The lower-tier (but wildly entertaining) bowls are largely behind us, and now the big prizes are on the horizon: The New Year's bowl games and the playoff. Who's going to win? Bama. But who else? CA and Luke preview the action and answer that very question.

The coaching carousel continues to spin, spitting out new jobs for Jim Leavitt, Todd Orlando, Matt Canada, Phil Longo, Steve Sarkisian and the Brothers Kiffin. Canada and Luke break down all the hires and their landing places and discuss the recent trend of players skipping bowl games. And Big Sky mascots, naturally.

You wait for it all year. The anticipation keeps you up at night. You can't go another day without looking ahead to the Boca Raton Bowl, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the Patriot Bowl (RIP). Well, here it is: the 2016 Bowl Extravaganza. 30+ bowls in . . . slightly more than 30 minutes.

Oregon, Baylor and San Jose State have their coaches. Did any make the right hire? None? Something in between. Breaking news: We've got answers.

The moment we've been building to all season long as finally arrived: The College Football Playoff committee has officially selected this year's participants. Canada and Luke react to the playoff quartet, Conference Championship Weekend, the coaching carousel and Bob Bowlsby's sour grapes.

Mark Helfrich, turn in your keys and please allow these nice gentlemen to escort you to the door. Oregon is finally without a head coach, and the boys talk replacements. Plus, a preview of that most culminating of weeks: the conference championships.