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Contending for a playoff spot is what they expected. It took Smith third year at OSU to get it in the right direction. Every program expects instant turnaround or continuation. They look at Lanning and Cignetti and say... "We want that" but they're the exception. Lanning inherited a good roster but needed to completely overhaul it for his desired team. And Cignetti just transferred over a ton of guys from his previous team and did an instant rebuild which is incredible. Still want to see the Hoosiers lose... But I can respect what he's done. Most coaches can't turn around and put together a winning team in year one.

First round game at Autzen. Get those injured guys back on the field and warmed up for a good run. A month off with a bye is a LONG time and for someone like Dak who has missed all of November his last game would have been 2 months ago at that point and now it's against a team that had a warm up game. Let's have the warm up. Especially if we are the no. 5 seed and will probably need to go throw Ohio State to reach the championship game.

Sadiq did not have a good day. The pass end zone TD pass that he caught out of bounds was a slightly off target throw by Moore. But Sadiq had several passes in his hands that he dropped that would have been for good gains. Also... McClellan had a catch that wasn't. Or a PI that wasn't called. Moore felt off for a lot of that game but it wasn't completely his fault. A few more completed balls and he might have found that rhythm.

It would have to do with which bracket path puts us in the most advantageous position. Tend to agree with FD that no Buckeyes until the last game would be best.

The magnitude of OBD intercepting Williams, Jr TWICE (in be-fuskled Stadium, where that had never happenedin his budding career), seems to be lost in many of the national narratives.

Assuming Dante returns for '26, he could be scary good. With a healthy receaving and rushing corps, and an O-line anywhere near this season's standard, the offense could potentially be a monster.

Here's the story from ESPN. At least Smitty scored 1 B1G win this season. UCLA in play? He's a SoCal guy. ESPN.comMichigan State fires coach Smith after 2 seasonsMichigan State fired coach Jonathan Smith on Sunday, the school announced.

He could be a volunteer assistant for OSewe... ala Mike Riley pt deux

Dante Moore is playing his best ball yet, making Oregon a dangerous squad in the College Football Playoff Oregon quarterback Dante Moore playing his best ball of the season. His last three games have been superb. That makes the Ducks a dangerous squad when next month's College Football Playoff begins.

Shocking AP and Coaches Poll results boost Oregon toward great playoff spotAutzen ZooShocking AP and Coaches Poll results boost Oregon toward...Though the College Football Playoff Committee will do what committees do and muck things up, Oregon climbed to their highest ranking of the year,

Have to agree with Charles... Hopefully it would allow Oregon to resurrect a couple of currently unavailable players from injured reserve status. If not, #5-6 is probably OBD best option. It could potentially give an opportunity for the reserves to shine.

If we could move up eventually to a number three seed, then I would take the bye. I just don’t want to face Ohio State until the finals…

How about the team that lost its head coach, and apparently also its O-coordinator today? Ole Miss. A&M lost to Texas, which was the only team A&M faced in the upper tier of the final SEC standings. Didn't get much publicity, but A&M's conference schedule was comparable to the ease of Indiana's last season.

Agreed. A project like Michigan State would be a four or five year turnaround, but the patience factor is so extreme, and the expectations of a miracle…are crazy.

I would want a playoff game at Autzen, the players & fans deserve it, imo. I think it helps a team get tuned up more and better prepared for the quarter finals.

This is my problem with unbalanced schedules. Texas played 5 playoff caliber teams, including the bubble. ATM played two and lost to the team that played 5. The playoff committee continues to value wins and losses over body of work, schedule, and last season performance. Based on what I have seen the last few weeks, there is no question in my mind that Texas is a better team than ATM right now.

In my mind if you if you cannot finish better than tied for 5th in your own conference, why would you expect to play for a national championship? It is simple, win more games. Their overall record is merely 7th in their own league. No amount of self promotion should work.

So many of these coach firings are hilarious. He's only been at MSU for 2 seasons, what kind of changes were they expecting in such a short timeline? It's freaking M...S...U... 🤦‍♂️

Depends. If you're the 5th or 6th seed then I'd take the playoff game. You still get around 3 weeks of rest and your first opponent is either a G6 representative or the lowest P4 team that qualifies.

We seem to get dinged up in practices as much as games. That's a tough call for me.

I'll go with a bye into the quarters. One more week to get healthy, one less chance of a loss, less chance of injury (in theory!), rely upon last year's lessons in regard to a long layoff.

Minimum of 3 (yes 1 due to no CShip game next week), maybe 4 if chaos ahead of them and they sneak into the #4 slot. Which would mean the BIG would have 3 of the top 4 as I do not see the loser of osu vs Indy falling out of top 4.

It seemed like several throws were off target behind the receiver; however, there were several on the mark that were dropped

Michigan State plans to fire coach Jonathan Smith, sources say - ESPN

He's down the Lane to Red Stick. Ole Miss to hire DC Pete Golding to replace Lame.