Norm wakes up on a Monday and immediately chooses violence… toward the College Football Playoff Committee. In today’s episode, he tries to make sense of a ranking system that apparently pulls names out of a decorative bowl, rewards three-loss teams, and somehow decided James Madison is the belle of the postseason ball while Notre Dame and BYU get left standing outside holding the corsage.

If you thought the BCS was bad, congratulations — we’ve upgraded to BCS: Reloaded, now with bonus nonsense. Norm breaks down the committee’s “logic,” why head-to-head apparently matters only when it's convenient, and how a game played in AUGUST somehow shaped December rankings.

Spoiler: Norm is unimpressed. Mary is unimpressed. You will be unimpressed.

Grab your coffee. Or a helmet.

⭐ CHAPTERS

0:00 — What Was the Committee Thinking?

0:23 — Sponsor Message

1:28 — ESPN and the Praise Parade

2:10 — Remembering the BCS

2:37 — How the Playoff Is Supposed to Work

3:14 — Notre Dame, BYU, Utah, Vandy, Texas… OUT

4:06 — James Madison… IN

5:36 — The Clause That Broke the System

6:16 — Reviewing the Rankings

6:29 — Miami Jumps Notre Dame

7:53 — Early-Season Wins Suddenly Matter

8:36 — Body of Work Ignored

9:29 — BYU Gets Snubbed

10:14 — Alabama the Three-Loss Darling

11:08 — Comparing ‘Bama and Texas

12:11 — Playoff Matchups Begin

12:30 — Ducks vs. James Madison

13:37 — Sponsor Message

14:52 — Full Moon Healing Balm Plug

15:14 — Closing Thoughts

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Norm tries to make sense of the Cowboys’ Thursday night meltdown — a performance so bad it should come with a warning label. Between the defense taking the night off, the offensive line playing like they were on strike, Pickens running routes like he’s jogging a 5K, and penalties that felt like performance art, Dallas somehow turned a winnable game into a flaming 44–30 disaster. Playoff chances? Yeah… those packed up and moved out.

But don’t worry — Brandon Aubrey kicked really far, so everything’s fine. Totally fine.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Cowboys Faceplant Against the Lions

0:22 – Sponsor: Fluent Financial

1:24 – Aubrey Kicks While Everyone Else Crumbles

1:50 – Calling the Performance “Junk” Is Generous

2:07 – Defense? Nowhere to Be Found

3:01 – Secondary Gets Cooked

3:36 – Coverage Assignments From the Twilight Zone

4:03 – Detroit Runs Wild

4:32 – Offense Settles for Field Goals… Repeatedly

4:59 – Offensive Line Disaster Class

5:22 – Run Game Goes Missing

5:43 – Pickens Has a Night to Forget

5:58 – Penalties: The Gift That Keeps Ruining Everything

6:16 – Turnovers for Dallas, None for Detroit

6:42 – Playoff Picture? Crushed.

6:55 – Must-Win Scenario Fantasy Land

7:47 – The NFC East Dream Dies Again

8:07 – Fans Suffering, Players Should Be Too

8:27 – The Tape They’ll Watch Through Their Fingers

8:48 – Sponsor: Bob’s Steak & Chop House

9:29 – Full Moon Healing Balm Ad

10:43 – Sponsor Wrap-Up

11:05 – Follow the Show

11:36 – Norm & Mary Sign Off

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It’s Wednesday, December 3rd, and Norm is just wondering why the NFL insists on giving us a Thursday night matchup between two teams clinging to the playoff picture like a wet paper towel on a ceiling fan. Cowboys vs. Lions: one has momentum, the other has medical bills. One’s getting healthier, the other’s putting half their offense on IR. And yes—both somehow still have a shot at the postseason.

Norm breaks down just how desperate this “Survival Bowl” really is, why Detroit looks like a MASH unit, and why Dallas might accidentally stumble into relevance again. Then he pivots to the SEC, where Lane Kiffin is doing what Lane Kiffin always does: saying his “heart” is in Oxford while packing his bags for Baton Rouge and taking half the campus with him. Prayer? Please. Kiffin made his mind up before the postgame Gatorade dried.

It’s snark, it’s football, it’s Norm not buying a single ounce of coach-speak. Enjoy.

Chapters

00:00 - Norm Sets the Table for the “Survival Bowl”

01:24 - Cowboys & Lions: The Playoff Picture No One Wants

02:09 - Win and You’re Alive, Lose and You’re Compost

02:48 - Momentum: Dallas Is Hot, Detroit Is… Whatever the Opposite Of That Is

03:30 - Lions Go From “Contenders” to “Yikes” in Record Time

04:15 - Detroit’s Injury Report Looks Like a Hospital Directory

04:59 - Cowboys’ Injury Report: Basically No One Important

05:44 - Sponsor: Bob’s Steak & Chop House (Because Football Stress Requires Meat)

06:29 - Sponsor: Full Moon Healing Balm (Norm’s Battle with Blotches)

07:50 - Lane Kiffin: “My Heart Is at Ole Miss… Unless LSU Pays Me More”

08:35 - Why Kiffin Totally Lied About “Praying on It”

09:13 - Assistants Leaving Faster Than Fans After a Blowout

10:04 - The $12M Wink-Wink Nudge-Nudge Decision

10:47 - Norm Calls Kiffin’s Drama Exactly What It Is: Poppycock

11:19 - Sponsor Break #2

11:41 - Norm’s Sign-Off: Follow, Share, and Join Him for More Wondering

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