Jon Joseph

Hats off to the Oregon Women's basketball team. OREGON 70 - Virginia Tech 60. The next game against Texas in Austin, Texas, may be more difficult. 🙃

Hats off to the Women's CBB Team - Cruising to a win over VA Tech. Next up, Texas in Austin. No one said it would be easy, but does it have to be this hard? 🙃 Final score OBD 70 - VA Tech 60.

A terrific review of day 1 of the Men's tournament. My thoughts - What in Hades was Wisconsin coach Greg Gard thinking or not thinking? His lack of adjustments on defense was offensive. https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/1107198/march-madness-2026-scores-highlights-odds-ncaa-tournament-vcu-duke-high-point?ueid=66c3ca35924fb3254520a3f8fe2aa9ce&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=e

Changes have been made to the targeting rule, and only a 10-yard penalty, not a 15-yard penalty, for offensive pass interference. I get the targeting rule change, but the PI change? Look for an increase in pick plays and push-offs that are infrequently called in CFB. On3NCAA D1 FBS Oversight Committee approves changes to targe...The NCAA D1 FBS oversight committee has approved changes to the targeting penalty, the group announced Thursday.

Thank you, Don, for the great article, and hats off for winning the tournament. (I would have missed the putt 🤬) UCLA's Lauren Betts, the Big Ten's Women's Basketball Player of the Year, is another athlete who had the courage to speak up about her depression, which led to a stay in the UCLA hospital. I'm also glad you called out (un)social media, where cowards hide behind keyboards. Always great to see your articles up on the Forum. Keep on swinging!

Don't be sad, 4 and 2 ain't that bad. Saturday - 4 Nebraska vs 5 Vanderbilt 3 Michigan State vs 6 Louisville 1 Michigan vs 9 St. Louis 3 Illinois vs 11 VCU

Perhaps this is the reason for the B1G coming up small in the tourney? 9 TCU 66 - 8 Ohio State 64 12 Highpoint 83 - 5 Wisconsin 82 - Lots of Ole' defense. We do have a winner! 4. Nebraska 76 - 13 Troy 47.

The CS President's folded far too early. A state court judge's ruling should have been moved to federal court and appealed.

Wong couldn't be more Right about Danno. Danno's future's so bright, he's just got to wear ...😍 YardbarkerRecruit Blake Wong Opens up on Dan Lanning After Oregon V...The Oregon Ducks are in pursuit of class of 2027 recruit, wide receiver Blake Wong. Wong recently went on a visit to Eugene for junior day. Blake Wong is a 6-1, 170 pound wide receiver out now Norco,

Get ready to hit the Couch! 😊 https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/how-to-watch-all-of-todays-games-in-the-mens-ncaa-basketball-tournament-follow-your-brackets-start-times-tv-channels-and-more-105556911.html

Illinois, Michigan, and Purdue have favorable tournament seeding - https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/3-big-ten-teams-that-got-the-most-favorable-draw-in-the-ncaa-tournament/ar-AA1YUUJo?ocid=msedgdhphdr&cvid=69bb5b9ec4674b8ebae18bce980ba096&cvpid=69bb5c1e2fe548bf88f2a

Enjoyable read. There's a saying in golf: Beware of paralysis by analysis. At some point, you have to forget about swing mechanics and just hit the darn ball. I wonder what analytics show about factoring everything into a wager, including the length of the grass on the field, compared to winging it, just going with your gut? I didn't need advanced analytics to know the Patriots' offense would be stymied by the Seattle defense. I looked at the schedules the two teams had played; the Seahawks played tougher opponents, and also considered the and how well Seattle had played defense during the playoffs. And how badly the Pats O played against a one-armed Denver team. I figured the favored Seahawks would win the game, but I also figured that under Coach Mike Vrabel, the Pats wouldn't quit and could get a back-door cover. I took the Pats and the points, and I lucked out. The Wise Guy professional gamblers look to win 53% to 55% of their football bets. Winning 52.4% of the bets means you break even. The use of advanced analytics makes sense, but sometimes you have to go with your gut. FORE! 🤬

A take from OBD Brother Schwartz - Under Utah 8.5 -Over Maryland 4.5 I think there is better value out there than betting on these two teams. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2026-college-football-odds-early-win-totals-utah-maryland

OBD is CBS Sports #1 in resigning top-rated players. 🦆😍 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-re-signings-2026-qbs-rbs-pass-rushers/

What's Up with Italians and Geography? Saint John's coach Rick Pitino doesn't know where San Diego is located. Arkansas coach, Calamari, er, Calipari, doesn't know if Portland, Oregon, is in the USA. Dear Rick and Cal, I'm hearing that people are leaving NYC, that no one is sure where Arkansas is, and that no one cares. 'Mistakes have been made.' 🤬 Thank goodness for Tony Petitti. 😁 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2026/03/18/march-madness-far-travel-west-coast-rick-pitino-john-calipari-mick-cronin/89198647007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam