Jon Joseph

Any player down to the Ducks and a few others or one other will likely still be recruited by Dan and friends until the 1st signing date. LSU got one over Dan yesterday but earlier Dan got one who was once 'committed' to LSU. It ain't over so long as the fat money NIL collectives continue to sing.

Pawwwwal dumps on Dabo + Clemson's PO hopes. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/paul-finebaum-dumps-cold-water-clemson-playoff-hopes-fiery-dabo-swinney-jab

ACC - 17 and a half teams and 8 conference games. B1G - 18 and 9. B12 16 and 9. SEC 16-8. In-conference schedules will vary widely from season to season in the degree of difficulty. CFB should see more suspects and not just the usual subjects in contention for conference titles and a spot in the Playoff. Tie breakers will come into play; especially, with conferences having to sort out the two teams playing in their conference champ games. Hayes: Playoff poll not part of SEC Championship tiebreaker, sources say WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM The SEC hasn't finalized its SEC Championship tiebreaker scenarios, but sources tell Matt Hayes two critical details that will be part of the process. I do not know whether this procedure, used when the B1G had divisions will continue to be the format for the B1G without Divisions and an expanded Playoff field. Big Ten football tiebreaker: Who wins if Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State tie division? WWW.DISPATCH.COM Here's a look at the Big Ten East tiebreaker scenarios for Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. Once the former Pac-12 bowl contracts expire if the P4 still plays bowl games after the Playoff expands to 14 to 16 teams, tiebreakers will have to be used to determine which B1G teams that are not in the Playoff receive the better bowl bids such as the Gator Bowl. Will lesser bowl games be played opposite 'playoff bowl games?' Will players, and their agents be interested in playing non-playoff bowl games in the post-season without an NIL incentive? How many bowls other than the six used in the playoff (in 2025 and 2026) will be able to afford payment to the players? There is still a lot to sort out.

I'm Horns Down on all of the preseason love for Texas. Caveat: I had the same preseason view of FSU in 2023. Whoops! Texas is the talk of the town at its SEC Media Days debut, but can the Longhorns shine in the spotlight? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Maybe it's all the home-state media members in Dallas, but it sure feels like everyone wants a piece of Texas at SEC Media Days

Hopefully, OBD will be doing a lot of blow-outing! Which conference plays the most one-score games? SEC oversells competitiveness, Big Ten produces most blowouts - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM A deep dive into the number of one-score games and blowouts for every FBS conference There is a good reason for Bill Connolly calling the B1G top-heavy. There are more blow-out B1G games than in the other P4 and G5 conferences.

A deserved Shout Out for the Media Saint Nick. 'Aw Riiiigt.' Nick Saban has taken to covering college football as manically as he did coaching it for six decades - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The greatest college coach of all-time has a new role in the game, and he's already thriving at it

Autzen makes the cut - Top 25 stadium Top 25 college football stadiums - Rose Bowl, Michigan and more - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Fourteen of ESPN's college football writers rank the 25 best stadiums in the sport. Who's No. 1, who missed the cut and what makes these stadiums so special? The Rose Bowl? Can't be beat for tradition but for comfort? The SEC with 10 and the B1G with 9, dominate the top 25. For our Georgia fans, Sanford Stadium ranks 18th. No. 1 belongs to LSU (a dirty word in these parts today. 😒 Here are the B1G stadia in the top 25. 2. UCLA - Rose Bowl; 3. Michigan Stadium; 5. Penn State's Beaver Stadium; 6. The Other School Up North; 7.Ohio State Stadium; 8. Wisconsin - Camp Randall Stadium; 14. OREGON - Autzen Stadium (loudest per capita!); 16 Nebraska Stadium; 22. USC - Coliseum. In 2024 the Ducks play in Autzen, of course, and in the Rose Bowl, Micigan Stadium, and Camp Randall. It's a Power 2 SEC and B1G Show.😍

https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/ohio-state-football-2024-preview-beat-michigan-and-win-the-national-championship-already

Exploring the Nick Saban butterfly effect, 400-plus job changes later WWW.NYTIMES.COM The impact spread to 38 Power 5 schools, 25 Group of 5 schools, 34 lower-level programs, more than a dozen high schools and 10 NFL teams.

Whoa, Nellie. A Duck buddy clued me in: FRIDAY is the 19th and not the 18th. DUH! What was the 2nd thing? Nothing better than 'The Golden Years.'

ESPN+'s ($ Wall) Bill Connelly looks at the 2024 edition of the B1G using his SP+ formula. This is worth a full read. Here are some of the highlights that IMO will interest OBD fans. All quotes below are from Bill. "It's top-heavy, it's a geographical disaster, and it's the richest conference 😍 in college sports." "In 2023, the top five New B1G teams, Michigan, Ohio State, OREGON, Penn State, and UW, went 6-6 against each other and 56-2 against all other teams in 2023," "2024 projections - 1 Ohio State (2nd in SP+ rankings,) / 2, OREGON (3rd in SP+ rankings,) / 3. Michigan ( 6th in SP+ rankings) / 4. Penn State (7th in SP+ rankings) / 5. USC (21 in SP+ rankings) / Iowa (22 in SP+ rankings.)" "Odds to win the B1G - Ohio State 30.9% / OREGON 26.1% / Penn State 17.8% Michigan 17% /Iowa 2%/ USC 1.8%." "5 best games. 10/12 Ohio State at OREGON. It's a bit melodramatic to say that to say that we blew up an entire conference for one game, but ... this one is going to be awfully big." Thank you for the pun, Brother Bill. "11/2 - Ohio State at Penn State and OREGON at Michigan. / 11/23 USC at UCLA." (HUH? Not SC at Michigan. SC is getting little SP+ respect.) "11/30 - Michigan at Ohio State - Michigan which will have a pillow soft schedule to this point (take that Lincoln Riley!) besides a Week 2 visit from Texas, should be 7-1 in the conference at worst will have a great opportunity to show it is a playoff championship contender." Ohio State at Michigan was the most-watched college game in 2023 and is odds on to repeat in 2024. "In 2024, OREGON's SP+ ranking is behind only Georgia and Ohio State. SP+ averages 10.5 Ducks wins and 7.5 in conference. According to SC+ Oregon's 2023 team was the Ducks best team ever; better than 2010 and the 2014 teams. Only 3 rosters in 2024 have a higher % of former blue-chippers than Oregon in 2024." Let's Play Ball!

Friday, 7/18, Dan Lanning will be featured on 'B1G Today,' as the featured guest. 'Big Today' is one of the top shows on the Big Ten Network (BTN). Tune in to watch Danno if you can. If you do not subscribe to BTN you should do so. 👍😍 BTN is not Larry's little league network.

2024's softest conference schedule and recruiting improvement shoud help the Jersey Boys. Hammerin’ the B1G: Examining Rutgers’ ceiling for the 2024 season SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Rutgers will no longer catch teams by surprise, but what is the true ceiling for the Scarlet Knights this fall? Still a long way to go to think about playoff possibilities.

Does winning the battle and losing the war make sense for FSU, and Clemson? The only P2 consensus lock for a P2 invite is North Carolina and Notre Dame if the Irish decide to join a conference. Hayes: Source says FSU’s advisors ‘doing them a disservice’ in fight to leave ACC WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM A Big Ten source told Matt Hayes that FSU is getting bad advice in its public attempt to leave the ACC and find a new conference.

OBD keeps checking all of the boxes. Talent Tracker: College football's next great QB-WR trios, plus UMass (!) landing a freaky RB recruit - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Which college football program currently has the best quarterback-receiver trio committed? That's a question we're answering today with seven options before we get to our weekly awards.

A restructuring of the NCAA needs to happen and will happen. Hopefully, as agreed upon by all parties and not forced by court or legislatures. How the NCAA's proposal to let the Power Four form its own governing body would change all of college sports - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The NCAA is aggressively pursuing a new governance structure that would essentially split the FBS into two subdivisions However, should the split include a separate Power 2 division?

Will X get the square? X factors for college football's top 25 teams in 2024 - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM We look at the key element that could swing the season for each of our Top 25 teams. Fergie Comin'! Watch Out!

However, in Bakersfield, the Bruins would have an on-campus stadium (and zero CBB titles.) I don't believe Bill Walton would sign up to play in an ultimate Truck Stop town. 😍

How many SEC teams will be in the Delightful Dozen? Four at least. The expanded Playoff effect: Suddenly, more SEC teams are more interesting WWW.NYTIMES.COM At a minimum, half of the SEC can be counted as legitimate Playoff contenders. And that will keep more fan bases engaged for longer. Play nine - 9 - conference games!

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is Buying Oregon. Mandel’s Mailbag: Would Florida State and Clemson consider the Big 12 after an ACC exit? WWW.NYTIMES.COM Is there a scenario this season where the Group of 5 champion gets the No. 4 seed? Why would Texas fare better in the SEC than Oklahoma? And Selling Utah.

Wait until next year! Penn State to host White Out game vs. Washington: Did Nittany Lions get it right? WWW.NYTIMES.COM The White Out game will be on Saturday, Nov. 9, one week after Ohio State travels to Beaver Stadium.

If not the Portal King Danno is at the least a Prince. College football's three most aggressive coaches in transfer portal WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Like it or not, the transfer portal has become a major part of college football. Deion? When the on-field results = 4 Ws should you be on the list?

Jedd Fisch to Florida? Billy Napier is not getting much help in the scheduling department. Is Florida's 2024 football schedule the toughest ever? Members of Sewanee's 1899 team laugh from the grave - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Here's how Florida's 2024 schedule stacks up against the toughest of the 21st century

Thanks, NJ. Wow! 12-0. But On Paper it is difficult to forecast a loss for Oregon. The two (usual) suspects are Ohio State and at Michigan. And playing 8 games consecutively without a break may at some point take a toll. The odds for the Ohio State game have been interesting to watch. Oregon -1.5 to Ohio State -1.5 and now back to Oregon -1.5. A home game at Autzen is worth more than the traditional 3 points for home games. Taking this into consideration -1.5 is dogging the Ducks and the game is basically a Pick 'Em. It's going to be B1G! REMINDER: B1G Media Days begin on Tuesday, July 23rd, and wrap on July 25th. Danno is scheduled for the 25th. The B1G Network will broadcast the event and ESPN should (?) have a daily wrap-up.

Now that Puddles is in a conference with a team in Soprano country, how about: STUGOTS!