PMS 2.0 1008 - Thursday Night Football Preview, Michael Lombardi, Nick Saban, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell, The General Bobby Carpenter's Top 6, Coach Chuck Pagano LIVE In The ThunderDome, & AJ Hawk

On today’s show, Pat, Coach Chuck Pagano, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between the Titans and the Steelers, look at the tale of the tape and all the pertinent stats that matter before making their predictions against the spread. Joining the progrum to chat about everything happening with the Raiders right now, why the Belichick coaching tree hasn’t worked in the NFL, the Bears being buyers at the trade deadline and why it doesn’t make sense, Packers GM Brian Gutekunst comments on how important the next 10 games are for Jordan Love and how he may not be the guy, his picks for this weekend, and more (32:33-55:56). Next, 7x National Champion, the greatest college coach of all-time, Nick Saban joins the show to chat about this weekend’s game against LSU, his relationship with Jalen Milroe, how his birthday was, his thoughts on the use of analytics in making decisions, why people in Bill Belichick’s coaching tree has been unsuccessful and why his has and the differences between coaching in the NFL and NCAA, and much more (57:38-1:21:43). Next, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell joins the show to chat about trading for a new Quarterback, why he’s disappointed Kirk Cousins was lost for the season, battling adversity after their early season struggles, Jordan Addison coming along, being buyers at the trade deadline and what message that sends to the team, and more (1:25:42-1:46:20). Later, Ohio State legend, The General Bob Carpenter joins the show to give his top 6 in college football after the first official CFP rankings were released, give a couple gimmicks, and more (2:01:52-2:12:40). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices