Carla and Crappy Show: The Let’s Goooooo Edition

It's here. The 2021 college football season is upon us, and Carla and Crappy are just a wee bit excited to get things underway. (And no, that's not just because we're celebrating a big anniversary of this here show, but that certainly doesn't hurt.)

Our first "official" show of the season kicks off with a discussion on conference expansion and this thing called the "Alliance," which sounds official but apparently is still super secretive. (As in, no one really knows what it is yet.)

Then, as is tradition, we pick our College Football Playoff Final Four teams. (Spoiler alert: There aren't a lot of surprises here.)

We also hear from our friend AJ, who returns for another season of frivolity and silliness in his #GroupOfFiveAfterDark report.

And then, after what seems like an eternity, we dive into what should be a spectacular Week 1 of football. (Did we mention that we're excited?)

No. 19 Penn State at No. 12 Wisconsin (Big Nude Saturday, FOX): It seems only appropriate that our first game of the year is on Big Nude ... and once again has Carla very nervous. Bucky brings back a lot of talent; Penn State hopes to erase the memory of the 2020 season.

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 14 Miami (3:30 ET Saturday, ABC): Alabama has a new QB, new RB, and mostly new receivers ... but we're not sure any of that is going to matter. We are excited about watching D'Eriq King again, though.

No. 17 Indiana at No. 18 Iowa (3:30 ET Saturday, Big Ten Network): Indiana arguably overachieved in 2020, while Iowa started last year very slowly before rattling off six-straight wins. We're both very intrigued by this one.

No. 23 Louisiana at No. 21 Texas (4:30 ET Saturday, FOX): Welcome back to head coaching, Steve Sarkisian. Here's a trap game for you. Louisiana is a very good team. Can the Cajuns pull off the upset?

No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 3 Clemson (7:30 ET Saturday, ABC): DJ U has already shown that he might be an even better QB than Trevor Lawrence (which is saying something). With a solidified offensive unit behind JT Daniels, is this finally Georgia's year?

Honorable mentions go to Boise State at UCF (7 ET Thursday, ESPN), Michigan State at Northwestern (9 ET Friday, ESPN), Stanford at Kansas State (Noon ET Saturday, FS1), and Syracuse at Ohio (7 ET Saturday, CBSSN).

Our advice: If you made plans this Labor Day Weekend, cancel them. Instead, spend five days enjoying the wonder that is Week 1 of the college football season. Yep, we're excited. Cheers, yinz.