Our final show of the year puts a bow on 2024 as we highlight which athletes, coaches and fanbases had the best years, and which ones have already turned the calendar towards 2025. We also play Santa and give out gifts for the year to come. The College Football Playoff has a blowout problem, but this is nothing new. We examine Saquon Barkley's quest to break the single-season rushing record and why the Eagles shouldn't allow it to happen.

Jordan Kirkland joins the show to talk college basketball (and a little New York Knickerbockers).

- Spike Lee or Charles Barkley?

- Angel Reese or Trae Young?

- Selecting the All-Auburn and All-Alabama Teams for the last 30 years.

- The SEC dominates the new AP basketball poll.

The Oklahoma City Thunder get a national stage Tuesday night to show why they may be the Celtics' only obstacle to a title defense in the NBA Cup finale. We analyze the short list of potential threats to OKC and Boston. The leagues's 3-point barrage reaches new heights. The College Football Playoff kicks off this week, but is being overshadowed by an inconvenient "free agency" period. We break down the transfer window with a focus on the quarterbacks on the move. 'Chapel Bill' begins a new chapter in Carolina. And in the NFL, the Detroit Lions can't catch a break

SMU nabs the final spot in the College Football Playoff over Alabama. Why Greg Byrne and the entire Crimson Tide program have no one to blame but themselves. Do conference championship games have an expiration date? The SEC turns into a basketball conference. Juan Soto signs a record-breaking contract with the New York Mets. Where do the Yankees go from here? The National League is a gauntlet and the American League has never been more wide open.