Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien to discuss how he's constructing his program - from targeting o-line players, to developmental coaches, to incorporating NIL. Then he gets into his previous experience and how programs like Penn State, the Houston Texans, and New England Patriots shaped him as a coach. Then, Rece and Pete get into why former Missouri Athletic Director Desireé Reed-Francois would leave for the University of Arizona, the Pac-12's move which shows why they don't want to go away, and what Pete thinks everyone should keep an eye on in college football right now.
0:00 - Welcome To The College Gameday Podcast
02:12 - First Impressions of New Boston College HC Bill O’Brien
03:46 - Boston College HC Bill O’Brien Sits With Pete Thamel
07:04 - HC O’Brien: We Need To Target The Right Guys To Build The Team
13:52 - HC O’Brien: Boston College Has To Be Part of NIL Landscape
21:35 - O’Brien Kept Penn State Football From Disintegrating
24:49 - Boston College Faces A Challenging Schedule
30:38 - Why Would Francois Leave Miz For Arizona
36:42 - Pac-12 Hints They Don’t Intend To Go Away
40:05 - Gameday Is Headed To UCONN This Week
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Elmo’s NIL Value; Confident or Shaken?; Bulldog Bandwagon; Buc-ee’s Gift Cards
Appreciation Not Passion; Big Flip; Cuban Coffee; Bowl Motivation; Tower of Terror
New NCAA Prez; Leach Changed Everything; Ken Niumatalolo Fired; Early Bowl Games
Remembering Mike Leach
Tailgaters Drinking Rosé; Crush Collision; Travel Tree & Chocolate Gravy
CFP is Set; Benefit of the Doubt; New Blood; Good to Be a Homer
Conference Championship Picks; Suspend Disbelief; Obscure Conference Injury Updates
Frustrations of the Rich; Dry Town Skepticism; Purple Tie
Metaphorical Field Goal; Lost Composure; All Steak and No Sizzle; The Daddy of Transition Teams
Week 13 Picks; Hawaiian Thanksgiving; Regression to the Mean Game; Apple Cup Slices
Winner Taking Most; Run Pass Boat Moat; Unpredictable Auburn Factor
Georgia Frailties; All For Pot Stirring; Catastrophic Mistakes; Evolving Organisms
Week 12 Picks; World Cup Comps; Pulling the Tarps; Floyd of Rosedale
“I Don’t Really Care;” New Long Johns; Meat Grinder Process; Orange Bowl Accomplishment
Tragedy at Virginia; Won A Different Way; Game of the Year Candidate; Local Hunk of Meat
Week 11 Picks; Only Wrong Predictions; Never Change Big Ten West; Quarterback Crush
Winter Hats; New No. 1; TCU in Danger?; LSU Handling Success
College Football’s Standard Bearer; Dude’s Good; Brian Kelly Officially Adopted; Addressing Staleness
Week 10 Picks; Baller Position; Giant Number in Death Valley; Teams After Playing Perfect
Tennessee Arrives at No. 1; Vibrant Available Field; MACtion Over the World Series; Future of the West
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