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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 MinnesotaPenn State at NorthwesternOhio State at IowaAlabama at Mississippi StateWashington at USCThe 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 StateIowa beating MichiganOregon beating USCMinnesota beating WashingtonGrading 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 StateThanks 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 matchupShould 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 StateThe most surprising Big Ten team so far, good or badThe best QB in the Big TenThanks 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.

The Big Ten went 11-6 in Week 2 and a miserable 2-6 against other Power Conference teams, including Ohio State losing to Texas, Oregon losing to Oklahoma State, Minnesota losing to Mississippi State and Illinois losing to Duke. Michigan's win over Oklahoma saved the conference from an even darker weekend.On this episode, Doug, Bill and Matt talk about went wrong, what it says about the depth the Big Ten, and whether anything can be done at this point, or will this weekend hang over the Big Ten all season?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.

More college football bets are shared on this edition of the CFB betting show on the Podcast of Northern Aggression. Tyler Shoemaker was 3-1 on his solo bets last week, so we get to all his picks right away and save the dubious picks of Doug Lesmerises until the end after his shameful 0-3 last week. From Arizona State to the Florida-Auburn game to a 113-year-old rivalry, TShoe is ready to roll this week. For their Union Bet, where vibes and math come together, the guys are going back to a team they tried before. Thanks for joining us to talk about college football plays 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.

College football's Week 2 slate features some bangers, from Ohio State-Texas to Oklahoma-Michigan to Kentucky-Alabama to a game worth watching Friday night between Boston College and Rutgers. After a stellar 5-0 week by Bill Landis and 4-1 week by Matta Fortuna against the spread in Week 1, Northern Aggression (Doug Lesmerises is also here) is back to break down five big games and three bonus in games in Week 2. Big games: Ohio State at Texas Oklahoma at Michigan Kentucky at Alabama Mississippi State at Minnesota Duke at Illinois Bonus games: Rutgers at Boston College Memphis at Boise State Cal at Syracuse 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.

Massachusetts quarterback Pop Watson, who led the Minutemen to a stunning upset of Rutgers in Week 1, joins Matt Fortuna for an interview on this episode of Northern Aggression. But first, Matt, Doug and Bill discuss what's next for Rutgers after that 37-21 loss and suggest some names for who could be the next coach for the Scarlet Knights with Greg Schiano firmly on the hot seat.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.

Michigan vs. Western Michigan ended in chaos on Saturday. What is the effect on the Big Ten as the clock issues in that Michigan win remain the dominant topic in college football? On this edition of Around the North, Matt Fortuna, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are joined by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com to discuss the ramifications of that game. Then it's on to: How the Big Ten fared on the field in Week 1, from Penn State, USC and Iowa to Rutgers, Michigan State and Oregon Disappointing and impressive teams from Clemson to LSU to UCLA What's up with Dabo? Does Notre Dame look like the national title favorite? How will the Big Ten fare in its three games against the SEC in Week 2? 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.

Our college football betting show is back for Week 2 on Northern Aggression, with picks on Ohio State-Texas, Alabama-Kentucky, UCLA-San Diego State, Army-South Florida, Penn State-Temple, Ohio-Jacksonville State and more.There are four bets from handicapper Tyler Shoemaker, three from vibes goofball Doug Lesmerises, and the one union bet where they come together.Last week wasn't great: 1-2 from TShoe, 1-4 from Doug and 0-1 on the Union bet. We're trying again this week anyway.Thanks for being here and we'll catch you every week for CFB bets on Monday. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.