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Ohio State vs. Miami Big Game Breakdown and Picks for Cotton Bowl quarterfinal

December 30, 2025·1 hr 32 min·5 clips

Doug and Bill break down Ohio State vs. Miami at the Cotton Bowl before the New Year's Eve showdown.

This episode features Bill Landis and Doug Lambrice breaking down the Ohio State versus Miami college football playoff quarterfinal. The hosts are on-site at the Cotton Bowl to analyze the upcoming New Year's Eve showdown. They plan to examine both teams before concluding with their game predictions. Ohio State is currently favored by nine and a half points over Miami. Both hosts find the teams remarkably comparable in their underlying statistical success and explosiveness on offense and defense. Landis expresses difficulty seeing the game becoming a high-scoring affair given the quality of both defenses. The consensus hunch they identify is for a low-scoring and close contest. They reference Ohio State's playoff game against Texas in Dallas the previous year as a similar defensive "rock fight." This contrasts with Ohio State's higher-scoring playoff games against Tennessee and Oregon last season. The unexpected high score of the Ohio State-Georgia game is noted as a playoff anomaly. A central question is whether the widespread expectation for a tight game means everyone is right or potentially all wrong. The hosts ponder if they can uncover new tactical angles that broader analysis has missed. Landis specifically doubts that the statistical offensive comparability will translate to a shootout. He is prepared to be surprised if the final score deviates significantly from a defensive struggle. The possibility of a 41-37 type of game is explicitly dismissed as unlikely. The tone is analytical and conversational between two knowledgeable insiders. The style is a straightforward pre-game breakdown focused on matchups and trends. Listeners who enjoy detailed, statistics-informed college football playoff previews will appreciate this episode. Fans seeking hyperbolic commentary or pure entertainment might find it too measured.

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