Jon Joseph

The Art of the Scheduling Deal also should take into consideration Oregon playing five conference road games in odd-numbered years. Games in 2025 will see Oregon traveling to Pennsylvania and New Jersey for conference games with the B1G champ game played in Indianapolis. Oregon does play Oklahoma State at home in 2025, but on the road in Stillwater in 2026, in a stadium where the Cowboys rarely lose. In 2025, Oklahoma will come into Autzen with a good chance of being the champion of the B12 in 2024. OK State does not play Arizona in the regular season next year and plays Utah in Stillwater. Why add an opponent like this; especially, before knowing how much value the committee with a 12-team playoff field will give a team's strength of schedule? As noted above, I would prefer to see Oregon traveling to the Bay Area to play ACC, P4 teams, Cal, and Stanford, instead of traveling to Stillwater in 2026 and to Waco, Texas in 2027. The B1G conference schedule, a Power 2 schedule, provides enough difficulty of its own without being an OOC scheduling hero. Michigan plays Texas this season and plays at Oklahoma in 2025. Ohio State plays Texas in 2025 and 2026, and Alabama in 2027 and 2028. Why? Michigan or Ohio State win the B1G championship and even with playing 3 G5 teams OOC, will be seeded in the playoff top 4 and likely in the top 2. Both could play UTSA, So, Alabama, or Tulsa at home, sell out the stadium, and score the revenue from another home game. Fun games, no doubt. But smart games?

Thanks for all the nice comments and once again, many thanks to my superb and understanding Editor. A thought on the 2024 playoff run to the Natty. It will not be an easy path to negotiate. If Oregon wins the B1G and goes 13-0, the Ducks will be seeded no lower than the 2nd seed and play 16 games including the championship game in Atlanta. If the Ducks make the B1G champ game and suffer a loss, Oregon will likely be seeded fifth or sixth and host a first-round game. The 5th seed would be preferable as this would most likely result in a home game versus the G5 representative. If college football had a 12-team playoff in 2024-25, using the playoff committee's final ranking, Oregon would have played a first-round game in Autzen versus a very physical Missouri team that defeated Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. In 2024-25, the quarter-final games will be played in the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, and Peach Bowls. 50% chance that Oregon's 2nd round game would be played in Dixie with a good chance that the opponent would be an SEC team. The semi-finals will be played in Dixie in the Cotton, and Orange Bowls. The championship game will be played in Atlanta on Monday, January 20, 2025. Get through this gauntlet and Oregon will play its 17th game of the season in the champ game in Atlanta. Whew! This after playing eight games in a row in the regular season without a week off and playing a B1G title game in the Eastern time zone in Indianapolis. No one said it would be easy. In 2025, Oregon misses both Michigan and Ohio State in the regular season but plays a possible B12 champ out-of-conference in Autzen, Oklahoma State. In odd-numbered years, Oregon will play five conference games on the road. In 2025 the five road opponents in order will be Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, and UW. Oregon will play USC and Wisconsin in Eugene. 17 games, and even 16 with a first-round bye, will test roster depth, potentially exacerbated by injuries. I trust Danno and friends to keep the recruiting and portal picking peddle to the metal. Is it August 31st yet?

Ducks keep on making 2024 preseason 'Good Lists.' The 10 offenses that could shape the College Football Playoff this season WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM These are the offenses that will shape the College Football Playoff in 2024. What are the odds that Mari(o) screws up Cam Ward? I'm going with 3 to 1, at least.

Mudslide: South Boston.

Great comment. Playing in the B1G gives greater wiggle room when it comes to OOC scheduling. Michigan made it to the playoffs back-to-back without a P5/4 team on the OOC schedule. Ohio State plays only G5 teams OOC in 2024 and the schedule is light compared to other B1G contenders. But win the conference and Ohio State will be one of the two top seeds. The B1G schedule will not be overlooked by the PO Committee as was often the case with the Pac-12.

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Charles, I agree with your analysis. Oregon successfully cherry-picks from the Portal to fill positions of need. As Ohio State, Georgia, and other top recruiting programs did in 2023-24. Oregon is not portal-reliant to the extent of an Ole Miss. As I recall, Oregon wiped the floor with portal-oriented CU last season. But the Ducks do appear early in the article. Not so long ago, Oregon may not have been mentioned. It's a balancing act and recruiting of new and already recruited players never stops amidst unregulated tampering.

Blake Brockmeyer is a CBS draft guru. He was an All-American left tackle at Texas and is in the Texas Hall of Honor. 26 of the ranked players play in the B1G including six players from OREGON: 20. QB Dillon Gabriel 22. WR Evan Stewart 32. CB Jabbar Muhammad 37. DT Jamaree Caldwell 67. WR Tez Johnson 71. OT Josh Conerly, Jr. OT Cornelius, TE Ferguson, LB Bassa, RB James, and DB Johson, among other Ducks, could have been on the list. College Football Top 100 Players of 2024: SEC crowds top 10, Colorado star at No. 1 in spring rankings - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Former All-American and first-round NFL Draft pick Blake Brockermeyer evaluates and ranks the top 100 players entering this season 7 Ohio State players are on the list. 4 players from Michigan.

College football transfer portal 2024 live: Latest updates, news - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM We're tracking the latest on who intends to transfer to new schools for the 2024 season.

More on the Portal. The five types of CFB programs you meet in the transfer portal THEATHLETIC.COM In this evolving portal era, programs take different approaches to attacking the opportunity that arises during each transfer window.

Thanks for the post. Assuming home and home series, right? G5 schools should not be on the list. There is no reason whatsoever to give G5 programs a return game. I suppose if Tulane, Memphis, or UTSA, wanted to trip to Autzen this would be fine. No way with B1G travel should Oregon be tripping to New Orleans, Memphis, or San Antonio to play a game of insignificant national interest. The only G5 school worth tripping to IMO is Hawaii for Pacific Islands recruiting purposes. Travel to play Arkansas, South Carolina, UCF, Duke, Syracuse, and Louisville? Why not play Cal or Stanford instead? Get a Hog pelt on the wall, who cares? Baylor is on the schedule in 2027 and 2028. After Oklahoma State in 2025 and 2026. IMO, that's enough of the B12. Clemson, Alabama, Ole Miss? Play teams of this caliber in the Playoffs. Especially, without knowing how the Playoff Committee is going to consider the strength of the schedule. Thanks again.

Another terrific article, Don, thank you. In 2023, Oregon Athletics produced a Total Revenue of $121,317,887. Total Expenses were $121,162,341 for a net of $155,546. Oregon has one of the few Atletic Departments in the USA to finish in the black. Football produced a Net Profit of $40,444,162. Men's Basketball was the only other program that earned a positive net profit; far behind what Football brought in. From the College Data Analytics Team (the go-to site for college sports financial information) site: "On the money side of things, the UO women's basketball program brought home $1,900,170 in revenue and paid out $5,043,054 in total expenses for a net loss of ($3,147,884.) As Bill Parcells once opined: "You are what your record says you are." But looking at the financial situation does this ipso facto mean that Kelly Graves should be fired? James Crepea notes that Graves's buyout through 2028 is $1.5 million, considerably less than the $6 million plus he will earn under his contract. Per Crepea - "He [Graves] is the only women's basketball coach at a public school with a losing record in 2023-24." When it comes to the NFL and big-time profitable college football, I agree with Bill. Considering the bottom line, what would the ROI be if Coach Graves is terminated for $1.5 million? Is the game worth the candle? Was the program in the black when Sabrina was here? Sabrina's teams dropped more money to the bottom line but still did not make a profit, A handful of women's basketball teams are profitable. The women's championship game between Iowa and South Carolina had more people watching than the men's championship game between UConn and Purdue. Yet, because of the difference in media contracts, the women's tournament did not produce bottom-line revenue for the NCAA and member schools. In the case of Coach Graves, another agent out-negotiated an athletic director. A contract extension was warranted but for six seasons at $1 million plus? The competition will ratchet up with UCLA and USC women's programs coming along for an already difficult B1G ride. But until such a time as women's basketball is in the black, does it make more sense to pay $1.5 million for a Rob Mullens mistake, or give Coach Graves a chance to turn things around?

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Unfortunately, Wyndham missed the cut. The course was windy and brutal the first three days. Calmer today with a current temperature of 84 degrees and very little wind. Amateur Neal Shipley was the only amateur to make the cut and played with Tiger Woods today, which he described as an unforgettable experience. Like Jack Nicklaus, Shipley plays his college golf at Ohio State where he has earned his undergraduate degree and a master's degree in data analytics. Tiger shot 5 over today; Shipley was one over. Like football, I think that Ohio State, out of the 'traditional' B1G schools, will be Oregon's toughest opponent in Men's and Women's golf.

The D played well in 2023, Disappointing ending to the conference champ game but with the O struggling in the 1st Q the D was on the field facing many plays from a terrific UW O. I think 2024 will show additional improvement. It would be nice to have one more big body on the DL. Maybe plucked from the spring portal? August 31st. Long time to have to wait for a B1G Christmas.

Watching Chip Kelly on the sideline in Ohio State gear yesterday, during the Buckeyes Spring Game attended by 80,012 fans, was unusual and interesting. As Chip said when interviewed by Fox's Joel Klatt and asked about the move from UCLA: "I just want to coach football." This a succinct answer at a time when College Football has never been more popular, and at a time when the regulation of College Football has been neutered; especially, when it comes to holding a roster together. Football coaches have to recruit high schools, recruit the transfer portal, and then re-recruit players they have already recruited. There is no control over transfers, including multiple transfers by a player in the same season, and tampering is the name of today's game with no one able to spank those doing the tampering. Football coaches also have to be fundraisers, doing everything they can to ensure that adequate NIL money is available. This Yahoo Sports article, with a focus on the B1G, is a good recap of where the game stands today. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens. Michigan, Michigan State football among teams facing great unknown as transfer portal opens SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Since spring practice began with Michigan football and MSU, Tuesday's opening of the transfer portal has loomed in the distance. Now it's almost here.

Penn State is not on the 2024 schedule. In 2025 Oregon will play Penn State in Happy Valley. Without Oregon and Michigan on the schedule and playing Ohio State at home, Penn State will contend for a B1G championship. 67,000 fans attended the game. It's B1G! Penn State spring football: Key takeaways from Nittany Lions’ spring game SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Penn State wrapped up the spring with the annual Blue-White Spring Game on Saturday.

Ohio State spring football: Key takeaways from Buckeyes’ spring game SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Ohio State wrapped up the spring practice session with the annual spring game inside Ohio Stadium.

Ryan Day refrains from naming QB1, but the choice is clear after OSU’s spring game SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Ryan Day is not ready to name a starting quarterback but Ohio State has a clear leader after Saturday.

Ohio State staff doesn't name starting QB after spring game Ohio State coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said the Buckeyes are still not ready to name a starting quarterback coming out of Saturday's spring game. Ohio State staff doesn't name starting QB after spring game - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Ohio State coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said the Buckeyes are still not ready to name a starting quarterback coming out of Saturday's spring game, though several players...

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Ohio State spring game takeaways: Defense shines, question at quarterback remains Ohio State showed why it's a 2024 title contender during its spring game on Saturday. The Buckeyes' talent was undeniable, both on defense and at the skill positions. However, one massive question must still be answered. Here are five takeaways from Ohio State's spring game. A recap of Buckeyes spring game. Ohio State spring game takeaways: Defense shines, question at quarterback remains WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Ohio State showed why it's a 2024 title contender during its spring game on Saturday. Here are the takeaways.

Great work by the Diamond Ducks and great posts to keep us clued in.

Post-game, Fox shows Ohio State's 2024 schedule. Urban Meyer, who was in Oregon yesterday: "The red letter game on the schedule before The Game, is October 12th at Oregon. I haven't yet watched a game there, but I understand that 65,000 (?) Oregon fans make as much noise as in any stadium in America." I think Urban and friends will be in Eugene on the 12th for the pregame show and the game telecast. I expect Game Day will be in Dallas for the Oklahoma/Texas game. Also on the 12th, Penn State at USC, and Ole Miss at LSU. It's only a Spring game but there were lots of quality Ohio State football players on the field on both O and D. Interesting to see Chipper in Buckeyes garb. Will Howard started at QB and played better than the other, talented but young, QBs.

Ohio State Spring Game - 80,000+ fans on hand. It's B1G!