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How Would a 24-Team College Football Playoff Play Out in 2021-22? We Run a Simulator and Find Out!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if FBS college football had its own version of March Madness? Earlier this week, Jack put together a 24-team playoff (as well as two 12-team playoffs and a 16-team playoff) bracket featuring all 10 FBS conference champions and 14 at-large bids. You can peep the bracket here: https://www.jackvita.com/post/college-football-playoff-expansion-2021-12-16-24-team-playoffs.Jack is joined Andrew Stem and Chad Vautherine to simulate a 24-team College Football Playoff bracket and provide analysis along the way. They also chat about how a 24-team playoff might logistically work if the FBS were to go down that road in the future, as well as the pros and cons to such a format. Who will come out on top? Will the same four teams in this year's College Football Playoff still reach the Final Four? Join us for the college football event you didn't know existed and you didn't know that you needed!
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Amazing Race 14 Contestant and Casting Producer Jodi Wincheski Talks Survivor, Big Brother and Reality TV Casting

Jodi Wincheski, contestant on The Amazing Race 14 and longtime reality TV casting producer visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss her time on The Amazing Race and tell stories from behind the scenes of casting a reality show! Jodi worked as a casting producer for over ten years, casting for shows such as Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race! Jack and Jodi discuss how reality television has changed over the past decade, what casting producers are looking for when sorting through applicants (and how applicants can stick out), the challenges casting directors face, some of Jodi's best behind-the-scenes stories from working on Survivor, and more! Jodi now runs her own business (https://www.castingreality.net/) where she helps prepare applicants for applying, interviewing and auditioning for reality shows! For more information, you can get in touch with her at castingreality.net!

College Football Championship Week Recap: Cincinnati Makes History, Best Bowl Games, Heisman Race, Oklahoma Hires Venables

Championship week is over, and the College Football Playoff field is officially set! Andrew Stem and Jack provide a recap of the week's college football news, games and stories. How concerning was Georgia's performance vs. Alabama for the Bulldogs, heading into their CFP matchup vs. Michigan? Michigan clinches its first CFP berth in the face of tragedy. Would Cincinnati over Alabama be an even greater upset than 16-seed UMBC taking down 1-seed Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament? Did Alabama playing close games prepare them better for postseason play? Was this the easiest time the committee has ever had picking a top four? Jack and Andrew discuss the weekend's games and how it shapes their view of teams entering bowl season. They also preview the College Football Playoff, share their thoughts on must-see bowl games and which teams got shafted this bowl season. Later, they talk Heisman and share their picks, and provide a rundown of coaching changes, including Lincoln Riley fleeing Oklahoma for USC, Billy Napier taking the Florida job, Brent Venables replacing Riley at Oklahoma, LSU paying a king's ransom for Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman replacing Kelly at Notre Dame, Mario Cristobal potentially leaving Oregon for Miami and Washington hiring away Fresno State head coach Kalen DeBoer. Lastly, Jack reveals the first draft of his 24-team playoff bracket that he will be posting to jackvita.com later this week and running a simulation on next week.

EMERGENCY PODCAST🚨: MLB Lockout, MLB Hot Stove, Rangers + Mets Spend Big, Free Agent Madness

With Major League Baseball approaching a lockout, at midnight Thursday night, the Hot Stove has never been hotter. The Texas Rangers shelled out big money to Marcus Semien, Corey Seager and Jon Gray. The Mets gave 37 year-old Max Scherzer the richest annual average value salary in baseball history. Teams are aggressively pursuing free agents before the league officially locks out. Ryan Pacatte joins Jack to discuss the labor negotiations and what the next Collective Bargaining Agreement could include that will change MLB. Will we be seeing a universal DH or salary floor in 2021? Ryan and Jack break it all down. Then, they recap the biggest free agent signings up to this point and share their thoughts on a flurry of moves that have occurred thus far!

College Football Week 13 Recap: Michigan Breaks Through, College Football Playoff Scenarios, Kenny Pickett for Heisman, Championship Week Preview

Jack welcomes back Andrew Stem to recap the 13th week of college football action, as well as some other headlines from Major League Baseball and college basketball. But make no mistake about it, this is a college football episode! Andrew and Jack recap a spectacular weekend of football that featured Michigan beating Ohio State for the first time in 10 years, Oklahoma State topping Oklahoma at Bedlam for the first time since 2014, Alabama squeezing out a win in Auburn in the Iron Bowl, Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma and heading to USC, Billy Napier leaving Louisiana to take the Florida head coaching job, and much more! Jack and Andrew run through the week's biggest games, scores, news and headlines, then talk how Jim Harbaugh and Michigan finally broke through, the latest College Football Playoff outlook and scenarios heading into championship week, Jack and Andrew's Heisman picks, the most disappointing and surprising teams this college football season, and preview of all 10 of next weekend's championship games.

NFL Week 11 + College Football Week 12 Recap: Nagy OUT? Oregon OUT? Bears‘ Struggles, Dan Mullen Fired, Ohio State-Michigan, CFP Outlook, Week 12/13 Preview

Join Fort Wayne NBC News anchor Jack Keenan (@jackkeenannews) and Jack Vita for a jam-packed mid-week episode of the Jack Vita Show, as they look back on the past weekend's football action and preview the coming week's games. First, they round-up everything from Week 11 of the NFL season (0:00 - 30:25) and discuss the Bears' ongoing struggles (and what it means for the future of the team - is Matt Nagy ENTIRELY to blame?), the Seahawks falling to 3-7 (and what it could mean for their future?), the Vikings improving to 5-5, Mac Jones continuing to impress, and more. Then, they shift to their attention to how the past weekend's college football games shape the College Football Playoff and discuss paths to the CFP for top ten teams in contention, as well as Nebraska's decision to keep Scott Frost, Florida's decision to can Dan Mullen, how conference title races stand entering the final week of the regular season, the Heisman race, and plenty more (30:25 - 1:15:45). Finally, Jack and Jack preview this week's Thanksgiving and weekend NFL and college football matchups, making some picks along the way.

NFL Week 10 + College Football Week 11 Recap: College Football Playoff Scenarios, OU/Big 12 OUT? Worst NFL Game of the Year 2021

Jack welcomes back his trusty right-hand man and former college professor Andrew Stem to the show to recap all games, scores, news and stories from the tenth week of NFL action and the eleventh week of the college football season. First however, Andrew and Jack share some thoughts on the first week of the college basketball season, and when the proper time to put up Christmas lights is. Then, they dive head-first into college football (0:00 - 1:09:45). With less than three weeks to Selection Sunday, Andrew and Jack discuss College Football Playoff scenarios and how each of them would go about selecting the top four teams, come December 5. With Oklahoma's loss to Baylor, how difficult will it be for the Big 12 to send a team to the CFP? What needs to happen in order for a Big 12 team to get a bid? Andrew and Jack attempt to measure how 1-loss teams from the American, ACC, Big 12, Mountain West and Sun Belt stack up to each other? Where should UTSA's 10-0 record place the Roadrunners in Jack's top 25 for this week? They also talk MACtion, how things stand in major conferences regarding conference championship matchups, the week's best games, and more! Later, they round-up the weekend's NFL action (1:09:45 - END) and assess a messy AFC North, the worst close game of the 2021 NFL season thus far (Steelers-Lions), Ben Roethlisberger's value to the Steelers, the Browns' lingering struggles, and more!

2021-2022 College Basketball Season Preview: Is It Gonzaga‘s Year? Coach K‘s Last Dance, Expectations for Valpo, Big Ten

Jack welcomes Andrew Stem back to the show once again, to preview the 2021-2022 college basketball season! Together, they take a look at the lead stories heading into the season: Coach K's final season, the college coaching carousel, players transferring nationwide and players *legally* collecting paychecks in the sport of college basketball for the first time in college sports history. How will these lead stories impact the 2021-2022 season? Then, Jack and Andrew talk national championship contenders and favorites in each power conference, as well as top mid-major programs to keep an eye on coming into the season. They share their thoughts on their alma mater, Valparaiso University's hopes of competing in a loaded Missouri Valley Conference this season. The Big Ten once again looks like it will be the nation's strongest conference: which team from the Big Ten do Jack and Andrew like the most to win the conference? Tune in, as Jack and Andrew attempt to cover as much of Division I basketball as they can in an hour's time, with thoughts on the ACC, American Athletic Conference, Big East, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC!