Jon Joseph

Get Your Popcorn Ready for Week 5! Like Odysseus, our Forum Friends will have to overcome the Sirens, and also a White Out. Below is a good look at a Nits White Out. Open the article to have a better view of a close to all-white-attired stadium. Penn State falls shy of No. 1 in NCAA's 'Toughest Places' (and here’s who beat it) VICTORYBELLRINGS.COM Beaver Stadium, the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, is ranked as the top venue in the Big Ten Conference, but not in the country.

For this game against a rested Gopher team, Dan and the team cannot come in with a 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' attitude, or Oregon's playoff hopes could be 'Blowin' In the Wind,' and sinking 'Like a Rolling Stone.' 😩 A loss would send Ducks' fans home with the 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', and believing that 'It's All Over Now, Baby Duck.' 🤬 I'm sorry, Bob, but I wanted to recognize you and your Alma Mammy. I wonder if Bob ever attended a game without first paying a visit to 'Mister Tambourine Man' 😁and stuck around 'Maggie's Farm' long enough to score a degree? If he didn't depart Minneapolis with a sheepskin, he joins Bill Gates as a fairly successful college dropout. 🧑‍🎓 Playing the week before at Iowa, where soon-to-be the B1G coach with the most wins, Kirk Ferentz, has gone 107-57, 65%, at home in Kinnick Stadium since 1999, followed by a Friday night kickoff aganst a team coming off a bye, is the 2025 version of 2024's eight consecutive B1G games without a nap. Easier, but still questionable. 🧐 Looking at Minnesota's schedule, the Golden Gophers, if they can get by Cal in Berkeley Week 3, have a chance to enter Autzen 7-2, and fired up to hand OBD a huge upset. Along with Bob Dylan, I'd like to again thank my gifted Editor, who edits like Bob composes songs. Beat the Skis off of the Second Rodent on the Schedule, and 'Don't Look Back, It's All Right!'

$ 7 to $ 10 Million a Year! It Just Means Less!

The best odds on Vegas Insider to go over 10.5 is DraftKings +110. Too skinny for me. The schedule is easier than last season, but with the 105th returning production in CFB, two losses, which would get OBD back to the PO, can certainly happen. And 1 loss only leaves no protection against unfortunate injury, like we've already seen with Evan Stewart. I do, of course, wish Geoff nothing but the best!

The Ole Ball Coach has never gotten over his home state of Tennessee, not offering him a scholarship. Here are two of Spurrier's better shots at UT. "You can't spell Citrus Bowl without a UT." "The reason Peyton Manning is returning to Tennessee, he wants to be the Citrus Bowl MVP for the third season in a row." In the case of Archie, I think Spurrier's caution is justified. Other than Meand23, what has this Manning accomplished? In 2025, the Longhorns returning production, players who started six or more games in 2024, is 103rd out of 136 teams. All of Texas's top receivers, including the TE, are no longer with the program, and Texas returns one OL starter. Texas is -350 to make the PO. 2nd only to Ohio State's (101st returning production) -500. With road games at Ohio State, a revenge-minded Florida, and Georgia, and games against rivals Oklahoma, Arkansas, and A&M, the better bet may be Texas +250 to not make the PO. It was 7th-round draft choice Quinn Ewers, playing behind a veteran O-line and with WRs who went early in the 2025 draft, who led Texas to consecutive PO semifinal games. Let's see if Archie can Man(ning) Up and meet all of the preseason optimistic predictions?

Will The Ohio State Return to the PO? Ohio State football: Will Buckeyes return to College Football Playoff in 2025? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Ohio State football: The Buckeyes are reigning national champions. Can they make it back to the Playoff again in 2025? How About Penn State? Penn State football: Will Nittany Lions return to CFP in 2025? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Penn State is gearing up for the 2025 season with what is expected to be James Franklin's best group. Can he punch a return to the CFP? I vote 'YES' on both being back, along with OBD and a 4th B1G team. 🤑

😴 😴😴 Report: Texas State informs Sun Belt of expected Pac-12 offer 'in near future' - On3 WWW.ON3.COM .

2027? DUCK!

And a Beaver Shall Lead Them. 🙃 Someone, please let CBS know that the Civil War will not be played every season. There are only so many spots on the schedule for scrimmages against minor league teams. 😎 Bryson Beaver commits to Ducks: Rising four-star QB could put new twist in Oregon-Oregon State rivalry - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Bryson Beaver, a Class of 2026 prospect, could soon throw passes against the Beavers in a storied college football rivalry

Thank you, Steven, Eh? Sorry, I still have Lord Stanley's Cup on (what's left of) my mind. RIVALS 2026 current rankings - 2026 all-teams football recruiting team rankings N.RIVALS.COM 2026 all-teams football recruiting team rankings by Rivals.com Rivals has OBD with 10 'commits' ranked 26th with an average recruit ranking of 3.9. The B1G, with five teams in the top 10 and nine in the top 25, is a good sign. I'll bet dollars to donuts Oregon will finish not just in the top 25, but in the top 10. All of the other ranked B1G teams have at least 15 'commitments.' USC has 30. Only Ohio State, with 17 'commits' and a 4.06 average, has a better B1G average than OBD's 3.9. The only other team with a better average is LSU at 4.02. TOSU has the best average ranking of the top 25 teams. How about Illinois and UCLA in the top 10? Looks like UCLA's Foster is not a Chip off the old Bruins recruiting block. 😁 To date, SC wins the quantity but not the quality battle. What we don't know are a program's total and average per player, revenue-sharing, and NIL deal expenditures. 🤑 Stay Frosty. Miles to go before 2026 recruiting sleeps.

Penn State's Take on the B1G's Biggest 10 Games in 2023. (Hint, PSU has lots of B1G hits: Ducks 2nd, at TOSU 1st.) Ranking the Big Ten's top 10 conference games in 2025 NITTANYLIONSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Ranking the top 10 Big Ten conference games of the 2025 season.

The SEC's three PO teams went 2-3 in the PO. The three three-loss screwed over SEC teams. Loss to Illinois, loss to Michigan, but Ole Miss managed to defeat Duke with Duke QB sitting the game out on his way to the Beavers (Beavers?) and 1st first-round pick QB Jaxson Dart, suiting up for The Portal King. 🤔 'Facts are stubborn things.' John Adams

The Horns could be looking at 3 Ls? On the road at Ohio State, Florida, hopefully with a healthy QB this time, and Georgia, where the dawgs don't lose. And Oklahoma and A&M will be looking for rivalry game revenge. And the Hogs don't go belly-up when they play the Longhorns. Will Manning with a new receiving corps and one OL guy returning, be an improvement over Ewers, who took Texas to two PO semifinals, where he went down B1G. 😁

A Fansided Look at PO Contenders SOS Ranks OBD's at 12 of 12. The Most Difficult of the 12 ranked teams. 12 College Football Playoff contenders with the softest strength of schedule in 2025 FANSIDED.COM If these 12 teams want to make the College Football Playoff, they must navigate softer schedules. Note that the teams with the easiest SOS are from the B12, ACC, including Mario's MIA schedule, and the G6. These odds of making the PO and the SOS Rankings are based on the FPI-biased, SEC-loving rankings. FPI ranks only 13 SEC teams in its top 25. 😩 Everything spit out by ESecPN computers is rated A+++++ + by Greg Sankey. 🤓 On the other hand, Bret Bielema rates the FPI - 🦨 + Buhler? Buhler!

"It's better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and leave no doubt." Mark Twain 🤓 Thomas Castellanos is talking recklessly for a player with his stats SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Heading into the 2025 College Football season, one of the most interesting storylines to follow is how the Florida State Seminoles bounce back. After being left Speak softly if you don't carry bigger stats. 😜

Outrage! The U didn't make the list? Oregon Ducks' Autzen Stadium Snubbed? Toughest College Football Stadiums To Play WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks' Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon is shockingly not included in the top-five 'toughest places to play' on EA Sports' new college football video PSU? Danno is entering the Lion's Den. 😇

Thanks again, Mister Editor! Thank you, Playoff Poobahs, for having the 2025-26 PO seeding match the PO committee's final ranking that will be proclaimed from the Grapevine on December 7, 2025. Speaking of December 7th, and in deference to, not praise of, Admiral Yamamoto, last season Michigan awoke a sleeping giant and filled it with terrible resolve, a resolve OBD experienced All Day in the Rose Bowl. (Yamamoto's 7th? The USA lost a battle, and had to wait a few years, but Dad and his friends won the war!) You need at least some serendipity to win a college football national championship. Before last season, a 4th-place finisher in the Big Ten, like the Luckeyes, would have been playing for the Mayo, not the Roses, on the way to a National Championship. Circumstances allowed 2-loss TOSU to capitalize on its investment in veteran players, keeping numerous NFL draft picks in Columbus for another season. 13-0 was not rewarded last season, with the No. 1-seeded Ducks playing behind a veteran team led by a Heisman Trophy finalist QB, meeting the Committee's 6th-ranked team in a quarterfinal game, instead of a 9-seed Boise State or an 8-seed Indiana. I get it. In 1967, Dad and I were blessed to watch the BoSox go from worst to first, watch Yaz win the Triple Crown, and we were also there in Fenway to watch Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson mow down The Olde Towne Team for the 3rd time in Game 7 of the World Series. Like the year-too-late change in the 2025-26 playoff seeding, in 1968, in part due to Bob Gibson's three complete game victories in the Series while posting a 1.12 ERA, 268 Ks, and 13 shutouts, MLB lowered the pitching mound. SIGH. OBD's 2025 schedule is set up perfectly for another run at a title. But with only five starters returning, will the Ducks be able to take advantage of a season with only two games against preseason-ranked top 25 teams, with one of the games in the 'friendly confines' of Autzen Stadium? Blue Chip Roster USC also visits Eugene. Next season, Oregon plays Michigan in Autzen and is on the road against Illinois, USC, and Ohio State. The 2027 schedule is more difficult. Ducks football fans have been waiting for a championship, patiently and with not so much patience, since 1894. If Methuselah is a Ducks fan, that's 130 seasons of 'Next Year.' Enough already! On paper, the talent is there for the 2025 team to return to the playoffs, starting by bagging Bob's Cats! I'm a Believer! This, no doubt, is The Season OBD Nabs the Natty! (Right?)

Before Buying the Hype, Steve Spurrier Wants Archie to Prove It Steve Spurrier offered the most HBC take possible about Arch Manning and Texas COLLEGESPORTSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Steve Spurrier knows a thing or two about quarterback competitions, and he recently questioned why Arch Manning couldn't surpass Quinn Ewers in 2024.

Pawalll - Not so fast, my young friend. Paul Finebaum puts Thomas Castellanos on blast for shot at Alabama - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Paul Finebaum blasted FSU QB Tommy Castellanos' bold comments Monday to On3's Pete Nakos calling out Alabama ahead of their 2025 opener.

Leave It to Beaver? 😁 What’s next for Oregon Football at QB position after 5-star Ryder Lyons’ announcement? SPORTS.YAHOO.COM After missing out on 5-star QB Ryder Lyons, the Oregon Ducks have a few recruiting options available to them going forward.

B(ring) Y(our) U(nlimited) NIL 🤑. Nothing like getting rich shortly before leaving on a mission. 😇 Give everything away and follow me. 🥲

Meh! Next case. 😴

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. B1G win or B1G fail in 2025? Note - Ohio State defeating Texas will not be an upset. 8 out of 8 of the gaming sites on Vegas Insiders have the Buckeyes favored. Every Big Ten team's best, worst case scenario in 2025: USC plays for league title? A three-loss Penn State? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Exploring the range of success (and failure) for each Big Ten football team this season

OT OBD, but the Michigan fan pain level descriptions? Priceless. 😩 Ranking the Top 5 most painful Michigan Football moments since 2015 WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM A deep dive into the most painful Michigan football losses of the modern era: from heartbreak in Columbus to the chaos against TCU, ranked with humor, trauma, and just enough hope to keep...

Some Wolverines Love for Kenyon - 😎 1 player from every Big Ten team we’d like to add to Michigan Football WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Michigan’s roster is pretty much set, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a wish list from other Big Ten teams. Here’s who we’d pick if the Wolverines could add one player from each roster in the Big...