Jon Joseph

SPOT ON. But this is a format frack up. I do not believe there is a Committee member who thinks ASU and Boise are better than Ohio State. But, with this group of gurus? The format will be fixed in 2026, Meanwhile, Blast the Buckeyes! (Was the Michigan game a PO Rope-A-Dope?)

Sorry, my friends with a beef, I could not disagree more. Platoff games at home stadiums were great. It is disappointing that the next round will not be at the home stadiums of higher-ranked teams. The four home teams won the first-round games. Look at the NFL playoffs, and this is most often the case. Also, 80% of first-round NFL teams with a bye play in the Super Bowl. This is unfair? The problem is not too many teams in the field but the seeding of the teams. Oregon should be playing ASU or Boise at home and not playing a defacto champ game vs. Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. But for this night, hats off to tOSU for shaking off he angst and making a terrific post-Michigan comeback. This is the first time out with this format, which should have and will be fixed with Rankings equating to Seedings, and folks want to blow the entire thing up? 4 Underdogs lost to favorites on the road. What in the heck is suprising about these results that equate to what we usually see in the NFL? Indiana should be out! Tennessee will destroy not SEC Ohio State, And chicken littles, please pile on. I thought the home games were great and CFB should lose the bowl games and play an NFL format from start to finish. Regardless, I have seen nothing in the 1st round to convince me this format, as will be modified and improved, is not a winner. Last evening and this Saturday was as good as a CFB weekend gets,

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An Iconic and Somewhat Ironic Rose Bowl. Good thing OBD doesn't have to play Boise or ASU, RIGHT? Davy Crockett Coonskin Caps 4 Sale at a Deep Discount in Columbus. Y'All Come Back Again, Hear?

The above post is with all due respect to our Athens Dawgs Bros. By any and every metric, the SEC is the Conference King. But the Portal King? He is an embarrassment and should be forgotten and left out of the Dawgs and Ducks FEBU.

How in the Name of All that Is good, Righteous, Holy, and Kosher, Did These Fools Allow The INDIANA HOSERS, The SMU DEATH PENALTIES, AND The CLEMSON KITTY CATS INTO THE PLAYOFF? Did they not know 3 and 4 loss SEC teams were available? After All, Hasn't Every Super Bowl Game Been Close? Cue The Portal King! "We Only Lost 3 Games and 1 Loss Was at Home vs. Kentucky!" 'What's that, we didn't lose on the basketball court?" Big Whoop. It was still a loss to an SEC Team which in the Name of All Knowing Greg Hanky Panky DO NOT COUNT! " Tennessee, Y'All Have a Really Nice DAY!

This One Tests My Trust Meter. Bear Alexander lands at Oregon, as Ducks try to solve a big puzzle TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM You wanted him, Oregon? You got him. The Ducks now have to deal with Bear Alexander drama.

I find it a bit harsh to say a team that lost on the road to the No. 5 team in the nation didn't belong. How many teams would have defeated ND in South Bend last night? Oklahoma, Vandy, Mizzou, BYU, Miami, Bama on the road? Indiana deserved to be there and lost as an underdog on the road to a better team. If the loss had been closer would that equate to Indiana deserving to be there? An OT loss would still have had the 'B1G Stinks' honks out honking.

Another good take, NG. Thanks. Between losses to Georgia, what quality teams did Texas play in 2024? Texas missed Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Missouri. Texas is 0-2 vs. the Committee's Top 25. Like Notre Dame, Texas did defeat 8-4 A+M. Which is nice. The SEC is aided by half of the conference being ranked throughout the season. Thus, a win over an average SEC team is a 'Good Win.' And ipso facto the SOS of SEC teams will be better than teams in other conferences playing and defeating average teams. The SEC is deeper than the B1G, no doubt. But any team that went 11-1 in the SEC even against a schedule as weak as Indiana's (like Mizzou?) would be in the PO. I take no offense at the B1G being called out, it comes with the territory. Interesting that in 2023-24 when UW defeated Texas, back-to-back, and Michigan defeated Alabama, no one, except FSU fans, beefed about the Tide and the Horns being in the Final 4. Hats off to Notre Dame. A team with a Blue Chip Roster won the LOS against a visiting team. It won a game it was favored to win. Perhaps this is the Year of the Irish. ND defeated Georgia Tech playing without its starting QB in Mrcedes Benz Stadium and will now play a Georgia team in New Orleans without Carson Beck. BTW, did Notre Dame play a daunting schedule? Hardly. I watched Georgia overwhelmed and embarrassed in Oxford. I understood that Georgia had a new O-line playing against an excellent D-line. Post-game, I still believed Georgia would play for the SEC title. I wasn't writing Georgia off as the result of one game. On the other hand, I watched Bama embarrassed in Norman, and with a third loss, I did not believe Bama should be in the PO. Losses have to count in the SEC too. No group of fans is as conference-centric as SEC fans which is fine. Had Indiana won last night legions of SEC fans would not be touting the B1G as the greatest CFB conference of all time. One favorite won last night. Let's see how Penn State, Texas, and Ohio State do today. There'll be some noise if Tennessee and Texas lose. If PSU and tOSU lose the noise will be deafening. GO DAWGS! Dash the Domers. And GO DUCKS! Make Heupel Your Huckleberry and Ryan Your Rasberry!

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Saturday Tradition with a Deep Dive into the PO Pool of 1st Round Games. Spoiler Alert: The author is going with the chalk - ND, PSU, TX, + tOSU. SP+ is calling for at least one upset. The Ultimate Playoff Primer: The real tournament is here. Let the madness begin SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Matt Hinton analyzes every key aspect of each first-round Playoff game and predicts who will advance to the quarterfinals.

Mac Backs the Bucks. Greg McElroy gives worst prediction possible for Tennessee vs. Ohio State ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM We are inching closer to the showdown between Tennessee football and Ohio State in the first round of the College Football Playoff. People in Knoxville are fire

Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful, IPAs By the Fireplace Delightful, Since Dixie Teams Have to Come Up NO., Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow! Weather forecasts for College Football Playoff campus games predict freezing temperatures, chance of snow - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Three first round games could face below-freezing temperatures in the CFP Bummer for our UGA friends. Beck is officially benched, Kirby will have a new Gunner. Turn Day Into Night! Make Hash of Heupel! Is it just me or does Heupel look like he just escaped from Shawshank? How are you fixed for blades?

To Date, OBD has Earned $8M for the B1G + Hoosiers, Nits, and Buckeyes a Collective $12M for the conference. Pretty good contribution from Junior Member OBD, no? What are the matchups in the College Football Playoff? APNEWS.COM After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for the first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff. Here's a look at who's playing, game times and... Before deciding not to cheer for B1G member schools, understand the $ involved. ACC member teams SMU and Clemson will each pocket at least $4M. The Tigers + Ponies do not have to share the money with the ACC. I think that 'You Eat What You Playoff and Tournament Kill' will be B1G come the next media deal in 2031. Hash-Mark Heuple! Destruct Day!

USA Today. It's 5-1 for The Catholics Over the Cigarettes. Notre Dame-Indiana predictions: Picks for the College Football Playoff first-round showdown WWW.USATODAY.COM Notre Dame and Indiana will clash in the opening first-round game of the College Football Playoff. Who will win? Our experts weigh in. On the Right Coast (the wrong coast for watching sports) I hope around Midnight to GOOGLE a Hoosiers Dumping of the Domers. Indiana had a soft schedule? Indiana was not the Hoosier state team that played one-third of its schedule vs. the G5 and went 3-1. Harass Heuple! Ravage Ryan!