The College Football Playoff quarterfinals have arrived, and we’re unwrapping every matchup like overcaffeinated kids on Christmas morning. We also dive into the mysterious disappearance of homefield advantage across modern sports — stadiums are louder than ever, yet somehow less intimidating than a mall Santa. MLB free agency continues to spin like a snow globe in a wind tunnel, so we sort through the latest offseason chaos and who’s spending what on whom. But from the jump, we break down why Aaron Rodgers might be getting a surprise Christmas gift from the Packers this weekend, because nothing says “holiday spirit” like AFC North drama.

Sports aren’t real, but the holidays make them feel even weirder.

The College Football Playoff field is set, and Notre Dame is left standing outside like the kid who forgot his permission slip. We deliver the raw, unfiltered reaction to Brandon Nimmo packing his bags for Texas — Rangers fans rejoice, Mets fans spiral. And then we dive into the true villain of modern sports: social media, where every DraftKings hopeful becomes a ruthless heckler and every fan thinks they’re the GM.

Sports aren’t real, but manufactured narratives certainly are.

James Franklin is coming back to the sidelines less than a month after Penn State showed him the door, proving that coaching careers have shorter cooldowns than microwaved Hot Pockets. Meanwhile, David Stearns is out here ruining baseball one front-office decision at a time — turning the Mets into a case study in how to weaponize spreadsheets against joy. And in the most Alabama fever dream imaginable, we break down what it would take for Tua Tagovailoa to ditch Miami, return to Tuscaloosa and become the Crimson Tide’s head coach. Spoiler: it involves a lot of booster money and probably a statue.

Sports aren’t real, but these storylines are too wild to ignore.