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How Ole Miss could upset Alabama and add to college football's chaos Sep 29, 2021

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On this big Wednesday edition of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Ben Garrett of The Talk of Champions podcast about Ole Miss football to discuss what the Rebels will have to do to knock off defending national champion Alabama this week. Quarterback Matt Corral and head coach Lake Kiffin might be the right combination to upset the Crimson Tide and add to what has been a wild first month of the season.

Before Ben jumped on, Doug and Shehan opened with their usual Wednesday plan: Are there any new teams worthy of joining the playoff discussion this week? The nominees were Florida, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Baylor.

Then after Ben's appearance, Doug and Shehan ranked their contenders. There were pretty big disagreements about Iowa, with varying views on Ole Miss, Penn State and Cincinnati, Georgia and Alabama as well. But the continued struggles of Oklahoma? Doug and Shehan agreed on that.

The episode concluded, as usual, with kicking a team out of the playoff discussion. The choices this week were two teams coming off losses: Clemson and Texas A&M.

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Are both Alabama and Notre Dame looking at losses on the horizon? Sep 22, 2021

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On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to welcome teams to the discussion, kick teams out of the discussion, and rank all the contenders.

First up this week -- should Florida, Michigan or Ole Miss join the group of playoff contenders? The Gators pushed Alabama to the brink, the Wolverines have been steamrolling everyone and Ole Miss might feature the quarterback playing better than anyone right now -- Matt Corral.

Then Doug and Shehan rank the contenders, with some disagreement over Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, Iowa and Texas A&M, among others. Do the Nittany Lions look like a top-four team after a home win over Auburn? Shouldn't Georgia be the sure No. 1 with the way the Bulldogs' offense is starting to click? How much worry should there be about the Aggies now that backup QB Zach Calzada has shown improvement.

Then, the episode finishes with a promise to boot one team from the ranks of contenders -- is it Clemson, Notre Dame or Ohio State?

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Can Iowa hang with the best teams, and is Alabama on upset alert? The College Football Playoff Show Sep 15, 2021

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It's a Wednesday version of The College Football Playoff Show, which means time to add some teams to the pool of playoff contenders and time to kick one out.

Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take on that task, with Oregon, Penn State, Ole Miss and Florida the candidates to be welcomed to the list of contenders this week. On the other end, either Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas A&M or Iowa State is getting booted, so be ready.

Also on this show:

A very interesting stretch for Alabama over the next month with games against Florida, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. Should the Tide be on upset alert?
The wild Texas A&M 10-7 win over Colorado last week. Can the Aggies hang around while playing their backup QB with starter Haynes King out?
A special visit from Iowa podcaster Tyler Kluver, a former long snapper for the Hawkeyes who's now a co-host of the Washed Up Walkons podcast. How close are the Hawkeyes to hanging with the best in the country after their win over Iowa State?

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Replacing Clay Helton to make USC a contender again; plus the Clemson-Ohio State playoff beauty contest: Q&A Sep 14, 2021

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On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah address the breaking news on the firing of USC coach Clay Helton. What led to his dismissal, and who's the right coach to replace him and return the Trojans to regular contender status?

Then, Doug and Shehan get to questions from text subscribers. Among them:

If Clemson and Ohio State both finish with one loss, which has the better chance to make the playoff? The year-long contest to better impress the selection committee is on.
What actually happened to the Buckeyes in their loss at Oregon?
Could we be headed toward massive playoff chaos at the end of the year, as we saw in 2007?
Could UCLA-Oregon turn into a vital playoff matchup?
With so much going on for supposed contenders, it is possible that Alabama and Georgia are the only actually good teams?
Does Penn State deserve a longer look as a playoff possibility?

Thanks for listening to the Tuesday Q&A pod of The College Football Playoff Show. Make sure to catch the Wednesday pod where new contenders will be welcomed, tired old contenders kicked out, and every real contender will be ranked against each other.

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Should Notre Dame, Clemson, Oregon or Iowa State be kicked out of the contender discussion? Sep 08, 2021

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On this big Wednesday episode, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah think about welcoming some new teams to the discussion, think about kicking some teams out of the discussion, and in between rank all of the real national title contenders in college football.

With the help of their text subscribers (you can join the texts for a 14-day free trial at 817-442-6789), Doug and Shehan start by adding a team to the current 10 contenders. Penn State, Iowa, UCLA and Texas are discussed, and one of them is voted in.

Then Doug and Shehan rank all their contenders, where the biggest disagreement is over Clemson and Oklahoma.

Then finally, they kick out a contender, with Oregon, Iowa State, Notre Dame and Clemson all considered. One of them gets the boot.

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Should we just crown Alabama the national champion now? Q&A Sep 07, 2021

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Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to answer questions from text subscribers (join the texts for a free trial at 817-442-6789) from Week 1 of the college football season. Several teams offered looks at who they really are (Georgia), while some raised some unexpected questions (Oklahoma).

Among the topics broached by the subscribers and answered by the guys:

Which teams did they regret putting in the playoff conversation before the season?
Should we just give Alabama the national title now?
Could UCLA really win the Pac-12?
Was the Georgia-Clemson game two great defenses or two bad offenses?
is Ohio State or Oklahoma looking more vulnerable after Week 1?
What's the deal with Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch?
Which contender gets the biggest test in Week 2?

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Doug and Shehan make their playoff picks; and is Cincinnati a contender? Sep 01, 2021

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Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have been talking about the College Football Playoff since the middle of July. Now they'll tell you which four teams they think are going to make it.

On this final preseason episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug and Shehan each explain why they chose their four playoff teams, why they left certain teams out, and which team they think is going to win the national title. That's in the second half of the show.

In the first half, Doug and Shehan analyze the Cincinnati Bearcats and whether they should become the 10th team to officially join the group of contenders before the start of the regular season. North Carolina was rejected last week. Will this week be kinder to Cincinnati?

Thanks for listening to The College Football Playoff Show, and don't miss the shows next week, when the analysis will be based on what happens on the field this weekend with the best teams in the country.

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Which college football national title contender might fall flat? Q&A Aug 31, 2021

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On this Tuesday press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take questions from text subscribers as the college football season kicks off. Among them:

Which national contender has the greatest chance to fall short of expectations?
Which contender might be hurt most by a COVID-related absence by players?
How would a COVID forfeit affect a contender's playoff chances?
Should a loser of a conference title game ever make the playoff?
And then there's a discussion about the best next move for the Big 12.

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Ranking the best quarterbacks on college football national title contenders Aug 25, 2021

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On the big ep this week, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah debate whether North Carolina deserves to join the list of College Football Playoff contenders discussed on this podcast. And then they dive into ranking the quarterbacks for all those playoff contenders, from D.J. Uiagalelei at Clemson, to Alabama's Bryce Young, to Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler, to the new young QBs just named starters -- Haynes King at Texas A&M and C.J. Stroud at Ohio State.

The contenders discussed every week so far are Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Oregon. Will North Carolina join that group? And if the Tar Heels do, where does UNC QB Sam Howell rank compared to other QBs on contenders?

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Is The College Football Playoff Show ruining college football? Q&A Aug 25, 2021

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On this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig in on a big topic for a few questions before working their way through other listener questions.

The main idea: Is this podcast ruining college football by focusing on the playoff too much? There's a debate about nationalism vs. regionalism in the sport, and the best way to talk about the game to keep it interesting for every FBS team.

Then it's on to a big recruiting win for North Carolina and what it means for Clemson; whether NIL will keep more stars in college longer; and more of what we make of the Alliance of the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC.

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