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The top tier of college football (top 2-5 teams) effectively plays a different sport than the rest of the country

If you're a fan of pretty much any team except for like the top five, you realize it's a different sport. Those guys are playing a different sport than everyone else in college.

This is an observation about the structural disparity in college football talent and resources.

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Loss
Jan 12, 2022
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Nick Saban was secretly relieved to lose the National Championship because it provides bulletin board material

I think that there's like a small part of Nick Saban that was kind of relieved that he lost. That was like more rat poison. He's happy that he lost because now he's got all sorts of bulletin board material for next year.

Nick Saban has never expressed relief at losing a national title game; he is known as one of the most competitive coaches in history.
Win
Jan 12, 2022
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Nick Saban is the greatest coach of all time

He's won it all. He's the greatest coach of all time. Losing one, it's obviously disappointing for Alabama, but man, Georgia, what an unbelievable game.

Nick Saban retired in 2024 with a record seven national championships (six at Alabama, one at LSU), widely cementing him as the greatest in the eyes of the sport's history.
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Jan 12, 2022
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Kirby Smart is sneaky athletic and could probably dunk a basketball

He probably has like a 30 inch vertical leap... I think Kirby sneaky athletic. I think he can get rim.

There is no video evidence of Kirby Smart dunking, but his 5'11" frame and former playing career make a 30-inch vertical plausible but unverified.

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The Chargers' game against the Raiders is a must-win

The Chargers might have the most must-win game of all time playing the Raiders with the schedule they have. If they don't win this week, it's over.

The Chargers' season outcome and whether the loss effectively ended their season had not been resolved at the time of the episode.
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Texas won; Ohio State choked

I'll say Texas win, Ryan Day choke. The play calling, I don't know, maybe they got too conservative. I think they probably did.

This is a retrospective interpretation of the game rather than a purely objective claim; assigning primary blame is subjective.
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Oregon is probably out if it loses to USC

The USC game will be massive. If Oregon loses that game, they're probably out.

Oregon's playoff status after the USC game was still unresolved at the time of the episode.