Jon Joseph

I hope Dante doesn't have a Dickens of a time and ends up in the 7th circle! 😁 Seriously, if he's not ready now than stick a fork in him, he's done.

Friend 30, Spot Meets On. So much for the old home-state ties. No. 1 OT Jackson Cantwell commits to Miami as Hurricanes win heated recruiting battle over Georgia, Oregon - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Miami rode a late surge to secure the No. 1 OT in the 2026 class Miami rode a late $urge, right? 🤑 Have fun in the Lesser (Loser) 2.

I don't know? Perhaps $30 a month all in is 'fair and reasonable?' If I can't record, I don't want to cut the cord. ESPN direct-to-consumer bundle price revealed - On3 WWW.ON3.COM .

YES! A Prediction for an Eugene PO Regional.👍👌😍 Field of 64 Projections: Two new hosts spark changes through NCAA Tournament entering final week - On3 WWW.ON3.COM One week remains in college baseball's regular season, and two new hosts have sparked a ton of changes in this week's Field of 64. 1st, keep your Eyes on that Hawk!

We have met the enemy! And they are us?

I understand the umbrage over PO play-in games. However, as it so happened last season, both the champ game winner, Oregon, and the loser, PSU, made the PO field. The 4th-place B1G finisher, Ohio State, made the field. With a 16-team field, the loser of the play-in game, B1G representative No. 2, is going to be highly seeded in a 16-team postseason tournament, a tournament with no 1st round byes. Rarely, if ever, will the team that finishes 2nd in the B1G be seeded lower than No. 8, and with a 1st round home game. Come 2026, seeding will equate with the PO committee's final ranking. Oregon got a double dose of format blues last season. With a four-team PO still in effect, in the semifinals, OBD rematches with PSU, and Georgia rematches with Texas. Ohio State is still debating whether to fire Ryan Day. In any and likely every postseason tournament ever played anywhere, No. 1 Oregon plays the winner of No. 9 Boise State at No. 8 Indiana in the Rose Bowl. Likely wins the game and moves on. With mega-conference in-conference strength of schedule being all over the place, I think the B1G team in second place after the 11th game of the regular season, could well be better than a first-place team that played a far easier conference schedule. Consider OBD's schedule in 2027. OBD plays at Michigan and hosts Ohio State and Penn State. OBD also draws Iowa at home, and plays at Nebraska, UCLA, and UW. 6 home games with an OOC game in Waco, Texas against Baylor. I have not parsed all of the 2027 B1G schedules, but if Oregon is second in the conference standings with this schedule after game 11, I believe OBD will be more than worthy of a shot at the conference championship. If every team had the same in-conference strength of schedule, then I'd also be against the play-in format. I also do not know how much more revenue the B1G will receive with a play-in format compared to a one-off championship game that is likely to feature the B1G's biggest brands. But it is odds-on to be more money, or Petitti and Sankey would not be pushing a 16-team field and play-in games. Respectfully submitted, JJ.

One of the Big Network's college football go-to folks, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, is a voice of 16-team playoff reason amidst the 'This Will Kill the Sport!' insanity. A 16-team College Football Playoff wouldn't be catastrophic; it would fix things WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The worst part of the 12-team playoff is the automatic byes for the top four conference champions. This article notes that as part of the 16-team playoff, the flex-week playoff play-in games are coming. These games will eliminate the stand-alone conference champ games, although one versus two may still be played at a neutral site, and end the season one week earlier. The play-in format is expected to bring in more money than one stand-alone conference champ game. Last season, OBD would have played Penn State for the title, possibly in Autzen, with Iowa visiting Indiana, and Illinois visiting Ohio State. NO rematch regular season games would have been played in 2024. The B1G's first and second-place teams would play one another, with both guaranteed one of the conference's four playoff bids. Three plays six and four plays five for the other two spots. Mega-conference 'hit and miss' top opponents scheduling, and every CFB metric supports a 4-4-2-2-1-3 format.

I hope the Wake in Columbus is an Irish Wake 🍻. Ohio State fans in mourning after FOX likely dooms biggest games to noon kickoffs SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Ohio State fans have seen this story before—and they’re not any happier about it the second (or third) time around. Once again, the Buckeyes are heading into a Buddy, Big Noon may bring in a large number of viewers, but the number pales against ESPN/ABC prime time games.

Spot On. There is NO WAY ESPN/ABC would have carried this game other than 3:30 or 7:30 PM Eastern. Playing this game at 9 AM Pacific means at least 2 to 3 million fewer viewers. Fox learned nothing from last season's numbers, when it was punched in the face by Disney/ABC/ESPN. I certainly understand and respect personal preferences regarding game times. For Moi, a KO at Noon means I can watch the entire game without having to take a nap. 😴 However, CFB is a big business, and the conference needs partners to help make it as B1G as possible. Greg Sankey never fails to leverage the SEC product. In fiscal 2025, the SEC will close in on the $88 million less in revenue than the B1G received in fiscal 2024, by having ESPN pay as much as $80 million for the conference to play a ninth regular-season game. Brutal schedules for the SEC's top teams in 2024 (sans Texas) cost the conference a playoff spot, but will generate far more dollars than having one more PO team. Greg played the long game and scored. I like B1G commish Tony Petitti, but his coming from a broadcast/media background did not help with game times. Ohio State was not happy about its seven Big Noon games in 2024. The most anticipated out-of-conference game in years, kicking off at Noon in Columbus, is not making Buckeyes coaches and fans happy. Last season, Penn State wanted the advantage of a White Out game when Ohio State visited. Didn't happen. The White Out game came against UW. Even though a Big Noon KO means the Ducks will be playing ball at 9 AM body clock time, I'm certain PSU would prefer a 7:30 PM local KO and a White Out. HORNS DOWN! I see 0-2 against the Dawgs in 2024 being at least 0-3 and perhaps 0-4 before the end of this season. James Franklin gets big game record roasted, but how many championship and playoff games has Sark won on the road and neutral sites? One? When Texas escaped with the W over double-digit dog ASU in double OT in the 2025 Peach Bowl. (Because the refs swallowed a targeting whistle. 🤮) And 12-seed Clemson gave Texas all it could handle last season in Austin. Go Ducks! Go Dawgs! (Except when it comes to xxxxxxx recruiting 🤬)

Commissioner Tony cannot be happy about this. Fox Sports Under Fire for Decision on Texas-Ohio State SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Following the Ohio State Buckeyes’ historic run through the College Football Playoff—where they defeated Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame en route to their first national title since the 2014...

Daughter Alexis DeBoer bailed on Daddy and Dixie, stayed at UW, and was the B1G's Softball Freshman of the Year. With what he was left with, I think Fisch did a terrific job getting UW to a bowl game last season. Jedd could end up being a B1G Fisch.

CBS Sports Post-Spring Ranking of the B1G. Big Ten post-spring power rankings: Ohio State on top; will tough schedule stunt Wisconsin's growth? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Scanning the Big Ten landscape ahead of the 2025 season with spring practices in the rearview

Kudos to Payton, Keep Coming! QUACK! Payton Pritchard steps up for Celtics in Game 3 win vs. Knicks, and it goes far beyond his 3-point shooting - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Sixth Man of the Year came up big at MSG

Gimme the Top 5 B1G Coaches. 2nd place Danno has Day in his sights 😉 BIG Ten Football: Ranking the top 5 coaches in the conference heading into the 2025 season SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The Big Ten has won back-to-back National Titles, with long-time rivals Michigan and Ohio State also winning titles. Along with the SEC, the Big Ten is consider

The author of this article argues that both UCLA and OBD were hosed.

Softball Ws and Ls. NCAA softball tournament winners, losers, snubs from 2025 selection show WWW.USATODAY.COM The 64-team field was set for the 2025 NCAA softball tournament. Here's a look at the winners, losers and snubs from Sunday's selection show:

Thank You, NJ! I note that OBD is not leading the recruiting rankings for the 2026 class. This ranking matters on signing day in December, period. Today, OBD is No.4 in the average ranking of 2026 recruits 'committed' to Dan and the program. With the transfer portal available for plugging holes on a contender's roster, a cumulative ranking, like this one from ESPN, matters today, not just in December. Follow the $$$ - 12 SEC teams and 7 B1G Teams are in ESPN's top 25. 7 of last season's 12 PO teams, including Boise State, will have a new starter at QB in 2025.

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Break out the brooms, but watch out for dog litter 💩!

Mahki and World Make the List of SI's 2025 Top 20 Impact Players. College Football’s Top 20 Impact Players for the 2025 Season WWW.SI.COM This group can elevate their teams in ways that don’t show up on a box score and will be must-watch this fall. Where da Pac-7 Players at? 🧐

Here's Some Hyperbolic Nonsense from a school that has done Jack since joining the B1G. Big Ten and SEC power grab could destroy the college football playoffs forever HUSKERCORNER.COM Nebraska fans could gain College Football Playoff access, but at what cost to the sport? Nothing concrete to back up any of this angst. The 3rd-place finisher in the ACC and B12, and the G6 'champ', will not have a 1st-round bye, and will not win the four games needed to win a CFB PO. The author doesn't realize the Cornhuskers best shot at the PO is likely qualifying as the 4th place team in the B1G. Fortunately, Petitti and Sankey are business people and not husked up dopes. 🤓

Hats Off to Fergie for Honoring Spencer Webb! Terrance Ferguson honors Oregon Football's Spencer Webb with LA Rams jersey number DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Former Oregon Ducks star Terrance Ferguson honors his fallen friend Spencer Webb with his Los Angeles Rams jersey number.

How 'Bout Them Diamond Ducks! Best record since 2013! Oregon baseball wins sixth straight game and takes the series with the Huskies DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks takes the series over Washington with a 6-4 win and claims its best record through 50 games since 2013. Hopefully, the B1G trip to Omaha will preview a bigger Omaha trip to come.

Cannon Ball! WATCH: Dan Lanning celebrates commitment of 5-star EDGE Richard Wesley with pool jump DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM After the commitment of 5-star EDGE Richard Wesley, Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning jumped in a pool to celebrate with the elite pass-rusher. Just the start of a pool of great recruits taking a plunge with the Ducks! 😁