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In this show, Alex and Richard take a bunch of subscriber questions in the run-up to the season, with an early focus on realignment matters:

* The Athletic reported that despite a desperate financial offer, Memphis has not gotten traction in its effort to join the Big 12. Why not?

* Why was Louisiana Tech, which isn’t very good, a good backfilling candidate for the Sun Belt after Texas State joined the Pac-12?

* What do we make of conferences (the American and Big 12 so far) doing away with preseason media polls?

* What do we make of Tulane’s addition of former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff?

* Do we have any Week 1 game travel plans? (Richard does.)

* Should Maryland fans be worried about the prospect of their school getting left out in future realignment? (This question could apply to lots of Big Ten and SEC schools.)

* Why did a story about Catapult video footage access go so quiet?

* Which is the deepest P4 conference for QB depth in 2025?

* How are our video game dynasty builds going?

Producer: Anthony Vito