The Braves needed 162 to get back to October as Atlanta faces a completely different playoff path than years past. Alabama fends off Georgia. Does Bama's big win make the Tide a lock for the CFP? Ole Miss doesn't waste time disappointing. Auburn's skid continues and the losing might not end any time soon. We break down Jayden Daniels' historic start, Jalen Hurts' turnovers, the mediocre Cowboys, the disappointing Jets and the resurgent Vikings in "Are They Good?" And we debate Pete Rose's posthumous Hall of Fame case in "This Day In Sports History."

A jam-packed College Football shows touches on everything from week 4, while looking ahead to UGA/Bama and beyond.

• The single-game, eye-test Top 5
• Hugh Freeze’s grade through 17 games
• Mack Brown gets humiliated
• Utah takes pole position in the Big 12
• Miami & Clemson on a collision course
• Travis Hunter’s Heisman chances
• LSU on upset alert vs USA?
• Army/Navy x2

Also, that Japanese guy for the Dodgers did a thing. We drool about it and compare it to Ronald Acuña’s 71/43 campaign. The Braves welcome the Mets to Truist Park Tuesday with the final NL Wild Card spot on the line. The White Sox etch their names in infamy. And ‘Brad’s Bets’ goes into the lab and mixes up a new formula for NFL wagers.

We wrap up a marathon football weekend with a marathon episode. NFL Week 1 is in the books and we name our Winners and Losers from the opening games.

Winners

• Dak
• Saquon
• “Eat” Celebrations
• Baker Mayfield
• Xavier Worthy Fluffers
• Jason Kelce’s wallet

Losers

• Brad
• Survivor Pools
• Greg Olsen
• Deshaun Watson
• Germany
• Atlanta’s new offense

James reacts to Auburn’s upset home loss to Cal. Kalen DeBoer gets a scare on the night the Tide honors Saban. Is Bama ranked too high? Notre Dame makes us look dumb. SEC Superiority in the AP poll. Too early to hit the panic button in Boulder? Texas flexes its muscle. And we give game balls to three quarterbacks and the best freshman in the SEC (and it’s not who you think it is). #LGM

College Football is back and we recap a huge chunk of the week one slate, including blowout wins by Auburn and Alabama.

“Good Win or Bad Loss?”

• USC 27, LSU 20
• Miami 41, Florida 17
• UGA 34, Clemson 3
• Vandy 34, Va Tech 27 (OT)
• Notre Dame 23, Texas A&M 13

Penn State gets style points in a big win at WVU while Big 10 counterparts Michigan and Oregon look ugly in victory. Clark’s preseason Heisman pick was the worst player in all of College Football in week one. Are Notre Dame and Miami already locks for the 12-team Playoff? And we look ahead to the big games in week 2: the Longhorns travel to the Big House, Cal visits the Plains & an intriguing quarterback matchup rejuvenates an old rivalry in Lincoln.

Aaron Judge is on track for his second 60+ HR campaign while in the midst of arguably the best season at the plate baseball has ever seen. Is the Yankee slugger the greatest right-handed hitter of all-time? We debate that and discuss Shohei Ohtani becoming the quickest player ever to 40/40. And why, despite two titans of the sport both playing for the league’s most popular teams, their legendary achievements aren't getting the media attention they deserve. We compare the 60-HR and 40/40 clubs to the 50/40/90 and 35ppg clubs in the NBA. And to the 2K rushing yards and 5K passing yards clubs in the NFL. Which of these is the more impressive accomplishment? Which athlete in these six sacred clubs had the most impressive season historically? All that plus a college football week zero recap & the age-old debate “Is the Bama dynasty over?” ‘Brad’s Bets’ returns for week 1.

We each rank our end-of-season top 20 teams and combine our three ballots to come up with a 12-team College Football Playoff. Then the hosts go round-by-round to determine a national champion. Heisman Odds: best bets (including three QBs from the state of Texas), longshots and non-QB's. We debate who's likely to be the first coach fired during the season. We look ahead to a lackluster week zero slate, but celebrate it nonetheless. And we discuss whether it's acceptable to have your wedding on a big gameday in the fall.

The Associated Press released its preseason College Football Top 25 poll Monday. We debate which teams will be the biggest risers and fallers between now and season's end. We also preview the entire season's schedule and rank the 10 most impactful matchups of the season. We put a bow on the Olympics and Clark tries to defend rooting against Team USA in the men's basketball tournament. Plus we touch on head-scratching decisions from golfer Matt Kuchar and the Hoover High School football coaching staff.

Olympics Spitballin’

• The USA’s no-win situation when flag football becomes an event in 2028. Who should suit up for the red, white and blue?
• Should Olympic athletes be paid?
• Noah Lyles’s noisy superstardom.
• An epic finish in golf and what, if any, format changes would we like to see?
• Plus, is Novak Djokovic the… dare we say it… Greatest Athlete of all-time? We debate following his gold medal win over Carlos Alcaraz.

Also in this episode: The White Sox skid approaches historic levels (at least at the time we recorded). Parity in MLB: Phils, Dodgers, Yanks and O’s have all taken their lumps. The new kickoff rules in football are just another step towards the inevitable. ‘This Day In Sports History’ examines a missed opportunity by the city of Cleveland and why the Korean population in Montgomery is thriving.