Jon Joseph

Oregon is a Volleyball school?

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UW will be the last game in the regular season year after year. The Huskies are the Ducks' only permanent opponent in the B1G. Because they will meet every season with the game having an impact on Oregon's post-season goals, champ game, and playoff, I expect the Cascade Clash will be right at the top if not at the top of Oregon's B1G rivalries. How dramatic was the 2023 Apple Cup when UW needed a late FG to win the game? WSU could have put a big dent in UW's PO hopes. Beginning in 2024, Oregon will play Michigan and Ohio State in 2026 and 2027. No games vs. these 2 in 2025 and 2028. 3 games vs. USC in the next 5 seasons, 2025, 2026, and 2028, 2 of the 3 games will be played in Eugene. In the same period, Oregon will play UW 5 times; 3 games in Eugene. Ducks Wire, IMO, does not pay enough attention to schedules when making many down-the-road predictions.

I doubt the ACC stays as is through the end of the 2036 media deal. UVA, UNC, Clemson, and FSU will be attractive candidates for the Power 2. And if the ACC is no longer a P4 conference, Notre Dame is headed to a P2 conference, probably the B1G. I don't believe that there is a B12 program that would be immediately accretive upon joining one of the Power 2. Kansas would be a fit for the B1G but would the Jayhawks bring in enough CFB viewers? I doubt that CFB has finished the game of conference musical chairs and you are right, no matter what happens the Ducks are in a cat bird seat.

The author answers his own question as to why the a rush to expand the playoff from 12 to 14 teams. There is no broadcast deal beyond 2025 in place. The B1G and the SEC are not going to sign a new media deal without knowing what the format of the PO will be and more importantly, what will be the P2's cut of the revenue. They are not going to allow Notre Dame, the ACC, B12, and the G5 any leverage regarding the revenue split after the fact. This is big business. This is how the big entities act and should act in a capitalist world of big business. As Mike Witty recently pointed out, collegiality was neutered once the NCAA lost its exclusive broadcast rights in 1984. Expanding the soon-to-be expanded College Football Playoff already? Just chill, Big Ten and SEC SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Ideally, the people that run the College Football Playoff wouldn’t be discussing expanding the College Football Playoff before the College Football Playoff has even officially expanded.

To wit: SEC, Big Ten would hold rights to first-round byes in new proposed CFP format SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Such a concept — guaranteed byes for the Big Ten and SEC — is an unusual but somewhat expected maneuver from college football’s goliaths.

The Big 10 Network has already provided lots of Oregon coverage. The attached article has the Oregon spring game being broadcast on 4/27 on TBD. College football spring games 2024: Schedule, dates, TV channels WWW.FOXSPORTS.COM Everything you know about college spring football, including storylines, schedules and extended reading from around the nation.

Charles, I agree with you. But will the media allow the games to be dumped before the next media renegotiations go round? 2032 for the B1G. 2034 for the SEC. 2036 for the ACC. The SEC game in particular brings in a lot of viewers and with divisions gone in the B1G so will the B1G champ game.

I was blessed to be at the game in Tampa Bay when the underdog Raiders blew out the Washington Redskins 38-9 and prevented the Redskins from winning back-to-back Super Bowls. Marcus Allen was the star of the show rushing for 191 yards on 20 carries. Stud Washington RB John Rigins was held to 64 yards rushing. The Trophy Presentation was tense with Commissioner Pete Rozelle handing the trophy to Al Davis at a time when the Raiders were suing the NFL over the NFL's refusal to allow Davis to move the franchise to LA.

Yes! You have been missed. And Ohio State fans are among the most self-entitled in CFB. As evidenced by the tOSU fan expecting you to service all of his requests. The Buckeyes fans are the most SEC-like fans in the B1G. I doubt that the tOSU fan you communicated with is the only Ohio State fan to have purchased Oregon season tickets. I expect the secondary market for the Ohio State game will have the highest-priced tickets in Autzen Stadium's history. No school got a better shake during the 4-team playoff era than did the Buckeyes. Making the field twice when it did not win the B1G title. Penn State won in 2016 but with 2 losses was benched in favor of the Buckeyes. 2022 was the other occasion when non-B1G champ 11-1 Ohio State lost to Michigan and made the playoff field. And in 2014 (sigh) Ohio State lost early to VA Tech but made the field after blowing out Wisconsin in the B1G title game and also because the B12 decided to have more than one conference champion. It's great to have you back and it is going to be B1G fun.

A very good summary of issues facing college football excluding the Dartmouth 'employee' situation. As noted, the NCAA when it comes to G5 and P4 football is over and out. More Playoff Expansion, Recruiting Changes, Other Top CFB Storylines Entering March BLEACHERREPORT.COM The college football offseason is upon us, but February wraps up a busy month of news and notes from across the sport. Arguably the biggest news is that the…

Interesting takes on OBD regarding whether CFB Conference Champ games should be played in the future. Here's an article discussing the issue from Yahoo Sports that was authored before the 5/7 model was approved for 2024 and 2025 and before discussions concerning expanding the field come 2026. It has been reported that the B1G and the SEC favor a 3-3-2-2-1 model. 3 B1G and SEC teams in the field, 2 ACC and B12 teams, and 1 G5 team, 3 at-large teams would be seeded in a 14-team playoff field. If approved, with 3 guaranteed spots for B1G and the SEC and with teams playing as many as 16 or 17 games, is a 13th conference champ game that would only affect seeding needed? Also, would the automatic qualifiers from the Power 4 be chosen by a PO Committee or be put forth by the P4 conferences? The 3-3-2-2-1 model has already been criticized by TCU's AD and other B12 ADs but how much leverage does any conference other than the B1G and the SEC have? Not much. Should conference title games continue in playoff expansion era? Commissioners mulling future of college football SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Are college football conference championship games on their way out? College football's powerbrokers are divided.

CFP circulating new 14-team model with 3 spots for Big Ten/SEC, 2 for ACC/Big 12 SPORTS.YAHOO.COM One of the potential models for a new College Football Playoff may be emerging.

The B1G and the SEC are flexing their muscles. College Football Playoff mulling 14-team model with varied automatic bids for Big Ten, SEC and ACC, Big 12 - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The '3-3-2-2-1' model is one of a few being mulled by conference commissioners

The Autzen who came up with most of the money for the stadium, graduated in 1909 from Oregon Agricultural College, later renamed Oregon State University. He named the stadium after his son who graduated from UO. Brooks contributed significantly to the Oregon program, but Brooks left for the NFL where he posted a 13-19 record. After the NFL, Brooks coached in the SEC. Brooks finished with an overall college record of 130-156-4. Brooks graduated from Oregon State in 1963. At OSU he played DB for coach Tommy Prothro. Brooks took Oregon to its first Rose Bowl in 37 years and in 2007 was inducted into the UO sports hall of fame. He is certainly worthy of having the field named after him. But the person who writes the check to expand the stadium should perhaps have the stadium named after them with the practice field named after Autzen. And as noted above, if DL can bring a title or two to Eugene will the memory of Brooks be strong enough to keep the field named after him? Especially if DL stays the course in Eugene and does not leave for the NFL or the SEC. Why build a new practice facility before expanding the stadium? Stadium expansion with provide an ROI; the new practice facility?

Follow the $. Behind the inevitability of the Big Ten and SEC gaining access, revenue, power in College Football Playoff - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Like it or not, the nation's most powerful conferences will have an outsized role in the ever-changing CFP

Kirk Herbstreit confirms that the NCAA is cooked with latest NIL developments FANSIDED.COM The latest NIL developments suggests that it is the beginning of the end for the NCAA. Okay, that may be putting it lightly. The NCAA has a terminal condition,

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UNC at Minnesota, although I hope that the Gophers will give the Tar Heels the bird, is a creature-feature and not a creature-feather. The BC head coach is Bill O'Brien, who said 'Goodbye to Columbus' and opened the door for Chip to be the Buckeyes OC and for UCLA to hire DeShaun Foster as HC and Eric Bienemy as OC. Thanks again for all of the much-needed help I get from my sterling editor. Not that I want to be fair to Ohio State, but in fairness, in 2025 Ohio State plays the first of a H+H with Texas, and in 2027 plays the first of a H+H with Alabama. As balanced as B12 appears to be, in 2025 Oregon may be welcoming B12 champ Oklahoma State to Eugene.

Conference Champ Games in 2024 will determine in all likelihood, which SEC and B1G teams get a top-4 seed and a 1st round bye. https://collegefootballnews.com/news/conference-championships-with-no-divisions-one-big-new-thing-for-2024 "It will take something massive for anyone but a superpower program to play in an SEC or B1G championship game." Pete Fiutak - College Football News.

Hayes: The SEC helped build Dan Lanning into a winner. Now, Oregon is a threat to win it all WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Dan Lanning learned under Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. Now he has taken The Process to Oregon, where he hopes to win big.

Micro, great take. One reason this tech is late to CFB is that many NCAA football-playing members cannot afford the cost. Especially, D3 schools. Another reason why the G5 and P4 need to jettison the NCAA.

UMass to the MAC is latest sign that college football needs to separate from NCAA SATURDAYBLITZ.COM FBS college football will go from three independent programs to two following the report by Pete Thamel of ESPN on Monday that the UMass Minutemen will become a Another take in agreement with friend Mike Whitty. It's time for CFB at the G5 and P4 levels to kiss the NCAA Goodbye.

And Dillon is Clutch! Predicting College Football's Most Clutch Performers in 2024 BLEACHERREPORT.COM It isn't everybody who has the "clutch gene." Some wilt under pressure, fall to the wayside or look for somebody else to carry the load with the game on the…

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-early-2024-quarterback-preview-rankings 12 of the 18 QBs are either first or second-season transfers to their current school. 66.66% which is close to today's starting QB norms. Could be a Baker's Dozen if Minnesota transfer Kaliakmanis starts for Rutgers.