LKay on X just said it: this college football season is literally March Madness.
MLiterally? There's no bracket, no nets getting cut, no Missouri Valley Cinderella.
LYou know what she means. Top-ten teams are falling every single Saturday.
MChaos, sure. But March Madness is single elimination. College football gives two-loss teams a mulligan.
LThat's the whole point! The regular season used to be a coronation. Now every weekend feels like an elimination game.
MExcept it's not elimination. A two-loss SEC team can still back into the playoff.
LBack in? They still have to survive a brutal conference slate. That's a weekly tournament.
MNo, the tournament starts in December. Before that, it's a selection show with extra steps.
LAlright, it's March Madness with shoulder pads and a committee.
MFine. The stakes are higher than they used to be. Fair enough.
LThat's the most you've given all show.
MBut don't call it March Madness until the regular season is single elimination.
LThe transfer portal and NIL already made the whole sport a free-for-all. Every week is an upset.
MNo, every week is just another Saturday. The committee still controls who gets in.
LAnd that committee is watching every game like it's a resume tape. That's March.
MA resume tape is not a bracket. Stop romanticizing chaos.
LI'm not romanticizing. I'm just saying the regular season finally has a pulse.
MIt has a pulse. I'll give you that. But it's not March.
MSpeaking of players built for tournament runs, James McKeith on X posted DeVonta Smith's full resume.
LHeisman, a national title, now the Super Bowl. That's some kind of sweep.
MHe had a big college career, and he was on the Super Bowl squad last season with Philly.
LThe post says he's one of only five players ever to do all three, and the only receiver.
MI couldn't lock down the five or the only-receiver part. Those are claims, not facts.
LEven if he's not the only receiver, that's rare air.
MThe trophies are real. That part's not up for debate.
LAnd he did it at Alabama, then in the NFL. Put some respect on that name.
MI'll respect the resume. I'm not crowning him over Justin Jefferson because of a list on X.
LThere it is. You couldn't just let the man have his moment.
MThe moment is earned. The list needs a fact-check.
LHere's the thing, though. He won all three as the go-to guy. That's not a supporting role.
MAt Alabama he had a loaded offense. He wasn't alone.
LBut he was the Heisman winner. Defenses knew where the ball was going.
MTrue. He was the best player on that field every week. I'll give him that.
LDifferent world entirely: Roman Bias on X is breaking down Skydance, ticker SKYD. He calls CBS the crown jewel.
MSkydance runs CBS now. They just moved the ticker to the New York Stock Exchange under SKYD.
LAnd CBS matters because it has the NFL, the NCAA tournament, SEC football. That's the crown.
MIt's also 60 Minutes, local news, daytime. You can't pretend sports is the only asset.
LWithout sports, CBS is just prestige reruns. Advertisers pay for live games.
MTell that to the daytime audience. They buy a lot of laundry detergent.
LFine. Sports is the crown, but daytime buys the castle.
MIt's also 60 Minutes, local news, daytime. You can't pretend sports is the only thing that matters.
LExactly. The NFL and March Madness are the only reason cable bundles still exist.
MCable bundles are still alive? Felt like I saw a ghost.
LAlright, they're on life support. But CBS gets the paddles every Sunday.
MMidwestern Uncle on X just dropped his write-in platform.
LLet me guess, free beer and no kickoffs?
MA bunch of ideas like conference realignments back to 2009, codifying the 64-team tournament, banning NFL international games, permanent kickoff times.
LI'm with him on kickoff time. A permanent kickoff time sounds good.
MAnd then he wants federal McDonald's price controls.
LThat's where he loses me. Let the McDouble market decide.
MThe guy's running on a fast food mandate. Bold.
LI'd vote for the kickoff time alone.
MBanning NFL international games? Some of those are actually fun.
LFun for who? A 9:30 Eastern kickoff on a Sunday is criminal.
MFor you maybe. You don't like brunch football.
LBrunch football is just breakfast with a halftime nap.