Unafraid Show with George Wrighster

Gov’t Running College Football? NO WAY... Here’s My Fix & Top 25


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College football, the NCAA transfer portal, and the College Football Playoff collide in this 37:53 episode as George Wrighster breaks down the new one-window portal proposal, the fallout for recruiting and roster building, and a fresh Top 25 featuring the Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, and Penn State Nittany Lions across the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12. We talk power, money, and control—because the calendar, NIL, and TV contracts are running the sport as much as the bluebloods on Saturdays.

George explains why a single transfer window helps coaches yet still crushes staffs playing deep into the CFP, and why the academic calendar (classes/majors/credits) gets wrecked when movement happens mid-January. He lays out why lawsuits keep landing body blows on the NCAA, and why a real answer requires one negotiating body for the Power 4 + G5 and a players’ association—without turning college sports into chaos. Then we get into league power: Greg Sankey (SEC), Tony Petitti (Big Ten), and conference leaders chasing unequal revenue sharing that tilts the playing field before kickoff.

Next up: the SCORE Act and a proposed United States College Athletics Corporation (USAC). George weighs the upside (uniform rules, protecting Olympic sports, and consolidating media rights) against the scary stuff (federal influence, executive-order whiplash, and lobbyists picking winners). He draws the line on government overreach, then pivots to what fans actually care about—results and rankings. The updated Top 25 rewards quality wins, schedule played, and dominance: Miami’s résumé with Notre Dame and USF, Ohio State’s heavyweight moments, Oklahoma’s defense under Brent Venables, Oregon’s across-the-board control, Georgia’s talent with questions, FSU’s ceiling, LSU’s offense, Utah’s grown-man football, and why Notre Dame still profiles like a top-12 team even at 0–2. Finally, George reveals a brand-new CFP bracket (Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon at the top) and the matchups every fan would pay to see. Subscribe, drop your bracket, and bring receipts—this is where Saturdays get sorted.

 

Chapters:

 

00:00 — Welcome & show rundown (NCAA, portal, Top 25, CFP)

00:42 — New transfer-portal window: good, bad, and the calendar mess

01:30 — Coaches’ stance (Dabo Swinney, Kenny Dillingham, Dan Lanning, Dan Mullen)

02:23 — Why January movement collides with bowls, CFP & signing day

03:21 — End the season by Jan 1? The academic/class-registration problem

04:59 — Why lawsuits keep beating the NCAA (and why more are coming)

05:50 — One negotiating body + player representation: the only real fix

06:53 — Commissioners & unequal revenue sharing: competitive balance at risk

08:46 — “Death of college football” if money tilts the field pre-game

09:38 — The SCORE Act: what it is and why fans should care

10:36 — Cody Campbell’s role & the USAC idea explained

11:40 — Federal power, enforcement, tampering & recruiting rules

14:03 — Executive-order risk & government overreach concerns

15:06 — Uniform rules are good—who should write them?

16:12 — Olympic sports, cuts, and why protection matters

18:09 — Realignment, regional rivalries & who’s really in charge

20:01 — TV contracts (Big Ten/SEC/ACC/Big 12) and the money puzzle

22:44 — Consolidated media rights vs parity: who’s for/against

23:44 — “Family court” analogy: settle it privately or get a ruling

25:20 — Method: quality wins, schedule played, dominance

26:13 — Top 25 reveal: Miami at No. 1 and why

27:00 — Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Georgia, FSU, LSU, Utah, Penn State notes

31:33 — Why Notre Dame still grades like a top-12 team

34:10 — New CFP bracket reveal & dream matchups

36:51 — Final word + subscribe/notifications/bring your receipts

#CollegeFootball #ohiostatefootball #CFB #TransferPortal #CFBPlayoff #Top25 #SEC #BigTen #ACC #Big12 #miamihurricanesfootball #NCAA #OhioState #OklahomaSooners #OregonDucks #GeorgiaFootball #lsufootball  #PennState #NotreDameFootball #ConferenceRealignment #SCOREAct #NIL #UnafraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #michiganfootball

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