Jon Joseph

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Holy Hollies! An On a Carousel Update - Saturday BlitzPredicting the head coach hires for the 8 open Power 4 jobsFrom major openings to quiet searches, these are our predictions for who each Power 4 school will hire as the next wave of coaching changes hits.

Yes! This week's uniform choice will not have to include tie-dye Mae West life jackets. Sweet - 👍👌😁

PO Committee Chairman and Baylor AD Mack Rhodes is taking a personal leave of absence from his AD job and is stepping down as the Committee chair, leaving the Committee with 11 members. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/baylor-athletic-director-mack-rhoades-leave-of-absence-stepping-down-college-football-playoff-chair/

They're coming to take ME away? I picked a fine Saturday to stop sniffing glue. Looks like we're Ducked!

I couldn't have putt it any better! 😁

Sunny on Saturday, 59 degrees! What's that? The game's Friday night with rain expected? 😒😧🤬

The NCAA hands out penalties to the Michigan State football team. This does not help J. Smith, but it may give Sparty a reason to keep Smith on for another year. MSU is not a CFB top job, and these penalties make finding a new coach more difficult. And also, improving the lower third of the conference is now more difficult. Tuck, or something else Comin'? ESPN.comMSU hit with 3-year probation, 14 wins vacatedDue to NCAA violations, Michigan State football was placed on a three-year probation Wednesday, a school spokesperson confirmed.

11-1, YES! A 13th game in Indianapolis, NO!

I'd go for the champ game in Miami. Millions of PO dollars for the conference, the chance to help Pawallll pack his bags on his way out of the country, and to tone down, if not shut down, the 'experts' dumping on the Big Ten. How's this for a Dixie-damning fact? Including Texas, No. 3 Texas A&M's eight SEC opponents through Week 11 have a combined record of 13 wins and 34 losses. 🤪

The AP's take on the committee's 2nd ranking - AP NewsOhio State stays on top of playoff bracket, while Miami m...Ohio State stayed atop the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week, while Indiana remained at No. 2 despite barely squeaking out a victory last week while third-ranked Texas A&a

How does the committee's 2nd ranking compare with the well-respected Massey Computer Ratings? The top 12 is the same as the committee, with these differences. No. 6 Texas Tech is 4 spots higher than Massey's No. 10 ranking. Oregon at No. 8 is two spots lower than Massey's No. 6 ranking. Other B1G differences. Massey ranks USC 4 spots higher at No. 13. Michigan is four spots higher at No. 14. Iowa is two spots higher at No. 19. Unranked Washington is Massey No. 22, and unranked Illinois is Massey No. 24. The likely one PO spot ACC has five teams ranked in the committee's top 25. Why? No conference is being more disrespected by the committee than the Big Ten. 🤬 I know, you're shocked, right? I agree with others who have posted terrific comments, the 5 seed, even at 11-1, may not be there for OBD. A 12-1 Texas Tech could be the 4th seed with one of Ohio State or Indiana, and the loser of the SEC champ game, with the fifth and sixth seeds. Last season, the committee's rankings were not influenced by conference champ games except for 3-loss ACC champ Clemson making the field. I think the committee will have to use the Champ Game results this season to come up with a logical seeding of the field. Proletariat CFB fans are not allowed to peek behind the curtain to see the SOS and SOR rankings being used by the Wizards of Grapevine. We can only hear about it through the grapevine. 🤔 The SOS and SOR rankings the ESPN talking (dead) heads refer to are generated by ESPN's FPI and SP+. However, as of now, OBD is ranked No. 3 by FPI and SP+. 🤪 It's only a movie! --- Don't forget to cheer for No. 22 Pitt to put No. 9 Notre Dame in the playoff pits and open up an at-large spot in the PO field.😁 GameDay is in Pittsburgh this week. Broadcast of the game on ABC at Noon Eastern, 9 AM Pacific.

DM, why not No. 5 with a home game vs a G6 opponent and the next game vs the 4 seed? Or, is No. 5 at 11-1 out of the question? Thank goodness, Iowa, as it should have, remained ranked, falling only one spot to 21. This sets up a top 25 battle in LA Saturday against 17 USC. USC -6.5. Either the win over Iowa is better, or OBD will play a top 15 seed on 11/22. UW will defeat Purdue on Saturday, and with the UCLA game in LA, should be 8-3 when OBD visits. USC is odds-on to be 8-2 when it visits Autzen, giving OBD the opportunity to finish with two solid wins. Helping the B1G would be Illinois defeating Maryland, Wisconsin in Madison, and Northwestern at home to finish 9-3 and likely ranked. Many SEC schedules are back-loaded. I think Bama gives OK its third loss this week, and Georgia will do the same to a Texas team that still has to play A&M. No. 15. 2-loss and too highly ranked IMO, Vandy finishes against TN in Knoxville. Either Vandy takes its 3rd loss, I'm giving the Dores a win over Kentucky, or Tennessee its 4th loss. Ole Miss should handle Florida and Mississippi State, but the Egg Bowl is in Starkville this season and is usually a closely contested game. For some reason, perhaps because it was on the road, or for no reason, the Ole Miss loss at No. 5 Georgia is better than OBD's loss against 2nd-ranked Indiana. Georgia? Wins against Texas and Georgia Tech in Atlanta are not certainties. And if Texas plays at home like it did against Oklahoma in Dallas, A&M could have its first loss. A&M plays South Carolina in Columbia on Saturday; the Gamecocks should have beaten Bama at home. I'm reasonably certain that Tennessee will defeat New Mexico State on Saturday, and A&M will handle Samford, not Stanford, a week from Saturday. The calculus changes next year when eight SEC teams will have one more loss than this season. It's November, chaos will ensue. And the top 4 seeds will most likely be different than what we see in the second set of rankings.

It's all good for OBD. Up to No. 8 and hosting a 1st round game in Autzen against Notre Dame. Six B1G teams are ranked, including 3-loss Iowa, No. 21, down one spot after the loss to OBD, and No. 17 USC. And the committee gave respect to close wins by Indiana at Penn State and Oregon in Iowa City. No matter the outcome of Iowa at USC this Saturday, Oregon will go into Week 13 after taking care of Minnesota, knock wood, with a win against a ranked opponent or a game to be played against a ranked opponent. Gopher It on Friday night and then on Saturday, cheer for Pitt to remove the Gold from the Domers' playoff hopes. College Football Playoff rankings for Week 12 go live: Who's in? Who's out? Down the home stretch, many SEC teams will be handing one another a third and fourth loss.

No penalties? I was often a suspect, but never arrested. But, No Holds? Thanks for reminding me of my high school love life. 🤬