Joe, Doug, Tom, and Ron discuss the college football playoffs, a process that left everyone very happy. OK, maybe not.. They also explore proposed changes to the playoff system, the future of bowl games, and the matchups for Mizzou and Illinois.

Did Andy Reid gamble the season away for the Chiefs? Brady Cook and Shedeur Saners get their shot in the NFL and Philip Rivers is set to show that 44 is the new 22 -- without swearing.

Mizzou goes down hard in the Border War against Kansas and the last two minutes of college basketball games take a long, long time. And don'd feel bad if you can't name a Penn State basketball player.

The Cardinals don't make a move at the winter meetings, unlike when Rollie Fingers was briefly a Cardinal. Pete Alonso goes to Baltimore, but can he pitch?

The Blues are down to seven of their top 12 forwards, yet almost reached the .500 mark. Can they tread water until reinforcements return?

The soccer Billikens go for a National Championship this weekend and hydration breaks are coming to the World Cup, if players are thirsty or not (TV networks are!). All of this and cornering the market on frozen orange juice concentrate in this week's episode of the St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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