# WEEK 16 - 2025 | The Iowa Nice Guy

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Podcast: [Iowa Nice Guy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-nice-guy-7524793)
Published: 2025-12-11T23:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CFLLC4334596775.mp3?updated=1765496116
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Duration seconds: 867

## Resource

Week 16 is here, and college football has officially lost its mind.The Iowa Nice Guy breaks down:• The broken expanded playoff• Rematches, blowout lines, coaches abandoning teams• Why the sport needs its own Magna Carta• Notre Dame’s playoff tantrum (and bowl opt-out)• Touchdown Jesus facepalming• The unmatched beauty of Army–Navy• Who Jimmy Rogers actually is, and why the new Iowa State era is fascinatingIt’s chaos.It’s hilarious.It’s heartbreaking.It’s college football.🍺 Presented by Modelo🎁 Cameo: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cameo.com_iowaniceguy&d=DwIFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=EzWofXbtzqa1byf8QYo1oRD_7WNW6qSyjTEiWHhA3rE&m=6d-cREMPbp_7Y5ClQ2SFImufrd3V1onFyDfYkMG6VPx_g43bvF02dMzMbNKtqXh3&s=QIfFTTjKcV-ziwifba7H5x-6XDRoC8FJs4ehOwnJh6I&e=🎬 Credits:Starring Scott Siepker as The Iowa Nice GuyWritten by Scott Siepker & Nick RenkoskiProduced by Rebekah DeWild & Scott SiepkerGraphics & Branding by Eric HermannSpecial Thanks: Keith Murphy, Chris Williams, Jake BrendBased on “Iowa Nice” by Paul D.H. Benedict & Scott Siepker

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