Jon Joseph

The plaintiffs' attorneys should be at the top of the Winners list. The defendant's attorneys should go to their rooms.

Give It Up for LB BB! Oregon Ducks' Bryce Boettcher Best Returning Linebacker In College Football? WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The Oregon Ducks had one of the best defenses in the country last season, highlighted by having four of their ten draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft being defensive players.

The Devil is in the Details, Right? 🥵 What comes next after NCAA’s House Settlement? Key dates to follow and more SATURDAYBLITZ.COM On Friday Night, College Sports were changed forever as Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House Settlement bringing about massive changes to the NCAA as we know

An example of why the B1G is concerned over 8 vs. 9 SEC conference games. Alabama has a few extra bye weeks on its 2025 schedule with these 3 cupcakes BAMAHAMMER.COM With just an eight-game conference schedule in the SEC, Alabama and the rest of the league has room for a few more cupcake opponents in the race for the CFP. And will the opener at FSU be a test for The Tide? Last year, it was DTU who bombed at QB. QB Thomas Castellanos was benched by Bill O'Brien at BC and immediately left the team before transferring to FSU. I see SSDD headed FSU's way. Oh, and BTW, Ole Miss's toughest OOC opponent in 2025 is Wazzu 😁. The above is not emblematic of all SEC programs. Florida plays two P4 teams OOC in 2025, and Georgia played two in 2024. Texas does step up against Ohio State, but it and an Oklahoma team that plays Michigan, both have OOC three weenie-roasts. Penn State's OOC slate in 2025 is a LOL joke, but PSU does play 9 B1G games. Based on a small two-season sample size, and notwithstanding the ESPN FPI cheerleading and its own 'It Just Means More breast breast-beating, the B1G was on par with or better than the SEC in 2023 and 2024. Does it matter? One cannot tell how the CFB PO committee values SOS. Yes, 2-loss champ game loser SMU was in the field and not 3-loss Bama, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. However, with its by far most difficult game being a loss at an Oregon team finding its footing, how in Hades can Boise State's ranking as the 9th best team in CFB be justified? Nothing to see here, move right along. 😁

Next Duck Up! Quack! What Oregon Ducks' WR depth chart looks like in wake of Evan Stewart injury DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at how the Oregon Ducks' depth chart will shake out in 2025 after Evan Stewart's knee injury.

Game 5, Week 5. PSU is off in Week 4. OBD naps in Week 6. PSU will be 3-0 coming into the game, and OBD 4-0.

Fair point, no doubt. However, without Stewart in 2024, OBD has zero wins against TOSU.

CBS Sports One of Many with Doubts About the Settlement House v. NCAA settlement fundamentally alters college athletics, but don't expect it to bring stability - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Chaos has become the status quo in college athletics over the last decade, and the landmark settlement won't change that

30, don't forget Michigan's 2nd win over Bama in 2024. 4-loss Michigan, with many of its best guys sitting the game out in anticipation of being drafted, backed up the Rose Bowl win, beating an all-hands-on-deck Bama team in the Reliaquest Bowl. But Bama belonged in the PO, right? 😜

Bret Bielema has some B1G beefs. Not highlighted here, but he recently LOL at the SEC beating its 8-game drum. What's behind the beef? Origins of Bret Bielema's social media bluster, and how it shapes culture at Illinois - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Illinois coach isn't afraid to speak his mind on social media -- and his players love him for it 'I don't want to get Cocky, but I believe our overlooked 3-loss team beat a 3-loss SEC team that was screwed out of a PO spot?'

All Day with a B1G 10-4. (I'm Shocked! 😁) Ohio State coach Ryan Day supports a College Football Playoff with 'at least' 4 bids guaranteed for Big Ten SPORTS.YAHOO.COM SEC coaches have pushed back against a format that would guarantee four spots for both the Big Ten and SEC and leave just three available at-large berths.

CBS Sports take on the injury. What Evan Stewart injury means for Oregon: Five-star freshman among players in spotlight expected to step up - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Dan Lanning has depth-chart adjustments to make after the Ducks' top-returning weapon went down with injury

Get On The Bus! Nicolas Cage as John Madden, Christian Bale as Al Davis Seen in New Movie Set Photos BLEACHERREPORT.COM Football fans got a fresh look at Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale in their roles as John Madden and Al Davis, respectively.

FPI ranking of Ducks 2025 opponents, FWIW 🤮 Ranking Oregon Ducks’ 2025 opponents from easiest to toughest, per ESPN FPI DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at where the opponents on the Oregon Ducks' 2025 schedule land on ESPN's updated Football Power Index. You rank 13 SEC teams (81.25% of the conference) in your top 25, and ipso facto, SEC teams have the most difficult preseason schedules. 😴

30, I agree, cut to the chase! I thought what seemed to be a detente between the B1G and the SEC, and between Fox and Disney/ESPN, with the formation of the Venu streaming service, would move things along to the formation of a Super Conference. B1G, you add teams X and Notre Dame. SEC, you add Clemson, UNC, and X, X. Now, the B1G and the SEC do not seem to be on the same page when it comes to a new PO format. Looks like the same old parochial, our 8 conference games are much more difficult than your 9 conference games, intransigence from the SEC. If you can't agree on how many conference games will be played, well, good luck on agreeing to anything else. In one form or another, further consolidation of CFB and likely, Men's CBB is coming. But it looks like there will be more bumps on the road, and in state houses and courtrooms, before we see CFB and CBB super conferences.

The College Sports Commission died in vitro. Saint Nick, among others, supported the concept but realized the Commission had nothing new to present to Congress that the solons had not already heard and failed to act. The power of the players has seen a 180-degree shift from the days when the 'Management' ruled. What incentive is there for the athletes to agree to any change that would take away their ability to hopscotch from program to program and make additional money with every move? Especially, when the athletes have courts from coast to coast and state legislatures seemingly in their pocket. The idea of an NIL review board that will come along with the House settlement, awaiting approval and still likely to be approved, sounds good in theory. But in reality, why shouldn't a tight end recruit make ten million dollars a year? Because such an amount exceeds market value? Because a payment in this amount violates recruiting rules? Logic says that $10 million a year for a player with no college football experience has to exceed market value. But how would such a finding be enforced in Tennessee, where the legislature has passed a law(s) making the terms of the House settlement unenforceable in the Volunteer State? Keep your hands off of Vandy! 😁 Lawyers are standing by to file Restraint of Trade suits shortly after an NIL deal is disqualified. The odds are very much in favor of 'injured student-athlete.' And any self-restraint on NIL deals has disappeared, with people with more money than sense willing to pay whatever it takes for good old U, or good old State, to win titles in football, basketball, soccer, swimming, and softball. Softball? The Oklahoma run in the NCAA Softball Tourney championships ended at the hands of a pitcher who transferred from Stanford to Texas Tech for $1 million. (I don't know if I'd leave Palo Alto for Lubbock for One Mill, but no one is asking me or paying me to do so? 😋) I reiterate what I expressed in the article, College Sports need Congress to provide shelter. But without a bargained for agreement between a Players Union and Management, I don't believe the Congressional Calvary will ride in to rescue college sports from itself. Once again: Shout Out to my editor!

OK State, a B12 powerhouse that happened to go 0-9 in the B12 last season. 🦨 ed! Take no opponent for granted, but Dante will have Moore experience than the QB who mounts up for the Cowboys. RB Ollie Gordon, after a great 2023 season and a bad 2024 season, is gone. Gundy will be starting close to an entirely new team in 2025.

Note, the B1G has indicated it will consider a 5-11 model, the highest ranked 5 conference champions and 11 at-large teams, with the field seeded following the PO Committee rankings, IF the SEC agrees to play 9 conference games. The winners and losers of a potential 5+11 Playoff model - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM What would be the pros and cons of the 5+11 College Football Playoff model? The winners and losers might surprise you.

Judge Wilkins is in no hurry. What's holding up House v. NCAA? College athletics hinges on decision from judge with a meticulous reputation - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Even with revenue sharing set to begin on July 1, Judge Claudia Wilken's history suggests she's in no hurry to render a final decision

The Sooners schedule is 'manageable?' 247 Sports ranks Oklahoma's 2025 schedule as being the nation's most difficult. Ott and Mateer were not teammates at Cal last season. Mateer played at Wazzu. Another below the Mendoza line expert take, right? 🙃 Georgia and Clemson going Over their win total will be unexpected? "Lincoln Riley hasn't forgotten how to coach? 11-11 in the B1G with a Heisman-winning QB under center in 2023. 0-2 vs. Notre Dame when in the B1G. 0-2 vs. UCLA in B1G games. Five college football teams that will surpass 2025 win projections WWW.YARDBARKER.COM With the strength of college football conferences such as the Big Ten or SEC, predicting win totals has become more difficult than ever. Much of it has also become predicated on schedules. It...

Go, Gabe, Go! Illegitimi non carborundum! 😁 Browns confirm Dillon Gabriel news amid QB competition WWW.YARDBARKER.COM After six years playing college football, Gabriel only got better and better

Five B1G teams, besides OBD, TOSU, and PSU, that could make the PO. Note, the Nebraska vs. Cincinnati game is being played in Kansas City, not Lincoln, NE. UW is one of the five and not Michigan? Michigan in 2025 has the easiest or the second-easiest B1G conference schedule. No games against Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, and Penn State. Games against B1G bottom dwellers Purdue, Maryland, and Northwestern should be easy peasy. OOC at Oklahoma will be tough, and at Nebraska and USC are not gimmes. Seven home games with That Team from Down South visiting Ann Arbor will help the PO cause. Split against SC and Nebraska, and Michigan should finish 10-2 and in the PO. Big Ten playoff sleeper teams: 5 who could make it, if things break right AUTZENZOO.COM Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon are playoff-likely teams coming out of the Big Ten, each with an over/under of 10.5 wins at FanDuel.

A lot of miles but without the burden of playing 8 B1G games in a row. A long haul to New Jersey, but the week prior, Rutgers will be playing in Seattle, so it will also be traveling coast-to-coast before the game. I like the timing of the trip to Chicago. I'd much rather play Northwestern on the shores of Lake Michigan early than later in the year. 🥶 The week off before playing at Iowa is nice. Then home vs. Minnesota and USC before the short trip to Seattle. Week 6 and Week 10 off weeks are about as good as it gets. This is a far friendlier schedule than OBD faced last season. Thanks for the post.

Battle lines are being drawn ... Ohio State coach Ryan Day supports a College Football Playoff with 'at least' 4 bids guaranteed for Big Ten SPORTS.YAHOO.COM SEC coaches have pushed back against a format that would guarantee four spots for both the Big Ten and SEC and leave just three available at-large berths.

30 Duck, the answer to your first above interrogatory, my friend, is 'YES! 😧You have my sincere empathy. FWIW - Using the 2025-26 12-team format, here is the projected FPI PO field. 1. Texas vs 9. Miami at 8. Texas A&M 4. Ohio State vs. 12. G6 at 5. Penn State 2. Georgia vs. 10. Tennessee at 7. Notre Dame 3. Alabama vs. 11. Kansas State at 6. OREGON 5 SEC/ 3 B1G/ 1 ACC/ 1 B12/ 1 Independent/ 1 G6 1st 2 out - 11 Clemson and 12 LSU. Show $ankey the $$$$$. 2nd round games would see one B1G team knocked out in the Rose Bowl. HECK YES! Come on 8/30! Go Away FPI!