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Always College Football: Ohio State wins, Alabama survives & the ACC mess Nov 30, 2025

Show notes

The final week of the regular season didn’t deliver the chaos many thought it would, but was still incredible. Ohio State took down Michigan, Alabama and Georgia survived their rivalry games, while A&M did not, losing to Texas for their 1st loss of the season. Vanderbilt won 10 games for the first time ever, both Notre Dame and Miami won big and Oregon locked up a CFP spot by taking down Washington.

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SVPod: CFB Week 14 REACTIONS! Lane Kiffin DRAMA + Who should get in the CFP? Nov 30, 2025

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Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve recap all of the action from Week 14 of the college football season. The guys start with the big one in Berkeley as Cal ruined SMU’s CFP chances. Now, DUKE gets in the ACCCG?! The SEC got shaken up a bit as well, as Texas upset Texas A&M, and Alabama won a thriller on the Plains to set up another Alabama-Georgia SECCG. The Big 12 is straight forward, and all fringe CFP hopefuls will be pulling for the Red Raiders. Furthermore, what to make of Texas, Notre Dame, Miami & Vanderbilt’s CFP candidacies. The guys also frequently weigh in on the Lane Kiffin drama as his move to LSU seems imminent. Finally, a Thanksgiving recap, some NFL thoughts, special shoutouts and a special message from the heart. | SVPod

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(0:52) Duke somehow punches ticket to ACCCG

(3:14) Should Lane Kiffin be allowed to coach Ole Miss?

(6:17) The fallout of Lane’s decision

(7:41) Ole Miss-Miss State recap

(9:30) Ann Arbor recap

(13:00) Ohio State-Michigan recap

(23:00) Texas-Texas A&M recap

(31:40) The Angel Tree is special

(34:37) Ohio State-Indiana will be awesome

(38:30) Texas Tech blows out WVU

(39:38) Who’s in the CFP?

(41:20) ACC could get completely left out

(44:40) Vanderbilt dominates Tennessee in 2nd half

(50:20) Texas’ CFP candidacy

(52:00) Does Lane become a villain?

(59:10) Oregon handles Washington

(1:02:30) Iron Bowl recap

(1:12:50) Bowl eligible shoutouts

(1:12:15) Lots of politicking coming up…

(1:16:00) FCS storylines

(1:17:20) The story of the day

(1:19:00) The Thanksgiving Parade makes no sense

(1:20:50) SVP’s favorite video

(1:22:00) Thanksgiving halftime shows were awesome

(1:22:50) Thanksgiving recap

(1:25:20) NFL thoughts

(1:32:50) Thanks for watching

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Always College Football: EVERYTHING on the line for Miami, Alabama, Oregon & Lane Kiffin + more previews Nov 26, 2025

Show notes

We have a HUGE weekend ahead of us! Ole Miss is fighting for a playoff spot while their coach flirts with LSU and Florida, Ohio State trying to beat Michigan for the first time since 2019, Texas A&M has to beat Texas to go undefeated in the regular season for the first time since 1992, Miami has to win AT Pittsburgh in 35 degree weather to TRY and make the CFP, Oregon must win at Washington to stay alive in the CFP and Alabama must win at Auburn to keep their CFP hopes alive. McElroy goes through every big game and gives you the questions that will determine all the big games.

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Always College Football: Where Lane Kiffin will end up & more coaching updates Nov 25, 2025

Show notes

The coaching carousel is the craziest we have ever seen in college football, with Lane Kiffin as the most desired coach since Nick Saban (or maybe Urban Meyer). Ole Miss is trying to keep him (in the middle of a historic run with the Rebels) while Florida and LSU are throwing everything they have at him. What will he do? McElroy uses his sources to tell you what he is hearing about Kiffin's future, plus goes into who has the inside track for the head coaching jobs at Penn State, Auburn, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Cal and Stanford.

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Always College Football: CFP “What IF’s” in McElroy’s Top 10 takeaways from week 13 Nov 25, 2025

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Can Oklahoma’s offense do enough to win a CFP game, are we underrating Oregon as a complete team, will Arch Manning and the Texas offense be the great “what if” of 2025 and who could get two teams in the CFP - the BIG 12 or the ACC? McElroy gives you his Top 10 takeaways from the weekend and tells you why we need to reassess teams ranked 11-14, why Notre Dame’s dominance might not be enough, why he’s happy that the THIS SEC weekend is off the books and who is in the College Football Playoff

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Always College Football: Oregon & Miami win, Georgia Tech falls flat. What does it all mean for the CFP?! Nov 23, 2025

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Utah survived at home vs Kansas State and kept their slim playoff hopes alive, Pitt jumped all over Georgia Tech ending the Yellowjacks ACC and CFP dreams, Miami and Oregon both won, while Notre Dame dominated Syracuse with a 63 point victory. Ohio State, Texas and Michigan all looked good in victory heading into the last week of the regular season and the defining weekend for the college football playoff. McElroy gives you his reaction on a chalky week 13.

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SVPod: CFB Week 13 REACTIONS! Oregon beats USC, Georgia Tech UPSET & Notre Dame Dominates Nov 23, 2025

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Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve recap all of the action from Week 13 of the college football season. Starting with what happened on the Farm, the Big Man was THRILLED to see Frank Reich, Andrew Luck and the boys get a win. But the best game of the day was where GameDay was, as Oregon got past USC. Georgia Tech also got upset in the night slate, further complicating things for the ACC. Plus, thoughts on Notre Dame’s domination over Syracuse and who should be ahead: ND or Miami? Ohio State also dominated again, as the Buckeyes have simply steamrolled through B1G competition. Also, thoughts on Wisconsin, Washington State, Penn State, the G5, Vanderbilt, Utah, Oklahoma and more. Finally, when Christmas season truly starts and Steve’s goodbye message to Cal. | SVPod

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(0:38) Steve’s RAW emotion after Stanford beat Cal

(4:53) Oregon gets past USC

(21:21) Pitt upsets Georgia Tech

(31:26) Notre Dame or Miami?

(35:43) Why the little guy deserves a chance

(39:03) Shoutout Wazzu

(43:14) Oklahoma beats Mizzou

(47:35) Vandy rolls Kentucky

(48:58) Utah outlasts Kansas State

(50:12) BYU-Cincinnati reaction

(53:18) Ohio State has DOMINATED

(56:18) Ole Miss and Alabama have TOUGH ONES next week…

(59:18) The Lane Kiffin situation…

(1:00:36) A&M is FAVORED at Texas for the 1st time since…

(1:01:43) Wk 14 look ahead

(1:03:16) Good for Wisconsin

(1:04:08) Good for Penn State

(1:06:35) Good Friday games are gonna be good

(1:08:33) Coming up

(1:10:03) Update on the loan calls

(1:13:56) SVP’s Strosniders story

(1:17:13) Steve is anti-Christmas for 5 more days

(1:18:08) Steve dealt with more mechanical

(1:19:06) Steve got AI glasses!

(1:22:43) No premature texts, please

(1:22:38) Poise was lost

(1:23:43) Steve’s WILD outro

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Always College Football: Playoff CHAOS with Notre Dame, Alabama, Oklahoma, Miami and USC! Nov 20, 2025

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With two weeks remaining in the college football regular season the new CFP rankings came out and saw Alabama drop to #10 and Miami move up to #13. Could the Tide miss the CFP with a loss in the SEC Championship, does Miami have to win BIG enough to jump BYU and Utah, is Notre Dame safe in the CFP at #9 and what if USC beats Oregon? McElroy gives his indepth reaction to the latest CFP rankings.

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Always College Football: Pressure is on for Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, Miami & USC Nov 18, 2025

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The pressure is on as the season winds down for teams in the middle of the CFP race. Oklahoma, fresh off a win at Alabama, heads to a dangerous Missouri team, while Miami is gearing up for a season-defining stretch that starts at Virginia Tech (we don’t think James Franklin will be on the sidelines). USC and Oregon will battle in Eugene with the winner having the inside track as the 3rd team from the BIG 10 in the CFP. Notre Dame and Utah look to avoid let downs at home while Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech fight for the top of the ACC and Cincinnati could throw the BIG 12 into chaos with an upset win at home over BYU.

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SVPod: CFB Week 12 REACTIONS! Oklahoma UPSETS Alabama, Georgia ROLLS + Texas A&M’s HUGE comeback Nov 17, 2025

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Scott Van Pelt is riding solo (mechanical) on a special edition of SVPod to bring you a FULL CFB Week 12 recap. SVP starts with Texas A&M’s HISTORIC comeback win over South Carolina in College Station, reacting to how the Aggies were able to pull off the incredible feat. Then, SVP shares what he thought the overall theme was on the day and why it was important for certain teams to prevail. Later, SVP reacts to Oklahoma’s massive win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa and why he wasn’t necessarily surprised Georgia easily dispatched Texas in Athens. Plus, reaction to Notre Dame’s win over Pitt, Ole Miss’ narrow win against Florida, the madness that is the ACC and utter chaos that is the ACC and more. | SVPod

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(3:22) Bunch of teams figured out how to win

(3:43) Texas A&M pulls off historic comeback

(10:18) Michigan escapes at Northwestern

(11:28) USC rallies past Iowa

(12:52) What to make of Georgia Tech

(15:11) Quick hitters

(17:21) Ole Miss takes care of Florida

(24:02) Ohio State and Indiana continue to be wagons

(26:10) Notre Dame, Texas Tech dominate

(29:03) Oklahoma picks up a MASSIVE win