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Volunteer1989 said:
Looking for suggestions on a college football podcast. Specifically Tennessee or atleast SEC centered. Any suggestions?
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Sure! Here's five. I know more, but I feel like these are a good starting place. I'm going to link to their Youtube channels, as I tend to listen to their videos on Youtube while working, but I think most if not all have podcast versions as well.


That SEC Podcast - That SEC Football Podcast

This one is great. You have SEC Mike and Cousin Shane, and they drink whisky and talk about football. They have great chemistry, make clear points, don't tend to ramble, but they're accessible and you get a nice little chat out of their shows. I usually detest podcasts that I feel I could get by going to any sports bar - that is, I don't like it when it's just regular people who have no insight or thoughtfulness to bring to the table - but their presentation is unique enough that you can feel like you're in a casual conversation with some seasoned SEC fans. In other words, they present a consistent and professional enough program that it rises above that "two guys at the bar" tone. Pretty good show. Easy to listen to.


Cube Show with Cole Cubelic - Cube Show: Presented By Wickles Pickles

Cole Cubelic has started doing his own weekly show, and while it's in its infancy, you get an interesting combination of game reviews and insight from Cubelic being part of the sports media. This one is a little rough around the edges, it hasn't matured like the long running shows yet, but again, it's a unique perspective and Cubelic makes points you won't hear from everyday observers. The value here is definitely in Cole's perspective. Since it's just him, he does occasionally go on too long on a topic, and his schedule is erratic since he's flying and traveling for CBS work. Still. It's a good and unique listen.


Crain and Company - Crain & Company

Established group of commentators with resources and an organized program. Their strength is their youth, and their prior experience with sports. Their titles say they're all former college athletes - I've never fact checked that, but hey, no reason to doubt them. A lot of these shows have people trending toward middle age, but Crain and Company skew younger and they have a youthful energy to their conversations. Very crisp, well run, and moves at a faster pace than most podcasts or shows. I know I'm repeating myself, but the energy level and tone here is sharp. They don't move slowly, they fire off comments, debate, argue, conclude, and move on.


Late Kick with Josh Pate - Josh Pate's College Football Show

I know, it's called "Josh Pate's College Football Show" now, but whatever. This one is good. The show is fun, it's got a character to it that's enjoyable. Pate does have a tendency to repeat himself and go on too long about topics. He'll turn a 5 minute segment into a 15 minute segment by just ... not wrapping up. He also has this habit of creating strawmen to present his talking points against. In other words, he'll say "people are saying X" or "everyone was saying X about this team," and then he explains why X was a foolish thing to say or think ... except no one was saying X to begin with. He just makes things up so he can talk against them. Makes those segments kind of annoying, frankly. The one other thing I will say. Pate is earnest and that's good, but a lot of people comment that you'll get to a point with his show where you know what he's going to say about things before he says it. So again, he repeats himself quite a bit. I have had similar feelings.


Snaps with Aaron Murray - Snaps

Okay this one is also new, and it shows. I feel like the host isn't quite organized, and that leads to some pacing problems with the presentation. He also is too informal, swears in places that don't feel professional, etc. - BUT - it's not unlistenable, and maybe the host will get better as they get their legs under them. More importantly, Aaron Murray himself has a ton of knowledge to bring to the table. He also does his own individual breakdowns of quarterback performances, and gives a LOT of insight when he's reviewing successful or unsuccessful plays. The strong suit of this show is that (if you watch the videos), you come away with some real understanding of the quarterback perspective, especially as it relates to good or bad plays from the previous game.
 
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If you do find that you want to branch outside of just SEC and Tennessee talk, The Solid Verbal is my favorite. Hosts with personality, freely admit some of their biases, but still very knowledgable and fun to listen to throughout the week.

www.solidverbal.com

The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast

America's College Football Podcast since 2008, with Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein
www.solidverbal.com www.solidverbal.com
 
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I like Josh Pate, but I feel like his show could be condensed down. Half the time he talks about stuff (filler) that contains very little information.
I also like That SEC Podcast.
Locked on Vols and Locked on SEC provide some general information. You can also listen the the "locked on" for other teams.
 
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Andy Staples On3 is probably my favorite for National Sports talk. I’d say he and Josh Pate are 1 and 1A for me.

For Vols news I listen to the Hubbs, Price other site podcast, and also listen to Rucker and those guys at 247.


If anyone ever wanted to start a Volnation podcast I would love to get on and talk Vols, all of college football w/ you guys.
 
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Pate is the best IMO if you're not necessarily looking for "insider info" but just want good solid takes. I do like Swain's show for the most part and agree with some on here that "Off the Hook" is to be avoided, although I will say his Sunday segments he did with Fred White were really, really good. Not sure if he does those anymore though. White was solid.
 
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Blue chip Breakdown is good. Vol quest is always a good listen. On game days, I always like A to Z sports with Johnathan Crompton. They do a halftime and postgame show. Dave Hooker is ok. Talkin Vawls is mediocre now but if you are totally bored they are so so. Josh Pate is good. If you like really good QB breakdowns, then I would suggest The QB School. Straight Up Tennessee and The Vol Bros are good. Pancakes and Bacon. That SEC podcast with cousin Mike and Shane is good.
 
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Volunteer1989 said:
Looking for suggestions on a college football podcast. Specifically Tennessee or atleast SEC centered. Any suggestions?
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The guys at GoVols247 ask me everytime to mention them to my friends and I think they are awesome :) also volquest is good and I like Blue Chip Breakdown.
 
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No particular order

National
1. The Solid Verbal-just two dudes talking football
2. Josh Pate
3. Until Saturday (Ubben was a former Tennessee writer)
4. Unnecessary roughness (vulgar but entertaining)
5. Andy and Ari-Andy is a Florida grad but quite unbiased. He's interviewed Bru, Cooper, and Sampson

SEC
1. Cube Show
2. That SEC podcast
3. Barrett Sallee

Local
1. I personally find VQ the best-especially as it relates to recruiting
2. GoVols247
3. Fanrun radio-goofy but they get great guests
 
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Volunteer1989 said:
Looking for suggestions on a college football podcast. Specifically Tennessee or atleast SEC centered. Any suggestions?
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Rocky Top Rewind and a Tuesday podcast reviewing the previous game and a Thursday mailbag podcast on the Volquest You Tube Channel.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Okay? I'd say he's the best. Nobody I'd rather listen to talk college football. He's extremely knowledgeable, well connected, and fair. Really difficult to sense any sort of bias from him. He's also been predicting Tennessee would return to prominence for a while now.
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I actually agree with you for the first time ever. Pate is the best imo.
 
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Pate is someone I watch quite a bit.

Locked On Vols. It’s a homer one but I enjoy it from time to time. By no means do I feel the need to catch it daily.

Snaps with Aaron Murray. Breaks down qb play. Really like Nico this year.
 
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Locked On Vols is my go to for Vols related content

But for all around College Football, The Solid Verbal podcast is by far my favorite listen every week, it’s fun, lighthearted and bipartisan. All around good listen and the guys have been doing it for almost 20 years.
 
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