Jon Joseph

Ford Field is there, and not because Ford sold one Fairlane. Grosse Point isn't gross, and Oakland Hills is not a Mats Only Muni. 😁 Like many of the once Rust Belt cities, Detroit isn't petrified; it's gentrified. But the winters still ☹️.

Washington defeats NC State 3-2, in OT, to win the 2025-26 Men's NCAA championship. UW played and won four PO games on the road against higher seeded opponents and defeated NC State in Cary, NC to win the the title.

Watching Matt Ruhle's interview on B1G today, he didn't seem concerned about losing Raiola. One reason Raiola left was because of the play of the more athletic QB, LT Mateff. 59-95 passing, 722 yards, 4 TDs. Lateef may have been first in line for the 2026 QB job. Mateff is more athletic than Raiola. A better fit for what Ruhle and OC Dana Holgerson's O scheme. Bo Nix comparisons? Bo is a far better athlete than Raiola.

OK, call Bernie Madoff's Cell phone. 😁 But it's going to take a lot of soul to reach Bernie.

Forum Bros and Sis, please don't shoot the messenger over some of this? UW Men's Soccer Championship Game - UW vs. NC State in Cary, NC - tonight at 4 PM on ESPNU Ten B1G players make the AP All-American teams. SEC with six finishes second. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2025-ap-all-america-team-fernando-mendoza-jeremiah-smith-big-ten/ Heisman, and every other QB Trophy, Fernando Mendoza, Indiana. Biletnikoff winner - Makai Lemon - USC Rimington Trophy winner - Center Logan Jones - Iowa - Runner Up - Poncho Specialist of the Year - Kaden Wetjen - Iowa Defense Player of the Year - Caleb Downs, Ohio State Coach of the Year - Indiana Curt Cignetti Women's Soccer - No. 1 Nebraska falls to No. 3 Texas A&M, but Minnesota defeats Texas to advance to the Final 4. It's Good to be B1G!

It might be better to soar with Sorsby than ride with Raiola. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/7000-yard-college-football-quarterback-to-enter-transfer-portal

CFN looks at UWho and Boise after the Leg Lifters defeat a team from the pac-8 plus gonzo. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/la-bowl-washington-beats-boise-state-5-takeaways-whats-next

College Football News Predicts OBD 41 - JMU 13 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-vs-james-madison-prediction-cfp-first-round

As always, I put my trust in Dan, but IMO, Raiola has done nothing at Nebraska to put him on OBD's radar. A better athlete, Florida's QB DJ Lagway, is headed to the portal, as is Cincinnati QB Sorsby, and Michigan State's Aiden Chiles. There will be many QBs to choose from. And portal deals will be made under the table by PO teams still in title contention. For next season, OBD, OL, DL, and LB positions may all be more important for OBD.

Thank you, NJ. Starting in 2024 and through 2028, 2025 is the easiest B1G schedule OBD has had, and will have, made weaker by the PSU meltdown. 2026 ramps up. Game at Ohio State instead of Penn State, but 2027, especially if Baylor is competitive, could be the nation's most difficult schedule.

Thanks, Geo. I hope all three can play ball in the PO. No need to rush any player back for JMU (knock wood), but getting Dak and Bryant back for Texas Tech (no hubris meant football gods) would be excellent. Thank goodness for the off-week plus to give these guys reps and possibly have Stewart ready to go.

Look for Warde Manuel to enter the AD Portal Very sad all the way around; I think Michigan power brokers and administrators want to clean the Harbaugh house. Nebraska's Dylan Riola is portaling out of Lincoln, will Bryce Underwood stay in Ann Arbor? AP NewsMichigan expands investigation after firing Sherrone Moor...The law firm hired by the University of Michigan to investigate former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with a staffer will continue its probe of the program and is prepared to expand its

Thank you, Stevan A., for a terrific take. The Sandy Koufax-like title curveball had me getting up off the deck to finish the read. I think OL portal picking will be essential heading into 2026. What an amazing job to have an OL with four new starters up for the Joe Moore Award, and for the backups to play like starters when needed. From Saint Nick to Urban Meyer, on down, football folks consider the OL position the most challenging to recruit. A number of this season's epic fails, Clemson, Penn State, and LSU, came down to inferior OL play. What OBD's coaches have done this season with 14 new starters is terrific. Younger coaches on staff have earned the right to move on up. Thanks for giving our new OC, DC, and HC deserved and earned acclaim. If Dan Lanning hasn't earned the trust of Oregon fans by now, I guess he'll have to double-dip in Miami and finish 15-1 with a title in hand. Going PO 4-0 will take a win over the Sun Belt champion, the B12 champion, and possibly the Big Ten and SEC champions, or one of the Power 2 champs and the defending champ. WHEW! Devastate the Dukes!

If they make the return trip to Miami for the champ game, it will be the Ducks 16th game of the season: JMU, Orange Bowl vs Texas Tech, Peach Bowl, odds on to play Indiana, 2nd game OBD would play in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, odds on to play Ohio State or Georgia. Spot on that OBD will need to go 15-1 to win the Natty.

No idea, Lonnie. The B1G has delayed the release of the game dates. Perhaps as part of the all-sports scheduling review, designed, in part, to cut down on travel. I have zero inside information, but it would not surprise me to see adjustments to the permanent opponents list, with the Pac-12 legacy schools playing one another every season. A change in permanent opponents would mean a change in next season's schedule and the other schedules that run through 2028. In 2026, OBD is scheduled to make two trips to the Eastern time zone to play Ohio State and Michigan State, and a trip to the Central time zone to play Illinois. USC's 2026 schedule seems designed to give Troy an excuse to kiss Notre Dame goodbye. Three trips to the Eastern time zone to play Indiana, Penn State, and Rutgers, plus a trip to Wisconsin. I'm waiting for the game dates to be revealed to see if OBD has another Minnesota situation, a Saturday game two or more time zones away from Eugene, followed by a Friday night home game vs. a team with the prior Saturday off. I can find no CFB site with information on when the game dates will be released.