Open For Business: College Football w/ John Kurtz

The SEC Is Winning, So Why the Propaganda?; OSU-West Virginia is Saturday's Most Fascinating Game

Open For Business: College Football w/ John Kurtz

Show Notes

Send us Fan Mail The SEC might be the best conference in college football right now, so why does the propaganda machine still feel necessary? In this episode, John Kurtz breaks down the SEC’s strong start, the constant schedule chest-puffing around Oklahoma and other league teams, and why overselling the conference may actually hurt its credibility. Plus, College GameDay is heading to another SEC campus instead of Boise State-Western Michigan. Is that just the reality of modern college foot...

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