Northern Aggression: A College Football Podcast

We're picking Indiana vs. Michigan, Houston vs. Utah, Iowa vs. Minnesota, USC vs. Wisconsin and North Dakota State vs. New Mexico as our college football games on The Podcast of Northern Aggression this week. The bonus games discussed are Michigan State vs. UCLA and BYU vs. UCF. Indiana is trying to bounce back from a loss to Ohio State against a Michigan team making a quarterback change. Houston and Utah are hoping to land major wins in the Big 12 race. North Dakota State and New Mexico is not only big for the Mountain West race, but also in deciding which Group of 6 team makes the College Football Playoff. Thanks for joining us on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time to reset our College Football Playoff picks halfway through the season. But first, Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises look back on preseason playoff predictions good and bad (Illinois, Washington, Oklahoma.) Then it's onto new lists of the predicted 12 teams that will make the CFP field. Will upstarts UCLA, Kentucky and Northwestern make it? Will Georgia, Miami, Ohio State or Indiana be the No. 1 seed? Is Notre Dame is danger of missing the field? How many teams from the ACC and Big 12 will make it with so much uncertainty in the Big Ten and SEC? Thanks as always for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Weekly game picks will show up in your feed on Thursday. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Texas to Oregon, from Michigan to Northwestern, from Wake Forest to USC, college football discussions hit a lot of topics on this edition of Around the North. Ralph Russo from The Athletic swings by for an outstanding appearance, bringing lots of insight, as he joins Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and Doug Lesmerises to discuss these five topics around college football. • The team you shouldn't give up on yet • Favorite underdog story this season • Biggest disappointment this season • What to expect from Ohio State and Indiana after their big showdown • Suggestions to make the AP college football poll better Thanks to Ralph for his time and great info. And thanks to you for joining us on Around the North on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Five of college football's top 7 teams in the AP poll -- Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama and Texas -- lost last weekend. The 24-team CFB playoff is coming next season. On this episode, Matt, Bill and Doug combine those two realities and dive into the future of the sport. What about the upsets? What about the chaos? What about the parity? What will it all mean when 24 teams make the playoff? Thanks as always for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression, your preeminent place to talk about how mid the SEC is. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

t's a great time to follow college football bets on The Podcast of Northern Aggression after a perfect week for Tyler Shoemaker last week, with wins on TCU, LSU, West Virginia, Appalachian State and Air Force. What's next this week? TShoe and Doug Lesmerises discuss how to handle Auburn and Tennessee this week, after big wins over Georgia and Alabama, and what to do with Indiana following it's razor-thin loss to Ohio State. The Hoosiers are at Michigan, while LSU faces Auburn and South Carolina plays Tennessee. Plus bets on Oregon-Illinois, Clemson-Virginia Tech, Rutgers-Northwestern, West Virginia-TCU, Kentucky-Vanderbilt and more. Thanks for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State-Indiana, Notre Dame-BYU, Michigan-Penn State, Wisconsin-UCLA and Nebraska-Oregon are the games we're picking this week on The Podcast of Northern Aggression is a big week for the Big Ten and Notre Dame. The bonus games discussed are Northwestern-Michigan State, Houston-Oklahoma State and Kentucky-Oklahoma. The Wisconsin and Nebraska visits to the West Coast are both huge for those teams trying to take a step up this season, while UCLA and Oregon are trying to deal with quarterback injuries. Meanwhile, the Penn State-Michigan loser could be in very bad shape, and Buckeyes-Hoosiers and Fighting Irish-Cougars are both Top 10 matchups. Thanks for joining Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU are two major games in college football this week, and Around the North dug into both of them on this episode. The show also asked the question of which Northern team is best right now, the Buckeyes, Hoosiers or Fighting Irish? To answer that question and many others, Nicole Auerbach of NBC Sports and the Happy Auer newsletter on Substack joined the show to chat with Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and Doug Lesmerises. Besides those games, the show also tackled the topic of SEC Midness and asked which Big Ten game last week was the most interesting or shocking: Purdue over Minnesota, UCLA over Oregon, USC over Penn State, Iowa over Washington or Nebraska almost beating Indiana? Thanks to Nicole for her time and insight and thanks to you for joining us on Around the North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After another good week of college football betting last week, as TShoe went 3-1, the Union Bet hit for the fourth straight week and Doug went 2-1, Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises are back for another round of college football betting advice. The picks here are on: UCLA-Wisconsin Houston-Oklahoma State LSU-Mississippi State TCU-Baylor West-Virginia-Cincinnati Appalachian State-Coastal Carolina Air Force-UNLV Thanks for joining us on The Podcast of Northern Aggression betting show. For the season, TShoe is 15-8, Doug is 5-13 and their combined Union Bets are 4-2. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Six college football picks are on this show as Bill, Matt and Doug add an extra game to the usual slate. The discussions and picks are on: USC-Penn State in what might be a sad White Out Georgia-Alabama Indiana-Nebraska UCLA-Oregon Iowa-Washington Purdue-Minnesota Plus a bonus look at Oklahoma-Texas. Thanks as always for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Indiana vs. Nebraska is one of two college football showdowns between undefeated Power Conference teams this weekend. On this episode of Around the North, Josh Peterson of the I-80 Club podcast and YouTube show joins Matt, Bill and Doug to discuss whether people should be believing in Nebraska this season, or anticipating another fall off after a fast start. How big is the Big Noon matchup with Indiana at Nebraska on Saturday, what does it mean to the Big Ten, and how does it compare to the other undefeated showdown between Alabama and Georgia? Other topics covered: With both teams on two-game losing streaks, how much trouble are Michigan and Penn State in and how should we view Kyle Whittingham and Matt Campbell? What is the fourth-best team in the Big Ten and why do we have so many candidates for it? How many actually good teams are there in the Big Ten and SEC? Thanks to Josh for his time and insight. Thanks to you as always for hanging out with us on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An Oregon-UCLA play is the Union Bet in this college football betting discussion with Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises. They have hit three straight Union Bets, when the math and the vibes come together, and are 3-2 on those bets for the year. TShoe was 2-2 on his bets last week and is 12-7 on the year, while Doug is also here. Other games to play this week: South Carolina-Florida Utah State-Washington State Arkansas-Tennessee Florida International-New Mexico State Alabama-Georgia LSU-Kentucky Michigan State-Illinois Thanks for joining the betting show on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three Big Ten teams that took big losses last week are under the microscope on this edition of college football picks on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. For Week 5, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna make picks on these five games: Michigan at Minnesota Penn State at Northwestern Ohio State at Iowa Alabama at Mississippi State Washington at USC The bonus games discussed are North Dakota State-Wyoming, Clemson-Miami and Pitt-Virginia Tech. Thanks for checking out the weekly picks show on Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The teams ranked Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the our Big Ten preseason poll all lost Saturday. On this edition of Around the North, the discussion centers on those games and what we learned about the winners and losers. Audrey Snyder, the great Penn State writer for https://insidethelions.substack.com/, joins Bill Landis, Matt Fortuna and Doug Lesmerises to break it all down. The five show topics: Wisconsin beating Penn State Iowa beating Michigan Oregon beating USC Minnesota beating Washington Grading the four new Big Ten coaching hires for this season: Bob Chesney at UCLA, Matt Campbell at Penn State, Kyle Whittingham at Michigan and Pat Fitzgerald at Michigan State Thanks for joining Around the North on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Tell a friend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After a 5-1 week on the show, Northern Aggression is back for more college football bets on Pitt, Penn State, Georgia and more. On this episode, Tyler Shoemaker and Doug Lesmerises discuss TShoe's mechanic picks as he goes under the hood for some off-the-radar games. He has a best bet for James Madison-Marshall, as well as suggested bets for Cal-UNLV and Oregon State-Colorado State. He also likes two games on Friday, with a pick on Penn State-Northwestern and a Union Bet with Doug, as math and vibes combine, on Pitt-Virginia Tech. Doug is more basic, choosing three SEC bets while riding high after winning his only bet last week on Georgia. This week he makes picks on Alabama-Mississippi State, Georgia-Vanderbilt and Kentucky-South Carolina. For the year, TShoe is 10-5 and Doug is 2-10, while their combined Union Bet is 2-2. Thanks for joining the betting show each Monday on the Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Five college football matchups are up for discussion and picks on this episode, with Matt Fortuna coming off a perfect 5-0 week against the spread. Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises join him to debate and predict: Michigan-Iowa Penn State-Wisconsin Nebraska-Michigan State Texas-Tennessee USC-Oregon Plus bonus discussions on Florida-Ole Miss, Oklahoma State-West Virginia and Toledo-San Diego State. Thanks for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Around the North, covering five topics around the Big Ten and college football. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Matt Fortuna re joined by Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times. He has a new podcast series, House of Troy, dropping on Tuesday about the modern era of USC football that will be of interest to all CFB fans. The topics on this show include: Thoughts on the USC defense entering the Oregon matchup Should USC or Oregon be favored? The other most interesting Big Ten games this week, with the choices including Penn State-Wisconsin, Indiana-Northwestern, Minnesota-Washington and Nebraska-Michigan State The most surprising Big Ten team so far, good or bad The best QB in the Big Ten Thanks for joining us on Around the North on the Podcast of Northern Aggression. We'll be here early every week with another guest from around college football. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tyler Shoemaker is back after his formula, the TShoe Index, was as good as any college football betting math in the nation last week. TShoe was 3-1 last week on his picks here, just like he was the previous week, and the Union Bet of vibes and math also hit on Houston-Texas Tech. So let's keep rolling with TShoe bets on Michigan-Iowa, Texas-Tennessee, Clemson-Cal, Georgia State-Northern Illinois and a Union Bet on New Mexico-New Mexico State. Doug is 1-10 and a ridiculous embarrassment to all things betting, so he is making a single bet this week. If you wan to fade his vibes, you'll have at least one chance. Thanks for joining the college football betting episode of The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's five more college football games to pick as the Week 3 calendar offers an odd assortment of matchups. Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises reluctantly wade into Ole Miss vs. LSU before also previewing and picking: • Maryland-Virginia Tech • SMU-Louisville • Houston-Texas Tech • North Carolina-Clemson The three bonus games are Colorado-Northwestern, South Carolina-Mississippi State and Florida-Auburn. Thanks for joining The Podcast of Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Indiana's 16-0 national championship run from the 2025 season remains one of the great and surprising stories in American sports this century. A new book, Unthinkable to Unstoppable: How Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers stunned college football, will be released on Sept. 22 and is available for pre-order. On this episode, the authors of that book, Mike Nizolek and Zach Osterman, join Doug Lesmerises to discuss the future of Indiana footnall, what the Hoosiers' showdown in Bloomington against Ohio State in October should be like, their interviews with Cignetti and others for this book, and how they came to collaborate on this story. You can find the book anywhere, including at bookshop.org . Thanks for joining Northern Aggression. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Around the North talking Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, USC, UCLA & more in a discussion of five Big Ten footnall topics. Jon Wilner of Wilnerhotline.com , a great West Coast national college football writer for the Mercury News and others, joins Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises to discuss these five topics: How would you describe the job that Dan Lanning has done as Oregon's head coach? How much trouble are Oregon and Ohio State in after their Week 2 losses? Does Indiana actually have the right idea on non-conference scheduling? Are USC and UCLA both for real? Grade the additions of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA to the Big Ten and how everything has worked out for the schools and the conference Thanks for joining Around the North on The Podcast of Northern Aggression. We'll plan to bring in a guest every week to join Matt, Bill and Doug for a five-topic discussion of Big Ten and national college football. Thanks for being here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.