Welcome to Power-T Talk, Year 2026! We are back and discussing the world of college football as we delve into the playoffs and the silly season that is the transfer portal. First, we discuss the current landscape of college football; how legitimate is a national title in 2026? And what era produced the "most legitimate" titles? In reviewing the Music City Bowl, what our the main takeaways from Tennessee's loss? Tennessee announced their defensive staff, we give a quick synopsis of the new coaches on that side of the bowl. Looking at the transfer portal and what Tennessee has lost...but also which transfer out bothered us the most. Then we review the upcoming five days of playoff games and give (unserious) predictions!
0:00- Introduction
0:27- Daniel's New Year Diatribe...The legitimacy of college football champions
8:48- The NFL-ization of college football
14:07- The Portal "Market" & future development of players
19:25- Would a college football head coaching job even be fun?
24:27- Initial Music City Bowl Game Thoughts
27:41- The snap counts made zero sense defensively
34:48- How being unable to stop the run ruins everything
38:41- Defensive staff overhaul
45:13- Addition by subtraction on the defensive line
50:39- Who has Tennessee lost in the portal so far
54:18- Why Lance Heard leaving sucks
1:05:58- Playoff conversation (NCAA & NFL!)