The calendar has turned to August, conferences have realigned, and media days have ended. And that, friends, can only mean one thing:

It’s time for another Pop-Tart to be sacrificed. No? That’s not it?

How about … it’s time for Chip Kelly to look ridiculous in a reflective vest and hard hat? Still no? (Well, actually, that one’s true; go check the picture.)

Oh, right. It’s time for Season 15 of the Carla and Crappy Show. Hi there, boys and girls. Welcome back.

We kick off our season with some friendly catch-up time, discussing what we each did on our summer vacations. Carla went to Canada (it’s cold there), Crappy dealt with some not-so-fun health stuff, and yes, AJ actually witnessed a Pop-Tart sacrifice in person. (He says it was delicious.)

From there, we waste no time at all … wasting time. (At least according to AJ’s sensibilities.) We review the coaches’ preseason poll and reveal our Top 5 rankings, with the complete and total understanding that preseason rankings are absolutely meaningless. Ahem.

We also take a moment to look at some of the big picture storylines and issues that we’re each interested in heading into the season. While Carla and Crappy have the Big Ten and SEC on their minds (no real surprises there), AJ attempts to level expectations for his Beloved Bows.

From there, AJ quizzes us on what has become an annual tradition: “Where Are They Now?” While realigning the teams was relatively easy, the players and coaches were not. (Kirk Ferentz was noted as upset.)

And then, following the news that the Big 12 has become the Monster Energy Big 12, thanks to a new (and financially underwhelming) sponsorship deal, we take on the challenge of making suggestions to each of the Power 4 and Group of 6 (yes, friends, there are six conferences this year, get used to it) for naming rights of their own. Also, yes, the #CnCShow is accepting sponsorship offers for 2026. Inquiries welcome. Have your people get in touch with our people.

With that, we’re off and running. Or almost driving. Or scheduling colonoscopies. Whatever. We’re back, friends, and we can’t wait to spend Season 15 with all of you. We’ll be back in a couple of weeks for our first episode featuring actual college football games. Cheers, yinz and y’all.

Then there was one. Just one lone game remains on the college football schedule for the 2025 season. Yet somehow, yes, we still manage to talk for more than an hour. Welcome to the final Carla and Crappy Show of Season 14.

We begin by discussing our player and coach of the year picks (and there are a lot of good candidates!). Then, as promised, we take a look back at just how wrong we were in our first episode of the year when we picked our preseason CFP brackets. Kudos to AJ, who, remarkably yet unsurprisingly, had several selections correct. Carla and Crappy? Not as much. Although Carla’s quip about who would win the ACC ended up being a bit too on the nose.

Then, we recap the two CFP semifinal games, including Miami’s late heroics to top Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl and another absolutely dominant performance by Indiana over Oregon in the Peach Bowl.

But then … it’s time. Let’s tie a bow on this season, shall we?

College Football Playoff National Championship: No. 10 Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana (7:30 ET Monday, ESPN): We’re extremely interested in seeing how the Hurricanes defense fares against the Indiana offensive line. Can they pressure Fernando Mendoza enough to slow down the Hoosiers recent offensive domination? While Miami has escaped clock management issues thus far in the playoff, they haven’t been mistake-free by any means. Luckily for Miami, they were able to overcome those mistakes against Ole Miss. But if any team in the country right now likes to capitalize on opponents’ mistakes, it’s Indiana. Between that, the line play, and the absolute cat-and-mouse game that Curt Cignetti is playing with opposing coaches … we don’t see how you can pick against those Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers to win the whole darn thing.

And with that, we bid adieu to the 2025 college football season and Season 14 of this here little pod. As always, we appreciate you — our listeners, viewers, and readers — for your continued support (and tolerance?) of our antics. On to Season 15! We should throw a party or something. Or at minimum, get Cig a beer.

Thanks for an incredible season, friends. Cheers.

The end is near, friends … unless you’re the Sugar Bowl, that is, and then you’ll have one second left for three plays and two stage moves.

But as bowl season has now come to a close, there are just three FBS games remaining on the college football calendar. And in a year where we’ve rooted for chaos, we’ve gotten just that. Of the four remaining teams in the CFP, two have never won a national title, and the other two have waited a really, really long time.

If we learned anything from the results of the four quarterfinal bowl games, it’s this: Never underestimate the power of spite.

Speaking of spite, it was Carla’s spiteful pick of Illinois over Tennessee in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl that sealed her as this year’s Bowlapalooza champion. Also, an honorable mention goes to Avocado, who had the closest pick for the tiebreaker, which was the total score of the Celebration Bowl.

And then … yep, just two games on the agenda for this week. But boy, are they good ones.

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (7:30 ET Thursday, ESPN): In the Cotton Bowl, the Canes were able—as Crappy feared—to pressure the quarterback. Combine that with a solid defensive effort (including that pick-six that Julian Sayin will likely see in his sleep for the next several months), and Miami finds itself as one of the last four standing. Here’s the challenge, though. There are beasts in the middle of the Ole Miss defensive line. And did you see the elusiveness of Trinidad Chambliss? The strategies that Miami used against Ohio State might not be quite as effective against the Rebs. Add to the equation that Ole Miss is playing with a whole bucket full of spite … and we’re all leaning Rebs in this one.

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 1 Indiana (7:30 ET Friday, ESPN): Oregon blanked Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl, which was something none of us saw coming. The Ducks shut down what had been a fairly potent Red Raider offense while managing to break through the stellar Texas Tech defense. It was an impressive win. But the most impressive win of the quarters belongs to Indiana, which, to borrow the words from the broadcast booth, “embarrassed” Alabama in the Rose Bowl. How dominant were the Hoosiers? Their entire offensive line was named the game’s offensive MVP. Remember what we said about spite? Indiana has it. Curt Cignetti has it. (Google it.) The Hoosiers are playing like a team on a mission. And we’re all in.

With that, there’s just one game and one more Carla and Crappy Show remaining in 2025 (even though it’s 2026 … yes, it’s confusing). And we’ll wrap up what’s been an unexpected college football season on our final show in the best (and likely most embarrassing?) way possible: By seeing just how wrong we were with our preseason CFP bracket picks. (Egads.) Cheers, friends.