Carla and Crappy Show: The Eddie O Is Out Edition

It’s Week Eight of the college football season, and we’ve had a remarkable stroke of timing, as far as this week’s guest host is concerned: Crappy’s former colleague Tyler Batiste, now the managing editor for The Athletic’s NBA team, is a proud graduate of THE Louisiana State University -- so naturally, we start with the news that Ed Orgeron will be done in Baton Rouge at the end of the current season. Both sportswriter Tyler and grad/fan Tyler said it was time for LSU to make that move, even though Eddie O is just two years removed from winning a national title with one of the better teams in CFB history.

TRIGGER WARNING for our Penn State friends: When Crappy asks Tyler who he wants to lead LSU next season, you guys might want to cover your ears.

The good part about last weekend? Tyler at least got to enjoy the shootout between the Tigers and Florida, while Crappy was totally happy with his alma mater’s performance at Buffalo -- for one half, at least.

The smaller schools get their usual attention, via AJ’s After Dark report (Note from Crappy: I’m going to up anyway, because Ohio State-Indiana is a night game) and Crappy’s look at last weekend’s Cornell game, which resulted not only in a win for the Big Red but the first two carries for Crappy’s nephew. Bonus: A shoutout for Tyler's hometown team, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, who happened to massacre Crappy's Bobcats in the season opener.

And while there are no ranked-on-ranked matchups this weekend, there are still a few -- four, specifically -- that warrant an extra look:

LSU at No. 12 Ole Miss (3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS) This is the AJ Fun Index Game of the Week (75.5 o/u), and in spite of the drama at LSU this week, this is a game that the Tigers totally can win. Leave your golf balls at home, folks.

Clemson at No. 23 Pitt (3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN) There is so much weird involved with this game, but the weirdest is this conclusion: Pitt. Should. Win.

No. 5 Ohio State at Indiana (7:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC) Now that Crappy has Purdue to worry about, this is no longer the angstiest game on the schedule. And even if Michael Penix plays, the Hoosiers won’t outscore the Buckeyes.

USC at No. 13 Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC) This game is a test of the new theory posed by AJ over the past few weeks. It’s the USC Postulate, which holds that the Trojans win on the road but struggle at home. If AJ is correct, this will be a win for SC; Tyler and Crappy are … skeptical.

One final thing? Tyler wants to know one thing: When will Joe Burrow get a room in the Heisman House? And for Crappy? Look, we have the managing editor for The Athletic’s NBA coverage on the show -- of course we’re going to ask him a couple questions about the brand-new season. Huge thanks to Tyler for joining the show on a pretty busy week, and thanks to you guys for watching and listening as always. Enjoy the games, everyone, and we’ll see you back here next week.