Purple Theory

Parker and Grant tackle the big news of the day -- namely, the return of Turnpike Troubadours -- before turning their attention to coaching once again. Brian Kelly is at LSU, but the major topic is Sonny Dykes' official announcement as the new TCU head coach. Topics include:

-- What Dykes brings to the table as a staff

-- The #Vibes

-- The very not good hiring of Kaz

-- Baylor-Oklahoma State preview

-- Other conference championship talk

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The college football world decided to go absolutely insane this weekend. Parker and Grant spend a good time on the various coaching changes, especially Lincoln Riley's departure to USC, before diving in to a couple of interesting games from the weekend. Topics include:

-- Lincoln Riley gaslighting Oklahoma

-- Parker throwing out Derek Mason's name again for some reason

-- Grant's treatise on why you should never hire a former Houston Texans coach

-- Various dominoes that could fall

-- What on earth LSU might do

-- An honest appreciation of Michigan football

-- Mike Gundy's masterpiece

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Parker and Grant reluctantly talk about the trap game of all trap games for TCU against the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend. After that, the podcast eschews Big 12 predictions for coaching predictions nationwide. Topics include:

-- Parker quoting the Drive-By Truckers in the first 30 seconds

-- Just how much the Kansas-Texas game was an outlier

-- A realization that the Jayhawks, while they did beat Texas, are a very bad team

-- Who is left to play quarterback for TCU

-- A Michael Collins update

-- Predictions on who will fill a variety of open coaching jobs

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Grant and Parker indulge in some coaching search talk before spending a cursory amount of time on the TCU-Oklahoma State game. Then a general assessment of the Big 12 takes place before we get into listener submissions. Topics include:

-- A potential new name atop the totem pole

-- Boy, TCU's rush defense is bad

-- Chandler Morris's trip on the Max Duggan Experience

-- Texas lost to Kansas (in football)

-- Is any team in the Big 12 good?

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TCU welcomes Oklahoma State for a matchup of undefeated Top 15 teams on Saturday. Parker and Grant break down everything surrounding the game, including:

-- TCU going Full Costanza

-- A hesitance to declare this team playoff-ready

-- Spencer Sanders: Officially Pretty Good

-- The most annoying wide receiver corps of all time

-- Why the amazing front end for Oklahoma State is hampered by the back end

-- Predictions from Parker and Grant, as well as our listeners

Follow Grant on Twitter @grantmcgalliard and Parker @statsowar. Let's set the tone on Saturday. Go Frogs.