Jon Joseph

I humbly disagree. I don't think that Michigan has the fire power to hang with UW's O and I very much doubt that the UW OL will give up 6 sacks like the Bama OL did yesterday, that the UW center will play bocce ball with his snaps, or that Penix will fumble or otherwise turn the ball over 4 times. The Rose Bowl was an exciting game but it was a error-filled with both teams stumbling and bumbling.

Thank you, Doctor. Michigan opens -4.5 vs. UW. Some of the margin can likely be attributed to UW's Dillon, the leading rusher in CFB from November 1st on, going down late. One of the most untimely injuries in CFB history that along with an interfering with the TX punt returner correct call, gave the Horns the chance to pull out the victory. I'm betting on Penix. 14-0, The last 5 wins have come in one possession games. The 3 top teams I watched yesterday were UW, Texas and Oregon. I think all 3 with all hands on deck, Troy Franklin among Ducks opt outs plays as does the Rimington Award winner, and I think all 3 would have defeated Michigan or Bama. I am so happy that both Bama and Texas went down to shut up the ESPN SEC hype machine. How disengenous to say that FSU could have been in a playoff if the ACC, B1G and Pac-12 had not delayed the 12 team field with no mention of SEC Commish Greg Sankey working to take OK and TX out of the B12, while working with B12 Commish Bowlsby, in structuring a new PO format. The B1G goes first with SC and UCLA and the SEC would have been fine with this? Right? And I am so sick of Herbie et al telling us about all of the great SEC games we will be blessed to witness on ABC and ESPN come 2024. Hey, Herbie, how about these games: Texas at Michigan; Oregon at Michigan; USC at Michigan; Michigan at UW; Ohio State at Oregon; UW at Oregon; Oregon at Wisconsin; Penn State at USC, and 2023's most watched regular season game will again be played when Michigan visits your alma mammy. After watching the Sugar Bowl I came up with a great idea! Maybe, CFB should wait to hand the CFB MVP Award until after the biggest games of the season are played? The ESPN/SEC hype machine went to work and a guy who finished 2-3 vs, teams with winning records won the Heisman over a guy who just threw for 430 yards, 4500+ for the season, went 14-0 to date, and defeated 7 bowl eligible teams including Oregon twice. And in the process, played 9 and not 8 conference games. If Penix had played in the SEC do you think he might have won the Heisman? Michigan's D is absolutely legit. But Michigan did all it could yesterday to choke with a missed FG, 2 fumbled punts, and an O that disappeared in the 2nd half before a great late drive to tie the game. Michigan with 6 sacks and 4 Bama QB Milroe fumbles almost found a way to lose the game. I like the Dawgs, Penix, the UW OL, and a D that comes through when it has to, to win back-to-back games in Dixie and take home the final Final 4 title. But no matter which team wins, it will be a B1G win. Cue Paul Finebaum? If Paul doesn't opt out he's on at 3 PM Eastern today to tell us Michigan should have been disqualified from the post-season and why Harbaugh should be in CFB jail. Hey, Paul, what's the old SEC rubric: If You Ain't Cheatin' You Ain't Tryin'. Of course there is the 2024 season to be played but UW at Oregon in the final regular season game in 2024 could be right up there with Michigan at Ohio State. GO! (GULP!) Dawgs!

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Not sure about that but I am sure that Penix, who if he played in Dixie would have won the Heisman, threw for 430 yards against the Horns and did not come close to this number vs. Oregon. As good friend Mike West pointed out after the game in Seattle, an Oregon D back perfectly positioned intercepts or at least knocks down the pass after Oregon was, again, stymied on 4th down, Ducks win. Oregon pasted a 13-0 team today. Oregon trucked a whole lot of once ranked teams before basically no-showing for the champ game, at least early on, in Las Vegas. It's too bad because this was a champ quality team. But I am fired up for next season. With Ohio State and Michigan on the schedule and perhaps, gulp, Natty Champ UW, how after extinduising the Flames, can you not be fired up.

YES! YES! YES! ESPN, go to your room!

WOW! 2 B1G Boys headed to Houston (?) to play for a title. 4th and 2 and Jimmy goes for it skidoo! And a Wolverines star, Blake Corum seals the deal with a great run in OT. And picking up on the Poncho no snap muffs posts, the last snap as were a number of others to Bama QB Milroe never allowed for an RPO to be other than an R. And how about them SACKS! Oregon lost twice by 6 points to a team that I believe will win the title. Oregon made mincemeat of the team it was relagated to play. Never complained about the matchup, simply took care of business. Hats off to Bo, the players, Danno and staff. The Ducks new B1G buddies best watch out. Oregon comes into the B1G off of a terrific season and with the conference's best QB, whether or not McCarthy returns for Michigan. And with Danno beefing up the DL with athletes. and not some of the blubber guys Sark fielded tonight: well, 😍! And the B1G finishes 8-5 in bowl season. 3-0 in NY 6 Bowls. 2-0 vs. the SEC in the semis. So, the B1G will finish post champ game 9-6 with bragging rights and lots of Foxie, and not EsecPN headed into 2024.

I like it! Pefection or nada. Bo by a scintilla beats out Bama's Mac Jones for the career percentage record. Looking at the NY6 bowl games, I have not watched a better QB than Bo, Miroe? McCarthy? Welcome to Bo's jock. And the Heisman winner went 2-3 against teams with winning records. Come On UW. I want an ALL-B1G champ game.

OK, Hoosiers reduced to Hosers. Flames, EXTINGUISHED!

Oh No! I should not have watched Hoosiers last night! And David took a rock ...

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson. Come out fired up and punch the Flames in the mouth. Thanks for thoughts, Charles. Go Ducks! Extinguish the Flames!

Go Ducks! Extinguish the Flames!

The video opens with a shot of a swamp? 'Molly, where in the heck are my teeth!'

1578 more miles from Eugene to Rutgers than it is to Tucson. About 2 and a half more hours on a jet plane. And the B1G, based upon the great job the conference did with the football schedule, will set this up for a trifecta, Rutgers, Maryland, Penn State, And today, the class room is in your laptop. Minnesota football in 1930's traveled to play UW. 7 and a half days and no one was beefing. I think this entire travel 'thing' has been overblown. Especially by the Pac-2, John Canzano, and people who hate travel agents. Hats off to Oregon's women athletes who were queired about travel and opted for better competition over easier travel. On 1/1/24 a new and B1G day is dawning for OBD. It's going to be B1G. With B1G coverage for all sports. Moneyball and otherwise.

An LA school sweep by the Ducks. What to date, happened to SC, we have all the recruits and UCLA ditto? Sandy, I still have a lot of trust in Dana. Keep this up and perhaps the Ducks is looking at 6 seed? Dana at some point will say 'so long' and I wager that Rob will bring in an heck of a replacement; especially, with Puddles going B1G and being covered by a B1G network. The future's so bright I've got to 😍.

It's West Coast Tobacco Road vs, the B12. The ACC team won. What's new?

The Right Coast. When it comes to watching sports on the tube, cable, steaming, FUBO, whatever, is No Country For Old Men.

Fiesta Bowl. Add a squeeze of jalapano pepper?

GO BLUE! Harbaugh one of few coaches to play and coach in the Rose Bowl for the same team. 2nd Michigan coach to do so, Bump Elliott was the other; Bump coached 2 RB games. Harbaugh signed wth Michigan out of Palo Alto where his Dad, Jack, was an assistant coach at Stanford. Harbaugh's last game at Michigan was in the Rose Bowl where the Wolverines lost to ASU. Hayes: Can JJ McCarthy win the big game? We’re about to find out in Rose Bowl vs. Alabama SATURDAYTRADITION.COM JJ McCarthy has only lost 1 game -- against TCU in last year's Playoff semifinal. Now, here comes Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal.

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Terps paying Puddles a visit in 2024. 3 bowl wins in a row. 3 takeaways from Maryland’s impressive Music City Bowl win SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Maryland produced a dynamic performance in the Music City Bowl to cap the 2023 season.

3 takeaways from Penn State’s embarrassing Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Penn State could not deliver in the second half of the Peach Bowl against Ole Miss.

Thanks, Ryan. Easy-Peasy for me. Iowa State had the better coach. Not the better roster but the better coach. And who knew about Purdy back then? Thanks for the take. Go Ducks! Extinguish The Flames!

CHEERS! Rose Bowl Party Tomorrow - GO BLUE. Tonight - We again watch Good Will Hunting followed by Hoosiers. Best to all. Stay safe + GO DUCKS! Extinguish the Flames! BO B!G! Go 2-0! TX fans will = 70%+ of the Sugar Bowl crowd. About the same in last season's Alamo Bowl. And if UT makes it to the title game in Houston? How many times did LSU win BCS and a Playoff title in New Orleans? How about a PO game or 3 in Las Vegas, Detroit, Indianapolis and Minneapolis. The PO next season post the 1st round will be played predominately in Dixie. Yes, rain is a threat but games could also be played in Seattle, Santa Clara, and SoFi. Anywho, everyone enjoy.

Great take. Thanks. I have one slight disagreement. Georgia deserved to be in a playoff. Georgia did not deserve to be in a 4-team Invitational. With Bama, a team I assume would have be in as the SEC champ along with UGA, what team do you leave out? Conference champion UW that went 13-0 in the Pac-12 for the first time since CU and Utah joined. A team that played 9 and not 8 conference games. A team that defeated 8 bowl teams, including (SIGH) the Ducks twice? (BTW, the Heisman winner from the SEC went 2-3 vs teams with winning records.) A team that led the nation in passing. Conference champ of the conference that led the P5 in OOC wins. Conference champion Texas with a win on the road at Bama and a single loss to No. 12 Oklahoma, by 3 points at a neutral site. Conference champion 13-0 Michigan from the B1G? The winningest team in the history of CFB benched? One of the Bluest Blue Bloods? I 100% agree that Georgia should be any kind of logically formatted "PLAYOFF." Extrapolate the PO Ct.'s 2023 final ranking into 2024 and UGA would have been the 7th seed - 1. MI/ 2. TX/ 3. FSU/ 4.AZ/ 5. UW/ 6. Bama/ 7.UGA/ 8. OH ST/ 9. OREGON/ 10. MIzzou/ 11. Penn State/ 12. Liberty. Georgia would have re-matched against Mizzou in Athens. OREGON would play in Columbus. But would the final ranking have looked like this? I hope not. And come 2026 I'm reasonably certain that the 4 highest ranked conference champs will not receive a 1st round bye. Why should Arizona playing in the B12 and ranked No. 14 have the 1st round off? I do think that Bama beats Michigan. But if Penix is on I think UW defeats Texas in back-to-back bowl games. Yes, the game is in Dixie but last season UW beat TX in San Antonio. The win in Tuscaloosa was assume, but UW played a more difficult schedule. Happy New Year to the great Georgia contributors on OBD and best of luck to the Dawgs in 2024! Man, does the schedule ramp up or what? Clemson, at Bama, Auburn, at Texas, Florida, at Ole Miss, Tennessee, Georgia Tech - bowl winner over B12 UCF. WOW! But go get 'em Bow Wow!

Great take. But you can in my opinion put a value on BCS wins and PO wins. The SEC dominates here. And why shouldn't it, the SEC dominates in recruiting, teams ranked, most seasons in OOC play but not this season, and players forwarded to the NFL. Also, in admistrative, fan, and budgetary support. And, no surprise, when a conference has a great bowl season conference fans, administrators and broadcast partners pump it up. Not so good: "Well, bowls don't matter." And bowl games go matter for a coach like Mizzou's Drinkwitz who is trying to move Mizzou up to the upper tier of the SEC. To do this requires money. Yes, Ohio State was down a lot of guys but a win over Ohio State means money for Coach Drink and Missouri. Believe me, if the SEC goes 4-0 on Monday vs. the B1G and 6-1 all told, you will hear about it directly of impliedly from ESPN.