Now, Indiana is in thin air.

This is uncharted territory.

They have officially left the orbit of average.

They are in deep space where the stars look different.

There's no radio contact with the team they used to be, right?

This is a space, though, that has long been occupied by the Crimson Tide.

Welcome in. It's always college football. I'm your host Greg McElroy. And man, did the first

round deliver the kind of drama we were promised? I think it did. I think it was terrific.

We saw history made as Alabama became the first team and the 12 team era to win a playoff

game on the road. They erase a 17 point deficit in the first team and the 12 team era to win a playoff game on the road,

they erase a 17-point deficit in the process.

Then the next morning, it felt like the games were almost simultaneously back-to-back.

Miami goes into arguably the most hostile environment in all of college football

grinds out a 10-3 defensive masterpiece,

and Ole Miss and Oregon defend their home turf with very dominant performances

and sent a clear message to the college football world that they are here,

and they are ready to make a run.

But now you got the heavyweights coming off a buy,

and today we will preview

the quarter final slate. This is going to be just a four-game slate in a, I don't know,

26-hour period that is going to be phenomenal. I hope you guys are as excited as we are. We

kindly ask you before we get into the games to go ahead and subscribe to the podcast,

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