Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith to discuss his swift transition into the role, him having to take on the transfer portal chaos, and how he sees the in-state rivalry with Michigan. Smith also gets into his QB days at Oregon with Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, and what it's like to rub arms with MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo. Lastly, Rece reflects on an old MSU game where comedian Ken Jeong went viral after shouting out his wife, "Tran, you complete me Ho. That's her last name. That's her last name. Relax, ESPN."
0:00 - Welcome To The College Gameday Podcast
00:18 - Why Are We Moving Off The 12-Team Playoff?
12:08 - Unique League Matchups
22:54 - Coach Smith On His Arrival at MSU
31:51 - Coach Smith: Tom Izzo Is Awesome To Lean On
35:22 - MSU Coach Smith Gives a Snapshot of Aidan Chiles
51:28 - Jonathan Smith: Ochocinco Caught My Best Throw
52:52 - Rece: The MSU Fight Song is Underrated
01:01:45 - Rece's Memory of Ken Jeong at Michigan St
01:06:06 - Can Pete sing the Syracuse fight song?
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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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