The College Football Survivor Show

The CFP rankings are out, and Shehan and Bobak don’t agree. Shehan firmly believes Florida State should’ve been in, while Bobak thinks otherwise. Plus, should Washington get ranked ahead of Michigan at number one? What does this mean for the ACC?  Thanks for listening to the College Football Survivor Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shehan and Bobak order the best resumes, discuss the complexity of ranking Texas and how the four teams outside the top four can make it into the playoff. They also discuss where the potential No. 1 seeds would want to play in the semifinal and look back on Shehan’s experience in the mock committee. Thank you for listening to the College Football Survivor Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Shehan and Bobak preview the five conference championship games and rate them from likely upset to completely inconceivable. How low will Iowa score? Can FSU move the ball? And can Texas take care of business?  Plus, a blue blood is kicked out of our contender pool and Bobak takes us through the intricate rules of Japanese college football conference championship tiebreakers.  Thank you for listen...

Shehan and Bobak run through some nightmare scenarios for the College Football Playoff committee. Will the committee honor head-to-head between Texas and Alabama? Is there a world where the SEC or Big Ten get left out? Does New Mexico State have a shot at the New Year's Six?!  Plus, the guys react to the new CFP Rankings, including Washington jumping Florida State to enter the playoff field.  Than...

Bobak and Shehan delve into the top Heisman Trophy contenders heading into the final week of the regular season. Is there a clear top three? Can anyone play their way in?  Plus, The Game will pit two of the top three teams in the nation against each other. What’s on the line for everyone in the game of the year? Thank you for listening to the College Football Survivor Show.  Learn more about your...

Shehan and Bobak turn their eyes to the remaining schedule with only two games left and eight CFP contenders. Which games are the biggest trap games for the contenders? Plus, legal expert Bobak breaks down everything you need to know about the "2-Pac" ruling against the departing Pac-12 and we react to Georgia's ascendence to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff Rankings.  Thank you for listening...

Shehan and Bobak are focusing on coaches right as the college football carousel gets going. They talk about the most important qualities for a modern college football coach to have, especially one who wants to compete for the playoff.  Plus, we rank the CFP contender coaching staffs from top to bottom and pick some coaches who have the qualities to reach the top level down the road.  Thank you for...

Shehan and Bobak are joined by MLive's Aaron McMann to delve deep into the weeds of Michigan football. Have the Wolverines improved enough to compete in the College Football Playoff? Just how good is J.J. McCarthy? What should we expect from the Wolverines as they battle against Penn State in their first real test of the year?  Thank you for listening to the College Football Survivor Show.  Learn...

Shehan and Bobak go deep on the quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff race. Does Michael Penix or Bo Nix deserve the top spot? Where does Jalen Milroe stand after a win vs. LSU? Kyle McCord or Drew Allar?  Also, we consider three new additions to our CFP Contenders list: Penn State, Ole Miss and Louisville. Will every 1-loss P5 end up on the board?  Thank you for listening to the College Fo...

Shehan and Bobak react to the first College Football Playoff Rankings, which were released on Halloween. Ohio State debuted as the surprise No. 1 team, while Florida State lagged behind. Texas ranked ahead of Oklahoma despite head-to-head, while the Pac-12 got major respect.  Plus, we dive into whether the Group of Five's race for the New Year's Six is already over, whether Kansas State is being d...

Shehan and Bobak reveal their personal rankings of the 10 College Football Playoff contenders on our list, including disagreements over where Michigan and Florida State rank after spotty schedules. Plus, we vote out two teams after losses, Texas and Penn State once again return for further consideration and we get you ready for the first College Football Playoff Rankings, which debut on Tuesday ni...

Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha’Eri run nominate 11 more teams to our list of College Football Playoff contenders.  Have Penn State or Texas done enough to reach the top group? Can LSU or Notre Dame overcome two losses? Will the people overturn Shehan’s veto of Missouri?  Thanks for listening to the College Football Survivor Show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shehan Jeyarajah is joined by Bobak Ha'Eri, the moderator of /r/cfb, to break down the 2023 college football season so far. Shehan and Bobak pick the real contenders and get ready for the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's ahead for college football with the arrival of the 12-team playoff, and with the possibilities around moves in realignment and more conference changes down the road? On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look into the future -- and that includes making playoff and national title picks for this season. Why such a focus on the future right...

USC, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Oregon State -- yes, five real playoff contenders in the Pac-12 this season as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into their preseason Pac-12 playoff preview. All five of those teams have veteran QBs, and the best teams in the league didn't lose a lot after last season. That means the last half of the season will be wild as these teams will be providing a t...

The Big Ten saw two teams make the playoff a year ago with Michigan and Ohio State. What are the chances the league gets two teams in again this season? On this Big Ten playoff preview on The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss the real contenders (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State) and whether an actual spoiler exists in the Big Ten. Is Wisconsin the Big Te...

The ACC has been left out of the last two College Football Playoffs, which opened the door for some other conferences. Will the ACC make it back this season? That should come down to Florida State and Clemson. On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into their ACC playoff preview by focusing on the Seminoles and the Tigers. They also project the potential...

 How many SEC teams are true playoff contenders? Who are the teams best prepared to spoil playoff chance? Where are the most experienced quarterbacks in the league and how dangerous are they? And how vulnerable might Georgia and Alabama be with new quarterbacks? On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the 14-team SEC in their next conference preview and...

How many teams in the 14-team Big 12 should be actual playoff contenders this season? Which team could play spoiler? Just how deep is the quarterback experience and talent in this conference? What coach, if any, is on the hot seat? What team could be a playoff contender five years from now? Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah ask and answer all those questions and more on their first of five play...

On this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick three dark horses in the college football playoff race. What does that mean? In the nine-year history of the playoff, 61 percent of playoff teams were ranked in the top five of the preseason AP poll. Expand it to the top 10, and you pull in 81 percent of playoff teams, and with the top 15, you get to 92 percent...

What will the next decade of college football look like, and will it belong more to defensive head coaches like Georgia's Kirby Smart or offensive head coaches like USC's Lincoln Riley? Last week on The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah looked into the past and a 2017 playoff semifinal to examine Smart and Riley. Now, on this episode, they look to the future. Tha...

The Rose Bowl between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia at the end of the 2017 season was maybe the best playoff game so far of this nine-year playoff era, as the Bulldogs rallied for a 54-48 win in double overtime. But Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah didn't rewatch and relive this classic just for fun. This game featured Georgia's Kirby Smart in his second year as a head coach and Oklahoma's...

From Auburn to Kansas State, from Ohio State to Oklahoma State, from UCLA to Missouri, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are putting more teams into a 12-team playoff context on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show. The BCS existed from 1998 to 2013, as polls and computers determined the top two teams that would meet for the national title, and Doug and Shehan are looking at which...

Which players and coaches will determine the four playoff teams and the national champion in the 2023 college football season? On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah list the people they think will matter most to the College Football Playoff race. Coaches and players from teams like Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State, USC, Clemso...

On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are addressing all the major topics that were raised at the recent SEC meetings and doing what is best for college football. Listen to Commissioner Shehan and Deputy Doug on these topics: Playing eight or nine conference games and what the SEC and other leagues should do Injury reports and gambling NIL rule...