Jon Joseph

You B1G, and SEC, Meanies! How dare you, self-interested 🤬, focus on the bottom line! ESPN.comSEC, Big Ten study: Pooling TV rights 'dangerously unwork...A study commissioned by the SEC and the Big Ten concluded that allowing conferences to pool their media rights would generate less revenue than if the leagues continue the decades-old practice of sell

Cody believes that lesser brands, businesses that are managed worse than others, and businesses that have less invested in athletics than others, deserve a seat at the same table as the Power 2. Adding to Drake's spot-on comment above, how about every oil company in the Texas Oil Patch gets the same revenue, no matter how poorly their business is managed? And UTEP, here's the same money I gave to Texas Tech to pick the portal. Buy your own championship team. On3Cody Campbell takes direct shot at Greg Sankey, Tony Peti...Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell accused Big Ten and SEC leaders of not caring about the future of college athletics at large on Thursday.

I feel the need. The Need for Speed! 🦆

It would also just happen to help his conference's finances to the detriment of the Power 2's finances. When Cody's idea first surfaced, the B1G and the SEC told him to get lost. The only place where interest in the idea is growing is within the mind of the author. Apparently, multi-billionaire oilman Campbell does not understand the meaning of 'NO!' Or, the author didn't hear the B1G and SEC just saying, "NO!" Cody has learned one lesson at least. This season, he is buying an offense to go with an excellent defense. It's a long offseason. 😴

A bit more on potential enforcement. LOL. A coach who has been penalized for 'tampering' is the well-known bandito, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. 🤠 YardbarkerNCAA could suspend coaches for adding players after trans...The NCAA is weighing unprecedented penalties, including fines and multi-game suspensions, for coaches who add players after the transfer portal deadline.

The NCAA is toothless. Congress is paralyzed. Schools making direct payments to athletes refuse to classify the recipients as employees, thus no opportunity to negotiate with a players' union. For today's student athletes and their agents, it's cake on the plate with a side order of champagne. What would athletes gain from a bargained agreement compared to what they would lose? I've got nothing. But in the long run, are college sports going to benefit from what could be a zero-sum game? Good luck, NCAA, Yuck, Yuck! Harsh memo. Action to follow? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-tampering-ncaa-dabo-swinney/

26 million folks tuned in to watch the Golden Goal and a goalie make Golden saves. USA Men's Hockey's Historic Olympic Gold Medal Win vs. Ca...The United States men's hockey team's 2-1 overtime victory over Canada to capture a gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics drew a large audience.

Today's CFB wide open free agency, direct payments to (student) athletes, and NIL, have buried this lede: 'Phil Knight and Nike are trying to buy a Natty for the Ducks.' Today's CFB Battle of the Billionaires has Uncle Phil's Ducks swimming with the sharks. And Tigers, Buckeyes, Hoosiers, Red Raiders, Canes, Golden Domers, Wolverines, and ... Badgers? On3 ($ wall) reporter Pete Nakos recently checked in with CFB General Managers (GMs) regarding the 2026 CFB transfer portal. Biggest Spenders, some of them B1G, in this order - LSU, a roster worth $40 million plus, Texas, Texas Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Indiana, and the Badgers didn't back down when making offers to top-rated players in the portal. The GMs noted that 60% plus of transfer transactions were done deals before the players entered the portal. There's more poaching going on than the Sheriff of Nottingham had to deal with. And to date, no poacher has been drawn and quartered, hanged, or had their hand cut off. QBs who will be paid @$5 million in 2026-27: Brendan Sorsby - Indiana, to Cincinnati, to Texas Tech/ Sam Leavitt - Michigan State, to ASU, to LSU/ Darien Mensah - Tulane, to Duke, to Miami. Plus, Miami paid $2 million plus to Duke in a Mensah exit fee. Smart, Mensa-like move by Mario? We'll see. Players other than QBs, with deals of $2 million plus: WR Cam Cameron - Auburn to Texas/ Edge Damon Wilson, Missouri to Miami/ Taking the $0 out of O-line, $3 to $5 million for OT Jordan Seaton, CU later to LSU. The GMs' Favorite Portal Classes in order: Texas, Indiana, Texas Tech, Penn State, Ohio State, Week 2 opponent Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Will Stein's Kentucky, South Carolina, VA Tech, Houston, and Texas A+M. Fret not, Forum Friends, OBD is No. 1 ranked in teams that best retained and added players from the portal - Oregon, USC, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, Ole Miss, and (🤬) Washington. Big Ten teams are stepping up. Referred to in the article with kudos: Oregon, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, USC, Michigan, Wisconsin, and That Other School Up North. Among the teams mentioned in the article, in 2026, OBD plays at Oklahoma State, USC, and Ohio State, and plays Michigan and UW in Autzen Stadium Brother, can you spare me a dime?🤑

I recommend that Dana and Jackson go to Mars. Attorney Thomas A. Mars. Google him. 😁

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.