We thought Week 6 would be quiet. We were wrong. Dead wrong.

Three top 15 teams fell to unranked opponents in what might be the most chaotic Saturday of the season. We dive deep into Penn State's shocking 42-37 loss to UCLA—a team that fired its coach just days earlier. The loss raises serious questions about James Franklin's future despite his $50+ million buyout. Can this relationship be salvaged? We also break down Florida's inspired 29-21 upset of Texas in The Swamp, where the Gators' defense sacked Arch Manning six times and exposed flaws in the Longhorns' offensive line. Plus, Miami continues to look like a legitimate contender with a dominant road win over Florida State, powered by freshman sensation Malachi Toney and an elite defensive front.

Beyond the headline upsets, we analyze Alabama's methodical win over Vanderbilt, Cincinnati's offensive explosion against Iowa State, Bryce Underwood's career day against Wisconsin, and what all this chaos means for the playoff picture.

To close things out, Ty reveals his updated top 12 rankings, we answer live Verballer questions about Ohio State inevitability, the best G6 teams, and the champions of NIL, and finally, hand out Dude Alerts to standouts like Bear Bachmeier, Dallas Wilson, and Ty Simpson.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
3:04 - UCLA upsets Penn State
15:33 - Miami beats Florida State
22:34 - Florida upsets Texas
30:52 - Alabama gets revenge on Vandy
36:13 - Cincy dumps Iowa State
39:03 - Other Big 12 Thoughts
41:33 - Other Big Ten Thoughts
48:24 - Other ACC Thoughts
53:12 - Other SEC Thoughts + Notre Dame
55:16 - Ty's New Top 12
58:06 - Week 6 Reverbs
1:01:43 - Questions from YouTube
1:12:58 - Dude Alerts

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Welcome to Week 6, the start of Cocktober. We dive into a slate that's loaded with opportunities for offenses to establish themselves (or for underdogs to sneak in and steal one). We circle back and discuss the two biggest games of the weekend: Vandy traveling to Alabama and Miami making their first road trip to face Florida State in Tallahassee. Both have baggage, both feature ranked teams, and both could shake up the playoff picture.

From there, we explore the sneaky-important matchups that nobody's talking about enough: Iowa State's trip to Cincinnati, Kansas State trying to bounce back at Baylor, and Texas facing a desperate Florida team in The Swamp. We also hit on Notre Dame's chance to make a statement against Boise State, the letdown potential for Illinois, and why we're believers in some serious home dog action this week (looking at you, Cal and Virginia).

Plus, we've got our weekly Pat League lookahead, a breakdown of the optimal quad setup for Saturday, and a look at the Taylor Swift curse, bear coat turnover props, and more.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
5:44 - Picks of the Week + More Vandy-Alabama / Miami-Florida Discussion
14:19 - Iowa State vs Cincinnati
21:20 - Kansas State vs Baylor
28:08 - Texas vs Florida
34:57 - Virginia vs Louisville
41:19 - Wisconsin vs Michigan
42:35 - Boise State vs Notre Dame
47:39 - Under The Radar Games
1:06:17 - Pat League Lightning Round
1:09:54 - Window of Opportuniy & The Quadfather

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We're back from an incredible trip to State College, and we've got a lot of college football to unpack, starting with the news that Sam Pittman has been fired at Arkansas. With Bobby Petrino taking over as interim head coach, we discuss the likely candidates to permanently replace Pittman, including Rhett Lashlee, GJ Kinne, John Sumrall, Deion Sanders, and others.

From there, we dive deep into conference power rankings for all four major conferences. We go team-by-team through the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12, making some calls that'll probably upset you. We disagree on Georgia's placement after their home loss to Alabama, try to make sense of ACC chaos beyond Miami, figure out which Big 12 teams are actually good, and weirdly agree on a relatively orderly Big Ten.

We also share stray thoughts from Week 5 games we didn't get to discuss in detail—Ohio State's dominant defense, Ole Miss looking legit, LSU's offensive struggles, the USC-Illinois thriller, and why Mississippi State deserves more respect.

Finally, we break down two massive Week 6 matchups with early predictions. For Vanderbilt at Alabama, we explain why this revenge game might not go the way most expect. And for Miami at Florida State, we discuss why this spread has dropped significantly and why we're both taking the Seminoles with the points in their first true test.

Finally, we share our completely unfiltered experience from Penn State's Whiteout game between Oregon and Penn State. The crowd was ear-splitting and incredible—truly one of the best environments in college football. From the tailgate scene to the in-game atmosphere to the postgame chaos, we give you the full State College experience.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro & opening thoughts
2:19 - Sam Pittman fired at Arkansas
8:05 - Reactions to AP Top 25 & Verballer Top 12
18:56 - Conference Power Rankings
1:00:07 - Stray Thoughts from Week 5
1:17:12 - Vandy vs Alabama Predictions
1:24:28 - Miami vs Florida State Preview
1:32:15 - Closing thoughts on our trip to State College

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