Charles Fischer

The B1G had four teams that finished in the top-ten with Indiana at No. 10. Pretty cool...

This topic I've given more thought to, as I may have been a bit too flip in an earlier post. David makes a great point about the defense being "Not quite right," and some of the information and discussion in this thread has been extraordinary. It is this community at its best... When I began writing about the MINT defense three years ago--it was acknowledged that it required three "freak" athletes of which are hard to find, to recruit and develop. Clearly, Lanning has good athletes, but not the freaks he needs yet. There are other signs that point to David's premise, for example when players do better when they leave Oregon and go to the NFL? I never thought Evan Williams would even make an NFL roster, let alone be a star for Green Bay. He was a good college player, but not THAT good. Hence it makes you wonder if our defensive alignment did not hold him back?

Amen CFB Brother. I am ashamed at such nonsense. Win it on the field or not at all... (And BTW...I edited your post to make it more family friendly to be in line with our rules. You're welcome)

You know...even if the Private Equity makes a boatload of money....the chances are excellent that the athletic departments will make more with their minority share than they are now. Because if the ADs did not see the opportunity before...how would they have the expertise to capitalize on it now?

Usually it is Oregon, but this year with their embarrassing loss to the Cougars...

I've had that dream before...

Boy isn't that the truth. I would not want to be in a top-heavy conference if I was not one of the heavyweights, but fortunately--we are.

If private equity wants in....that is a terrible reflection of college athletic administration management. That means ADs have SO MISSED so many opportunities the outside investors not only see, but believe they can make huge returns on their investment. PE does not want a nice return; they look for B1G returns, and that means a TON has been left on the table by ADs in the B1G...

In the pondering for this article....I completely changed my views. For the reasons in the articles--I want a Top-Heavy conference, and never thought I'd feel that way.

This supports what Jon Joseph stated the other day, (I believe it was him) that our defense was good against the non-elite teams, but when faced with top-5 teams...it was not good against Penn State (No 5 in the final poll) and Ohio State, who finished No. 1 for 2024. So it wasn't the Flu?

Lanning has made a commitment to this defense, and recruited the players for it, thus I believe he has to stay-the-course as they mature into their roles.

This is a GREAT short video!

Yikes. See Harbaugh's quote below...

If you are NOT an Oregon fan and you are on this forum? You guys have added so much interest these last few months, and it really helps me to see opinions and perspectives outside of my Eugene, Oregon blinders. Oh sure, there are occasional issues with the other CFB fans, but not any different than with Oregon fans. Bottom line is that there are great, reasonable people at all schools who love college football as we do. And not only do I want to say "Thanks," but wish to encourage you to continue posting your thoughts and...send other fans along! Fans from all schools are welcome here! As long as you abide by our rules...and you all do--we would enjoy your thoughts, and feedback on the coming season. Know anyone who is a B1G fan? I'd love more of them here to give us their thoughts... Fun times coming!

So much fun to see the hate from fans elsewhere!

Michigan has some dandy fans...

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.