Jon Joseph

OREGON vs USC! USC East. South Carolina played well above its SEC preseason ranking of 12. The surprise team of the SEC. USC(e) had a bad SEC tourney game vs Auburn, losing 86 to 55. I think with Dante El Fuego this is a good 1st round matchup for the Ducks. Unfortunately in Pittsburgh and not Spokane. Win this one and most likely the next game will be played against Creighton. A matchup of birds. Coaching the Bluejays from 1994 to 2010, Dana went 327-176. With the Ducks, 300+ wins. Go Ducks!

Bracketology or Proctology? Guys get paid for THIS? It's no worse than 100 or so 'experts' predicting the NFL draft and never showing up post-draft for an accounting. This one has the Ducks playing what was once upon a time, new PAC member San Diego State. Thank goodness Puddles caught the last B1G plane out.

So, the Ducks play Texas Tech in Spokane instead of hosting the Red Raiders in Eugene? Oregon is 2-0 vs the B12 in the last 2 games so ... It would be nice to play in Spokane and not in hither and yon. A high water mark of 10? A low water mark of 11? And I was going to skip the Bracket Show? Not now, no how.

UW. Autzen Stadium - 11/30/24. Here's to Danno getting the Husky off of his back.

Dante! And the 7th Circle of Heaven? Inferno for UCLA, Arizona, and Colorado. 1-0 vs the B1G. 2-0 vs the B12. Dancing with Dana.

The only thing bothersome regarding the ticket to The Dance is it means more money for the Pac-2 leeches.

No. 2 Texas A+M - 23 commits - 69.71 No. 3 OREGON - 11 commits - 68.49 A 1.22 difference between Oregon and A+M. On a per-commit calculation, the Ducks double up the Aggies, 6.22 Oregon, 3.03 A+M. Ducks also fly over Ole Miss, which has an average commit ranking of 4.96. Who is the Portal King? Based on talent, give Danno the crown and it's not that close.

Dante! And the 7th Circle of Heaven? Inferno for UCLA, Arizona, and Colorado. 1-0 vs the B1G. 2-0 vs the B12. Dancing with Dana.

Let's Dance! O’Gara: The 10 biggest storylines for Selection Sunday WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Here's what to look for on what could be a wild Selection Sunday.

Let's Go Dancing! Wow! Hats off to Dana Altman, the coaches, the players, and the Oregon fans who traveled to LV.

What's up in Ann Arbor? Moore work than the coach would like. Michigan's national title defense begins with numerous pressing spring questions THEATHLETIC.COM Who will start at quarterback? Can the physical identity be sustained? Setting up Sherrone Moore's first spring as Michigan's head coach.

CU is -2.5. CU is 2-0 against the Ducks this season. I believe that Altman will come up with a terrific game plan tonight. CU could be In with a loss tonight. Oregon has to win to go dancing. I'll leave it to CBB fans with better knowledge about the team to point out key matchups. I note that UO, Shelstad, and CU's Cody Williams both made the Pac-12 All-Frosh team. Will the stamina be there for the Ducks, particularly in the 2nd half? Arizona wilted last night in the 2nd half which I did not think would happen.

NV Dawg, yes Va Tech is a reach but +2000 perhaps makes a small wager worthwhile? Duckster and Goutes18 - I understand all negative takes on the Trojans. I am probably placing too much emphasis on a bowl game in which I watched what seemed to be a more unified team playing behind a QB who didn't try to win the game all by himself. The SC roster is near that of Penn State and behind only Ohio State and Oregon. SC plays 1 of the 3, Penn State, in LA in 2024 and misses the two Os. SC also plays Dark Horse Wisconsin in LA. With UW depleted on both sides of the ball, I don't see a conference game that SC cannot win. I don't see many B1G teams on Troy's 2024 schedule that can match SC's team speed. SC will put up points and the D should improve under the new coaching staff. However, I am not discounting anything you both had to say about SC. Thanks for the comments.

Pete Fiutak's guess at the final (sorry Pac-2) Pac-12 champion. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-basketball/colorado-vs-oregon-prediction-game-preview-pac-12-tournament-final

Pac-12 Tournament 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams, and more WWW.SBNATION.COM An era of college basketball history comes to a close this week

Yardbarker's take on the great win. Looking ahead it was B1G over B12 with another chance to defeat a B12 team tonight. Oregon upsets No. 6 Arizona in Pac-12 semifinals WWW.YARDBARKER.COM LAS VEGAS -- Fourth-seeded Oregon overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit and an early injury to N'Faly Dante to eliminate sixth-ranked Arizona 67-59 in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament...

Will Dana and Wyndham finish the deal? It's time to place Wyndham Clark in the elite tier of golfers WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Clark is now ranked No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, but you would barely know it by the lack of media attention he gets.

Purdue is called the Boilermakers because the football team cannonballed Wabash. Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? Mascot name explained FANSIDED.COM If you can look Purdue Pete in the eyes and tell you have no earthly idea what a Boilermaker is, you are a braver man than me, sir. Purdue University competes i

In addition to its media deal slice, CFB slice, and CBB Tourney slice, Oregon will be bringing in cash from merchandise, concessions, parking, etc. Going B1G should mean more in merchandise revenue in particular. 😍

SEC, Big Ten to Cash In on New College Football Playoff Payouts SPORTS.YAHOO.COM College Football Playoff stakeholders have inked a six-year, $7.8 billion television extension with ESPN, according to multiple reports, a deal that stands to escalate the financial disparities... It's good to be B1G!

29% for the B1G and the SEC. This is regarding CFB playoff money only. Projected come 2026 to be $22M for each B1G and SEC team. Men's CBB revenue is in addition to the media deal, and CFB playoff revenue distributions.

29% for the B1G and 29% for the SEC. 58% for the Power 2. Expected to be $22M a season for each B1G and SEC team. This is in addition to conference media revenue. Come 2032, Oregon will be bringing in $100M plus a season.

What do I think, FWIW, we will see come 2026? Five conference champs, P4 and G5, are in the field but no seeding priority for conference champions. Nine at large teams. Seeding will mirror the Playoff Committee's final ranking. Big Ten AD: Automatic Byes for Big Ten, SEC in 14-Team CFP 'Not Going to Happen' BLEACHERREPORT.COM The SEC and Big Ten may be the top two conferences in college football, but that doesn't mean the leagues will receive automatic byes when the College…

College Football Playoff deal reportedly reached with some commonsense concessions in place WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM College Football Playoff discussions have reportedly yielded a new deal though the full format is still to be determined in the future.

CBS Sports reports that the CFB Playoff revenue split has been agreed to but not the format for 2026 and beyond. (I tried to link the article but could not do so.) 12/14/16, the Power 2, the B1G, and the SEC, are being paid after expansion. The majority of brand name and blue blood programs are now members of the Power 2.