Jon Joseph

Micro B, I think it is but a matter of time before we see a Super Conference for football that does not include historic bowl sites in the playoff site process until the CFB semi-finals and perhaps, only for the CFB Super Bowl. The teams selected will be determined by on-field results as will seeding. I believe CFB Fans will not be copacetic with their team ranked ahead of the ACC, B12, and G5 conference champions being left out and teams ranked above the ACC, and B12 lower ranked conference champions having to play four and not three games to win the title. Not happy with a 12-game Notre Dame that finished 10-2 knocking out a 10-2 team that lost its conference champ game to finish 10-3. The 2025-26 and 2026-27 format was designed to be approved by five P5 and 5 G5 conferences. The tables turned as we are well aware to CFB having four 'power conferences' and not five. The format went to a 5-7 format, better than 6-6, but the entire format should have been revised and will IMO be revised come 2026-27.

Looks like the beat goes on in LA. 'I'm locked into USC,' I just like visiting vacation hot spots Bloomington, IN, and Auburn, AL. Could I put up with this kind of Baby Grock-like 'commitment?' No, and thank you Danno for doing so. CFB recruiting today is a soap opera and every actor (player) has access to a media platform to (i) thank the coaches he committed to, (ii) apologize to all the great coaches and programs he did not commit to, (iii) when he de-commits, to thank all the great coaches he left at the altar, and (iv) to let us all know that he had been praying about his 'commitment' and it was the football gods who told him to de-commit not for more Nil money but because it was the football gods master plan for him to attend Tech and not State. Sigh. USC is feeling the heat with SEC schools intent on raiding Troy TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Auburn is making a run at a prized USC recruit.

Back in the day, CU Student Robert Redford was a part-time bartender at The Sink. A great college town watering hole.

The Athletic's Bruce Feldman has released his 2024-25 Playoff Delighted Dozen. Caveat - Bruce is a graduate of the program once justifiably 'The U' that today should be referred to as The Community College. Miami has yet to win an ACC title and did not get a sniff of the 4-team Playoff. However, Bruce's Playoff participant's guess is as good as any other sage rolling the dice. Feldman's CFP 12-team projection: Why I like Miami, PSU and Texas WWW.NYTIMES.COM Which teams reloaded their rosters and seem to be good bets this early on for the CFP? Feldman's field has 4 SEC teams in the Playoff - Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss, and Alabama. A 1st round bye for Georgia and 1st-round home games for Texas and Old Miss. 3 B1G teams are in. No. 2 Ohio State with a first-round bye, No. 6 Oregon vs No. 11 Miami in Eugene, and 10 Penn State opening at No. 7 Ole Miss. In the 1st-round, No. 5 Texas draws 12-seed Memphis in Austin. Which is nice. After the home game vs. Miami, if the Ducks move on, Puddles pals best have unlimited frequent flyer miles to trade in; or, a seat on Uncle Phil's plane. Oregon's 2nd-round game would be peachy, for No. 3 FSU, with Oregon traveling to Atlanta to play the Seminoles in the Peach Bowl. The distance from Tallahassee, Florida to Atlanta is 261 miles. The distance from Eugene? 2621 miles, 5,242 miles round trip. Chop down the Seminoles and Puddles next mission would have the Ducks playing No. 2 Georgia in the Orange Bowl in Miami. The distance from Athens, Georgia to South Beach is a Dawg walk 679 miles. For Puddles, it's a 3,278-mile flight, 6,556 round trip. If Puddles Gets Smart in Miami, it's back to Atlanta to play No. 1 Ohio State. on January 20, 2025, for the title. This B1G champ game match-up assumes that Ohio State would win the Cotton Bowl semifinal against Texas in Dallas. If Oregon decided to spend the 1st semester in Eugene and not in Dixie, Puddles and Pals would be looking at 17,040 flight miles and at least two lube jobs for Puddles. Add this to the 15,222 miles Oregon will travel in the regular season, not including a possible round trip to Indianapolis, Total travel exclusive of a B1G champ game trip would be 32,262 miles. The circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles. It certainly is not the ACC and the SEC's fault that Oregon is in the Northwest. However, favoring the ACC and the SEC in Playoff site locations is a systemic problem. that needs to be addressed before the 2026 Playoff. Is B1G Commissioner Tont Petitti paying attention? This putative Playoff travel is almost as bad as the B1G asking Oregon to be the only P4 team in the nation in 2024 to play eight games in a row without a break. Scheduling Matters! Game locations matter! Especially in an era of two P4 conferences with 16 teams, one with 17 teams, and the B1G with 18 teams. Join the NFL. The higher-seeded teams host games before the Super Bowl or at least before the semifinals.

Everybody's got one. Bruce Feldman's Playoff Prediction. Feldman's CFP 12-team projection: Why I like Miami, PSU and Texas WWW.NYTIMES.COM Which teams reloaded their rosters and seem to be good bets this early on for the CFP? Mari(o) back in Eugene? Puddles path to a playoff title. No. 6 Oregon vs No. 11 Miami - Eugene Peach Bowl - Oregon vs FSU - Atlanta Orange Bowl - Oregon vs Georgia - Miami Champ Game - No. 6 Oregon vs No. 1 Ohio State - Atlanta No other top 8 teams in Bruce's PO would have travel demands like Oregon. And the cost of travel for Ducks fans would be B1G. 3 and not 4 games for Georgia. 1st-round Bye. 2nd-round Sugar Bowl. 3rd round Orange Bowl. Champ game, Atlanta.

Ohio State will be a tough Out. Can Ohio State's 2025 NFL Draft class make history? It's possible WWW.NYTIMES.COM Michigan produced 13 draft picks in 2024, two shy of the all-time record. Can Ohio State top its rivals and set a new standard?

Like Mari(o), Riley has yet to earn his B1G money. According to Pro Football Focus, the Trojans play the most difficult schedule in the country in 2024. Taking an early look at USC heading into 2024 WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Here’s what Big Ten newcomer USC has been up to in the offseason.

Fred, since the 1st BCS title was won in 1999, by Tennessee, Yabba Dabo Do, won 2 titles at Clemson. Clemson is one of 14 teams that won 26 BCS and/or Playoff championships from 1999 to 2023. 1 Natty - Auburn (SIGH), Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, USC 2 Titles - Clemson, Florida, FSU, Georgia, Ohio State (SIGH.) 3 Titles - LSU 6 Titles - Alabama, which confirms The Tide's extraordinary run under Nick Saban. Summary - It is not easy to win a championship. BCS, win one game. 4-Team Playoff, win two games. 12-Team Playoff, a team will need to win 3 or 4 postseason games. This season and the next, the Bowl Playoff sites favor teams from Dixie. Pasadena and Glendale are the only Western Bowl sites. The Rose and Fiesta Bowls are 2nd round games along with the Peach and Sugar Bowls. The semifinal games will be played in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and the Orange Bowl in New Orleans. The semifinal games will be played in Dallas and Miami. The 2024-25 champion game will be contested at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The 2025-26 champion game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium close to Miami. If Oregon was the fifth seed this season, the Ducks would play a home game, then most likely play in Atlanta versus the ACC champ, followed by a game in Miami or Dallas. If all went well for Puddles, it would be a flight back to Atlanta for the championship game. Hopefully, we will see more equitable game sites come 2026-27. 10 of the 14 championship-winning schools are located in Dixie, 11 if you add Oklahoma. Do 'these guys' need game location help?

Will Champion Cowboys visit Autzen in 2025? 3 surprise teams that could make the College Football Playoff in 2024 SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Oklahoma State, Arizona, and Iowa are three teams that could find their way into the expanded College Football Playoff field.

Ohio State has a weak OOC schedule in 2024. 3 G5 opponents all coming to Columbus. However, in 2025 and 2026, tOSU plays Texas; in 2027 and 2028, the Buckeyes play Bama. In 2024, and 2027, Michigan plays Texas. In 2025 and 2026, Michigan plays Oklahoma. Why? These are B1G time delightful games for the fans of CFB but Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, and Oklahoma could swap these games for 4 home games vs G5 or FCS opponents and still earn a 1st or 2nd seed if they win the conference title. I'd rather sharpen Puddles flight patterns in the Playoffs. Ohio State football announces 2025 nonconference schedule changes BUCKEYESWIRE.USATODAY.COM A quick note about a couple of football schedule changes for 2025. #GoBucks

Would you rather be sleepless in Seattle or LA? Jen Cohen must get USC football fully aligned and organized TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Jen Cohen has to get things organized behind the scenes. USC football operations aren’t delivering the way they should.

It wasn't my fault! A Duck and a Dawg interfered with me! Lincoln Riley didn’t drop the ball in Justus Terry, Isaiah Gibson exit TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Coaching failures are very different from structural or administrative failures. Right, he didn't drop the balls, he booted the balls. You can't spell LA without cLAy Helton.

CBS Sports ranks 3 Oregon players in the NFL's Top 100. The same number of top 100 from Ohio State. Herbert 20, Armstead 80, and Buckner 81. Ducks drafted in 2024 - 8 players, tied with Georgia and Penn State 1st round - Nix 2nd round - J-P-J 4th round - Franklin, Jackson, Dorlus, Williams, Irving 6th round - Hill Michigan had 13 players drafted; Texas 11; and Alabama, FSU, and UW 10. In the 2023 season, per USA Today, Bama had the most active players in the NFL with 57; Ohio State 47; Georgia 46; LSU 43; and Michigan 38. This speaks well for the B1G's B1G 2.

7 teams will be chosen by 13 folks subjectively. You want and need positive publicity. Being ranked in the top 10 of the first AP Poll does make a difference whether it should or not. As a member of the B1G Puddles will not fly under the CFB radar. Plus when it comes to recruiting you don't want your light hidden under a bushel. Sorry, George. I demure.

8 SEC - 1 UGA, 3 TX, 4 Bama, 8 LSU, 13 Tennessee, 15 Ole Miss, 16 Oklahoma, 20 Mizzou 6 B1G - 2 Ohio State, 5 Michigan, 6 Oregon (I do not 'get' Michigan being ahead of Oregon,) 11 USC (Based on Riley's recruiting?), 17 UW, 18 Iowa. [B1G-in-waiting Notre Dame? No. 7] 5 ACC - Not sure how you rank any ACC team long-term, especially 9 FSU and 12 Clemson. I understand Louisville 21 and Miami 24 but 22 SMU and no UNC + NC State? The ACC implodes and UNC is a lock for one of the B1G or the SEC. Clemson is not an AAU member so no B1G and with slightly over 2M viewers on average does the SEC already in South Carolina want to add Clemson at a full share? FSU is on the cusp of AAU membership and FSU draws 4M+ on average. If the B1G offers FSU will the SEC counter to keep the B1G out of Florida? 4 B12 - But if the B1G or the SEC comes calling say goodbye to 14 Utah, 19 K State, 23 OK State, and 25 Arizona. All four of the B12 teams are 'development programs.' What happens to Utah's average recruiting after Whit leaves? Arizona is getting a lot of love for one good season and what kind of recruiter will HC Brennan be moving from G5 to the P4? Why K State and OK State instead of Houston, TCU, Kansas, and West Virginia?

On the Saturday Down South site, a Florida fan whose team was not bowl-eligible in 2023, commented on the Oregon Contender article, that there is always a touted West Coast team that flames out. I guess he believes the Washington campus is in the District of Columbia. 😁

Taking an early look at Oregon heading into 2024 WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM The Ducks are a top contender to win the National Championship in 2024 Grab a brew, don't cost nothin'.

And the Apple Cup gets The Bird. Like it or not, the new age of college football is here WWW.YARDBARKER.COM When Washington moved to the Big Ten for the 2024 season, it altered the Apple Cup as we know it.

Oregon Golfer Wyndham Clark Sets Sights on Paris Summer Olympics: Can He Bring Home Gold? WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Former Oregon golfer Wyndham Clark, the first UO golf alum to be named to an Olympic team, has earned a spot on Team USA and will compete in the Summer Olympics later this summer in Paris. First Ducks golfer to qualify for the Olympics.

My bad - Steele has Bama ranked 7th with the 9 PO seed.

Will the B1G Steele 4 Playoff spots? Phil Steele says, 'Yes!' Reactions to Phil Steele's annual magazine could be extreme in some SEC football town BAMAHAMMER.COM Phil Steele's annual college football preseason magazine will be released on June 28. SEC football fans in Fayetteville, Gainesville, Columbia, and Starkville w Come on down Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, and Michigan. No. 11 Iowa is first out. No. 9 Utah gets the 3 seed, No. 12 Clemson the 4 seed, and No. 16 Boise State the 12 seed. 3 SEC teams are in the PO field No. 1 seed UGA, No. 6 seed Texas (4), and No. 9 seed Bama (9.) The ACC places 4 seed (12) Clemson and 11 seed Miami (10) in the field. No. 3 seed Utah (9) is the lone representative from the B12. Boise State would return to Autzen for a first-round game. Win the game and Oregon would play Clemson in the 2nd round in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Sugar Bowl - 1 UGA vs, 9. Bama at 8. Notre Dame Peach Bowl - 4 Clemson vs. 12. Boise St at 5 Oregon. Defeat Clemson in a stadium 90 minutes from Clemson's campus and Oregon would likely play Georgia in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Rose Bowl - 2 Ohio State vs. 10 Michigan at 7 Penn State - This would be a terrible bracket for the B1G with the conference down to 2 teams at the most after the Rose Bowl. One reason to expect changes to the PO format in 2026-27. Win the Rose Bowl game and the Buckeyes would join the Ducks in Dixie, likely playing Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Someone at B1G HQ needs to wake up. Fiesta Bowl - 3 Utah vs. 11. Miami at 6 Texas. Texas would play Miami in Austin. Travel to nearby Glendale, AZ. to play Utah. Defeat Utah and Texas would play the Buckeyes in Dallas. Someone, please send out an SOS to B1G HQ in Chicago. On the other hand, USA Today projects 6 SEC teams in the field and only Oregon and Ohio State from the B1G.

On 12/8/24, these folks best be ready to Duck(s.) Who is on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for 2024-25? FANSIDED.COM The role of being a College Football Playoff Selection Committee member is more important than it ever has been. For the first time since its inception in 2014,

Et tu CBS? USC football recruiting: Trojans lose five-star pair in 2025 class as Isaiah Gibson, Justus Terry decommit - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Some stars from Lincoln Riley's 2025 class have reopened their recruitment in the last two days THIS from a media 'partner." Beware of Dawgs bearing gifts. SC's NIL program needs a boost(ers.)

"some (sc fans) were awful arrogant." SOME? USC gets buried on social media by SEC fans after two decommits TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM USC is getting hammered in recruiting and now on social media. It’s rough out there.

Traveler needs better oats.🤣 Justus Terry decommitment is a 24-hour nightmare for USC TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Justus Terry gives USC another wrenching loss in a brutal turn of events.