Florida State went 13-0. They beat LSU by 21 points. They beat top 15 Louisville by double figures. They went 3-0 against top 25 teams.
There’s no point in playing games. Just name Alabama champion before the season. Who cares.
The College Football Playoff just sent a message that Florida State should leave the ACC. That scheduling two SEC nonconference games doesn’t matter.
It’s a terrible thing for the sport. One of the worst on-field things ever.
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma have taken 20 of the 28 playoff spots, and they’ve combined for 4 losses at the halfway point of the season, and Oklahoma survived by benching its QB.
What a year so far. Catch you Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
The College Football Survivor Show is back!
• Meet our new co-host: Bobak Ha’Eri of
@RedditCFB
!
• We vote in the “no-brainer” CFP contenders to our list of 12
• Are we going to talk about *Mizzou* on a Playoff Show?!
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Also time to add a team to the playoff discussion for
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
.
These are the 3 candidates.
Oklahoma -- Beat UTEP 45-13
Florida -- Beat Utah 29-26
Oklahoma State -- Beat Central Michigan 58-44
It’s almost time.
@ShehanJeyarajah
is refreshed from vacation,
@DougLesmerises
is trying to figure out the technology of a podcast launch, and the first ep will be out this week.
Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma took 20 of the 28 spots in the first 7 years of the College Football Playoff.
Only Alabama made it last year. Only Ohio State has an outside shot this year.
Ohio State 11-1
Alabama 10-2
Clemson 10-2
Oklahoma 6-6
Been wondering if Michigan over Michigan State, and soon-to-be Ohio State over Oregon (which will happen if OSU wins on Sat) is setting up a chance for ND to finish ahead of Cincinnati despite head-to-head. Asked Barta if any ND over Cincy discussion so far ... he said no. Good.
It’s that time! Which team should be the final elimination from our College Football Playoff contenders list?
Out of fairness we’re including all the 1-loss contenders:
While
@ShehanJeyarajah
was modeling on the other side of the world,
@DougLesmerises
did an ENTIRE EPISODE ON THE BIG TEN WEST, which is what happens when Shehan leaves so please come back soon.
Big Ten playoff preview: Ohio State a lock? Michigan in the hunt? Penn State or Wisconsin as dark horses? C.J. Stroud in Heisman race, Iowa a spoiler, and more with the great
@ESPNRittenberg
joining Doug and Shehan
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Cincinnati gets its two Power 5 wins over Indiana and Notre Dame. There's enough chaos elsewhere and enough on this resume, plus the capital the Bearcats built up last year, to make this playoff bid very real.
This is a tease for the coming offshoot of The College Football Survivor Show -- a nature and fashion pod that will be called "Spring Weddings in the Forest"
First playoff rankings
1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
Listen to the Wednesday show where
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
will break it all down and make predictions for Tennessee-Georgia
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Feed for The College Football Playoff Show is LIVE! First episodes finally dropping this week.
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
bringing you (put good adjective here) discussion on CFB playoff contenders every week
Will playoff regulars Ohio State, Oklahoma and Clemson get back to the College Football Playoff in 2022?
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
broke it down.
Reaction to Georgia-Ohio State and Michigan-TCU playoff matchups on the latest episode with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
, including the Buckeyes coming back to life.
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Group of Five chaos --
• AAC: 10-3 UTSA over 10-3 SMU
• CUSA: 11-3 NMSU over 12-1 Liberty
• MWC: 10-3 Air Force over 10-3 UNLV
• MAC: 11-2 Miami (OH) over 11-2 Toledo
• SBC: 9-4 App State over 10-3 Troy
Who gets the Group of Five champion bid?
Looking into the future of college football, the playoff, and this show.
An announcement about The College Football Survivor Show with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
, and a discussion about what's next for CFB.
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8 teams in our preseason playoff discussion so far: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Baylor, Texas A&M, Michigan, N.C. State.
2 more contenders to be considered this week, ready for your vote
It's not Can they win it all? It's Do they have a chance at the playoff?
PODCAST: Breaking down potential nightmare scenarios for the CFP 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? Plus the current rankings.
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Wrapping up Georgia over Alabama, as
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
talk Kirby Smart, Nick Saban, Stetson Bennett, Jameson Williams and more on today's free episode.
2-part spring football wrap today, with experts breaking down 9 major teams just done with spring ball:
* Notre Dame
* Texas
* Utah
* Oregon
* Oklahoma
* USC
* Penn State
* Oklahoma State
* Penn State
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If the first rankings were a 12-team playoff:
1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. TCU
5. Georgia vs 12. Tulane
6. Michigan vs 11. Ole Miss
7. Alabama vs 10. LSU
8. Oregon vs 9. USC
Listen every week:
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It's National Signing Day, but this is a playoff show. So check out this episode digging in to Michigan-TCU as
@AaronMcMann
and
@drewdavison
join
@DougLesmerises
to break down one semi.
Bonus ep for Apple subscribers:
Is North Carolina a playoff contender?
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
disagree.
Ep features UNC in or out; ranking the best QBs on contenders; how SJ and DL got into the biz; and the debut of negative Shehan.
Try it.
Mea culpa — This interpretation was wrong, considering how the committee chair talked about it afterward. Door very much open for Ohio State with other losses this weekend. — Doug
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. USC
Might all be in regardless of what happens Saturday
5. Ohio State
Slim chance, probably needs USC to get blown out
6. Nobody else is getting in
PODCAST: What are the most likely playoff-shaking upsets left in college football?
We pick our five biggest games to watch, and crowned our team of chaos.
PODCAST: We go deep on Michigan with MLive beat writer
@AaronMcMann
.
• What do we know about this team through 10 weeks?
• Does Michigan have championship potential?
• What will we learn vs. Penn State?
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New pod on USC, UCLA, the Big Ten and the future of college football with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
.
Is two super conferences the endgame?
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Welcome to our new podcast about the college football playoff.
Launching the week of July 6, with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
at the mic. Looking forward to talking playoff contenders with you.
Follow along so you don't miss an episode.
What does the exclusion of Florida State from the CFP mean for the ACC? w/
@ShehanJeyarajah
and Bobak Ha'Eri
Full reaction to the rankings out now on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts
Florida State to Clemson in the ACC; USC to a Pac-12 vacuum; Michigan to Ohio State in the B1G; Oklahoma to what's next in the Big 12.
On this bonus episode,
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
talk Georgia-Alabama and examine power shifts in recent CFB
Also up for the show this week as a possibility:
BAYLOR.
Voted the preseason Big 12 favorite last week, just ahead of Oklahoma. Should the Bears be part of our preseason playoff discussion?
Final playoff rankings on track for what
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
talked about last Tuesday, but with Michigan instead of Ohio State in the 1-loss Big Ten champ spot. If favorites win Saturday:
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Cincinnati
4. Oklahoma State
Building and Branding the 12-team College Football Playoff (first, get a better name) to own the December sports calendar with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
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The first College Football Playoff rankings come out next week. For now, your Committee of Two (
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
) predict what a current 12-team playoff would look like.
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Pac-12 playoff preview with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
* 5 real contenders
* Shehan loves Cal
* The futures of Colorado and Arizona State
* Strength at the top -- good for getting a playoff team or bad?
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Great Georgia-Ohio State preview talking confidence and concerns on both sides with
@DawgNationDaily
on Georgia,
@DougLesmerises
on Ohio State, and excellent bonus Alabama content from
@mikerodak
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The 4 best quarterbacks of The College Football Playoff. That's the discussion on the latest episode of the Survivor Show. There have been 6 Heisman-winning QBs to play in the playoff, so the standard is high.
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Latest episode. 6 teams
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
are especially curious about in spring football, including Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State.
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We'll talk about Ewers on our Q&A episode this week. To ask a question about that, or anything else in college football, join The College Football Playoff Show family by sending a text to 817-442-6789. 14-day free trial, then $1 a month to ask questions and correspond with us
Will Quinn Ewers' decision to reclassify and enroll at Ohio State early spark a new trend among Texas high school football players?
I try and break down what it means for the sport.
New ep as
@ESPNRittenberg
joins
@DougLesmerises
to talk transfers and strategy for Deion Sanders at Colorado, plus national title hopes for Michael Penix and Washington
Plus, big Oregon State hopes with
@nickdaschel
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Big Ten Playoff Preview with
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
:
* Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State as contenders
* Wisconsin the West favorite
* That Iowa-Northwestern game at Wrigley?
* 2 playoff teams again?
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Georgia isn't just doing it again, Georgia is doing it better.
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
dive in on the best team in the country.
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We'll have another show off the rankings up in the morning. For Apple Podcast subscribers today,
@ShehanJeyarajah
and
@DougLesmerises
took a long look at what Cincinnati has to do.
Apple Pods:
Why is
@DougLesmerises
talking like Judi Dench? Why can
@ShehanJeyarajah
find no logic for CFB's decisions, no matter how hard he tries?
It's the Existential Crisis edition of The College Football Survivor Show
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SEC playoff preview as
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
discuss:
* What a lack of QB starting experience means at Georgia and Alabama
* LSU's huge games
* Spoiler chances for Auburn/Ole Miss
* And more
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Huge episode dropping tomorrow. Hitting the most interesting teams that played spring games on Saturday:
* Georgia
* Alabama
* Ohio State
* Michigan State
* Miami
* South Carolina
Subscribe now so you don't miss it.
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Preparing to record today. Topics for the man pod:
* Does
@GeorgiaFootball
deserve to join our playoff discussion?
* Which contenders of Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and others have the best defenses?
On the Q&A pod:
* Quinn Ewers and more
With
@ShehanJeyarajah
on baby duty, Bobak Ha'Eri rides solo to talk Jim Harbaugh
- The legacy he made at Michigan
- How they became national champions
- Where Michigan goes from here
- And more!
Preparing to bid farewell to the Big Ten West, while wrapping up spring football with:
*
@CBartWSJ
on Wisconsin
*
@Zack_Carp
on Nebraska
*
@JSteppe1
on Iowa
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New episode on Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State, plus the Alabama case that fell short and the losses Clemson, Tennessee and others regret
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Power ranking the new-look 16-team Big Ten for 2024. Join
@DougLesmerises
and
@ShehanJeyarajah
in slotting USC and UCLA in with Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin and the rest of the league.
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Big Ten commish Kevin Warren said college football is in the midst of a 5-year transformation. Here’s how we might get back to the new normal for the 2026 season, from realignment to TV deals to the playoff to revenue sharing
For Apple subscribers: