Jon Joseph

K, I'd say 12-1 and not necessarily the 12th seed behind several 2-loss P4 and possibly a 3-loss P4 team. I haven't seen a G5 team including Memphis and Tulane, certainly not Liberty, that I think would defeat the now 27th-ranked Boise. Stay healthy and the Broncos will give a 1st round opponent all it can handle.

DM, the line is OBD -20.5. Robust to say the least.

I'd have UGA, TX, OH ST, TN, USC, Penn State, Miami, Bama, Ole Miss, and Oregon. All but Ohio State, Miss, Bama, and Oregon have P4 wins. Oregon has a win vs Boise ranked 27th in Others Receiving Votes. SC has the best win with a neutral site victory over 16 LSU. I'd have Syracuse and Illinois and not BC and Northern Illinois in the top 25.

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I get that the SEC can say 'Scoreboard' and back it up with BCS and Playoff Trophies. 8 SEC teams are ranked including Bama, Ole Miss, and Missouri that have played against thin-air and an Oklahoma team that beat a Houston team by two points that UNLV blew out the week prior. 1-1 LSU with a loss to the then 23 USC and a win over McWho State is 16. 1-1 Iowa with a loss to now 21 Iowa State drops out of the top 25 to 32nd. 2-0 Illinois with a win over 19 Kansas is ranked 26. 2-0 Ole Miss with wins over no one of note is No. 5 and Missouri after consuming two cupcakes is No. 6. 2-0 Wisconsin with better wins than Ole Miss and Mizzou is not ranked. Penn State with a road win at P4 W VA is stuck at No. 8. 2-0 Oregon with a win over 27 Boise State drops two spots. 5 B12 teams are ranked, one of which, Iowa State has a P4 win. It doesn't matter before December 8th, but as of now, the AP is showing the traditional SEC love. Again, the SEC has earned the 'benefit of the doubt' but this much of a benefit? I have no beef with Texas moving into the 2nd spot. But Bama, Ole Miss, and Mizzou have done nothing more on the field to be ranked in the top 6 than have Penn State, USC, Nebraska, and even OBD with a better win than Bama, Ole Miss, and Bama. Sorry for going off like last week's USC fans. But with a P4 win over LSU, and a shut-out of a decent G5 team, why is SC not in the top 10? BLAST THE BEAVERS!

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Let's Look at the B1G Picture. With the Notre Dame loss to No ILL , 7 PO at large spots appear to be up for grabs. The B1G and the SEC are odds on to take most of the at large spots. WEEK 2 - B1G 14-4. No B1G team is 0-2. 13 B1G teams are undefeated. 5 B1G teams have 1 loss. SEC - 12-4. No SEC team is 0-2. 9 SEC teams are undefeated. 7 SEC teams have 1 loss. 2 ranked B1G teams, Iowa and Michigan, have a loss. 2 ranked SEC teams, LSU and A+M, have a loss. We'll know very soon, 2 PM Eastern, but Nebraska is likely to be in the Week 3 Top 25.

Idaho is a top 10 FCS team. Boise is as good of a G5 team as I have seen since Cincinnati made the 4-team PO. Beat the Beavs, which will happen, defeat UCLA after the off week, and handle a decent Sparty team and the undefeated Ducks will play the undefeated Bucks on 10/12. However, I do question the -20.5 spread vs the Corvallis Crooks.

Without these changes and improvements the Rodents could be favored over the Ducks. Hows that for lowering expectations? The Ducks are -20.5 vs the Beavers. However, in the last 2 games the Ducks have 'Under Covered' by 50 points! 😁

Good points. Hard to rebut. However, this Boise team could be like the Cincinnati team that went to the Final 4. This is a team that can go 12-1, represent the G5 in the Playoff, and possibly win a 1st round game over a higher-seeded opponent overlooking a G5 'cupcake.' On the positive side. In its next 10 games Oregon can go 8 and 2 and so long as one of the 2 losses is not a blowout, make the Playoff field and be a tough out on the road in the 1st round. Look at the slate other than the game vs Ohio State. Will Michigan find an offense? Wisconsin is 2-0 but like Oregon, the Badgers 2 wins were close calls against lesser opponents. These are the 2 most difficult games other than tOSU that Oregon has left to play. It has been UGLY, but ugly wins are wins.

The Mimosas and Bloody Marys taste better today in Eugene than in Tallahoser, South Bender, and Lessington. The Wreck is on a tow truck back to the ATL. The Terp lost its shell. It's Hog Hell, not heaven. War CAL! CAL?, There is no O in Ann Arbr. In Iowa City, the kids in the hospital waved to the players. Was that a Black Out in central PA.? There's an Amber Alert in Pullman for the Red Raider's horse. San Diego has plenty of vowels but can't buy a point. It's all right K State, you're not in New Orleans anymore. "So much upside yet to be realized." Brothers and Sisters, CAN I GET AN AMEN for Brother Charles? The Ducks likely set a record, as Puddles 'UNDER COVERED" by 50 points in the last 2 games. (SIGH.) 2-0. Next up a Texas Tech team that Wazzu manhandled comes to town. What's that? The next game is on the road against The Other Team Up North. Oh well. Can't expect much else from a guy who scheduled boise state, right? Then UCLA after an off week to help get things right with the Bruins coming off a game in Baton Rogue. Sparty who put a Terrapin on its back, and then The Ohio State University. The Ducks, like the Bucks, will be undefeated before kick-off on 10/12/24. (Is Danno pulling off a Rope-A-Buck?) Seriously, 2-0 is 2-0. Along with the 2 Os, Penn State, Iowa, USC, and Michigan are in the playoff hunt. Illinois is 2-0 with a victory over 19 Kansas. Wisconsin is 2-0 with a Bama team that had a hard time getting out of its own way vs USF coming to Madison. Nebraska is 2-0 and manhandled CU yesterday and shut down the Shedeur show. And UWho is 2-0. 😒 No doubt Ducks fans got over the preseason skis and let HUey BRIS in, but undefeated is undefeated. Keep on improving and fix the mistakes and come December 8th these early struggles will be a blip on the Committee's radar. 😁 Thanks, Charles, for suffering the slings and arrows and staying up to artfully cover the experience.

I have 3 thoughts and an axiom. 1. I'm feeling blue because the sum is not as great as the Blue Chip parts. 2. We have met the enemy and They are Us. 3. Vince Lombardi: What in the hell is going on out there? AXIOM - You never, ever, never, schedule BOISE STATE. 2-0: Just win Baby and Have a Really nice day.😁

Never A Doubt! Right? Whoa, Nellie! Mike West gets the dough and I get the gas. Meanwhile, Wazzu blew out Texas Tech. Could be worse. I could a Notre Dame fan. 😁

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Way to go, JJ! FSU last year, Texas this year. 😒

COVER ME!

Do not overlook the Cy-Hawk game. 21 Iowa vs. 29 Iowa State. This is a P4 vs P4 game and Iowa needs the win to stay in the Playoff hunt. Iowa plays at Ohio State the Saturday before the Bucks play the Ducks. The Hawkeyes miss Michigan, USC, and Oregon and play UW, UCLA, Wisconsin, and Nebraska at home. Iowa put up 37 points in the 2nd half in Week 1. The Hawkeyes D under DC Phil Parker will again be salty. Defeat the Cyclones and Iowa has a legit Playoff shot. 19 Kansas at Illinois is another P4 vs P4 game. Illinois looked better on both sides of the ball last weekend and has a legit shot at pulling off the upset in front of its first sell-out in 8 seasons. In another P4 vs P4 game, NW lost to Duke last night. The B1G is now 0-2 vs the ACC.😒 Indiana defeated W ILL last night 77-3 to go 2-0 This is the same W Illinois team that Wisconsin struggled against in Week 1. Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti can coach. In his last gig, he was 52-9 at James Madison. I expect that he will have Indiana bowl-eligible this season. If Nebraska -7.5 defeats CU, the Cornhuskers should be ranked next week. An early in-conference game has Michigan State playing at Maryland today. With 7 at-large PO spots (likely 6 with Notre Dame's win over A+M and a soft remaining schedule) every OOC game matters; especially, if the last at-large spot comes down to the B1G and the SEC.

Great take. How's Dabo doing without Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence? Gabe has the goods. No one can succeed at QB with guys in his grill.

Barnes - Denial is not a river in Egypt. Where's a breathalyzer when you need one?😁

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Spot on David and not surprising but there is competition from NBC's Peacock now and I expect more streaming services will come online. I imagine FOX, ESPN, and Warner were not surprised by this ruling early in the game.

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Great take, David Marsh. But don't ignore ESPN and FOX joining with Warner to form the VENU streaming service. I think both current competitors see CFB broadcasts moving predominately to streaming.

Thanks, 30. You might want to look at the Biggest B1G Games I posted on the B1G predictions thread.

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