CFP Semifinal Preview Bonanza!
Until Saturday: A show about college football
The Athletic
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🗓️ 29 December 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Andy invites The Athletic's erudite beat writers covering the College Football Playoff semifinal contests on today's show to preview New Year's Eve's biggest matchups! Alabama's scribe, Aaron Suttles, confabs with Andy about which Crimson Tide team fans can expect on Friday. Also, how will 'Bama's offense handle Cincinnati's nettlesome defense (1:00)? Scrivener for the Cincinnati Bearcats, Justin Williams, shares what factor could lead Desmond Ridder and co. to a Cotton Bowl victory, and a berth to the National Championship (18:45). Austin Meek, Michigan's wordsmith, then joins to highlight which Wolverines playmakers could cause Georgia's defense fits (33:30). Lastly, Seth Emerson answers where the Bulldogs are at mentally after Alabama throttled them in the SEC Championship game. Also, will Georgia's offense open up their playbook against Michigan (46:45)?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Andy Staples show. |
| 0:10.8 | It is our playoff semi-final preview edition. |
| 0:14.3 | We're very lucky the athletic to have beatwriters covering a lot of the biggest schools in the country, |
| 0:19.3 | and we have beat writersriters who cover all four |
| 0:21.6 | of the programs in the college football playoffs. |
| 0:24.1 | So we're going to hear from each one of them today as we get you ready for the semifinals |
| 0:29.4 | on Saturday night. |
| 0:30.5 | So let's get started. |
| 0:31.6 | We'll start with the Cotton Bowl, and we're going to talk to Aaron Suttles about the number |
| 0:36.7 | one Alabama Crimson Tide. |
| 0:38.7 | He looks and throws, intercepted Alabama, intercepted Jordan battle. |
| 0:43.5 | Down the left side, 15, 10, 5, touchdown Alabama. |
| 0:50.0 | You know, folks, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Alabama is still |
| 0:58.2 | Alabama. |
| 0:59.9 | Join now by Alabama beat writer Aaron Suttles. |
| 1:03.7 | And Aaron, I think the casual fan is just assuming that Alabama has been destroying everyone |
| 1:10.4 | all season and that the, what they did against Georgia as representative of what they've done all season. |
| 1:15.9 | And so my biggest question since that game has been, was that this team growing up before our eyes? |
| 1:24.8 | Or was that just the best game this team has played? |
| 1:28.5 | I think that's the million-dollar question. |
| 1:31.8 | And I don't know. |
| 1:32.5 | If we're being honest, in Nick Saban, we hadn't trapped in a room and we water tortured him, |
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