaw (12:12), and why the move is good for him, the team, and the fanbase (14:12). Colton also gives his thoughts on fairly criticizing players without making it personal (18:42), and people forgetting that you can be critical, while still rooting for players/the team to succeed (28:52). Lastly, he discusses Ryan Day realizing this year's defense had to be different (39:20), players admitting complacency in 2021 (42:52), how Jim Knowles is already making his mark (44:32), and how soon we'll see any other transfers (48:12)