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September 26, 2025 7:27 pm

Jerry Palm discusses the current state of college football, including Penn State's chances against Oregon, Illinois' upcoming game against USC, and the struggles of coaches like Dabo Sweeney and Billy Napier. He also shares his thoughts on the Heisman race and the best player so far in the season.

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Hi, I'm Nancy Cartwright. You may know me better as the voice of Bart Simpson. On Simpsons Declassified, we're diving into the mysteries that keep The Simpsons forever young. Have you ever wondered how The Simpsons regularly predicts future events? Who better to ask than the show's creators, performers, and writers?

The celebrity guests. Be sure to follow and listen to Simpsons Declassified wherever you get your podcasts. It is the JR Sport Brief Show on the Infinity. Sports Network. Man, we got a we got a good slate of college football games this weekend.

Man, we got a game going on right now. The Seminoles are out here trying to win. Let's talk about some of the action that we're going to see. Tomorrow.

Okay, people are waiting here in Atlanta. Athens to see what happens versus Alabama. We got guys, husband, Leaders are getting hurt. There's a lot to discuss on the college football side of things. Joining us right now is someone very familiar with it all.

It's time to have a conversation with Jerry Palm. You can catch him. At palm brackets.com. Jerry, how are you, man? I'm good.

How are you? Very well. I don't got no complaints. We got a lot of great matchups tomorrow. I just talked about Georgia, Alabama, we got L S U and O Miss I I already know that one of the coaches, whoever loses, is going to be complaining tomorrow: Penn State, Oregon, Ohio State, Washington.

What are you looking forward to the most? I think the one I'm looking forward to, well, first of all, Oregon and Penn State, because it's a whiteout game in Penn State, those are always fun. I mean, that's. That's great entertainment. But what I really want to see tomorrow Is what does Illinois do?

After just getting obliterated at Indiana. Yeah. I mean, Indiana's still scoring on Illinois. But it's That bit it's funny. That was my pick for the upset of the week.

You know, I picked upset of the week. I've been doing that for several years. I don't think I've ever had anyone miss by quite as much as Illinois did. Um That was uh So, you know. This for Illinois.

What is your program right now? What's the state of this team? Yo, you got USC coming in. That's a pretty good team. What are you?

Are you going to be. a contender in the Big Ten still, even though you've had that horrible loss. Are you going to pick yourself up off the mat? Or are you just gonna crawl into a hole? And that's I want to see the response from Illinois this week.

against a USC team that's pretty good.

So For me, Illinois is the most interesting team this week coming off of. Just an abject humiliation at Indiana. Yeah, man, you get smacked by 50-plus points. I just, at some point, you just, everybody gave up. Uh, right away.

We won't have to wait long for that one. We got Illinois. And USC, they're going to be playing in the very early spot at 12 Eastern. Uh nine. Pacific.

When you think about something else, there's a lot of events that took place this week. We got Mike Gundy. He got the boot. Are you surprised on the timing of that one?

Well, I think when you get fired in the first month of the season, that's always a little surprising. And especially for a guy who's been there for two decades. But It's That's the nature of the gig these days. Everybody kind of wants to get out in front of the coaching search. And for you know, Mike Gundy, if if this was the the only bad year, you know, then that's one thing, but You know, he was three and nine last year.

But the previous eighteen years were all winning seasons. Yeah, it's uh It it had to be hard. up for the AD and the university president to make that call because He's uh worm, he's basically a legend at the school, but You know, the reality is you've got the You've got to Move forward when things aren't going well. The leash on all these coaches, no matter how long you've been there, is really short. And uh so for Mike Gundy, his time is over and uh It's going to be interesting to see what they do next.

Jerry Palm is here with us from PalmBrackets.com. There's another coach. He had to defend himself and gave everybody his resume, and then he went out there and lost to Syracuse. He gets a little he gets a week off, and that happens to be Dabo Sweeney. We know about his his his big old buyout.

He ain't going anywhere, right? He'll be around next year and the year after that, right?

Well, certainly next year. I just I can't imagine how bad things would have to go with Clemson for them. completely give up on Dabbo. I mean, even last, you know, with Mike Gundy last year, he was 3-9 last year. They still.

went into this season. You know, expecting to do well, and obviously that didn't happen, but. You know, it's surprising that they've been this bad. You know, they've got good players on both sides of the ball. I have an experienced quarterback and things just haven't worked out.

But there's still two months to go. You know, they're only four games into the season.

So. There's time to turn things around, but The loss to Syracuse is really kind of alarming. Um So yeah, it's It's it's uh time for Dabo to get these guys going, but No, unfortunately, in college football, you can't go sign a free agent or make a trade or something to help your roster. You've got to work with what you have.

So. Um It's tough sledding for clemson right now, but Uh it's It's just they've he's been so successful. He deserves a chance to try and you know, rescue this team. When you think about the success of Dabo Sweeney, Fran Brown has certainly got a lot of attention. The things that he said, taking showers, not taking showers, he's.

Saying he's going to beat up other coaches if they'd go out there and try to poach his players. He's really elevated his profile. It's only been two years here, not even really two full years, with the Orange. What are your thoughts on what Fran Brown brings to the table as a coach?

Well And we need to see more, I think, because like you said, only a couple of years. Um Yeah, yeah, yeah. you know, get to a big bowl game first or you know, be competitive. for an ACC title. Maybe not.

to play for the title, but be part of that race for a full season. Um I think it would be premature to say Yeah, that's a guy we've gotta be looking at right now, but By the time November rolls around. we might feel differently. Yeah, most definitely. Most definitely.

Well, you talk about They're taking a look and early look at anybody. When you think about. mister Manning.

Okay, Arch has has been through the ringer here. It's only been about a month. He's been up, he's been down, he's beaten up on small teams, getting beat up by Ohio State. I have somebody call me and say that he's only around because his last name is Manning. He got the Gators up next.

What are your thoughts on what he's been doing so far and his ultimate outlook? Yeah, he's playing like a kid who hasn't had the starting job for very long. Um And you know, just because your name is Manning doesn't mean that you've got some sort of magic working in you. uh that allows you to do just you know miracles whenever you want.

So I think people need to be patient with him. That 365 is paying out before the final whistle. Check out Bet365's unrivaled early payout offer. When you bet on the team to win and they take a 17-point lead, you get paid no matter the final score. Forget the final whistle and start counting that cash.

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Have you ever wondered how The Simpsons regularly predicts future events? Who better to ask than the show's creators, performers, and writers? The celebrity guests. Be sure to follow and listen to Simpsons Declassified wherever you get your podcasts. You know, give him the full season, see what he does.

Uh if the t team goes sideways. then you have to address it. But if the team is still winning and he's still trying to find his way, then you give him time to find his way. Uh but y it there's a lot of pressure on you when your name is Manning. And and he's not Peyton's kid, he's not Eli's kid.

You know, I mean, he's in the family, and he's obviously that's a family of great quarterbacks, but. including Archie. But it's You know, and there's a lot of pressure that comes with that, and maybe that's bothered him a little bit, but. I'm not worried about him. He's a talented kid.

It's just a matter of having some success and building some confidence. I'm getting going. Um I'm not too worried about him, at least not yet. Jerry Palm is here with us on the JR Sport Brief Show Coast to Coast.

Well, we know they're going to take on the Gators. It'll be very interesting to see what they do against them. That's another team with a coach who happens to be on a hot seat in Billy Napier.

Now, he's on his way out the door. It's just the countdown, it's just a ticking, no? Yeah, uh you would think. Yeah, it's uh you're borrowing some Miraculous turnaround in the middle of this season. Have you seen their schedule?

Thanks. Eight ranked teams in the current rankings on their schedule, they've already played, I think, three of them.

So so they've got five more games against teams in the current rankings. And They're not built for that schedule. They're just not good.

Some of the best Florida teams they've ever been. Are still going to lose a couple of games against this schedule. And they're not just. ranked they're like top 15 ranked teams It's a brutal schedule, especially for a coach's uh trying to keep his job. A lot of those are conference games and you can't do much about it, but Man, it's uh It's not very lucky for Billy Napier to have a schedule like this.

And a team that's probably not prepared. Airport.

Well you th we know things are tough in the the SEC.

Okay, we we got head coaches like Lane Kiffin who would like to remind us about it. All the damn time. LSU and O Miss. When this game is over tomorrow. Who's gonna be whining and crying more, him or Kelly?

probably Kelly because he's more inclined to. Um But uh LSU's got a problem. They can't score. But their offense is just stagnant.

Now, their defense is good enough.

So that they're still winning games. Uh, you know, they want to cleanse it and we thought, wow, that's a huge win. And then it turns out maybe it's not, but Um That's the thing about early season wins. You don't really know how good they are until you get through the season. But now they're going to an old miss.

And that's a team that can score. And LSU's defense is really good, and they've been Kind of carrying the load, but. Oh Miss can really score and they've got a coach who's really creative. Um Bill is you would better Show up. with that offense ready to go because They can't average 17 points a game or 20 points a game.

I expect to beat Team Fight Home Miss.

Well, we might as well get the microphones ready for Coach Kelly. He's going to be out there crying. I don't know if he's going to be defending himself or his team, but he's going to be. crying or river. Uh unfortunately, as we start to wrap things up with Jerry Paum, We saw Matio is now out.

Guy got a broken hand. Really sucks. We'll see Michael Hawkins Jr. in about a week or so. Knowing that some of the bigger names that were expected to be at the top of the Heisman race, and it is early.

haven't necessarily panned out the way they would, the quarterbacks I would say. What are your thoughts on who's been the best player? Who do you think is next stop? Wow, best player of the year so far up. Gosh.

Um We gotta go to Indiana, maybe? Yeah, you know, Mendoza. The quarterback for IU has been tremendous. Um Um We you aren't really thinking about Indiana. until they beat Illinois.

But you know, once they beat Illinois, 'cause, you know, their non-conference schedule was garbage, which is apparently a Signeti thing. He's made a no bones about. They're not going to play anybody non-conference. But that was a real statement win. For Indiana.

And it's a real statement win for Mendoza.

Now we're only a month into the season. There's a long way to go. Uh but you know, with a lot of the favorites. Preseason kind of going by the wayside a little bit. Um He's as good a choice as anybody, really.

Oh, Jerry, I want to ask you about this in finality. You want to talk about what we saw last year? We got Penn State versus Oregon. It seems like the same old story every year with James Franklin. He has Drew Aller out there.

Right now, what are your thoughts on Penn State this year? Can they go out there and give it a run? What are your thoughts on the team so far? Yes, they can. The thing about Penn State is.

Have to go to Ohio State eventually, which makes this Oregon game huge. They cannot afford to lose at home.

So For Penn State, if they're gonna have a good seed in the college football playoff, oh, it would get there to begin with. But, you know, we get a good season in college football playoff. They're going to have to win games like this, especially at home. And then see what you can do at Ohio State. Drew Aller has got the luxury of a great backfield.

Um singleton Um Shot his last name jumped out of my head. But you know, those two guys On the offense. And that makes Aller's job a lot easier. And that's really perfect for him. to not have to carry the entire load himself.

If Penn State can run the ball. against Oregon. Oregon isn't going to be able to do a lot because they're not going to be able to get off the field. You know, the running game, if you have a really good running game, you're running clock and you're scoring. And that's really what Penn State's bread and butter is.

So, if Oregon can find a way to take away. A Penn State running game. then they've got a shot. And if they don't, it's going to be a very long night for them. Yeah, we're gonna see what this looks like with the the whiteout game.

Hey, Jerry, I appreciate you taking the time to join us to talk some college football and tell everybody where they can find you. Keep up with all your work now. Yeah, so I'm at palmbrackets.com. I've gone back to my roots and And self-publishing.

So I've got all of the football information up now, doing ball projections every week. I just put up the week five preview. And then uh before long college basketball will be up as well. And And I'll be doing bracket projections for that. And keeping track of everything going on in college hoops.

And, Jerry, the time is flying by. Make it slow down, man. Come on. Yeah, I know. I've got kids, so oh damn, well you know grow like trees and and cost money.

Yeah. And yeah, but times can't go slow enough when you got kids. Yeah, don't remind me. Hey, Jerry, thank you so much. We'll catch you down the line, okay?

All right, thank you. Thank you to Jerry Palm for joining us, coming through to talk some. College football. Yeah, we're going to blink. We'll be talking some college basketball.

as well. Thank you so much to Jerry Palm. coming through and joining us. That 365 is paying out before the final whistle. Check out Bet365's unrivaled early payout offer.

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Gambling problem? Call 1-877-718-5543 or visit morethanagame.nc.gov. Must be physically located in North Carolina. TNC Supplies. Hi, I'm Nancy Cartwright.

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