Episode Overview
- Title reference: "MATT PATRICIA LOCKED IN!"
- Host: Garrison Dean Gaddy
- Date / context: Aired during the offseason (post-2025 national championship season, pre-spring practice)
- Main sponsor: FanDuel
- Length / tone: Casual, passionate Ohio State fan perspective with live chat interaction
- Core theme: Excitement over retaining key staff + offseason news & hot takes
Major Segment Breakdown
- Intro & Housekeeping (0:00–1:00)
- Standard welcome, like/share/subscribe call
- Plugs VOCFB writers, weekly schedule, merch shop (mugs, koozies, sweatshirts, hats)
- Winter drinking on the porch anecdote
- Main Story – Matt Patricia Contract Extension (≈1:00–15:00)
- Big news: Ohio State officially extended defensive coordinator Matt Patricia
- Sources: Eleven Warriors (Dan Hope) / Columbus Dispatch (Ross Bjork quotes)
- Key contract details:
- New multi-year deal (exact length not publicly announced yet)
- Expected to pay at least $3 million per year (potentially making him one of the highest-paid DCs in college football)
- Previous deal was reportedly 3 years / $2.5M per year
- Context:
- Turned down / drew interest from multiple NFL teams after 2025 season
- Bjork: "He was always committed to staying here… his family loves it, kids fit in well"
- Patricia quote: Deeply missed the college environment, teaching/mentoring young players after 25 years away
- Garrison's take:
- Initially controversial hire (due to NFL struggles), but proved correct
- Actions showed real commitment (contrast with Jim Knowles situation)
- Huge for recruiting (NFL experience, grooming for pros)
- Example: Flipped in-state DT Jameer Perez after offering him
- Expects continued NFL interest every year if defense stays elite
- Defense recap (2025):
- #1 scoring & total defense nationally
- Held opponents to 8.2 PPG / 183.6 YPG (best since 2000 Alabama)
- Chat reactions: Mostly thrilled, some expect him to leave after another big year
- Playoff Expansion Discussion (≈15:00–28:00)
- Ross Bjork & Ryan Day comments favoring further expansion (Ryan Day said he'd go to 20 teams)
- Garrison's view: Mixed / skeptical
- Likes home playoff games & bowl tradition
- Worries 24 teams kills meaningful bowls even more than 12 already did
- Acknowledges Big Ten frustration with perceived SEC bias in rankings
- Prefers 16–20 team range over 24
- Urges quick decisions so calendar / networks can adjust
- Big Ten 2026 Schedule & TV Windows (≈28:00–37:00)
- Speculation on Ohio State night games (hopes for 2+)
- Likely Big Noon: Indiana & Michigan
- Possible night/primetime candidates: USC, Iowa, Oregon (road), Illinois?
- Notes Big Ten has several high-profile matchups that should drive night slots
- Head Coach Rankings Discussion (≈37:00–47:00)
- Joel Klatt's top 10: Cignetti #1, Ryan Day #2, Kirby Smart #3
- Josh Pate's top 10: Ryan Day #1, Kirby Smart #2, Cignetti #3
- Pate's reasoning for Day #1:
- Consistent elite production despite staff turnover
- Never finished outside CFP top 7
- National title + sustained excellence in high-pressure job
- Garrison agrees top 3 (Day, Smart, Cignetti) are interchangeable
- Leans slightly toward Cignetti #1 for transforming Indiana, but still respects championships
- Bill Connelly's Big Ten QB Rankings Since 2000 (≈47:00–end)
- Connelly's top 10 heavily criticized as "terrible"
- #1 Fernando Mendoza, #2 C.J. Stroud, #3 Dylan Gabriel
- Omits Drew Brees, Dwayne Haskins, J.T. Barrett, Terrelle Pryor, Braxton Miller, Troy Smith
- Includes lower-profile names (Brad Banks, etc.)
- Garrison strongly defends:
- Drew Brees should be #1 or top 3 (shattered records, revolutionary)
- J.T. Barrett holds/held most Big Ten career records
- Dwayne Haskins, Terrelle Pryor, Braxton Miller all belong
- Calls the list "god awful" and questions Connelly's judgment
Final Notes & Sign-Off
- Promotes sponsorships (sponsorships@vocfb.com)
- Plugs FanDuel early betting lines (Ohio State–Texas pick'em, Oklahoma +1½ at Michigan, etc.)
- Teases upcoming appearance on "SEC at the Voice of College Football" discussing Ohio State–Alabama series
- Classic O-H-I-O close
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