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You might not want to read this opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal The Wall Street JournalOpinion | The College Sports CrisisAthletes who don’t study, coaches who are overpaid, the system’s a mess.

I’m with you. Just pointing out there are some pretty big pluses in the macro if we somehow make the conference title game. I’m personally not in accounting with the athletic department, so windfalls don’t really get me anything selfishly. The path with a home game is probably the easier path with the current format, so that is 💯 what want!

I don't mind them in. Keep Mari in Miami is working so far. Who would you rather play in round 2, osu or Indiana? I prefer Indiana but if they beat osu in the BIG CShip, then they will be the No. 1 seed. So, just play our way in, host a playoff, get healthy AND RUN THE DAMN TABLE.

I have a solution to this playoff mess. Make the conference championship game part of the playoff. The top two teams in each P4 conference play during championship weekend for the conference title. Four at-large teams will also play each other that weekend. Eliminate the FBS requirement and get the four best at-large teams. There will be six teams left after championship weekend. The two top ranked teams get a bye while the other four play each other the following Saturday at 3:30 ET and 7:30 ET after the 12:00 ET Army Navy game. The Final four will then be played on NYD with the National Championship being played on the second Monday after NYD (like old times). Now, there will inevitably be teams left out because the ACC and Big 12 will automatically get two teams in due to their conference championship game. However, this happens in the NFL all the time due to the requirement for each division champion to qualify for the playoffs. The CFP can increase to 16 teams and still keep the same timeline if they choose. The top two ranked teams just wouldn't get a bye during the second week.

My main concern is not having to play that CCG game so that our guys have a chance to get healthy. That certainly helps us. Besides that, a playoff game at Autzen Stadium could be just what we need to kickstart a run similar to what we saw last year from Ohio State. We don't need the B1G Championship this year. Sure, it would be cool to win it back-to-back, but it doesn't really serve our interests.

Dan Lanning pre game speech: "Understand something. Why are you wearing black? You're going to a Trojan funeral." I've always liked the black uniforms, but after that statement, I like them even more.

Forum Friends, are you OK with the moniker 'Cascade Clash'? Whatever it's called- Neuter the Huckies! FanSidedThe Ultimate Guide to College Football’s 2025 Rivalry Wee...From CFP-shifting showdowns to century-old feuds, here’s your complete guide to every must-watch rivalry game.

Fansided also wonders if PO Chaos is coming. 🤢 FanSidedCollege Football Playoff chaos: Potential rivalry week su...Rivalry week may be at the forefront, but how this weekend goes could drastically reshuffle the CFP one last time before the field is set.

X-factor: No more injuries, beat the mutts and get healthy for a Christmas home game

Also, occurs to me that with the new seeding format a 3 game post season path is now possible. Conference champions aren’t guaranteed anything other than entry into the tournament. Say all goes to form, UI beats tOSU and we beat UW handily…pretty good chance that at 11-1 with our only loss being to undefeated 13-0 UI, that could land us in the top-4.

Breaker, Breaker! We don't want a B1G tiebreaker! AP - You need a CFB knowledgeable person to help you out. There is No Way that Indiana can lose to Washington this week. (And OBD ain't losing either!) The Hoosiers play at Purdue, and if the bus doesn't break down, Indiana will not lose. Excuse You. AP NewsIt's tiebreaker time: A guide to the conference champions...With one week remaining, almost every conference title game spot is still up for grabs across the FBS.

Demond likes to see his receivers very open. He certainly won't throw many 50/50 balls, if any. And he likes an easy exit from the pocket. It's a tough matchup for him against our D. The one thing I'll say is if we put a spy on Demond it can't be Bryce or 54, that's too much of a speed mismatch. It has to be Jackson or Thienman.

Where does he go! Anywhere he wants, and he isn't flying Southwest. If I'm wrong, Chipper had better fire his financial advisor. 🤑

We are a poor matchup for UW. Not to say they could never lead or never stress us, but our scheme severely limits their strengths, and then they are left being an above average team playing against tier 1 talent. Now if they come at us with a completely different approach than they've used all season they could give us real trouble for the first half, but it's unlikely.

Canzano reports that Oregon State IS going to interview Wilcox!

ARKANSAS! I don't Gat it!😁

On offense--I'd love to see drives like the final TD that bled a ton of clock, but I am realistic. Washington does not have great pass defense; they can be moved on by the air as well as on the ground. While Oregon has not had the majority of the WRs in the last two games....they adjusted just fine with utilizing "The Beast," Jamari Johnson, Benson, and some McClellan for more than enough balance. I think a balanced attack will score just fine on the Bastard Huskies, and if the defensive line shuts down their run-game and contains Williams...we will do just fine. But that is a lot of requests! Fun article....THANKS Alex!

All good points, but define “helps us”. The conference potentially getting 4 teams in the playoff would definitely help us financially and with recruiting versus the SEC for conference supremacy narratives. That being said, in the here and now, conference championship games are a penalty if you’re already in as an at large host. Either path leads to being 4 games away from a championship, (up to 5 more (!) if you lose the B1G game), but one of those paths includes a home game Pretty sure I prefer the path with a home game and a cap of 4 more games.

Agreed, this is the key.

Washington Coach Jedd Fisch Reveals Take on Oregon DucksIn the historic Pacific Northwest rivalry, the Washington Huskies own the all-time record at 64-49-5 over the Oregon Ducks. The last ten matchups have been split right down the middle, 5-5, with Oregon winning in Eugene at Autzen Stadium last season, 49-21 One seems to think that Oregon is locked into the College Football Playoff field, even with a loss to the Huskies this upcoming weekend. Fisch doesn't care and knows how important the result of this matchup is for the pride of the Pacific Northwest community. Oregon Ducks On SIWashington Coach Jedd Fisch Reveals Take on Oregon DucksThe 2025 regular season finale for the No. 7 Oregon Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) will take place against rival Washington Huskies (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) at Husky Stadi

Where does Chip Kelly go? Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Happened to Ducks Legend Chip Kelly in Las VegasOne of the most iconic coaches in Oregon Ducks history, Chip Kelly was fired by the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. With only 10 months under his belt in Sin City

WOW....We have been blessed to have been able to recruit a coach such as Dan. Props and thanks to Phil & Rob! It all starts with leadership....

I think the defensive strategy this year has been miss diagnosed as a poor pass rushing attack and over looks the suffocating monster that it has become. They are still getting good pressure on the QB but not with a ton of blitzes or gambling edges that lose contain. Instead QB scrambles and explosion plays have been nearly eliminated except for a couple long completions a game which can happen. It's football. USC was tailor made to make this defense to look bad with their ability to win 50/50 battles for catches yet were still held well below their season averages including points. With a mobile QB like the fuskies have, I think this D is exactly what they fear. Contained solid pressure up front with elite DBs sticking with receivers. I don't think UW or almost anybody has an answer for the Ducks run game. I'm looking forward to a methodical dismantling of the purple pups this week.

Dan Lanning slams Trojans with savage rantOne of the great appeals of the "Ducks vs Them" series is that each one shows how a victory came to be, the fuel and the motivation that inspired it. In Monday night's Game 11 cinematic recap, Dan Lanning stands up before his team on Monday and delivers a spoken obituary of the USC program. He holds up the weekly press release from the USC athletic department, highlighting the accomplishments of the past and the Trojan tradition. "They're talking about all the (expletive) they used to have," Lanning said to his team. "That (expletive) don't happen no more. So don't tell me what happened in 1999. It's 2025." In the locker room before the game he told them, “They’re living off their history. Matt Leinart, he ain’t walking through there. Reggie Bush, he ain’t gonna show up.” Autzen ZooDan Lanning slams Trojans with savage rantOne of the great appeals of the "Ducks vs Them" series is that each one shows how a victory came to be, the fuel and the motivation that inspired it.

OBD went 13-0 and won the B1G in their first season in the conference, while beating all the top powers in the process, and literally NOBODY CARES because of what happened in the Rose Bowl.