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# ![@slmandel Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::27934142.png) @slmandel Stewart Mandel

The most significant development in college football is the turmoil surrounding LSU's coach Brian Kelly, with speculation about his potential departure and the school's financial commitments to coaches, including a $XXX million combined buyout for Kelly and Jimbo Fisher. Additionally, several top programs, including LSU, Florida, Penn State, and FSU, may be looking to hire new coaches soon. The college football landscape is also being impacted by TV ratings, with the SEC dominating viewership and some conferences, like the Big 12, struggling to attract large audiences.

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### Top Social Posts
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"UCLA has its man"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995549392980640025)  2025-12-01T17:43Z 218K followers, 42.1K engagements


"You wanted chaos. We've got chaos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1994615710321185025)  2025-11-29T03:53Z 217.9K followers, 82.4K engagements


"Not exactly. Its a tiny interview room tucked into the concourse of the stadium where fans were still exiting and a reporter opened the door not realizing the press conference had already started. (And that reporter was me.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1994797005957214617)  2025-11-29T15:54Z 218K followers, 930.9K engagements


"Stanford holding a press conference right now to introduce new coach Tavita Pritchard. Pritchard most recently QB coach for the Commanders was the QB who threw the winning pass in the 2007 upset of USC. GM Andrew Luck his former teammate made the hire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995919694059151661)  2025-12-02T18:15Z 218K followers, 21.4K engagements


"There are going to be at least three 10-2 Power X teams that miss the cut tonight. But also . 11-1 BYU These guys get no love despite: -- No. X strength of record -- Wins over 10-2 Utah and at 9-3 Arizona -- The one loss to 11-1 T Tech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996005875660804324)  2025-12-02T23:57Z 217.9K followers, 105.6K engagements


"Here's a development: Alabama has moved above Notre Dame. XX Notre Dame XX BYU XX Miami If BYU loses this weekend and ND and Miami are right next to each other ND is in trouble"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996008949007753459)  2025-12-03T00:09Z 217.9K followers, 194.7K engagements


"In a reversal from Warde Manuel said last year Yurachek says idle teams *can* move up or down on Sunday. Rece follows up by asking whether Miami is not necessarily stuck behind ND. "Following the championship games we are going to re-rank the Top XX and see where they fall.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996013208226930700)  2025-12-03T00:26Z 218K followers, 60.5K engagements


"Pat Kraft wont rest until hes gotten every coach in the country a raise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996622107581862362)  2025-12-04T16:46Z 217.9K followers, 97.2K engagements


"Another massive TV number for Ohio State-Michigan topping Texas-Ohio State (16.6M) as the top game this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996732808166101042)  2025-12-05T00:06Z 217.9K followers, 68.5K engagements


"One of the most influential figures in modern college football history has passed away. * Created the first conference championship game * Began SEC-CBS partnership * Spearheaded the birth of the BCS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997007716326559951)  2025-12-05T18:18Z 217.9K followers, 21.4K engagements


"Here is where Iowa State ranks in all-time winning percentage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997034020249694621)  2025-12-05T20:03Z 218K followers, 82.5K engagements


"Someone finally broke the seal on private equity. Expect others to follow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998429769772495153)  2025-12-09T16:29Z 218K followers, 251.2K engagements


"Hes a new man. He does hot yoga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995189970936721474)  2025-11-30T17:55Z 218K followers, 57.8K engagements


"Lane Kiffin has officially left a Playoff team before the Playoff for one of its chief rivals. It's an awful precedent that makes a mockery of the sport's postseason. And now it's probably going to happen all the time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995227823733461211)  2025-11-30T20:25Z 218K followers, 203.4K engagements


"Early this year the coaches association voted unanimously in favor of pushing the transfer portal from December to January. The reason: To help prevent players from *leaving their teams before the postseason*. As for the coaches themselves "  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995273119339258334)  2025-11-30T23:25Z 218K followers, 105.7K engagements


"If you didn't pick up on the "read between the lines" here: Clearly Saban told Kiffin he should take LSU. While also going on TV and urging Ole Miss to let him coach in the Playoff. Really hope GameDay goes to Oxford in the first round"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995621178611040693)  2025-12-01T22:29Z 218K followers, 298.1K engagements


"So would Vandy have a "signature win" if it hadn't beaten the Vols so badly they fell out of the Top 25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996053550330511847)  2025-12-03T03:07Z 218K followers, 200.3K engagements


"The interesting thing about ND is while we're debating whether they should be in the CFP at all almost every power rating has them as a top-5 team not borderline Top XX. Sagarin: No. X FPI: No. X FEI: No. X SP+: No. X Massey: No. X But those are predictive not resume"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996657316067004736)  2025-12-04T19:06Z 218K followers, 289.9K engagements


"Nielsen most-watched games Week XX OSU-Mich (FOX): 18.4M A&M-UT (ABC): 13.0M Ala-Aub (ABC): 11.3M GT-UGA (ABC): 8.7M LSU-OU (ABC): 6.4M Egg Bowl (ABC): 5.2M Ore-Was (CBS): 4.3M Van-Ten (ESPN): 4.0M Iowa-Neb (CBS): 3.8M UC-TCU (FOX): 2.74M IU-Pur (NBC): 2.69M UCLA-SC (NBC): 2.2M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997002557387071935)  2025-12-05T17:58Z 218K followers, 91.8K engagements


"Well that worked out pretty well for them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997004390566449370)  2025-12-05T18:05Z 218K followers, 79.6K engagements


"There wasnt a single realistic coach out there who would have been an obvious upgrade from Franklin. The guy won 10-11 games a year. All they can do is hire someone whos been impressive and hope for the best"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997032353454252052)  2025-12-05T19:56Z 218K followers, 61.3K engagements


"@garysparole They got passed by teams that won their conference title games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997454812213043411)  2025-12-06T23:55Z 218K followers, 34.1K engagements


"The committee compares teams in pools of 3-6. He's saying ND and Miami aren't even in the same pool right now (b/c of Miami's X unranked losses) so the H2H "tiebreaker" hasn't come up. But it could soon if teams between them lose and the gap closes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1990965638463136107)  2025-11-19T02:09Z 218K followers, 72.8K engagements


"For anyone with a team on the CFP bubble you might want to turn on K-State-Utah. Utes in trouble"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1992386328626073757)  2025-11-23T00:14Z 218K followers, 58K engagements


"How we holding up today YouTube TV folks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1987231421795270930)  2025-11-08T18:51Z 218K followers, 116.9K engagements


"My column from Austin last night on Texas A&Ms second-half meltdown. Amazingly the Aggies finished 11-1 without beating a single SEC team thats at least .500 in the SEC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1994767946158137465)  2025-11-29T13:58Z 218K followers, 201.4K engagements


"Miami did exactly what it needed to for the committee to flip them with ND. First time I genuinely believe Irish could get left out. Still a lot of moving parts though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1994865619712577820)  2025-11-29T20:26Z 218K followers, 943.9K engagements


"CFP berths wrapped up as of X pm ET. First 8: Ohio State Indiana Texas A&M Georgia Texas Tech Oregon Ole Miss Oklahoma X more: ACC champ G5 champ That leaves these six realistic teams fighting for X at-large spots: ND Bama BYU Miami Vandy Texas VERY crowded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1994922581552759119)  2025-11-30T00:13Z 218K followers, 3.9M engagements


"I'm not going to the mat for Texas. Field is too crowded already. But we really really need to stop defaulting to the loss column above all else"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995194933972713838)  2025-11-30T18:15Z 218K followers, 613.2K engagements


"Lane Kiffin at his presser mentions Pete Carroll encouraged him to take LSU. And then . "Coach Saban coached at another place in this conference so I can't say exactly what he said. But I think the world of Coach Saban I respect him and there's a reason I'm here.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995618424756863028)  2025-12-01T22:18Z 218K followers, 670.8K engagements


"Diego Pavia surged into a near-tie with Fernando Mendoza in The Athletic's Heisman Straw Poll. But of course Julian Sayin is lurking and plays against Mendoza this weekend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995905425733206377)  2025-12-02T17:18Z 218K followers, 24.1K engagements


"So first LSU and now BYU are just putting it out there that they plan to go well over the House salary cap. Best of luck CSC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1995978387001835565)  2025-12-02T22:08Z 218K followers, 347K engagements


"RIP Bahamas Bowl. Not coming back. But we already have a replacement: The Xbox Bowl on Dec. XX in Frisco Texas. And we already have a matchup: Arkansas State-Missouri State"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1996642369291407856)  2025-12-04T18:06Z 218K followers, 199.3K engagements


"The TV network press releases are pouring in. ABC: Most-watched college football regular season since 2006. ESPN: Most-watched college football regular season since 2011. Fox: Second-most watched on record. Another banner year for the "NIL is ruining everything" crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997075329425563701)  2025-12-05T22:47Z 218K followers, 96.9K engagements


"Great stuff from Matt. Umm -- how does this happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997109059875754469)  2025-12-06T01:01Z 218K followers, 905.1K engagements


"I'm picturing some other Matt Campbell in Iowa answering the phone going "Penn State Really But I'm an insurance salesman." Or they texted an outdated number for the real Campbell and the new owner reported it as spam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997110541706477771)  2025-12-06T01:07Z 218K followers, 60.3K engagements


"Some coaching searches take two months. Some take two hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997116145594466374)  2025-12-06T01:29Z 218K followers, 45.6K engagements


"This is refreshing to see. Coaching exits don't have to be nasty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997129761055981715)  2025-12-06T02:23Z 218K followers, 568.1K engagements


"ESPN keeps showing James Madison with a XX percent chance of making it if Duke wins. I dont know how anyone can be that certain of a subjective decision involving an unprecedented situation. I dont *think* theyd put 8-5 Duke in but I would not bet XX cents on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997365979249299953)  2025-12-06T18:02Z 218K followers, 54.7K engagements


"The Texas Tech defense is so scary. So may dudes. Cannot wait to see them go against an Oregon-type offense in the CFP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997393708778496383)  2025-12-06T19:52Z 218K followers, 30.5K engagements


"Massive FCS upset The No. X seed is out before the quarterfinals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997418065718559143)  2025-12-06T21:29Z 218K followers, 100.2K engagements


"Georgia not going to make things easy for the committee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997443937787883607)  2025-12-06T23:12Z 218K followers, 204.9K engagements


"May sound easy to you. If the committee leaves out the SEC title game loser for X teams that didn't play that's probably the end of the SEC title game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997447585024622817)  2025-12-06T23:26Z 218K followers, 1M engagements


"There is a very similar analog to this situation. In 2017 No. X Auburn lost 28-7 to Georgia in an SEC title game rematch. It was Auburn's third loss. They dropped five spots to No. X. Alabama at 11-1 and idle moved into the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997458400092033441)  2025-12-07T00:09Z 218K followers, 810.8K engagements


"I've heard a lot of Kirby Smart postgame/trophy stage interviews. It's clear no team in the history of football has overcome more adversity or proven more doubters wrong than Georgia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997466642788516235)  2025-12-07T00:42Z 218K followers, 118.4K engagements


"Relevant to No. X Alabama's situation. -- Since 2014 (excluding 2020) XX P5 teams lost their conference title game by 14+ pts. -- Only X of XX dropped less than X spots. -- The average drop was XXX spots. -- 2017 Auburn and 2022 USC fell out of 4-team CFP for idle teams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997497582453698562)  2025-12-07T02:45Z 218K followers, 137.4K engagements


"25 years covering college football. One of the most remarkable nights I can remember. Indiana and Duke are P4 champions. In football. Indiana is going to be the No. X seed. The Sun Belt champ might make the Playoff. The ACC might not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997532294392029324)  2025-12-07T05:03Z 218K followers, 174.5K engagements


"POLL: If you could make one change to the CFP format it would be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997741441234383298)  2025-12-07T18:54Z 218K followers, 276.6K engagements


"@NDFootball The No. XX team in the country opting out of a bowl game says the quiet part out loud: The big programs are CFP or bust now. Highly damaging precedent for a bowl system already clinging to hang on to relevance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997772101089214560)  2025-12-07T20:56Z 218K followers, 553.8K engagements


"@DaltonHill_4 @NDFootball The ACC gets the same check whether ND plays or GT plays "  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997793555771949252)  2025-12-07T22:21Z 218K followers, 16.5K engagements


"I've seen a lot of weird bowl things over the years. But this 5-7 Appalachian State is going to play conference rival Georgia Southern in the Birmingham Bowl after a whole bunch of other 5-7 teams turned it down. They played on Nov. 6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1997867781086462308)  2025-12-08T03:16Z 218K followers, 330.1K engagements


"Notre Dame opting out of a bowl was a gut-punch to an already fragile bowl business. They may have set a precedent for future snubbed teams that could have far-reaching consequences"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998070739627655281)  2025-12-08T16:42Z 218K followers, 60.1K engagements


"Notre Dame apparently decided that three hours of actually having public sympathy for a change was just too much to bear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998088496041619461)  2025-12-08T17:53Z 218K followers, 161.9K engagements


"The CFP has a credibility crisis thanks to its Tuesday night rankings shows. They're misleading. They set false expectations. They taint the process. And they're contractually obligated to keep doing them for another X years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998112265493696764)  2025-12-08T19:27Z 218K followers, 57.1K engagements


"Turned on Finebaum just in time to watch him predict all the games ND would have lost to if it played Vandy and Texas schedules. I believe it came out to 8-4 for one 7-5 for the other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998143029929197807)  2025-12-08T21:29Z 218K followers, 453.4K engagements


"Not backing down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998143479097270571)  2025-12-08T21:31Z 218K followers, 68.9K engagements


"Well that's quite the interesting vote split"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998176107515007240)  2025-12-08T23:41Z 218K followers, 110.6K engagements


"Official HEISMAN FINALISTS: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia Ohio State QB Julian Sayin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998179027606237552)  2025-12-08T23:52Z 218K followers, 42.6K engagements


"Yes I can just picture Notre Dames heartbroken players got together in the locker room and said You know what we should do Shut down our season so ESPNs ratings for the Pop-Tarts Bowl go down and they lose some ad revenue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998220800864960973)  2025-12-09T02:38Z 218K followers, 281.8K engagements


"I respect the players decision I do. But also that edible mascot may be a bigger TV draw than Notre Dame at this point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998227392117219469)  2025-12-09T03:05Z 218K followers, 210.9K engagements


"@bellicoseNDfan @ehannan73 @EmptySeatsPics Almost X million people watched that bowl last year and Iowa State was one of the teams. Theyre going to be fine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998288511951392940)  2025-12-09T07:08Z 218K followers, XXX engagements


"If our final Heisman straw poll is representative of the electorate Mendoza-Pavia is going to be one of the closest votes in Heisman history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998433073596448843)  2025-12-09T16:42Z 218K followers, 118.9K engagements


"@lupeinatl The College Football Playoff scourge of bowl games If anything viewership has never been higher"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998435220710895937)  2025-12-09T16:51Z 218K followers, XXX engagements


"I have once again ranked the XX most-likely national title matchups and had some more fun picking honorary captains for each one. Including a couple authors actors and softball players"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998436056044359804)  2025-12-09T16:54Z 218K followers, 29K engagements


"Hey remember that X vs. X game I kept hearing people say was "meaningless" Umm. XXXX million people watched it. Big Ten championship game record"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998516583602471054)  2025-12-09T22:14Z 218K followers, 146.1K engagements


"Fox and Ohio State now hold the three most-watched games of the season. Michigan: 18.4M Indiana: 18.3M Texas: 16.6M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998517140333408666)  2025-12-09T22:16Z 218K followers, 52.8K engagements


"In addition to XXXX million for Ohio State-Indiana the Bama-Georgia SEC title game also had a monster rating on ABC: XXXX million viewers. The others per Nielsen: Big XX (ABC): 9.0M ACC (ABC): 3.9M American (ABC): 2.4M MWC (FOX): 1.5M Sun Belt (ESPN): 1.14M MAC (ESPN): 1.06M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998557234163495374)  2025-12-10T00:55Z 218K followers, 15.6K engagements


"My "three most-watched tweet" above became outdated a couple hours later. Updating it to top 4: -- Ohio St-Michigan: 18.4M -- Ohio St-Indiana Big Ten title game: 18.3M -- *Bama-UGA SEC title game*: 16.9M -- Ohio St-Texas: 16.6M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/slmandel/status/1998568102892810562)  2025-12-10T01:39Z 218K followers, 11.8K engagements