Episode 680

Fixing the College Football Playoff & Bowl game sponsor trivia

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde revisit the quality of the first round of the College Football Playoff. They discuss if the TV ratings indicate the playoff needs to avoid expanding further and provide suggestions on how to fix the opening slate.

College Football Enquirer

December 23, 20241h 13m

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Show Notes

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde revisit the quality of the first round of the College Football Playoff. They discuss if the TV ratings indicate the playoff needs to avoid expanding further and provide suggestions on how to fix the opening slate.

Later, Dellenger shares how much the lawyers will make from the House v. NCAA settlement. They also react to comments make by ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit about the overreaction of Ohio State fans. The show closes out with a game of bowl game trivia, where Wetzel quizzes the Forde and Dellenger on if they know what bowl game sponsors actually do.

(1:04) Round 1 TV Ratings

(15:29) CFP bracket suggestions

(26:32) Money Moves: massive lawyer fees

(38:40) Ohio State CFP aftermath

(51:38) Bowl game trivia

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