Jon Joseph

USA Today's Blake Toppmeyer article on Petitti's proposed 24-team playoff. I'm biased. But it seems to me that Blake's three arguments in support of the proposed PO make economic sense, and the three arguments against seem to be personal concerns over what he thinks could happen. I do like that Toppmeyer reminded everyone that last season, 8-4 Iowa defeated 10-2 Vanderbilt. I'll say it if he won't. Iowa played the more difficult schedule. College Football Playoff 24-team plan offers upsides — but not enough

You shouldn't need Moore time to guess ESPN's choice for the B1Ggest, most-impactful, returning player for OBD. However, Texas's returning QB is not Austin's Golden Arch. 🤪 ESPN.comKey college football returning players for each top 25 teamWith all the focus on the portal, we look at the most important players retained across college football.

The return of Dante and A'Mauri has OBD in front of this 8-Ball. Welcome Back! 😍 YardbarkerTop eight college football stars who passed on the 2026 N...Here are the top stars who turned down the 2026 draft.

Ducks and Beavs hit the pause button. Cui bono from the Civil War? Not the creature with feathers and wings. OBD's G6 dance card is full up.😁 YardbarkerOregon Ducks Schedule Update After Rivalry With Oregon St...The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers football rivalry will remain on pause until at least 2028, according to a report from The Oregonian's James Crepea.

It isn't the Life of Riley in LA.🙃 https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/02/24/josh-pate-lincoln-riley-prove-himself-top-coach/88839357007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&ut

Quiet, you Hoser! Jack's grill perfectly reflects the great game of hockey! No pain, no gain. Is there any such thing as an honest politician or a good dentist? How about another six pack of Moulsons instead, eh? Get back on the ice! YardbarkerTeam USA's Jack Hughes should seek a good dentist after w...The New Jersey Devils star will certainly need dental work after he lost one of his front chompers in the gold-medal game against Team Canada on Sunday.

"You were born to be hockey players." RIP Brooksie

Bruins fan reporting for duty. Thinking of Gerry Cheevers. The B's stunk for so long before Bobby Orr, Cheese, Espo, Pie McKenzie, bad boy Derek Sanderson, et al showed up to play in the old Grubby Gahden, Boston Garden. I'm a traditionalist, but I love the 3-on-3 OT that the USA Women's and Men's teams used to their advantage. As to the 4-on-4 OT loss in Vancouver, hats off to Sidney Crosby. If he'd been able to go on Sunday?

AMEN! I've watched a lot of hockey over the years, and this save is as good as it gets.

UCLA is back in the Rose Bowl for another regular season slate of games. UCLA visits Autzen in Week 6 - Where there will be folks in the stands. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ucla-football-2026-rose-bowl/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=527269&ET_RID=52482716

Great article. And thanks for the terrific coverage of OBD baseball!

Forum friends, with today's plethora of posts, I'm hoping that I didn't Puck Up! 😁

Some New England understatement when it comes to the play of USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck having a 'solid' game. 41 saves today, 4-0 with 1.23 goals against for the tournament. Amazing. Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington also played a terrific game. Today, Connor was under siege. There was a lot of Miracle on Ice juju going for the USA today. In every respect except goaltending, Canada outplayed the USA. Over the spectrum of sports, the QB in football probably has the greatest significance on the outcome of the game. But right up there, if not more important, is a hockey team's goaltender. Today, the last line of defense, USA goaltender Hellebuyck, was the reason the Red, White, and Blue won the Gold.

Skating 3 on 3 in OT usually makes for a shorter OT. Both goaltenders played solid games.

The skating speed of both teams in the Gold Medal game was off the charts. The skating on TV may have been enhanced a bit by the Olympic rink being 3 feet shorter than the standard NHL rink. The distance from the blue lines to the end of the rink was the same. Center ice between the blue lines was three feet shorter.