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The Solid Verbal College Football

The Solid Verbal College Football

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College football in all its glory. Ditch the mainstream and break the huddle with The Solid Verbal. Since 2008, Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein have been shaking up the college football podcasting scene with their fun and unique blend of commentary. Whether you're a diehard or a casual observer, the show taps into your fandom with spirited debates, fresh perspectives, and segments you won't hear anywhere else. Recognized as trailblazers in the podcasting world, The Solid Verbal isn't just another college football show—it's America's College Football Podcast. Become a Verballer today and join thousands of others who don't just love college football, they live it!

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Episodes
  • Missing Pieces: What Your College Football Team Can't Seem To Fix
    Mar 26 2026

    What's the one thing your college football team just can't figure out? In this episode, we work through listener submissions on the recurring issues that haunt fan bases year after year. From Arkansas's defensive drought to Mizzou's glass ceiling under Eli Drinkwitz, from Florida's institutional lag, to Oregon's quest to close out the biggest games. Plus, what gnaws at Texas, Michigan, Georgia, and USC fans despite all the talent those programs have stockpiled. We also riff on Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, and whether some coaches are simply hardwired to win one specific way.

    Timecodes:
    0:00 - Intro
    8:18 - Arkansas
    16:43 - Georgia Tech
    22:42 - Missouri
    30:02 - Florida
    40:08 - Oregon
    48:07 - Texas
    53:46 - Michigan
    58:45 - Georgia
    1:03:12 - USC
    1:07:44 - Wisconsin
    1:09:33 - Rapid Fire (Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Iowa, Alabama)

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • The Wiggum Scale: Rating 2025's Most Heartbreaking Moments
    Mar 24 2026

    March Madness has a way of bringing old feelings back to the surface, and for college football fans, there's plenty of unresolved heartbreak left over from the 2025 season. In this college football episode, we introduce the Wiggum Scale, a Ralph Wiggum-inspired framework for rating the most devastating losses and collapses of the year. From Penn State's season-breaking double overtime loss to Oregon at a packed Beaver Stadium, to a South Carolina team that watched a 30-3 halftime lead against Texas A&M completely evaporate, to a botched extra point hold that may have cost Notre Dame a playoff berth, we make peace with more than a dozen moments that some fans may never want to feel again.

    Timecodes:
    0:00 - Intro
    7:43 - Omar Cooper Jr.'s catch
    13:14 - Oregon derails Penn State's season
    18:55 - West Virginia wins the Backyard Brawl
    23:28 - Tyler Buchner's botched hold
    30:54 - South Carolina gives away a 27-point lead
    37:57 - Ole Miss falls just short against Miami
    46:09 - Utah breaks Chris Klieman
    51:27 - The 4th quarter of UNLV vs Air Force
    53:40 - Georgia comes back on Tennessee
    59:56 - Cal upsets SMU
    1:04:13 - Rapid Fire: New Mexico beats SDSU, Montana State's wild FCS title, the Iron Bowl & the CFP National Championship

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Our Most Interesting Transfers of the 2026 College Football Season
    Mar 19 2026

    In this episode, we each picked eight transfers — four on offense, four on defense, one quarterback max — that we find most interesting heading into the 2026 season. Why these guys? It comes down to situation, scheme fit, prior production, and in some cases, just a gut feeling that something's about to click at the next stop.

    We get into the players following their coaches to new destinations, the quarterback pickups nobody saw coming, the edge rushers changing conferences, and the linebackers ready to take over defenses. The big themes keep coming up: how much does coaching familiarity actually matter, can G5 numbers translate to a Power 4 schedule, and what happens when a proven producer lands in a more stable situation?

    Timecodes:
    0:00 - Intro
    5:33 - Caleb Hawkins (Oklahoma State)
    11:48 - Adam Mohammed (Cal)
    19:06 - Ian Strong (Cal)
    22:05 - Omarion Miller (Arizona State)
    26:45 - Cutter Boley (Arizona State)
    31:19 - Aaron Philo (Florida)
    36:39 - JJ Buchanan (Michigan)
    43:29 - Ben Brahmer (Penn State)
    46:52 - Damon Wilson (Miami)
    50:29 - Chaz Coleman (Tennessee)
    53:44 - Devan Thompkins (Alabama)
    56:39 - Austin Romaine (Texas Tech)
    59:44 - Sammy Omosigho (UCLA)
    1:03:53 - Cade Uluave (BYU)
    1:05:49 - Jontez Williams (USC)
    1:08:32 - DJ McKinney (Notre Dame)
    1:10:26 - Kenny Minchey, DJ Lagway, Anthony Colandrea, Darian Mensah & Colton Joseph

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    1 hr and 19 mins
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Great college football podcast, possibly the best. Takes a national perspective, not just all SEC.

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