Jon Joseph

I have two words - WEEK ONE.

Please, repeat after me: Week 1; Week 1; Week 1; Week 1. Do not make knee-jerk judgments. OL play is a ballet. Yesterday, Oregon played with a makeshift O line which affects everyone on the line including the tackles. And of course, affects the passing game when the QB does not have, or believes he does not have, time to go through the "West Coast O" progressions. Idaho is a proud FCS program. Idaho was the No. 4 seed in the 2023 FCS playoff. Idaho's coach had bulletin board material the size of Moscow. Idaho was inspired. The Ducks were prepared to play a game they believed would be over at the end of the National Anthem. Talent is one thing, attitude, leverage, and want-to another. Get Poncho back at center with Bedford playing next week and Gabriel using his wheels when the opportunity to do so is there, and I believe we will see a different team vs, Boise, one not coasting on preseason laurels. WEEK 1.

Week 1 - Do not overreact positively. Do not overreact negatively. Come December, the 'close' victory over Idaho is a W, period. Hopefully, this game will send HUey Bris out the door and get the entire program from the coaches to the players to Puddles ready to bring the 'A' and not the 'C-' game versus Boise State and one of the best RBs in the country. Boise scored a lot of points yesterday but for a team with a veteran defense, it gave up a lot of points. Bust the Broncos!

These boys aren't spuds duds. Boise's stud RB ran for 267 yards today. Hopefully, the Ducks come away with the win and have their game face on next week. Any unit have a better than C grade? This is why you want to open against an FCS opponent.

ATTICUS - LATIN - Man from Athens. I get a kick out of U!

Hurricane Warning! Oh no, MariO. Judd Fisch to Florida?

Who's that coming down the track? It's a mean machine in red and black that blew out Dabo without its best running back! UGA looked AWESOME!

GREED on display! The money the Pac-2 purloined from the Pac-10 dimwits means more to the Beavers and Cougars than does the opportunity to compete for a conference title. The idea that these two nonentities will rebuild the Pac-12 is a long con that folks like butt-kissing Canzano buy into. The two paid millions for MW game inventory and in the process, agreed to an extra $10M for every MW team they poach. This is how you rebuild the Pac-12? OBD is stuck playing these Sons of Beavers for the next two seasons but that's enough! PUNISH THE POTATO PICKERS!

After the Gophers kicker booted the game vs UNC on Thursday, the B1G needs Penn State to come through today in Morgantown. J. Smith and Sparty overcame a horrendous coaching decision and the Badgers finally took down W. Michigan. These would have been embarrassing losses. The 1st B1G vs SEC game is SC vs LSU. Which bad defense has improved from 2023? Was Miller Moss's Holiday performance an outlier? Will LSU QB Nussmeier be able to come close to Heisman winner Daniels's 2023 performance? Is there a Tiger WR or two who can replace the talent that matriculated to the League? Michigan will be a home underdog to Texas. Ditto Wisconsin vs Bama. The B1G needs to win one of these three games; these games are remembered in December. MASH the Potato Pickers!

Jonathan Smith, KICK THE DAMN FIELD GOAL + Go Up By 2 Scores! Sparty is fortunate it won a game that should have been 19-10 MSU, not 16 to 10. Minny's kicker missed 2 FG last night, the walk-off missed FG was from 44 yards out but at least Fleck did not miss the chance to score by making senseless decisions.

Me Likey Mr. Mendoza's Pick of OBD Winning the B1G! College football season predictions: Picks for who makes playoff, wins title and more WWW.USATODAY.COM Unexpected results are the norm during the college football season. But even with that challenge, here's our season predictions from our experts.

Thanks, David, great take. No surprise that Mike West beat me to the Texas Tech punch!

How about, BUST? College football preseason rankings: No. 1 Ohio State is locked and loaded for a national title push SPORTS.YAHOO.COM A combination of homegrown talent and high-profile transfer additions give the Buckeyes the best roster in college football on paper. It's championship or bust for this squad. Do you know what a Busted Buckeye looks like? Answer revealed on 10/12/24 😍

Here's the Scoop on the Ducks. Players of the Game. ScoopDuck Roundtable: Players of the Game vs Idaho - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Who will stand out for Oregon and earn player of the game honors on offense and defense? Here are our predictions. With the high predicted to be 94 Degrees (😒) who besides the Gator Aid Crew will be game MVPs?

7 Questions for the Idaho Game. Major questions for the Oregon Ducks to answer vs. Idaho Vandals DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Some of the biggest questions that Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks need to answer in Week 1 against the Idaho Vandals. 7 questions for this game means 77 questions for the Ohio State game.

5 Keys to Win the Game. Five keys to the game: No. 3 Oregon vs. Idaho 247SPORTS.COM Here are five keys to ensure No. 3 Oregon exits Autzen Stadium with a 1-0 record on Saturday. My One Key: SHOW UP!

OK, I'm showing my age but I remember when Ohio State Nose Guard Jim Stillwagon at 240 pounds was 'Mammoth.' My buddy John Sande played Center for Stanford at 220 pounds and beat up Stillwagon in Stanford's, and Heisman-winning QB Jim Plunkett's upset Rose Bowl win over the Buckeyes. That Rose Bowl game was played 55 years ago. Will 2080 see 500-pound players who can move?

Great take. Based on the level of HS ball he played, from the get-go, I thought the 5* rating was suspect. Hard to call QBs that will make it from the pros on down.

An update that isn't much of an update. Two corporations playing chicken. I get the anger with Comcast but why did FOX wait so long to demand an increase in payment for games that were considered to be 'out of market' before FOX, in part, caused the Pac-12's demise? Oregon Ducks Fans Outraged at TV Networks for Big Ten Blackouts WWW.YARDBARKER.COM If you have Comcast/Xfinity, you may be blacked out from viewing the Oregon Ducks and multiple other Big Ten conference teams. The four West Coast schools to join the Big Ten this year:... All of this STUFF 😁 hastens the coming of a Super Conference. Why sell inventory to a 3rd party who in turn sells broadcast time to advertisers when a Super Conference could go the NFL network route with its own network, linear and streaming broadcasts, and direct sale of the product to advertisers and customers. Among the 24 to 42 (?) Super Conference teams, there would be no 'out-of-markets' games. Broadcast dates and times would be determined by the Network. Tony Petitti President of the B1G National League, Greg Sankey President of the SEC American League, Larry Sco, er NIck Saban, Commissioner. No NCAA. The Super Conference would govern itself with the agreement of Player representatives. I believe FOX and Disney will soon (early 2030s?) be hoist on their own petard. [This from a 'recovering lawyer,' LOL + thank you Gramps, who too often misses meetings and jumps off of the Use-By-Date Barrister's Wagon. 😍]

Finally, It's Here! Big Ten picks, storylines in Week 1: Predicting the 2024 season; can USC overcome LSU in marquee opener? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM B1G Time has returned as the Big Ten begins life as an 18-team conference in the 2024 season I got no kick out of the Gophers loss to the Heels. Travis Hunter - a certified Bad Man! But with the CU D and O line, I get why Prime grew a beard.

"He's got a great future ahead of him." "Defense Wins Championships!' / "The Best Defense is a Good Offense!" "No conference plays Smash Mouth D like we do in the SEC!" Hmmmm. 2023, Oxford, Mississippi - Ole Miss 55 - LSU 49 - No OT 😁 "He, She, It, They is/are The 'GOAT." You need an acronym for the greatest of all time? Ask anyone who isn't a sports fan, they're out there, and they will think you are dumping on the Team/person receiving GOAT kudos. "They put their pants on one leg at a time!" How do you know? "The score is 35 to 7 headed into the 4th quarter. State has a long way to come back." DUH! "Now, they have to play for pride." In other words, they're getting destroyed. Here's one I'd like to hear: "The key to victory is U scoring more points than State." My pet peeve - "The schedule is 'manageable.' " Instead of, "State's schedule this season SUCKS!" Mash The Potatoes!

"Like a Rubber Ball, I Come Bouncing Back to You." Oregon 2024-2025 Tennis Sneak Peak WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM An early look at the returning production for men and women as they transition to the Big Ten.

Another reason why CFB needs a 40-team or fewer Super Conference with its own network controlling all of the Super Conference broadcast inventory and charging per annum or by game for broadcast access and directly selling advertising without 3rd party (network) middlemen. One of the if not The Most important rankings in CFB is the number of viewers watching a given team. What if media revenue shares were based on 'eyes on the prize,' which is coming soon? Cable companies and networks should not have this leverage over CFB game inventory. This stinks. I'm glad I'm on DISH.

B1G Tiebreakers at some point if needed, will default to SportsSource Analytics (SSA). SSA's ranking criteria are shown below. The B1G is not defaulting to the PO Committee's rankings. The B1G and the SEC proposed 4-teams each in the PO field beginning in 2026. Why? The Power 2 does not trust the PO Committee to accurately parse Ws and L's in concert with a conference and a team's schedule strength. https://www.sportsourceanalytics.com/rankingtool/

Great point about games already scheduled. Among other scheduled big brand games, SC and Ole Miss canceled their H+H series scheduled to begin next season. Bama has an impressive group of teams scheduled OOC in the future. Let's see how Greg Byrne reacts if Bama plays 16, 17, or even 15 games this season and after the SEC, if it ever happens, goes to 9 conference games. If Rob could cancel the games scheduled with OK State and Baylor in favor of Tulsa and Rice it would be fine with me. In 2025 OBD plays Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, and UW on the road and plays USC and Wisconsin at home. IMO, 'this' is enough.