Jon Joseph

Would the champ game be played on July 4th? How a 64-team college football tournament would play out - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Why should basketball have all the fun? We run through an imaginary football bracket down to the Sweet 16. Our Man Dan is everywhere!

AMEN, Charles! If the Committee simply wings it regarding SOS the fans of teams that finish say 12 to 16 with the more difficult schedule will not be happy. (I'm penciling in the G5 rep for the No. 12 seed.) Liberty's CFN Ranking SOS = 1,409! I don't care if Liberty goes 13-0 and wins every game by 3+ TDs, the Flames should not be in the playoff field and if they are in they will be blown out on the home field of the No. 5 seed. And the 4 top-ranked conference champs being seeded 1-4 will result in 2nd round blowout games.

The Pac-10 caved. The underachieving bloodsuckers, no football playoff $, no NY6 football game $, 1 CBB appearance by OSU, and WSU this season, get all of the NCAA tourney dough split down the middle. The Pac-10 should have filed in state court outside of Washington, won a judgment, and kicked the matter into federal court. Instead, it was bend over, and thank you, Sir, may I have another. Exacerbated by giving up a P4 home game to play a G5 team in Corvallis; a game that may or may not be broadcast. Stupid and GUTLESS. On to happier things. South Carolina men's CBB team was the surprise of the SEC in 2023/24. Picked to be a conference bottom dweller, USC(e) went 26-7 overall, and 13-5 in the SEC. South Carolina finished with a NET ranking of 51. 6-5 vs. Quad 1, 5-0 vs. Q2, 6-2 vs. Q3, and 8-0 vs, Q4. OREGON finished with a NET ranking of 59. 4-6 Q1, 5-4 Q2, 8-1 Q3, 6-0 Q4. The SEC was a far deeper and better conference than the Pac-12. These Gamecocks are game-tested and will likely have better attendance than Oregon. Gamecocks fans fill up the home stadium for men's and women's CBB games and also sell out all home football games, seating capacity of 77,559. 538 miles from Columbia, SC to Pittsburgh; 2 six packs and a nonstop drive for college students. It's 2,581 miles from Eugene to Pittsburgh. Beyond the Student-Beer-Quotient. You have to buy and drink more beer than will allow you to complete the drive. GO DUCKS - Pluck the Gamecocks!

Thanks as always to my fantastic Editor. He takes a lump of coal and polishes it into a diamond. I did not add the rankings below to the article, but these rankings of the conference-only schedules for B1G and SEC top 25 teams evidence the disparity in intra-conference schedules. A few teams will be getting the short end of the scheduling stick every year. An example? This season OREGON plays Ohio State in Eugene and Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 2024, USC will miss both Ohio State and OREGON. In 2025 OREGON does not play Ohio State and does not play Michigan but plays SC in Eugene. B1G - The lower the number = the more difficult the schedule. [Iowa is ranked No. 20 but I did not include Iowa as I do not believe and Vegas agrees, that Iowa can win the B1G title in 2024. Now, watch the Hawkeyes go 13-0!] MICHIGAN - 233 - the schedule ramps up for the defending champs in 2024 but 8 home games will help. USC - 254 - LSU and Notre Dame out-of-conference but as noted above, no Ohio State and no OREGON, and the Trojans play Penn State and Wisconsin in LA. OREGON - 275 - If the Committee uses a NET-like metric as it should I hope credit is given for playing 8 games in a row without a break. PENN STATE - 280 - Nemesis Michigan is off the 2024 schedule. Ohio State travels to Happy Valley. Can James Franklin take down the Buckeyes for the first time since 2016? OHIO STATE - 305 - The easiest conference schedule for a contender by a good bit. 3 G5 teams out-of-conference and 8 home games where the Buckeyes do not lose conference games. Ryan Day has 3 B1G losses, all 3 to Michigan. ................................................................................................................................................ With eight conference games, there is an even greater disparity in SEC intra-conference strength of the schedules. OKLAHOMA - 126 - Would OU Sooner have stayed in the B12? Home games vs. No. 5 Bama and No. 12 Tennessee. On the road vs. No. 9 LSU, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 17 Missouri, and No. 34 Auburn. No. 3 Texas in Dallas. With Dillon Gabriel in Eugene. WOW! GEORGIA - 175 - A dark blue Blue Chip Roster and Beck back at QB but on the road to play No. 5 Bama, No. 6 Ole Miss, and No. 3 Texas. And Clemson to open the season. ALABAMA - 205 - Welcome to the SEC Coach DeBoer. Enjoy the games vs. No. 2. Georgia, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 17 Missouri, No. 9 LSU, and No. 13 Oklahoma. And No. 34 Auburn drops in for a visit. At least you get to trip to No. 30 Wisconsin in September. Ole Miss - 223 - No Bama! No Texas! UGA, and Oklahoma in Oxford, the toughest road game comes vs. No. 9 LSU in Baton Rouge. This is a schedule made for a (portal) king. LSU - 248 - Which team will have the better overhaul on defense, LSU or SC? The opening game in Las Vegas should give us a hint. LSU plays both LA schools, and OREGON plays only UCLA. TENNESSEE - 257 - The Vols (and UVA) blew out the NCAA in federal court. Will Tennessee have the same on-field success behind NIL poster boy Nico? TEXAS - 278 - What did Oklahoma do to tick off the folks at SEC HQ? Horns play Vandy, Mississippi State, and Kentucky in Austin, and Georgia also visits Austin. No Bama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Dillion will not be in Dallas. The road game vs. A+M should be interesting. MISSOURI - 292 - Happy Days in CoMo! Seven SEC teams in addition to Mizzou are ranked in the top 25. Bama on the road and Oklahoma in Columbia. And these Tigers (Jerk cats?) play only two top-25 SEC opponents, one FCS team, two G5 teams, and Boston College out-of-conference. Will the Committee make note of this slop or simply hand a 10-2 Mizzou a ticket to the Playoff? The difference between Michigan and Ohio State in the B1G, 72. The difference between Oklahoma and Missouri in the SEC, 166. More than double the B1G spread between the hardest and easiest conference schedules. How long is it until August 31st?

OREGON vs USC! USC East. South Carolina played well above its SEC preseason ranking of 12. The surprise team of the SEC. USC(e) had a bad SEC tourney game vs Auburn, losing 86 to 55. I think with Dante El Fuego this is a good 1st round matchup for the Ducks. Unfortunately in Pittsburgh and not Spokane. Win this one and most likely the next game will be played against Creighton. A matchup of birds. Coaching the Bluejays from 1994 to 2010, Dana went 327-176. With the Ducks, 300+ wins. Go Ducks!

Bracketology or Proctology? Guys get paid for THIS? It's no worse than 100 or so 'experts' predicting the NFL draft and never showing up post-draft for an accounting. This one has the Ducks playing what was once upon a time, new PAC member San Diego State. Thank goodness Puddles caught the last B1G plane out.

So, the Ducks play Texas Tech in Spokane instead of hosting the Red Raiders in Eugene? Oregon is 2-0 vs the B12 in the last 2 games so ... It would be nice to play in Spokane and not in hither and yon. A high water mark of 10? A low water mark of 11? And I was going to skip the Bracket Show? Not now, no how.

UW. Autzen Stadium - 11/30/24. Here's to Danno getting the Husky off of his back.

Dante! And the 7th Circle of Heaven? Inferno for UCLA, Arizona, and Colorado. 1-0 vs the B1G. 2-0 vs the B12. Dancing with Dana.

The only thing bothersome regarding the ticket to The Dance is it means more money for the Pac-2 leeches.

No. 2 Texas A+M - 23 commits - 69.71 No. 3 OREGON - 11 commits - 68.49 A 1.22 difference between Oregon and A+M. On a per-commit calculation, the Ducks double up the Aggies, 6.22 Oregon, 3.03 A+M. Ducks also fly over Ole Miss, which has an average commit ranking of 4.96. Who is the Portal King? Based on talent, give Danno the crown and it's not that close.

Dante! And the 7th Circle of Heaven? Inferno for UCLA, Arizona, and Colorado. 1-0 vs the B1G. 2-0 vs the B12. Dancing with Dana.

Let's Dance! O’Gara: The 10 biggest storylines for Selection Sunday WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Here's what to look for on what could be a wild Selection Sunday.

Let's Go Dancing! Wow! Hats off to Dana Altman, the coaches, the players, and the Oregon fans who traveled to LV.

What's up in Ann Arbor? Moore work than the coach would like. Michigan's national title defense begins with numerous pressing spring questions THEATHLETIC.COM Who will start at quarterback? Can the physical identity be sustained? Setting up Sherrone Moore's first spring as Michigan's head coach.

CU is -2.5. CU is 2-0 against the Ducks this season. I believe that Altman will come up with a terrific game plan tonight. CU could be In with a loss tonight. Oregon has to win to go dancing. I'll leave it to CBB fans with better knowledge about the team to point out key matchups. I note that UO, Shelstad, and CU's Cody Williams both made the Pac-12 All-Frosh team. Will the stamina be there for the Ducks, particularly in the 2nd half? Arizona wilted last night in the 2nd half which I did not think would happen.

NV Dawg, yes Va Tech is a reach but +2000 perhaps makes a small wager worthwhile? Duckster and Goutes18 - I understand all negative takes on the Trojans. I am probably placing too much emphasis on a bowl game in which I watched what seemed to be a more unified team playing behind a QB who didn't try to win the game all by himself. The SC roster is near that of Penn State and behind only Ohio State and Oregon. SC plays 1 of the 3, Penn State, in LA in 2024 and misses the two Os. SC also plays Dark Horse Wisconsin in LA. With UW depleted on both sides of the ball, I don't see a conference game that SC cannot win. I don't see many B1G teams on Troy's 2024 schedule that can match SC's team speed. SC will put up points and the D should improve under the new coaching staff. However, I am not discounting anything you both had to say about SC. Thanks for the comments.

Pete Fiutak's guess at the final (sorry Pac-2) Pac-12 champion. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-basketball/colorado-vs-oregon-prediction-game-preview-pac-12-tournament-final

Pac-12 Tournament 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams, and more WWW.SBNATION.COM An era of college basketball history comes to a close this week

Yardbarker's take on the great win. Looking ahead it was B1G over B12 with another chance to defeat a B12 team tonight. Oregon upsets No. 6 Arizona in Pac-12 semifinals WWW.YARDBARKER.COM LAS VEGAS -- Fourth-seeded Oregon overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit and an early injury to N'Faly Dante to eliminate sixth-ranked Arizona 67-59 in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament...

Will Dana and Wyndham finish the deal? It's time to place Wyndham Clark in the elite tier of golfers WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Clark is now ranked No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, but you would barely know it by the lack of media attention he gets.

Purdue is called the Boilermakers because the football team cannonballed Wabash. Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? Mascot name explained FANSIDED.COM If you can look Purdue Pete in the eyes and tell you have no earthly idea what a Boilermaker is, you are a braver man than me, sir. Purdue University competes i

In addition to its media deal slice, CFB slice, and CBB Tourney slice, Oregon will be bringing in cash from merchandise, concessions, parking, etc. Going B1G should mean more in merchandise revenue in particular. 😍

SEC, Big Ten to Cash In on New College Football Playoff Payouts SPORTS.YAHOO.COM College Football Playoff stakeholders have inked a six-year, $7.8 billion television extension with ESPN, according to multiple reports, a deal that stands to escalate the financial disparities... It's good to be B1G!

29% for the B1G and the SEC. This is regarding CFB playoff money only. Projected come 2026 to be $22M for each B1G and SEC team. Men's CBB revenue is in addition to the media deal, and CFB playoff revenue distributions.