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In the words of Dennis Green “Finebaum is who we thought he was”. Seriously, is anyone surprised by anything he says or any take he has?

I grew up in NOLA and went to preschool and elementary school w Peyton Manning. He knows me. 🤷‍♀️🤣 Every time I see the real green and gold of OBD, I am reminded of true Mardi Gras. And I know 💯 the Saints will come marching in!

In the signs it might not be your day department against Indiana. Oregon has an 11 play 71 yard drive end with a missed 36 yard FG with 0:23 second left in the 2nd by is normally reliable kicker. Sappington 48-56 on FGs over his career. 85.7%. Which is very good for a college kicker. In 0:23 seconds, IU was able to travel 40 yards in 3 plays. Indiana kicker Brenden Franke, a 6th year senior, with stops at Morningside College, Nebraska, Georgia Southern, Texas State, and Indiana, comes in and knocks in a 58 yard FG on the road with time expiring that today remains the only made FG of his college career. 1-3 career. Oregon goes in trailing 13-10 instead of leading 13-10.

I'm very very surprised by this, he's had two years as a starter, he's one of the top 3 centers in the country, he has to believe he would get drafted at least in day 2 of the draft. He must have a pretty good deal in NIL. Really shows that you have no idea who will return nowadays.

This is why I share the sports perspective from the WSJ. Really good writers with insightful thoughts on these issues and not AI generated.

How you doing Gary?

A long-time photographer for many universities, Associated Press, and on occasion, FishDuck.com....Gary Breedlove, was shooting the Playoff game last Saturday. Recall the touchdown when Dante Moore ran to the near corner of the end zone for the touchdown? Gary took a string of pictures of Moore coming RIGHT AT him, and did not budge. At the last moment Dante sidestepped Gary, and went back to celebrate with the team. Meanwhile Kenyon Sadiq came up to Gary and said, "You didn't move!" Gary, replied, "no, because his reflexes are a lot faster than mine." (All us Greybeards can identify with that!) Sadiq chuckled and joined the celebrating...

That was a really fun read! It was definately not written by AI, which seems like a 50/50 prop these days. Thanks for sharing!

You and everyone are welcome to your opinions....as I am to mine. So...you refer back to Oregon's ONLY regular season loss in two years, and it was not to a team that is 20th in the nation, or unranked, or simply a bad day; it was to the current No. 1 team in the nation. Fans are frustrated with the one loss, but I think we're better now than the sixth game of the season on October 11th.

I am stunned, as I did NOT expect this. Have you all noticed how Poncho and Dante prayed together after the games? I think they have a tight bond, and this bodes well for Dante staying.

It’s one thing to have bias. However, it is another to be so far out in left field that you become the laughing stock of your profession, which Finebaum is approaching quickly (if he is not already there). He is a complete joke, and everyone knows it. Even the folks in the SEC.

Made my day! DM has football camps in EUG and Portland in June. Makes me feel like he's coming back too.

I can hardly believe it! This is great

Nailed it. In the end, USC's decision is about survival, and what is best for their football program. Whether USC's Administration knew about their commissioner signing a deal or not, or whether they're a bunch of morons, is just noise.

Hey Cisco, and Dante, Poncho is back! How about adding Moore returning talent and joining OL QB Poncho and DL Bear for the 2026 season? Dante, do you want to join the NFL before you can buy a cocktail?😏 Great news. Poncho is the perfect guy to build a new OL around in back-to-back seasons. Next season, perhaps Poncho won't be cheated out of the Remington Award. Speaking of screwed over, make us happy, Sadiq, and come back for a deserved Mackey Award. If he declares for the draft, I think 🤪 Kenjon will be drafted before Vandy's Eli Stowers. Eli Who?

This is an unlocked article from the Wall Street Journal. They make it appear that you have to sign up but you do not. https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/college-football-playoff-blowouts-97696dcb?st=hmJWFG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Sorry, but SC made the appropriate business decision. Getting upset over 'Tradition' in today's world of NFL-Lite transactional CFB is nonsense. It makes no more sense than OSU and Wazzu blaming OBD for going B1G. A 2-loss SC would have had a very good case for being in the PO field this season, and if included, millions of additional PO dollars would have hit the B1G's bottom line. To Hades with Notre Dame. Knute Rockne left the building long ago. The brand didn't help bring in viewers for the 2025 PO champ game. Not wanting to share seems to me to be counterintuitive to what the school purportedly represents.

Have to love this quote: So… USC is mad about a deal that their conference commissioner signed and delivered, and are saying they didn’t know about it. Either they’re the dumbest administration in sports, or they’re completely full of crap — but it’s probably both. The cowardice of USC to run away from Notre Dame is unmatched | One Foot Down

I believe ND is contractually locked in to the ACC. However, in 2030, ACC exit fees drop significantly, part of the settlement with Clemson and FSU. And in the same year, a new B1G media deal begins, with B1G schools expected to earn $100 M in media revenue. Notre Dame ice hockey competes in the Big Ten. If ND were to join a conference, it would be one of the Power 2 conferences, and the B1G makes more sense than the SEC.

Awesome news!!

Who'd thunk it? Awful Announcing's 2025 college football media bias rankings

Any idea if ND could allow only their football program to join the Big Ten (or could/would the Big Ten allow it), while all of their other sports programs are part of the ACC? ND in the B1G would be fun... as it would be a pleasure to kick their butts on a semi regular basis.

The Pac12 was destroyed over decades by an almost untold number of self inflicted wounds by lot of different sources... and IMHO, starting with the Pac12 university presidents who primarily sat idly by as they watched our once great conference slowly sink like the Titanic, while they played their violins on the deck. I can't stand USC as much as the next guy, but they were smart to jump when they did -- while good options were still on the table. In the new world of college athletics, and especially College football, after decades of a slow demise, it was not a question as to whether or not the Pac 12 was going to die. Sadly, and especially with the clarity of hindsight, it was simply a matter of when. And we were fortunate to get on one of the last remaining life rafts heading to the Big Ten... even with only a half share of revenue through 2030.

As smart as destroying Pac-12! They are cowards by definition - quitting Pac-12 because they couldn't compete with OBD and now the long-runnig series because they are afraid of losing. “However, USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season.”

A&M and Texas disappeared before Texas joined the SEC, to A&M's chagrin, and are now permanent opponents. Perhaps SC/ND will return when ND joins the B1G? CFB PO folks, and ACC conference, stop enabling ND's independence!