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Everything posted by Jon Joseph
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Walter Nolen ... Do We Really Want This Guy?
SI ranks Ole Miss SEC SOS, including OOC games, 13 out of 16. Mizzou is 16, UF 1, UGA 6. Amazing. 2024, 1st regular season game between Bama and UGA since 2008. 16 teams, play 9 conference games! Ole Miss OOC schedule, 3 cupcakes and a Wake.
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Ruh-Roh! Washington's Recruiting Class is WORSE than Vanderbilt's?
To wit: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-football-playoff-team-washington-huskies-land-underwhelming-recruiting
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OMIGOSH! Lanning COULD Break the Recruiting Record!
According to a few sources, he has broken the record and leads the B1G in recruiting.
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Ruh-Roh! Washington's Recruiting Class is WORSE than Vanderbilt's?
2 years in. DeBoer scored with Penix and signed him based on the prior relationship at Indiana. Did a terrific job convincing stud players who could have gone pro to come back for the 2023 season. He is a heck of a coach with good assistants. But if you do not score in recruiting and today, in the portal your success is not sustainable.
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Walter Nolen ... Do We Really Want This Guy?
Duckster, I am not ready for it, but my friend, it is here. Some guys will get NIL paid and dog it. Just like some NFL players outperform their peers. I have no idea how toxic the situation was at A+M. I do the recruits did not play up to the recruiting rankings. If DL and staff want Nolen. I trust these guys. I do believe it is a 'problem' in a vacuum. Nolen is odds on to stay in the SEC and be another good portal pickup by Kiffin. Ole Miss gets QB Dart back, misses Bama in 2024, and gets Georgia and Oklahoma at home. The toughest road game is at LSU. I think Kiffen has a lot to sell and will keep Nolen closer to home.
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Walter Nolen ... Do We Really Want This Guy?
DL is going after him hard and heavy. So, I say heck yes Oregon wants him. Walter Nolen, No. 1 player in transfer portal, names 2 finalists WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Walter Nolen, the No. 1 player in the transfer portal, has narrowed things down to two teams looking to make next year's College Football Playoff.
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Breaking: Transfer QB Dante Moore to Oregon
Why the opt for Steiny over the Chipper.
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USUC Sinking Ship
Hey, Kirk, how do you really feel about SC? Too bad SC does not play the Hawkeyes in 2024. Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz takes shot at Lincoln Riley, USC WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Iowa won the Big Ten West this season despite having one of the worst offenses in the country, and head coach Kirk Ferentz believes that should serve as a reminder that his style of football still works.
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B1G Live "Signing Day Special" On TV Today on The Big-Ten Network
Isn't it nice to be in the B1G Leagues. Meanwhile, on the Pac-12 Network, I believe you can catch a replay of a beach volleyball game.
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Oregon Ducks: 7th Most Watched Football Team in 2023
Anchors Away! The Pac-2 finished behind the US Naval Academy which has 1 marquee game a year vs. Army. Where would OSU and WSU have finished if they didn't play Oregon and UW? (And why are these 2 on B1G schedules next season?) But they sure got a raw deal, right Canzano?
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Canzano Has Gone Completely Wacko: 'Pac-12 Fans AGREE OSU & WSU Should Be in Control'
Oregon is a Junior Partner only until the next B1G media deal and is making more than it would have made in the Pac-12. And is being covered and will be covered by a real network, the B1g 10 Network. The BTN is now over 70 Million subscribers. Litigation? You get more bees with honey than with vinegar.
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2024 Signing Day Tracker: An Updated List of Players who have Signed with the Oregon Ducks
ESPN has moved Oregon up from 4 to 3 and dropped Ohio State from 2 to 4.
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College Football (CFB) - Power 2 Recruiting. Will the B1G Up Its Game?
It's but one rating service, ESPN, but ESPN has moved Oregon recruiting to 3 and dropped Ohio State to 4!
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Oregon Ducks Football: Best QB Room in the Country?
Thanks, Alex. And Moga is not chopped liver. The kid is a heck of a runner. Coach Stein must raise a stein or two of Charles' finest Oregon IPA. He is getting a lot of nice toys for Christmas including a Buckeyes WR flip that will help Win The Day and tick off Ryan Day at the same time. GO DUCKS! Extinguish the Flames.
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USUC Sinking Ship
The Hand to the Crotch expresses Foreman's opinion of USC. Was this guy buried by Troy or was he hugely overrated?
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2024 Signing Day Tracker: An Updated List of Players who have Signed with the Oregon Ducks
Heck of a day including stealing one from Ryan Day. Ohio State, forget about That School Up North you have competition from the boys out West. QUACK!
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Canzano Has Gone Completely Wacko: 'Pac-12 Fans AGREE OSU & WSU Should Be in Control'
If this is what they want then negotiate and drop the litigation. They want more money then they agreed. An equal share considering how little the Pac-2 brought to the bottom line is more than they deserve. The marketplace and not Oregon said 'NO!" to these 2 schools.
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Canzano Has Gone Completely Wacko: 'Pac-12 Fans AGREE OSU & WSU Should Be in Control'
I want to see Oregon and the Pac-10 members step up. File a suit against the Pac-2 in California with the likelihood of a decision in favor of the plaintiffs. The conflicting decisions would then go to the Ninth Circuit federal court. IMO, another move would be before the NY6 Bowl games, Oregon and UW file a restraining order to prevent the NY6 Bowl payouts from being paid to the Pac-2. Maybe settlement discussions are ongoing but for goodness sake do something! Say something! Don't just hand these 2 a 2024 scheduling payday while taking it in the shorts. Meanwhile, I'm in the process of canceling with Canzano and getting a refund.
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Did Anyone Watch the Bahamas Bowl?
For what? Can anyone other than the director of programming at ESPN and the ESPN financial guy who cashes the checks, keep track of bowl sponsors? For example, Wasabi is not a Japanese food condiment, it instead flies around in the web ether, doing what I do not know. What's the Over/Under on folks knowing what a ReliaQuest is and what it does? I look at the teams playing and not the entity writing the checks. But I did want to poke fun at charred bread.
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How Oregon Can Optimize Dillon Gabriel
Thanks, DM. At Oklahoma, Gabriel thrived in an RPO structured offense, Bo was a very good runner when he needed to be but Gabriel is far more slippier and elusive. He does not have the same arm strength but Dillion is not that much of a step down from Caleb Williams in his ability to extend and make plays. Protecting Bo in 2023 was the way to go. But IMO, limiting Gabriel to a dink-and-dunk passing game with a few Bird Bombs thrown in, in 2024 will be a B1G mistake. For what a mobile QB can do in the B1G, tune into the Rose Bowl and watch Bama's Milroe vs. the Michigan D. The Wolverines saw no QBs in the B1G this season like Milroe. I expect Milroe will be the difference in this game and I also believe that Bama +1 to +1.5, will win SU by 10 or more points. Remember Dennis Dixon at Michigan? That Michigan team got off to a terrible start losing to APP St in a famous CFB upset and then getting pasted by the Ducks but that Michigan team went on to defeat Heisman winner Tim Tebow and Florida in its bowl game. Dixon ran circles around Michigan. The Michigan D handled Tebow's straight at the defense runs. Also, look at the difference in Ohio State's O this season with the immobile McCord at QB instead of running threats Fields and CJ Stroud. I think limiting Gabriel's ability to run will be a mistake. And I agree with David's excellent point about the UW D teeing off against the Oregon O, especially in the conference champ game, with Bo not being a run threat. I was very disappointed to see the Ducks come out in the champ game with no variation in the game plan. The UW DBs locked down the short passing game, took early control of the game, and Oregon could not finish the comeback win. Moore can play 4 games in 2024 without losing his red shirt. If Moore does not RS in 2024 and plays very well in 2025, he will likely be off to the NFL. But get the young man ready. He has all of the physical tools. He struggled last season except on deep passes, 20 yards or more downfield where he completed close to 90% of his throws when on his back or under the gun playing behind a leaky UCLA OL. He will be surrounded by better coaching and talent in Eugene. 2024 is a time to strike in the B1G. Michigan, even if it is the defending champ is losing the core that made UM so successful the last 2 seasons in particular. Ohio State will be breaking in a new QB and will lose a lot of skill position talent. Penn State is not on the regular season schedule. Ditto USC. And UW trips to Autzen without Penix and with a lot of skill players gone. IMO, do not rein in DG. Coach up Moore and have him ready to go. The Ducks winning the B1G in the first season in the conference would be one heck of a statement. The kind of statement that might allow Oregon to close the Buckeyes recruiting lead. Thanks again, David.
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Did Anyone Watch the Bahamas Bowl?
Great Game. Great Post. But I believe it was The Burnt Toast Bowl, or something like that, and not the Bahamas Bowl.
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College Football (CFB) - Power 2 Recruiting. Will the B1G Up Its Game?
Early Signing Day primer: Examining B1G storylines ahead of the Early Signing Period SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Early Signing Day 2023 is just about here with the full results bound to have an impact on the new-look Big Ten and the 2024 season.
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Making the Case for Power 5 and Group of 5 League
I see it coalescing to 32 to 40 teams willing to pay the price to be in the big time including playing the players and/or via revenue sharing. I see the same happening for men's CBB. There will be a commissioner who negotiates with a players' union to give stability to the rosters. There will likely be a salary cap with no limit on individual NIL deals. I also think we will see a high school draft with coaches' salaries reined in, and contact allowed between players and coaches year-round but there will also be bargained for restrictions on practice. The Super League members will share money with the conference they are in and remain in their conference for non-revenue sports. There will be a format that will allow T9 to be satisfied. Not much different than Chip Kelly's idea but fewer teams with more media bargaining power. Perhaps, all Super League games will be streamed on a Super League Network that will resemble the NFL Network. The playoff will be based upon on-field results and not the subjective decision-making of a few folks behind closed doors. I think this happens after the next media deals are negotiated but before these deals expire, a Super League will be agreed to.
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College Football (CFB) - Power 2 Recruiting. Will the B1G Up Its Game?
Nebraska flipped QB Raiola from Georgia and moved to 20 from 29. 7 B1G teams are now in the Top 25 and Ohio State has a better chance to finish No. 1 ahead of UGA.
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THIS is Who Should Be Running CFB, and not Coaching?
And he wouldn't have to recruit. Good idea. Too many teams. CFB Super League does not need 64 teams if it wants every game to be super. And this is what it should want if the media deal is a package deal and cuts across conference lines.