Overtime: Week 1 overreactions and a history of the art form

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The modern Week 1 schedule means that one Sunday night game and one Monday night game get the whole sport’s attention. That also means they’re liable to produce overreactions. What did we really learn about USC, LSU, Florida State, and Boston College? What are the greatest Week 1 overreactions of our era? And which team’s early showing is likeliest to be a trick this time around? This episode is for paid subscribers, but everyone can hear a free preview. Producer: Anthony Vito. THE NOKIAN TYRES ROAD TRIP OF THE WEEK : Every week all season, head to NokianTyres.com/SZD and enter your pick for the most enticing CFB road trip of that week. When you do, you’ll be entered into a monthly drawing for free tires. This week’s Road Trip of the Week: Arkansas at Oklahoma State. SPLIT ZONE DUO SHIRTS FOR A CAUSE: One of our great friends is Wes Boling, the man responsible for our Nokian partnership. This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help Wes and his family deal with an extremely difficult and expensive medical situation. More details are here , and our collection is at homefieldapparel.com/szd . And if you’ve never ordered from Homefield before and are shopping around the whole catalog, use our code SZD20 for 20 percent off your first order. LATELY FROM SPLIT ZONE DUO * The Week 2 Tasting Menu, covering dozens of games * The Sunday Hurry-Up recap of Week 1