Kayce Smith

Brandon Walker

Unnecessary Roughness

0:00: Intro with a little bit of Cowbell!!!

9:31: Brandon Walker recaps Mississippi State's victory over LSU.

22:20: Is it time to remove Oklahoma as an elite program? Are they a fraud?!

28:17: Kayce takes her anger out on Texas.

32:07: We take a look around the SEC.

38:10: Recap the rest of the games.

44:06: A look into Week 5's schedule and it's top matchups.

49:02: Which teams were we most right and most wrong about?

53:34: Our winners of the weekend.

1:03:58: Our losers of the weekend/

1:16:05: Hot takes from the Roughnecks!

1:33:02: SHIT LIST!

The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith pull no punches when discussing the national landscape of college football. New episodes drop Monday and Thursday.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Week 4 Recap: The (Cow)Belle Of The Ball

On today's episode we:
-Welcome back the SEC
-Brandon storms out when a certain school's fight song is played
-We preview this week's games
-Debut TWO new segments!
-Listen to the Roughnecks welcome back the SEC

0:00: INTRO

16:38: News & notes!

30:40: What will the delusional Tennessee fan say this week?

37:30: Diving into this week's games.

1:08:20: Stacking Cash With Jack Mac

1:33:50: The Roughnecks welcome back the SEC!

Welcome Back, SEC!

Welcome Back, SEC!!

0:00 Intro

1:30: Brandon Walker vs. Jack Mac....in an all out WAR.

21:56: We finally talk about some FOOTBALL and break down the new Big Ten schedule.

35:25: Look ahead to week 4.

43:12: Winners and losers from the weekend.

1:05:22: HOT TAKES from the Roughnecks.

1:20:30: A SPECIAL shit list.

A House Divided....Plus Week 3 Recap!

A House Divided (+ Week 3 Recap)

On today's episode, we discuss:
-The Big Ten's comeback!
-Bad "journalism"
-The week 3 slate
-The time Brandon worked at the air port!
-Possibly going to Texas A&M - Mississippi State?
-Being nice to each other?

0:00: Intro

4:45: Welcome BACK, Big Ten!

18:15: News and notes from around the CFB world.

48:45: Week 3 preview

1:08:30: The Roughnecks welcome back the Big Ten!

Welcome Back, Big Ten!

Welcome Back, Big Ten! (+Week 3 Preview)

On today's episode we:
-Recap week 2
-Honor the Big 12's shitty weekend
-Pick our winners and losers
-Reintroduce the SHIT LIST
-Look ahead to week 3
-Is the Big 10 back?
-Read the hottest takes from the Roughnecks

0:00: Intro

6:30: Is the Big Ten back?

15:02: Recapping this weekend's games

22:02: WInners of week 2

37:00: Losers of week 2

1:11:26: THE SHIT LIST

1:20:30: Hot takes from the Roughnecks!

Week 2 Recap: Thanks For Coming Out, Big 12

Thanks for Coming Out Big 12 (+ Week 2 Reactions)

On today's podcast, we discuss: 
-Moana
-Welcome the ACC & Big 12 back!
-Last week's opening slate of games
-The first CFB show
-What games we are most excited for this weekend
-Which top top team will disappoint in 2020?
-Which team will come out of nowhere in 2020?

0:00: Intro

6:00: Welcome back ACC & Big 12!!!

20:00 News & notes

23:21: A rant from Brandon Walker

43:40: Previewing this weeks games!

53:00: Drafting "our guys" for the upcoming season.

1:16:30: Roughnecks responses on our question of the week!

The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith pull no punches when discussing the national landscape of college football. New episodes drop Thursday every week.

New episodes every Thursday.

Drafting "Our Guys" For The 2020 CFB Season

On today's podcast, we:
-Breakdown each conference's best team, most overvalued team, most undervalued team, and worst team.
-Discuss what the hell is going on with the Big Ten.
-Will LSU be able to field a team this year?
-Jack Mac...FIRED?
-Preview the week 1 schedule
-Our plan for the season.
-The CFB show is BACK!

10:02: News from around the nation

20:59: Best team, worst team, overvalued, and undervalued teams from each conference

1:23:00: Roughnecks HONEST expectations for this season.

We FINALLY Get To Preview The Season

On today's episode:
-We pause for a moment to recognize what's going on in sports.
-Discuss the AP Poll
-No tailgating, but sailgating is allowed?
-Why we think BYU is always going to be good.
-The 1st week of the CFB season.
-Austin Peay.
-Central Arkansas wants all the smoke.
-Ponder what we will do if the season doesn't happen. Emphasis on IF.

0:00: Intro and a message from Brandon Walker & Kayce Smith

3:45: COLLEGE FOOTBALL!

15:40: The opening weekend of college football

29:45: The absurdity of the AP Poll.

54:30: What the Roughnecks will do if there isn't a season this fall.

So.....What If The Season Doesn't Happen?

So... What If The Season Doesn't Actually Happen?

On today's episode, we discuss:
-The rumors swirling around the B1G
-The SEC schedule
-A fight between the kids.
-Kayce's plan to save CFB for every fan, regardless if their team is playing
-Draft our teams from every conference
-Week 1 lines for the SEC
-Preparing for a season as if it's 100% going to happen

0:00: Intro

3:30: How we are feeling about the 2020 season

13:26: News from around the CFB world

27:20: FIGHT!!

37:00: Kayce's plan to save the college football season for ALL fans.

50:28: What Roughnecks will miss the most about their gameday experiences this fall.

Saving The 2020 College Football Season For ALL Fans

Saving The 2020 College Football Season For ALL Fans (Yes, You Too Big Ten and Pac 12)

On today's podcast we discuss:
-Joey Mulinaro joins us!
-The crazy week that was in the college football world!
-Spring football? Could it work?
-"Coach O" stops by to read Kayce's DMs.
-Brandon blacks out multiple times.
-What is the solution to the mess that CFB is in right now?
-Politics in CFB.
-A funeral to the Big Ten and Pac-12
-Has the Pac-12 slander gone too far?
-Consoling Brandon after his long day at work.

0:00: Intro

4:45: The state of College Football.....

23:50: A funeral for the Pac-12 and Big Ten

38:30: Seeing what the Roughnecks will miss most about the Big 10 and PAC 12.

1:01:00: Coach O reads Kayce Smith's DMs

Was That The Craziest CFB Week....Ever? (Ft. "Coach O")

Was This The Craziest CFB Week... Ever?? (ft: "Coach O" reading DMS)

On today's episode we discuss:
-Our first fight.
-Jack Mac....being phased out?
-UConn cancelling their season, does it matter?
-The Pac-12 players #WeAreUnited movement.
-How many players will opt out of the 2020 season?
-The new schedules across the nation.
-Harvey Updyke....insane or not?

0:00: Intro

2:30: Our first fight?

17:15: News from across the nation.

1:00:50: Questions from Kayce's DMs.

The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith pull no punches when discussing the national landscape of college football. A crew of characters including Marty Mush, Jack Mac and other guests join in the madness. New episodes drop Monday and Thursday every week.

The College Football World Is BUZZING

The CFB World is BUZZING (+ Our First Family Fight On Air)

On today's episode, we discuss:

-The ACC's schedule announcement
-Kayce getting cancelled?
-Brandon Walker's most interesting teams for the 2020 season
-Brandon gets in his CFB journalist rant of the week
-Bubbles!
-Editorializing tweets?


0:00: Intro with a side of breaking news from the ACC!

11:10: News from around the college football world.

22:00: The most interesting teams in each conference for the 2020 season

51:17: Bubble talk!

1:06:00: Is Kayce getting cancelled on the Texas A&M message boards?!?

The Most Interesting Teams For The 2020 Season

We've Got BEEF Broiling, Folks (+ Brandon's Most Interesting Teams in 2020)

On today's episode:
-Kayce reports a massive rumor about the 2020 season
-Brandon maniacally laughs about one certain football program
-Brandon reads Kayce's DMs
-We dive into the roughnecks replies on the biggest bitch in CFB history
-Favoring teams in certain states based upon where your school ranks in your state.
-Minnesota's embarrassing 2019 rings

0:00: Intro, should Brandon Walker be a Michigan State fan?

11:48: Kayce shares with us a serious rumor about the 2020 season

15:51: News and notes from around the college football world. 

36:40: The roughnecks thoughts on the biggest bitch in college football.

55:43: Brandon reads Kayce's DMs

We May Have Heard The Biggest Rumor About The 2020 College Football Season

A VERY Important Rumor About The 2020 CFB Season + Brandon Reads DMs

On today's episode, we discuss:
-The Big Ten and Pac-12 cancelling out of conference games.
-Some of the greatest calls in CFB history.
-Tommy Tuberville, the politician.
-Georgia's new QB battle.
-Brandon Walker's greatest Mississippi State man of all time

0:00: Intro + Kayce almost ruins a project.

9:25: We discuss the bad news surrounding the 2020 potentially getting c*nc*ll*d

23:01: News from around the college football world

38:01: The greatest calls in college football history

Today We Just Celebrate College Football

Today, We Just Celebrate College Football

On today's episode:
-We promote positive vibes through glorious fight songs
-Discuss the bad news across the college football nation
-Brandon & Kayce fight over who has worse heartbreak
-The Roughnecks provide us their most heartbreaking moments, but describe it as boring as possible.

0:00: Intro

4:50: Positive vibes spread through fight songs

21:38: News from around the college football world

34:55: Heartbreaking moments from The Roughnecks

Fight Songs & Heartbreak

Fight Songs And Heartbreaks

Unnecessary Roughness has had 67 total episodes since August 2019. 

We owe it all thanks to Brandon Walk....just kidding, we owe it all thanks to you, The Roughnecks. 

To celebrate, this week's episode is a best-of montage of those 67 episodes. 

Crack open a High Noon and enjoy over an hour of the most important moments from the past 67 episodes! We can't wait for the next 67.

The Most Important Moments Of Unnecessary Roughness

The Most Important Moments of Unnecessary Roughness

On today's episode:
-We answer your questions
-Discuss win totals
-Brandon breaks down the Kylin Hill situation
-Debate whether Tennessee's black jerseys are good or not
-Decide which college football program is which Entourage character
-Coaches as baby faces & heels

0:00: Intro
3:00: Brandon's time in Mississippi. 
15:35: Answering questions from the roughnecks
51:44: Win totals that Brandon Walker is liking early in the summer
55:55: News from around the nation

Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @UnnecRoughness

The Best College Football Programs Plus Answering Questions From The Roughnecks

The Best College Football Programs Are...? (+ Brandon's Thoughts On The Mississippi Flag Situation)

On today's episode, we discuss:

-Texas A&M's bizarre ball grabbing tradition
-The situation at Oklahoma State
-Is Mississippi Brandon better or worse than New York Brandon?
-Potential disappointing teams

0:00: Intro
5:57: News from around the college football world
21:15: Predicting the disappointing teams of 2020
40:42: A&M yell leaders grabbing their balls?

Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @UnnecRoughness

Is This The Weirdest Tradition In College Football?

I Refuse To Believe That A&M ACTUALLY Has A Tradition Where Guys Grab Their Balls

On today's episode we discussed:
-5 teams Brandon loves heading into the 2020 season
-5 teams Brandon hates heading into the 2020 season
-What is brought up more on the pod: Dak's 2014 season or Johnny Manziel's Heisman season?
-Brandon's internet cut out halfway through, which gave us some awesome entertainment. 
-Dabo Swinney's week
-A surprising Big 10 team.
-Heismans that should be taken away

0:00: Intro
6:24: News & notes from around the college football world
21:55: 5 teams Brandon loves & 5 teams Brandon hates heading into the 2020 season. 
41:00: Hot takes from the Roughnecks universe!
58:10: Welcome back, Reggie!

Give Reggie His Heisman Back

Give Reggie Bush His Heisman Back (+Brandon Loses His GD Mind)

On today's episode we discuss:
-JT Daniels to Georgia. 
-Jamie Newman vs. JT Daniels
-Is Clemson in trouble?
-Are Mississippi State & Texas A&M's jerseys the exact same?
-Does Alabama have a good jersey or no?
-Brandon tries to claim Texas A&M
-Which team wins: 2012 A&M (Johnny) or 2014 Mississippi State (Dak)

0:00: Intro

5:03: News from around the country. 

22:25: Early takes on the 2020 season. 

39:30: Answering questions from the Roughnecks.

Early Takes On The 2020 Season And Wondering If Classic Jersey's Are Actually Bad

2020 Takes + A Heated Argument Over Jerseys. Yes, Really... Jerseys.

On today's episode we discuss:
-Hate for your rivals
-Hate for your rivals players
-Hate for random players
-Hate for your rival's fans
-Hate for announcers
-Hate for analysts
-Hate. Hate. And MORE hate. 

0:00: Intro

8:27: News from around the college football world

11:53: Brandon Walker's edition of what he hates in college football

51:21: What do the Roughnecks hate?

Welcome To The All-Hate Episode

Yall Want To Hate?? Let's Fucking Hate

On today's episode we discuss:
-The best food from college towns across the country
-The Pac-12 derailing the college football season as if that matters
-Brandon has to MFK Tennessee, Florida State, and Oklahoma
-Kayce goes on a rant about kids from her high school who went to TCU
-Would Kayce shave her head to guarantee a college football season this year

0:00: Intro

5:13: News from around the nation

23:53: The best food from college football towns across America

56:25: Questions from the Roughnecks. 

Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @UnnecessaryRoughness

Forget The PAC 12, Let's Talk About College Town Food

Forget The Pac-12... What's The Best Food In Your College Town???

On today's episode we discuss:
-Jack Mac vs. Tennessee
-Kayce crying listening to old episodes of UR?
-Memorable plays. 30 of them. 
-When do we give Mizzou back to the Big 12?

0:00 INTRO

2:21: The state of Tennessee wants Jack Mac dead?

24:21: News from around the college football world.

31:20: Kayce tells a story of how listening to old Unnecessary Roughness episodes brought tears to her eyes. 

36:53: Our top 10 memorable plays from our college football lifetime

The Best Top 10 List Of Most Memorable CFB Plays Ever Assembled

What's The Best CFB Play Of Your Lifetime? (+ Tennessee Fans HATE Jack and Brandon)

On today's episode we discuss:
-The NCAA found some brain cells
-Don't expect NCAA Football 21 just yet....
-Which coach you'd hire to do a murder for you
-Brandon celebrates Ole Miss having zero NFL draft picks
-The recruiting industry
-A trip down memory lane to the 2007 season

5:08: News from around the CFB world

26:41: A trip down memory lane to the 2007 season.

46:20: Answering questions from you, the Roughnecks

Has The NCAA Finally Found A Brain?

Wait, Has The NCAA Found It's Brain?! (+Brandon vs. Recruiting Services)

On today's podcast we discuss:
-Brandon was the first human ever to get a "you up?" text
-Kayce's bizarre experience seeing a man run with a football in his hand as he juked out imaginary opponents. You'll never guess what team shirt he was wearing.
-How much money would it take for you to know your team would win a national championship, but you couldn't watch any of the games.
-We continue our positivity for a 2020 season.
-Which WR is being underrated by the NFL

0:00: Intro

10:44: News and notes from around the nation. 

19:21: Storytime with Kayce!

24:00: NFL Draft preview

43:25: Questions from the roughnecks