Declining Athleticism

SVPod

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4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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SVP and Stanford Steve are back to break down the National Championship and the NFL Divisional Round while looking ahead to the conference championships. The guys were both in South Florida for the big game and discuss all the big storylines from Indiana’s 27-21 win, and also give Curt Cignetti and IU their flowers for an incredible, 16-0 season, answering how they got here and what led to such a dominant year. Plus, full recap of the Rams’ wild win over Chicago, Denver’s OT win over Buffalo and the fallout on either side and the Pats’ win over the Texans, which saw CJ Stroud struggle mightily again… Additionally, SVP tells the story of how he got not one but two head injuries and how he really doesn’t know how his car works. All that and more, including what to expect regarding this weekend’s epic winter storm. | SVPod Approximate Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (1:12) Steve has put in the miles with Delta (2:10) SVP doesn’t know how his car works (5:05) A winter storm is coming (12:44) National Championship recap (37:08) Should the committee get together after the season? (39:00) The Big Ten is on a dominant run (42:27) Miami’s future (49:32) NFL Div Rd recap: Broncos beat Bills (57:18) NFL Div Rd recap: Pats defeat Texans (1:00:00) NFL Div Rd recap: Rams top Bears (1:04:00) The most intriguing SB LX matchups (1:07:35) Air Force One got Mechanical’d (1:09:00) The Stroud situation & coaching news (1:14:30) Shoutouts & quick hitters (1:18:54) SVP’s pair of head injuries (1:27:41) Thanks for watching & programming notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.6	Reds in my feet. Steve's here. He's in a gang.
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0:52.6	Of course you will.
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