Jon Joseph

I'm reasonably certain that replacing 21 of 22 of the players who started in the 2023-24 champ game meets the definition of: "Rebuild."

We'll find out on Thursday evening. Until then, rumor, innuendo, gossip, and head fakes are the name of the draft game. I continue to believe that Bo is a great fit for the Broncos at 12, with McCarthy going at 11 to the Vikings. I don't see the Vikings trading up with the Chargers for a QB at No. 5 who is likely to be on the board at 11. There is a lot of mock draft late-in-the-game love for Penix.

The ACC and the B12 will get their champion in and the champion will have a bye. But I don't think these 2 are certain of placing two teams in the field. The B12 does not have a team with a Blue Chip Roster and appears to have parity through the top half dozen or so. The ACC? NC State plays Tennessee in Week 2 which should be a good indication of the ACC's depth. FSU and Louisville play Notre Dame in South Bend. Clemson opens against UGA in Atlanta and will be on the road against FSU. Miami opens at Florida and I think the Gators will win this game. I think the SEC in particular and perhaps the B1G have a shot to place 4 teams in the field; especially the SEC playing 8 conference games this season and next. With its schedule, Missouri will likely finish 10-2 if not better. UGA, Bama, Ole Miss, Texas, Tennessee, and LSU all have a shot of being in the playoff hunt. In the B1G, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State have a good chance of being in the Delightful Dozen with Michigan, USC, and Iowa TBD. I do not believe the committee will in any respect try to 'balance the field' among the Power 4. If the SEC and/or the B1G see any kind of manipulation to limit the number of Power 2 teams there will not be a committee come 2026.

EXACTLY! The Beavers play Purdue, Oregon (SIGH), and Cal from the Power 4. All other games are against G5 opponents and the Pac-2 cannot play for a MW conference title. The Beavers could go 11-1, OSU will not defeat Oregon, run the MW table, and will not be valued above a 9-3 B1G or SEC team. Unless John Canzano is on the committee, OSU and WSU have ZERO chances of making the playoff. They chose this path to steal money from morons for the next two years.

Instead, they are paying millions (of 'Our Money') to the MW for game inventory and have agreed to pay the MW $10M for every team they poach from the MW. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people (except for Pac-10 presidents) all of the time.” ― Abraham Lincoln

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I think we will see NFL-Lite. An NFC = SEC and ESPN, and the AFC, = the B1G, and Fox. Power 2 member universities will be the employer and 'management' for negotiating purposes with the players' union that will be associated with the NFL union. There will be restrictions on total salaries, but not NIL, restrictions on transfers, and quite possibly a high school draft with a wage scale of some form. Without having to recruit and without having the roster headaches we see in CFB today, CFB coaches' salaries will deflate. With this structure, the Power 2 conferences will have a chance for Congress to provide the same antitrust protection and protection against other differing state legislation and state and federal regulators. Federal legislation will also provide the approach the Power 2 will have to take regarding Title XI. Will Men's basketball be NBA lite? The NCAA puts on one heck of a CBB tournament every season that is a money maker. But what union will CBB players/employees have available to them if not the NBA union? Dartmouth men's basketball players voted to join the Service Employees Union (SEU). The majority of SEU members do not play college basketball. Whether the athletes will have to be student-athletes I haven't a clue. However, I am certain that Oregon will not be left behind no matter how these issues are decided.

Good take. I do think that Freeze at Auburn will improve the Tigers's play. He is doing a good job of recruiting and picking from the transfer portal. But QB in 2024 will again be an issue. I'm a bit confused (no surprise.) If you are referring to Georgia, Georgia does not play LSU and Missouri in 2024-25. Preseason top 25 teams on the Dawgs' schedule are Clemson in Atlanta, Tennessee at home. Bama, Ole Miss, Texas, and possibly Kentucky on the road. Bama will be preseason ranked in the top 10. Bama plays UGA and Missouri at home, Tennessee, LSU, and Oklahoma. on the road. Auburn in 2024 is a home game. I think that both Tennessee and Alabama will contend for a playoff berth. Especially, playing only eight conference games. Tennessee's 'B12 offense' is no longer an anomaly in an SEC that these days features many a shootout. Heupel is another coach who is recruiting very well and looks to have a very good QB in Nico Iamaleva, from Long Beach, CA, for the next two seasons. The Vols miss Texas, LSU, and Missouri in the next two seasons. Texas? Loses a lot of talent. Will young players and transfers come through at DL, WR, and RB? Will last year's close wins in the B12 be losses in the SEC? I'm very interested to see how Texas plays on the road at Michigan, Arkansas, and A+M and in Austin vs. Georgia and in Dallas vs Oklahoma. I'm not sold on Sark having the chops to win a Natty at Texas. IMO he abandoned the run game far too soon vs UW in the semifinal. Mizzou due to a lightweight OOC schedule and the easiest conference schedule does have a shot at making the playoffs.

The favorites for his services are Memphis, USF, and UCF. I don't believe Oregon is in the mix. Fine with me. McClain was a flake in high school and at CU.

The NCAA is a non-profit organization with a membership of 1,118 schools. 363 D1, 313 D2, and 442 D3. None of the D3 programs provide athletic scholarships and do not send athletes, except on very rare occasions, into professional sports. The NCAA as constituted is not capable of managing a pay-for-play system and I do not believe its charter and federal tax status would allow the NCAA to form a union. The B1G and the SEC, the Power 2, are the most likely conferences to control the money ball sports, litigation, etc. Follow the money. To bargain 'management' must be defined. Oregon will be part of management; Linfield College will not. Other than for eligibility standards and the approval of post-season events the NCAA has been neutered when it comes to regulating the money ball and other sports.

A lengthy but thorough article tapping into the state of the college football (CFB) game regarding the playoff, litigation, and where the money is going. The B1G and the SEC continue to distance themselves from the rest of CFB. With the Power 2 conferences bringing the majority of the playoff money the gap will widen. Want to keep up to date in the world of college sports? This article is a must-read! The proposed Super League has no appeal whatsoever for the B1G, SEC, ESPN, and Fox and was dead on arrival. The B1G and the SEC are a Super League, with each conference expected to expand to 20 to 24 teams without an equal distribution among conference members. Teams will 'eat what they kill.' Teams with more invested in the Money Ball sports will see a bigger return on the investment than teams that are unwilling or unable to invest the same amounts. Teams most likely will agree to employer status which will winnow out more of the lesser programs. In other words, the business of CFB will be run like a business and not a collective. How the new College Football Playoff format came to be and what it means for the sport's future SPORTS.YAHOO.COM "The rich are getting richer, and the poor get poorer." A look inside the heated negotiations over the latest CFP deal, and the unstable landscape that lies ahead. The rich are getting richer. It is so nice to be B1G.

2024 NFL Draft: Our favorite NFL Draft odds for the first round SATURDAYTRADITION.COM 2024 NFL Draft action is right around the corner with the first round set for Thursday night!

A private equity firm has signed an NIL agreement with FSU. https://athlonsports.com/college/florida-state-seminoles/nole-gameday/football/florida-state-and-the-brandr-group-launch-group-licensing-for-student-athletes-

Others are noticing Prime Time's lack of concern over the transfers out of Boulder; me thinks he doth protest too much. Yesterday, he did sign a quality edge rusher from Pitt. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/deion-sanders-has-classless-message-for-colorado-players-leaving-program https://athlonsports.com/college-football/deion-sanders-takes-shot-at-cfb-coach-who-criticized-him-last-season

College Football News has Bo going 11 to the Vikings. https://collegefootballnews.com/news/nfl-mock-draft-2024-first-round-where-will-the-quarterbacks-go

2024 NFL Draft: Top 32 prospects overall based on their college football careers - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM These players shined on the college gridiron prior to going through the NFL Draft process Nice photo of our good buddy, right? What's the Over/Under on Penix preceding Bo in the draft?

I've seen Bo projected as the 12th pick overall dropping to the 3rd round. Ditto for J-P-J. It only takes one team to fall in love with you and Bo would be a great fit for the O Sen Payton runs in Denver. How did Michigan win the Natty? Michigan is projected to have the most drafted players in the draft, eclipsing Georgia's record 19 picks. Meanwhile, The Men's Gossip Page is always out of control before the NFL draft. No one does it better pub-wise than the NFL. I know how CJ Stroud played last season. Passed over for the No. 1 pick, he was the rookie of the year quarterbacking the Texans. But beyond that? How many of us know, or care, about the performance of 2023's top draft picks? Yet millions of folks will tune in to watch the draft. Thanks, Alex, and all the best to Bo et al.

Perhaps he doesn't like the new BBall floor? 🤣

Sorry, OL, not PL.

Three CFB powers that had letdown performances by their starting quarterback https://athlonsports.com/college-football/three-cfb-powers-that-had-letdown-performances-by-their-starting-quarterback#gid=ci02db73dfd00025d2&pid=miller-moss-usc Moss did not gather plaudits.

Perhaps a year? No more than 2 years and the schedule for the next 2 years are brutal.

Spring Football Games: Thoughts on Texas, Michigan, USC, Notre Dame and More It was a huge day for spring football games with Arch Manning stealing the day at Texas. That, and quick thoughts on 17 of the biggest Saturday scrimmages. https://collegefootballnews.com/news/spring-football-games-quick-thoughts-on-texas-michigan-usc-oklahoma-notre-dame-fsu-arch-manning

College football spring game standouts, takeaways: USC offense sputters, Notre Dame QB CJ Carr impresses - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Quarterbacks took center stage as USC's looked lackuster, while Arch Manning stole the show Interesting that the last 2 spring games commented on, Notre Dame and Texas A+M open the 2024 season with the Domers visiting the Aggies. I think that with Jimbo out of the way A+M HC Mike Elko will do a far better job of having good players on a deep Blue Chip roster ready to play. Elko was the DC at A+M before taking the head coaching job at Duke. Notre Dame is considered to be a serious playoff contender and with the schedule, Domers fans will be disappointed if a team without having to play a 13th champ game, and with Louisville and FSU visiting South Bend, does not make the 12-team field. The final game of the season for ND, on the road vs. USC, could be critical for both teams' chances of making the playoffs.

Good luck to the Sooners in the maiden season in the SEC. Oklahoma would sooner have Texas far easier in-conference schedule. Oklahoma will be quarterbacked by RS Frosh Arnold, In the bowl loss to Arizona, Arnold threw for 361 yards but also threw 3 picks. All of the PL starters from 2023 are gone. OOC - B12 Houston and playoff contender AAC Tulane. Home - Tennessee, Alabama Away - Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri, and LSU. Whew! Neutral - Texas I think that Oklahoma, ranked mostly in the 12 to 15 range in the preseason is because of the schedule in part, overrated. The SEC did Oklahoma, which plays an OOC game in 2025 vs. Michigan, no favors by simply flipping the home and away games in 2025 and playing the same SEC teams that were played in 2024.

ESPN+ latest ranking of the top 40 players in the portal has six players listed who could fulfill Mr. FishDuck's need for a big DT/DL transfer. No. 4 - DT Damonic Williams - TCU - 6-2/330/JR. - Williams was a 4* recruit out of California and is scheduled to visit Oregon. No. 8 - DL Jay Tola - UCLA - 6-3/325/ SR with two seasons of eligibility. 25 starts for the Bruins. No. 23 - DL Phillip Brooks - Indiana - 6-3/295/SR. 2023 - 11 games, 30 tackles, 7th on team. No. 25 - DL CJ West - Kent State - 3rd team All-MAC. 2023 - 40 tackles, 2 sacks, forced fumble. High 3* recruit. No. 30 - DL Simeon Barrow, Jr. - Michigan State - 6-3/290/SR. - Not Charles hoped for transfer from Michigan State. 2021 - 2023, 30 starts with 30 tackles and 3 sacks in each season. No. 33 - DT - Jermayne Lola - Louisville - 6-3/310/SR. Transferred from ASU to the Cardinals - 2023 - 19 tackles, 5 TFL. Dan Lanning and friends I am certain are tuned into these players and others not on ESPN's list. Williams out of California would be the prize signee.