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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Does new football playoff really elevate the best teams?

    The newly expanded college football playoffs were supposed to make games more competitive. How come all the top-seeded teams crashed out?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 6, 2025 • 1 min read

    The newly expanded college football playoffs were supposed to make games more competitive. How come all the top-seeded teams crashed out?

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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Jan. 6 anniversary, TikTok trial, yacht rock
    1. 0:00Trump supporters are still spinning history of January 6
    2. 12:44Will Supreme Court uphold TikTok ban, could Trump stop it?
    3. 24:39Yacht rock: Inside the appeal and repulsion of ‘70s SoCal music
    4. 40:17Does new football playoff really elevate the best teams?You’re reading this
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