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Doctor Ruth, is that you? Gross-burger = Sayonara. Good call my friend. What a terrific and entertaining article.😍 Filled with humor and insight. Somewhere, Mark Twain is smiling. You can have the best-looking tires on the block but you will not know how well they perform, particularly in rough weather, before the rubber meets the road. November games in Ann Arbor and Madison, Wisconsin could mean tough weather conditions. Preseason, it's all good with the algorithms loving the Ducks. FPI, 2nd behind UGA. SP+, 3rd behind UGA and tOSU. The Athletic's Sports Betting Guru Austin Mock's model also has Oregon No. 3, behind the two usual suspects. The FPI ranking would result in Oregon having the 2nd seed and a first-round bye before playing in the Rose Bowl. SP+ and Mr. Mock's mock would have Oregon with the 5th seed and in all likelihood playing the G5 representative in Autzen in the 1st round. So the tires look great before taking it out for a drive in the potato fields but then buckle up when you try to bust a bronco for the first time in four tries. Boise is not a G5 pushover. Then, travel up the road, 😒, to play a bunch of leftover Beavers. 3-0 before the bye and 8 straight conference games without a break is expected but has to be realized on the field. This would be nice. Frankly, it's the last item that concerns me, the schedule. No other P4 program in 2024 plays 8 conference games in a row. The final 4 games in this stretch bring Illinois to Autzen, with the Illini coming off the Red Grange Memorial game against Michigan. Then off to Ann Arbor in early November to play a top-25 Michigan team coming off a rivalry game, at least in the mind of Sparty, vs. Michigan State. Then back home to play a Maryland team coming off an idle week, and then to Madison, Wisconsin in mid-November to play a Badgers team coming off an idle week. Thank you Mr. B1G for giving the two teams Oregon plays at the end of the 8-game stretch the week off before the Ducks game. This schedule is NFL-like and certainly not CFB-light. By the way, on October 12th, OBD hosts the Buckeyes, coming to Autzen off a game vs. Iowa in what could be the most impactful game of the regular season. So I am fired up and positive but that's a wicked 8-game stretch within a 16 or 17-game run to play for a title in Atlanta on January 20, 2025. Whew! Thanks again Darren for the terrific take and Vandalize the Vandals!

Et tu Klatt? Hook 'Em? How about a B1G Horns Double Down! The Klatt Playoff: Miami secures the 4th seed with a 12 ranking and has a bye before playing close to home in the Peach Bowl. Miami knocks out higher-ranked Missouri out of the field. This I would like because leaving a higher-ranked SEC team out of the playoff would get SEC Commissioner Sankey's attention. However, Sankey is one of the guys who came up with this format. 😁 In the 1st-round, Texas would play the G5 representative in Austin, and Oregon would play Penn State in Eugene. Texas wins and it would play Miami in the Peach Bowl, the Orange Bowl is a semifinal site. Win the Peach Bowl and Texas would play its next game in the Orange or the Cotton Bowl. Defeat Penn State and Oregon would play Utah in the Fiesta Bowl which is a favorable 2nd round draw opponent and location-wise. 4 B1G teams in the field with one knocked out in the opening round with Oregon playing Penn State. Ohio State would have a bye and then play the winner of Notre Dame hosting Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Oregon's 3rd round game would be played in Dallas or Miami. How about having to play the Horns in Dallas? UW had to play Texas in Houston last season. Gulp. Two 'conference games' would be played in the 1st round, as noted above, the Ducks vs. the Nittany Lions and Alabama at Ole Miss. The Committee advises that it will not manipulate the matchups to avoid rematches and 1st round conference games but it's about the money and Bama at Oregon and Penn State at Ole Miss would have more national interest. Playing in weaker conferences, Utah and Miami with a 1st round bye rankles but CFB fans will have to live with this jury-rigging for two seasons and so will the Playoff Committee. It's the format more than the Committee but the first and second teams left out with a higher ranking than the ACC, B12 champs, and the G5 representative will not be happy. Again it's the system but immediately after ranking Mizzou 11th, the Committee is going to jump lower ranked Miami above the CoMo Tigers. Will the casual fan tuning into the rankings show for the first time have any clue about what in the heck is going on when people who cover the sport can't get all of the details down? Like SEC champ Georgia playing in the Peach Bowl when the SEC champ is mandated to play in the Sugar Bowl. (This gaff came courtesy of The Sporting News.) As evidenced above, the No. 3 ranked team will have an easier playoff path than the team ranked No. 4. Will the 3rd and 4th ranking be easily justified, or will two teams have the same record? In this case 'Trust Us' will not fly. How do you pick the best G5 representative from five conference champions? 13-0 Liberty with a lousy schedule did not deserve to play in the Fiesta Bowl and flame out vs. OBD and the Flames schedule is as weak in 2024 as it was in 2023. The 4-team playoff canard of the Committee simply relying on records, unless your QB was hurt, is not going to fly. The Basketball Committee using disclosed statistics takes flak for leaving out the 69th and 70th-best teams in the nation. Good luck to the Football Committee. Here's another wrinkle. The chairman of the Committee is Michigan AD Warde Manuel😒 . The sign-stealing scandal is back front and center and could disqualify the Michigan head coach Sherron Moore and perhaps, DQ the Wolverines from participating in the playoff. (And make UW the 2023-24 champ😵? Ugh!) Sit back, try to relax, and enjoy Puddles flight to the Playoff, hopefully landing with a 1st-round bye or the No. 3 ranking.

Red Grange and Dick Butkus have left the building.

The last thing I remember from the Oregon game in Knoxville on 9/11/20 after a home game beat down of Tennesse the year before in Autzen was a 48 to 13 Puddles pasting and many the Vols fans deciding to no longer Volunteer vs. Puddles. NEXT CASE! [Vols fans, please insert why a nothing burger Lefty blew out Tennessee back-to-back opting for the coach sucked, we were worried about going on probation. who gives a whip about a game outside of It Just Means More, Peyton was not on campus, Rocky Top got stuck on a bad grove and turned into Rocky What? Did I just see LaMike reversing course and going for a TD? Have a nice day.

18 things to know for 18 B1G teams. Big Ten expansion: 18 things to know as USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington kickstart new era for conference - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM With the Big Ten now at 18 schools, here are 18 things to know ahead of the 2024 college football season

Where did the Preseason Coaches Poll post by Steven A go? Is there too much consolidation going on? Coaches Poll top 25 reactions: Michigan, Florida State overrated, Missouri underrated in preseason rankings - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Wolverines are the first title winner since 1997 to lose their coach the next season If this post is in the wrong spot, please post it where it should go. Thanks.

Michigan fans have SC as the best addition to the B1G, no surprise with the Rose Bowl history, but the Ducks are in second place by only two percentage points. Which new Big Ten addition are you most excited to join? WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM The Big Ten officially announced its four new members, each of which brings some excitement to the conference. But which one are you most excited to join?

A deeper dive into 2024 B1G schedules. The best scheduling quirks of the new 18-team Big Ten football schedule WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Today, we dive into some of the best, most comical quirks on the 2024 Big Ten football schedule.

Thanks, NJ. If you do not win your conference title, No. 3 is The Sweet Spot! Oregon would play the G5 representative instead of Penn State in Eugene and would play Utah in the Fiesta Bowl instead of tripping to Atlanta to play FSU in the Peach Bowl. No. 4 ranked and 6-seed Texas would host Penn State with the winner playing in the Peach Bowl. The Coaches Poll Preseason Playoff. Sugar Bowl - 1 Georgia vs. 9 Notre Dame at 8 Mississippi Fiesta Bowl - 4 Utah vs. 12 G5 at 5 Oregon ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Rose Bowl - 2 Ohio State vs 10 Michigan at 7 Alabama Peach Bowl - 3 FSU vs 11 Penn State at 6 Texas 4 SEC and 4 B1G teams; however, Texas, Alabama, and Ole Miss would host 1st-round games along with the Ducks. Texas and Ole Miss have easier preseason schedules than Michigan and Penn State. Let's Play Ball!

I understand USC vs LSU, Penn State at West Virginia, and UNC at Minnesota being included in the 10 best Week 0/Week 1 games, but UCLA at Hawaii? The Ten Biggest College Football Games in Week Zero and Week One DEATHVALLEYVOICE.COM Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re just weeks away from the College Football season meaning we all survived the long offseason. While most of the games on the opening

Please, give this man an AMEN! Not you Notre Dame. The Domers have one of the easiest "P4" schedules in 2024 and 12 games and not the 13 that P4 champs and runner-ups will play. College Football's best and worst schedules for success BAMAHAMMER.COM All college football fans know that schedules impact the success or failure of a season. Debates rage for months about the strength of schedules (SOS). Debates If the CFB PO Committee does not factor in the strength of a team's schedule; well, give me Playoff death over giving a bid to a 13-0, no P4 team on the schedule in back-to-back seasons, Liberty. 😒

The Ducks Wire Zach Neel is at it again. An 11-2 finish in the B1G with one regular season loss and a loss in the conference champ game better get you in the PO. If it does not do so, Oregon would be penalized for making the conference champ game and taking a champ game loss. 7 other teams will beat out an 11-2 B1G runner-up for an at-large bid? Come On Man! Zach. Oregon is no longer in the left-behind Pac-12. Oregon is now B1G. Any and every 11-2 B1G and SEC team is a PO lock and likely a top 8-seed host of a 1st-round game.

How should the SC D approach the LSU O? With a White Flag? USC defense must balance caution and aggression against LSU offense TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM USC-LSU is four weeks away. Let’s dive into the matchup between the USC defense and LSU offense.

In the spirit of the Olympics. Wyndham Clark never quit. -11 is a terrific finish after a faulty start. Olympics Men's Golf Final Leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler Wins Gold At Paris 2024 | Golf Monthly WWW.GOLFMONTHLY.COM World No.1 Scottie Scheffler has won the gold medal with Tommy Fleetwood earning silver and Hideki Matsuyama the bronze after Jon Rahm collapsed on the back nine in a thrilling finale

The race is over when your body and not a body part, crosses the finish line. Noah Lyles wins Olympics gold in 100M by a margin so slim the announcers got it wrong WWW.SBNATION.COM Watch American Noah Lyles win by five THOUSANDTHS of a second in a wild photo finish at Olympics’ men’s 100-meter dash. Should have been a tie? Wow.

Olympics 2024: USA’s Kristen Faulkner stuns competition, and herself, to win road race WWW.SBNATION.COM Kristen Faulkner won the first U.S. road race gold in 40 years. A victory in cycling-mad France is nice. 😁

Only in America? Kristen Faulkner. From Homer, Alaska to Harvard where she was a rower to picking up cycling a decade ago to winning the USA's 1st Gold in women's cycling since 1984. A Breaking Away win in an event she wasn't scheduled to compete in. Not a Duck but an amazing story. Who is U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner, the winner of the women's road race? WWW.NBCOLYMPICS.COM American cyclist Kristen Faulkner shocked the cycling world when she won the women’s road race — an event she wasn’t even supposed to be competing in — with a time of 3:49:23, 58... And, the USA wins the Gold and Bronze in the 100 meters. 😍

Will the defending champ be DQ'd? Did new HC Moore know more than has been revealed to date? Michigan site Maize + Brew is not dodging the issue. This would be Moore's 2nd offense. Report: Sherrone Moore could face show-cause penalty, suspension due to potential Level 2 violation stemming from sign-stealing saga WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Possible NCAA violations and punishments were unveiled for Sherrone Moore and the Michigan football program in a leaked draft Notice of Allegations to ESPN. This all, of course, has to do... Will UW end up 'winning' the 2023-24 title? I hope not. Latest findings related to Michigan sign-stealing scandal may disprove lone wolf defense WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Nearly a year after the Michigan sign-stealing scandal rocked the college football world, newly released findings may prove that higher-ups were much more involved than the program let on.

This speaks for itself. Watch: Scottie Scheffler sheds tears after winning Olympic gold medal WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Scottie Scheffler let the tears flow on Sunday. USA! USA! USA!

Oregon's Wyndham Clark had a bad Thursday and Friday on the golf course in Paris but rallied over the weekend to finish in a tie for 14th and well under par. Hats off to America's Scottie Scheffler who came from five shots back on Sunday to win the Gold. Another feather in Scottie's cap in the course of a dream season with his wife and baby son on hand in Paris In a game that has been torn apart by money, it was great to see world-class golfers battling for their countries and not coin.

That Team Out West Comin'! How Oregon Ducks Football Can Earn "That Team Out West" Moniker WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks are officially members of the Big Ten Conference, and with that comes expectations as well as ridicule. This past week, the Ducks announced a n

Danno has built a Recruiting Machine. 👍😍 Oregon assistant Chris Hampton joins Junior Adams in top 10 of national recruiter rankings 247SPORTS.COM Oregon defensive backs coach Chris Hampton and wide receivers coach Junior Adams are now each inside the top 10 of the national recruiter rankings. Hats Off to Chris!

Harbaugh bailed but the Wolverines are not waving the white flag. 3 reasons Michigan will make the College Football Playoff SATURDAYBLITZ.COM There is no doubt that Michigan will have their work cut out for them in 2024 as they attempt to defend their national title. After putting together one of the Puddles will see Ya on November 2nd.

We're Number One! Oregon is ranked No. 6 in the latest Top 25 2025 recruiting rankings as reported by Duck's Wire. However, OBD's recruiting ranking by recruit is 94.06, ahead of 1. Ohio State, 2. Alabama, 3. Georgia, 4. LSU and 5. Auburn. The B1G has 8 teams in the Top 25: Wisconsin, Rutgers, USC, UW, Penn State, Michigan, Oregon and Ohio State. The SEC has 10 teams on the list, 6 in the Top 10. Oregon Ducks’ 2025 national recruiting ranking with 5-star addition DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at where the Oregon Ducks stand in the 2025 national recruiting rankings following the addition of 5-star safety Trey McNutt. SEC still leads the league but the B1G is picking up its game with Oregon, USC, and UW helping the cause. And DeSahuan Foster has moved UCLA up to 40.