Jon Joseph

Hmmmmmmm? Because Kiffin won a conference championship at FAU? This is it for the hardware Kiffin has brought in. Ole Miss was a lock for the 2024-25 PO before QB Dart threw up late in the season at Florida. Seriously, I get your well-made point. It's the reason Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU, a program that has won national championships. One of these titles was won by Saint Nick Saban. Les Miles won in a season where no team had fewer than two losses. Ogeron won with QB transfer Joe Burrow, and Joe Brady calling plays for one of the best offenses in the history of the game. (BTW, as Coach O acknowledged, his LSU guys were not playing just for tuition, room, and board.) LSU's 2026 schedule is much more difficult than any schedule Kiffin has faced as an SEC coach. At Ole Miss in Week 3, especially if QB Chambliss can play one more season, I think Pete Golding takes down LSU and takes Ole Miss back to the PO with LSU missing out. (If Pete's not too busy poaching. 😁) Again, solid point, but IMO, scoring millions of big ones had more to do with Seaton's decision than winning the Big One in 2026. Based on his track record, Kiffin may not make it to season three.

Thanks, Charles, for the terrific editing job. Cig is losing many of the players he brought with him from JMU. Will this make a difference in 2026? One prediction of which I am certain, Indiana vs. Ohio State and Indiana at Michigan will draw a huge number of eyeballs. For viewer numbers compared to the SEC, I hope at least one of these games will kick off at 7:30 PM Eastern. And many folks will be watching the battle of the Os, Oregon at Ohio State.

Par for the Lame Kitten course. Kiffin has never been a great recruiter. He buys players from the portal. Trinidad Chambliss was discovered and brought to Ole Miss by Charlie Weiss, Jr. LSU also went large in the portal in 2025 and fired Brian Kelly before the end of the season. This Pink Slip only cost LSU $54 million. In 2026, LSU is on the road for five SEC games: Ole Miss 😁, Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, and Arkansas. In 2026's 13-week season, LSU finishes with back-to-back road games. Week 12 at Tennessee and Week 13 at Arkansas. Not the best way to finish a season. The five SEC road games will be a new experience for LSU and the other seven SEC teams doing the same in 2026. Home opener against Clemson. Then, LSU welcomes Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Alabama, and Texas to Baton Rouge. This is a far more difficult SEC schedule than Old Miss played in 2025. Good luck (yuck, yuck.) LSU is paying QB Sam Leavitt a lot of money to transfer in from ASU. Leavitt has a history of being injured. He's a good dual-threat QB, but he has nowhere near the ability and athleticism of Trinidad Chambliss. O-line was LSU's weakest link last season. Seaton's coming in, but will he be a fit and play well with his new teammates? Seaton played well at CU, but the overall line play was Buffalo chips. I look at the schedule, and I can see three or more losses and no invitation to the playoffs. If so, entering year two Kiffin's seat will be scalding hot. The man won a conference championship in the G6 with FAU; that is all he's accomplished.

Senior Bowl - Saturday - 1/31/26 - 2:30 PM Eastern, 11:30 AM Pacific - NFL Network Also beginning tomorrow, 1/27, you can watch practices on the NFL Network Ducks at the Senior Bowl - Long Snapper - Jeffery Basso O-line - Alex Harkey, Emmanuel Pregnon, Isaiah World LB - Bryce Boettcher And many other players from the Big Ten. ENJOY!

Marines in 1966 - 2-year 'time out?' My Forum Friend, I am happy you are alive to witness Oregon's success. On behalf of my brother, a Marine who slogged through rice paddies and the jungle in 1967 and 1968, Semper Fi!

I'm waiting for tomorrow's schedule review to make my prediction. Hate to do it, but I have to agree with the Men of Troy - Notre Dame has done NOTHING to deserve this PO perk. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/01/26/new-college-football-playoff-format-notre-dame-advantage/88344740007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGb

Warm up for the B1G Reveal with this Preseason Composite top 25 from On3-Rivals - 8 B1G teams are ranked, and Illinois should also be ranked. On3Way-Too-Early Top 25 Composite: Sports outlets, experts p....

FOOTBALL - Tuesday, 1/27/26 - The B1G 2026 Football Schedule Reveal - Big Ten Network (BTN) 5:30 Eastern, 2:30 Pacific I love Oregon 123's post. What's your prediction for Ducks football in 2026? We know that OBD will play Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, and UW in Autzen Stadium. Oregon's 2026 Big Ten road games have Oregon playing at Ohio State, USC, Illinois, and Michigan State. As it should be every season IMO, in 2026, OBD plays all three of its once-upon-a-time Pac-12 playmates. Tomorrow, we'll learn the dates the games will be played. I've deferred answering Oregon 123's question until we know the date of the games and the week Oregon will be idle. Only 13 weeks in the 2026 season, and only one off week. Fingers crossed for OBD's nap to come in Week Five, Six, or Seven. BASKETBALL - Not the best of seasons for Oregon basketball, but many of the men's and women's CBB teams are ranked. Four of the Men's teams are ranked in the AP top 10 - No. 3 Michigan, No. 5 Nebraska, 24 wins in a row, 20-0 this season, No. 7 Michigan State, and No. 9 Illinois. 1/27/26 - No. 5 Nebraska at No. 3 Michigan - One of the B1Ggest CBB games of the season to date, and B1G HQ has again set things up perfectly to keep the B1G Light under the Bushel. 7:00 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific - Only available on Peacock. 🤬 The media geniuses at B1G HQ definitely deserve The Bird. I'd wager that the OBD at the Ohio State game will be kicking off at 9 AM Pacific, with a good chance of playing Michigan in the late game the week before

38 degrees, heavy rain in SW South Carolina. My Bro in Boston reports two plus feet of snow on the ground with heavy snow expected for the next 20 hours. But Pats fans are happy. Pats 10 - Broncos 7 - Super Bowl next. The Patriots are 9-0 on the road this season. I would have been conflicted if Bo had been able to go but ... In heavy snow in Denver, OBD and Pats DB, Christian Gonzo Gonzales makes a late in the 4th Q pick to help seal the deal for the Pats. Everyone, please stay safe and warm.

We'll see which teams hold up and which fold up. Miami could win an ACC title for the first time in forever.😁 Below is some Lame sign language - "Come here, and you'll get this much more money." YardbarkerFive CFB teams under most pressure in 2026 following tran...With things settling, here's a look at five teams that have positioned themselves nicely to make noise this fall. Anything less will be a disappointment.

Are You Spitting Me? I'm surprised that this article wasn't written in crayons. 🤪 Next time, please try to color within the lines. Isn't it a little too early in the offseason to come up with this kind of tripe? How about this? Like the NFL, the CFB PO reseeds. OBD in front of a legion of Oregon fans defeats Ole Miss in Phoenix, and Indiana defeats Miami in Atlanta. How does Mario do this? Rumored deal to steal QB Mensah from Duke - try not to choke: $4 million to buy out Mensah's contract, and $6 million for next season, with another six million if Mensah returns in 2027 for his redshirt senior season. I'm not a member of Mensa, but this seems like a whole lot of money to me. 🤑 FanSidedMario Cristobal has a lesson that Dan Lanning needs to le...Dan Lanning has every reason to succeed at Oregon yet he can't. Mario Cristobal left Eugene and finally got to the title game. There's a lesson to be learned.

Dan and Chris - How about this Hurricane coming to Eugene? Canes WarningFormer 4-star linebacker leaving Miami Hurricanes to ente...Linebacker Raul Aguirre Jr. for the Miami Hurricanes has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Aguirre, a former four-star recruit from Fayetteville, Ga., played in

Buckeyes think that hiring Smith from the Steelers is the Pitts. 🤬 Scarlet and GameOhio State fans ripping the Matt Patricia-type OC hire Ry...It's safe to say that Ohio State head man Ryan Day has stunned us all with his offensive coordinator call. In case you missed it, former Steelers OC Arthur Smit

Day brought his DC in from the NFL and is doing the same with the Ohio State OC. We learn this Tuesday when OBD will be meeting Mr. Smith (not Jeremiah) for the first time. This hire is as popular with Buckeyes fans as the hire of Matt Patricia. Matt's hire turned out to be positive +. Scarlet and GameWhat Ohio State football fans should expect from Arthur S...The Ohio State football team has hired its new offensive coordinator. Here's what fans can expect from him.

I agree with the sentiment that CFB leaders need to rein in out-of-control payments to players. However, any 'leader' that try to do so had better be ready to write checks for legal fees. Programs like Ole Miss, LSU, and Miami will not be reined in without a court order or a large judgment. It's every program for itself, especially in the South. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/01/25/usc-inhabits-wild-west-college-football-world/88330613007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam Caveat: Great recruiter Riley didn't have to buy recruits to bring in the No. 1-ranked group of recruits? Right? 🤪