Jon Joseph

This is the 🤬we get from the Football Playoff PO Committee - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-rebrands-logos-cfp/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=542848&ET_

Mike, scheduling change updates in the NFL - The emphasis in the NFL is always on parity - CFB Billionaire Battles are not seen in the NFL - Here is the College Football News national SOS ranking for B1G champ contender schedules, including OOC games: Oregon 6, Michigan 7, USC 15, Ohio State 17, UW 26, Indiana 50, Penn State 51, and Iowa 55. The team with the highest ranking in The Sporting News Composite top 25 ranking with the easiest schedule is No. 7 Texas Tech. The Red Raiders' schedule is ranked 65th out of 68 Power 4 teams. One preseason-ranked team, No. 23 Houston, is on the schedule, with the game to be played in Lubbock. This disparity, IMO, is an even bigger issue than in-conference scheduling equity. Especially with a PO committee that makes things up as they go along. The Basketball Committee discloses a team's schedule strength week by week. The Football Committee does its business in the dark except for the light that shines on Alabama. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-tweak-scheduling-formula-if-regular-season-stays-at-17-games/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=542848&ET_RID=5248271

Good thoughts, Mike, thanks. Please cc: the honchos at Fox, CBS, and NBC. Tony might love the idea, but the inventory is owned by the media. This season, Oregon plays UCLA, USC, and UW. The four West Coast teams playing each other every season and one less trip to the Eastern or Central time zones would be an easy fix and one that would be acceptable to the broadcast partners, I think. Divisions? I'm not sure anyone in B1G HQ wants to return to an East-West split, with the East being the more difficult conference and dominating Big Ten championship games. In 2030, we could see a Super Conference dominated by B1G and SEC teams with value-added programs like Notre Dame added on. If the B1G stays on its own, I think we will see the conference expand to 24 teams, with playoff revenue split by success on the field and court, and media income split by the number of viewers over a given period. This is today's revenue share model in the ACC. Miami keeps all of the football playoff revenue it earned last season. Regardless, we will see significant change on or before 2030, including a 24-team playoff, and your thoughts on equitable scheduling will be even more relevant if the B1G adopts the ACC revenue distribution model. The worst teams in the NFL play the easiest schedules the league can arrange. But the goal in CFB is not focused on parity. SEE: 3-loss Bama in the 2025-26 PO and 2-loss BYU on the bench. The B12 champ game loss mattered; the SEC champ game loss did not matter. Nor did a loss to a bad FSU team. Equity in every endeavor organized and managed by homo sapiens is elusive. But it never hurts to try, peacefully, to find equity. Thanks again for your thoughts.

Thanks, H. Easy? Compared to what? If you are looking for easy, check out Texas Tech, one game vs a top 25 opponent, No. 23 Houston, in Lubbock. UGA also plays Florida in Atlanta, Oklahoma, Auburn, Missouri, and Georgia Tech. College Football News ranks the Dawgs schedule the 14th most difficult in 2026. The Sporting News 2026 composite top 25 has Georgia playing Nos. 10, 15, 16, and 24. Unlike Indiana, USC, Penn State, and Nebraska, in 2026, Georgia plays 10 and not nine Power 4 opponents. Georgia's schedule is not as difficult as the Arkansas schedule, but it is not easy.

TE Jamari Johnson, who broke out in 2025, is expected to improve in 2026 - 10 college football players with breakout potential in 2026

This is not a computer-generated Top 25 ranking. Not ESPN's FPI or SP+. This ranking comes from ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach's wet computer, his brain. Programming unknown. Mark has eight B1G teams in his top 25: 1 Ohio State, 2 OREGON, 6 Indiana, 14 Michigan, 15 Penn State, 17 Washington, 19 Iowa, and 20 USC. Comment from Heritage Hall - Go to 🤬! I think the Trojans have a case. Iowa's schedule is the easiest in the Big Ten, but 18 starters have to be replaced, including the QB, Goronowski, who led the Hawkeyes to a bowl win over 10-2 Vanderbilt. And the Trojans play OBD and Ohio State in LA. Mark's B1G Elite 8 as ranked by College Football News strength of schedule (SOS) rankings from 1 to 138. 6 OREGON, 7 Michigan, 15 USC, 17 Ohio State, 26 UW, 50 Indiana, 51 Penn State, and 55 Iowa. (The Buckeye ranking is lower than on many other sites.) The Hoosiers are not sending out a scheduling SOS. If Penn State finishes 10-2, I believe several 9-3 B1G teams will be better than the Nittany Lions. Iowa State went 8-4 last season. How will the play of the 24 Iowa State players transferring to PSU fare in the Big Ten? I will not be surprised if one or more Big Ten teams outside the top 25 make the PO Committee's final top 25. I like: No. 3 Georgia being ranked above No. 5 Texas. Mississippi 9, Texas A+M 10, and LSU 11, I question. No. 16 Alabama and No. 25 Tennessee both have new starting QBs. Alabama finished 125th in rushing last season. Will the former Oregon coach and new Bama OL coach, Adrian Klemm, make a significant difference? Tennessee hired Jim Knowles as its DC. How did that work out at Penn State last season? Their schedules and talent justify Notre Dame being ranked 4th, and Miami 7th. I believe five B12 teams being ranked is generous. Although Utah's SOS is No. 54, Houston's is 64, and Texas Tech comes in at 65. ESPN.com2026 college football Way-Too-Early Top 25: Spring updateWith rosters settled and practices underway, we rank the top contenders for the 2026 college football season.

Big Ten Media Days will be held in Chicago - Danno gets his turn on day 2 https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-ten-drops-2026-football-171319901.html

Prepare yourself for a B1G draft 🥶that will have B1G fans wearing shades 😍 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/04/14/nfl-draft-big-ten-sec-debate-most-players-2026/89550515007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=Content%20List%20-%

How about another 8-Clap for the history-making UCLA women. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/04/13/2026-wnba-draft-winners-losers-ucla-latson/89599350007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=hero&utm_content=usat-

26 Questions for the Big Ten heading into the 2026 season - No. 11 - Does Oregon have that one extra gear? A - Fingers crossed, wood knocked. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2026-26-key-questions

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-top-25-teams-best-worst-case-scenarios-2026-season/

On Wisconsin! But On Luke Fickell? The AD who hired and supported his coach is resigning to take a position with the Big Ten conference. If Luke doesn't improve things this season, New Mexico coach Jason Eck, who played on the Wisconsin O-line, will be high on any new hire list. AP NewsChris McIntosh steps down as Wisconsin AD to take over ne...Chris McIntosh is stepping down as Wisconsin’s athletic director and moving into the Big Ten office as the conference’s deputy commissioner for strategy.

In 2025, Michigan signed a half-decent player out of G6 UAB. Dana had success at a mid-major program. Perhaps he wants guys who appreciate a shot to play in the Power 4 and will play well together? What did Kentucky get for $22M? Every concern outlined is certainly justified and may come to fruition, but IMO, a guy with one losing season deserves the chance to do it his way. As Dana noted, based on their failure to perform up to expectations in 2025, many of the players who portaled out were going to be offered less money in 2026. Dusty May brought in team-oriented guys and coached them up. I'm hoping Dana can do the same. Although I don't think we'll see what Michigan accomplished in 2025.

Looks like Meadow wasn't thrilled with the New World field. 😁

B1G Talk from the man who amped up recruiting in the Big Ten, Urban Meyer - https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/urban-meyer-identifies-two-reasons-for-big-ten-s-dramatic-identity-change/ar-AA20FB3g?ocid=msedgdhphdr&cvid=69dc42d40e8f49b2b3d1a9672270ef7b&cvpid=69dc430e03be4d84bf375a