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Great article Jon (as usual)! I wouldn’t have guessed the SEspnC would take on more challenging competition. Could it be they’re looking to expand their TV ratings beyond those dominant numbers in conference games? And the playoffs. What do you think of keeping the format at 12? Especially with the opaque grading system the committee uses? Personally, I believe the P2 will always get 7, if not 8 in the current format if it’s expanded. Since controversy actually drives ratings, is it possible the P2 keeps the status quo and tweaks the regular season more? If we see a Super League, who gets invited? How many teams would participate? Would ratings collapse for the sport overall? The SEC completely drives ratings, with only Michigan and Ohio State pulling comparable numbers. Much to mull over for Sankey and Pettitti. Plenty for us to speculate about.

I know preseason rankings are a crapshoot and right now there isn't a consensus top team unlike the past few years. There isn't an Alabama, Georgia, Clemson or Ohio State that is returning most of their roster from a championship squad. How many of us would've predicted Oregon would hang onto the number one ranking most of last year and be the only undefeated team heading into the playoff? They had to go to Wisconsin and Michigan, they also hosted Ohio State. This was their welcome to the B1G. So since we are are still a little over three months to go before the season starts and it's kind of the dead season for sports unless you're a baseball fan(I'm not). I would like to see what most would predict are going to be the top 10 teams exiting spring practice. We can always laugh about these after the season starts. Here's mine. 1.) Ohio State 2.) Texas 3.) Oregon 4.) Penn State 5.) Georgia 6.) Notre Dame 7.) Clemson 8.) Alabama 9.) South Carolina 10.) LSU I know Oregon, Texas, Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame are all breaking in new QBs and a good amount of their rosters. But I believe in the abilities of those head coaches and the systems they run. Ohio State is coming off a title run and despite losing 14 guys to the draft, I gotta give them the nod. Ryan Day has never lost more than two games as a head coach. As far as Clemson, LSU and South Carolina. I believe in their returning QBs to carry them despite what most see as questions scattered about the rest of their rosters. I do believe you can carry momentum from one season to the next. Last, I can't imagine James Franklin winning a title even with all their returning talent, including Allar. I see them as a playoff team. But I just don't have any faith in their ability to win three or four straight times against elite competition. They got an absolute gift of a road to the championship game last year and they still blew it. That won't happen again. I believe the selection committee will do a better job balancing out the bracket.

Beware The Ripples! Examining the QB ripple effect of Jared Curtis' Georgia commitment SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Oregon could focus all of its attention on five-star Ryder Lyons after losing out on Jared Curtis.

Akili Smith Jr. Reminds me of a young Jaden Daniels. We're likely set for the next 3 years at QB with who we have on our roster right now, let alone transfer portal options that will exist.

Oregon Recruiting Hour: When Will the Ducks' Skid End? There are always twists and turns, ebbs and flows and highs and lows in recruiting. Right now Oregon is definitely in a low, with no new commitments since February and three priority targets pledging to other schools in recent days. 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis committed to Georgia, 4-star wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt committed to Ohio State and Derek Colman-Brusa committed to Washington. So what’s going on with the Ducks on the recruiting trail? When might this dry spell end?

I’m missing something I think. Outside of Stanford I can’t think of a a franchise QB coming out of Georgia. Bobo was a good college QB ( I think ), as was Bennet ( I guess ). Hines Ward turned into a feared wide receiver for Pittsburgh but only took a few snaps at QB. Oregon however has a QB list far outweighing the Bulldogs which couldn’t hang onto to Beck. Curtis should start right away and will be successful because of the cast of studs around him. If he goes to the Ducks I see him sitting for maybe 3 years. Judging from the spring game we are in excellent shape at qb. Worry Not my friends.

College football win total projections: Updated 2025 marks in SEC, Big Ten Oddsmakers prefer the Big Ten's elites over the SEC's title contenders it appears https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-win-total-projections-updated-2025-marks-in-sec-big-ten-249666602/#2645869

B1G Spring Overreactions? Overreactions in CFB? Who knew? Big Ten spring overreactions: Ohio State has title repeat in sight, Oregon evolving into the new Georgia - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Parsing through the biggest overreactions as Big Ten spring practices have come to a close

See you in December, see you when it's Signing Day. Before Signing Day, a 'Commitment' is Nihil, Latin for 'Nothing.' And unless the Portal is reined in, many of the players you don't sign today will be there on the rebound. This kid could have stayed with his original 'commitment' and saved the Dawgs and the Ducks time and money. Like Ty Thompson, he plays in a lower-level high school football conference. Leading recruiting rankings today is as meaningless as a lead at halftime.

Notre Dame is a conference unto itself? When it comes to the CFB PO, this is true. The Notre Dame Conference: Unique agreement with Clemson only strengthens Irish's bid to remain independent - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM More special treatment for Notre Dame shows why there's no reason for the Fighting Irish to join a conference

More on the Tigers vs. the Domers. Clemson, Notre Dame to announce 12-year scheduling agreement - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Clemson and Notre Dame are set to announce a 12-year scheduling agreement that will pit the two college football powers against each other annually through 2038.

The Eyes On the Prize revenue split in the ACC is one reason Clemson and Notre Dame recently agreed to play every year through 2038. This will also help Notre Dame with its standalone broadcast deal with NBC. I think a Super Conference is coming before 2038. I see Notre Dame, Clemson, FSU, and UNC making the Super Conference cut. Maybe UVA? Miami is a smaller private school without an on-campus stadium, and the Super Conference does not need three teams in Florida. When it comes to the CFB PO, there simply is no salient argument that supports the Little Guy, including Smaller Guys teams from the ACC and the B12, having the same access to the PO as the Power 2. No 'mid-major' has won or will win a CFB PO. There was a chance with a one-game BCS, but not now with having to win three or four games vs. top competition.

Parents and girlfriends still undefeated in recruiting.

Anyone else beyond tired of recruits playing into the click bait tease game that seems to be the only reason for most (OBD not included) sports sites to exist so they can offer nothing but last weeks news? I’ve nothing but admiration for those athletes who announce their schools of interest and then shut up.

More details on why Jim Knowles left TOSU for PSU, with many the OBD mentions. Ohio State to Penn State: Jim Knowles opens up about move - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Jim Knowles moved from Ohio State's defensive coordinator to Penn State's DC this offseason. Week 5 at Penn State will be B1G in so many ways.

Financial Literacy>Academic Prowess

Absolutely! I hated it back when Clemson was getting to the Championship. Yes, they won. But they got there after playing an ACC schedule! It's not that much tougher in the ACC now.

The introduction of NIL to college football has put some big-time money into the pockets of players. Especially when playing for a program like Oregon, which recruits at as high of a level as anybody out there in the country. This has caused Dan Lanning to add a few financial lessons to his program. Dan Lanning preaches importance of financial literacy in NIL era - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning preached the importance of financial literacy in college football's NIL era.

Predicted Field of Baseball PO 64 Teams continues to have the No. 2 seed in the Irvine Regional. Field of 64 Projections: Chaotic week shifts NCAA Tournament picture, strengthens bubble - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Two weeks remain in the regular season, and the past week of college baseball has dramatically shifted our Field of 64 projections.

"No soup for you!" LOL! And thanks again, Charles, for the terrific editing job. College Football News (CFN) re-ranked CFB teams 1-136 post-spring based upon strength-of-schedule (SOS). The ranking considers roster changes after the second portal opening, including the Tennessee/UCLA 'QB trade.' I added the ranking for each conference member team (I know, get a life, right ) and divided by the number of conference teams to arrive at a back-of-the-envelope average SOS calculation for each conference. Using all the games to be played in 2025 when determining conference SOS, the B1G is much closer to the SEC than when using only out-of-conference (OOC) games. Makes sense as the B1G plays nine regular season games, one more than the SEC. While each SEC team, with the exception of Ole Miss, plays a P4 opponent OOC, for many teams in Dixie, the other three OOC games are against Hot Garbage; against teams ranked in the bottom third in the preseason rankings. Below are the results for the 'Power 4' conferences. Showing the conference team with the most difficult SOS compared to the bottom ranked team illustrates the difference in degree of difficulty found in these mega-conference in-conference schedules. SEC - 25.00 - Top team No. 1 Florida. Bottom team No. 63, Missouri. Nine SEC teams in the Top 25. B1G - 26.38 - Top team No. 2 Wisconsin. Bottom team No. 62 Penn State. (Another reason why pollsters are high on the Nits in 2025-26.) FYI - Ohio State No. 14, OBD No. 19, USC No. 15, UW No. 18, Michigan No. 21, Illinois No. 44, and Indiana No. 53. Ten B1G teams in the Top 25. ACC - 43.52 - Top team No. 8 Stanford. Bottom Team No. 68 Wake Forest. Three ACC teams in the Top 25. B12 - 45.93 - Top team No. 17 TCU. Bottom team No. 69 Texas Tech. Two B12 teams in the Top 25. (No. 6 Notre Dame does not play four G6 teams this season as it did in 2024. Games at Miami and Arkansas replace two G6 opponents.) SOS rankings will differ from site to site, but all of the top sites' rankings will show a clear separation between the Power 2 B1G and SEC and the Lesser 2 ACC and B12. Why would or should the Power 2 allow a committee that does its business in the dark to ignore the obvious; teams in the B1G and the SEC have much harder rows to hoe. Charles, thanks again.

It is amazing what the SEC has done for the OOC games....never would have thought it going into this!

Austin Novosad has long been assumed to be Oregon's backup going into 2025.

Oregon Ducks Predicted to Land 5-Star Quarterback Ryder Lyons After Jared Curtis Commits To Georgia The Oregon Ducks have received a prediction to land 2026 five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons over the USC Trojans. This comes on the heels of five-star quarterback Jared Curtis committing to the Georgia Bulldogs over Oregon after a long recruitment. On3's Steve Wiltfong logged an expert prediction Monday for the Ducks to land a commitment from 2026 five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons, the No. 6 overall player in the class according to 247Sports' rankings. Oregon To Land 5-Star Quarterback Ryder Lyons After Jared Curtis Commits To Georgia? WWW.SI.COM After missing out on one of the top quarterbacks in 2026 recruiting class, the Oregon Ducks could soon be making up for it by landing a signal-caller that's arg

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