January 13, 2021
We wrap up a 2020 College Football season like no other, discuss the National Championship game where Alabama defeated Ohio State, recap our favorite games and moments from this season, and finish off with our final Elo Rankings of the year.
- Alabama defeats Ohio State in the National Championship (2:55-8:51)
- 2020 Season Highlights and Our Top 3 Games (8:52-15:42)
- Evaluating Elo in 2020 (15:43-21:05)
- Where Alabama ranks historically (21:06-29:33)
- Final Elo Rankings (29:35-31:16)
- Offseason Plans (32:30-34:50)
- Fill out our podcast survey (34:50-35:42)
S3E26 - January 13th, 2021 - 2020 Week 19 - Conclusion of 2020 CFB Season
January 6, 2021
In our final preview show of the 2020 College Football season, we pick the National Championship game, plus recap the CFP semifinal games and react to the Heisman winner, DeVonta Smith.
- DeVonta Smith wins the 2020 Heisman Trophy Award (1:20-7:30)
- Alabama defeats Notre Dame fairly easily (7:30-11:57)
- Ohio State shocks Clemson with an impressive performance (11:58-20:20)
- National Championship Preview, EPA, Success Rate, Elo Ratings, and Picks (20:21-32:58)
S3E25 - January 6th, 2021 - 2020 Week 18 - CFB Playoff National Championship
December 30, 2020
Our first live show on Twitter brings bowl-season picks using Elo ratings, Expected Points Added, and success rates. Hear our thoughts on all the New Year's Six bowl games, including the two College Football Playoff Semifinals.
- Liberty's kneeling struggles vs. Coastal Carolina (1:50-7:49)
- Alabama-Notre Dame (8:15-17:16)
- Clemson-Ohio State (17:20-23:30)
- Florida-Oklahoma (23:35-27:22)
- Georgia-Cincinnati (27:23-31:49)
- Auburn-Northwestern (31:50-35:37)
- Texas A&M-UNC (35:38-38:18)
- Elo Picks (38:19-41:30)
S3E24 - December 30th, 2020 - 2020 Week 17 - CFB Playoff Semifinal and Bowl Games
December 23, 2020
Happy Holidays from the Staturdays crew! We recap the conference championship weekend, our new Heisman prediction model, and our thoughts on the CFB Playoff selection and how it compared to Elo.
- Thank you to all our listeners (00:00-3:50)
- Clemson-Notre Dame Round 2 (4:58-11:38)
- Florida-Alabama SEC Championship (16:38-27:10)
- College Football Playoff final rankings and selections (27:10-43:05)
- Heisman Prediction Model and who our 2020 winner is (43:05-1:01:36)
S3E23 - December 23rd, 2020 - 2020 Week 16 - Conference Championship Week
December 16, 2020
Florida fall a foot short of victory and Kyle Trask is no longer a shoe-in for the Heisman.
- LSU-Florida and the shoe-toss (3:40-10:45)
- USC-UCLA (10:45-17:07)
- Penn State on a three-game win streak (17:08-22:26)
- Heisman Odds Updated (22:28-31:15)
- College Football Playoff Rankings (32:05-42:06)
- Conference Championships Preview (42:18-58:08)
S3E22 - December 16th, 2020 - 2020 Week 15
December 9, 2020
The biggest game of the year in the Big Ten is cancelled and the #4 team in the CFB Playoff rankings has been disqualified from competing in the Big Ten Championship game.
- Michigan–Ohio State is Cancelled (2:24-14:42)
- Should the CFP open up to more conference champs this year? (15:00-17:05)
- CFB Playoff Rankings and Thoughts (17:06-20:08)
- BYU–Coastal Carolina Recap (20:09-26:00)
- Penn State–Rutgers (26:01-29:02)
- Clemson–Virginia Tech (29:02-31:20)
- Kyle recounts his College Gameday virtual fan experience (31:29-37:11)
- Week 15 Preview (37:12-47:45)
S3E21 - December 9th, 2020 - 2020 Week 14
December 2, 2020
Kyle Trask and Mac Jones are the favorites to win this year's Heisman, but Kyle thinks the 'Bama QB isn't getting enough love. We discuss why an extra week of rest and game prep may not be that helpful, and pick Week 14 games.
- Penn State are 1-0 (this week) (1:31)
- Other Notable Week 13 Results (10:04)
- How do teams play after a bye-week? (13:30)
- Updated CFP Rankings (29:55)
- Heisman Stats (39:50)
- Week 14 Picks (48:20)
S3E20 - December 2nd, 2020 - 2020 Week 13
November 25, 2020
We give our immediate reaction to the first round of College Football Playoff rankings from the committee, talk about Air Yards and the results from Drew charting the Iowa-Penn State game, and pick Week 13 games.
2:05 - College Football Playoff Committee initial rankings
11:42 - Week 12 Recap
22:10 - Passing Charts and Air Yards from the Iowa-Penn State game (Drew's article)
44:49 - Week 13 Preview
45:28 - Penn State vs. Michigan
53:43 - Auburn vs. Alabama
57:45 - Notre Dame vs. UNC
S3E19 - November 25th, 2020 - 2020 Week 12
November 18, 2020
Indiana and Northwestern are 4-0. That's all you need to know about how 2020 is going. We discuss the chaos in the Big Ten, diagnose why Elo struggles against Vegas, and preview some Top 25 matchups.
- 2:54 - Should Will Levis start over Sean Clifford for PSU?
- 9:09 - Playoff Picture and potential conference championship matchups
- 11:40 - Elo and Betting
- 28:00 - Week 12 Preview
- 31:40 - #9 Indiana at #3 Ohio State
- 37:00 - #10 Wisconsin at #19 Northwestern
- 42:50 - #14 Oklahoma St. at #18 Oklahoma
S3E18 - November 18th, 2020 - 2020 Week 11
November 11, 2020
We recap a crazy Clemson-Notre Dame game, talk about the big-win hangover, and discuss Penn State's current issues.
- 2:20 - Clemson-ND and Ian Book's boring name
- 5:40 - Season sim and rest of the season outlook
- 10:12 - Penn State
- 13:20 - Is James Franklin subscribing to the Ted Lasso coaching philosophy?
- 18:17 - Our mother is harassing Penn State fans
- 19:10 - Playing football amongst 2020 distractions
- 25:50 - How to evaluate conference strength without head-to-head
- 34:17 - Does the hangover effect exist (preread)
- 52:30 - Week 11 Picks
- 53:27 - Miami - VT
- 58:05 - Wake Forest - UNC
- 58:38 - Ohio State - Maryland
S3E17 - November 11th, 2020 - 2020 Week 10
