Twice As Many Popes (Mike Golic Jr's Version)

We are a bowling ball covered in knives. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss Notre Dame's college playoff snub and how the post-season teams are decided; Fernando Mendoza and the unreal story of the Indiana Hoosiers; we break down the NFL Wild Card weekend and look ahead to the divisional round.   Links: Mike Golic Jr's daily TV show, Golic and Golic Mike Golic Jr. on Bluesky Notre Dame Shockingly Excluded From College Football Playoff (Sports Illustrated) Notre Dame opts to skip postseason entirely after being left out of College Football Playoff (NBC Sports) Indiana is part Cinderella story, part spirit-breaking bully, and 'the secret's in the dirt' (The Athletic) Fernando Mendoza, Heisman winner, started his football career as QB4. Look at him now (The Athletic) Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers coach, ending 19-year run (ESPN) Sources: Marcus Freeman to stay at Notre Dame despite interest from NFL (ESPN) 'Architect of the turnaround' (Bill Snyder's story on NCAA's website) "I will remember going 98 yards with my boys" (YouTube) Bears fans come together with the help of cheese graters, both real and fake (WBEZ Chicago) George Kittle posts 'I'll be good' on Instagram after tearing Achilles tendon (The Athletic) Why Nick Sirianni, A.J. Brown got into sideline argument during 49ers vs. Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) Bills' Josh Allen: Limited by trio of injuries (CBS Sports) The Athletic Football Show (YouTube)