Collin & Dom's worst nightmare has arrived: Michigan will be playing for the College Football Playoff National Championship. The only hope left for the Cooler Talk team is Michael Penix and the Washington Huskies. The guys break this game down and run through some week 18 NFL playoff scenarios before giving some new years resolutions for the pod.

Dom & Collin break down both Bama vs Michigan & Texas vs Washington

Dom and Collin kick off the episode by talking through some National Signing Day decisions and how the new world of college football impacts a day like today. They then unveil a new segment: Most Right/Most Wrong which leads them into an NFL Awards & Philadelphia Eagles/ San Francisco 49ers conversation. The Episode closes out with locks of the week.

Collin & Dom start off the episode by discussing the recent rough patch for the Eagles prior to debuting their new "SWOT Analysis" segment. The pod wraps up with a preview of this weeks NFL games.

Dom & Collin open the pod by talking through the committee's decision to leave out an undefeated Florida State and how it affects the future of College Football as we move to a 12 team playoff. They also touch on topics such as the transfer portal, and the latest happenings in the NFL.

The episode starts with Collin getting his thoughts out on the Buckeyes and involves into a greater discussion about the playoff and how much it changes next year will affect things.

The Big 5-0! The boys start off the episode by talking a little football, before breaking down the biggest College Football GaXe of ALL TIME. They then bring on a handful of their guests of the first 49 episodes.

Dom & Collin kickoff the episode by discussing the Penn State loss to Michigan and how a team like the Nittany Lions measure themselves in no mans land of the Big Ten. This then transitions the conversation to both the 4 team and 12 team playoff and how measure stick wins affect these conversations and why we need something like a Big Ten SEC Challenge moving forward with the 12 team playoff being implemented. The pod is then closed out with some NFL tiers talk.

Illinois State Red Bird's Director of Basketball Operations Mike Mastroianni comes on to discuss everything from Building a program, to the Missouri Valley, the differences between coaching at a mid major and high major program, and everything in between. Dom and Collin then wrap up the episode with a recap of this weekends action on the gridiron before previewing the Penn State Michigan game.

Dom and Collin start off the pod by doing a thorough breakdown of some of the NFL's most interesting teams with (roughly) half the season in their rear view. They then move to a live reaction of the last ever first 4 team playoff CFP rankings.