Norm wakes up on a Monday and immediately chooses violence… toward the College Football Playoff Committee. In today’s episode, he tries to make sense of a ranking system that apparently pulls names out of a decorative bowl, rewards three-loss teams, and somehow decided James Madison is the belle of the postseason ball while Notre Dame and BYU get left standing outside holding the corsage.

If you thought the BCS was bad, congratulations — we’ve upgraded to BCS: Reloaded, now with bonus nonsense. Norm breaks down the committee’s “logic,” why head-to-head apparently matters only when it's convenient, and how a game played in AUGUST somehow shaped December rankings.

Spoiler: Norm is unimpressed. Mary is unimpressed. You will be unimpressed.

Grab your coffee. Or a helmet.

⭐ CHAPTERS 

0:00 — What Was the Committee Thinking?

0:23 — Sponsor Message

1:28 — ESPN and the Praise Parade

2:10 — Remembering the BCS

2:37 — How the Playoff Is Supposed to Work

3:14 — Notre Dame, BYU, Utah, Vandy, Texas… OUT

4:06 — James Madison… IN

5:36 — The Clause That Broke the System

6:16 — Reviewing the Rankings

6:29 — Miami Jumps Notre Dame

7:53 — Early-Season Wins Suddenly Matter

8:36 — Body of Work Ignored

9:29 — BYU Gets Snubbed

10:14 — Alabama the Three-Loss Darling

11:08 — Comparing ‘Bama and Texas

12:11 — Playoff Matchups Begin

12:30 — Ducks vs. James Madison

13:37 — Sponsor Message

14:52 — Full Moon Healing Balm Plug

15:14 — Closing Thoughts

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Just Wondering is a long-form sports commentary podcast hosted by longtime broadcaster Norm Hitzges, offering thoughtful, numbers-driven analysis of the NFL, college sports, the NBA, and the business and culture surrounding them. Each episode blends experience, history, and curiosity to explore why things happen — not just what happened.

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