The Two Stripes Podcast

Colton talks about his experience at the San Jose State Football Spring game: - Check out episode 1 of CFB Diamonds on the YouTube channel (1:10) -What Colton (re)learned about Spring Games (3:10) -Colton geeking out at the team equipment sale (7:50) -Thoughts on watching a G5 program put on this type of event and more (19:00)

Colton takes a look at the CFB coaching landscape across the country as Spring Practice is underway for most teams, but first introduces his new show on YouTube (1:32). He looks back at the wild 2022 coaching cycle (4:58), talks about the hires he thinks are going to be home runs, including Joey McGuire at Texas Tech (8:30), Timmy Chang at Hawaii (11:07), Jay Norvell at Colorado State (14:00), and Joe Moorhead at Akron (17:42). Then he wonders if Kalen Deboer might have a big year one at Washington (19:42), how Sonny Dyke and Mike Elko replace legenda at TCU and Duke (21:37), what the Virginia schools do next, and why CFB needs Virginia Tech to rebound (23:12). Finally, he talks about the small-time hires that could go hilariously wrong, Jim Mora Jr. at UConn (25:00).

Colton takes a victory lap over the news that the College Football Playoff staying at 4 teams until at least 2026.

Colton talks about the mess Jim Harbaugh made at Michigan over the last week and a half, and why no news is the best news during the college football offseason.

Colton recaps Ohio State's wild Rose Bowl win over Utah, talks about Greg Strudrawa's firing, gives his thoughts on the 2021 season and more. Why it was time for Greg Studrawa to go (3:35), Tanner McCalister's transfer from Oklahoma State (10:00), A historic Rose Bowl win (11:15), Jaxon Smith-Njigba with arguably the greatest Ohio State single-game performance ever(12:35), This is CJ Stroud's team now (16:20), Why it was important for this team to end the season on a positive note (20:30), Young players getting important experience before next season's opener vs. Notre Dame (29:10), Thoughts on the defense (34:20), A new O-Line coach alone isn't going to fix the run game (43:00), The emergence of Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka (46:10), Saluting Demario McCall (50:50), Watching the playoff and Ohio State missing a great opportunity to win a title this season (52:30), The Marcus Williamson situation (55:20), The offseason schedule for the podcast (57:40)

Colton previews Ohio State's Rose Bowl matchup with Utah, why the opt outs are a good thing for the Buckeyes, needing new leaders to step up, what he wants to see on Saturday, and more.

Colton has a one hour therapy session about the state of Colorado Football, being beaten down by the program, and why it's time for the Buffs to run the option.

On this episode Colton talks about bowl season, tries to identify the reasons people don't seem as excited for bowl games as they used to be, and why we can point at the failures of certain blueblood schools for not giving people the matchups they're used to.

Buckle in for an hour and forty minutes (!) of Colton breaking down Ohio State's 42-27 loss to Michigan and the end of the Buckeyes' national title hopes. (3:00) Colton gives UM their props on the win , (8:00) Explains why he thinks the season is a massive disappointment, (32:40)how Ryan Day mismanaged the game, (45:50) the worst call of the season, (51:00)Jim Harbaugh not taking the bait from Day, (51:00) Jack Miller's transfer and how it relates to the coaching staff handling depth poorly, (54:00) Being impressed with CJ Stroud, (1:00:00) Why it's time for Kevin Wilson and Greg Studrawa to go (1:04:00) The defense costing the program a shot at a national championship again, (1:19:30) What's next for the program?, (1:26:00) Haskell Garrett's message to the fans, (1:29:00) Questions.

Colton does his best to preview a crazy week 13 and talks about everything going down, including: What he's cooking for Thanksgiving (2:39), Florida firing Dan Mullen, and Penn State extending James Franklin (4:55), Keys to the Ohio State-Michigan game (13:20), Mississippi State possibly going 8-4 (15:20), Friday's games, plus Texas trying and failing to fry the turkey (17:20), Can Oklahoma State win Bedlam? (23:00), Big 12 Title Game scenarios (26:00), ACC Title Game scenarios (27:35), Will we see any big upsets? (30:00), Big Ten West scenarios (35:44) and more!

Colton previews The Game, why tackling is the biggest key to Ohio State winning, what Michigan does best, and more.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 56-7 win over Michigan State, tries to make sense of the level CJ Stroud and the offense are playing at, the defensive line's dominance, and more.

Colton previews week 12, talks about all the wild coaching news, and asks for you homemade BBQ sauce recipes.

Colton previews Ohio State-Michigan State, and why he thinks it's probable the game turns into a shootout.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 59-31 win over Purdue, and breaks down a whole bunch of stuff including: Being happy with the win (1:50), Purdue's early fumble changing the course of the game (5:15), Why the first half was the ideal version of 2021 Ohio State(8:30), Ryan Day simplifying the offense (14:00), Garrett Wilson appreciation (21:10), the importance of a healthy Miyan Williams (33:20), frustrations about the backups not playing (36:18), thoughts on the defense (37:35), why you shouldn't expect a change at safety (43:04), Denzel Burke is a stud ((46:54), and taking questions and comments (50:20)

Colton recaps his weekend, which included watching Stanford get run over in person, talks about the latest coaching news, and previews the week 11 slate of games.

Colton previews Ohio State's game with Purdue, wonders how nervous fans are about this game, and explains why he thinks the Buckeyes are going to roll.

Colton recaps Ohio State's 26-17 win at Nebraska, rants about Ryan Day's decision making, what he thinks is up with CJ Stroud, and shows some love to the defense and special teams.

Colton previews week 10, why he thinks Purdue is beating Michigan State, tells a story about a recent trip to Chipotle, and why this is an important week for Michigan.

Colton previews Ohio State's game at Nebraska, and why he thinks it has the potential to be much closer than people expect.