Jon Joseph

With the impressive win by USC, the B1G went 17-1, 2-1 vs the P4. Wins over the B12, Penn State vs W Virginia, and the SEC, LSU. Loss - Minnesota vs UNC. The SEC went 13-3 and 2-2 vs. the P4. 2-0 vs. the ACC, Clemson, and VA Tech, and losses by two ranked teams, A+M and LSU to Notre Dame and USC. And Florida was destroyed by Miami and MariO in The Swamp. Huge game on tap when Texas -6.5 visits Michigan. 9 AM Pacific - FOX Other B1G vs P4 - 9/6 - Northwestern vs Duke - 6 PM 9/7 - Iowa vs Iowa State - 12:30 Illinois vs Kansas - 4 PM Nebraska vs. CU - 4:30 PM OREGON vs G5 Frontrunner Boise State - 7 PM - On Peacock An early conference game - Michigan State at Maryland - 12:30 BUST THE BRONCOS!

FOX and Disney/ESPN with Warner Brothers formed the streaming service, VENU, for a reason. VENU will probably be the primary broadcast site for Super Conference games, but not without a fight. I expect 'left behind teams' to not go quietly but to go screaming to the Justice Department and file a suit or two claiming VENU violates anti-trust laws. Instead of VENU, I'd like to see a Super Conference channel, ala the NFL Network to take the game inventory away from 3rd party media entities that could care less about the viewing public with a percentage of the SC Network revenue being shared with lower division teams.

How about some tough Trojans? B1G win for the B1G and SC. 👍😊

Regroup? Not the B1G from top to bottom including most definitely, USC. 17-1 in B1G Week 1 games. Could and should have been 18-0 but for two FG misses by Minnesota's usually reliable kicker. 1-0 vs. the SEC with USC's thrilling win over LSU last night as LSU came up snake eyes on its last two trips West; one versus UCLA and last night in Las Vegas. A huge win for Lincoln Riley. The defense gave a lot of yards but mostly passing yards. What a difference a change new coaches on the D side of the ball make in SC's toughness including tackling. Oregon lost its 30-plus points per game scoring streak but won the game. LSU was held to 20 points notwithstanding putting up over 400 yards of offense. Say It Ain't So Pawl! The Ducks will regroup. USC is now a contender for the B1G title. No Oregon and no Ohio State and other than at Michigan which now appears to be a winnable game for Troy, all of SC's biggest B1G games are in LA. The Ducks win against Idaho by season's end will be just that, a win. SC's win over an SEC team will reverberate into December and could be meaningful if it comes down to B1G vs. SEC for a Playoff spot. Thanks, Alex for the terrific article. You don't play your best and win; well, plenty of teams this season will not play their best and take the L. OBD vs USC in Indy? Bust the Broncos!

Oregon had the ball 20 minutes more than Idaho and outgained Idaho by close to 300 yards. Won the turnover battle and held Idaho to 15% conversion of 3rd/4th downs. If this is the key to holding Oregon down, I hope all other opponents find the same lock and key. This was one of the weirdest games I have watched in six-plus decades of watching college football. The stats say Oregon should have won by 30+ points. Ohio State struggled for a time vs Akron. Georgia struggled for a half vs Clemson. Oregon put together two (very) late drives to put the game out of reach. The Oregon D throttled Idaho. The O couldn't capitalize on the stat advantage because of O-line issues that are correctable. When you can get a wake-up call and win you are fortunate. Oregon played its C- game and won by ten points over a gritty well-coached opponent. Every year in CFB is a starting over year. Keep the faith. 👍 Boise's O because of the run game put up lots of points vs Georgia State. It's D gave up lots of points. You can bet that Dan will have the D prepared to stop the run game. Boise will not win airing it out vs. this defense. I think the game will be a battle and that's fine. There will be battles in the regular season in a conference that went 16-1 with the SC game being played tonight.

Early lines for Week 2 B1G Games. OREGON -19.5 vs Boise State O/U 61.5 Vegas is still in Puddles corner. Will the Ducks D be able to hold Boise RB Ashton Jeanty - 20 carries, 267 yards 13.35 Yards Per Carry, 6 TDs on the road vs Georgia State to 100 yards or less? Will Jeffrey Bassa be good to go? Michigan +6.5 vs Texas Penn State -31.5 vs Bowling Green Maryland -8.5 vs Michigan State Iowa -2.5 vs Iowa State UW -23.5 vs E. Michigan Illinois +6.5 vs Kansas Nebraska -6.5 vs CU Northwestern -2.5 vs Duke Ohio State -37.5 vs W Michigan

B1G's Saturday Tradition Take on Saturday's Game. 3 takeaways from Oregon’s uncomfortable win over Idaho to open 2024 SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Oregon won its opener. There were no surprises there. But it never felt smooth against the Idaho Vandals. Nothing new, but a good objective view of the game including noting that a walk-on started at center. No matter the health of other O-line guys vs Boise, Poncho best be playing center, the QB of the O-line. Starting a back-up at O-line shows a lack of depth at the position.

I have two words - WEEK ONE.

Please, repeat after me: Week 1; Week 1; Week 1; Week 1. Do not make knee-jerk judgments. OL play is a ballet. Yesterday, Oregon played with a makeshift O line which affects everyone on the line including the tackles. And of course, affects the passing game when the QB does not have, or believes he does not have, time to go through the "West Coast O" progressions. Idaho is a proud FCS program. Idaho was the No. 4 seed in the 2023 FCS playoff. Idaho's coach had bulletin board material the size of Moscow. Idaho was inspired. The Ducks were prepared to play a game they believed would be over at the end of the National Anthem. Talent is one thing, attitude, leverage, and want-to another. Get Poncho back at center with Bedford playing next week and Gabriel using his wheels when the opportunity to do so is there, and I believe we will see a different team vs, Boise, one not coasting on preseason laurels. WEEK 1.

Week 1 - Do not overreact positively. Do not overreact negatively. Come December, the 'close' victory over Idaho is a W, period. Hopefully, this game will send HUey Bris out the door and get the entire program from the coaches to the players to Puddles ready to bring the 'A' and not the 'C-' game versus Boise State and one of the best RBs in the country. Boise scored a lot of points yesterday but for a team with a veteran defense, it gave up a lot of points. Bust the Broncos!

These boys aren't spuds duds. Boise's stud RB ran for 267 yards today. Hopefully, the Ducks come away with the win and have their game face on next week. Any unit have a better than C grade? This is why you want to open against an FCS opponent.

ATTICUS - LATIN - Man from Athens. I get a kick out of U!

Hurricane Warning! Oh no, MariO. Judd Fisch to Florida?

Who's that coming down the track? It's a mean machine in red and black that blew out Dabo without its best running back! UGA looked AWESOME!

GREED on display! The money the Pac-2 purloined from the Pac-10 dimwits means more to the Beavers and Cougars than does the opportunity to compete for a conference title. The idea that these two nonentities will rebuild the Pac-12 is a long con that folks like butt-kissing Canzano buy into. The two paid millions for MW game inventory and in the process, agreed to an extra $10M for every MW team they poach. This is how you rebuild the Pac-12? OBD is stuck playing these Sons of Beavers for the next two seasons but that's enough! PUNISH THE POTATO PICKERS!

After the Gophers kicker booted the game vs UNC on Thursday, the B1G needs Penn State to come through today in Morgantown. J. Smith and Sparty overcame a horrendous coaching decision and the Badgers finally took down W. Michigan. These would have been embarrassing losses. The 1st B1G vs SEC game is SC vs LSU. Which bad defense has improved from 2023? Was Miller Moss's Holiday performance an outlier? Will LSU QB Nussmeier be able to come close to Heisman winner Daniels's 2023 performance? Is there a Tiger WR or two who can replace the talent that matriculated to the League? Michigan will be a home underdog to Texas. Ditto Wisconsin vs Bama. The B1G needs to win one of these three games; these games are remembered in December. MASH the Potato Pickers!

Jonathan Smith, KICK THE DAMN FIELD GOAL + Go Up By 2 Scores! Sparty is fortunate it won a game that should have been 19-10 MSU, not 16 to 10. Minny's kicker missed 2 FG last night, the walk-off missed FG was from 44 yards out but at least Fleck did not miss the chance to score by making senseless decisions.

Me Likey Mr. Mendoza's Pick of OBD Winning the B1G! College football season predictions: Picks for who makes playoff, wins title and more WWW.USATODAY.COM Unexpected results are the norm during the college football season. But even with that challenge, here's our season predictions from our experts.

Thanks, David, great take. No surprise that Mike West beat me to the Texas Tech punch!

How about, BUST? College football preseason rankings: No. 1 Ohio State is locked and loaded for a national title push SPORTS.YAHOO.COM A combination of homegrown talent and high-profile transfer additions give the Buckeyes the best roster in college football on paper. It's championship or bust for this squad. Do you know what a Busted Buckeye looks like? Answer revealed on 10/12/24 😍

Here's the Scoop on the Ducks. Players of the Game. ScoopDuck Roundtable: Players of the Game vs Idaho - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Who will stand out for Oregon and earn player of the game honors on offense and defense? Here are our predictions. With the high predicted to be 94 Degrees (😒) who besides the Gator Aid Crew will be game MVPs?

7 Questions for the Idaho Game. Major questions for the Oregon Ducks to answer vs. Idaho Vandals DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Some of the biggest questions that Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks need to answer in Week 1 against the Idaho Vandals. 7 questions for this game means 77 questions for the Ohio State game.

5 Keys to Win the Game. Five keys to the game: No. 3 Oregon vs. Idaho 247SPORTS.COM Here are five keys to ensure No. 3 Oregon exits Autzen Stadium with a 1-0 record on Saturday. My One Key: SHOW UP!

OK, I'm showing my age but I remember when Ohio State Nose Guard Jim Stillwagon at 240 pounds was 'Mammoth.' My buddy John Sande played Center for Stanford at 220 pounds and beat up Stillwagon in Stanford's, and Heisman-winning QB Jim Plunkett's upset Rose Bowl win over the Buckeyes. That Rose Bowl game was played 55 years ago. Will 2080 see 500-pound players who can move?

Great take. Based on the level of HS ball he played, from the get-go, I thought the 5* rating was suspect. Hard to call QBs that will make it from the pros on down.