24 Teams Is Too Many: CFP Rankings & Cowboy

Seven weeks in, the parlay finally hit, and the new CFP rankings have us arguing whether a 24-team playoff ruins the regular season.

Mason’s USC leg carried the first winning ticket, so he’s stuck taking shots from his side bet with Brady. The CFP talk covers the theory that ESPN money explains the SEC love, Boise State bumping Ohio State out of the projected field, and whether Miami’s run as an 11 seed proves Cinderellas exist. In the NFL, Tampa beats Atlanta 16-0 without completing a pass, and Mason blames the Joneses’ micromanaging for the Cowboys (Brady calls it “the coldest of hot takes”). Then come the games: NFL Wordle, a vowel-heavy Guess That Player, and Matt’s trade game, where Brady has to defend himself against tanking accusations.

• 00:15 We finally hit a parlay (and Mason’s shots)
• 05:06 CFP rankings and the ESPN/SEC theory
• 07:35 Is a 24-team playoff too many?
• 20:26 Boise State knocks out Ohio State?
• 28:10 Coaching carousel: Philip Rivers, RG3 and Baylor
• 29:21 Breaking: Hollywood Smothers out for the season
• 33:36 The Internet Invitational
• 40:57 Malachi Toney’s surgery and Texas Tech left out
• 43:51 Bucs win without a completion
• 45:28 The Cowboys keep finding ways to lose
• 50:16 Our side-piece teams
• 53:14 Can defense carry the Vikings?
• 56:39 Trade deadline rumors: Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson, George Pickens
• 1:04:33 Is anybody actually good?
• 1:08:44 NFL Wordle (play it at foreandout.com/wordle)
• 1:11:47 Guess That Player: vowels edition
• 1:15:41 Can we all name the same athlete?
• 1:20:26 Trade game: is Brady tanking?
• 1:29:16 Matt sends Mason a dynasty offer live
• 1:39:02 This week’s parlay

This week’s parlay:

• Brady: Georgia over Ole Miss
• Chance: Bengals over Falcons
• Mason: Kentucky over Tennessee
• Matt: Jaguars to cover (already hit Thursday night)