College Football Chaos with Rick Neuheisel | Is a 24-Team Playoff Really So Crazy?
I hated the idea of a 24-team playoff. Then Saturday happened.
Rick Neuheisel joins me for a special Sunday edition of Show Pony Live to sort through a wild college football weekend—and talk about why expanding the playoff might create more drama, more meaningful games and more reasons to care.
What would a bigger field do to the regular season? Can we keep the stakes high while giving more teams something to chase? The Coach and the Pony have plenty to discuss.
Plus, I share stories from my trip to Knoxville working for Morgan Wallen Radio: interviewing fans in the tailgates about the Vols, Morgan and why college football means so much to them. Spending a Saturday surrounded by that passion gives this whole conversation a different perspective.
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“I Hated the 24-Team Playoff. Then…”
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