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  1. This should make TOSU fans happy, right? https://athlonsports.com/college/ohio-state-buckeyes/ohio-state-buckeyes-jim-knowles-penn-state-nittany-lions-savage-message Ohio State Sucks? Hey Jimmy, don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out.
  2. Love for OBD, Makhi Hughes, and Other RBs Going B1G. Top transfer running backs reside in Big Ten and Big 12 WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Here are the top three transfer running backs as the sport moves forward toward the spring.
  3. Let's Win Again Like We Did Last Year! And Step it Up in January! Oregon Ducks projected win total in 2025 highest in the nation DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks win total for the 2025 college football season is the highest in the nation, per FanDuel Sportsbook.
  4. Thank you, DM. I look to you, Charles, Mike West, and others on the Forum for advice on Xs and Os. However, it's easy to see that OBD's D has yet to realize Aristotle's famous observation, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts ..." Is this scheme or simply not being ready to show up? In the first quarter of the 2023 Pac-12 champ game versus UW, the O came out flat as the proverbial pancake. The D spent the entire first quarter on the field and was spent by the fourth quarter when UW came back for the win. In the Big Ten champ game, Penn State's 37 points were not that far off its season average of 33.1 points. Roster-wise, PSU's roster was not inferior to OBD's roster. OBD showed up ready to play from the start. You are not (except in the 2025 Rose Bowl ) going to routinely dominate teams with like-type rosters. The Rose Bowl? When one team comes out as flat as OBD and the other team as fired up as TOSU, does the scheme matter all that much? Without Evan Stewart, Caleb Downs moved up and played a 'Rover Position." The O couldn't stay on the field and the D couldn't get off the field. Still, Gabe threw for 299 yards. Georgia? Did you watch the game vs. Ole Miss when the Georgia O was schooled? This was Kirby's D being played by Kirby's recruits. The UGA O was impotent in Oxford, the D couldn't get off of the field and Georgia was overwhelmed by the same team that lost to Kentucky, LSU, and Florida. Texas. The Ohio State D got after Quinn Ewers. IMO, Ewers played the gutty game of his life to keep Texas in the game. Unlike the Rose Bowl, in the Cotton Bowl, the Ohio State offense kept shooting itself in the foot. Against Notre Dame, the Ohio State D gave up plays to athletes no better than OBD's athletes allowing the Domers to stay in the game. The letdowns in 'Do They Really Matter Games' are frustrating but do not trouble me; not when a team will have to play 16 or 17 games to win a title. OBD was never in danger of losing to Purdue. The effort on D at Wisconsin was excellent. And the game in Madison was OBD's 8th in a row without a siesta. Stuff happens. Portal picking will persist in Eugene. Ohio State's D had home-grown talent across the board, but would TOSU have won the title without Alabama transfer Caleb Downs? (And on the O-side without Will Howard, Quinshon Judkins, and Seth McLaughlin?) Will the big-game preparation and in-game coaching improve? I don't believe the scheme is the root of the problem. The Ohio State D improved significantly when Jim Knowles arrived with the skill to implement a winning scheme and implement it. In today's CFB world, Dan Lanning has to be a CEO. Are the right assistants on board? Is a dink and dunk O the way OBD should play on O? Is the scheme on D too difficult to comprehend? And one question you asked David that I'm waiting to see answered hopefully in the positive, are the 4* and 5* recruits ready to make an impact? Where are the 'if you're good enough you're old enough' recruits? The Ohio State roster did not improve by leaps and bounds from October 12th to the Rose Bowl. However, TOSU's game preparation improved. OBD's? Sorry for the too-long comment but if NIL and unfettered free agency are bringing parity to CFB, OBD was the only FBS team with one loss last season, then losses will happen. See: The NFL. Thanks again for the terrific take.
  5. BUMMER! Michigan Misses Illinois in 2025. Bret Bielema’s comments about Jim Harbaugh and Michigan are absurd WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Illinois head coach Bret Bielema attempted to troll Jim Harbaugh and Michigan on social media, saying Harbaugh ran to the NFL. @WoodsFootball breaks down why Bielema’s comments are...
  6. Saturday Tradition Takes a Look at B1G QB Rooms. Evaluating Big Ten QB rooms entering 2025 SATURDAYTRADITION.COM The Big Ten quarterback landscape will be an interesting storyline to monitor as we gear up for the 2025 season. Someone please tell the author that OREGON is a member of the Big Ten.
  7. With the talent at the Senior Bowl, why wasn't OBD's O more potent? https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/ducks-make-star-turn-at-the-senior-bowl-why-wasnt-the-oregon-offense-more-potent
  8. WOW! OBD's recruiting class is All-Blue Chip! Ranking the schools with the most 5-star signees in final 247Sports class of 2025 recruiting rankings - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Who has the most incoming starpower in their 2025 recruiting class?
  9. This, from the 'Loyal Opposition.' Report: Michigan fires back at NCAA in 137-page response to Notice of Allegations WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM The University of Michigan appears ready to fight back against the NCAA, as detailed in its 137-page response, according to Yahoo Sports. Here is the latest chapter in the Connor Stalions saga: Are the Wolverine attorneys being paid by the pound?
  10. Excellent post and I agree but the $$$ is at an unprecedented level. And UCLA is a B1G Partner and not an Associate like OBD. You take the money you're going to have to pay the price. But if Cronin is just 'getting this,' where has he been?
  11. He dropped out of the Senior Bowl but if he's healthy, I think Jordan Burch could put on a show. *** The East-West Shrine Game is on the NFL Network tomorrow. Many mock drafts I have seen have Jeanty going to Denver and Michigan TE Loveland going to the Chargers. Loveland was the 2024 Michigan passing attack. Incredible that Michigan defeated an almost all-hands-on-deck Bama team with five first or second-round draft picks sitting out. Must have been the scouting, right?
  12. Can the NCAA vacate wins it had nothing to do with except for determining player eligibility? The College Football Playoff Committee puts on the FBS Playoff, not the NCAA. The coaches and players may have gained an advantage from the scouting but does this lead to vacated wins? The NCAA fined Tennessee $8M for its pay-for-play chicanery before NIL. Is a fine the most likely remedy here? I'm in the Prime Time camp here. As Deion said: 'I can get all of the knowledge I need from looking at film.' At the time the charge of scouting came down I was surprised to see that in-person scouting in DFB is prohibited. Then again, I'm a Patriots fan. Congrats on the GREAT PO run. 4 top 10 teams, only one game at home. WOW!
  13. "Poetic Justice?" The team with the platinum roster found the perfect season to screw up; the season when the PO expanded to reap more gold for CFB. Ohio State winning it all is the antithesis of Poetic Justice: 'The fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for one's actions.' But what do you want from a guy who played QB at Bama?
  14. Why wait? Good question. Before 2026-27 any change to the PO format requires a unanimous vote of G5, P4 conferences, and Notre Dame. The format favors lower-ranked conference champions having a bye and teams like Ohio State and Notre Dame being seeded below their in-season performance. In 2026-27, the G5/6 will not have a veto, and the Power 2 will be large and in charge.
  15. I'll be shocked if there is a change in format before 2026-27.
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