Charles Fischer

If nothing major occurs in penalties...the fallout from that with tons of other teams engaging in such conduct will be worse than Michigan being sidelined a few years, IMHO. This is pretty egregious. And it hurts our conference no matter what happens from here... Questions for Harbaugh...

I am not sure if this is a paywall article, but it is right here although I will give you some juicy quotes nonetheless. ------------------------------------------------------------ “But when you don’t win the title. When you don’t go to the championship. When the champion ends up beating two of your schools, and your champion loses in the quarterfinals — it’s a big blow to the ego of a league that has thrived for more than 20 years on how big and bad and brawny and successful the SEC has been. So, that is more of a shot for the psyche than any great narrative changing because of what has happened the last two years.” His frank admission evaporates as he returns to his usual SEC bluster... “But I think if you pull the camera back, it really doesn’t matter a whole lot. I think in sports, we tend to look at things over a period of time, not just immediately. The SEC’s record speaks for itself. I think it’s unwise for some to try to argue that this past season was anything different than what it turned out to be. I mean, I’ve heard people talk about, ‘Well, maybe the SEC — certainly the SEC is stronger top to bottom.’ I think we already know that. We live it. It’s not bragging, nor is it boasting, to say that the SEC, top to bottom, is the best league." No Paul, you are not stronger at the top! (For the past two years)

The Speed Double-Option play for our final touchdown vs. Ohio State.

Latest on TOS (the other site) is that Hampton is not listed in the latest serious candidates for the Ohio State DC job, but newly hired Ryan Walters at Washington is. So the Huskies lose their DC to North Carolina, and now their replacement is a candidate for the Buckeyes? Seattle is an Open Door...

So he goes to a bitter B1G rival to stick-it to them? Working with Penn State defensive personnel? Two observations....PSU is going to be very tough this fall, and...there must be QUITE a backstory to this departure. A coach doesn't go to a rival for the same position if he is completely happy...

This might be an even better matchup for him--all preparation, study and strategy and NO recruiting.

Haven't seen anything official yet on both. But the portal period for Whittington has passed for him to enter it.

David, over the years writing for FishDuck--you become more and more of an analyst--in addition to being a superb Op-Ed writer. GREAT observations...

Max Torres is a well respected writer for On3, and was with Sports Illustrated before that. He reports..."For what it's worth, Matthew Bedford is with the team during offseason workouts. Maybe an encouraging sign of him returning next year, though I haven't seen anything officially announced." Without playing last year--his chances in the NFL Draft are low, and if he could not play next year due to medical reasons...why would he working out with the team? What other conclusion can we draw, other than he'll be back? This would boost the offensive line like...WOW. (Calm down Charles, as it has not happened yet)

I agree that SEC owned all those years of dominance, but with no SEC team in the finals the past two years and won by the B1G--it is evident that things are balancing out.

OK...I like the looks of this! Oregon has the No. 2 RB coming in...

Back to crazy...I understand that Dante Moore hasn't done anything yet, but that No. 1??? (And he was from the state of Oregon...)

This is a lot for Tate, as he was injured often?

OK...now this is CRAZY. Someone is creating click-bait to lure us in. Right?

Can you EVER remember this kind of weekend before?

The only way for Ohio State to get it done....is with Oregon Coaches. (Chip and Carlos Locklyn!) Perfect! Thanks!

I am trying to dance around this in a very politically delicate way; when your candidate loses...you watch NONE of the ceremonies or coverage. When your candidate wins--you watch it all, and record both the coverage going on, and the game itself. And then flip back and forth? Or you would watch the news coverage that evening of the day's major event, and perhaps get the highlights of the 'Natty on YouTube later if your team is not involved... Just saying. Not that I would know for sure, but...

It is easier for us to recruit great receivers than LOCK-DOWN corners. If he is a great corner and better than the rest....leave him there please!

I forgot that the teams in the 'Natty have a five day portal window, and the rumor is that Tate, is being approached by Texas and Oregon to enter the portal. Who knows what is true, but there is more smoke to add to this fire... His girlfriend is a soccer player at Oregon. Hmmmm. Oregon has lost SO MANY recruits to "the girlfriend" in the past....could it go in our favor this time? (Nyck Harbor to South Carolina comes to mind for example) And he is 6'3".... This could make quite an incredible WR room for Dante Moore...

Well, there was another major national event that day whose coverage could have pulled people away in the evening?

Where was this in early December?