The College Football Playoff is officially expanding to 24 teams after ESPN finalized the deal, and Blake thinks it’s bad for the sport. We cover why it takes the intensity out of the regular season, why conference titles could end up decided by committee rankings, the depth and injury problems that come with more games, and why the “parity” argument doesn’t hold up. It’s good for LSU in year one, but is it good for college football?
Then we close the book on Alabama with four takeaways: LSU mismanaged the game, got outcoached, didn’t execute when it mattered most, and has a culture problem. We get into Winnie Watkins being open over the middle five times, Sam Leavitt’s lack of trust in his receivers, and why LSU should stop worrying about the playoff and just win. Then we turn to No. 10 Texas: a relentless defense led by Colin Simmons, an offensive line that has let Arch Manning get hit all season, Steve Sarkisian’s Texas playing up and down to its opponents, and why Blake isn’t picking LSU this week. Plus Greg Sankey on Paul Finebaum and your Super Chats.
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(00:00) – College Football Playoff officially expands to 24 teams
(04:44) – Will the committee decide conference champions?
(06:04) – Good for LSU now, but what about depth and injuries?
(10:21) – If LSU wins out, does it deserve a playoff spot?
(18:08) – Alabama recap: four things that beat LSU
(27:30) – Winnie Watkins was open over the middle five times
(29:00) – The defense didn’t execute
(35:00) – November with three losses: where does LSU go from here?
(40:30) – Turning the page to Texas
(44:00) – Arch Manning and Texas’ beat-up offensive line
(47:30) – Texas plays up and down to its opponents under Sark
(58:30) – Greg Sankey on Paul Finebaum
