Jon Joseph

Great take but for me, the best Week 1 game was CU's win at TCU. Playoff-wise, FSU defeating LSU did have more of an impact.

Go to your room! Without supper!

Come On Wazzu! Make Bucky Badger walk the plank in Pullman! The Pirate (RIP) was one of a kind.

For Grins. The Pac-12 plays 7 games against P5 opponents on Saturday: Auburn at Cal; Arizona at Mississippi State; Utah at Baylor; Nebraska at CU; OK ST at ASU; Wisconsin at Wazzu; and OREGON at Texas Tech. How many of these games will the Pac-12 win? The answer is, 4? Cal, Utah, CU, OREGON. I think that AZ and Wazzu take the loss but cover the spread.

OREGON - 41-28 - TO - 2 - Sacks -2, Passing - 330. And, 200+ rush yards. Puddles heat stroke odds? I can't find this prop bet.

More Neon Deion. The cheapest ticket on the secondary market for the CU vs. Nebraska game (10 AM kickoff Mountain time) is going for $400.00. Last season, CU averaged 17,000 for home games. Get those Mimosas and Bloody Marys ready.

Dennis Dodd was not nice to the Pac-12 in the offseason (in hindsight, justifiably so) but he is loving the Pac-12 to date. 7 Pac-12 teams make DD's Week 1 top 25. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-power-rankings-penn-state-florida-state-in-top-five-as-alabama-ohio-state-have-work-to-do/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0

Bill Parcells. But not 'after a while,' 'your record shows how good you are.' In football and elsewhere.

Wait for a few weeks. Especially, once conference play begins in earnest.

These 2 polls show that the 2024 playoff format must change from 6 conference champs and 6 at large to 5 champs and 7 at large and seeding according to ranking and not the 4 top-ranked champs being seeded 1-4 and receiving a 1st round bye. Either way, the Pac-2 will not receive an automatic bid. Using the Week 1 AP Poll 6 and 6 format - 1. UGA - SEC 2. Michigan - B1G 3. FSU - ACC 4. Kansas State (ranked 15) - B12 -Ridiculous 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. USC 8. Penn State 9. Washington 10. Tennessee 11. TULANE AAC 12. Troy (ranked 36) Sun Belt - Ridiculous 5 Champs - 7 at large - seeding according to ranking 1. UGA - SEC 2. Michigan - B1G 3. Alabama - AL 4. FSU - ACC 5. Ohio State - AL 6. USC - AL 7. Penn State - AL 8. Washington - AL 9. Tennessee - AL 10. Notre Dame - AL 11. Texas - AL 12. Tulane - AAC IMO, the 5-7 format in a Power 4 world, and with natural seeding makes far more sense than a 6-6 format with preferred conference champ seeding. Votes for the format change - B1G, SEC, Notre Dame, and probably the ACC and the B12. G5 conferences that want to stay with the same format could suffer come the 2026 playoff and I believe this will be made known by the Power 2 and others. [Come 2026, ND should lose its most-favored-nation status and to be playoff-eligible join a conference or play 13 games with no fewer than 10 played against P4 teams.]

6 Pac-12 teams ranked in Week 2, so why not go for 7? UCLA is ranked 27.

And hooter on the field. 98 in Fort Worth last Saturday for CU/TCU and 106 on the field. And Hunter played 129 snaps? Puddles, bring plenty of Gatorade and the lightest weight outfit!

Because I got down early with Texas Tech -3 to cover over the Miami Mari(o)s, and to suffer the well-deserved slings and arrows of those who have followed my wagering advice to date, early in the week, below are my Week 2 wagering suggestions FWIW (not much to date.) Year to Date - 3-3. This is no fine. I doubled down on Florida covering the spread and the game going over. Bad move to diss Whit and his boa constrictor (thanks Canzano for the reference) defense. I suffered one bad beat. The Kentucky-Ball State Over came up a half a point short with 3 missed extra point tries in the game. That's the way the bank account crumbles. Onward and hopefully, upward. Sweet Home Alabama, where the skies are blue, Sweet Home Alabama, I'm placing green you, yes I am now. (Fortunately, no Ducks fan was forced to hear me sing along with Lennie Skynard.) Is Texas back? I'm not sure that the Horns have any place to return from. Bama's QB problems? Right, Saint Nick? All starting QB Jalen Milroe did in a 56-7 win that sent Middle Tennessee Back to the Basement Tennessee was to establish an Alabama record with 3 TD passes and 2 TDs on the ground. And the Bama D under new/old DC, Kevin Steele, looked far better coached than last season's Tide Swiss cheese D. OK, The Tide swallowed a cupcake but it was an impressive downing of a snack before Sark visits Tuscaloosa. I'm doubling down with Bama. The Tide covers the -6.5 and the game goes Under 55.5 as the Tide D dominates Heisman Trophy hopeful (?) QB Quinn Ewers. Staying in Dixie, I am tripling down on OREGON. I'm taking the Under 500 for Puddles push-ups. I'm taking the Ducks to cover the -6.5 spread and the game to go Over 67. (Please Ducks, don't get stuck on Mr. FishDuck's birthday.) And my Dixie trifecta, Texas A+M covers the -3 against the Miami Mari(o)s. It was against New Mexico but the Bobby Petrino OC experiment seems to be working with A+M QB Connor Weiman throwing 5 TD passes. And all of those great D recruits seem to have gelled. One more where I may be too emboldened by last week's outing but I see the CU vs. Nebraska game in Boulder going Over 57.5. Summary - Bama covers the -6.5 and the game goes Under 55.5. OREGON covers the -6.5 and the game goes Over 67. (I tried but I could not find a place to bet the Puddles push-ups prop.) A+M covers the -3 in Miami. Ralphie, Prime and Sons, and Travis Hunter keep the Neon lights shining in Boulder. Over 57.5. Never bet more than you can afford and take all of the above recommendations with a B1G dose of salt. Puzzling line of the Week - Cal (Cal!) -5.5 vs. Auburn! Will Willcox Freeze the Plainsmen?

Cal (Cal!) is -5.5 down from -7 vs. Auburn. He did not start but Robby Ashford, another guy Mari(o) never let see the field, took over at QB and played very well in Auburn's Week 1 victory. Ashford will likely get the start in Strawberry Canyon. No Over/Under on whether Auburn or Cal will have more fans in attendance. Auburn football: “Red Zone” Robby Ashford remains big key to Tigers’ success WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Robby Ashford, despite now being Auburn's 2nd-string quarterback, remains a huge key to the team's success in 2023.

Nothing on the injury front is par for the CFB course. The B1G is considering using the NFL injury reporting model come 2024.

The Conference of QBs with 1st time starters as well as the vets, coming through. Gold: Ranking the Pac-12 Week 1 starting QB debuts SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM More than a half-dozen quarterbacks made their Pac-12 debut or saw their first major action in Week 1. Some fared better than others, one better than all.

Dan is the Man. But Dan, we know, you know?

Duke QB Riley is a guy who many draft gurus have going ahead of Bo. 2nd year Duke HC Mike Elko who was the DC at A+M before taking the Duke job has to be on the radar of big-time schools considering a new HC. (Clemson? Kidding.) Interesting that both Elko and DL came from the D side of the ball. The hire of Lincoln Riley's younger brother from TCU to revitalize the Clemson O does not appear to be working all that well. As noted in other comments above, it does not appear to be just DJU's fault that Clemson is no longer the ACC power it once was. Dabo best move into the modern era of CFB and start taping the portal. With UNC beating up So Car on the LOS, FSU playing with LSU in the 2nd half and with the Duke win, the ACC is deeper than it has been in many years. Now, let's see how Mari(o) holds up against A+M on Saturday.

I don't know other than for this evening. Duke 28 Clemson 7. A 5 game Clemson winning streak over the Blue Devils comes to an end. 2 top 10 teams go down in week 1. 5. LSU and 9. Clemson. The ACC went 2-1 against the SEC. The Pac-12 went 1-0. clemson+vs.+duke - Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.COM

Not looking good for Clemson playing the Dukies. Lincoln Riley's younger brother has surely goosed the O, right? FSU has to be loving this. Ditto, the Domers.

This piece reads like it's right out of The National Enquirer gossip column. Speculative and not investigative journalism.

"I thought we were better?' Brian Kelly Bri, I feel your pain. I thought my concept of underrated/overrated was better. Same with my wagering recommendations. LSU will win at least 9 games in the 2023 regular season. FSU gets a win at Clemson in Week 4 for the first time in the last 8 games, FSU should stroll into the final Final 4. To think, when ASU hired Herm to revolutionize CFB, the Sun Devils could have hired FSU coach and former ASU assistant coach, Mike Norvell. So far, Mike has prospered from poaching the portal. And FSU fans beefed when Mike was hired to replace the failed Slick. SMH. FSU RB Tre Benson is another guy that Mari(o) buried.

7 2024 B1G teams in the Top 25. Oregon and USC. No UCLA and UW? I'm shocked!

Reading Goe should be a Ducks No Goe!

Pat Narduzzi, is that you? SC didn't poach Addison, Caleb Williams, Singer, and Dye without paying NIL $. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pot, meet kettle. USC Compliance Office. Does this refer to admissions, the former AD, or football?