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How the SEC can compromise with the Big Ten Go to nine conference games Penn State will get a new uniform first.

There we go. Life Long Fan< $$$. But yeah, he'll be around later.

If you're desperate for some football still and on the west coast. You by default meet one of those criteria Charles!

So, after spending a Saturday watching Big Ten football games… I wanna tune into the CW Network to watch Colorado State versus Texas State in the evening? Right.

Or in two years…

How Big Ten, SEC must compromise for next College Football Playoff expansion How Big Ten, SEC must compromise for next College Football Playoff expansion WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM It appears the Big Ten and SEC need to negotiate on what the next era of the College Football Playoff will look like. Here's where they should start.

The new Pac is the best of the old mountain West which absolutely means they will all consume each other regularly. Probably fun for viewers (if you actually want to watch those teams) but not great for their playoff prospects for sure.

It sounded like the NIL offer was greater from TAMU than Oregon on this one. He apparently is a life long Ducks fan but Oregon wasn't going to match the offer from what I've read. But this might be one we wait and see on come December.

Brandon Arrington, No. 1 athlete prospect in 2026, picks Texas A&M - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Brandon Arrington, the No. 1 athlete prospect and 14th overall recruit in the 2026 ESPN 300, has committed to Texas A&M.

B1G coaches comment, sub rosa, on B1G conference opponents. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-for-2025#gid=ci02fba553a0002724&pid=usc

On what planet does it make sense to pay a high school TE $10 million? Does that then make your QB worth $40 to 50 million? I can’t blame anyone to go after life changing money, but you have to wonder what goes on in the locker room and off the field when many proven seniors players, who are more important than any TE, are overlooked. The obvious answer is that they hit the transfer portal, but team chemistry has to be tense, at best, on certain teams. Managing egos is much more difficult than training athletes. I think that Oregon’s NIL collective is being sensible, if that is possible, in the current environment.

Boise St made noise cuz they were in the Mt West. I always thought that if WSU played the BSU schedule, they would make a bowl every year. And if BSU played WSU schedule, maybe make a bowl 1 out of 3 years. (In the old Pac12) Now the Pac (St)eight is the old Mt West, only with more parity. I see them all beating up on each other and none of them making a playoff, even at 16 teams! Canzano is desperate for Beavis to be relevant. He knows us Duck fans won't ever subscribe to his irrelevant b.s. What a goal, let's be the next Boise St!

I think it might be a short term strategy as well ... But for an additional reason. I think it might be a better use of resources until NIL deals for prep recruits calm down. This cycle some of the "sleeping giants" have woken up and discovered they do have money and can buy recruits and as a result we are seeing some outrageous prices. And the recruits themselves are all big shots in their relatively small fish ponds and many think they are worth more than they actually are. All this makes for a highly unstable recruiting environment at the high school level. Whereas, the portal is relatively more stable ... In an odd way because there are some rules and regulations around the portal and the portal window is so short. The bidding wars are short, intense and resolved in about a month. Whereas the high school recruits get YEARS to haggle. But I also agree that a portal heavy recruitment strategy has so far failed which is why Oregon has always done a hybrid but this year it feels like there is a greater need to rely on the portal than years past.

Great article David. A less visible reaction to the difference between the Oregon way and that of TAMU or USC is that by bringing in proven players who are being paid for their recognized worth, Oregon creates less chance of position room friction than the potentially hidden resentment veterans may feel towards newly minted high school millionaires. That may have played a part in Pregnon’s decision to transfer. Recognized worth is valued by veterans.

I love the article, David, and the research and quotes to support your points. I agree with this strategy, (especially at QB) but I also acknowledge that, 1) this is probably a short-term strategy until the underclassmen develop more, and 2) while it is an innovative strategy, it is an unproven one. But my bets are on the rest of the elite teams copying this strategy within the next few years. (Then Oregon will shift again?)

What does that even mean? Boise State had some shocking major bowl wins but they were never a contender for a national championship and will probably never be.

Only to those who don't understand how to maintain a stable roster. Oregon rarely loses any players to the portal they want. The NIL money is going to the roster and to the players who stay and produce. Much of the Oregon model seems to be come to Oregon and you'll get a fair deal. You'll develop and if you're good enough you'll get paid more and be ready for the NFL. Not a great pitch for those who want to be paid NOW. Which is what USC and others are using. However, USC did lose by far their best offensive lineman to the portal (to Oregon). So they obviously aren't doing a good job maintaining their roster. They lost other prices of their production as well. One thing has remained true even in the portal and NIL era. The rosters with the oldest players who have developed in the program the longest are still the ones winning the national titles. Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Georgia are the last four... All had senior heavy rosters who were in the program for a long time. Sure there were some important transfers but they supplemented the team and were often veterans themselves. USC can bring in all the No. 1 classes they want but they won't win anything if they can't develop and hold onto them.

Gotta pull for Coastal Carolina to keep the SEC out!

Oh little brother... John Canzano interviewed the retired commissioner from both the WAC and the Sun Belt, and he gave us that quote. So that is what Beavis aspires to? That they and Texas State hopefully become the next Boise State? Then he quickly added, “It never happened — but maybe this is the time.”

Oregon commit Xavier Lherisse 'locked in', cancels this weekend's Florida State official visit Oregon 2026 safety commit Xavier Lherisse is rock solid with the Ducks, announcing on Thursday that he will no longer visit Florida State this weekend https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/xavier-lherisse-oregon-ducks-football-recruiting-251079059/

In 2018 a blunder cost them against the Beavs, this time they collapsed against LSU. Arkansas Blows Win Against LSU With 9th Inning Collapse, Razorbacks Officially Cursed At College World Series WWW.OUTKICK.COM The Razorbacks will have a hard time forgetting this game against LSU, as they once again choked away a game at the College...

SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM Elon Butler hit 37 home runs with 112 RBIs while at Cal.

Bret Bielema, who coached in the SEC, Gets It! Can't Wait For Saturday Illinois coach making the right points on CFP SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Jun. 19—*** In a Chicago media blitz on Tuesday, Illinois football coach Bret Bielema made two very good points. First, he wants to see the College Football Playoff expanded to 16 teams when the...

Thank you, friend 30, for honing in on today's most important college football issue, a possible revision to the playoff format that means hundreds of millions of dollars. Tony Petitti cannot allow the B1G to be sucker punched by the duplicitous Greg Sankey.

TAMU & Jimbo should have been a flashing stop sign, but USC and Riley are blasting through it. NIL and the portal have made roster stability archaic, but USC in the midst of a drought thinks making a big splash is a sound strategy. Meanwhile, Oregon, the flashy brand, is playing it cool.