Why The Current College Football Bowl System Ruins The Postseason, Another Edition Of Coaches That Can’t Help Themselves and A New Segment (Poke The Boggs)

Welcome back, NLCPod people! We kick off 2026 with a deep dive into college football's broken bowl system, exposing how bowl executives rake in millions while athletic departments struggle and follow the money trail through the $1.3 billion ESPN CFP deal, revealing nonprofit bowl games paying CEOs over $1 million annually. We then ask, how do you remove the fat cats from the bowl money trough?We’ll also tackle another edition of our multi-part series, "Coaches That Can't Help Themselves," dissecting UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close's media coverage complaints and offering a hilarious checklist for coaches obsessed with press attention. We’ll also discuss the toxic dynamics between coaches and support staff and the mental health ramifications of those interactions. Plus, we’ll debut a new segment: "Poking the Boggs" with rapid-fire reactions to sports headlines.Timestamps6:36 - Boggs goes Pablo Torre on college football’s deeply corrupt bowl system. Where does all of the money go?36:29 - Another rendition of Coaches That Can’t Help Themselves. This time, we talk about a coach who didn’t think there was enough media at their road game right after Christmas.1:10:46 - A new segment, Poke The Boggs. Find out if Barca can make steam come from his ears. This episode was produced and written by Brandon Barca and Andy Boggs.Find us on all of the socials at NLCPod.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NLCPodX: https://x.com/nlcpodLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nlcpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlcpodTikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@nlcpod