Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why we are seeing more parity in college football, how the Heisman will be remembered, and the development of LSU's quarterback Jayden Daniels. Then Bill Connelly, creator of the SP+ ranking, joins to give a snapshot of the college football playoff semifinals. SportsCenter commentator and sports betting analyst Stanford Steve also joins the pod. He shares why he has no problem with FSU being out, then lays out why the Army-Navy game absolutely lives up to the hype.
00:00 FSU being out of CFP is a new level of controversy
8:39 Why are we seeing more parity in CFB?
13:08 Losing will be less punitive in CFB
14:54 How will the Heisman be remembered?
21:00 LSU did a great job at developing Jayden Daniels
22:12 Creator of the SP+ ranking Bill Connelly joins the pod
22:40 Bill is big mad about FSU being left out of CFP
36:39 Formula vs. Committee in a 12-team CFP
43:39 Bill's snapshot of the CFP semifinals
52:11 SportsCenter commentator and Race for the Ribeye winner Stanford Steve joins the pod
54:19 Steve has no problem with the FSU decision
1:02:28 What Pete's hearing in the quarterback transfer market
1:10:29 College GameDay heads to Army - Navy game in Foxborough, MA
1:16:13 Steve's tasty Army - Navy bet
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Appreciation Not Passion; Big Flip; Cuban Coffee; Bowl Motivation; Tower of Terror
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CFP is Set; Benefit of the Doubt; New Blood; Good to Be a Homer
Conference Championship Picks; Suspend Disbelief; Obscure Conference Injury Updates
Frustrations of the Rich; Dry Town Skepticism; Purple Tie
Metaphorical Field Goal; Lost Composure; All Steak and No Sizzle; The Daddy of Transition Teams
Week 13 Picks; Hawaiian Thanksgiving; Regression to the Mean Game; Apple Cup Slices
Winner Taking Most; Run Pass Boat Moat; Unpredictable Auburn Factor
Georgia Frailties; All For Pot Stirring; Catastrophic Mistakes; Evolving Organisms
Week 12 Picks; World Cup Comps; Pulling the Tarps; Floyd of Rosedale
“I Don’t Really Care;” New Long Johns; Meat Grinder Process; Orange Bowl Accomplishment
Tragedy at Virginia; Won A Different Way; Game of the Year Candidate; Local Hunk of Meat
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Winter Hats; New No. 1; TCU in Danger?; LSU Handling Success
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