In Episode 21 of The Breakdown Bros, we continue our college football coach report cards and break down spring media day chaos from around the sport.

First, we rank and grade the head coaches for Alabama, USC, Iowa, Washington, and Utah heading into the 2026 college football season. We discuss Kalen DeBoer’s pressure at Alabama, Lincoln Riley needing a breakthrough at USC, Kirk Ferentz’s stability at Iowa, Jedd Fisch’s momentum at Washington, and Morgan Scalley replacing a legend at Utah.

Then we react to the biggest spring media day and offseason storylines in college football, including the SEC vs Big Ten power debate, Kirby Smart and SEC governance talk, Sark taking shots at Texas Tech, the end of SEC cupcake weekend, CFP expansion, Lane Kiffin at LSU, and gambling punishments in college football.

Finally, we close with a bold CFP prediction: Texas Tech finishes ahead of Texas in the final College Football Playoff rankings.

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In Episode 20 of The Breakdown Bros, we break down the ACC with a full Vegas-data tier list heading into the 2026 college football season.

Miami sits in the Natty or Bust tier with huge expectations, while SMU and Louisville look like legit playoff teams. We also debate where programs like Virginia, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Pitt, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Stanford, and Boston College really belong based on win totals, ACC title odds, and national title odds.

Then we hand out coach report cards for three interesting programs: Jeff Brohm at Louisville, Sonny Dykes at TCU, and Josh Heupel at Tennessee. Brohm looks like one of the best fits in the ACC, Dykes is still carrying the weight of that 2022 TCU run, and Heupel has to prove Tennessee can become more than just a fun offense. We also have the head coaches from Houston and SMU as well.

Topics include:

ACC tier list using Vegas data
Miami’s national title expectations
SMU and Louisville as playoff teams
Clemson and Florida State stock check
Jeff Brohm’s rise at Louisville
Sonny Dykes and the 2022 TCU question
Josh Heupel’s ceiling at Tennessee
2026 college football bold takes

Drop your thoughts: Is Miami actually a national title contender, or are we setting them up to disappoint?

In Episode 19 of The Breakdown Bros, we break down the 2026 Big 12 using full Vegas data, sorting teams into tiers from playoff hopefuls like Texas Tech and BYU to the teams fighting just to stay relevant. We look at win totals, conference title odds, playoff odds, and where the Big 12 stands nationally heading into the season.

Then we get into disaster scenarios across college football. What if the Big Ten’s big three dominate all year and then all get exposed in the playoff? What if the SEC’s new 9-game conference schedule creates complete cannibalism? What if the Big 12 becomes a weak one-bid league? What if Miami collapses and drags down the ACC’s credibility? And what does Notre Dame have to do this year to avoid another “overrated” narrative?

We also talk about the Group of 6 playoff problem and whether expansion could actually make the gap between the rich conferences and everyone else even worse.

Topics include:
Big 12 Vegas tier list
Texas Tech and BYU playoff expectations
SEC 9-game schedule chaos
Big Ten playoff pressure
Miami and the ACC trap door
Notre Dame’s margin for error