This episode is for paid subscribers, but everyone can listen to the first half, before we get into coach carousel business and conference championship picks. To get the full show, become a paid subscriber today.
After previewing all 134 FBS teams for the 2024 season, it’s predictions time. Split Zone Duo picks Heisman Trophy finalists, players and games of the year, coaches to be fired and hired, conference champions, and the 12 teams in the expanded College Football Playoff. What will happen this season? Now there’s no reason to even play the games, because we’ve already figured it out. At the end of the season, we’ll dig up this time capsule and see how we did.
Production: Anthony Vito.
SZD shirts for a good cause this season
One of the best friends of our podcast is Wes Boling of Nokian Tyres, our valued sponsor. Wes, a diehard Tennessee Volunteer, is a longtime listener of the show and is the driving reason we’ve been able to add such a great partnership. The list of people who have done more to help Split Zone Duo than Wes is very, very short. He also happens to be one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Earlier this year, Wes’ wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with acute leukemia that required emergency chemotherapy. In the course of that treatment, Lisa suffered a devastating brain bleed. Thankfully, Lisa has made tremendous progress since then, and she, Wes, and their young son are taking on this difficult journey together. But the expenses associated with Lisa’s rehabilitation and the disruption to their lives are enormous and largely not covered by insurance—for example, an ongoing cognitive therapy program.
Wes has helped us, and the only thing to do is to now help Wes and his family. Our other longtime sponsor, Homefield, feels the same way. So if you buy a Split Zone Duo shirt from our collection at Homefield this season, 100 percent of the profits SZD or Homefield would make will instead go directly to a fund to help Wes’ family during this unimaginably hard time. We’ve also added a new shirt to the collection, the Split Zone Duo Logo Vintage Heavyweight Tee.
You don’t want a shirt, but you’re interested in chipping in? There is a direct fund link right here. And if you aren’t in a position to do either of these things, please just think a good thought for a wonderful family that will appreciate it.
There’s still time to catch up on all of SZD’s conference previews
All 134 FBS teams, plus an FCS overview, are covered in these shows:
Compete in the 2024 FCS Upset Draft
Think you can pick which FCS teams will win in FBS stadiums this fall? Think you can beat other SZD listeners in a quest for glory and treats?
