Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Just ignore the conspiracy theories and realize that this year is what it is. The TV ratings in 2023 paint an incredibly impressive and sad picture of the Pac-12. The portal is open and it's even wilder than expected as Kyle McCord heads a long list of QBs who've decided to change teams. What is the new NCAA subdivision and how will it impact the future of the game?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The last-ever rankings were the most controversial and chaotic in the 10-year history of the four-team playoff. Did they get it right? Did they ask the right questions? Did the right teams get left out? Who should be most mad? Instant reaction and winners in the Michigan-Alabama game and Washington-Texas.

Michigan State, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Oregon State, Syracuse and San Diego State have all hired coaches. What do we think of the moves that have been made in college football over the last few weeks? And how has the coaching carousel changed? Who made the right decision? Who made strange decisions? What will Duke, Indiana, Houston and Boise State do? And welcome back, Bobby Petrino.

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The penultiumate rankings are out and two teams are wildly underrated. But who should be moved down? The committee has extremely tough decisions to make this weekend. Ryan Day and Hugh Freeze's mistakes set all of this up. We preview every conference championship game and the implications of the final weekend of the season. Oregon or Washington? Can Texas earn its way into the playoff? Can Bama upset Georgia? Can Florida State prove it belongs? Can Iowa score a point against Michigan?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Championship scenarios across the country dominate the storylines heading into a huge rivalry weekend. Playoff hopes hang in the balance for Florida State, Louisville, Texas, Oregon, Washington and, of course, Michigan and Ohio State. How should the committee deal with Jordan Travis' injury, how will rivlary games change off-season narratives and who will be playing for conference championships next weekend?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The Heisman predicament: Jayden Daniels Heisman chances hinge on extraordinary play - in less than extraordinary games. Who else is on the top platform? The guys preview Week 12 as top ranked teams head out on the road. Washington is an underdog at Oregon State, Texas is a small favorite over Iowa State and both Georgia (Tennessee) and Michigan (Maryland) travel as well. What other coaching moves could happen this cycle?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. The future of the Pac-12 could fall to Oregon St and Washington St after winning the first round of court cases out West. Many teams are getting bowl eligible - which ones deserve credit and which ones are disappointing. Michigan and Jim Harbaugh are in the middle of one of the most unprecendented fiascos in college football history and the eventual outcomes vary. Boise State, Texas A&M and Mississippi State have joined the coaching carousel.

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

Temp Check:

• The most Iowa ending of all-time
• Does Wazzu still belong?
• Beavers in the Spook-tober desert

2-Point Conversation:

• Big Ten power structure: Ohio St's resume, James Franklin's big-game record, Michigan's scouting "scandal"
• What happened in Week 8? Why did so many high-quality teams struggle?
• USC crumbles and Bama rises to the occasion: Who is likeable in college football?
• SEC Hot Seat: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Auburn, Mississippi St, South Carolina, Vandy

Week 9 Progression:

• Oregon at Utah
• Oklahoma at Kansas
• Florida-Georgia
• Duke at Louisville
• Tennessee at Kentucky
• Ohio St at Wisconsin

Bets Against the Spread:

• Braden: 5-2 LW, 17-15 YTD
• Lasso: 5-1 LW, 20-17-1 YTD

Group of 5 Checkdown looks at great races in the American, Mountain West and Sun Belt. 

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• Why TV negotiations matter
• Oregon-Washington was perfect
• Our Beavers and Iowa's exhaustion
• Debunking lazy troupes and talking points
• We all can put in more effort
• Penn St at Ohio St
• Tennessee at Alabama
• Utah at USC
• Duke at Florida St
• Clemson at Miami
• Big 12 chaos