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Every SMU Mustangs conversation from the day's podcasts. One playlist.

The Cutdown listens to leading college football podcasts every morning, keeps only the parts about your team, SMU, and cuts them into one playlist.

Get the SMU playlist Free on the App Store, for iPhone.
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Real SMU clips from this week, straight from each show's own servers. Press play.

New playlist every morning by about 6:30 ET. Free.

This week in SMU talk

4 clips · 20 min. Some clips only play in the app.

In this week's clips: Ashton Daniels, Duce Robinson, Micahi Danzy, Jalen Cooper, Kevin Jennings.

How it works

Only the SMU talk. Every morning.

1We listen to college football's biggest podcasts
Josh Pate's College Football ShowCover 3 College FootballShutdown FullcastThe Solid VerbalThe Joel Klatt ShowBrandon Walker College Football Show
2We find the SMU conversations
ClemsonBest bets: Clemson minus 3.5 vs. North Carolina
SMUSMU jumps seven spots after FSU win
SMUFSU vs SMU ACC opener breakdown
SMUMike Norvell's seat and Florida State's collapse

Everything that isn't SMU talk gets cut. Sorry, Clemson.

3We create one SMU playlist for you every morning
Your SMU Feed
Monday, September 14
20 min
this week
  • SMU jumps seven spots after FSU winJosh Pate's College Football Show · 1 min
  • FSU vs SMU ACC opener breakdownCover 3 College Football · 9 min
  • Mike Norvell's seat and Florida State's collapseJosh Pate's College Football Show · 5 min
  • Power outage chaos and SMU's resilienceShutdown Fullcast · 5 min
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6 college football shows monitored/ seven mornings a week/ you pick the shows and the minutes

Talked SMU most this week: Josh Pate's College Football Show (2), Cover 3 College Football (1), Shutdown Fullcast (1).

We only play a clip here when we can verify its exact start in your browser. The app has the full slate and plays everything.

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Common questions

Which podcasts get reviewed for SMU conversations?

Cover 3 College Football, Josh Pate's College Football Show, The Solid Verbal, The Joel Klatt Show, Brandon Walker College Football Show, Shutdown Fullcast. Any time one of them has a substantive SMU conversation, it becomes a clip.

What are the best SMU podcasts right now?

Going by who actually talked about SMU this week: Josh Pate's College Football Show (2), Cover 3 College Football (1), Shutdown Fullcast (1). The Cutdown reads all of the big national shows every morning and pulls the SMU parts into one playlist, so you get the best of every one of them.

What are people saying about SMU today?

Lately: SMU jumps seven spots after FSU win, FSU vs SMU ACC opener breakdown, Mike Norvell's seat and Florida State's collapse. Press play at the top of this page to hear it, or get the app for the full playlist every morning.

When is it ready?

By about 6:30am Eastern, seven mornings a week.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Free, and no account. Your follows and history stay on your phone.

Is this an official SMU Mustangs app?

No. The Cutdown is independent and not affiliated with the SMU Mustangs or the NCAA. We just listen to the podcasts so you don't have to skip around.

Is there an Android version?

iPhone only for now.

Do you rehost the audio?

No. Every clip plays from the show's own servers, exactly like a podcast app, and every clip credits the show and links the full episode. We send listeners to shows.

Can I follow other teams too?

Yes, in the app. Follow as many teams as you want, NBA and NFL included, plus individual players, and every morning they all land in one playlist.

Tomorrow's SMU edition is already being cut.

Your teams, your players, your shows, your minutes. Just press play.

Get the SMU playlist
QR code that opens the app install page On a laptop? Point your iPhone camera here.