ESPN's Rece Davis on Year One of the College Football Playoff, Lobbying the Committee on TV, and the True Story of LANK

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🗓️ 19 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel are in Atlanta for the National Championship game and they kick off the weekend with an interview with ESPN's Rece Davis. They discuss the following: What worked with year one of the playoffs (2:06) His influence on the committee (6:05) Should first two rounds be at home campuses (20:18)? Working with Nick Saban and Pat McAfee (33:41) The real story behind “let a naysayer know” (47:25) Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Guest: Rece Davis Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.7	Welcome to Pressbox from the National Championship game.
1:17.9	That's right.
1:18.5	Right?
1:19.0	The National Championship pregame.
1:21.4	Pregame.
1:22.3	It's Brian Curtis.
1:23.1	It's Joel Anderson.
1:23.8	Brian Waters back at the home office.
1:25.7	Joel, we just interviewed ESPN's Reese Davis.
1:29.1	Yeah. Host of Game Day, known for a number of things in his career, including one you got to ask him about right at the end of this interview.
1:36.3	Oh, man, wouldn't that fun? He's so fun. I mean, there's one of those things you walk out, I've talked about Reese, you felt like maybe you might be buddies someday. You know, you might get to hang out with him some down the line.
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