The College Football Survivor Show

What will the CFP look like in the future?

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:14:53 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss how they envision what the College Football Playoff will look like in years to come. How many teams? Will conferences get automatic bids? Who will get byes? What will the perception be of non-SEC/Big 10 teams earning at-large bids? They talk about all that and so much more.

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Ohio State's dominance, Texas' struggles and more thoughts from the CFP quarterfinals, semis preview

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:49:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak break down each of the four College Football Playoff quarterfinals games. Ohio State looking unstoppable, Arizona State's near cinderella story, Penn State's momentum, Marcus Freeman and much more was discussed. They also look ahead to Ohio State vs Texas and Penn State vs Notre Dame in the semifinals.

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CFP Round 2 preview

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look at all four matchups in the second round of the CFP. They discuss the main headlines from each game, along with odds analysis, key players and other pressing topics. How will the Ohio State-Oregon rematch look? Should Texas be two touchdown favorites over Arizona State? They answer that and much more.

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Is the CFP discourse from this past weekend fair? Breaking down the first 4 games

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss the first round of the playoff and the discussions surrounding Indiana and SMU. They also look at each matchup, detailing what went right, what went wrong, who stood out and more.

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CFP first round preview, analysis and predictions

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:02:12 -0000

Shehan and Bobak go through each of the four first-round playoff matchups this week. They look at the biggest storylines of each game, the most important players and the chances of each team advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Picking our CFP brackets, including a couple “Cindarella stories”

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:40:59 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look through the entire College Football Playoff and pick their brackets. One team was in each of their national championships, but it might not be who you expect. They brief every matchup and detail why they think it’ll shake out that way. Each of them had a double-digit seed in the semifinals, but their national champions may not shock you.

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CFP first round preview, looking at each team’s pathway

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak preview the four first round matchups of the College Football Playoff. They also look at each team’s path through the bracket and other potential matchups that will dictate who will win the national championship.

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Instant reaction: SMU makes it in over Alabama, initial CFP bracket thoughts

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:37:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak react to SMU making it in over Alabama, the 12-team field, the conference/bowl ties and much more immediately following the playoff reveal.

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CFP rankings reaction, previewing conference championship weekend

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:41:12 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look at the latest CFP rankings, discussing their qualms with teams such as Penn State, why they agree that Alabama deserves a spot (unless SMU loses) and more. They also predict each of the conference championship games and give insight into what those matchups will look like.

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What should Ryan Day do? Predicting this week’s CFP rankings

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak kick one team off the island and (begrudgingly) add another. They also get into Ryan Day’s struggles against Michigan, and what the Ohio State coach should do with his career and mental health. The guys then try to predict how this week’s CFP rankings/bracket will look, with eyes on the ACC teams, how South Carolina and Alabama will be ranked and more.

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Upset meter for rivalry weekend, our thoughts on newest CFP rankings

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:36:12 -0000

Shehan and Bobak react to the newest CFP rankings, discussing teams such as Penn State at number 4, Tennessee, Clemson and more. Then they rank all relevant rivalry weekend games on a 0-5 upset meter, with a five meaning the underdog team should beat the favorite and a zero meaning there’s no chance of an upset.

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Who stays in the CFP after a week of chaos? Who’s a lock to make the CFP

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:49:55 -0000

Shehan and Bobak have a lot to discuss about their 12-team playoff after several playoff teams lost last week. They debate whether teams such as BYU, Indiana, Alabama and Ole Miss deserve to stay in, along with who would replace them. They also get into the CFP locks, which is not a long list at the moment.

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The problem with the latest CFP rankings, Week 13 preview

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak have a couple problems with the CFP committee’s latest rankings, and they explain why. Shehan has some thoughts on Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s comments about not playing in the SEC Championship. They also look at the biggest matchups this weekend, none more important than Indiana traveling to Columbus and taking on Ohio State.

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An SEC swap, who are the actual title contenders?

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:43:49 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look at this weekend’s results, debating whether teams like SMU, BYU and Tennessee should get kicked off the island for their conference counterparts. Then they look at the field and determine which teams have an actual chance of winning the national championship in the new 12-team format.

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CFP rankings breakdown, who still has a path? Week 12 preview

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:25:01 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss the newest College Football Playoff rankings and where they think the committee went wrong. They also dive into teams on the outside looking in, such as SMU and Georgia and what must happen for them to make the CFP. Matchups such as Georgia-Tennessee, Texas-Arkansas and BYU-Kansas headline Week 12’s top matchups.

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A Georgia conversation, most important games remaining in the regular season

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:56:24 -0000

Shehan and Bobak recap a wild weekend of college football, highlighted by losses for Georgia and Miami. They discuss if both, one or neither should be taken off the island and who should take their spot. Then they look at the crowded SEC and the most important remaining regular season games for determining the College Football Playoff bracket.

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Instant reaction: Breaking down the initial CFP rankings, what we think they got wrong

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:04:07 -0000

Fresh off Tuesday night's initial College Football Playoff rankings, Shehan and Bobak discuss some of the biggest takeaways. Shehan has a problem with BYU's ranking compared to Miami, they also discuss the two-loss teams, the potential for Boise State to have a bye and much more.

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Three in, Three out in our latest CFP pool, what we’re looking for in the first CFP rankings

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:22:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak start the show by debating who leaves the island after a week where several teams lost. Then they look forward to Tuesday’s first CFP rankings, and their interest in things such as BYU’s placement, the highest-ranked two-loss team and more.

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What to know from the CFP webinar, Week 10 preview

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:29:46 -0000

Shehan and Bobak both attended a recent College Football Playoff webinar, where new CFP executive director Rich Clark answered questions from the media. They broke down the intricacies of the new 12-team format, what we need to know about it, who Clark is and more. They also take a look at some of the weekend’s biggest matchups, highlighted by No. 3 Penn State hosting No. 4 Ohio State.

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Someone’s gotta go, are Ohio State and Texas in trouble?

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:07:32 -0000

Shehan and Bobak have to kick someone off the island, which is difficult when each of their 12 CFP teams either won or were on bye last week. They debate between kicking off Penn State, Ohio State and Texas before talking about recent struggles for the Buckeyes and Longhorns and where each of their long-term outlooks currently stand.

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Is the 5-seed better than a top 4 spot in the CFP? Week 9 preview

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak debate whether the 5 seed is the best position in the new 12-team College Football Playoff, above the top 4 teams that get a bye week. They also discuss which seed they think is the worst and look ahead to the biggest matchups this weekend.

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Fighting Irish out, two new teams in, hardest places to play

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:51:24 -0000

Shehan and Bobak bring in two new teams to their 12-team CFP after not adding one last week and kicking out Notre Dame. They also rank the hardest places to play out of the 12 teams currently in the playoff.

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Our current CFP, Heisman outlook, Week 8 preview

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak predict what they think the 12-team playoff will look like, and who will sneak in with an at-large bid. They also look at the top Heisman candidates and the biggest Week 8 matchups, highlighted by Georgia-Texas and Alabama-Tennessee.

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A turn of the Tide, CFP/conference confidence index

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:47:46 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are done giving Alabama the pass in this week’s playoff rankings, but don’t know if there’s any other team who earned their 12th spot. Then they give their “confidence index” for each of their current CFP teams, grading each on a 0-100 scale for how confident they are in each team making the playoff and a separate grade for their chances to win the conference.

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Why is there so much Chaos in college football? Week 7 matchup previews

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:42:05 -0000

Shehan and Bobak theorize why there’s so much parity in college football this season following a week where several highly ranked programs fell to unranked opponents. Then they look at a stacked Week 7 slate, including Oregon-Ohio State, Texas-Oklahoma, LSU-Ole Miss and more.

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A total reset of our top 12 following a weekend of chaos

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:44:36 -0000

Shehan and Bobak completely reset the board after several ranked teams lost. They go through a slew of teams who are potential CFP suitors, including a couple unexpected teams who could eventually sneak their way in.

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Out with the Ole, in with the new, Week 6 preview

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:55:13 -0000

Shehan and Bobak recap Week 5, moving two of their 12 CFP teams out. Then they preview the biggest Week 6 matchups, such as Michigan State-Oregon, Ohio State-Iowa, Miami-Cal, UNLV-Syracuse and more.

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Bama’s start under DeBoer w/ AL.com’s Matt Stahl, Week 5 matchups, Matthew Sluka drama

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:32:58 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by AL.com’s Alabama beat reporter Matt Stahl to talk about Alabama’s early season, what’s changed under Kalen DeBoer and more. Then they look at the top matchups of the week, before getting into the legal issues surrounding UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka.

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Three new teams in our top 12, ranking the best coaching on contending teams

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:45:18 -0000

Shehan and Bobak had decisions to make following losses by Kansas State, USC and NIU, which led to our biggest shakeup in the CFP to this point. They then ranked the head coaches of their top-12 teams.

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Taking stock of the top teams in new conferences, Week 4 preview

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:21:46 -0000

Shehan and Bobak take a look at Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Oregon and Utah and how they stand heading into conference play. They also previewed matchups for those teams along with other interesting Week 4 games.

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A Big 12 shift in our top 12, ranking contenders by backup QB situations

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

None of our top 12 teams lost (a few were on bye) this weekend, but one team must go. Shehan and Bobak listened to you before making the decision. After that they ranked their top 12 based on how well they would play without their starting quarterback.

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The Pac 12 has life! Previewing the biggest Week 3 matchups

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:24:34 -0000

With the news late Wednesday that four Mountain West teams will join the Pac 12 in 2026, Shehan and Bobak talk about the move, and all its implications throughout the college football landscape. Then they preview some of the biggest Week 3 matchups, such as Alabama-Wisconsin, BC-Missouri and more.

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Irish out, a new G5 school enters the top 12, “pure championship ability” rankings

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:03:22 -0000

With a loss to NIU, Notre Dame falls out of Shehan and Bobak’s top 12, then they debate whether NIU should take the G5 spot. They also add the Fighting Irish’s replacement, Tennessee’s rise, Cam Rising concerns and more headlines following Week 2. They finish by ranking their 12 teams based on pure championship ability.

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How non-conference games change the new CFP, previewing the biggest Week 2 matchups

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:39:57 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss the importance of playing strong non-conference opponents in the 12-team CFP format. They also talk about the case for Clemson and other teams who could rebound from a Week 1 loss before previewing Week 2 matchups such as Texas-Michigan, Iowa-Iowa State, Oregon-Boise State and more.

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Eliminating our first team, plus QB rankings

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:44:52 -0000

Shehan and Bobak say goodbye to the first CFP contender of the season after a shaky Week 1, which means they invite another team in. They also broke down the biggest games from the weekend and ranked their 12 CFP teams’ quarterbacks.

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10 things we’re looking forward to this season

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:42:39 -0000

College football is officially back! Not many times, if ever, has college football changed this much from one year to the next. Shehan and Bobak each gave five things they’re looking forward to this season, including a new crop of quarterbacks, coaching hot seats, how the sport is covered and more.

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The CFP contenders who could collapse this season

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:38:13 -0000

Was there a big college football collapse this past weekend? Shehan and Bobak look at the teams who could underachieve this season, which include some of their CFP picks and other contending teams.

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Official 12-team CFP predictions, national championship picks and awards

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:36:25 -0000

Shehan and Bobak list their 12-team playoff predictions, including picks for every matchup and a national champion. They also predict the Heisman, Nagurski (best defender) and Coach of the Year winners.

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Cutting down the list of CFP contenders

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:09:09 -0000

Shehan and Bobak cut down on their list of CFP contenders from last week. The list drops to 11 Power 4 teams and 3 additional Group of 5 teams. They also discuss the first few teams that did not make the cut, big games that will determine CFP spots and more.

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A look at every legitimate CFP contender

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:28:21 -0000

Shehan and Bobak go through all the teams they noted as CFP contenders in our conference preview episodes, including a few teams from the Group of 5. They also add a couple more teams to the mix before they narrow down the list next week.

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Five coordinator changes that will define this year’s CFP

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak each give the five newcoming coordinators they think will have the biggest impact on this year’s College Football Playoff. A couple you can expect, while there’s a couple more who you might not have thought of. They also talk about the toxicity of the SEC hiring process. Thank you for listening.

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5 storylines to watch for as camps begin

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak take a look at some of the biggest storylines in the sport heading into the 2024 season. It could be anywhere from a contender’s quarterback situation to how a CFP hopeful will look this season. They also discuss the preseason coach’s poll, which includes multiple teams they know don’t belong where they were ranked. Thank you for listening.

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10 dark horse CFB players to keep an eye on

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:53:07 -0000

Shehan and Bobak list the players that they either think could have an underrated impact for a potential contender, or breakout in a lesser-known program in the 2024 season.

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5 teams who could crash this year’s CFP

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:39:25 -0000

Shehan and Bobak name five teams who they think could make a case for themselves to “crash” this year’s CFP. These are teams who aren’t expected to make the playoff, but if things go right for their program, they have they ability to make some noise. They also discuss the Olympics and which college football stadiums have hosted them.

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The 10 transfers who could define this year’s CFP

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:02:08 -0000

Shehan and Bobak continue their lists of 10 that will define the CFP, with transfers on this episode. It’s not necessarily quarterbacks on high-level teams like Dillon Gabriel and Will Howard, but players who filled e need and could be the difference between a team making or missing the CFP.

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The 10 players who could define this year’s CFP

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak each give their 10 players who they think will most affect whether their team makes the College Football Playoff or not. Neither chose a player from Georgia, because they’re almost certain to make the field. They chose interesting CFP contenders along with a couple G5 guys that could push their team into the playoff if they meet/surpass expectations.

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How to consume conference media days, plus reactions to EA CFB 25 player/team rankings

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:52:24 -0000

Conference media days are officially underway, and Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha'Eri break down what to believe, how much to take away from them and more as news surrounding them makes headlines. They also talk about some of the bigger headlines in the sport before getting into the new CFB video game, along with player and team rankings. Shehan gives his thoughts on his first trip to Las Vegas.

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Ranking the teams in a new power conference by future outlook

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:57:08 -0000

Shehan and Bobak go through every team that’s moving into a new power conference for this upcoming season. They analyze all 12 and rank them by how well each is set up for success beyond 2024.

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SEC preview part 2 w/ LoneStarLive’s Josh Newman

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:15:05 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by LoneStarLive’s Texas beat reporter Josh Newman to discuss the remaining SEC teams, which include Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Texas. They decide whether each team is a CFP contender, middle tier or bottom level. Shehan and Josh also give their best and most underrated SEC player.

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SEC preview part 1 w/ AL.com’s Matt Stahl

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:56:39 -0000

Shehan and Bobak talk with Matt Stahl an AL.com writer covering Alabama. They preview Missouri, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, LSU and the Crimson Tide. They rate each team as a CFP contender, middle tier or lower-level team heading into 2024. Matt also gives his best and most underrated SEC players before talking about his recent story on the weather affects in the CFP.

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G5 teams to watch for in 2024

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak run through all the Group of 5 teams (and Independents) and give each conference a “dark horse contender”, “chaos agent” and “people’s champ” following a preview of the G5’s biggest contender’s on Tuesday’s episode.

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Ranking the top G5 contenders to make the College Football Playoff

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:10:45 -0000

Shehan and Bobak rank the nine Group of 5 schools they think have the best chance of making the College Football Playoff in 2024.

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Big 10 preview part 2 w/ Oregon reporter Ryan Clarke

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:58:03 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by Oregon Ducks reporter Ryan Clarke from the Oregonian. They break down USC, UCLA, Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland, Washington, Michigan State and Oregon. They rank them as either CFP contenders, middle class or bottom tier.

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Big Ten preview part 1 w/ Stephen Means and Bob Flounders

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are first joined by Ohio State reporter Stephen Means, who writes for Cleveland.com. They talk about the Buckeyes, Michigan and Minnesota. Then Penn State reporter for Pennlive.com Bob Floundry joined to talk about the Nittany Lions, Iowa, Rutgers, Northwestern, Nebraska and Indiana. Each guest gave their best and most underrated player in the conference heading into next season.

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Big 12 preview part 2 w/ BYU insider Mitch Harper

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by KSLSports’ Mitch Harper, who covers BYU and the Big 12. They talk Utah, BYU, Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Colorado, determining them either bottom tier, mid-level or contenders. Harper also gives his best and most underrated Big 12 player.

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Big 12 preview part 1 w/ LoneStarLive's Jacob Richman

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak talk with LonestarLive’s Jacob Richman to begin previewing the Big 12 conference in 2024. They graded each team as either a CFP contender, middle tier or bottom tier of the college football landscape. They looked at Baylor, TCU, Houston, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Cincinnati, UCF and Oklahoma State. They also talk about the best player in the conference and the most underrated.

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ACC preview part 2 w/ Syracuse reporter Emily Leiker

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:17:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak continue their ACC preview with syracuse.com’s Emily Leiker. They cover Florida State, Boston College, Cal, Miami, Pitt, Virginia, NC State, Virginia Tech and Syracuse, deciding if each team is a CFP contender, mid-tier or lower level team in 2024.

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ACC preview part 1 w/ Louisville reporter Alexis Cubit

Tue, 28 May 2024 18:21:07 -0000

Shehan and Bobak begin previewing each of the Power conferences with the ACC, bringing Courier Journal’s Louisville reporter Alexis Cubit to talk about the conference. They break down Clemson, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame (not an ACC team), UNC, Duke, SMU, Wake Forest, Stanford and Louisville. Alexis also gives her best and most underrated conference players.

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2024 CFB quarterbacks draft

Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak each draft eight quarterbacks in our latest episode. They draft their five outright best, two transfers and a first-time starting quarterback. With no Caleb Williams or Bryce Young-type leaders among this group, it made for a much more balanced draft. Of course there were a few late-round surprises though.

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Which coaches could benefit most from the New CFP? Who might not?

Thu, 16 May 2024 13:17:28 -0000

With the expanded playoff, Shehan and Bobak give their thoughts on which coaches are best situated to take advantage of the new system (James Franklin?) … and which might struggle (James Franklin?). Plus they discuss a recent ranking of all the P4 coaches heading into the 2024 season.

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Predictions for the cover of the new CFB video game

Tue, 14 May 2024 13:38:43 -0000

Shehan and Bobak try and predict the face of the newest EA College Football 25 game with it set to release Thursday. They also look back on some of the older games, and even predict who would’ve been on the covers of each game since the series paused in 2014.

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Things you may not know about the new CFP

Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss some aspects of the new 12-team College Football Playoff that are going under the radar. They mention rankings vs. seedings, bowl locations, Notre Dame, the Group of 5 and much more.

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The state of international football, plus Bobak’s trip to Oregon

Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak talk Japanese football, which is what led to Bobak watching a college football exhibition at Southern Oregon University. They also get into the growth of international football, the difference in American and Japanese football and much more.

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The Colorado drama continues, bold 2024 predictions from the spring

Thu, 02 May 2024 13:18:33 -0000

Shehan and Bobak address the latest social media drama surrounding Deion and Shadeur Sanders on social media and what it could mean for the future of the Colorado program. They also give bold predictions for the 2024 season from what they’ve seen and heard from spring ball.

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The best NFL Draft player fits, Who will be the 2025 first pick

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:45:28 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look at some of the former college football players’ outfits in the NFL Draft and who stole the show. They also break down who they think will fit best with their news teams, plus give their perspective on who they think will be the 2025 NFL Draft first overall pick.

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Under-the-radar college football players that could have NFL success

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:51:45 -0000

Shehan and Bobak listed some NFL draftees that were under the radar prospects, but had success on their teams in college football. They each also name a college player they were certain was going to be successful in the NFL that didn't end up panning out.

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The state of the transfer portal, plus more spring game previews

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:19:42 -0000

Shehan and Bobak dig into how there’s currently more “buyers” than “sellers” in the transfer portal, along with Colorado’s unique recruiting strategy. They also preview the position groups they’re most looking forward to watching in this weekend’s crop of spring games.

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Spring game reactions and biggest names in the transfer portal

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak talk more about spring games. They detailed why they’re not as interesting anymore, Ole Miss being different, Cam Rising’s performance with Utah and more. They also talked about some of the names that will be big targets in the transfer portal with more big names likely to enter the portal as well.

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What we’re looking for in upcoming spring games for playoff contenders

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak preview several spring games of the biggest College Football Playoff contenders for 2024. They go through each team and what they want to see, including Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, Alabama’s offense, LSU’s defense and much more.

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How John Calipari’s move affects Arkansas, spring game analysis and a new AAC commissioner

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak dive into John Calipari’s move to Arkansas and what it could mean for Arkansas athletics and where they’ll put their funding. Auburn and Clemson each had spring games, which they break down before discussing the impact of new AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti.

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Freshman to watch out for in 2024

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak get into spring football games, what’s wrong with them and how they can change for the better. Then they discuss the freshman that could make a big impact in 2024.

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The biggest positional battles to keep an eye on

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak each name five teams and positional battles they’ll be watching in the spring and summer. From how Deion Sanders and Colorado builds on its offensive line to Michigan’s quarterback mystery without J.J. McCarthy and much more.

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The NCAA’s battle against student-athlete employment w/ Michael McCann

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Renowned sports legal expert Michael McCann join Shehan and Bobak to talk about the NCAA’s battle to keep student-athletes unemployed, what it compares to in history, when not if for student-athletes getting paid and more.

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The best college basketball/football coaching duos in the country

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:16:20 -0000

Following Shehan’s article about the best football/men’s basketball coaching duos in the country along with the start of March Madness, he and Bobak dove into the teams and many others that deserved recognition.

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Breaking down all the action from Capitol Hill this week

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak dive deep into the hearings that went down in Capitol Hill this week, which pertained to the NCAA pushing against its student-athletes becoming employees. They analyze the possibilities of it happening, alternate options, what it means for college football and more!

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The most intriguing things to watch for heading into spring ball

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak go back and forth bringing up what they’re most looking forward to in college football’s spring. Whether it’s how USC changes its defense and maybe even the way it practices, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Texas’ bigtime transfers, Michigan and Alabama’s restart and much more.

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Combine recap, plus the 10 physical specimens who could shape the 2025 CFP

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:35:55 -0000

Shehan and Bobak analyze the NFL Combine standouts and who showed the most. Shehan also gave his list of the 10 freakish athletes he believes will leave a mark on next year’s 12-team playoff, and even next year’s Combine.

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A way too early 12-team CFP mock bracket

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look ahead to the 2024 college football season and give their way too early 12-team playoff predictions. And yes, it’s very weird.

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Winners and losers from the offseason

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak give their biggest winners and losers amongst college football programs from this offseason. Ohio State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, UCLA and many more are discussed. Plus they talk about how AI could affect the future of college football.

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A conference realignment conversation + the new CFP format

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak open with the new CFP format and why the G5 schools agreed to the change. Then they dove into conference realignment, what it affects and if it will be good or bad for college football.

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The best under the radar coaches and assistants in college football

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak give their top coaches and assistants in college football that they either think go under the radar or will soon become a well-known name. A few USC assistants, the best coach to come from the northeast in years and much more are discussed.

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The best all-time father-son duos in college football

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

It’s Shehan’s first episode as a father, so he and Bobak decided to name their 10 best father-son duos in college football past and present. They discuss the Harbaughs, Mannings, Bowdens and many, many more.

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Work-life balance of college coaches and staff w/ Matt Huml

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:41:46 -0000

Bobak Ha’Eri is joined by University of Cincinnati researcher Matt Huml on the latest episode of the CFSS. They discuss the stresses of coaching college athletics and how it impacts a lot more people than we might think, the different types of burnout, the “radioactive ring” and much more.

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An analytics-based reflection on the 2023 season w/Parker Fleming

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:35:10 -0000

Bobak Ha’Eri is joined by Parker Fleming, a college football data analyst whose projections can be found on X/Twitter @statsowar. They talk about Fleming’s process to get the stats he uses on his site cfb-graphs.com, what teams stuck out in the data from this past season, who has his eye in 2024 and more!

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Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan legacy, what he leaves behind for the Wolverines

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:17:13 -0000

With the news that Jim Harbaugh is the Los Angeles Chargers’ newest head coach, Bobak Ha’Eri discussed the former Michigan coach’s legacy at the school, how they became national champions, what’s next for the Wolverines and more.

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How the 12-team playoff will change college football

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak discuss the new 12-team playoff, and how it will affect conference championships, expectations, the way we need to think about teams and more. They also talk about Jedd Fisch going to Washington and Brent Brennan replacing him in Arizona.

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Where does Michigan go from here, what trend its win reveals about college football

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak put a bow on Michigan’s national championship season and discuss what it should do next. They also debate the top 3 coaches, if Ohio State is the best job in the country, what the Wolverines win means for how college football programs shape their rosters and more.

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Remembering Nick Saban’s legendary career, what’s next for Bama?

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:43:24 -0000

Shehan and Bobak look back at Nick Saban’s legendary mark he left on Alabama and all of college football. They also discuss who could be next in line to take the job, if Alabama is the best job in the country, the all-Saban team and more!

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Michigan survives! A full national championship recap

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:58:40 -0000

The Wolverines prevailed over Washington and Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha’Eri broke down the game, what went right for Michigan, what went wrong for Washington, Jim Harbaugh’s future and much more!

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CFP national championship preview

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak get into all things to do with the CFP title game between Michigan and Washington. They give their thoughts on how things will go, key players, how each team could win, predictions and much more.

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Doug returns! All things northern football w/ Doug Lesmerises

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:34:38 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by former CFSS host Doug Lesmerises to talk about the national championship between northern teams Michigan and Washington. Plus, they get into how the north compares to the south in college football, how they differ and much more.

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CFP semifinals reactions, plus a quick preview into the title game

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:34:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak give their reactions to an action-packed CFP semifinal pairing, what it means that Michigan and Washington are in the title game and early predictions for the championship game.

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Previewing the Washington Huskies’ Sugar Bowl outlook w/ Christian Caple

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by Washington beat reporter Christian Caple of On Montlake to talk about the Huskies Sugar Bowl matchup vs. Texas. Kalen DeBoer’s winning culture, facing the Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl, Washington’s o-line, keys to the game and much more were broken down.

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How will Texas fare in the Sugar Bowl? w/ Lonestarlive’s Josh Newman

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan, Bobak and Lonestarlive/gulflive college football writer Josh Newman break down the Longhorns’ chances against the Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl. They discuss Quinn Ewers, T’Vondre Sweat, Washington’s physicality, how UT would do against Alabama/Michigan and more!

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Analyzing Michigan’s Rose Bowl matchup vs. Alabama w/ MLive’s Aaron McMann

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:17:28 -0000

Bobak and Shehan continue breaking down each CFP team, this time talking about the other team in the Rose Bowl. Wolverines beat writer Aaron McMann from MLive joins them to talk about what Michigan has learned from the past two CFPs, what’s different about this year’s team, how it shapes up against Alabama and much more.

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Breaking down Alabama’s chances in the Rose Bowl w/ AL.com’s Matt Stahl

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:45:04 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by Alabama beat writer Matt Stahl from AL.com. They get into the Crimson Tide’s biggest weakness, how they can beat Michigan, Nick Saban hiring the Wolverines’ former linebacker coach and much more.

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The 10 most important non-quarterbacks in the CFP

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Bobak and Shehan each give the 10 players they think will have the biggest effect on their team’s success in the CFP. This doesn’t necessarily mean the best.

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The biggest questions surrounding the CFP semifinal games

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak ask each other some of the biggest looming questions for each CFP semifinal matchup, including Michigan’s o-line, Texas’ d-line, the most reliable of the four quarterbacks and more. They also sneak a couple questions about the Orange Bowl with Georgia and Florida State.

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All things Heisman: The candidates, winner, snubs, voting consideration, next year & more

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:04:13 -0000

Shehan and Bobak break down the case for and against each of the Heisman finalists, what they think voters consider, who has an argument to be a finalist, who will win the Heisman next year and much more.

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Previewing the CFP semifinals, plus a look at the rest of the top 25

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak gave a couple more thoughts on the CFP top 6 before breaking down SMU and the rest of the rankings. Then they get into Michigan vs Alabama and Texas vs Washington, with key matchups and predictions for both semifinal games.

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Instant reaction: Did the CFP committee get the rankings right?

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 19:02:00 -0000

The CFP rankings are out, and Shehan and Bobak don’t agree. Shehan firmly believes Florida State should’ve been in, while Bobak thinks otherwise. Plus, should Washington get ranked ahead of Michigan at number one? What does this mean for the ACC?

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A mock committee and potential playoff scenarios following the latest CFP rankings

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak order the best resumes, discuss the complexity of ranking Texas and how the four teams outside the top four can make it into the playoff. They also discuss where the potential No. 1 seeds would want to play in the semifinal and look back on Shehan’s experience in the mock committee.

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Previewing conference championship weekend

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:19:18 -0000

Shehan and Bobak preview the five conference championship games and rate them from likely upset to completely inconceivable. How low will Iowa score? Can FSU move the ball? And can Texas take care of business?

Plus, a blue blood is kicked out of our contender pool and Bobak takes us through the intricate rules of Japanese college football conference championship tiebreakers.

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Playoff Chaos Scenarios

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:30:55 -0000

Shehan and Bobak run through some nightmare scenarios for the College Football Playoff committee. Will the committee honor head-to-head between Texas and Alabama? Is there a world where the SEC or Big Ten get left out? Does New Mexico State have a shot at the New Year's Six?!

Plus, the guys react to the new CFP Rankings, including Washington jumping Florida State to enter the playoff field.

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Heisman candidates and The Game

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:54:04 -0000

Bobak and Shehan delve into the top Heisman Trophy contenders heading into the final week of the regular season. Is there a clear top three? Can anyone play their way in?

Plus, The Game will pit two of the top three teams in the nation against each other. What’s on the line for everyone in the game of the year?

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Upset rankings: Biggest stumbling blocks left for CFP teams

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak turn their eyes to the remaining schedule with only two games left and eight CFP contenders. Which games are the biggest trap games for the contenders?

Plus, legal expert Bobak breaks down everything you need to know about the "2-Pac" ruling against the departing Pac-12 and we react to Georgia's ascendence to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff Rankings.

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What does a championship coach look like?

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are focusing on coaches right as the college football carousel gets going. They talk about the most important qualities for a modern college football coach to have, especially one who wants to compete for the playoff.

Plus, we rank the CFP contender coaching staffs from top to bottom and pick some coaches who have the qualities to reach the top level down the road.

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How do you solve a problem like Michigan?

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:37:44 -0000

Shehan and Bobak are joined by MLive's Aaron McMann to delve deep into the weeds of Michigan football. Have the Wolverines improved enough to compete in the College Football Playoff? Just how good is J.J. McCarthy? What should we expect from the Wolverines as they battle against Penn State in their first real test of the year?

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Ranking the best QBs in the playoff race

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:29:32 -0000

Shehan and Bobak go deep on the quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff race. Does Michael Penix or Bo Nix deserve the top spot? Where does Jalen Milroe stand after a win vs. LSU? Kyle McCord or Drew Allar?

Also, we consider three new additions to our CFP Contenders list: Penn State, Ole Miss and Louisville. Will every 1-loss P5 end up on the board?

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Instant Reaction: First College Football Playoff Rankings

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:16:09 -0000

Shehan and Bobak react to the first College Football Playoff Rankings, which were released on Halloween. Ohio State debuted as the surprise No. 1 team, while Florida State lagged behind. Texas ranked ahead of Oklahoma despite head-to-head, while the Pac-12 got major respect.

Plus, we dive into whether the Group of Five's race for the New Year's Six is already over, whether Kansas State is being disrespected and the best games we'll be watching in Week 10.

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Georgia or Michigan? Ranking the contenders, previewing the CFP release

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:32:41 -0000

Shehan and Bobak reveal their personal rankings of the 10 College Football Playoff contenders on our list, including disagreements over where Michigan and Florida State rank after spotty schedules. Plus, we vote out two teams after losses, Texas and Penn State once again return for further consideration and we get you ready for the first College Football Playoff Rankings, which debut on Tuesday night.

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Contender or Pretender?

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:43:23 -0000

Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha’Eri run nominate 11 more teams to our list of College Football Playoff contenders.

Have Penn State or Texas done enough to reach the top group? Can LSU or Notre Dame overcome two losses? Will the people overturn Shehan’s veto of Missouri?

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Welcome back: The College Football Survivor Show returns!

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:02:00 -0000

Shehan Jeyarajah is joined by Bobak Ha'Eri, the moderator of /r/cfb, to break down the 2023 college football season so far. Shehan and Bobak pick the real contenders and get ready for the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year.

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The future of the College Football Playoff, and of this show

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:57:00 -0000

What's ahead for college football with the arrival of the 12-team playoff, and with the possibilities around moves in realignment and more conference changes down the road?

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look into the future -- and that includes making playoff and national title picks for this season.

Why such a focus on the future right now? Because this is the last episode of The College Football Survivor Show in this form. Doug is leaving for a new opportunity, and you'll find him around the college football world in another form.

So this show will take a break, but don't unsubscribe because plans are underway for it to continue with Shehan (the guy you are here for anyway) and a different co-host. Stick around for a future update on that.

But for now, Doug couldn't be more grateful for your time and attention, and for being part of this show for the last two years. It wouldn't be here without you.

So goodbye to Doug and this version of The College Football Survivor Show. Now ... into the future.

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Five real contenders in the Pac-12 -- can USC, Washington or Oregon emerge? Pac-12 playoff preview

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:06:00 -0000

USC, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Oregon State -- yes, five real playoff contenders in the Pac-12 this season as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into their preseason Pac-12 playoff preview.

All five of those teams have veteran QBs, and the best teams in the league didn't lose a lot after last season. That means the last half of the season will be wild as these teams will be providing a top-level matchup each weekend in the second half.

But will one make the playoff? What about the futures of programs like Cal, Colorado and Arizona State? How will the Pac-12 look when USC and UCLA are gone after next season?

Lots of football talk about a deep conference, and thanks as always for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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A Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State battle, and what's next for Northwestern: Big Ten playoff preview

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0000

The Big Ten saw two teams make the playoff a year ago with Michigan and Ohio State. What are the chances the league gets two teams in again this season?

On this Big Ten playoff preview on The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss the real contenders (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State) and whether an actual spoiler exists in the Big Ten. Is Wisconsin the Big Ten West favorite? Is Nebraska a playoff contender in the future? Is Northwestern vs. Iowa at Wrigley Field in November going to be a mess?

It's playoff talk from every Big Ten angle. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Florida State wants the ACC torch back from Clemson, and UNC-Duke could get wild: ACC Playoff Preview

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:41:26 -0000

The ACC has been left out of the last two College Football Playoffs, which opened the door for some other conferences. Will the ACC make it back this season? That should come down to Florida State and Clemson.

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into their ACC playoff preview by focusing on the Seminoles and the Tigers. They also project the potential first-round QB battle between North Carolina and Duke, and peer into the future and wonder what happens to Miami.

This is the third offseason conference playoff preview, after the Big 12 and SEC, and thanks as always for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Veteran QBs taking aim at Georgia and Alabama, plus contender LSU and spoiler Auburn: SEC playoff preview

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:35:04 -0000

How many SEC teams are true playoff contenders? Who are the teams best prepared to spoil playoff chance? Where are the most experienced quarterbacks in the league and how dangerous are they? And how vulnerable might Georgia and Alabama be with new quarterbacks?

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the 14-team SEC in their next conference preview and decide how many playoff spots the conference is likely to seize in 2023.

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Texas opportunity, QBs everywhere and a great bottom: Big 12 college football playoff preview

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:57:00 -0000

How many teams in the 14-team Big 12 should be actual playoff contenders this season? Which team could play spoiler? Just how deep is the quarterback experience and talent in this conference? What coach, if any, is on the hot seat? What team could be a playoff contender five years from now?

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah ask and answer all those questions and more on their first of five playoff conference previews this summer, as they start with Texas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, four new teams and a deep Big 12.

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College football playoff dark horses hiding in plain sight

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:10:40 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick three dark horses in the college football playoff race. What does that mean?

In the nine-year history of the playoff, 61 percent of playoff teams were ranked in the top five of the preseason AP poll. Expand it to the top 10, and you pull in 81 percent of playoff teams, and with the top 15, you get to 92 percent of teams.

So which teams not expected to be in the preseason top 10 could make the playoff in 2023? Doug and Shehan find teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC and ACC and make the case.

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Team Kirby Smart vs. Team Lincoln Riley for the future of college football

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0000

What will the next decade of college football look like, and will it belong more to defensive head coaches like Georgia's Kirby Smart or offensive head coaches like USC's Lincoln Riley?

Last week on The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah looked into the past and a 2017 playoff semifinal to examine Smart and Riley. Now, on this episode, they look to the future.

That includes analyzing whether Smart or Riley has the edge when it comes to geography, conference and resume. And that extends to a look at how many college head coaches come from the offensive side, how many come from the defensive side, and which one produces better bosses.

To figure that out, Shehan drafts seven defensive head coaches for Team Kirby, and Doug drafts seven offensive head coaches for Team Lincoln.

Which team do you like more? Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Reliving the Georgia-Oklahoma playoff semifinal that changed college football

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0000

The Rose Bowl between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia at the end of the 2017 season was maybe the best playoff game so far of this nine-year playoff era, as the Bulldogs rallied for a 54-48 win in double overtime.

But Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah didn't rewatch and relive this classic just for fun. This game featured Georgia's Kirby Smart in his second year as a head coach and Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley in his first year. Now six years later, Smart has two national titles at Georgia, Riley is entering his second year of his new job at USC, and this semifinal clearly showed us the future of the sport.

It also featured a boatload of talent, from Baker Mayfield to Roquan Smith, from Nick Chubb to CeeDee Lamb, from Sony Michel to Mark Andrews.

But most importantly, it featured two young head coaches on the rise. How have they evolved since then? What did they learn? What would have changed -- potentially in a major way -- if Oklahoma had won instead?

This game matters so much for now, and thanks for reliving it on The College Football Survivor Show.

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The 12-team playoff would have saved these BCS era college football teams

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:11:59 -0000

From Auburn to Kansas State, from Ohio State to Oklahoma State, from UCLA to Missouri, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are putting more teams into a 12-team playoff context on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show.

The BCS existed from 1998 to 2013, as polls and computers determined the top two teams that would meet for the national title, and Doug and Shehan are looking at which teams, coaches and conferences would have been aided by a structure that put 12 teams in the playoff.

There's a lot of Big 12 here, plus a discussion of the shift in the SEC, the underdogs who moved up, and the conferences that may have been affected. Doug and Shehan previously did this on another episode with the teams of the four-team playoff era, and now they've going back a little more into history.

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Ranking the 10 most important people in the College Football Playoff race

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:22:00 -0000

Which players and coaches will determine the four playoff teams and the national champion in the 2023 college football season? On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah list the people they think will matter most to the College Football Playoff race.

Coaches and players from teams like Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State, USC, Clemson, Texas, Florida State and Notre Dame fill the list.

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Fixing college football schedules, gambling issues, tampering and more as a conference commissioner

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:25:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are addressing all the major topics that were raised at the recent SEC meetings and doing what is best for college football. Listen to Commissioner Shehan and Deputy Doug on these topics:

Playing eight or nine conference games and what the SEC and other leagues should do
Injury reports and gambling
NIL rules as a conference
Transfer portal and tampering
Streaming services and TV contracts
Field storming

Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show, and Commissioner Shehan is available to be interviewed if conferences are looking for a new boss.

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Is Alabama an under this season? College football over-unders

Tue, 30 May 2023 18:29:00 -0000

With a win total of 10.5, is Alabama a prime target for an under bet this season? Someone on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show thinks so as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah run through their favorite potential win total bets of the offseason.

Discussed are teams like Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Washington, LSU, North Carolina State, Florida State, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Baylor and more.

Plus, a discussion at the end about Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, sports culture and how it might apply to college football.

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The 17 recent teams a 12-team college football playoff would have saved

Fri, 26 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000

What teams from the nine years of the four-team College Football Playoff era would have been most helped -- or potentially drastically changed -- by a 12-team playoff?

Could a conference have been saved? Realignment prevented? A coaching career altered? New champions crowned? Other program peaks achieved?

On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises came up with a 1-10 ranking of the teams that would have been affected the most by a chance in a 12-team world in the last nine years. And then he assigned 17 different teams to those 10 spots. Shehan Jeyarajah had his own list of 15 teams and supplemented Doug's where needed.

From Georgia to Oregon, from TCU to Ohio State, from Tennessee to Stanford, Doug and Shehan give you the recent teams that needed a 12-team playoff the most.

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College football's Forever Five and the QB plans shaping the playoff race

Wed, 24 May 2023 20:18:00 -0000

What's the ideal quarterback development path for a college football team with playoff aspirations? How is it different for teams at the top like Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State, and what's it like for programs just below them looking to make a leap, like Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame, LSU and Florida State?

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, a QB development issue posed by Shehan Jeyarajah led to a deep discussion with Doug Lesmerises about the history of College Football Playoff quarterbacks and what's shaping up this season.

There are five veteran quarterbacks ready to reshape the 2023 playoff race in a way that few veteran quarterbacks have.

From Georgia to Washington, from Baylor to LSU, from Michigan to Oregon, from Ohio State to Alabama, Doug and Shehan talk quarterback playoff plans on this College Football Survivor Show.

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Ranking College Football's 10 best coaches

Thu, 18 May 2023 17:11:40 -0000

From Nick Saban to Jim Harbaugh, from Kirby Smart to Lincoln Riley, it's time to rank the 10 best head coaches in college football on the latest College Football Survivor Show.

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each come in with their top 10 lists, and there is some disagreement, including a major ranking difference on one coach for a very specific reason.

Where is Clemson's Dabo Swinney after two playoff misses? How does Michigan's Jim Harbaugh compare to Ohio State's Ryan Day? Does Nick Saban deserve to still be No. 1 or not? And which Big 12 coach should slide in, which is a subject where Doug and Shehan disagree.

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Dylan Raiola and other young future stars of the 12-team College Football Playoff

Tue, 16 May 2023 21:17:39 -0000

Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 quarterback in the Class of 2024, committed to Georgia this week, and on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at what that means for the Bulldogs and the rest of college football.

Raiola won't play college football until 2024, the first year of the 12-team playoff, so Doug and Shehan use this chance to look at young college football players who should be playing in and impacting the 12-team playoff in 2024 and beyond.

That means the biggest talents and best fits among players about to enter their second college football seasons, their first seasons, and those in the Class of 2024 with another year of high school.

From playoff regulars like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan to teams ready to take advantage of the 12-team field like Penn State, UCLA, Tennessee, Oregon, and Miami, this is a discussion of young players who will define college football and the new playoff in a year of two.

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The plan to make the 12-team playoff a monster success

Thu, 11 May 2023 09:00:00 -0000

How should the 12-team College Football Playoff be scheduled starting in 2024? How should it be discussed? How should it be branded and cultivated and built into a new huge part of sports calendar?

On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are offering advice on that because they think college football needs the help.

How many games should be played around New Year's? What's a better name for the playoff? Should the entire college football schedule be moved up a week or not?

The new college football postseason has a chance to be spectacular -- but the sport has to make it happen. This is the plan to do that.

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Ranking the top five college football teams coming out of the spring

Tue, 09 May 2023 13:32:00 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Shehan Jeyarajah is back to join Doug Lesmerises as they look at everything they've learned from spring football.

The assignment of this episode is to rank the top five teams coming out of spring, not based on schedule or conference or playoff path, but just based on how teams looked and what questions they answered or still have lingering coming out of spring.

Doug and Shehan offer their rankings in the second half of the pod. The first half includes a deep look, which they haven't yet done on the pod this spring, at a team in the running for the No. 1 spot. That's Michigan, and Aaron McMann of MLive.com joins Doug to dig in deep on the Wolverines, who did their spring football early and are more than five weeks removed from their spring game.

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Oregon and Notre Dame, united by veteran QBs, in position for playoff runs

Thu, 04 May 2023 14:28:00 -0000

The Oregon Ducks and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are on this latest edition of The College Football Survivor Show as Doug Lesmerises checks in with two more teams after spring football.

Both teams make sense on this pod because they are led by veteran transfer quarterbacks -- Bo Nix at Oregon and Sam Hartman at Notre Dame -- looking to elevate winning programs.

James Crepea of OregonLive.com joins Doug to talk about the Ducks, with Nix back for the second year as a starter after his transfer from Auburn.

Then Eric Hansen of InsideNDSports.com joins Doug to talk about the Fighting Irish, who landed Hartman from Wake Forest this offseason and saw two other quarterbacks leave as a result.

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A last gasp for weak divisions in a changing college football playoff world

Tue, 02 May 2023 16:12:00 -0000

The Big Ten West is entering its final season as we know it before USC and UCLA join the Big Ten in 2024 and change the conference and college football.

With the ACC Coastal and Pac-12 South already gone as weaker college football divisions, and with Georgia strengthening the SEC East, the Big Ten West this season is the last of a dying breed -- a weak division that has a chance to give the winner a backdoor to a college football playoff berth.

On this episode, Doug Lesmerises lays out that case, and then talks to three experts about three programs in transition in the Big Ten West:

Colten Bartholomew on Wisconsin
Zack Carpenter on Nebraska
John Steppe on Iowa

Where are the Badgers and Cornhuskers (with new head coaches) and the Hawkeyes (maybe with a head coach on the way out) right now heading into the 2023 season after spring football?

And where will those programs be once the Big Ten changes in 2024?

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Can Deion Sanders purge Colorado into an eventual contender? Plus Oregon State and Washington

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:20:00 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises is joined by two guests to talk Colorado, Oregon State and Washington in the Pac-12.

First, Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com joins Doug to discuss the massive turnover at Colorado under new coach Deion Sanders. Adam visited Boulder for a story earlier this year and has a view on the nearly 50 transfers to leave Colorado since Sanders took over. New talent is coming in, but what's the take on how Colorado is going about it, and how soon it might make the Buffs more competitive?

Then Nick Daschel of Oregonlive.com joins to talk about the Oregon State Beavers, coming off a 10-win season, and whether they can compete for a Pac-12 title and a playoff spot. What will new QB D.J. Uiagalelei bring to Corvallis?

Finally, Adam comes back to talk about Washington, an 11-win team a year ago that brings back quarterback Michael Penix and two 1,000-yard receivers. If the defense is better, and it should be, can the Huskies make a real playoff run?

Thanks to Adam and Nick, and thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Alabama's QB search, Nick Saban's last stand, plus some LSU

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:59:46 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, the journey through spring football continues. For this show, that means two teams --- Alabama and LSU.

To do that, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Mike Rodak of AL.com to run through Alabama's spring game from top to bottom, starting with a QB battle that was uncertain enough to potentially lead the Crimson Tide toward bringing in another quarterback. Mike and Doug talk through all that, plus offensive playmakers and how good the defense might be in Tuscaloosa.

Then Doug checks in on LSU's spring game, where the Tigers looked once against like a real threat to Alabama in the SEC West, led by veteran quarterback Jayden Daniels and a talented receiver room.

Finally, Doug and Mike wrap it up with Nick Saban's views of Georgia taking Alabama's culture, and Saban rising up to take it back. The best coach in college football history isn't giving up his perch atop the sport without a fight.

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USC, Penn State, Tennessee and Florida State after spring football -- Which looked like a playoff team?

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:39:40 -0000

Four more college powerhouses are up on this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah talk about how USC, Penn State, Tennessee and Florida State looked in their spring football games, and what shape they are in coming out of spring football.

First up (0:30) is USC, which has an explosive passing game and a new-look defense heavy on transfers.

Then (26:03) it's Penn State, as the Nittany Lions have a high floor, and a quarterback situation with potential, but that needs experience.

Up next is Tennessee (42:20), which made a few wow plays in its spring game but may be a year away.

Finally, it's Florida State (52:57) which looked pretty darn impressive.

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Georgia vs. Ohio State in spring football; plus Texas and Clemson 5-star QBs

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:46:00 -0000

A load of College Football Playoff contenders played their spring football games this past Saturday, and Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are here to run through four of them: Georgia, Ohio State, Texas and Clemson. Expect four more teams to be discussed on the second episode this week.

For now, the guys start (0:30) with the transfer of Georgia defensive tackle Bear Alexander and whether Doug mistakenly willed it to happen.

Then (9:30) it's a comparison of Georgia and Ohio State this spring, how their quarterback battles looked in their spring games, and how their defenses match up.

Then (32:33) it's Texas, quarterback Quinn Ewers, and the offense that might be coming together for third-year head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Finally (46:36) it's Clemson, quarterback Cade Klubnik, an interesting run game and a freshman defensive lineman to watch.

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Six college football megatrades for playoff contenders

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:38:52 -0000

Recruiting is like the draft and the transfer portal in like free agency -- and beyond that, college football is becoming more like the NFL in a lot of other ways.

But there still aren't trades. And everyone loves trades in sports.

On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah come up with six trades they wish could be made in college football. They're trading defense for quarterbacks, trading receivers for running backs, and trying to add dynamic talent to some of the best teams in the country.

It's a fun exercise, and thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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How college football playoff contenders should, and do, use the transfer portal

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:00:42 -0000

How should college football powerhouses like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon and more use the transfer portal? That's what Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss on the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show. Among the topics:

Transfers from Georgia to Alabama and how they worked out
Nick Saban's view of the portal
Comparing the portal in women's college basketball to college football
Looking at the spate of Texas A&M transfers
Discussing how many transfer quarterbacks have reached recent playoffs and finished in the top-five of the Heisman
How many major programs might start transfer quarterbacks this season
What-ifs on Drake Maye to Alabama and Lamar Jackson to Clemson

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Drafting college football's sure things for the 2023 season

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:14:43 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah draft the 10 sure-thing teams in college football under their points formula, and they revisit the last time they did it.

The formula is this: A point for making a conference title game, another point for winning it, a point for making the playoff, and another point for winning it all.

Georgia earned four points last year, Michigan three, and no other teams more than two.

So how did Doug and Shehan do drafting 20 teams under that formula in mid-October last season?

And which 10 teams are they drafting now for the fall?

This should tell you something about what we know and don't know when it comes to sure things in college football. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Drafting Heisman Trophy contenders for 2023

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking ahead at the 2023 Heisman Trophy race and each drafting a contender from six different categories:

Returning starting quarterback
New starting quarterback
Pass catcher (receiver/tight end)
Running back
Defensive player
Wild card

There are some very familiar names in here and some new ones. Check out the discussion around 12 of the best players in college football, and thank for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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How college football powers can win at basketball

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Mike Rodak of AL.com. That's because the discussion centers on powers in college football and college basketball, and how those programs go about trying to be good at the opposite sport.

The discussion starts with Alabama and how the Crimson Tide, as a football power, was the No. 1 seed in basketball in the NCAA Tournament.

Then there's a look at football blue bloods who have managed to win at basketball at a high level -- including Michigan, Oklahoma and Ohio State.

Finally, the view is flipped and the talk turns to basketball powers like Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Indiana. What are their football histories and can they ever improve in that sport?

There's a lot of money, history and culture discussed when it comes to these two sports and the schools that play them best. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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College football Coach Swap -- Matching major coaches with new teams

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:05:04 -0000

Two years ago, the ideas of Lincoln Riley at USC, Brian Kelly at LSU, Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Mario Cristobal at Miami and Hugh Freeze at Auburn would have been fanciful.

Now they're real -- established coaches in new jobs.

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are playing coach swap and putting current coaches in new jobs.

Is it a new, interesting challenge for a coach? A needed boost for a program?

From Dabo Swinney, James Franklin and Jamey Chadwell, to Auburn, Iowa and Texas, Doug and Shehan have some new ideas for some new matches.

It's just a podcast game, but in a year or two, some of these could be real. Thanks for listening,

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College football playoff coaches about to enter their primes

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:39:00 -0000

On this episode of the College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah talk about college football head coaches in their primes or about to enter to their primes, and what that means for their programs and the 2023 playoff race.

With a look at recent history, Doug and Shehan look for comparisons ranging from Nick Saban to Urban Meyer to Larry Coker to Mack Brown that could matter for this season. They delve into a range of current coaches including:

USC's Lincoln Riley
Florida State's Mike Norvell
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
Ohio State's Ryan Day
Georgia's Kirby Smart
Oregon's Dan Lanning
Washington's Kalen DeBoer
Penn State's James Franklin
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh

And more. Thanks for listening.

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A Cinderella team will change college football in the 12-team playoff

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:06:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the latest 16 seed upset of a No. 1 team in the NCAA basketball tournament and imagine what that would look like in a football context.

Two things:

It's definitely going to happen soon with a 5-12 game in the College Football Playoff when it expands starting in 2024.
When it does happen, it will be great for college football and will change the sport.

To examine and explain that idea, Doug and Shehan look at what 5-12 matchups would have looked like the last nine years, debate how much of a chance those 12 seeds would have had, and discuss what college football is lacking when it comes to underdogs right now.

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Bonus Drop: Nick Saban swings at collectives and John Ruiz challenges the NCAA, with UCLA quarterback Chase Griffin

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode of NIL Now, Kevin and Lauren assess Nick Saban’s latest NIL comments about collectives paying players to attend their schools. The hosts then discuss whether or not LifeWallet CEO John Ruiz should be considered a “booster,” after he said he’ll file a lawsuit against the NCAA over his mislabeling as a Miami “booster.”

Reddit CFB’s Bobak Ha’Eri brings Reddit's comments on Isaiah Foskey’s claim that he would’ve played somewhere other than Notre Dame if NIL was a big deal in recruiting when he played high school football and the Reddit community’s take on what college football will look like in 5-10 years.

Chase Griffin, a quarterback at UCLA and a two-time recipient of the NIL Male Athlete of the Year Award at the NIL Summit, shares his story and thoughts on the importance of using NIL to uplift communities around him.

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Comparing college football powerhouse teams to college basketball powerhouse teams

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are comparing the best teams in college football to the best teams in college basketball.

After all, this is an episode of a year-round football playoff show during the week the NCAA basketball tournament starts.

So what basketball team right now is most like Alabama football? Georgia football? Michigan football? TCU football? Ohio State football? USC football? Miami football?

Doug and Shehan find those comparisons and more. Thanks for listening.

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11 College Football Playoff matchups that haven't happened yet but we need to see

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking at matchups that haven't yet happened in the nine years of the playoff but that we want to see as soon as possible.

Alabama, for instance, has faced Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Washington and Cincinnati in the playoff. What next playoff game for the Crimson Tide would be the most fun?

Georgia has faced Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Oklahoma and TCU. Who would be an interesting new playoff opponent for the Bulldogs?

Ohio State has played Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, and Oregon in the playoff. The Buckeyes have lost of options for fresh playoff opposition.

And what would be the best matchups for teams that haven't yet made the playoff, from USC to Penn State to Miami?

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Bonus Drop: NIL Now on Livvy Dunne’s controversial deal and author’s tips for how all athletes can benefit from NIL

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode of NIL Now, Kevin and Lauren preview NCAA president Charlie Baker's first 100 days in office. The hosts then react to LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne's controversial NIL deal with Caktus AI, an artificial intelligence tool that forced LSU to issue a statement.

Reddit CFB’s Bobak Ha’Eri brings his thoughts and Reddit's comments on Baker's mission as the NCAA's leader, and what he predicts the relationship between the NCAA and boosters, such as Miami's John Ruiz, will look like in the future.

Mark Koesterer, the founder of The Players NIL and author of "NIL For ALL: A 30-Minute Guide to NIL," details where the NCAA went wrong with NIL and explains the importance of athlete education.

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Making early College Football Playoff picks for the 2023 season

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are setting their playoff picks now so they can see how their thinking on the playoff evolves between now and the start of the season.

The show starts by looking back at what they said when Doug and Shehan did this last March -- where was their playoff thinking right and where was it totally off track?

Then the discussion moves to whether Georgia and Michigan can make the playoff for a third straight time; how Ohio State and Alabama fit into the mix as powers with new QBs; and outside teams that should be fighting to get a playoff spot.

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The 6 most interesting spring quarterback battles in college football

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:50:36 -0000

On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are running you through the most important and intriguing quarterback battles of spring for the College Football Playoff race in the fall.

Of the top 26 teams, who are returning QB starters? Who has a new starter who is locked in? And how many true battles are there?

Right at the top of the sport, we know there are three. And then it gets interesting.

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Drafting the 22 best defensive players of the College Football Playoff era

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:02:29 -0000

On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are drafting two 11-man defenses from the 36 teams that made the College Football Playoff over the last nine years.

From Alabama to Ohio State, from Georgia to Michigan, from Cincinnati to Washington, Doug and Shehan are going through playoff teams and finding the very best defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs.

Who drafted the best team? Which programs had the most players picked? And how did this draft go compared to the offensive draft two weeks ago?

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The news affecting the futures of the ACC and Pac-12

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are talking about the football futures of the ACC and Pac-12.

The last two weeks, they looked at what the 16-team leagues of the SEC and Big Ten will look like in 2024. With some recent news, things are more uncertain for the ACC and Pac-12.

First, what does it mean that the Florida State athletic director made a presentation outlining how Florida State brings in more to the ACC that it actually gets paid for? Are the Seminoles looking for a way out?

Then, how are the slow-moving media rights negotiations for the Pac-12 affecting the futures of teams there? Could programs like Oregon or Washington really want new conference homes?

Once again, Doug and Shehan disagree here, which is nothing new.

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Ranking Michigan, Ohio State, USC and all 16 Big Ten football programs for 2024

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are once again looking a year ahead.

This time it's for the Big Ten, as they rank the programs 1 through 16 of what the new Big Ten will be when USC and UCLA arrive after one more season. Last week, they did the same for the new-look SEC of 2024 with Oklahoma and Texas, and these Big Ten moves are just as interesting.

Which team will be the best Big Ten program in 2024? How many are in the top tier? How many are in the second tier? How much do Shehan and Doug disagree on Iowa and Illinois? And how many programs in the new Big Ten will be real contenders for the new 12-team playoff?

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Changing rules to make college football games better

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:53:05 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss some of the proposed rule changes that might speed up college football games. But at what cost? Would the games lose too much football?

Then Doug and Shehan discuss other things they might change about college football gamedays, from targeting calls to pass interference to naming rights and advertisements.

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Drafting the greatest offensive players of the College Football Playoff era

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are each drafting an offensive team from all the players and teams of the nine-year College Football Playoff era from 2014 to this season.

For this exercise, Doug and Shehan each pick a 12-man team: 2 quarterbacks, 1 running back, 2 receivers, 1 tight end, 1 tight end/receiver flex, 2 tackles, 2 guards and 1 center.

Who is the first pick? It may surprise you. Who built the better team? And which programs had the most players drafted?

Listen and see whether Doug or Shehan had the better draft. And thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show, now with two free episodes every week.

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Ranking the new-look SEC's 16 teams for 2024

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show (which now has two free episodes per week), Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ranking the new SEC, which officially will add Oklahoma and Texas for the 2024 season.

When that season arrives, which football programs will be the strongest in the SEC and which will be the weakest? How many of the programs will be playoff contenders at their peaks? How many will be national title contenders?

While there is a clear top two and a clear No. 16, the other 13 teams make for a difficult ranking. How do the Sooners and Longhorns fit in with programs like LSU, Texas A&M, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, and Ole Miss?

Doug and Shehan make their choices one through 16. Thanks for listening.

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College football's best coordinator combos, and more Ferentz failures

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:06:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick their five top combinations of offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator in major college football.

That includes teams contending for national titles, and some teams a tier down who happen to have two top guys running their offense and defense.

Part of that discussion? Alabama's Nick Saban hiring Tommy Rees and Kevin Steele as the two new coordinators for the Crimson Tide this week.

Also part of that discussion? The failures at Iowa where athletic director Gary Barta and head coach Kirk Ferentz are letting overmatched offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz stick around with an odd change to his contract.

Thanks for listening to this free episode of The College Football Survivor Show. Starting next week, both episodes of the show will be free each week, so get ready to double your dose of Doug and Shehah. Previously, one episode had been a paid, bonus episode.

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Converting 2023 recruits into 2025 playoff spots, from Alabama to Oregon to Notre Dame and more

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:04:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are using the final National Signing Day for the 2023 recruiting class to jump ahead to the 2025 College Football Playoff race.

First, they discuss potential changes to the recruiting calendar and ask why one big change could work.

Then they look at the best recruiting classes from 2020 and discuss which teams did the best job of converting those recruits into success in the 2022 season.

Finally, they run through the top 10 recruiting classes from this year and predict which teams will and won't convert that into winning three seasons from now.

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Moving the Heisman Trophy -- A heated debate, and who would have won this year?

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:27:06 -0000

On this edition of the The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have maybe their most intense disagreement yet.

One of them wants to move the Heisman Trophy to vote and hand out the award after the playoff, and one of them wants to keep it just as it is.

That breaks this pod down into three parts:

The 5 ½ reasons for moving it
Revoting this season and would Caleb Williams still have won if it was a postseason award
Looking at Heisman winners of the playoff era and how many of them would have changed if the voting was later?

Thanks as always for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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A Georgia dynasty begins and is Stetson Bennett the new Tim Tebow?

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:08:00 -0000

On this last episode of the 2022 college football season, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah wrap up Georgia's domination of TCU in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

After quarterbacking back-to-back national titles, how does Georgia's Stetson Bennett compare to the best quarterbacks of the last 25 years? How different is he than Tim Tebow or Tommie Frazier or other great winners of this era?

Meanwhile, Kirby Smart has two titles at age 47 -- which puts him a decade ahead of Nick Saban. Is Georgia ready for a dynasty over the next decade?

Getting blown out 65-7 stings, but after a great first season under Sonny Dykes, will TCU be the new power in the Big 12?

And with Georgia now clearly on top of college football, who leads the pack chasing the Dawgs?

Thanks for listening to the College Football Survivor Show all season, and while the plan is to take next week off, we're not going anywhere. It's soon time to start looking at 2023.

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Georgia-TCU national title game picks, as TCU could be the unlikeliest champ in 3 decades

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:26:00 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are making their picks for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show.

First, they look at the recent history of college football and decide when the last time was that the sport had a champ as unlikely as TCU would be.

Then, it's a breakdown of the TCU offense vs. the Georgia defense -- is this a rough matchup for TCU? Also, Sonny Dykes and his staff have done an amazing job this year.

Then it's the Georgia offense vs. the TCU defense and a question about whether anyone can stop the Dawgs (who really might be an offense-first team) when they're rolling.

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Making College Football Playoff picks for Georgia-Ohio State and Michigan-TCU

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:04:00 -0000

On this episode of the College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah make their picks for the playoff semifinals -- No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU.

Will Michigan run all over TCU? Or could TCU receiver Quentin Johnston go wild against the Wolverines' secondary?

Can Ohio State get Geogia into a high-scoring contest? If so, will Bulldogs' QB Stetson Bennett make the Buckeyes pay?

The picks are here, and thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show all season.

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Breaking down the Georgia-Ohio State playoff semifinal with experts, plus a bonus look at Alabama

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:32:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, it's time to dig into the College Football Playoff semifinal between the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs and the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes. Plus, there's a look at Alabama, because Bama still matters.

First, Brandon Adams of Dawg Nation Daily joins Doug Lesmerises to examine Georgia, what the Dawgs do best and where there might be some concerns for them in this matchup.

Then, Mike Rodak of AL.com stops by to talk about Georgia from the perspective of Alabama, the last team to beat the Bulldogs. But the conversation also turns toward the state of Alabama football, the battle for SEC supremacy between Georgia and Alabama, and what's next for Nick Saban.

Finally, it's a look at Ohio State with Doug, who has covered Ohio State is six previous playoff or national championship games and once again has a view on these Buckeyes.

Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show, and don't miss the other show this week for Apple Podcast Subscribers where the same treatment was given to the Michigan-TCU semifinal.

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From Michigan to Oregon State to Florida State, best bets this bowl season

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:44:00 -0000

On this episode of the College Football Survivor Show, a special guest joins Doug Lesmerises to give advice about the college bowl season, which kicks off on Friday.

Tyler Shoemaker has his own college football ratings system which he uses to analyze games, and he talks with Doug about the bowls in which you should feel the most confident of the winners this season.

Why? Well, because you might want to do a bowl pool with your friends. Or you might want to join the College Football Survivor Show with Doug and Shehan group in ESPN.com's Bowl Mania. Sign up for an ESPN account if you need to, find the Survivor Show group, use the password:

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and you can join the group, make your bowl picks and match wits with the Survivor Show. The winner will get a guest spot on the College Football Survivor Show this offseason.

Even if you don't plan to join a pool, this is a great overview of the bowl season, and Tyler drops some knowledge.

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College Football Playoff set: Underdog Ohio State, relieved TCU, and Alabama's case

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:47:00 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are reacting to the field of Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State moments after the College Football Playoff announcement Sunday afternoon.

Among the topics:

Was the case for No. 5 Alabama ever real?
Was the idea of a Michigan-Ohio State semifinal rematch reasonable?
Georgia and Michigan are opening as big favorites -- is that right?
Clemson, Tennessee, USC and the teams that blew their playoff chances
What a 12-team playoff now would look like

And more. Thanks for listening to the College Football Survivor Show, and stay tuned for a bonus episode on the Heisman race for Apple Podcast subscribers later this week.

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Zombie Shehan and the playoff fates of USC, TCU and Ohio State

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:13:00 -0000

On this edition of the College Football Survivor Show, Shehan Jeyarajah is having flashbacks to 2014 when his soul was sucked from his body by the College Football Playoff Selection Committe, and Doug Lesmerises is having so much trouble with committee thinking, he's talking like British royalty.

It's not great.

But Shehan and Doug are diving in on the playoff stakes for No. 3 TCU, No. 4 USC and No. 5 Ohio State this weekend. Then they talk about conference title games and what purpose they serve now and in the 12-team playoff world.

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Ohio State-Michigan and USC-Notre Dame: Breakdowns and picks in the playoff race

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:53:00 -0000

On this edition of The College Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking at the two most important games in the College Football Playoff race: Ohio State-Michigan and Notre-Dame USC.

First, they whittle down the field of playoff contenders to seven, and discuss which team at No. 5 is most ready to walk through the door if one of the four most likely playoff teams stumbles.

Then it's on to Ohio State-Michigan and the 2 vs. 3 matchup in Columbus. Are the teams more likely to win with what they do best -- the Buckeyes throwing the ball and the Wolverines running it? Or will they have to win with their other versions of offense? Is C.J. Stroud ready for a big game? Will Blake Corum be healthy? And how much better is the Ohio State defense compared to a year ago?

Then it's Notre Dame-USC, where Caleb Williams will look to continue his surge in the Heisman race. Can Notre Dame slow down the game like it did against Ohio State? Or is this a bad matchup for the Fighting Irish, as the Trojans are rolling and putting up big points?

Doug and Shehan make their picks in each game. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Michigan and USC the most intriguing teams as playoff contenders narrow to 9

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:14:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into the two playoff contenders that are most in the mix and that we maybe have thought the least about -- Michigan and USC.

Both teams know exactly who they are in very different ways, but will their schemes work at the highest level?

To start the pod, though, Doug and Shehan need to narrow the field to the nine teams with remaining playoff chances. That means adding one team to the mix and kicking out three. Normally, only one team is booted each week, but this week required an exception.

Doug and Shehan then rank those nine contenders before diving into the Wolverines and Trojans. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Rating playoff contenders controlling their destiny, from Michigan, Oregon and LSU, to Ohio State, Georgia and TCU

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:52:00 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking at destiny after the release of the second playoff rankings on Tuesday night.

Which teams truly are in a situation of making the playoff if they win out, and why are there so many of them? Doug and Shehan rank those contenders and discuss the chances of it happening, from the SEC to the Big Ten to the Pac-12.

Plus, one team is kicked out of the playoff mix -- will it be Alabama or Illinois? And will one new team be added to the mix?

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Where the playoff rankings are right and wrong, and picks for Tennessee-Georgia

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 02:15:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive right into a discussion of the first College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.

What made Shehan and Doug the most angry?
Where was the committee right?
What mattered the most for the long-term playoff picture?

Then Doug and Shehan discuss the Tennessee-Georgia matchup on Saturday and make their picks for the game.

And at the end, they kick a team out of the playoff discussion and debate whether to let any other teams in. Finally, they provide their own latest rankings.

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Picking our 12-team playoff for this season

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 03:52:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at what a 12-team playoff would look like this season.

What would be the best first-round matchups? Alabama would have a chance to host a great game.

Which teams could spring a playoff upset? Wake Forest might have a shot.

And how have conferences seemingly grown into the idea of 12 teams getting in the playoff? The Pac-12 and Big 12 seem ready for this.

The playoff won't really expand to 12 until 2024, 2025 or 2026, but the sport is prepared now.

First, Doug, Shehan and their Twitter followers kick either UCLA, USC or Oklahoma State out of the playoff mix.

And they consider welcoming Oregon to the mix after the Ducks took care of business against UCLA.

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Imagining a Tennessee-Ohio State offensive showdown in the playoff

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show there's a lot of action after a wild college football weekend:

One team from the Saturday losers of Oklahoma State, Alabama, Penn State and USC is booted from the playoff discussion.
Undefeated teams TCU, Ole Miss and Syracuse are all considered as additions to the playoff mix.
Tennessee gets a deep dive after its win over Alabama. Is the Vols' pass defense that much of a problem? How deep is their wide receiver group? Who is playing better than Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker? And how fun would an Ohio State-Tennessee matchup in the playoff be?
Then Doug and Shehan each rank their 10 playoff contenders as always.

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Michigan-Penn State, Alabama-Tennessee and making picks in major playoff race matchups

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:10:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are breaking down four major games Saturday that will affect the college football playoff race.

It's Alabama-Tennessee, Penn State-Michigan, Oklahoma State-TCU and USC-Utah that will have ramifications on the playoff mix. Seven of those eight teams were among Doug and Shehan's playoff contenders entering this pod. They break down each game and make their picks, differing on several of them.

At the start of the pod, one team is kicked out of the mix. And one from the group of UCLA, TCU and Ole Miss are added to the playoff contenders. Then Doug and Shehan offer their contender rankings at the end.

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Fringe playoff contenders with a real chance, from Penn State to Oklahoma State

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:28:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are giving a little love to the fringe playoff contenders with paths that aren't quite as clear as the primary teams.

They define seven teams as primary contenders, with obvious talent and opportunity, and everyone else is eligible to be viewed as the fringe teams with the best chances.

But first, a playoff contender must be booted -- is it Baylor or Utah?

Then five teams are discussed as potential additions to the playoff discussion -- Oklahoma State, Kansas, UCLA, Oregon and Ole Miss.

Doug and Shehan rank their playoff contenders as usual, and ten discuss six games that matter this weekend, from Alabama-Texas A&M to USC-Washington State to, yes, Texas-Oklahoma.

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Ohio State and Tennessee rising, Clemson and USC looking vulnerable

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:25:00 -0000

The college football playoff discussion rolls on with every team in the country looking vulnerable to varying degrees. That leads Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah into a deep discussion of their 10 playoff contenders, including Clemson and USC, which both escaped last week.

There is a clear top two teams, and Doug and Shehan agree Ohio State belongs in that mix.

One team was kicked out of the playoff discussion, either Baylor or Oklahoma.

And Washington and Tennessee were debated as they were considered to be added to the playoff picture after getting through September undefeated.

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Georgia is even better than last year, and Penn State is a playoff contender

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:44:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ready to show some respect to the best team in the country, with a deep discussion about the Georgia Bulldogs.

But first, they have to kick a team out of their group of playoff contenders. Will it be BYU or Baylor?

Then then discuss three teams that could be added to the playoff mix: Washington, Oregon and Penn State. Will one get in, two get in, or none of them get in?

Then it's onto the Bulldogs, and how quarterback Stetson Bennett is playing at a higher level than last year, tight end Brock Bowers is one of the most dangerous offensive players in the country, and offensive coordinator Todd Monken was a key guy to retain to make it all go.

Defensively, the Dawgs are playing three impactful true freshmen among their top 15 defensive players, and balancing great recruiting talent with real development.

The result -- is Georgia the new standard in college football?

Finally, Shehan and Doug reveal their rankings of playoff contenders to end the pod, then have a quick conversation about dentists.

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Could BYU beat Alabama?

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:36:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarjah are going to kick a team out of their college football playoff discussion, and they're going to consider adding one of three team as new entrants to the discussion.

So who will go -- Texas A&M or Baylor?

Will Kentucky, Michigan State or Oklahoma State be added?

But first, there's a big question that encapsulates the college football season so far -- Could BYU beat Alabama?

Doug and Shehan dig into that based on Week 2, and then they put both the Crimson Tide and Cougars in context for what's ahead, including BYU's trip to Oregon this week.

Then to finish the pod, they rank all their playoff contenders and talk about what teams like Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Clemson and USC have done so far this season.

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An Oklahoma-Michigan debate, a Georgia flex, and a huge BYU-Baylor matchup

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:26:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to doing what they do in-season:

Voting a team into their mix of playoff contenders
Kicking a team out of their mix of playoff contenders
Ranking all the remaining contenders

This week, one of two teams is booted -- either Utah or North Carolina State will be out.

Then one team will be added -- it's Oklahoma, Florida or Oklahoma State.

There are disagreements on several teams in the rankings, including Clemson and Michigan. And there's one injury that could determine what happens in the BYU-Baylor showdown on Saturday, and the guys dig into that.

Finally, who's No. 1 -- Alabama or Georgia? There's another disagreement.

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Making our playoff picks, and comparing Alabama vs. Ohio State talent

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:41:00 -0000

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shenan Jeyarajah pick their four teams that will make the College Football Playoff and predict their national champions.

Last season, both of them got just one playoff team right, and they review their failures on this episode. Will they do better this year?

And with a lot of people picking Ohio State and Alabama to make the national title game, Doug and Shehan break down and debate the talent comparison between the two teams. Which team will start more top-100 recruits and more 5-stars? How big is the talent gap on both sides of the ball?

Thanks for being part of the second season of the College Football Survivor Show. Catch you next week to talk about the first full week of games.

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Ranking potential national title QBs, from Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud to Stetson Bennett and Cade McNamara

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:34:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are offering their final position rankings of the preseason. This time it's quarterbacks, as Doug and Shehan rank the quarterbacks on the 11 teams in the playoff mix.

There's a tier of quarterbacks that can cause a team to win a national title, and there are five or six of those. There are a few that you can win a national title with. And then there are some real question marks and some playoff-level teams that could be held back by quarterback play.

Also, there are two more teams to consider adding to the playoff mix, one suggested by Shehan and one by Doug. Shehan picked Houston, and Doug picked Wisconsin. Did either of them make it?

Next week, Doug and Shehan will make their playoff picks. This is one last week to compare the contenders to each other before the season starts. Thanks for listening.

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Ranking college football's best head coaches in the playoff race

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:16:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss two more playoff contenders, both of them independents (for now): Notre Dame and BYU.

The teams play each other in Las Vegas on Oct. 8 in Week 6, and they both play multiple games against other major contenders.

Notre Dame opens with Ohio State, finishes with USC and also plays Clemson.

BYU gets Baylor in Week 2, Oregon in Week 3 and also plays Arkansas.

Do both belong in the playoff mix? Just one? Neither? Doug, Shehan and the Twitter followers vote.

And then it's ranking the best head coaches for all the playoff contenders, which for now are Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Baylor, Michigan, North Carolina State, Texas A&M, USC and Utah.

Where does Kirby Smart belong after a national title? How about Dabo Swinney after a down year for Clemson? And as always, there's a Ryan Day-Lincoln Riley debate.

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Does USC, Ohio State or Alabama have the best receivers among playoff contenders?

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 23:25:04 -0000

On this week's College Football Survivor Show, the focus shifts to the Pac-12 as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah continue to debate adding teams to their preseason mix of playoff contenders.

Should USC and Utah join the current group of Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Michigan, North Carolina State, Baylor and Texas A&M?

That's the start of the show, and then it's on to ranking all the contenders by how good their pass catchers are, both receivers and tight ends.

Pretty easily, some tiers take shape.

There are about three contenders with real questions; two that are solid with upside; two that will be good and maybe better than that; and then three teams at the top.

Doug and Shehan each offer their rankings while continuing to break down the best teams in the country each week. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Ohio State vs. Alabama vs. Michigan vs. Texas A&M -- the best running backs on playoff contenders

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:42:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are discussing two more teams and whether they belong in the mix of college football playoff contenders. And then they're ranking all the playoff contenders by who has the best running backs.

First, do Michigan and North Carolina State belong among the contenders? The Wolverines were a playoff team last year, but lost several defensive stars and their offensive and defensive coordinators. The Wolfpack is in the midst of one of the most successful runs in program history, and with quarterback Devin Leary and a strong, veteran defense, could a peak mean the playoff?

Then it's ranking running backs, from Alabama's Jahmyr Gibbs to Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson to Texas A&M's Devon Achane to Clemson's Will Shipley. Which contenders have the most talented top backs and deepest rooms?

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Who's the third-best team in the SEC? And does Alabama, Georgia or Clemson have the better defense?

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:08:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ranking college football contenders by who has the best defense.

That discussion comes down to Alabama, Georgia and Clemson, just like it did last year. There is a disagreement -- Doug and Shehan have different defenses at No. 1.

But first on the pod, Doug and Shehan discuss which SEC team is third-best in the conference, and the next playoff contender behind Alabama and Georgia? Also, how does the third-best team in the SEC compare to the third-best teams in other conferences?

Texas A&M and Arkansas are debated here as the other SEC teams that maybe deserve to be viewed as playoff contenders ... maybe.

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Which college football contenders have the easiest playoff path?

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:52:00 -0000

It's back to the roots on The College Football Survivor Show, as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah return to the formula they started this show with one year ago:

Ranking playoff contenders in various categories, and then voting on whether teams deserve to be discussed as contenders.

Last week, it was determined that Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson were sure-thing contenders this season, so they are in the playoff mix. At the start of this show, Doug and Shehan debate whether Baylor and Oklahoma should join that group. Twitter followers get a vote in that as well.

Then, they rank all the contenders in who has the easiest path to the playoff? It's a discussion of whether the schedules for teams like Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State could really trip them up.

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Picking the perfect College Football Playoff committee, from Kirk Herbstreit to Bo Jackson

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:04:00 -0000

It's nearly time to really dig into the preseason on-field news of college football, with media days for some conferences taking place this week.

So Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are taking this week's episode to take one last look off the field, and do something that this show about the college football playoff has wanted to do since it started a year ago:

Pick the perfect College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

On this episode, Doug and Shehan take turns making nominations to the 13-person committee, choosing specific people and groups of people. For instance, Doug wants to hold a contest to get a fan on the committee. Does Shehan agree?

This is a discussion about the people who matter most in college football, and about the way playoff teams are determined. Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show.

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Betting $1000 on this college football season, from Clemson to Will Anderson, from Michigan State to Texas

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:23:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are placing bets on the season.

From national title odds to Heisman Trophy odds, from over-unders on win totals to odds on teams winning at least 10 regular-season games, Doug and Shehan find their favorite bets from around the country and spread around $1000 each of fake money to stake their claims.

Most of them have to do with teams that could be in the playoff race, but not all of them. Someone is especially fired up about Coastal Carolina.

And there's a direct disagreement on the over-under of one major team.

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Is college football headed toward just two super leagues?

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:08:00 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah thought they were taking this week off, but the Big Ten, USC and UCLA had other ideas.

So the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show is here to discuss the move of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten and what that portends for the future of college football and the playoff.

Doug thinks this means two super leagues -- the SEC and Big Ten -- that will determine their champions how they see fit and then match them for the national title. Shehan is interested in leaving room for other conferences in that mix.

But what will happen with Notre Dame, Clemson, Miami, Florida State, Oregon, Washington, Baylor and any major football program not currently in the SEC or Big Ten?

Doug and Shehan have ideas. Thanks for listening.

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Utah, USC and the chase for a playoff spot: Pac-12 Playoff Preview

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The College Football Survivor Show has reached its final Power 5 conference playoff preview of the offseason, and it's time to dig into the Pac-12.

On this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Josh Newman of the Salk Lake Tribune to talk about Utah, USC, Oregon and any other teams that might make a playoff dent.

What happens if Utah and USC split two matchups this year? Does Oregon have any chance at upsetting Georgia to open the year?

Is USC QB Caleb Williams a real Heisman possibility? Are there Heisman dark horses in the conference among some QBs who could put up big stats?

Could Oregon State, Washington or UCLA be a spoiler? Is any Pac-12 team really on the rise?

In the end, Doug, Shehan and Josh each make their predictions about whether a Pac-12 team makes the playoff.

And, to start, they play a fun game (going through every Pac-12 team) called "Is this team supposed to be good at football?"

There aren't a lot of Pac-12 teams that say yes.

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Will Alabama and Georgia both steamroll to 12-0, and can Will Anderson win the Heisman? SEC Preview on The College Football Survivor Show

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000

On this latest conference preview on The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by guest Mike Rodak of AL.com, who covers Alabama. He joins the pod to help break down the SEC and the playoff contenders in college football's best conference.

Is Alabama a lock for The College Football Playoff yet again?
Can anyone on Georgia's schedule actually stop the Dawgs?
Could Ole Miss be a dark horse in the SEC?
Is Kentucky or maybe LSU in Year 1 of Brian Kelly ready to ruin another top team's season?
Which team is on the rise?
And who is Alabama's best Heisman Trophy contender -- Bryce Young or Will Anderson?

Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show and the fourth conference preview following the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12. Next week will be the Pac-12.

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Texas has 2 Heisman candidates, Oklahoma and Baylor have playoff hopes: Big 12 Playoff Preview

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Sam Khan Jr., a senior college football writer for The Athletic, joins Shehan Jeyarajah and Doug Lesmerises to dive into a summer playoff preview for the Big 12.

Who is the playoff favorite in the conference -- Oklahoma, Baylor or Oklahoma State?

Which team is the best dark horse -- Kansas State? Or can Texas be a dark horse if it's the betting favorite?

Are Bijan Robinson or Quinn Ewers of Texas, Dillon Gabriel of Oklahoma or Deuce Vaughn of Kansas State real Heisman Trophy contenders?

And which Big 12 team could ruin another team's playoff chances -- how about West Virginia or Texas Tech?

This is a deep league with some interesting quarterbacks, including several transfers. But will it produce a playoff team in 2022?

Find out on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show. Thanks for listening.

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Drafting the 10 most important people for the 2022 College Football Playoff race

Tue, 31 May 2022 16:32:57 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are drafting again on this episode, this time picking the 10 people that will have the greatest impact on the 2022 race for the College Football Playoff.

This isn't the 10 best players or coaches, but those that may provide the widest variance in their potential production, or those that could change the fate of their teams based on how they play or coach.

Doug and Shehan were each limited to one head coach and one quarterback in their five picks, so this goes beyond the obvious. There's a linebacker and an offensive lineman and a cornerback and a couple coordinators among the selections.

They come from teams ranging from USC to Clemson, from Alabama to Utah.

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Ohio State as a playoff favorite, and contenders from Michigan to Penn State to Wisconsin: Big Ten Playoff Preview

Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com to talk about the favorites and other contenders in the Big Ten when it comes to the playoff race and the Heisman race in 2022.

What does Ohio State need to do to make a playoff run, and is C.J. Stroud or Jaxon Smith-Njigba the better Heisman candidate?

Is Michigan read to stay on top, and how much more might the Wolverines get from their skill players?

Is Penn State ready to jump up or are the Nittany Lions a year away? Is Mel Tucker building a long-term playoff contender at Michigan State? Could Maryland or Minnesota be set up for a move up the conference pecking order? And might Illinois ruin another team's season?

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ACC is oozing QB talent, Miami is rising, NC State is lurking and will Clemson be back on top? ACC Playoff Preview

Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The College Football Survivor Show is starting to break down the major college football conferences to find the best players and best teams with an eye toward the 2022 College Football Playoff. First up is the ACC, as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Nate Mink of Syracuse.com to discuss everything about the conference.

These questions will be answered about the ACC:

Most likely playoff team
Playoff darkhorse
Best Heisman candidate
Darkhorse Heisman candidate
Most important game for the playoff race
Team most likely to be a playoff spoiler
Team on the rise and in the playoff race 5 years from now
Predicting whether the ACC will have a playoff team or not

The ACC is deep and interesting, and Doug, Shehan and Nate cover it all from Clemson to Boston College, from Syracuse to Wake Forest, from North Carolina State to Miami.

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Picking 36 teams to break off in a top tier of college football

Wed, 11 May 2022 17:49:00 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are here to solve some problems for college football on the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show.

First, Doug and Shehan outline how the rules should work for NIL and collectives paying players. Then there's a plan for how that affects transfers. And then, a Doug theory for how to keep conferences together while creating a new tier of college football.

Because the goal is creating a top tier of the sport for the programs that want to spend the most money, and allowing them to do that, while letting other teams play important college football outside that top tier, at a slightly lower price.

In the end, Doug and Shehan picked 36 teams for that top tier. Listen to find out who they are and how this new plan for college football would work.

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Picking the 4 best quarterbacks in College Football Playoff history

Wed, 04 May 2022 16:04:00 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into another Mount Rushmore. On the weekly bonus episode on Apple Podcasts, they have so far picked the four best players in the eight-year history of The College Football Playoff at running back, linebacker, receiver and defensive back.

Now, on the weekly free show, it's time for quarterbacks.

Looking at on-field excellence, accumulated stats, storybook moments and more, Doug and Shehan debate the quarterbacks in playoff history, including six Heisman winners at quarterback who have taken part in the playoff.

Who makes this QB playoff Mount Rushmore? Find out on The College Football Survivor Show.

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Do USC, Oklahoma, Penn State, Baylor and Oklahoma State look like playoff contenders? Part 2

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:19:56 -0000

It's Part 2 of our final spring football wraparound, and that includes the USC Trojans, who set a spring game attendance record by drawing more than 30,000 fans to the start of the Lincoln Riley era on Saturday.

Also on this episode is the team Riley left, and the Oklahoma Sooners drew 75,000 fans to their spring game Saturday.

Then it's on to Penn State, Oklahoma State and Baylor as we finish up our spring football coverage with the experts.

Don't forget to listen to Part 1 from this week where Notre Dame, Texas, Utah and Oregon were covered.

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Did Notre Dame, Texas, Utah and Oregon look like playoff contenders this spring? Part 1

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:20:51 -0000

Four more experts join The College Football Survivor Show to discuss four of the best teams in the country and how they looked during spring football. There were so many major teams playing spring games this Saturday that this pod is broken into two parts.

This is Part 1 and look for Part 2 soon after.

This show starts with Notre Dame, and then gets into Texas, Utah and Oregon.

The Fighting Irish, Longhorns and Ducks both worked through quarterback competitions this spring, while the Utes leaned into a veteran QB that could lead them to another Pac-12 title.

Texas quarterback means talking 5-star recruit Quinn Ewers.

Listen to this and then prepare for Part 2, which will feature Oklahoma, USC, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Baylor.

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How Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan State and Miami looked in spring football

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:41:22 -0000

Doug Lesmerises goes around the country again this week to wrap up spring football for some of the most interesting playoff contenders, helped by some of the best football podcasters and reporters around.

Here's the rundown this week, with loads of insight that will matter this fall.

Alabama with Mike Rodak of AL.com
Miami with Adam Lichtenstein of the Sun-Sentinel
Ohio State with Nathan Baird of cleveland.com
Michigan State with Matt Wenzel of Mlive.com
Georgia with Brandon Adams of the Dawg Nation Daily podcast

There's quarterback news, where teams look better and worse, and whether or not they seem like a playoff contender. We'll do this one more time next week for the teams that haven't yet finished spring football, but strap in now for five teams you'll want to know about.

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Did Michigan, Clemson, Texas A&M and Cincinnati look like playoff contenders this spring?

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:30 -0000

On The College Football Survivor Show this week, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take a spin through some of the most interesting playoff contenders in the country who are done with spring football. More teams will be discussed in the next two weeks as more spring football games are played.

But this week, four teams are featured:

Texas A&M, with guest Travis Brown
Michigan, with guest Aaron McMann
Clemson, with guest Matt Connolly
Cincinnati, with guest Russ Heltman

That's two teams that made the playoff last season in Michigan and Cincinnati; a playoff regular in Clemson that was down last year; and a team in Texas A&M that just brought in the best recruiting class in the nation and may be ready for its first playoff appearance.

There are also a lot of quarterback battles in this group, which is covered. Also, we examine where these teams looked improved and where there were questions this spring.

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What will happen when Nick Saban retires from Alabama football?

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:40:34 -0000

Mike Krzyzewski has retired as the head coach of Duke basketball. His closest comparison in the world of college football is Nick Saban at Alabama -- although Saban has been much more dominant.

So what will happen when Saban retires? At age 70, with a major contract extension, that doesn't seem to be happening any time soon. But the idea of Alabama football without the man who has won six titles there in his 15 seasons is something to think about.

To help Shehan Jeyarajah and Doug Lesmerises do that, special guest Joe Goodman is aboard for this episode. He's the sports columnist for AL.com and the author of the book, "We Want Bama," which details Alabama's 2020 title season and how Saban led the Crimson Tide through that COVID season to a championship.

Joe offers great insight into Saban's success and what comes next. And then Doug and Shehan compare this Alabama dynasty to other recent dynasties, and what's different about Saban.

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The 10 best college football and men's basketball combo schools in the nation

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:54:16 -0000

In the 2006-07 season, Florida beat Ohio State in the national title game in both football and men's basketball. Back then, there was no doubt about which two programs had the best football and men's basketball combo in the nation.

In 2022, on the edge of the Final Four, that question is a lot more difficult.

On this Wednesday edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah draft the top 10 combo programs, and there's a lot of disagreement.

In the end, the 10 picks included three schools from the SEC, two from the Big Ten, one each from the ACC, Pac-12 and Big 12, and two other schools that deserved to make the list.

This was a fun exercise. Thanks for listening.

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Picking our 2022 College Football Playoff teams right now

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:29:25 -0000

Who are Shehan Jeyarajah and Doug Lesmerises predicting as their four teams that will make the College Football Playoff in December?

It's early, but this is a playoff podcast, and it's good to get a handle on how the thinking for Shehan and Doug evolves over the course of a year.

So on this Wednesday episode, both guys give their four teams they're envisioning at playoff teams.

There are at least two surprises here ... maybe more. Thanks for listening.

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Ten major college football spring QB battles, from Oregon to Notre Dame to Texas

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:46:09 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick five quarterback battles to focus on this spring.

Some will almost certainly influence the playoff race (Texas A&M), some will test new coaches (Oregon), some involve veteran starters (Georgia) and many feature 5-star recruits (Penn State, Texas, Clemson and more).

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Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson and six teams we're watching as spring football starts

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:12:31 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick three teams they are particularly curious about as spring football gets underway around the country.

Can Clemson's defensive line match Georgia's from last year?

What will Alabama's receiver room be like?

What will the revamping of Ohio State's defense look like?

How will the Dan Lanning era begin in Oregon?

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An NFL Mock Draft -- for a parking lot passing game

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:59:34 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah let you know some of their favorite college players in the 2022 NFL Draft by doing a mock draft. But not a regular mock draft.

Here, Doug and Shehan go back and forth drafting two 12-man teams for a passing game they'd like to play in a parking lot. It's six on six. There's a quarterback, running back, tight end and receivers on offense, and linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties on defense.

Featuring players like Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton, Ohio State receiver Garrett Wilson, Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean and Alabama receiver Jameson Williams, this draft gets to some of the best players in the 2022 draft during NFL Combine week, without worrying about offensive or defensive lines.

Who drafted the best team? Who would win that parking lot game?

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Are college football and the playoff having an existential crisis?

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:36:57 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss why playoff expansion won't happen early, what it all means, and our place in the universe.

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The issues holding up college football playoff expansion, and can they be settled?

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:34:16 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into the issues currently holding up the expansion of the college football playoff.

With another meeting scheduled for March, will the conference commissioners work through these areas and get expansion for the 2024 season?

Among the topics:

Having networks other than ESPN televise the playoff
Health and safety issues for players based on playing more games
The awarding of automatic bids to conference champs
Do other college football issues need to be settled first before expansion happens?

There's a lot on the table, but plenty of reason to believe expansion might come sooner than later.

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Drafting 20 head coaches to make the College Football Playoff in the next five years

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:44:51 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are new athletic directors for Good College Football Program X on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show.

The goal? Hire a head coach to lead this team to the College Football Playoff in the next five years.

Nick Saban is the obvious top pick here, so he's off the board. Other than that, anyone is available -- not only current college football head coaches.

So Doug and Shehan each make 10 picks, with some very familiar big-time names, and some names you might not expect.

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The college football powers underachieving and overachieving in recruiting

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:34:34 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah wrap up Wednesday's late national signing day for college football by naming their top three programs both overachieving and underachieving in recruiting.

The path to the College Football Playoff starts with recruiting, and there are programs putting themselves in and out of future playoff races right now.

There's also a lively conversation about programs using NIL in recruiting based on some sharp comments from Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher on Wednesday.

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Will Clemson, Oklahoma, and Ohio State get back to the playoff in 2022?

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:42:08 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the three regular playoff participants that missed the playoff this season: Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma.

What will it take for the Buckeyes, Tigers and Sooners to get back in the thick of the playoff mix next season?

All three schools underwent major changes this offseason.

Ohio State hired four new assistants, including new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.

Clemson lost both coordinators -- Tony Elliott and Brent Venables -- and promoted Brandon Streeter and Wes Goodwin from within.

Oklahoma hired Venables as its head coach after Lincoln Riley left for USC.

That's a lot of new faces for three big-time programs.

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How Georgia rose up and knocked off Alabama

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:39:41 -0000

On this special free Tuesday edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down Georgia's win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

How Kirby Smart stuck with Stetson Bennett, how Georgia showed it was the best team from Week 1, how the Bulldogs defense may fill up the NFL over the next few seasons, how close Nick Saban came to winning without one of his better teams and will Georgia now ascend?

How bad is a very good Georgia for the best of college football?

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Alabama vs. Georgia -- Strengths, worries and split picks for College Football's National Championship

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:01:05 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down the national title game between Alabama and Georgia with the strengths, worries and most important players for each team.

Will Alabama be affected by injuries at corner, receiver and on the offensive line?

Does Georgia have any hope of overcoming the psychological and coaching edge of Nick Saban?

Will Alabama's run defense rule the day? Can Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett save the day?

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College Football Playoff game picks for Alabama-Cincinnati and Michigan-Georgia

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:15:36 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have been talking about the College Football Playoff since July, and now it's time for them to make their picks for the semifinals in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl.

They are joined by Tyler Shoemaker at the start of the show to talk about the betting lines, with Alabama favored by 13.5 over Cincinnati and Georgia favored by 7.5 over Michigan. And then it's on to their picks and their reasoning, and some attempted explanation of why Doug is the way he is.

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Jameson Williams, Josh Gattis, Desmond Ridder and 9 burning playoff questions

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 02:56:22 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at questions that will help decide the two College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday: Georgia-Michigan in the Orange Bowl and Alabama-Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.

Among the questions discussed:

Which of the four starting quarterbacks will play the best?
Which running back will have the biggest impact?
What's the over-under for receiving yards for Alabama star Jameson Williams?
Which edge rusher -- Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson or Alabama's Will Anderson -- will have the bigger game?
What's the over-under on total offensive yards for Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder?
What's the over-under for receiving yards for Georgia tight end Brock Bowers?
Who are the most important assistant coaches in each semifinal?
Who is an under-the-radar player who could change a game?

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Breaking down a Michigan-Georgia semifinal that looks very familiar

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:55 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarjah dive into the playoff semifinal between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan Wolverines.

Michigan has an edge with its edge rushers, starting with Aidan Hutchinson, but Georgia has an edge at linebacker starting with Nakobe Dean.

The two offensive play callers -- Michigan's Josh Gattis and Georgia's Todd Monken -- will matter a lot, as will the two expected starting quarterbacks -- Michigan's Cade McNamara and Georgia's Stetson Bennett.

Will Georgia receiver George Pickens, still working back from injury, make a big splash? Will Michigan safety Dax Hill make a big play? In the end, these teams both lean on running the ball and defense and will look very familiar to each other.

Doug and Shehan break down all parts of this No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup. Catch last week's episode for the breakdown of No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati.

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Breaking down the Alabama-Cincinnati semifinal, with a big worry for each team

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:00:59 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig deep into the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati.

Where does each team have a clear edge, with the Bearcats owning at least two obvious advantages?
What's a major worry for each team, including a huge injury loss for Alabama?
What are the chances that Alabama All-American edge rusher Will Anderson just takes over the game?
Can Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder raise his play-making level to match Alabama QB Bryce Young?
What will Alabama be like without the underdog edge it had against Georgia?
Cincinnati is the worst team in major college football at something. Could that cost the Bearcats?

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The disappointments and surprises of the 2021 college football playoff race

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah point out their playoff prediction mistakes and then look at the best and worst of the college football teams that jockeyed at the top of the sport this season on the latest College Football Survivor Show.

Where do the misses of Oklahoma and Clemson rank in disappointments? How about the teams that had a shot at Alabama and couldn't vanquish the Tide?

How do the seasons of Wake Forest and Pitt match the playoff successes of Cincinnati and Michigan among the surprises?

And why did both Doug and Shehan only get one of their four playoff predictions from August correct?

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The playoff is set, but is Georgia in trouble?

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:52:31 -0000

On this special Sunday version of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down the four playoff survivors in the moments after the final four were announced.

It's No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl and No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

Every team earned its spot, and there wasn't much controversy to the final four. But there's one big thing that must change in the next month. Doug and Shehan dug in on:

The need for Georgia to change quarterbacks
If Oklahoma State would have made the playoff if it won
Why Ohio State ranked higher than Baylor shows some flawed committee thinking
Whether Kirby Smart can get the Georgia defense back on track
The Bryce Young-Desmond Ridder QB matchup in the Alabama-Cincinnati game
Why Michigan's well-coached rushing attack makes the Wolverines a real title contender

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Predictions on Georgia vs. Alabama, and reactions to Michigan over Ohio State

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 03:16:03 -0000

On this Wednesday version of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look to conference championship weekend and the games that will determine the final college football playoff participants. The topics covered include:

Can Michigan win a national title playing the way it knocked off Ohio State?
Does Ohio State need to make changes after that loss?
What are Alabama's chances of beating Georgia in the SEC title game?
Which team in playoff contention is most likely to lose this weekend -- Oklahoma State, Georgia, Michigan or Cincinnati?
What teams could jump into the playoff if the results this weekend create chaos, including the idea of more than 10 two-loss teams to consider?

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With only 8 college football playoff contenders left, which teams have game-changing QBs?

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:16:00 -0000

On the latest College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take the eight college football playoff contenders remaining and rank them by their quarterbacks.

Three of the teams have quarterbacks that can win games for their teams. The other five have quarterbacks they can win with, but not because of. But which QBs have been playing better, which ones can't be trusted and which playoff contenders should still be considering a QB switch?

From Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama to Cincinnati, Oklahoma State and Michigan, Doug and Shehan discuss all the QBs that matter, and put them in a historical context. Because most of the previous 28 playoff teams had real difference makers at quarterback.

Also, to start the show, Doug and Shehan address the latest playoff rankings and with the help of their texters, kick two more teams out of the playoff discussion.

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Playoff contenders most likely to lose, and why Cincinnati is in good shape

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:28:46 -0000

On the Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dissect the answers they got from playoff selection committee chairman Gary Barta on Tuesday night and analyze what those words mean for how the committee is viewing the playoff race.

Question 1: Has there been any discussion about ranking Notre Dame ahead of Cincinnati despite the Bearcats' win over the Irish?

Question 2: How strong is Alabama's hold on the No. 2 spot?

Sometimes it's hard to decipher what the committee is thinking, but Doug and Shehan think they learned something here, and it matters for what's ahead.

Michigan-Michigan State ranking strangeness, and Ohio State-Oklahoma comparisons

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:31:55 -0000

On the Wednesday version of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah had a plan to compare and contrast Oklahoma and Ohio State heading into a big month for both.

Then the playoff committee on Tuesday night ranked Michigan ahead of Michigan State despite the Spartans beating the Wolverines two weeks ago.

That fired them up.

They discussed when and why the committee overrides head-to-head matchups and when it adheres to them; how metrics are influencing the voting; and what might happen during cookie breaks.

There's still a lot of Ohio State-Oklahoma talk, plus either Ole Miss or Wake Forest is kicked out of the rankings.

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The Alabama vs. Cincinnati rankings debate, and why the committee got it wrong

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:49:01 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, the first rankings are out, and the committee putting Alabama at No. 2 and Cincinnati at No. 6 has Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah fired up.

First, the guys think about adding Wake Forest and Notre Dame to the playoff discussion, and at the end, they kick out either Iowa or Ole Miss.

In between, with the help of the text subscribers, they dive into whether the committee is setting up Alabama to make the playoff as a two-loss team if the Tide loses to Georgia in the SEC title game. And what does Cincinnati have to do if the committee thinks only its win over Notre Dame matters so far?

Among the other discussions:

Which teams control their own destiny?
Did the committee get the Oregon-Ohio State order right?
What do they think of Michigan State at No. 3?
Why are three-loss Mississippi State and Wisconsin ranked so high?

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Will Michigan's Jim Harbaugh make a genius move to beat Michigan State in a matchup with major playoff consequences?

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig into the Big Ten with two matchups that matter for the playoff race looming for the conference this weekend.

Plus, is Oregon an anchor for Ohio State or is Ohio State a balloon for Oregon when it comes to playoff rankings? And how often will we start seeing the Good Ducks compared to the Bad Ducks?

But the focus is on Ohio State-Penn State and Michigan-Michigan State this weekend. The Nittany Lions are coming off an awful loss to Illinois -- can they rally to give the Buckeyes a game, or is their offense just too wounded?

In the undefeated showdown in East Lansing, both teams are undefeated and Michigan is ranked higher and favored. But Doug argues for why the Spartans are actually the better team -- unless Michigan goes to freshman JJ McCarthy at quarterback. Could Jim Harbaugh make that genius move in this huge game?

Doug and Shehan talk about welcoming either Pitt, Wake Forest or Michigan State to the playoff discussion, and they kick one team out of the mix. In between, they release their first shadow committee rankings, which will become a regular part of the show when the real playoff committee rankings debut next week.

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Why Georgia is like a swarm of bees, and who should replace Ed Orgeron at LSU?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:39:32 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig in on No. 1 Georgia and the defense that makes the Bulldogs the national title favorite. Is Georgia alone on the top tier of college football, or should a couple other teams join the Bulldogs? And what more did the Georgia defense show last week against Kentucky?

Before that, Doug and Shehan talked about Ed Orgeron leaving LSU after the season. Should the Tigers go for a big name, a Big Ten coach or a winner who is right in their homestate?

Then came a discussion about whether Michigan State, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State and/or Pitt should be welcomed to the group of playoff contenders on the show. Should one team be added? Two? Or none?

A few text subscribers asked questions, which led to other discussions about Cincinnati, Ohio State, Oregon and other teams. And at the end, as always, a team was kicked out of the discussion. Was it Kentucky, Iowa, Oregon or Ole Miss?

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What are the chances that Alabama loses again after the Texas A&M upset?

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah continue to analyze the playoff contenders following another wild weekend that included Texas A&M's upset of Alabama that Doug maybe kind of sort of thought could happen. But could it happen again? Is there any other real threat on the Tide's regular-season schedule?

The guys also welcome one new team to the playoff discussion -- either Wake Forest, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Michigan State or Oklahoma State.

There's a debate over what Iowa's win over Penn State really told us.

Questions about Cincinnati as a legit contender are answered by asking if Cincinnati might not be the team with the best chance to beat Georgia.

Doug insists on including talk about Ole Miss and the Rebels' path to true playoff contention again.

And is Oregon truly on trouble, or are the Ducks about to get it together again?

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Which Big Ten team actually is the most likely to make the playoff?

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:05:53 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take a break from examining the best current teams in college football and instead project which current contenders have the best chance to actually make The College Football Playoff at the end of the season.

But first, a team needs to be added to the list of contenders, and a team needs to be kicked out.

Does Michigan, Wake Forest or BYU most deserve a spot in the discussion, with all of them still undefeated? BYU is in a similar boat as Cincinnati, Wake Forest is the only undefeated team in the ACC, and Michigan would make the fourth Big Ten team in the discussion if the Wolverines are added in.

And then it's time to remove a contender. Four teams in the discussion lost last week -- Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Oregon. So who's out?

In ranking the contenders by their playoff chances, Doug and Shehan disagreed about the Big Ten teams, especially with the Penn State-Iowa game on the horizon Saturday. Who will win that game? How does Iowa's better defense match up with Penn State's more dynamic offense? Is Ohio State actually still the best team in the conference despite its loss.? How will the round-robin between Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State shake out?

And in the Big 12, Oklahoma has looked ready to lose almost every week. Could Bijan Robinson and Texas deliver that loss on Saturday?

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How Ole Miss could upset Alabama and add to college football's chaos

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0000

On this big Wednesday edition of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Ben Garrett of The Talk of Champions podcast about Ole Miss football to discuss what the Rebels will have to do to knock off defending national champion Alabama this week. Quarterback Matt Corral and head coach Lake Kiffin might be the right combination to upset the Crimson Tide and add to what has been a wild first month of the season.

Before Ben jumped on, Doug and Shehan opened with their usual Wednesday plan: Are there any new teams worthy of joining the playoff discussion this week? The nominees were Florida, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Baylor.

Then after Ben's appearance, Doug and Shehan ranked their contenders. There were pretty big disagreements about Iowa, with varying views on Ole Miss, Penn State and Cincinnati, Georgia and Alabama as well. But the continued struggles of Oklahoma? Doug and Shehan agreed on that.

The episode concluded, as usual, with kicking a team out of the playoff discussion. The choices this week were two teams coming off losses: Clemson and Texas A&M.

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Are both Alabama and Notre Dame looking at losses on the horizon?

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:21:11 -0000

On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to welcome teams to the discussion, kick teams out of the discussion, and rank all the contenders.

First up this week -- should Florida, Michigan or Ole Miss join the group of playoff contenders? The Gators pushed Alabama to the brink, the Wolverines have been steamrolling everyone and Ole Miss might feature the quarterback playing better than anyone right now -- Matt Corral.

Then Doug and Shehan rank the contenders, with some disagreement over Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, Iowa and Texas A&M, among others. Do the Nittany Lions look like a top-four team after a home win over Auburn? Shouldn't Georgia be the sure No. 1 with the way the Bulldogs' offense is starting to click? How much worry should there be about the Aggies now that backup QB Zach Calzada has shown improvement.

Then, the episode finishes with a promise to boot one team from the ranks of contenders -- is it Clemson, Notre Dame or Ohio State?

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Can Iowa hang with the best teams, and is Alabama on upset alert? The College Football Playoff Show

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:03:06 -0000

It's a Wednesday version of The College Football Playoff Show, which means time to add some teams to the pool of playoff contenders and time to kick one out.

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take on that task, with Oregon, Penn State, Ole Miss and Florida the candidates to be welcomed to the list of contenders this week. On the other end, either Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas A&M or Iowa State is getting booted, so be ready.

Also on this show:

A very interesting stretch for Alabama over the next month with games against Florida, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. Should the Tide be on upset alert?
The wild Texas A&M 10-7 win over Colorado last week. Can the Aggies hang around while playing their backup QB with starter Haynes King out?
A special visit from Iowa podcaster Tyler Kluver, a former long snapper for the Hawkeyes who's now a co-host of the Washed Up Walkons podcast. How close are the Hawkeyes to hanging with the best in the country after their win over Iowa State?

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Replacing Clay Helton to make USC a contender again; plus the Clemson-Ohio State playoff beauty contest: Q&A

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:01:30 -0000

On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah address the breaking news on the firing of USC coach Clay Helton. What led to his dismissal, and who's the right coach to replace him and return the Trojans to regular contender status?

Then, Doug and Shehan get to questions from text subscribers. Among them:

If Clemson and Ohio State both finish with one loss, which has the better chance to make the playoff? The year-long contest to better impress the selection committee is on.
What actually happened to the Buckeyes in their loss at Oregon?
Could we be headed toward massive playoff chaos at the end of the year, as we saw in 2007?
Could UCLA-Oregon turn into a vital playoff matchup?
With so much going on for supposed contenders, it is possible that Alabama and Georgia are the only actually good teams?
Does Penn State deserve a longer look as a playoff possibility?

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Should Notre Dame, Clemson, Oregon or Iowa State be kicked out of the contender discussion?

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:29:20 -0000

On this big Wednesday episode, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah think about welcoming some new teams to the discussion, think about kicking some teams out of the discussion, and in between rank all of the real national title contenders in college football.

With the help of their text subscribers (you can join the texts for a 14-day free trial at 817-442-6789), Doug and Shehan start by adding a team to the current 10 contenders. Penn State, Iowa, UCLA and Texas are discussed, and one of them is voted in.

Then Doug and Shehan rank all their contenders, where the biggest disagreement is over Clemson and Oklahoma.

Then finally, they kick out a contender, with Oregon, Iowa State, Notre Dame and Clemson all considered. One of them gets the boot.

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Should we just crown Alabama the national champion now? Q&A

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:46:50 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to answer questions from text subscribers (join the texts for a free trial at 817-442-6789) from Week 1 of the college football season. Several teams offered looks at who they really are (Georgia), while some raised some unexpected questions (Oklahoma).

Among the topics broached by the subscribers and answered by the guys:

Which teams did they regret putting in the playoff conversation before the season?
Should we just give Alabama the national title now?
Could UCLA really win the Pac-12?
Was the Georgia-Clemson game two great defenses or two bad offenses?
is Ohio State or Oklahoma looking more vulnerable after Week 1?
What's the deal with Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch?
Which contender gets the biggest test in Week 2?

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Doug and Shehan make their playoff picks; and is Cincinnati a contender?

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:40:31 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have been talking about the College Football Playoff since the middle of July. Now they'll tell you which four teams they think are going to make it.

On this final preseason episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug and Shehan each explain why they chose their four playoff teams, why they left certain teams out, and which team they think is going to win the national title. That's in the second half of the show.

In the first half, Doug and Shehan analyze the Cincinnati Bearcats and whether they should become the 10th team to officially join the group of contenders before the start of the regular season. North Carolina was rejected last week. Will this week be kinder to Cincinnati?

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Which college football national title contender might fall flat? Q&A

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:04:05 -0000

On this Tuesday press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take questions from text subscribers as the college football season kicks off. Among them:

Which national contender has the greatest chance to fall short of expectations?
Which contender might be hurt most by a COVID-related absence by players?
How would a COVID forfeit affect a contender's playoff chances?
Should a loser of a conference title game ever make the playoff?
And then there's a discussion about the best next move for the Big 12.

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Ranking the best quarterbacks on college football national title contenders

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:47:15 -0000

On the big ep this week, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah debate whether North Carolina deserves to join the list of College Football Playoff contenders discussed on this podcast. And then they dive into ranking the quarterbacks for all those playoff contenders, from D.J. Uiagalelei at Clemson, to Alabama's Bryce Young, to Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler, to the new young QBs just named starters -- Haynes King at Texas A&M and C.J. Stroud at Ohio State.

The contenders discussed every week so far are Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Oregon. Will North Carolina join that group? And if the Tar Heels do, where does UNC QB Sam Howell rank compared to other QBs on contenders?

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Is The College Football Playoff Show ruining college football? Q&A

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:52:00 -0000

On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig in on a big topic for a few questions before working their way through other listener questions.

The main idea: Is this podcast ruining college football by focusing on the playoff too much? There's a debate about nationalism vs. regionalism in the sport, and the best way to talk about the game to keep it interesting for every FBS team.

Then it's on to a big recruiting win for North Carolina and what it means for Clemson; whether NIL will keep more stars in college longer; and more of what we make of the Alliance of the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC.

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Is Oregon a real contender, or will the Pac-12 be shut out of the playoff again?

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:48:07 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah once again dissect a team on the edge of the playoff conversation and disagree on whether that team deserves to join the show's playoff conversation. This week, the fight is over Oregon. Do the Ducks belong in the same group with Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas A&M, Iowa State and Notre Dame?

James Crepea, the Ducks beat writer for OregonLive.com, joins the discussion on that.

Then it's on to ranking the best individual defensive player for each playoff contender, from Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton to Oklahoma pass rusher Nik Bonitto to Alabama linebacker Will Anderson. Thanks for joining The College Football Playoff Show.

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Is an alliance between the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 the right move? Q&A

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:30:31 -0000

On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are once again taking questions from text subscribers. If you'd like to subscribe, get several texts a week about college football in your phone, participate in surveys and get to ask questions on the pod, sign up now for a free trial by texting 817-442-6789. It's only $1 a month after the trial.

On this pod, the questions are about:

The potential alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 to combat the expanding SEC
The best Cinderella candidate to make the playoff
The effect the AP poll has on the playoff committee
Whether Cincinnati is the best G5 candidate of the playoff era
Is Georgia showing signs this won't be its year?
Does the committee favor Notre Dame?
Is Alabama, the overwhelming preseason No. 1, overrated?

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Is Lincoln Riley or Ryan Day a better coach? And is Notre Dame really a playoff contender?

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:07:06 -0000

On this week's main episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah rank the best head coaches among playoff contenders. There isn't much debate about the top two, but how do Ohio State's Ryan Day, Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, Iowa State's Matt Campbell, Georgia's Kirby Smart and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher stack up to each other?

That's the second half of the pod. The first half of the pod is determining whether Notre Dame should be included in the group as a legit contender and part of the weekly discussion. Shehan and Doug split their vote on this, which means the final decision on whether to make the Irish a regular part of the playoff discussion came down to the text subscribers. And that vote was 52 percent to 48 percent.

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Which current college football coach could be as successful and beloved as Bobby Bowden? Q&A

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:24:26 -0000

It's another press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, where Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take questions and give answers to the most pressing ... come on, pressing is a mumbo-jumbo word. They just talk about interesting college football stuff. For instance, this week ...

Which current college coach has the best chance to come close to legendary coach Bobby Bowden, who died recently at age 91, when it comes to both winning and being beloved in college football?
What's their greatest memory of Bowden
Who would they vote No. 1 in a preseason poll?
How do you determine if a team has a championship-worthy defense?
What's the second-best Week 1 game after Georgia-Clemson?
Who will be in his job longer? Nick Saban, who is approaching 70 and just signed a contract extension, or new Texas coach Steve Sarkisian?

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Does Alabama or Clemson have the better defense? And is Georgia a playoff contender?

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:57:29 -0000

On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah debate whether Georgia deserves to join a playoff conversation that currently includes Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas A&M and Iowa State. The Dawgs have made the playoff once in the 7 years of the playoff, but might this be their year. Georgia expect Brandon Adams of Dawg Nation Daily kindly joined the pod to lend his knowledge on the Bulldogs.

Then Doug and Shehan rank the playoff contenders by who has the best defense. One team is clearly at the bottom, but there's a fight at the top, as several contenders will be leaning on their defenses to make a run at a title this season.

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How does No. 1 recruit Quinn Ewers change the 2021 College Football Playoff race? Q&A

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:41:43 -0000

On this press conference edition of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah once again take questions from subscribers about the playoff and college football.

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The topics covered this week include:

How does 5-star QB Quinn Ewers enrolling early at Ohio State affect the playoff race?
When the playoff goes to 12 teams, how many SEC teams will make it each year?
Why should conferences other than the SEC want to slow playoff expansion right now?
Which national teams do Doug and Shehan have a great feel for, and a terrible feel for?
Would it be better for college football to have only four power conferences instead of five?
Is the gap between Alabama and Clemson and the rest of college football closing this season?
Is Kirby Smart on the hot seat if Georgia doesn't have a big year?

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Ranking the best running backs among college football playoff contenders; and is Iowa State a real playoff challenger?

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:42:34 -0000

Welcome back to another episode of The College Football Playoff Show, featuring co-hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah. As always, the main episode each week includes two parts.

First is a debate about adding another team to the playoff discussion mix. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas A&M are in. Now Doug and Shehan debate whether the Iowa State Cyclones deserve to join that group. Iowa State is filled with veterans, and features a few dynamic skill players and a head coach in Matt Campbell that everyone seems to respect. So are the Cyclones on a playoff level?

Then comes a ranking of all of the playoff contenders in a certain category. This week, that's running backs. How does an Oklahoma backfield led by Kennedy Brooks stack up to Alabama, with veteran Brian Robinson and a group of first- and second-year talents? What about Clemson's Lynn-J Dixon, who has waited his turn behind Travis Etienne, leading a backfield for the Tigers that has younger players like Kobe Pace, Will Shipley and Phil Mafah? Is Texas A&M's Isaiah Spiller the best back in the playoff mix? Is Ohio State five-star freshman TreVeyon Henderson a future star?

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Texas and Oklahoma head toward the SEC -- Which playoff contenders are helped and hurt? Q&A on The College Football Playoff Show

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:15:28 -0000

Texas and Oklahoma blew up the college football world in recent days, and Shehan Jeyerajah was right in the middle of it. On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, text subscribers ask questions, but instead of Doug Lesmerises and Shehan taking turns answering, the pod leaned into Shehan's expertise while situated in Texas. Doug still had a few things to say, but it was Shenan who dropped knowledge on subjects like:

Which playoff contenders are hurt most and helped most by this move?
Does this guarantee extra playoff spots for the SEC?
Will Oklahoma still be a regular playoff team in this new setup?
Will Texas finally make a playoff dent as an SEC member?
Are we headed toward a completely new alignment of college football that goes beyond conferences?
Is this all going to be better for college football, or will it tear it apart?

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Is Clemson losing its defensive edge? Q&A on The College Football Playoff Show

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:52:13 -0000

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back for another press conference on The College Football Playoff Show, taking questions from subscribers. If you'd like to be a subscriber to our texts to get the chance to ask questions on the show for just $1 a month, send a text to 817-442-6789 to sign up for a free trial. On this week's Q&A episode the topics include:

Clemson's defense
The next non-champ to make the playoff
The Pac-12's path to a playoff bid this season
Whether an undefeated Ohio State would be the No. 1 seed
The top five teams helped by NIL
A Heisman choice between Ohio State and Clemson QBs
And more

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Is USC a real contender? Which playoff challengers have the best receivers? The College Football Playoff Show

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:02:00 -0000

The College Football Playoff Show, your new national college football podcast, is back for a second week with hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah. Each week, they discuss a potential playoff contender and whether that team should be added to the mix. Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M are the teams currently in the discussion and the pod leads off with Doug and Shehan debating where the USC Trojans, led by quarterback Kedon Slovis, deserve to enter that club. They talk it out and then Doug, Shehan and the pod text subscribers vote USC in or out.

Then it's time (40:30) to rank those five contenders in terms of who has the best pass catchers. Is there a clear team that is at the bottom? Is there a clear team that is No. 1?

Finally, (58:50), Doug and Shehan want you to get to know them, so there's a little time for them to discuss their first favorite athlete.

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Q&A on The College Football Playoff Show: Is this the year Alabama is vulnerable?

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:30:00 -0000

Thanks for joining Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah on The College Football Playoff Show press conference, where they'll take questions from subscribers each week. Want to be a subscriber to ask questions, participate in surveys and get national football tidbits straight to your phone? Join for $1 per month, after a 14-day free trail, by sending a text to 817-442-6789.

In this press conference, Doug and Shehan answer questions about:

Whether Clemson can recover if the Tigers open with a loss to Georgia
Is this the year that Alabama is a bit vulnerable?
Can Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch build a title-worthy defense for the Sooners?
Which Big Ten team is the greatest threat to Ohio State's dominance?
Is LSU on a slide?
Does Texas A&M have staying power?
Which team that has never made the playoff is the most likely to make it this year?
And more.

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The College Football Playoff Show: Does Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma or Ohio State have the easiest playoff path?

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Welcome to the debut of The College Football Playoff Show. Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah appreciate you trying out this new national podcast all about the playoff. Each week until the start of the season, Doug and Shehan will discuss a team that deserves to be added to the playoff discussion that includes Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma -- the teams that have taken 20 of the 28 playoff spots in the seven years of the playoff. And then they'll compare all the teams in the mix in a different category.

First up, Doug and Shehan debate the merits of Texas A&M and whether the Aggies deserve to enter the playoff mix. Then they introduce themselves and explain their experience covering college football. Then they ranking the playoff contenders in a particular category -- this week it's which team has the easiest path to the playoff.

Finally, they wrap up with brief tales about the best college football games they've ever watched in person.

Thanks again for giving The College Football Playoff Show a shot, and look for the next episode taking questions from fans later this week.

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Trailer: The College Football Playoff Show

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0000

Welcome to The College Football Playoff Show.

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