Seven weeks in, the parlay finally hit, and the new CFP rankings have us arguing whether a 24-team playoff ruins the regular season.

Mason’s USC leg carried the first winning ticket, so he’s stuck taking shots from his side bet with Brady. The CFP talk covers the theory that ESPN money explains the SEC love, Boise State bumping Ohio State out of the projected field, and whether Miami’s run as an 11 seed proves Cinderellas exist. In the NFL, Tampa beats Atlanta 16-0 without completing a pass, and Mason blames the Joneses’ micromanaging for the Cowboys (Brady calls it “the coldest of hot takes”). Then come the games: NFL Wordle, a vowel-heavy Guess That Player, and Matt’s trade game, where Brady has to defend himself against tanking accusations.

• 00:15 We finally hit a parlay (and Mason’s shots)
• 05:06 CFP rankings and the ESPN/SEC theory
• 07:35 Is a 24-team playoff too many?
• 20:26 Boise State knocks out Ohio State?
• 28:10 Coaching carousel: Philip Rivers, RG3 and Baylor
• 29:21 Breaking: Hollywood Smothers out for the season
• 33:36 The Internet Invitational
• 40:57 Malachi Toney’s surgery and Texas Tech left out
• 43:51 Bucs win without a completion
• 45:28 The Cowboys keep finding ways to lose
• 50:16 Our side-piece teams
• 53:14 Can defense carry the Vikings?
• 56:39 Trade deadline rumors: Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson, George Pickens
• 1:04:33 Is anybody actually good?
• 1:08:44 NFL Wordle (play it at foreandout.com/wordle)
• 1:11:47 Guess That Player: vowels edition
• 1:15:41 Can we all name the same athlete?
• 1:20:26 Trade game: is Brady tanking?
• 1:29:16 Matt sends Mason a dynasty offer live
• 1:39:02 This week’s parlay

This week’s parlay:

• Brady: Georgia over Ole Miss
• Chance: Bengals over Falcons
• Mason: Kentucky over Tennessee
• Matt: Jaguars to cover (already hit Thursday night)

We went 0-for-4 on last week’s parlay, so we recorded this one taking shots during Monday Night Football, and our host’s PC crashed halfway through.

Upsets everywhere in college football: No. 2 BYU falls to UCF in overtime, Texas Tech loses at Cincinnati, and Kentucky is somehow on top of the SEC. We get into the Pat McAfee kick contest blowup, argue about how far each of us could actually kick a field goal, and Matt drops the hot take that JJ McCarthy is the Giants’ Week 1 starter next year over Jaxson Dart. Plus: does Matthew Stafford have two Hall of Fame careers, and Matt’s FAABulous Forecast puts six real Sleeper trades on trial, including one sent in our own league.

• 00:00 Intro, Cowboys–Eagles on MNF
• 02:32 Last week’s 0-for-4 parlay and the shot penalty
• 02:59 New FAAB tool on the website
• 08:17 College football upsets: BYU, Texas Tech, Tennessee, USC
• 11:00 Texas, Arch Manning and the AP poll jump
• 16:01 Kentucky on top of the SEC
• 22:32 Pat McAfee’s million-dollar kick controversy
• 28:18 How far could we kick a field goal?
• 32:52 Bengals comeback and Ja’Marr Chase’s halftime speech
• 34:55 Lamar’s ankle and the Browns atop the AFC North
• 38:57 Rams and Davante Adams’ return
• 41:47 JJ McCarthy, the Skattebo penalty and the Giants QB debate
• 54:28 Aaron Rodgers playing like it’s 2011
• 58:37 Hot take: Stafford’s two Hall of Fame careers
• 1:06:46 NFL Wordle
• 1:09:17 Matt’s FAABulous Forecast: Sleeper trade court
• 1:27:20 This week’s parlay picks

This week’s parlay (moneylines, about 10% to hit):

• Brady: Texas Tech over Arizona
• Chance: Jaguars over Colts
• Mason: USC over Ohio State
• Matt: Rams in the Battle of LA

Side bet: if Tech beats Arizona, Mason takes five shots. If Arizona wins, Brady does.

Brady says he’d take Houston over Texas right now, and Mason is saving the audio.

Five of the top seven teams lost, and Matt puts Texas on fraud alert after back-to-back losses. Brady says Arch Manning is a second-round pick at best if he declares, and he’d take Julian Sayin “all day long.” We also argue about whether the Heisman should go to Jeremiah Smith because it’s his turn, or to the freshman who’s out-producing him. On the NFL side, Brady says the Eagles’ medical staff should be investigated after Jalen Hurts flew to London with a blood clot. Then JJ McCarthy’s breakout starts a dynasty-league fight, and Brady goes 0 for 2 on Who Am I.

• 00:00 Last week’s parlay: 5 for 16 on legs, and the shots
• 05:06 Five of the top seven lose: Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Texas, Alabama
• 08:00 Texas on fraud alert. Do they make the playoff, and does the CFP care about ratings?
• 17:45 Sayin or Arch? Brady has Arch as a second-round pick at best
• 21:25 Sayin out, Luke Fahey in at Ohio State
• 22:55 Big 12 on the rise and Texas Tech’s schedule
• 28:30 Houston over UT?
• 31:40 Heisman race: Jeremiah Smith vs. Jesse Legree
• 40:33 Jalen Hurts’ blood clot and who should make medical calls
• 53:42 Josh Jacobs off the commissioner’s exempt list
• 55:00 JJ McCarthy in for the Giants
• 1:02:02 The NFC East is historically bad
• 1:05:25 Cowboys or Bengals? Brady won’t answer
• 1:07:39 Rookies: Jacob Rodriguez and Sonny Styles (and Brady’s search history)
• 1:11:00 Hot take: space vs. ocean
• 1:13:29 NFL Wordle, now live at foreandout.com/wordle
• 1:19:44 Speak When You See a Better Helmet
• 1:26:42 Who Am I?
• 1:34:37 This week’s four-leg parlay

The parlay: Brady has the over 53.5 in West Virginia–TCU. Chance has Ole Miss “for the helmets.” Mason has Houston at Utah with College GameDay in town. Matt: “In Luke we trust.”

Unranked OU just took down No. 1 Texas, and Arch Manning’s two fourth-quarter picks have us asking if his draft stock is sliding fast.

We break down the Red River upset, Georgia surviving Tuscaloosa on a couple of missed calls, and whether DeBoer crossed a line calling out his own player. That turns into a real debate about whether NIL money has changed how coaches treat their players. On the NFL side, Brady defends Dak against everyone, Purdy gets called a system QB, and Matt argues Josh Allen’s rushing touchdowns alone get him to Canton.

• Red River recap: OU over Texas and what it means for Arch’s draft stock
• Arch vs. Shedeur: does the famous last name help or hurt?
• Georgia–Alabama, DeBoer’s late-game blowup, and coaching in the NIL era
• The Saban documentary and the Jalen-to-Tua locker room footage
• Jeremiah Smith: Heisman lock, and does anyone pass on him at No. 1?
• Dak’s “embarrassing” tunnel stare, Jake Ferguson’s drops, and Dak vs. Purdy
• Josh Allen’s Hall of Fame case: 86 rushing TDs and counting
• The Helmet Game: ranking SI’s top 10 college helmets
• Guess That Player: three mystery NFL players, one guess each
• New shot rules, and Mason pitches a beer mile

This week’s parlay

• Brady: Jaxon Smith-Njigba anytime TD
• Chance: Cardinals–Rams over 52.5
• Mason: BYU over Notre Dame
• Matt: Ohio State −3.5 at Indiana

Mason and Matt would take Derrick Henry over Emmitt Smith, and Brady had to overrule them.

We recorded live during Thursday Night Football, which did not help any of our takes. Mason finally admits Jeremiah Smith is better than Malachi Toney, we fight about whether the SEC is deeper than the Big Ten, and Brady names 15 quarterbacks he'd take over Jalen Hurts. Then we build an all-time roster of the best NFL players from each state, starting with Texas, home of a certain quarterback from our old high school district.

0:00 – Last week's 0-4 parlay and the punishment shots

2:22 – Mason eats his words on Jeremiah Smith

4:20 – Missouri drops 45 on Florida, and A&M heads to Columbia

9:28 – SEC vs. Big Ten: who's actually better?

17:29 – Georgia vs. Alabama preview

19:44 – Lane Johnson's retirement and where the Eagles go from here

21:15 – Is Jalen Hurts a top-15 QB?

29:04 – The Bears' QB carousel and Ben Johnson

33:26 – MVP race: Josh Allen vs. Brock Purdy

36:20 – Hot take: Dak wins MVP before Josh Allen wins a Super Bowl

38:38 – Joe Burrow or Dak?

42:08 – What's wrong with the Chargers?

46:37 – Matt's FAABulous Forecast: Mason's No. 1 dynasty pick

49:55 – Hot take: no Super Bowl while a Jones runs the Cowboys

53:58 – Will we buy tickets to the moon in our lifetime?

1:05:35 – The all-time state roster draft: Texas

1:15:56 – California

1:18:45 – Florida (Emmitt vs. Henry splits the table 2-2)

1:27:50 – Ohio (Joe Burrow vs. Big Ben)

1:30:25 – Louisiana

1:34:05 – The Fore & Out parlay (already busted)

The parlay: Brady has Texas over Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, Mason has Georgia over Alabama, and Matt has Amon-Ra St. Brown for an anytime touchdown. Chance's Thursday night leg died before we even hung up, so it's three shots for him.

Week 2 of Fore & Out is here, and it's a loaded one. The losers of last week's parlay take their punishment on air, and the shot rule is now official: lose one week and it's one shot, lose again and it's two, and a win resets the count.

Then we get into the football:

• Mason defends his Malachi Toney over Jeremiah Smith take, and the comment section has notes.
• Texas survives Tennessee, and we ask whether Arch Manning looks like a top pick.
• A&M's rough start puts Mike Elko's seat in the conversation.
• The Dante Moore hit and the celebration that followed.
• Case Keenum's spot start for the Bears, the Cowboys' end-of-game clock management against the Ravens, and Trevor Lawrence taking a knee at the one-yard line with eight minutes left.

Over in golf, we break down the US comeback at the Presidents Cup, Scottie Scheffler's sportsmanship, his media moment after getting benched, how far ahead he is in the world rankings, and Jackson Koivun's unbeaten week. We also settle whether you'd rather be 250th in the world in golf or the NBA's best player for 15 days.

Matt's Fabulous Forecast covers this week's waiver targets, and we rule on five real fantasy trades. We close with the four-leg parlay, where everyone puts a pick on the line.

Follow us everywhere at @fourandout and settle it in the comments.

Welcome to Fore & Out — where football, fantasy, golf, questionable bets, and years of friendship collide.

In our first episode, we introduce the crew, talk about how a group of friends who have known each other since kindergarten ended up starting a sports podcast, and break down what you can expect from the show each week.

Then we get into the good stuff.

We look back at the biggest stories from the week, including injuries around the NFL, Caleb Williams memes, Jaxson Dart, Puka going down, and what’s happening with Houston and Texas Tech. Then we look ahead to the Presidents Cup, Cowboys vs. Ravens, and the games and storylines we’re watching next.

Matt makes his debut with Matt’s FAABulous Forecast, breaking down FAAB trends, our league’s move to FAAB, and some truly questionable bidding decisions.

We also dive into some of the funniest fantasy punishments we’ve seen — including invisible golf and food challenges — before finishing with the segment that gives the show its name: Fore & Out.

Each of us picks one leg of a four-leg parlay. We’ll track every pick throughout the season, figure out who’s actually helping the group and who keeps killing the ticket, and eventually somebody is going to have to face the consequences.

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