Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss college football's best Northern teams and topics. Get the latest news and analysis on teams such as Ohio State, Michiga...
College Football Playoff 2025 projections, from Penn State and BYU to Michigan and South Carolina
The 2025 College Football Playoff is less than 10 month away, so how could Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis not have playoff picks on the board yet? They are fixing that on this episode of Kings of the North, putting their first 12-team brackets on record. How many North teams? How many South? How many locks? Who are the off-the-radar contenders like Indiana and Arizona State turned out to be last year? They also review their five different playoff projections through the course of 2024 to help you figure out how much you should trust them. And there's a discussion of the new College Football Playoff committee members, and Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Six new members of CFP selection committee (03:30) • Look back at Doug and Bill predictions for 2024 CFP before spring football last year (22:00) • Doug and Bill top 4 seeds for 2025 CFP (53:40) • Doug and Bill first CFP bracket for 2025 (1:05:45) • Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:19:45)
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College football spring breakouts at Penn State, Maryland, Oregon, Nebraska, Syracuse, Kansas & more
Spring football has started at West Virginia, BYU and Kansas, with other Northern schools starting this week. On Kings of the North, that means a dive into 10 potential breakout players to watch this spring. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis chose players from Oregon, Nebraska, Maryland, Kansas State, Penn State, Ohio State and Syracuse, among other schools. Should you trust their spring breakout picks? A year ago, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith were two of the players they discussed. Plus a look at some Northern players who stood out at the NFL Combine, including a couple of Iowa State Cyclones. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • ACC agreement update (06:45) • First 5 players to watch during spring football (14:00) • NFL Combine notes (36:05) • Recapping our 2024 players to watch during spring football (55:40) • Final 5 players to watch during spring football (01:04:00)
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College football playoff seeding compromise? | Northern teams stacked with most returning production
Which Northern college football teams are bringing back the most and the least from last season? On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis look at the teams returning a lot (Illinois, Rutgers, Michigan, Cincinnati) and a little (Syracuse, Oregon, West Virginia). Plus more talk of changes to the College Football Playoff seeding, some NFL Combine updates, and Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • Northern news (01:30) • 2025 returning production - who has the most returning production? (21:30) • Who has the least returning production for 2025? (53:40) • Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:05:25)
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Texas in the Big Ten | No 12-team CFB Playoff | Brian Kelly still at Notre Dame | Change One Thing
College football changes on moments, from wins and losses to coaching swaps, from transfers to conference realignment decisions. On this Kings of the North, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis decide to Change One Thing with recent Northern college football history, from Texas joining the Big Ten to Brian Kelly staying at Notre Dame to Michael Penix staying at Indiana to big wins for Kansas State, West Virginia, Michigan and others with title implications. Thanks for joining Kings of the North for this quick version of some alternate histories. Chapters: Change one thing - • The Pac-12 stays alive (05:00) • Nick Saban stays at Michigan State in 1999 (14:10) • BYU beats Arizona State in 2024 (22:20) • Oregon or Kansas State make the 2012 title game (28:00) • 2024 is still a 4-team college football playoff (36:40) • Texas joins the big ten in 2010 (43:55) • Iowa hires Bob Stoops instead of Kirk Ferentz (50:55) • Michigan beats Ohio State in 2016 (59:20) • Justin Fields attends Penn State (1:06:41) • West Virginia beats Pitt in 2007 (1:11:00) • Michael Penix stays at Indiana (1:18:15) • Ohio State makes the 2017 CFP over Alabama • Wisconsin beats Ohio State in 2017 big ten title game (1:22:50) • Brian Kelly stays at Notre Dame (1:31:25) • Ohio State beats Georgia in 2022 CFP semifinal (1:36:25)
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Will College Football Playoff seeding change? | Six true title contenders? | Most annoying coaches
From head coaches on the hot seat to college football teams that should be happy with their head coaches; from college football seeding changes to the number of true national title contenders; from Northern first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft to the best first-year coach of 2025; Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis face 10 college football truths on this episode of Kings of the North. Plus Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking to wrap up the show. Thanks for joining Kings of the North. Chapters: • True or false on 10 statements about college football (02:15) • Statement 1 (02:44) • Statement 2 (25:20) • Statement 3 (31:00) • Statement 4 (35:30) • Statement 5 (45:05) • Statement 6 (48:35) • Statement 7 (59:00) • Statement 8 (1:03:05) • Statement 9 (1:06:50) • Statement 10 (1:10:15) • Whatcha watching, eating, thinking (1:15:00)
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