Strong wins, good losses, dominant performances and consistency seem to be the formula the committee is using in their 1st CFP rankings. McElroy goes through the Top 25 and tells you why teams were ranked where they were and some scenarios that could change everything. Plus we have a discussion if Texas A&M or Alabama eventually jump Ohio State or Indiana, why Notre Dame continues to be polarizing, Miami’s tough position, if it's the ACC or BIG 12 that gets two teams in and how many teams from the SEC could get in.

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Greg McElroy is here to get you ready for a pivotal week 11 in college football as the college football playoff takes shape. Who takes control of the BIG 12: BYU or Texas Tech and is the loser out of the CFP race? Can Indiana, Georgia, Oregon and Texas A&M handle difficult road tests, will LSU put up a fight against Alabama and are Virginia and Louisville on UPSET alert in a crazy year for the ACC? McElroy cover’s it all plus gives you his giant killers.

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McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from a crazy week 10 where Miami dropped their second game in 3 weeks and Georgia Tech got run over by NC State leaving the ACC completely up in the air. Ohio State and Indiana continued to dominate the rest of the BIG 10, Utah and Texas Tech won big while Houston laid an egg against West Virginia further shaking up the BIG 12 standings. Georgia got past Florida, Oklahoma forced 3 turnovers and beat Tennessee in Knoxville, ending the Vols CFP dreams and Texas just loves the drama, as the Longhorns hung on to beat Vanderbilt at home. Notre Dame, Michigan and Virginia won ugly, but on a weekend like that a win is a win!

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Week 10 is here and CFP hopes and dreams are on the line. Will Arch Manning be back to help lead the Longhorns to a much needed Top 10 win over Vanderbilt, will leaving the state of Florida for the first time all season hurt Miami’s chances at SMU and can USC prove they are still a CFP contender by beating Nebraska in Lincoln? Plus, will Florida play loose and aggressive in their first game without Billy Napier against a hungry Georgia team and whose playoff dreams will come crashing down in Knoxville on Saturday night? McElroy delivers his in-depth previews and predictions for the biggest games of the weekend.

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LSU, Florida, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Arkansas and UCLA headline a crazy in-season coaching carousel the likes that the sport has never seen before. McElroy uses his industry contacts and breaks down the top jobs and tells you why Lane Kiffin, Matt Rhule, Matt Campbell, Shane Beamer, Eli Drinkwitz, Clark Lea, Brent Key, Rhett Lashlee and many more are getting the calls to take over other programs. Plus, McElroy gives you HIS top 25 after week 9. 

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Greg McElroy breaks down his TOP 10 takeaways from Week 9 of the college football season. Starting with Texas A&M’s dominant win over LSU in Baton Rouge, Greg acknowledges that THIS is the moment the Aggies have officially arrived. Alabama and Vanderbilt continued to show they can win in a variety of ways, with Bama showing great competitive character on the road. Ole Miss did so as well, and Greg has the Rebels as borderline playoff locks. Indiana and Oregon seem that way, too, but there is a clear gap between those teams. Finally, Greg explains why Texas isn’t dead yet, how it could be a WILD finish for the ACC, goes through the Big 12 and Heisman races and takes a look at YOUR bold predictions. | Always College Football

Approximate Timecodes: 

(0:00) Intros

(2:26) Texas A&M has ARRIVED

(10:31) Alabama weathered the Sandstorm

(16:04) Ole Miss is going to the CFP

(22:00) Vandy is a legit title contender

(26:51) The gap between IU and Oregon is growing

(32:37) Texas isn’t dead yet

(36:55) It’ll be a WILD finish in the ACC

(42:54) Big 12 race is WIDE OPEN

(48:21) G5 CFP race was sent into tailspin

(52:01) Heisman update

(56:44) Looking at YOUR bold predictions

(58:39) Thanks for watching

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Texas A&M won in Baton Rouge for the first time since 1994 solidifying their spot as a true National Title contender. What next for Brian Kelly and LSU? Ole Miss got a statement win taking down Oklahoma in Norman. Alabama and Texas both escaped with wins. Indiana continues to dominate, Vanderbilt continues to make believers out of all of us and the G5 CFP spot is wide open. McElroy goes over all of it in his week 9 rapid reactions. 

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Greg McElroy is here to get you ready for week 9. With a daunting schedule ahead, is this a must win for Oklahoma at home against Ole Miss, should Indiana be worried about a resurgent UCLA team, does Alabama have anything to worry about going against a struggling South Carolina team and can Texas A&M get their first win in Baton Rouge since 1994?  Plus, BYU is a ranked underdog at Iowa State, Missouri and Vanderbilt are both in the thick of the CFP race and Michigan is looking for their longest win streak over Michigan State (3 games) in almost 20 years! Weekends like this ALWAYS have upsets we don’t see coming.

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On our 500th episode of Always College Football, Greg McElroy gives you his top 25 after week 8 and goes through the P4 to tell you who might (will) win the conference championship and who the real CFP contenders are. Is it just Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon from the BIG 10, will the ACC get TWO teams in again, or is this the year the BIG 12 gets two in and is it just Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M and Ole Miss from the SEC? 

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Outside of Billy Napier getting fired there were some BIG takeaways from an incredible weekend where 9 AP ranked teams lost. Georgia pulled out a gutsy win over Ole Miss, Notre Dame ran all over USC, Alabama continues to be clutch, Vanderbilt and Indiana continue to change the narrative, and with Miami and Texas Tech losing, the ACC and BIG 12 are up for grabs. Plus, what happened to Florida State, and is this the most interesting Heisman race in years? McElroy gives you all the answers in his week 8 takeaways.

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