While the rest of the nation is voting on the things that matter, we vote on the things that don't. The hosts take to the polls to cast their ballots on the rules, traditions and quirks in sports to decide if any sweeping changes need to be made to the games we love. The first College Football Playoff rankings are out and we give our instant reaction. And lastly, we assume the role of Athletic Director at a handful of universities and determine whether or not to kick certain football coaches out of office, or give them a mandatory four more years. 'Brad's Bets' sees a streak come to an end.

The dominant Dodgers take a commanding World Series lead thanks in large part to the theatrics of a hobbled Freddie Freeman. We discuss where Freeman’s Game 1 walk-off fits in the annals of World Series history. And why baseball consistently delivers moments that other sports just can’t do with the same frequency. Aaron Judge is a disaster and his playoff sample size is growing uncomfortably large. ‘NFL Headlines’ makes its return to the podcast after a wild Week 8 that featured all 32 teams in action. Auburn finally notches a win, Bama finally looked like Bama and Texas A&M sits alone atop the SEC. The hosts officially agree to put their first team in the College Football Playoff. Targeting, replay and the negative impacts on an entertainment product.

We analyze the Power 4 conferences in CFB and try to determine who will meet in the conference title games... because nothing ever goes wrong when we predict the CFB future. UGA rolls Texas despite Carson Beck once again looking less than pedestrian. The panic button officially gets pushed in Tuscaloosa. Auburn is allergic to victory. And we preview a unique set of critical matchups in Week 9. A monster World Series featuring the sport's two biggest stars begins Friday. How does the Judge/Shohei clash compare to the greatest individual championship matchups of the past 40 years? We put it up against Christian Laettner vs Chris Webber, Brady vs Mahomes, and Magic vs Bird to see where it stacks up. The NBA season kicks off this week. Brad analyzes four offseason roster additions he's high on, and four that give him some pessimism. An All-World Series 'This Day In Sports History' closes the show.