Jon Joseph

In addition to the Massey CFB computer ranking, here are a few other post-Week 12 computer rankings to ponder- K Ford - 1. Ohio State/ 2. Indiana/ 3. Oregon Jeff Sagarin - 1. Ohio State/ 2. Indiana/ 3. Oregon FEI - 1. Indiana/ 2. Ohio State/ 3. Oregon FPI - 1. Ohio State/ 2. Indiana/ 3. Oregon SP+ - 1. Ohio State/ 2. Indiana/ 3. Texas Tech/ 4. Oregon Keep those machines turned on!😁

This Saturday, Georgia won't lose to Charlotte. The game vs GT is being played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Dawgs will have as many, if not more, fans in attendance than GT. UGA QB Gunner Stockton has the best passing stats among SEC QBs in SEC contests this season. He has every bit of the same moxie that GT QB Haynes King has. Unlike Carson Beck, the team has Stockton's back. Tech, but for a bad, terrible, awful non-call, would have lost at Wake Forest. The close win at home over Clemson was big at the time. Now? I think that Pitt will give Tech all it can handle this Saturday. But it is a rivalry game, so ... Bama holds the champ game tiebreaker over UGA and would have to lose to Auburn for Georgia to be in the champ game. Or, Texas has to defeat A&M. If this happens, I don't know how the SEC tiebreaker would work. After last season, I think Kirby Smart would as soon play a 1st round game at home than play a 13th conference game for an SEC title. Of course, even without an SEC title, Georgia could stay ranked 4th and have a PO bye.

In this case, I think the Canes have the right to blow hard. Head-to-head? Move right along, nothing to see here. And, about two-loss Utah ahead of two-loss SC? SC's 2-point loss on the road at No. 21 Illinois stunk? The loss in a monsoon at No. 9 Notre Dame sucked? Didn't SC blow out No. 18 Michigan? Tony P, stick to your B1G PO plan guns! And ACC commissioner James Phillips, you might reconsider Tony's PO format and also stop enabling Notre Dame's independence? Canes WarningCFP Committee is sending a message that quality losses ma...The College Football Playoff Committee ranking Notre Dame being ranked ahead of Alabama and

Yuck, Yuck, Yuck! 🤪Six in the PO is not enough? I get why Jimmy Franklin passed on an SEC coaching gig. Bama Hammer, I hope you can find a way to win Saturday against Eastern Illinois. 🙃 Bama HammerGreg Sankey got Charlie Brown'd by the College Football P...Many expressed feelings that Greg Sankey acted too quickly in officially changing the SEC's scheduling model. There had long been pressure for the league to mov

Is that you, Hugh Bris? Don't count your Ducks ...

Yesterday, I tried to post Lincoln Riley's thoughts on GameDay's visit this Saturday. Thank you, Grandpa, for noting my post was not successful. It's a day later, but Linc is still ticked off over anything and everything having to do with ESPN. Unfortunately, I have to agree with him. 🤬 https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2025/11/18/usc-football-espn-college-gameday-lincoln-riley/87340288007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&utm

I agree, why rank 25 teams when only 12 make the field? Six SEC teams in the field. It Just Means So Much More? 🤮 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-predictions-scenarios-game-picks-week-13-bracket-national-championship/

Yogi says, 'It ain't over until it's over!' (Young Forum Fanatics, please Berra with me. 🙃) Oregon Ducks On SIAnalysts Get Real On Stakes of USC Trojans vs. Oregon DucksIt's no surprise that the media attention around No. 7 Oregon Ducks' game against the No. 15 USC Trojans continues to swell. Both teams are ranked (the highest

61? You're closing in on Middle Age. 😁

Senior Appreciation Game this Saturday. Sheldon High's Bryce Boettcher has mixed emotions. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Fans Will Love What Bryce Boettcher Said About Sen...The Oregon Ducks have one of the best defenses in the country, and the numbers prove it. They are currently the No. 6 scoring defense and the No. 3 defense in

Tony Petitti's major concern about the selection process is being borne out. The Committee's latest ranking appears to be based on whimsy, almost entirely on subjectivity. A/k/a The Eye 🤠Test. Again, we do not have access to the metrics used by the Committee. I am using the Massey Computer Ratings top 25 (M25) for this exercise. Nos. 19 Virginia, 23 Houston, and 24 Tulane are not in the M25. Nos. 17 Texas and 20 Tennessee are -5. Alabama is -4. Many SEC teams are ranked, but Greg Sankey cannot be happy about the Committee dropping Bama six spots after the close loss to Oklahoma. The Committee forgave Bama its opening loss to now 5-5 Florida State because of quality wins against No. 4 Georgia, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 20 Tennessee, and No. 22 Missouri. Now? Compared to the M25, No. 16 Georgia Tech is Plus 8. Nos. 5 Texas Tech, 13 Miami, and Vanderbilt are +4. I examine No. 15 USC's two losses and wonder why and how SC is ranked behind two-loss No. 12 Utah. SC lost on the road to No. 21 Illinois and No. 9 Notre Dame by a total of 12 points. Utah was blown out in Salt Lake by No. 5 Texas Tech and lost to No. 11 BYU. 1 loss OBD at No. 7 is two spots lower than No. 5 in the M25. OBD lost to the Committee's 2nd-ranked Indiana. Texas Tech lost to No. 25 ASU. Massey ranks OBD's SOS the 26th most difficult to date. Texas Tech's SOS is the 48th most difficult. No explanation from the Committee will be forthcoming. That's ESPN's job. Everyone knows OBD chokes in the 4th quarter, just like it did in the loss against Iowa, right? Right? The process is faulty. The CBB Committee discloses the metrics it uses and gives a top 16 sneak peek shortly before releasing its ranking and seeding of 68 teams. And the CBB Committee has far more game-played results to refer to and to program into its metrics. Of course, the CBB Tournament is not operated by a media entity. Seed Big Ten 4th automatic qualifier USC No. 16 if need be, but a 9-3 SC in a 16-team PO field would not rock the very foundation of CFB. In a 16-team field with automatic qualifiers, the Committee's 10th-ranked Alabama would be an at-large selection and the 5th SEC team in the field. The ACC would have two teams qualify for a 16-team field, and the B12 would have three teams in the field. I am not as sanguine about a 10-2 OBD being a PO lock as I was earlier. Best win the last two and hope for a 1st-round home game.

Pamela, early execution, late-game anxiety? Please, keep your love life issues to yourself. 😁

SWEET. As Charles noted, Illinois is No. 21 and will be favored to win at Wisconsin on Saturday and then at home vs Northwestern. No. 18 Michigan should win at Maryland Saturday, and if not blown out by Ohio State, stay ranked on 12/7 at 9-3. USC at 15th is also great for OBD. Even with a loss Saturday, a 3-loss SC should remain in the top 25 next week and in the final top 25 at 9-3 with a win over UCLA. No. 13 Miami would be the 11 seed and No. 24 Tulane the 12th seed. No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Utah would be knocked out, and Bama at No. 10 would be on the PO cusp with a game left at Auburn. One ACC and one B12 team would be in the 2025-26 PO field. If the 12-team field continues in 2026-27 and the chips fall the same way, as is likely, by not supporting Petitti's format, the ACC and B12 would miss out on millions of dollars plus PO play-in game dollars. Notre Dame would be in the field as an at-large team if it finishes in the top 16. Why is Notre Dame opposed to the AQ format? December 1st is the latest date a new PO format has to be agreed to, or it's 12 teams next season. However, if back-channel negotiations are going on, I expect ESPN and TNT would extend the 12/1 date. Wake Up! Sankey's 5-11 format is good for the SEC, and that's all.

Should MIA be PO Golden and the Golden Domers PO MIA? https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/college-football-playoff-committee-facing-its-biggest-decision-yet-this-season-notre-dame-or-miami-180903079.html

The Grapevine Gurus will grace us with their 3rd reveal this evening, between ESPN's broadcasts of two CBB games. There are plenty of reasons to dump on the NCAA, but the NCAA knows how to put on postseason playoffs for teams and individuals. ACC, B12, and SEC broadcast buddy on the other hand? The NCAA does not confuse its postseason football events with a Bowl Bonanza. Teams play at home until the championship game. Four of the ESPN PO games, and usually five, are played in Dixie. Last week, Austin Mock's PO Mock correctly predicted 24 of the committee's 25 ranked teams and their order of ranking. Here's Mock's PO Field projection for this evening, including strength-of-record and strength-of-schedule rankings to date. 1. Ohio State - 10-0 - 4 SOR/71 SOS - vs. Rutgers 2. Indiana - 11-0 - 2/48 - Bye 3. A&M - 10-0 - 1/20 - Sam (not Stan) ford. 4. Georgia - 9-1 - 3/15 - Charlotte - Frankly, my Dear, I don't give a damn about this game! 5. Texas Tech - 10-1 - 7/49 - Bye 6. Ole Miss - 10-1 - 5/31 - Bye - Ole Miss already defeated Wazzu by 3 😁 7. OREGON - 9-1 - 10/60 - Thank you, Penn and OK State - No. 14 USC 8. Oklahoma - 8-2 - 11/10 - No. 21 Missouri 9. Alabama - 8-2 - 8/13 - Eastern Illinois - The Fighting Panthers - not the Fighting Illini 10. Notre Dame - 8-2 - 9/24 - Syracuse 11. Georgia Tech (ranked 15th) - 9-1 - 15/83 - Pittsburgh 12. North Texas (ranked 23rd) - 9-1 - 23/120 - at Rice Other B1G teams ranked - No. 17 Michigan, No. 25 Illinois - UW No. 27 1st 2 out: No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Utah - make no mistake, this would have them buzzing in the Beehive State 🤢 Ruin Riley! School SC!