THE College Football Podcast (Ancillary Offseason Inanity)

Canada and Lucas are back, talking NIL, Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC and ... the inevitable demise of college football as we know it? 

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Surprise! The boys are back, talking potential playoff reformat -- what it means, if it'll happen, and better proposals. 

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The boys break down the latest college football news, which sees the Big 10 and the Pac-12 tapping, and the SEC, Big 12 and ACC fully embracing remorselessness. And how many SEC states have Democratic governors?

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What does the latest change in the ever-in-flux 2020 college football season -- the newly unveiled Pac 12 and SEC schedules -- mean for the possibility of seeing games this fall? Are birds fish? We've got answers.

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Is there actually a season happening in 2020? If so, who are the Heisman candidates? And what's happening in the Bellini world? We got you.

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Who are the most impactful grad transfers of the 2020 season? Could empty-stadium games actually happen? What's a bee's knees cocktail? All that and more!

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Value picks? Low value picks? Top 100 movies of all time? We got it all.

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Who's the biggest bust in the 1st round? How high does Justin Herbert go? Precisely what day does California reopen? Got you.

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New pod!
 
Mike Gundy could use an editor. Over-under wins for college football's finest. Canada's review of Bloodsport. Wine and rambling.
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We got sports! We talk about football! Other stuff too. But national title and Heisman longshots! And Bloodsport!

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It's a quarantine; we're all in this together. So let's talk college football, right? Psych, there are no sports. This is just a pretext to ramble on about, among other things, Tiger King.

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Our winter hibernation is over, and we're back with a bit of hindsight to finally grade the best and worst coaching hires. And talk about that one ridiculous time with Canada and the mezcal. Honestly, I'm telling you guys ...

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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.

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The week has finally arrived: In a couple short days, college football will be going down (under). But first, the boys address one final question: Who is contending for the playoff? Not Cal and Hawaii, but that Week Zero game is previewed, too.

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The conference previews are behind us and the weekly look-aheads are still a fortnight or so off. Yep, it's that time of the year. So . . . ranking the conferences? Heisman previews? Big 12 expansion? Let's do it.

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OMG -- Week 1 is almost here. Without getting too in-depth -- the micro-assessments are yet to come -- what are the best games of the opening slate? And Taysom Hill couldn't possibly still have eligibility remaining, could he? You've got questions, we've got answers.

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So, who's going to win the 2016 National Championship? That's not nearly as interesting as who makes for the best value in Las Vegas. Thankfully we have a resident degenerate gambler, and Canada is all too willing to give you the inside track . . . and Luke's willing to tell you why Louisville's winning it all.

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Much like people being out after 2am, a lot can happen to a college football program in late-spring, and really only a few of them are good. Baylor? Not doing great. Mississippi State? Less than ideal June thus far.

Canada and Luke break down the spring shenanigans: scandals, administrative updates and on down the line. And undershirts!

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We like Bruce Feldman. We don't like Bruce Feldman's top 25. Gosh, if only we had a public forum to explain why. Wait, this podcast! Give it a listen, hear why Canada is -- shockingly! -- opposed to Washington as a top 15 team. And hey, learn about sweatpants!

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Ready to hear a good 30 minutes on Idaho football?

OK, OK, technically Idaho is just the lens, through which CA and Luke examine the idea of dropping from FBS down to FCS. Also: What should the Big 12 do, college football trivia games and the sartorial corner -- boat shoes.

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NFL combine, politics and the allegations at Tennessee? They all conspire to yield our most beautifully awkward episode ever.

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Luke and CA fix the Big 12 and, in turn, the College Football Playoff! Didn't even know they were broke, did you? Bonus: CA's creepy quest to peek in the windows of Chip Kelly's house.

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The dog days of the CFB offseason wear on, leaving us with nothing to talk about. Except (shudder) recruiting. And recruiting websites. And horses. And Steven Spielberg. Actually, that's not a bad little episode, come to think of it.

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Don't call it a comeback! We have, indeed, been here for years.

After a brief postseason hiatus, wherein Canada ventured Down Under and Luke watched a bunch of Oscar contenders (what an adventurer, eh?), the boys return to discuss the biggest topics of the last fortnight or two: National Signing Day, Vernon Adams, and the folly of Andrus Peat participating in skills competitions. It'll be great.

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Been wondering about the soccer prowess of Canada (the country) on the international stage? Today's your day, as Canada (the person) outlines just how dominant a national team must be in order be eliminated from an eight-team tournament that has six winners.

We do American football, too: news and notes, Blake Barnett, early Heisman watch. You know: 'Murica.

 

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Yeah, Alabama will probably qualify for the playoff this year. Florida State, too. Such is the balance of probability. Oh, but you're looking for that 5,000 to 1 payoff at the sportsbook? The one that probably won't hit, but if it DOES. . . .

Well The College Football Podcast boys have you covered today, with a series of off-the-wall, completely out of left field predictions for the season. You won't find any Jameis Winston-wins-the-Heisman projections here, no sir. We've got Heisman forecasts, sure, but nary a one from a power conference. And WHO is going to win the Big 10 title this year? You're kidding!

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If you were in charge of college football -- we're talking absolute monarch power-wielding -- how would you change it? That's the question CA and Luke tackle today, as they each count down the top five improvements they'd like to see the NCAA adopt.

You know what they discover? It's pretty damn good as it is. All that, plus news and notes from the week. (The SEC isn't doing bad, financially.)

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Happy Easter! Welcome in the giant rabbit, sit around the fire and enjoy a The College Football Podcast bonus episode: CA and Luke's five longshot national title contenders.

Which, look; you don't need us to tell you that Oklahoma could qualify for the new playoff. No, they're not one of the four favorites, but teams that start in the top 15 generally have a pretty decent shot. That's not what we're doing here.

These are the teams you really need to dig for, but they all have a merit or two; something that could break in their favor and yield an historic season.

Or they could go 6-6. Ah, the nature of longshots.

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More ancillary offseason jibber-jabber today from CA and Luke, who discuss the week's scarce newsworthy items, notably Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer moving to the SEC Network and Texas's Duane Akina heading west to Stanford.

Next, the boys recap the SEC West's 2013 season, who exceeded expectations and who disappointed, and finally, power rankings: the five best in-game CFB announcers. Enjoy.

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It's only just now the end of February. The offseason trudges on. Today, lacking anything better to do, Canada and Luke take on the post-Signing Day, way-too-early top 25 rankings that are currently proliferating the various ESPN-esque websites. (And, specifically, ESPN.)

Also, Luke continues his Oscar movie spree, having checked another three off the list, and the boys share their most libelous power rankings to date: Top Five Most Unlikable Coaches.

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It's been six-plus weeks since the college football season rolled to a rather climactic close, and this week . . . not a lot happened. And that, my friends, is what you have to thank for the vast array of Winter Olympics wisdom proffered by Canada at the front of today's episode.

It's not all hockey and curling though. The boys also break down the new rules proposals, spending way too much time on the headline-grabbing one that has virtually no chance of being instituted, and share the most educational Power Rankings segment to date: top five coaches with whom to go out drinking.

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