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/r/CFB TalkShehan Jeyarajah on /r/CFB Talk (08/19/2025)Shehan Jeyarajah, National College Football Writer for CBS Sports, joins to talk the national championship picture, Heisman favorites, Michigan's violations, and more on /r/CFB Talk 253: Listener calls and college football conversation with host Bobak Ha'Eri! First broadcast on 08/19/2025 on @RedditCFB, the official account for /r/CFB, the home of college football on Reddit!
2025-08-1930 min
The College Football Survivor ShowHow to consume conference media days, plus reactions to EA CFB 25 player/team rankingsConference media days are officially underway, and Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha'Eri break down what to believe, how much to take away from them and more as news surrounding them makes headlines. They also talk about some of the bigger headlines in the sport before getting into the new CFB video game, along with player and team rankings. Shehan gives his thoughts on his first trip to Las Vegas. Thank you for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-07-1650 min
The College Football Survivor ShowThe state of international football, plus Bobak’s trip to OregonShehan and Bobak talk Japanese football, which is what led to Bobak watching a college football exhibition at Southern Oregon University. They also get into the growth of international football, the difference in American and Japanese football and much more.Thank you for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-0743 minThe College Football Survivor ShowMichigan survives! A full national championship recapThe Wolverines prevailed over Washington and Shehan Jeyarajah and Bobak Ha’Eri broke down the game, what went right for Michigan, what went wrong for Washington, Jim Harbaugh’s future and much more! Thank you for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-091h 01The College Football Survivor ShowContender or Pretender?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
2023-10-261h 06The College Football Survivor ShowWelcome back: The College Football Survivor Show returns!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
2023-10-2459 minThe College Football Survivor ShowThe future of the College Football Playoff, and of this showWhat'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 now? Because this is the last episode of The College Football Survivor Show in this form. Doug is leaving for a new opportunity, and you'll find him around the...
2023-07-201h 30The College Football Survivor ShowCollege football playoff dark horses hiding in plain sightOn 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 of teams.So which teams not expected to be in the preseason top 10 could make the playoff in 2023? Doug and Shehan find teams from the Pac-12...
2023-06-291h 05The College Football Survivor ShowTeam Kirby Smart vs. Team Lincoln Riley for the future of college footballWhat 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.That includes analyzing whether Smart or Riley has the edge when it comes to geography, conference and resume. And that extends to a look at how many college head...
2023-06-211h 47The College Football Survivor ShowThe 12-team playoff would have saved these BCS era college football teamsFrom 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 teams, coaches and conferences would have been aided by a structure that put 12 teams in the playoff.There's a lot of Big 12 here, plus a discussion of the...
2023-06-081h 03The College Football Survivor ShowFixing college football schedules, gambling issues, tampering and more as a conference commissionerOn 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 rules as a conference
Transfer portal and tampering
Streaming services and TV contracts
Field storming
Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show, and Commissioner Shehan is...
2023-06-021h 14The College Football Survivor ShowThe 17 recent teams a 12-team college football playoff would have savedWhat teams from the nine years of the four-team College Football Playoff era would have been most helped -- or potentially drastically changed -- by a 12-team playoff?Could a conference have been saved? Realignment prevented? A coaching career altered? New champions crowned? Other program peaks achieved?On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises came up with a 1-10 ranking of the teams that would have been affected the most by a chance in a 12-team world in the last nine years. And then he assigned 17 different teams to those 10 spots...
2023-05-261h 05The College Football Survivor ShowCollege football's Forever Five and the QB plans shaping the playoff raceWhat's the ideal quarterback development path for a college football team with playoff aspirations? How is it different for teams at the top like Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State, and what's it like for programs just below them looking to make a leap, like Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame, LSU and Florida State?On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, a QB development issue posed by Shehan Jeyarajah led to a deep discussion with Doug Lesmerises about the history of College Football Playoff quarterbacks and what's shaping up this season.There are five veteran...
2023-05-241h 06The College Football Survivor ShowRanking College Football's 10 best coachesFrom Nick Saban to Jim Harbaugh, from Kirby Smart to Lincoln Riley, it's time to rank the 10 best head coaches in college football on the latest College Football Survivor Show.Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each come in with their top 10 lists, and there is some disagreement, including a major ranking difference on one coach for a very specific reason.Where is Clemson's Dabo Swinney after two playoff misses? How does Michigan's Jim Harbaugh compare to Ohio State's Ryan Day? Does Nick Saban deserve to still be No. 1 or not? And which Big 12 coach should...
2023-05-181h 18The College Football Survivor ShowDylan Raiola and other young future stars of the 12-team College Football PlayoffDylan Raiola, the No. 1 quarterback in the Class of 2024, committed to Georgia this week, and on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at what that means for the Bulldogs and the rest of college football.Raiola won't play college football until 2024, the first year of the 12-team playoff, so Doug and Shehan use this chance to look at young college football players who should be playing in and impacting the 12-team playoff in 2024 and beyond.That means the biggest talents and best fits among players about to...
2023-05-161h 16The College Football Survivor ShowRanking the top five college football teams coming out of the springOn this College Football Survivor Show, Shehan Jeyarajah is back to join Doug Lesmerises as they look at everything they've learned from spring football.The assignment of this episode is to rank the top five teams coming out of spring, not based on schedule or conference or playoff path, but just based on how teams looked and what questions they answered or still have lingering coming out of spring.Doug and Shehan offer their rankings in the second half of the pod. The first half includes a deep look, which they haven't yet done on...
2023-05-091h 18The College Football Survivor ShowDrafting college football's sure things for the 2023 seasonOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah draft the 10 sure-thing teams in college football under their points formula, and they revisit the last time they did it.The formula is this: A point for making a conference title game, another point for winning it, a point for making the playoff, and another point for winning it all.Georgia earned four points last year, Michigan three, and no other teams more than two.So how did Doug and Shehan do drafting 20 teams under that formula in mid-October...
2023-04-071h 02The College Football Survivor ShowCollege football Coach Swap -- Matching major coaches with new teamsTwo years ago, the ideas of Lincoln Riley at USC, Brian Kelly at LSU, Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Mario Cristobal at Miami and Hugh Freeze at Auburn would have been fanciful.Now they're real -- established coaches in new jobs.On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are playing coach swap and putting current coaches in new jobs.Is it a new, interesting challenge for a coach? A needed boost for a program?From Dabo Swinney, James Franklin and Jamey Chadwell, to Auburn, Iowa...
2023-03-291h 16The College Football Survivor ShowCollege football playoff coaches about to enter their primesOn this episode of the College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah talk about college football head coaches in their primes or about to enter to their primes, and what that means for their programs and the 2023 playoff race.With a look at recent history, Doug and Shehan look for comparisons ranging from Nick Saban to Urban Meyer to Larry Coker to Mack Brown that could matter for this season. They delve into a range of current coaches including:
USC's Lincoln Riley
Florida State's Mike Norvell
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
Ohio State's Ryan Day
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2023-03-241h 19The College Football Survivor ShowA Cinderella team will change college football in the 12-team playoffOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the latest 16 seed upset of a No. 1 team in the NCAA basketball tournament and imagine what that would look like in a football context.Two things:
It's definitely going to happen soon with a 5-12 game in the College Football Playoff when it expands starting in 2024.
When it does happen, it will be great for college football and will change the sport.
To examine and explain that idea, Doug and Shehan look at what 5-12 matchups would have looked...
2023-03-211h 07The College Football Survivor ShowComparing college football powerhouse teams to college basketball powerhouse teamsOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are comparing the best teams in college football to the best teams in college basketball.After all, this is an episode of a year-round football playoff show during the week the NCAA basketball tournament starts.So what basketball team right now is most like Alabama football? Georgia football? Michigan football? TCU football? Ohio State football? USC football? Miami football?Doug and Shehan find those comparisons and more. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad...
2023-03-161h 08The College Football Survivor ShowMaking early College Football Playoff picks for the 2023 season On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are setting their playoff picks now so they can see how their thinking on the playoff evolves between now and the start of the season.The show starts by looking back at what they said when Doug and Shehan did this last March -- where was their playoff thinking right and where was it totally off track?Then the discussion moves to whether Georgia and Michigan can make the playoff for a third straight time; h...
2023-03-091h 11The College Football Survivor ShowDrafting the 22 best defensive players of the College Football Playoff eraOn this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are drafting two 11-man defenses from the 36 teams that made the College Football Playoff over the last nine years.From Alabama to Ohio State, from Georgia to Michigan, from Cincinnati to Washington, Doug and Shehan are going through playoff teams and finding the very best defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs.Who drafted the best team? Which programs had the most players picked? And how did this draft go compared to the offensive draft two weeks ago?
2023-03-021h 25The College Football Survivor ShowThe news affecting the futures of the ACC and Pac-12On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are talking about the football futures of the ACC and Pac-12.The last two weeks, they looked at what the 16-team leagues of the SEC and Big Ten will look like in 2024. With some recent news, things are more uncertain for the ACC and Pac-12.First, what does it mean that the Florida State athletic director made a presentation outlining how Florida State brings in more to the ACC that it actually gets paid for? Are the Seminoles looking for a...
2023-03-011h 09The College Football Survivor ShowRanking Michigan, Ohio State, USC and all 16 Big Ten football programs for 2024On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are once again looking a year ahead.This time it's for the Big Ten, as they rank the programs 1 through 16 of what the new Big Ten will be when USC and UCLA arrive after one more season. Last week, they did the same for the new-look SEC of 2024 with Oklahoma and Texas, and these Big Ten moves are just as interesting.Which team will be the best Big Ten program in 2024? How many are in the top tier? How many are...
2023-02-231h 25The College Football Survivor ShowChanging rules to make college football games betterOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss some of the proposed rule changes that might speed up college football games. But at what cost? Would the games lose too much football?Then Doug and Shehan discuss other things they might change about college football gamedays, from targeting calls to pass interference to naming rights and advertisements.Thanks for listening to The College Football Survivor Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-02-211h 01The College Football Survivor ShowDrafting the greatest offensive players of the College Football Playoff eraOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are each drafting an offensive team from all the players and teams of the nine-year College Football Playoff era from 2014 to this season.For this exercise, Doug and Shehan each pick a 12-man team: 2 quarterbacks, 1 running back, 2 receivers, 1 tight end, 1 tight end/receiver flex, 2 tackles, 2 guards and 1 center.Who is the first pick? It may surprise you. Who built the better team? And which programs had the most players drafted? Listen and see whether Doug or Shehan had the b...
2023-02-161h 17The College Football Survivor ShowRanking the new-look SEC's 16 teams for 2024On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show (which now has two free episodes per week), Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ranking the new SEC, which officially will add Oklahoma and Texas for the 2024 season.When that season arrives, which football programs will be the strongest in the SEC and which will be the weakest? How many of the programs will be playoff contenders at their peaks? How many will be national title contenders?While there is a clear top two and a clear No. 16, the other 13 teams make for a difficult ranking...
2023-02-151h 21The College Football Survivor ShowZombie Shehan and the playoff fates of USC, TCU and Ohio StateOn this edition of the College Football Survivor Show, Shehan Jeyarajah is having flashbacks to 2014 when his soul was sucked from his body by the College Football Playoff Selection Committe, and Doug Lesmerises is having so much trouble with committee thinking, he's talking like British royalty.It's not great.But Shehan and Doug are diving in on the playoff stakes for No. 3 TCU, No. 4 USC and No. 5 Ohio State this weekend. Then they talk about conference title games and what purpose they serve now and in the 12-team playoff world.Thanks for listening...
2022-11-301h 13The College Football Survivor ShowOhio State-Michigan and USC-Notre Dame: Breakdowns and picks in the playoff raceOn this edition of The College Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking at the two most important games in the College Football Playoff race: Ohio State-Michigan and Notre-Dame USC.First, they whittle down the field of playoff contenders to seven, and discuss which team at No. 5 is most ready to walk through the door if one of the four most likely playoff teams stumbles.Then it's on to Ohio State-Michigan and the 2 vs. 3 matchup in Columbus. Are the teams more likely to win with what they do best -- the Buckeyes throwing...
2022-11-221h 15The College Football Survivor ShowMichigan and USC the most intriguing teams as playoff contenders narrow to 9On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into the two playoff contenders that are most in the mix and that we maybe have thought the least about -- Michigan and USC.Both teams know exactly who they are in very different ways, but will their schemes work at the highest level?To start the pod, though, Doug and Shehan need to narrow the field to the nine teams with remaining playoff chances. That means adding one team to the mix and kicking out three. Normally, only one...
2022-11-151h 19The College Football Survivor ShowRating playoff contenders controlling their destiny, from Michigan, Oregon and LSU, to Ohio State, Georgia and TCUOn this College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are looking at destiny after the release of the second playoff rankings on Tuesday night.Which teams truly are in a situation of making the playoff if they win out, and why are there so many of them? Doug and Shehan rank those contenders and discuss the chances of it happening, from the SEC to the Big Ten to the Pac-12.Plus, one team is kicked out of the playoff mix -- will it be Alabama or Illinois? And will one new team be...
2022-11-091h 03The College Football Survivor ShowWhere the playoff rankings are right and wrong, and picks for Tennessee-GeorgiaOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive right into a discussion of the first College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.
What made Shehan and Doug the most angry?
Where was the committee right?
What mattered the most for the long-term playoff picture?
Then Doug and Shehan discuss the Tennessee-Georgia matchup on Saturday and make their picks for the game.And at the end, they kick a team out of the playoff discussion and debate whether to let any other teams in. Finally, they...
2022-11-031h 20The College Football Survivor ShowPicking our 12-team playoff for this seasonOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at what a 12-team playoff would look like this season.What would be the best first-round matchups? Alabama would have a chance to host a great game.Which teams could spring a playoff upset? Wake Forest might have a shot.And how have conferences seemingly grown into the idea of 12 teams getting in the playoff? The Pac-12 and Big 12 seem ready for this. The playoff won't really expand to 12 until 2024, 2025 or 2026, but the sport is prepared n...
2022-10-271h 20The College Football Survivor ShowMichigan-Penn State, Alabama-Tennessee and making picks in major playoff race matchupsOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are breaking down four major games Saturday that will affect the college football playoff race.It's Alabama-Tennessee, Penn State-Michigan, Oklahoma State-TCU and USC-Utah that will have ramifications on the playoff mix. Seven of those eight teams were among Doug and Shehan's playoff contenders entering this pod. They break down each game and make their picks, differing on several of them.At the start of the pod, one team is kicked out of the mix. And one from the group of UCLA...
2022-10-121h 06The College Football Survivor ShowFringe playoff contenders with a real chance, from Penn State to Oklahoma StateOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are giving a little love to the fringe playoff contenders with paths that aren't quite as clear as the primary teams.They define seven teams as primary contenders, with obvious talent and opportunity, and everyone else is eligible to be viewed as the fringe teams with the best chances.But first, a playoff contender must be booted -- is it Baylor or Utah?Then five teams are discussed as potential additions to the playoff discussion -- Oklahoma State, Kansas...
2022-10-051h 14The College Football Survivor ShowOhio State and Tennessee rising, Clemson and USC looking vulnerableThe college football playoff discussion rolls on with every team in the country looking vulnerable to varying degrees. That leads Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah into a deep discussion of their 10 playoff contenders, including Clemson and USC, which both escaped last week.There is a clear top two teams, and Doug and Shehan agree Ohio State belongs in that mix.One team was kicked out of the playoff discussion, either Baylor or Oklahoma.And Washington and Tennessee were debated as they were considered to be added to the playoff picture after getting through...
2022-09-291h 14The College Football Survivor ShowGeorgia is even better than last year, and Penn State is a playoff contenderOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ready to show some respect to the best team in the country, with a deep discussion about the Georgia Bulldogs.But first, they have to kick a team out of their group of playoff contenders. Will it be BYU or Baylor?Then then discuss three teams that could be added to the playoff mix: Washington, Oregon and Penn State. Will one get in, two get in, or none of them get in?Then it's onto the Bulldogs, and...
2022-09-211h 15The College Football Survivor ShowRanking potential national title QBs, from Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud to Stetson Bennett and Cade McNamaraOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are offering their final position rankings of the preseason. This time it's quarterbacks, as Doug and Shehan rank the quarterbacks on the 11 teams in the playoff mix.There's a tier of quarterbacks that can cause a team to win a national title, and there are five or six of those. There are a few that you can win a national title with. And then there are some real question marks and some playoff-level teams that could be held back by quarterback play.
2022-08-241h 17The College Football Survivor ShowRanking college football's best head coaches in the playoff raceOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss two more playoff contenders, both of them independents (for now): Notre Dame and BYU.The teams play each other in Las Vegas on Oct. 8 in Week 6, and they both play multiple games against other major contenders.Notre Dame opens with Ohio State, finishes with USC and also plays Clemson.BYU gets Baylor in Week 2, Oregon in Week 3 and also plays Arkansas.Do both belong in the playoff mix? Just one? Neither? Doug, Shehan and the Twitter...
2022-08-171h 19The College Football Survivor ShowDoes USC, Ohio State or Alabama have the best receivers among playoff contenders?On this week's College Football Survivor Show, the focus shifts to the Pac-12 as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah continue to debate adding teams to their preseason mix of playoff contenders. Should USC and Utah join the current group of Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Michigan, North Carolina State, Baylor and Texas A&M?That's the start of the show, and then it's on to ranking all the contenders by how good their pass catchers are, both receivers and tight ends.Pretty easily, some tiers take shape.There are about three c...
2022-08-121h 11The College Football Survivor ShowWho's the third-best team in the SEC? And does Alabama, Georgia or Clemson have the better defense?On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are ranking college football contenders by who has the best defense.That discussion comes down to Alabama, Georgia and Clemson, just like it did last year. There is a disagreement -- Doug and Shehan have different defenses at No. 1.But first on the pod, Doug and Shehan discuss which SEC team is third-best in the conference, and the next playoff contender behind Alabama and Georgia? Also, how does the third-best team in the SEC compare to the third-best teams in other...
2022-07-261h 07The College Football Survivor ShowWhich college football contenders have the easiest playoff path?It's back to the roots on The College Football Survivor Show, as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah return to the formula they started this show with one year ago:Ranking playoff contenders in various categories, and then voting on whether teams deserve to be discussed as contenders.Last week, it was determined that Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson were sure-thing contenders this season, so they are in the playoff mix. At the start of this show, Doug and Shehan debate whether Baylor and Oklahoma should join that group. Twitter followers get a vote in...
2022-07-201h 13The College Football Survivor ShowPicking the perfect College Football Playoff committee, from Kirk Herbstreit to Bo JacksonIt's nearly time to really dig into the preseason on-field news of college football, with media days for some conferences taking place this week.So Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are taking this week's episode to take one last look off the field, and do something that this show about the college football playoff has wanted to do since it started a year ago:Pick the perfect College Football Playoff Selection Committee.On this episode, Doug and Shehan take turns making nominations to the 13-person committee, choosing specific people and groups of people...
2022-07-131h 21The College Football Survivor ShowBetting $1000 on this college football season, from Clemson to Will Anderson, from Michigan State to TexasOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are placing bets on the season.From national title odds to Heisman Trophy odds, from over-unders on win totals to odds on teams winning at least 10 regular-season games, Doug and Shehan find their favorite bets from around the country and spread around $1000 each of fake money to stake their claims.Most of them have to do with teams that could be in the playoff race, but not all of them. Someone is especially fired up about Coastal Carolina.And...
2022-07-071h 14The College Football Survivor ShowIs college football headed toward just two super leagues?Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah thought they were taking this week off, but the Big Ten, USC and UCLA had other ideas.So the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show is here to discuss the move of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten and what that portends for the future of college football and the playoff.Doug thinks this means two super leagues -- the SEC and Big Ten -- that will determine their champions how they see fit and then match them for the national title. Shehan is...
2022-07-011h 05The College Football Survivor ShowUtah, USC and the chase for a playoff spot: Pac-12 Playoff PreviewThe College Football Survivor Show has reached its final Power 5 conference playoff preview of the offseason, and it's time to dig into the Pac-12. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Josh Newman of the Salk Lake Tribune to talk about Utah, USC, Oregon and any other teams that might make a playoff dent.What happens if Utah and USC split two matchups this year? Does Oregon have any chance at upsetting Georgia to open the year?Is USC QB Caleb Williams a real Heisman possibility? Are there Heisman d...
2022-06-231h 28The College Football Survivor ShowDrafting the 10 most important people for the 2022 College Football Playoff raceDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are drafting again on this episode, this time picking the 10 people that will have the greatest impact on the 2022 race for the College Football Playoff.This isn't the 10 best players or coaches, but those that may provide the widest variance in their potential production, or those that could change the fate of their teams based on how they play or coach.Doug and Shehan were each limited to one head coach and one quarterback in their five picks, so this goes beyond the obvious. There's a linebacker and an offensive...
2022-05-311h 12The College Football Survivor ShowACC is oozing QB talent, Miami is rising, NC State is lurking and will Clemson be back on top? ACC Playoff PreviewThe College Football Survivor Show is starting to break down the major college football conferences to find the best players and best teams with an eye toward the 2022 College Football Playoff. First up is the ACC, as Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Nate Mink of Syracuse.com to discuss everything about the conference.These questions will be answered about the ACC:
Most likely playoff team
Playoff darkhorse
Best Heisman candidate
Darkhorse Heisman candidate
Most important game for the playoff race
Team most likely to be a playoff spoiler
Team on the rise and...
2022-05-181h 32The College Football Survivor ShowPicking 36 teams to break off in a top tier of college footballDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are here to solve some problems for college football on the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show.First, Doug and Shehan outline how the rules should work for NIL and collectives paying players. Then there's a plan for how that affects transfers. And then, a Doug theory for how to keep conferences together while creating a new tier of college football.Because the goal is creating a top tier of the sport for the programs that want to spend the most money, and allowing them to do that...
2022-05-111h 29The College Football Survivor ShowPicking the 4 best quarterbacks in College Football Playoff historyOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into another Mount Rushmore. On the weekly bonus episode on Apple Podcasts, they have so far picked the four best players in the eight-year history of The College Football Playoff at running back, linebacker, receiver and defensive back.Now, on the weekly free show, it's time for quarterbacks.Looking at on-field excellence, accumulated stats, storybook moments and more, Doug and Shehan debate the quarterbacks in playoff history, including six Heisman winners at quarterback who have taken part in the playoff.
2022-05-041h 10
The College Football Survivor ShowDid Michigan, Clemson, Texas A&M and Cincinnati look like playoff contenders this spring?On The College Football Survivor Show this week, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take a spin through some of the most interesting playoff contenders in the country who are done with spring football. More teams will be discussed in the next two weeks as more spring football games are played.But this week, four teams are featured:
Texas A&M, with guest Travis Brown
Michigan, with guest Aaron McMann
Clemson, with guest Matt Connolly
Cincinnati, with guest Russ Heltman
That's two teams that made the playoff last season in Michigan and...
2022-04-121h 31
The College Football Survivor ShowWhat will happen when Nick Saban retires from Alabama football?Mike Krzyzewski has retired as the head coach of Duke basketball. His closest comparison in the world of college football is Nick Saban at Alabama -- although Saban has been much more dominant.So what will happen when Saban retires? At age 70, with a major contract extension, that doesn't seem to be happening any time soon. But the idea of Alabama football without the man who has won six titles there in his 15 seasons is something to think about.To help Shehan Jeyarajah and Doug Lesmerises do that, special guest Joe Goodman is...
2022-04-071h 14
The College Football Survivor ShowThe 10 best college football and men's basketball combo schools in the nationIn the 2006-07 season, Florida beat Ohio State in the national title game in both football and men's basketball. Back then, there was no doubt about which two programs had the best football and men's basketball combo in the nation.In 2022, on the edge of the Final Four, that question is a lot more difficult.On this Wednesday edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah draft the top 10 combo programs, and there's a lot of disagreement.In the end, the 10 picks included three schools from...
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The College Football Survivor ShowPicking our 2022 College Football Playoff teams right nowWho are Shehan Jeyarajah and Doug Lesmerises predicting as their four teams that will make the College Football Playoff in December?It's early, but this is a playoff podcast, and it's good to get a handle on how the thinking for Shehan and Doug evolves over the course of a year.So on this Wednesday episode, both guys give their four teams they're envisioning at playoff teams.There are at least two surprises here ... maybe more. Thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
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The College Football Survivor ShowTen major college football spring QB battles, from Oregon to Notre Dame to TexasOn this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick five quarterback battles to focus on this spring.Some will almost certainly influence the playoff race (Texas A&M), some will test new coaches (Oregon), some involve veteran starters (Georgia) and many feature 5-star recruits (Penn State, Texas, Clemson and more).Thanks for listening to another episode of The College Football Survivor Show. And don't miss the Tuesday show, which you can listen to by subscribing on Apple Podcasts. See acast.com/privacy...
2022-03-161h 14The College Football Survivor ShowOhio State, Alabama, Clemson and six teams we're watching as spring football startsOn this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah each pick three teams they are particularly curious about as spring football gets underway around the country.Can Clemson's defensive line match Georgia's from last year?What will Alabama's receiver room be like?What will the revamping of Ohio State's defense look like?How will the Dan Lanning era begin in Oregon?And more. Thanks for listening to another episode of The College Football Survivor Show....
2022-03-091h 06The College Football Survivor ShowAn NFL Mock Draft -- for a parking lot passing gameOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah let you know some of their favorite college players in the 2022 NFL Draft by doing a mock draft. But not a regular mock draft.Here, Doug and Shehan go back and forth drafting two 12-man teams for a passing game they'd like to play in a parking lot. It's six on six. There's a quarterback, running back, tight end and receivers on offense, and linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties on defense.Featuring players like Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton, Ohio...
2022-03-021h 24The College Football Survivor ShowAre college football and the playoff having an existential crisis?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss why playoff expansion won't happen early, what it all means, and our place in the universe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-02-2348 minThe College Football Survivor ShowThe issues holding up college football playoff expansion, and can they be settled?On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dive into the issues currently holding up the expansion of the college football playoff.With another meeting scheduled for March, will the conference commissioners work through these areas and get expansion for the 2024 season?Among the topics:
Having networks other than ESPN televise the playoff
Health and safety issues for players based on playing more games
The awarding of automatic bids to conference champs
Do other college football issues need to be settled first before expansion...
2022-02-171h 04The College Football Survivor ShowDrafting 20 head coaches to make the College Football Playoff in the next five yearsDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are new athletic directors for Good College Football Program X on this episode of The College Football Survivor Show.The goal? Hire a head coach to lead this team to the College Football Playoff in the next five years.Nick Saban is the obvious top pick here, so he's off the board. Other than that, anyone is available -- not only current college football head coaches.So Doug and Shehan each make 10 picks, with some very familiar big-time names, and some names you might not expect.
2022-02-091h 05The College Football Survivor ShowThe college football powers underachieving and overachieving in recruitingOn this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah wrap up Wednesday's late national signing day for college football by naming their top three programs both overachieving and underachieving in recruiting.The path to the College Football Playoff starts with recruiting, and there are programs putting themselves in and out of future playoff races right now.There's also a lively conversation about programs using NIL in recruiting based on some sharp comments from Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher on Wednesday. Thanks for listening to T...
2022-02-031h 11The College Football Survivor ShowWill Clemson, Oklahoma, and Ohio State get back to the playoff in 2022?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at the three regular playoff participants that missed the playoff this season: Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma.What will it take for the Buckeyes, Tigers and Sooners to get back in the thick of the playoff mix next season?All three schools underwent major changes this offseason. Ohio State hired four new assistants, including new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Clemson lost both coordinators -- Tony Elliott and Brent Venables -- and promoted Brandon St...
2022-01-191h 03The College Football Survivor ShowHow Georgia rose up and knocked off AlabamaOn this special free Tuesday edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down Georgia's win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship.How Kirby Smart stuck with Stetson Bennett, how Georgia showed it was the best team from Week 1, how the Bulldogs defense may fill up the NFL over the next few seasons, how close Nick Saban came to winning without one of his better teams and will Georgia now ascend?How bad is a very good Georgia for the best of college football?
2022-01-1154 minThe College Football Survivor ShowAlabama vs. Georgia -- Strengths, worries and split picks for College Football's National ChampionshipOn this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down the national title game between Alabama and Georgia with the strengths, worries and most important players for each team.Will Alabama be affected by injuries at corner, receiver and on the offensive line?Does Georgia have any hope of overcoming the psychological and coaching edge of Nick Saban?Will Alabama's run defense rule the day? Can Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett save the day?Thanks for listening to the College Football...
2022-01-051h 13The College Football Survivor ShowCollege Football Playoff game picks for Alabama-Cincinnati and Michigan-GeorgiaDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have been talking about the College Football Playoff since July, and now it's time for them to make their picks for the semifinals in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl.They are joined by Tyler Shoemaker at the start of the show to talk about the betting lines, with Alabama favored by 13.5 over Cincinnati and Georgia favored by 7.5 over Michigan. And then it's on to their picks and their reasoning, and some attempted explanation of why Doug is the way he is.Thanks for listening to The College...
2021-12-3045 minThe College Football Survivor ShowJameson Williams, Josh Gattis, Desmond Ridder and 9 burning playoff questionsOn this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look at questions that will help decide the two College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday: Georgia-Michigan in the Orange Bowl and Alabama-Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.Among the questions discussed:
Which of the four starting quarterbacks will play the best?
Which running back will have the biggest impact?
What's the over-under for receiving yards for Alabama star Jameson Williams?
Which edge rusher -- Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson or Alabama's Will Anderson -- will have the bigger game?
What's the over-under on...
2021-12-301h 03The College Football Survivor ShowBreaking down the Alabama-Cincinnati semifinal, with a big worry for each teamOn this Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig deep into the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati.
Where does each team have a clear edge, with the Bearcats owning at least two obvious advantages?
What's a major worry for each team, including a huge injury loss for Alabama?
What are the chances that Alabama All-American edge rusher Will Anderson just takes over the game?
Can Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder raise his play-making level to match Alabama QB Bryce Young?
What will Alabama...
2021-12-151h 08The College Football Survivor ShowThe disappointments and surprises of the 2021 college football playoff raceDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah point out their playoff prediction mistakes and then look at the best and worst of the college football teams that jockeyed at the top of the sport this season on the latest College Football Survivor Show.Where do the misses of Oklahoma and Clemson rank in disappointments? How about the teams that had a shot at Alabama and couldn't vanquish the Tide?How do the seasons of Wake Forest and Pitt match the playoff successes of Cincinnati and Michigan among the surprises?And why did...
2021-12-081h 15The College Football Survivor ShowThe playoff is set, but is Georgia in trouble?On this special Sunday version of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah break down the four playoff survivors in the moments after the final four were announced.It's No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl and No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl.Every team earned its spot, and there wasn't much controversy to the final four. But there's one big thing that must change in the next month. Doug and Shehan dug in on:
The need for Georgia to change quarterbacks
If Oklahoma State would...
2021-12-0543 minThe College Football Survivor ShowPredictions on Georgia vs. Alabama, and reactions to Michigan over Ohio StateOn this Wednesday version of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah look to conference championship weekend and the games that will determine the final college football playoff participants. The topics covered include:
Can Michigan win a national title playing the way it knocked off Ohio State?
Does Ohio State need to make changes after that loss?
What are Alabama's chances of beating Georgia in the SEC title game?
Which team in playoff contention is most likely to lose this weekend -- Oklahoma State, Georgia, Michigan or Cincinnati?
What teams could jump into the playoff...
2021-12-011h 15The College Football Survivor ShowWith only 8 college football playoff contenders left, which teams have game-changing QBs?On the latest College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take the eight college football playoff contenders remaining and rank them by their quarterbacks.Three of the teams have quarterbacks that can win games for their teams. The other five have quarterbacks they can win with, but not because of. But which QBs have been playing better, which ones can't be trusted and which playoff contenders should still be considering a QB switch?From Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama to Cincinnati, Oklahoma State and Michigan, Doug and Shehan discuss all the QBs that...
2021-11-241h 19The College Football Survivor ShowPlayoff contenders most likely to lose, and why Cincinnati is in good shapeOn the Wednesday episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dissect the answers they got from playoff selection committee chairman Gary Barta on Tuesday night and analyze what those words mean for how the committee is viewing the playoff race.Question 1: Has there been any discussion about ranking Notre Dame ahead of Cincinnati despite the Bearcats' win over the Irish?Question 2: How strong is Alabama's hold on the No. 2 spot?Sometimes it's hard to decipher what the committee is thinking, but Doug and Shehan think they...
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The College Football Survivor ShowMichigan-Michigan State ranking strangeness, and Ohio State-Oklahoma comparisonsOn the Wednesday version of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah had a plan to compare and contrast Oklahoma and Ohio State heading into a big month for both.Then the playoff committee on Tuesday night ranked Michigan ahead of Michigan State despite the Spartans beating the Wolverines two weeks ago.That fired them up.They discussed when and why the committee overrides head-to-head matchups and when it adheres to them; how metrics are influencing the voting; and what might happen during cookie breaks.There's still a...
2021-11-101h 12The College Football Survivor ShowThe Alabama vs. Cincinnati rankings debate, and why the committee got it wrongOn this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, the first rankings are out, and the committee putting Alabama at No. 2 and Cincinnati at No. 6 has Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah fired up.First, the guys think about adding Wake Forest and Notre Dame to the playoff discussion, and at the end, they kick out either Iowa or Ole Miss.In between, with the help of the text subscribers, they dive into whether the committee is setting up Alabama to make the playoff as a two-loss team if the Tide loses to Georgia...
2021-11-031h 05The College Football Survivor ShowWill Michigan's Jim Harbaugh make a genius move to beat Michigan State in a matchup with major playoff consequences?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig into the Big Ten with two matchups that matter for the playoff race looming for the conference this weekend.Plus, is Oregon an anchor for Ohio State or is Ohio State a balloon for Oregon when it comes to playoff rankings? And how often will we start seeing the Good Ducks compared to the Bad Ducks?But the focus is on Ohio State-Penn State and Michigan-Michigan State this weekend. The Nittany Lions are coming off an awful...
2021-10-271h 13The College Football Survivor ShowWhy Georgia is like a swarm of bees, and who should replace Ed Orgeron at LSU?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig in on No. 1 Georgia and the defense that makes the Bulldogs the national title favorite. Is Georgia alone on the top tier of college football, or should a couple other teams join the Bulldogs? And what more did the Georgia defense show last week against Kentucky?Before that, Doug and Shehan talked about Ed Orgeron leaving LSU after the season. Should the Tigers go for a big name, a Big Ten coach or a winner who is right in their...
2021-10-201h 28The College Football Survivor ShowWhat are the chances that Alabama loses again after the Texas A&M upset?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah continue to analyze the playoff contenders following another wild weekend that included Texas A&M's upset of Alabama that Doug maybe kind of sort of thought could happen. But could it happen again? Is there any other real threat on the Tide's regular-season schedule?The guys also welcome one new team to the playoff discussion -- either Wake Forest, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Michigan State or Oklahoma State.There's a debate over what Iowa's win over Penn State really told us.
2021-10-131h 17The College Football Survivor ShowWhich Big Ten team actually is the most likely to make the playoff?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take a break from examining the best current teams in college football and instead project which current contenders have the best chance to actually make The College Football Playoff at the end of the season.But first, a team needs to be added to the list of contenders, and a team needs to be kicked out.Does Michigan, Wake Forest or BYU most deserve a spot in the discussion, with all of them still undefeated? BYU is in a similar...
2021-10-061h 07The College Football Survivor ShowHow Ole Miss could upset Alabama and add to college football's chaosOn this big Wednesday edition of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are joined by Ben Garrett of The Talk of Champions podcast about Ole Miss football to discuss what the Rebels will have to do to knock off defending national champion Alabama this week. Quarterback Matt Corral and head coach Lake Kiffin might be the right combination to upset the Crimson Tide and add to what has been a wild first month of the season.Before Ben jumped on, Doug and Shehan opened with their usual Wednesday plan: Are there any new...
2021-09-291h 32The College Football Survivor ShowAre both Alabama and Notre Dame looking at losses on the horizon?On this Wednesday episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to welcome teams to the discussion, kick teams out of the discussion, and rank all the contenders.First up this week -- should Florida, Michigan or Ole Miss join the group of playoff contenders? The Gators pushed Alabama to the brink, the Wolverines have been steamrolling everyone and Ole Miss might feature the quarterback playing better than anyone right now -- Matt Corral.Then Doug and Shehan rank the contenders, with some disagreement over Georgia, Alabama, Penn State...
2021-09-231h 08The College Football Survivor ShowCan Iowa hang with the best teams, and is Alabama on upset alert? The College Football Playoff ShowIt's a Wednesday version of The College Football Playoff Show, which means time to add some teams to the pool of playoff contenders and time to kick one out.Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take on that task, with Oregon, Penn State, Ole Miss and Florida the candidates to be welcomed to the list of contenders this week. On the other end, either Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas A&M or Iowa State is getting booted, so be ready.Also on this show:
A very interesting stretch for Alabama over the next month with...
2021-09-151h 15The College Football Survivor ShowReplacing Clay Helton to make USC a contender again; plus the Clemson-Ohio State playoff beauty contest: Q&AOn this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah address the breaking news on the firing of USC coach Clay Helton. What led to his dismissal, and who's the right coach to replace him and return the Trojans to regular contender status?Then, Doug and Shehan get to questions from text subscribers. Among them:
If Clemson and Ohio State both finish with one loss, which has the better chance to make the playoff? The year-long contest to better impress the selection committee is on.
What actually happened to the...
2021-09-1542 minThe College Football Survivor ShowShould Notre Dame, Clemson, Oregon or Iowa State be kicked out of the contender discussion?On this big Wednesday episode, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah think about welcoming some new teams to the discussion, think about kicking some teams out of the discussion, and in between rank all of the real national title contenders in college football.With the help of their text subscribers (you can join the texts for a 14-day free trial at 817-442-6789), Doug and Shehan start by adding a team to the current 10 contenders. Penn State, Iowa, UCLA and Texas are discussed, and one of them is voted in.Then Doug and Shehan...
2021-09-081h 11The College Football Survivor ShowShould we just crown Alabama the national champion now? Q&ADoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back to answer questions from text subscribers (join the texts for a free trial at 817-442-6789) from Week 1 of the college football season. Several teams offered looks at who they really are (Georgia), while some raised some unexpected questions (Oklahoma).Among the topics broached by the subscribers and answered by the guys:
Which teams did they regret putting in the playoff conversation before the season?
Should we just give Alabama the national title now?
Could UCLA really win the Pac-12?
Was the Georgia-Clemson game two great defenses or two...
2021-09-0857 minThe College Football Survivor ShowDoug and Shehan make their playoff picks; and is Cincinnati a contender?Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah have been talking about the College Football Playoff since the middle of July. Now they'll tell you which four teams they think are going to make it.On this final preseason episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug and Shehan each explain why they chose their four playoff teams, why they left certain teams out, and which team they think is going to win the national title. That's in the second half of the show.In the first half, Doug and Shehan analyze the Cincinnati Bearcats and whether they...
2021-09-011h 13The College Football Survivor ShowWhich college football national title contender might fall flat? Q&AOn this Tuesday press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take questions from text subscribers as the college football season kicks off. Among them:
Which national contender has the greatest chance to fall short of expectations?
Which contender might be hurt most by a COVID-related absence by players?
How would a COVID forfeit affect a contender's playoff chances?
Should a loser of a conference title game ever make the playoff?
And then there's a discussion about the best next move for the Big 12.
Don't miss the main...
2021-08-3138 minThe College Football Survivor ShowRanking the best quarterbacks on college football national title contendersOn the big ep this week, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah debate whether North Carolina deserves to join the list of College Football Playoff contenders discussed on this podcast. And then they dive into ranking the quarterbacks for all those playoff contenders, from D.J. Uiagalelei at Clemson, to Alabama's Bryce Young, to Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler, to the new young QBs just named starters -- Haynes King at Texas A&M and C.J. Stroud at Ohio State.The contenders discussed every week so far are Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa State, Texas A...
2021-08-251h 15The College Football Survivor ShowIs The College Football Playoff Show ruining college football? Q&AOn this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dig in on a big topic for a few questions before working their way through other listener questions.The main idea: Is this podcast ruining college football by focusing on the playoff too much? There's a debate about nationalism vs. regionalism in the sport, and the best way to talk about the game to keep it interesting for every FBS team.Then it's on to a big recruiting win for North Carolina and what it means for...
2021-08-2554 minThe College Football Survivor ShowIs Oregon a real contender, or will the Pac-12 be shut out of the playoff again?On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah once again dissect a team on the edge of the playoff conversation and disagree on whether that team deserves to join the show's playoff conversation. This week, the fight is over Oregon. Do the Ducks belong in the same group with Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas A&M, Iowa State and Notre Dame?James Crepea, the Ducks beat writer for OregonLive.com, joins the discussion on that.Then it's on to ranking the best individual defensive player...
2021-08-191h 08The College Football Survivor ShowIs an alliance between the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 the right move? Q&AOn this press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are once again taking questions from text subscribers. If you'd like to subscribe, get several texts a week about college football in your phone, participate in surveys and get to ask questions on the pod, sign up now for a free trial by texting 817-442-6789. It's only $1 a month after the trial.On this pod, the questions are about:
The potential alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 to combat the expanding SEC
The best Cinderella candidate to...
2021-08-1942 minThe College Football Survivor ShowIs Lincoln Riley or Ryan Day a better coach? And is Notre Dame really a playoff contender?On this week's main episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah rank the best head coaches among playoff contenders. There isn't much debate about the top two, but how do Ohio State's Ryan Day, Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, Iowa State's Matt Campbell, Georgia's Kirby Smart and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher stack up to each other?That's the second half of the pod. The first half of the pod is determining whether Notre Dame should be included in the group as a legit contender and part of the weekly discussion. Shehan and Doug...
2021-08-121h 22The College Football Survivor ShowWhich current college football coach could be as successful and beloved as Bobby Bowden? Q&AIt's another press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, where Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah take questions and give answers to the most pressing ... come on, pressing is a mumbo-jumbo word. They just talk about interesting college football stuff. For instance, this week ...
Which current college coach has the best chance to come close to legendary coach Bobby Bowden, who died recently at age 91, when it comes to both winning and being beloved in college football?
What's their greatest memory of Bowden
Who would they vote No. 1 in a preseason poll?
How do you determine if...
2021-08-1138 minThe College Football Survivor ShowDoes Alabama or Clemson have the better defense? And is Georgia a playoff contender?On this episode of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah debate whether Georgia deserves to join a playoff conversation that currently includes Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas A&M and Iowa State. The Dawgs have made the playoff once in the 7 years of the playoff, but might this be their year. Georgia expect Brandon Adams of Dawg Nation Daily kindly joined the pod to lend his knowledge on the Bulldogs.Then Doug and Shehan rank the playoff contenders by who has the best defense. One team is clearly at the bottom...
2021-08-041h 13The College Football Survivor ShowHow does No. 1 recruit Quinn Ewers change the 2021 College Football Playoff race? Q&AOn this press conference edition of The College Football Playoff Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah once again take questions from subscribers about the playoff and college football.If you'd like to ask questions for this podcast, send a text to 817-442-6789 to sign up for a free trial of texts. It's just $1 a month to keep receiving texts and to be able to send questions to Doug and Shehan.The topics covered this week include:
How does 5-star QB Quinn Ewers enrolling early at Ohio State affect the playoff race?
When the...
2021-08-0444 minThe College Football Survivor ShowRanking the best running backs among college football playoff contenders; and is Iowa State a real playoff challenger?Welcome back to another episode of The College Football Playoff Show, featuring co-hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah. As always, the main episode each week includes two parts.First is a debate about adding another team to the playoff discussion mix. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas A&M are in. Now Doug and Shehan debate whether the Iowa State Cyclones deserve to join that group. Iowa State is filled with veterans, and features a few dynamic skill players and a head coach in Matt Campbell that everyone seems to respect. So are the Cyclones on...
2021-07-291h 06The College Football Survivor ShowIs Clemson losing its defensive edge? Q&A on The College Football Playoff ShowDoug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah are back for another press conference on The College Football Playoff Show, taking questions from subscribers. If you'd like to be a subscriber to our texts to get the chance to ask questions on the show for just $1 a month, send a text to 817-442-6789 to sign up for a free trial. On this week's Q&A episode the topics include:
Clemson's defense
The next non-champ to make the playoff
The Pac-12's path to a playoff bid this season
Whether an undefeated Ohio State would be the No. 1 seed
The top...
2021-07-2336 minThe College Football Survivor ShowIs USC a real contender? Which playoff challengers have the best receivers? The College Football Playoff ShowThe College Football Playoff Show, your new national college football podcast, is back for a second week with hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah. Each week, they discuss a potential playoff contender and whether that team should be added to the mix. Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M are the teams currently in the discussion and the pod leads off with Doug and Shehan debating where the USC Trojans, led by quarterback Kedon Slovis, deserve to enter that club. They talk it out and then Doug, Shehan and the pod text subscribers vote USC in or...
2021-07-211h 06The College Football Survivor ShowQ&A on The College Football Playoff Show: Is this the year Alabama is vulnerable?Thanks for joining Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah on The College Football Playoff Show press conference, where they'll take questions from subscribers each week. Want to be a subscriber to ask questions, participate in surveys and get national football tidbits straight to your phone? Join for $1 per month, after a 14-day free trail, by sending a text to 817-442-6789.In this press conference, Doug and Shehan answer questions about:
Whether Clemson can recover if the Tigers open with a loss to Georgia
Is this the year that Alabama is a bit vulnerable?
Can Oklahoma defensive...
2021-07-1631 minThe College Football Survivor ShowThe College Football Playoff Show: Does Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma or Ohio State have the easiest playoff path?Welcome to the debut of The College Football Playoff Show. Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah appreciate you trying out this new national podcast all about the playoff. Each week until the start of the season, Doug and Shehan will discuss a team that deserves to be added to the playoff discussion that includes Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma -- the teams that have taken 20 of the 28 playoff spots in the seven years of the playoff. And then they'll compare all the teams in the mix in a different category.First up, Doug and Shehan debate...
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