{"id":"1793835652998-sports-segment","slug":"college-football-chaos-is-march-madness","title":"College Football Chaos Is March Madness","summary":"$SKYD is the current NYSE ticker. Wikipedia lists NYSE: SKYD from 2026, and Nasdaq: PSKY for 2025–2026. It lists CBS among the company's brands. \"Crown jewel\" is the poster's opinion.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T23:40:52.998Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: $SKYD is the current NYSE ticker. Wikipedia lists NYSE: SKYD from 2026, and Nasdaq: PSKY for 2025–2026. It lists CBS among the company's brands. \"Crown jewel\" is the poster's opinion.\nSource: Wikipedia (Paramount Skydance) NAMES: SKYD = the stock ticker of Skydance Corporation, formerly Paramount Skydance, which is run by David Ellison. PSKY = its ea (https://x.com/ReadyfortheRun/status/2116113308197572980)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"$SKYD is the current NYSE ticker. Wikipedia lists NYSE: SKYD from 2026, and Nasdaq: PSKY for 2025–2026. It lists CBS among the company's brands. \"Crown jewel\" is the poster's opinion.","sourceName":"Wikipedia (Paramount Skydance) NAMES: SKYD = the stock ticker of Skydance Corporation, formerly Paramount Skydance, which is run by David Ellison. PSKY = its ea","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/ReadyfortheRun/status/2116113308197572980","claim":"Skydance $SKYD: Meet the Assets (E13) CBS As the crown jewel of Skydance, CBS anchors the portfolio with strong national broadcast reach. The network delivers a balanced mix of live local and national news, sports, daytime programming, and tentpole scripted shows at night. CBS ht","author":"Roman Bias (@ReadyfortheRun)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/ReadyfortheRun/status/2116113308197572980","name":"Wikipedia (Paramount Skydance) NAMES: SKYD = the stock ticker of Skydance Corporation, formerly Paramount Skydance, which is run by David Ellison. PSKY = its ea","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Roman Bias (@ReadyfortheRun)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793835652998-sports-segment-college-football-chaos-is-march-madness","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793835652998-sports-segment-college-football-chaos-is-march-madness","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793835652998-sports-segment-college-football-chaos-is-march-madness and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Kay on X just said it: this college football season is literally March Madness."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Literally? There's no bracket, no nets getting cut, no Missouri Valley Cinderella."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You know what she means. Top-ten teams are falling every single Saturday."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Chaos, sure. But March Madness is single elimination. College football gives two-loss teams a mulligan."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the whole point! The regular season used to be a coronation. Now every weekend feels like an elimination game."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Except it's not elimination. A two-loss SEC team can still back into the playoff."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Back in? They still have to survive a brutal conference slate. That's a weekly tournament."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, the tournament starts in December. Before that, it's a selection show with extra steps."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Alright, it's March Madness with shoulder pads and a committee."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine. The stakes are higher than they used to be. Fair enough."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the most you've given all show."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"But don't call it March Madness until the regular season is single elimination."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The transfer portal and NIL already made the whole sport a free-for-all. Every week is an upset."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, every week is just another Saturday. The committee still controls who gets in."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And that committee is watching every game like it's a resume tape. That's March."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A resume tape is not a bracket. Stop romanticizing chaos."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not romanticizing. I'm just saying the regular season finally has a pulse."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It has a pulse. I'll give you that. But it's not March."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Speaking of players built for tournament runs, James McKeith on X posted DeVonta Smith's full resume."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Heisman, a national title, now the Super Bowl. That's some kind of sweep."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He had a big college career, and he was on the Super Bowl squad last season with Philly."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The post says he's one of only five players ever to do all three, and the only receiver."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I couldn't lock down the five or the only-receiver part. Those are claims, not facts."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Even if he's not the only receiver, that's rare air."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The trophies are real. That part's not up for debate."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And he did it at Alabama, then in the NFL. Put some respect on that name."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'll respect the resume. I'm not crowning him over Justin Jefferson because of a list on X."},{"host":"Liam","text":"There it is. You couldn't just let the man have his moment."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The moment is earned. The list needs a fact-check."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Here's the thing, though. He won all three as the go-to guy. That's not a supporting role."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"At Alabama he had a loaded offense. He wasn't alone."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But he was the Heisman winner. Defenses knew where the ball was going."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"True. He was the best player on that field every week. I'll give him that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different world entirely: Roman Bias on X is breaking down Skydance, ticker SKYD. He calls CBS the crown jewel."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Skydance runs CBS now. They just moved the ticker to the New York Stock Exchange under SKYD."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And CBS matters because it has the NFL, the NCAA tournament, SEC football. That's the crown."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's also 60 Minutes, local news, daytime. You can't pretend sports is the only asset."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Without sports, CBS is just prestige reruns. Advertisers pay for live games."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Tell that to the daytime audience. They buy a lot of laundry detergent."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. Sports is the crown, but daytime buys the castle."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's also 60 Minutes, local news, daytime. You can't pretend sports is the only thing that matters."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Exactly. The NFL and March Madness are the only reason cable bundles still exist."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Cable bundles are still alive? Felt like I saw a ghost."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Alright, they're on life support. But CBS gets the paddles every Sunday."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Midwestern Uncle on X just dropped his write-in platform."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Let me guess, free beer and no kickoffs?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A bunch of ideas like conference realignments back to 2009, codifying the 64-team tournament, banning NFL international games, permanent kickoff times."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm with him on kickoff time. A permanent kickoff time sounds good."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And then he wants federal McDonald's price controls."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's where he loses me. Let the McDouble market decide."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The guy's running on a fast food mandate. Bold."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'd vote for the kickoff time alone."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Banning NFL international games? Some of those are actually fun."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fun for who? A 9:30 Eastern kickoff on a Sunday is criminal."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"For you maybe. You don't like brunch football."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Brunch football is just breakfast with a halftime nap."}]}