The Next Round (5/22/25) - Hour 1

An episode of the The Next Round podcast, hosted by DBL Down Media, titled "The Next Round (5/22/25) - Hour 1" was published on May 22, 2025 and runs 61 minutes.

May 22, 2025 ·61m · The Next Round

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Summary

Changes are coming to the College Football Playoff as the conference commissioners are set to vote for straight seeding. The top four seeds in the committee rankings would be the 1-4 seeds in the playoff bracket, regardless of conference championships. The concession is that the highest four conference champs, while potentially seeded outside the top four, would still receive the $8,000,000 payout. Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze is ranked as the 47th best power five coach by CBS Sports. Is this a fair ranking for the Auburn Football coach? In the same poll, Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lebby is dead last among power five coaches. Is the Mississippi State Football coach actually the worst in the P5? Do The Texas Longhorns have their best QB since Colt McCoy? Do The Florida Gators have their best QB since Tim Tebow?Texas Football and Florida Football certainly have Heisman contenders at QB but, just how good are they? What are our best case/worst case expectations for these first full time SEC Starters? Texas Longhorns QB Arch ManningOklahoma Sooners QB John MateerAuburn Tigers QB Jackson ArnoldFlorida Gators QB DJ LagwayAlabama Crimson Tide QB Ty Simpson Can Texas Football, Oklahoma Football, Auburn Football, Florida Football and Alabama Football all improve QB play in 2025? Our Champion’s Boxing 40-in-40 visits the Big Ten with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Can Iowa Football make College Football Playoff noise? Adam Rittenberg of ESPN gives his top non-QBs in college football. One of the biggest chokes we have ever seen: The New York Knicks blow a double digit lead at home to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It will go down as one of the biggest choke jobs we’ve ever seen, what is the biggest? The Oklahoma City Thunder and The Minnesota Timberwolves face off in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals Tonight. The Thunder are up 1-0 after a dominant performance Tuesday night. Visit the TNR store: https://nextround.store/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices