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Up now on The Athletic site, Mandel has OBD No. 1 in his Way Too Early Top 25 for 2026.

Sweat, Lame Kitten, Sweat! 🤪 Death Valley VoiceLatest Jordan Seaton development has LSU fans everywhere...Lane Kiffin continues to pull out all the stops in an effort to land 5-star offensive lineman Jordan Seaton through the transfer portal. Kiffin has already brou

Fun to read these B1G better than SEC takes, but IMO, Not So Fast! B1G game on 9/12/26 when Ohio State visits Texas. Both teams have warm-up games on 9/5/26 - Ball State at TOSU, and Pac-8 (12?) Texas State at Texas. Also on 9/12 - Minnesota at Mississippi State, and Oklahoma at Michigan. A B1G game on Sunday, 9/6/26 - Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame in Green Bay, WI 9/5/26 - OBD opens against Boise State - Portland State is on the schedule, why open against an too early top 25 (never, ever, never schedule) Boise State? Saturday BlitzThe SEC’s reign is over as the Big Ten now runs college f...For the first time since 1942 (Minnesota in 1940, 1941, and Ohio State in 1942), the Big Ten has won three straight National Championships. Michigan in 2023, Oh

Get ready to watch these 11 Ducks in 2026 - https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/01/21/oregon-football-upperclassmen-break-out-2026/88235728007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&utm_ter

Yes, Dan and Coach Terry had an in-home visit with Seaton in Atlanta. IMO, OBD will not match Miami or LSU in a bidding war. Seaton will, of course, be paid to play for OBD, but he'll have to come West for morer than money. On3Transfer Portal: Where the top remaining targets are tren...After speaking with sources, On3 has the latest intel on where the top remaining transfer portal targets are trending as commitments near.

On3's Pete Nakos article on how Cig built a championship roster, turned around a laughingstock of a program, and won it all in two seasons. On3Curt Cignetti, Indiana reinvented how to build national c...Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers reinvented how to build a national championship roster through the transfer portal.

Article - A Gead for Ardical Headlane Spitting + Chicking Da Kalendar - F 😁 Great take, thanks.

I politely disagree. I don't think Cignetti caught lightning in a bottle, which, in my understanding, means he lucked out. Arguably, he lucked out with the transfer by Mendoza, but under the coaching at IU, Fernando improved greatly during the course of the season. Mendoza improved, even though he was throwing to receivers not good enough to be stars coming out of high school, behind an O-line of mostly no-name recruits, and 'who are these guys' running backs. Instead, I think Cignetti used years of experience playing and coaching football, coupled with today's rules and an adequate war chest, to assemble a group of players based on productivity and not potential, and he inculcated them into a system that wins football games. His top D-lineman, statistically, went down after the win over No. 1 Ohio State, and other former no-star, one-star, two-star, and 3-star players stepped up, playing in a system designed to capitalize on the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. He coaches his coaches, who at the OC and DC positions, have been with him for 10+ seasons. Extraordinary in today's CFB. His practices are focused and among the shortest in CFB. Corny but true, he recruits Football Players, guys who love playing football. He has a process, and he doesn't deviate from the process. As he said postgame last night, he learned from his Hall of Fame coach, Father, and his other mentors, like Nick Saban, to play to win the game. For many coaches, Mendoza's iconic 4th down TD run last night would have instead been a FG attempt. (Dan would have gone for it! 😁) I believe that a plan executed by an experienced coach at the losingest program in CFB reached fruition last night. Cignetti was 62 years old when he was hired by IU, and he wasn't exaggerating when he said he has won everywhere he has been. Danny and the Ducks are getting 'There.' In any walk of life, experience matters. And, you do need at least some luck, lightning if you will, to help you along the way. Thanks, WW, for this and your other terrific comments.

The middle of the B1G does not stink. OBD at the risk of not making the PO because of 2 losses in the Big Ten - Absurd! Perhaps, in 2026, when Iowa plays a two-loss SEC team in Dixie and wins, it will be ranked above the team, Vandy, it defeated. SIIndiana Proves the Big Ten’s Football Dominance Is More A...The Hoosiers’ perfect season and a third straight national title for the conference show how the league’s strength now runs from top to bottom.

Yahoo! The B1G is Number 1 - https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/sorry-sec-the-big-ten-has-taken-college-footballs-top-spot-i-feel-like-were-just-getting-started-071918467.html

Saturday Down South - OBD is No. 1 for CFB's next new champion - Saturday Down South5 teams most likely to become next 'new' college football...Indiana just became the first 'new' national champion since 1996 Florida. Who will be the next team to win its first-ever title?

Gulp. The Athletic's ($$$ wall) Stewart Mandel ranks OBD No. 1 heading into next season. His early look ahead No. 1 this season, Penn State. 😏

Massey Final 2025-26 Computer Rankings - 1. Indiana. 2. OREGON 3. Ohio State Nine B1G teams in the top 25 - https://masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/ratings

OBD - 2026 B1G No. 1 - Danno, Make It So - Saturday BlitzWay Too Early Big Ten Power Rankings: Which team will det...On Monday Night, the Indiana Hoosiers capped off the 2025 college football season, finishing off a perfect 16-0 season with a National Championship. The win for

More on the Canes Class, er, Crass Behavior - Miami, again, thank you for taking Cristobal MIA - Larry Brown SportsCarson Beck pulls an unsportsmanlike move after Miami's l...Miami quarterback Carson Beck pulled an unsportsmanlike move after his team's loss to Indiana in the CFP final.

Thanks again, David, for the terrific article. Competing for titles in college sports today certainly requires change - On3Adapt or Die: Systemic issues in College Sports demand fu...There are real, systemic issues in college sports that must be addressed over the next three to five years.

Yep, No. 2 for a reason. Keep it classy, Canes. On3WATCH: Miami RB Mark Fletcher Jr. throws punch at Indiana....

When you get your picture on the cover of Roll .. er, Sports Illustrated. A most deserved and a most obscure No. 1 SIImpossible to Google: Indiana Completes Unlikeliest Turna...Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s fourth-down touchdown run becomes the most iconic play in the team’s unbelievable romp to its first national title.

Here's one guy who isn't happy with the rankings and the B1G state of CFB affairs.🤣 On3Paul Finebaum on Big Ten dominance, says the SEC is a 'mess'.

Thanks, H Duck, for posting the AP Poll - I posted the same poll below only because it comes from the AP source. No. 17 Iowa is ranked behind No. 15 Vandy, of course. After the loss to Iowa, Vandy dropped two spots; Iowa did not move up from its ranking after the win over Vandy. No. 26 Illinois and No. 27 UW would be favored over the four G6 teams that finished in the top 25. As noted above, OBD finishes No. 4, one spot ahead of Ohio State. Dropping one spot only after sour peaches is generous. AP NewsNCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football PollThe official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

Mario and his merry men are doing it again. Not enough to have Big Ten Wisconsin suing you, why not bring on a suit from ACC 'friend' Duke? Miami was a pariah when Mario played there, and nothing has changed. On3Duke University sues QB Darian Mensah to keep him with fo....

Didn't I tell you to stay out of my backyard! 🤬

Great post, NJ, thanks. Second overall, but No. 1 in Quality over Quantity. Fabulous Frosh showed up in Eugene last season. I hope we see more of the same this year. Of course, recruiting still matters, but last night, Cig, Fernando, and Indiana broke through the Blue Chip Roster Championship ceiling. A ceiling that was inviolate since the first BCS game in 1999. (There must be at least one window in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. How else could the Hoosiers have Defenestrated the Ducks? 🤬)

Thank you, David. Whatever the secret sauce may be, I'm hoping next season ends with a bang and not a whimper. Last night, the Good Guys advanced into enemy territory and won. Why not OBD? Please?

Indiana is the No. 1 portal picking team and is bringing in a solid class of recruits.