Jon Joseph

Sorry, but I'm still advocating for the Fuskies. 5 Pac-12 teams ranked. UW is of course 1 of the 5 sitting at 5. Come Saturday, UW will have played the other 4 ranked Pac-12 teams. UW, at 11-1 if OR ST wins, will play a ranked Pac-12 team in the champ game. Hoping the opponent will be an 11-1 Ducks. 3 ACC teams ranked including 4 FSU. Come Saturday, FSU will not have played the other 2 ranked ACC teams in the regular season. FSU will most likely play a ranked ACC team in the ACC champ game but most likely, not at the ranking level of a Pac-12 team. Miami outgained FSU last Saturday and lost. I will not be surprised if Miami defeats Louisville on Saturday. 8 conference games in the SEC I kind of get. But 8 in the ACC with no move to 9 conference games with SMU, Cal, and Stanford coming on board? Come On Man!

Tempest in a state court teapot. If the state judge's ruling, which included an admonition against OSU and WSU using this ruling to benefit both at the financial injury of the 'Pac-10.' OSU and WSU now find that they owe a fiduciary duty to the board-disenfranchised Pac-10. This, close to legal ipso facto, will not allow the 2 'winners' to set aside the existing agreement as to how conference money is split, including playoff money. Want to try this 'winners?' Then the Comcast clawback and the SFO facilities clawback are on you. A state court ruling will be appealed in Washington. Should the WA Supreme Court OK the ruling, then it will be further appealed. And nothing prevents the CA schools, for example, from filing a measure in state court in California or the Pac-10 going to federal court based upon multi-state jurisdiction. OR St in particular is shooting itself in the foot. Negotiate in mediation for the Pac-12 trademark, reverse merger with the MW, and OR St is in the 2024 playoff. With a 1st round bye and mucho playoff money if The Beavers negotiate properly with the MW. UW president Shultz is the Pac-12 representative on the PO Board of Overseers. He craters the recommended move for the 2024 PO going from a 6-6 model to a 5-7 model and woe is him, OSU, and WSU, come 2026. Why does the Power 2 need these 2 in a playoff? I never want OREGON to play these guys again and I hope both UW and OREGON punch the Beavers in their buck teeth.

David, love you, man. But the last Natty in 1939 and the last conference title in 1998 for A+M, make Oregon more of a blue blood than A+M. A+M is blue blood only for guys with black oil flowing through their veins. The 12th Man. And the collie on the sidelines. Puddles trumps the A+M dog, and the Husky up north but has yet to trump good-looking UGA. Texas is a blue blood. Oklahoma is a blue blood. A+M? Not so much except within the minds of A+M fanatics and on occasion, Paul Finebaum.

Diogenes is still searching for that elusive man with integrity. Some of these in-season firings because of the early signing day in December I get. But why fire a 6-4 coach coming off of a beatdown win until after December signing day? It is now early season for poaching A+M recruits. BTW for $76M instead of $20M? Dio, don't waste a trip to my door. There are Fanatics and then there are A+M oil money guys with zero sense of proportion and history-ignorant zealots who believe that A+M is a top-drawer program. And Danno was supposed to want a part of this? LOL!

13-0 UW is in. 12-1 UW? OR ST needs to go 1-1 in the next 2 games to play in an NY6 bowl. 12-1 Oregon needs a win over top 4 ranked UW. If UW wins Saturday and doesn't jump FSU there should be an investigation.

SEC overrated? I've seen this movie before. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/joel-klatt-names-massive-concern-with-latest-cfp-ranking-sec-bias

CFP Anger Index: Who should be most upset with their ranking this week? - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Washington tops our Anger Index yet again, plus 10 other teams and one OC have reasons to be upset about their rankings. I rest my case.

Thanks for the post, Mic. Wouldn't it be refreshing, just once, for a coach of an underdog team to dump on the upcoming opponent? As I recall, last week Dilly went out of his way to pump up the UCLA D and I expect Nick Saban this week to tell the world what a test the Chattanooga Choo-Choo will be for Bama. Same for Norvell at FSU when it comes to the game against No. Alabama. Dilly is telling the truth about Oregon and hats off to Dilly for giving Will Stein credit but Oregon best not think this will be a roll the ball out on the field and win kind of game. Dilly's play-calling against UCLA was masterful and try the FG at the end of the game in Seattle, ASU likely wins the game. No Easy Day in this season's Pac-12.

Bo and Danno trip to NYC and Bo cements the team MVP and perhaps, the nation's MVP. Thank you, Alex. Picking nits but the Oregon win over USC would have been far better from a national perspective if the Ducks had not left 5 points on the field (why the 2 point try early which 'caused' a 2 point try later?) Lewis makes the 2nd FG attempt and SC's late TD is irrelevant. And the team with 120 penalty yards (the unsportsmanlike call on Ferguson was horse bleep) and the OL not road-grading USC the way UW did on the road and not putting the same whipping on the Trojans as did Notre Dame, did not help with the Eye Test that David Marsh noted is important this late in the season. Oregon brought its B-game if that and still won handily which is nice but I would have liked to have seen complete dominance. I hope on Saturday that Oregon can put a 3 TD+ whipping on ASU like Utah did in Salt Lake City. It stinks but before the playoff field expands next season style points do matter.

Solar, great take but I think it assumes Texas finishing 12-1 with a win over Bama? If UGA wins, UGA, likely FSU, and likely one of Mich/OH St all finish 13-0 and are in the playoff. A 13-0 UW is in the playoff. A 12-1 TX would have a better OOC win over Bama than Ohio State's win over Notre Dame. With Michigan's terrible OOC slate, I do not see an 11-1 B1G E runner-up jumping 12-1 conference champ Texas or 12-1 conference champ Oregon. Texas lost its best RB last week. Hopefully, Iowa State defeats UT at home Saturday, Texas Tech beats TX in Austin in the final regular season game, this would doubly help the Ducks cause, or, OK State with the tie-breaker wins out and the Cowboys and not the Sooners play UT in the B12 champ game. UT lurking is another reason why Oregon wants to play an undefeated UW in Las Vegas. A win over Oregon State will be a good win even if OR ST loses to UW.

Great comments. But there is no way a 12-1 Oregon will jump a 13-0 B1G champion. And the way things have historically played out to date with so many undefeated and 1L teams out there, I do not see an 11-1 Michigan (especially) or Ohio State getting in. With UW ranked 5th, if UW is defeated by the Beavers, both Bama, and Texas could not only jump Oregon but also UW. Oregon needs to play an undefeated team ranked at least 5th in Las Vegas. Even with a loss, Oregon State will still be ranked in the Committee's week 4 rankings, and at 11. might well stay in with a 4th loss coming against Oregon. The conference champ game will have a lot more weight with the Committee if UW is undefeated and ranked no lower than 5th. If UW wins Saturday I do not see how the CT. could keep UW behind FSU?

I hope you are correct. Oregon State defeats UW, assuming Bama wins out and wins the SEC champ game, and Texas wins and wins the B12 champ game. One of Michigan/Ohio State, and FSU go undefeated, what 2 teams do the Committee choose from 12-1 SEC conference champ Bama, 12-1 Georgia, 12-1 Texas with a win over the SEC champ on the road and 12-1 Oregon. UW loses on Saturday and I will not be surprised to see Bama and Texas jump Oregon and UW. Both teams currently have better wins than Oregon. With Kansas at 25, UT has 3 top-25 wins and a 3-point loss to a ranked team. The win at Bama is a terrific resume-building win. Bama has wins over 13, 15, and 18 and well, it's Bama. Will the Committee if UGA suffers a close loss in the SEC champ game want to end UGA's attempt at 3 titles in a row? I do not see a 12-1 Oregon with 3 top-25 wins as a lock for the final Final 4. Oregon playing in a conference that is disappearing could be battling one or more big brand-name teams with the same record. And Oregon, UW, Oregon State, Arizona, and Utah will not get any credit for not playing a Chattanooga or a North Alabama on Saturday. For playing 9 conference games.

Friend Mic, I'm surprised. What does UW have to do? I guess UW has to defeat its 4th Committee-ranked team of the season on the road in Corvallis. As Mic so correctly advises, Go UW! (Gulp!) Based on these rankings, if UW defeats OSU on the road while FSU defeats an FCS school at home. maybe, perhaps, if the Grapevine gurus concur, UW might jump FSU? Of course, if UW takes the L, the Committee is likely to drop the Huskies out of the top 10 and jump Bama, a certain winner against Chattanooga, and Texas, if it wins at Iowa State, ahead of Oregon because the Ducks loss in Seattle is no longer a 'good loss.' UW and FSU are both undefeated. UW has the stronger Strength of Record and the stronger Strength of Schedule. Not by much but stronger in both cases. The SOS lead will improve on Saturday when UW plays at 11 Oregon State and FSU plays FCS North Alabama. Win Saturday, and UW's SOR will also materially improve. UW has wins over committee-ranked 6 (sigh,) 17 (road), and 18 with its next-best win on the road against USC. SC had the defending Heisman winner at QB versus UW for 4 quarters. FSU has a win against one ranked opponent. #15 LSU at a neutral site. FSU's next-best win is at home versus a Duke team that had the lead in Tallahassee before its already injured starting QB went down at the beginning of the 4th quarter. FSU's next-best win? I guess it is versus 6-4 Clemson when Clemson failed to convert a chip shot FG for the victory. What message is the Committee trying to send? I have no idea. However, if there is no ipso facto reward, like #1 Georgia just received for defeating 11. Mizzou and 13. Ole Miss, why schedule up? Why isn't UW playing Tuna Fish Salad State in Seattle this Saturday instead of going on the road to play the Committee's #11 ranked team? Why isn't Oregon playing San Jose State at home and getting some reps for backups and more money for a home game? UW played a game at P5 Michigan State. Sparty stinks, nevertheless, UW defeated MSU on the road more emphatically than #2 Ohio State did last Saturday in Columbus. #3 Michigan played 3 donut holes OOC and its first-ranked opponent last Saturday, against one-dimensional Penn State. Ergo, the Committee has Michigan as the 3rd best team in the nation based almost exclusively on the eye test. UW has a better group of wins, by far, than Michigan. Calm down JJ. it's week 3. I hear you, and I am by no means a Husky fan but UW with its record being disrespected is a diss to Oregon and the entire conference. Summary: Here is what the Committee appears to be advising CFB teams. Wins over ranked opponents are rewarded at whim, so play the same OOC conference schedule Michigan and Oregon State played this season, no P5 opponent, and do not be stupid enough to play 9 conference games. Sincerely, Boo Corrigan. Committee Chair and NC State AD. (Hmmm?)

If they are playing well and together, this is the best OL that ASU will play against this season.

Thanks again, David, great take. TAMU - 1 Natty - 1939. Last conference title - 1998 - #1 in dead money and delusional fans. Did A+M powers-that-be watch Oregon pants Jimbo, Jameis, and undefeated FSU in 2014? Did the Miami powers-that-be watch Mario's game-day coaching? Like the 3rd marriage, these hires were hope triumphing over experience. USC - The AD who hired Riley is gone for improper conduct. What Riley had going for him in 2022 that he did not have in 2023. No OREGON and UW on the schedule. Any HC in America with a clue would have fired Grinch after the Pac-12 champ game and Cotton Bowl flameouts. For some reason, after going 0-3 in the PO and watching the USC D underperform in 2022, Riley believes that putting up points is the way to win championships. Another difference between Pete Carroll and Riley is Pete's ability to recruit. Based on brand, location, yada yada, Riley should be recruiting at a much better clip. (Although, he is doing better than cross-town Chip.) Caleb Williams is off to the League next season and most likely will not play in this season's Sun or Las Vegas Bowl. OK, maybe the Holiday Bowl. Recruits on both sides of the LOS are not signing on with Riley. I am much more optimistic regarding OREGON's transition to the B1G than I am about SC being an immediate competitor for B1G titles. Flash does not beat hard work. I agree David, with your take but this was a flash thrown at CFB's #1 Flash Man: "They're fighting for clicks, we're fighting for wins!" GO DUCKS! BEAT THE DEVILS! BTW, Oregon State is -2.5 versus UW. Penix did not have a great game versus OSU in Seattle last season. But I do not see DJU taking down a Penix-led team. BTW2 - Oregon State is -25 in today's game being played in Washington state court.

Now, how about Eat Crow? He was Larry's best buddy. And he whined about OREGON and UW breaking up the Pac? Crow and Anderson, without consulting Dilly, took ASU out of any chance at a 2023 bowl game. I like Dilly. But you talk about a pair to draw to?

Log, too many penalties? Yes. But spinning the ball in the end zone = 15 yards? And a couple of phantom PI calls. We've found our way out of here. Thank Goodness!

Love the comment. Reminds me of ex-lady friends.

Watching the reply today I had a thought (rare for moi.) Cam, change your jersey and find numbers that do not add up to 13.

I think that Ty will have plenty of competition for the starting spot including a guy out of the portal. UGA's Vandergriff? College rosters roll over, sooner now than ever before but top programs sustain their excellence. The new QBs at UGA and Bama have both improved significantly during the season and UGA and Bama recruiting keeps on keepin' on. OREGON has a coach who is not only an outstanding recruiter but a terrific portal picker. And going B1G and the Big 10 Network will only help with recruiting. Today, if I were a UCLA, USC, or UW fan I'd be far more worried about next season than I am as a Ducks fan. And Oregon has 4 OOC games to start 2024 and figure things out.

Where have you gone Roger Staubach and the Lonely End? Service academies never die, they just fade away.

No excuse, but the GameDay producer went to JMU. One reason ESPN is back at JMU for the 2nd time. Plus, a chance for ESPN to dump on the NCAA for not having JMU bowl-eligible this season. JMU is undefeated. Unless the NCAA comes to (finds?) its senses a 5L team will go bowling and not JMU. It's more than time for P4 CFB to leave the NCAA behind. An entity that has nothing to do with the CFB playoff except to bench guys for smoking dope. I agree with many of the above GameDay comments. Go to 2 hours and lose McAfee and his FG contest. And Jen Lada?

And after the chat, DL's agent will have a chat with Rob.

Thanks, Coach. I'm goin' to get on my Bony and ride!

The Beavers have the ultimate DAM payback in hand and if it happens, it will happen on the field and not in front of a state of Washington judge.