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11 OBD Spring Position Battles. 11 position battles we're watching as Oregon Ducks spring practice resumes DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The top position battles for the Oregon Ducks that we are excited to watch unfold during the 2025 spring football season.

Cal Spanked by the Lads from Lubbock in a Historic Comeback Win. Texas Tech rallies from 16 points down to beat Arkansas 85-83 in first OT game in March Madness APNEWS.COM Darrion Williams scored to break a tie with 7.3 seconds left in overtime after tying the game with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to lead Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over... Game of the Tourney to date. The crowd noise was (DELETED By The NCAA.)

Love Tried His Best to Win the Game but he was Flagged. (Sorry - 🙃) Flagg flies in March Madness and Duke wins 100-93 over Arizona to reach the Elite Eight APNEWS.COM Duke stud Cooper Flagg put on a skills clinic and overcame an onslaught from Arizona and Caleb Love, finishing with 30 points, six rebounds and seven assists in a 100-93 NCAA Tournament...

It ain't over 'till the Fat Lady signs. 😁 Being No. 1 in March counts in basketball but not in football recruiting. It's not how you start ...

Thanks, 30. I was happy to see, earlier this morning and not last night, TT sending Calipari to the bench. Maryland has a very good starting 5, the Gators go 10 deep. Lots of fans disguised as empty seats in SFO. Is 'competitive balance', which we have not seen a lot of in this tournament, worth sending teams hither and yon? If any B1G team that was B1G-time hosed over was 3-seed Wisconsin having to play 6-seed BYU in Denver instead of playing in the Milwaukee regional. The Purdue game starts at 10 PM in Indianapolis. Maybe the home crowd will keep the Boilermakers in the game but I doubt it. And fingers crossed for both Michigan teams in the ATL but I will not be surprised to see Ole Miss playing Auburn in the Elite 8. The SEC decided to become relevant in college basketball. Like football, the conference got buy-in from the administration on down, and in IMO, the SEC is the best in both CFB and CBB. Two seasons without a football title but the SEC will again 'win' the draft in April. It would be nice to have at least one B1G team in the Final 4. The SEC is printing Tournament money.

Here's More Support for the 4-4-2-2-1-1 Playoff format. Athlon has ranked the ten easiest schedules in CFB in 2025 with No. 1 being the easiest. 1. Texas Tech - The Raiders three OOC opponents won a total of eight games in 2024. Three of the nine B12 opponents had winning records in 2024. 2. Virginia - Yes, Virginia, there is a cupcake factory in Charlottesville. 3. Wake Forest - Did Jack Dickert leave the Pac-Whatever for an easier schedule? 4. North Carolina - Billy Boy, you have no excuses. 5. CAL - Wilcox better take the Bears to a bowl. 6. BYU - One of two B12 front runners on the list. 7. Kansas - After the B-Ball team went out in the 1st round, the Jayhawks needed this. 8. Nebraska - With this lightweight schedule, no wonder the Spring game was Ruhled out. 9. ASU - The Sun Devil was not going to allow the Cougars to have an easier schedule. 10. UCF - This schedule should keep Frosty's seat cool. Summary: Five B12 teams. Four ACC teams. 1 B1G team. Zero SEC teams. RES IPSA LOQUITUR and thus, I Rest My Case. 😁

Can PUR Do? Geographical disadvantage will test road warrior Houston in Sweet 16 WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Houston will have to travel 1,015.2 miles on its way to the Sweet 16.

Thanks, 30. I'd love to see Love light up the Blue Devils! 🥶 Of course with many games starting around 10 PM Eastern, including games played in the Eastern time zone, I'll be Dishing the games the day after. Purdue vs Houston in Indianapolis at 10 PM? Peak performance time for student-athletes, right? Overlooked teams in men's NCAA Tournament best positioned to make Final Four WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Although the one-seeds will garner most of the attention, and rightfully so, here are three teams that are not on the one-line that are best positioned for a Final Four run.

Ross, the New WR Boss. Oregon WR coach Ross Douglas adding to Duck's culture with energy, work ethic DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks new wide receiver coach Ross Douglas is impressing early in Eugene, bringing a strong work ethic to add to the culture.

Hawkeyes a PO Contender? Iowa Hawkeyes football, Kirk Ferentz emerge as team not to 'write off' as playoff contender in 2025 WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM If the Iowa Hawkeyes can have consistency at quarterback this fall, one ESPN analyst pegs them as a team to watch in the Big Ten title and College Football Playoff discussion.

CBS with B1G Football Announcer News - Davis Replaces Danielson in 2026 - Gary Danielson sets retirement as CBS Sports college football analyst; Charles Davis to take over in 2026 - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Danielson has spent the last two decades of his 36-year sports broadcasting career with CBS Sports

Before delving into the Men's Tournament. Hats Off to the Women's Wisconsin Badgers Ice Hockey team that won its 8th national championship, the most in women's collegiate hockey, with a 4-3 overtime win vs. Ohio State. And hats off to coach Mark Johnson This is also the 8th title for Johnson at Wisconsin where he played his collegiate hockey. Johnson's 655 wins are the most in Women's Hockey D1 history. Mark is 67 years old. He was a key player on the 1980 Miracle on Ice Team that shocked the Russians and then defeated Finland to win a most unexpected and improbable Gold Medal in Lake Placid, New York. Al Michaels, 'Do You Believe in Miracles?' echoes throughout ice hockey history. Johnson played in the NHL before taking the women's head coaching job at his alma mater. In 2024-25 the B1G sends four men's teams, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Penn State to the tourney. 16 of the 64 teams that play Men's D1 Hockey make the tournament field. A unique field in that it is determined solely by metrics with no human input. 2025 NCAA DI men's hockey tournament: Bracket, schedule, how to watch WWW.NCAA.COM Here's your guide to the 2025 NCAA DI men's hockey championship. From the selection show to the schedule of games and everything in-between through Frozen Four. Best of luck to the B1G Four, battling to make the Frozen 4.

Will Sparty end the B1G Tourney Drought? Will 2024-25 mirror 2000? Michigan State is mirroring its 2000 national championship run WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The Spartans, led by head coach Tom Izzo, last advanced to the Elite Eight in 2019. They'll be looking to end that six-year drought on Friday and continue their march towards a third national title. Today is the anniversary of the most-watched game in college B-Ball history. Indiana State and Larry Bird vs. Michigan State and Magic Johnson. Magic led the way to a Sparty title. Larry would get payback in pro ball. Coach Tom is not happy with the portal opening during the playoffs. Tom Izzo has incredible nickname for the transfer portal WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Tom Izzo is very clearly not a fan of the transfer portal. The transfer portal for the college basketball season opened on March 24 and will close on April 22.

Here's some well-deserved Buzz for Coach Izzo. March Madness 2025: Ranking every coach in the Sweet 16 as NCAA Tournament rolls on to regional semifinals - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM From 1-16, Kyle Boone ranks the coaches still standing in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 field

Oorah! The United States Marine Corps.

B1G QB battles for OBD, Maryland, and Michigan. College football QB battles to watch in spring: Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan among contenders in focus - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Several College Football Playoff contenders are among the teams with high-profile battles at quarterback

A Lucky GM and Coach? Why Andrew Luck could be the next head coach for Stanford football SATURDAYBLITZ.COM It’s not every day a Power Four football program finds itself without a head coach just months before a season kicks off — but here we are. After Stanford parte

New B1G men's CBB Coaches at Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota. All three hires get an A- from On3. 2025 coaching carousel: Grading every high-major college hire WWW.ON3.COM Check out the way-too-early grades for every high-major coaching hire in college basketball during the 2025 offseason. Here's more on the new hires from Yahoo. Big Ten Basketball Coaching Carousel: News and Rumors SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota make new hires plus rumors on Maryland and UCLA potential openings? These hires, a coach from Drake, Colorado State, and the West Virginia coach one season removed from the G5, along with Sean Miller from Xavier to Texas, further evidence the rise of the Power conferences and former Tournament Cinderellas losing their glass slippers. (West Virginia is a Power 4 program, of course, but how often does the job at Blue Blood Indiana come up?) The deniers believe an all-Power 4 Tournament Sweet 16 in 2024-25 is an outlier. I disagree. Follow the conference consolidation, a/k/a follow the money. Including the money available for coach's salaries, NIL, and direct payment to players if the House settlement is approved. The Drakes and Colorado States will find it difficult to come up with $20M in direct payments, and the successful Power 4 NIL consortiums are not going away. Speaking of going away. Why do Power 4 football and basketball need the NCAA? The NCAA has nothing to do with the football post-season and if the G6 is on the decline in basketball, why not a P4 plus Big East (the BE is rumored to be joining the ACC for basketball) and G6 champs tournament (85 total teams) with a geographically sound field of 36 teams. San Francisco would not host a regional made up of Florida, Maryland, Arkansas, and Texas Tech. 1st round games could be played on campus. The rule book would be streamlined, and uniformly and timely enforced.

Coach Izzo Pounds the Portal Timing. The NCAA Doesn't Know the Dates of the Tournament? Tom Izzo goes on fiery rant on transfer portal opening in middle of NCAA Tournament - On3 WWW.ON3.COM On Tuesday, Tom Izzo railed against the idea of worrying about the transfer portal while his team is still dancing in March Madness.

Everybody, grab a spoon and stir along with Prime Time! 🤪 First series, Dante down. 2nd series, no Novo in 2025. Coach, if you need another team and another team's coaches to accomplish your goals in the spring, please exit through the tunnel and don't look back. As Charles notes, It's A Looooong Off Season. 😧

DO NOT MESS! WE DON't MISS!

Good Luck. Yuck, Yuck 😁 Andrew Luck explains first major move as Stanford GM in firing Troy Taylor, calls for program reset WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Stanford is now at another crossroads after having to fire their head football coach Troy Taylor, during spring.

As CBS Sports Tom Fornelli noted in the above article, he finished this B1G exercise in 2024 going 9-9. Here are my thoughts. (Do not wager on my thoughts, I have a lot of Fernelli within me.) Fornelli has OBD, TOSU, and Penn State all finishing 11-1 and all covering the 10.5. If this were the case. at the close of the regular season, Ohio State, with a win over the Nits, would meet Penn State in the B1G champ game and Oregon would be a top 8-seed, hosting a 1st round game in Autzen. If the predicted loss for OBD at PSU is a 'good loss,' this would be a fine outcome IMO. Best B1G Bet. Again, please beware, but my betting friends and I already have money down on ILLINOIS over 7.5. Illinois returns close to 90% of its production, starting QB, Luke Altmyer, and misses Oregon, Michigan, and Penn State. Illinois plays Ohio State and USC in Champaign. Road games at Indiana and UW could be tough. I disagree with INDIANA going under 8.5. I do not see the Hoosiers losing at Rutgers. Michigan under 8.5? I think the Wolverines win at least one of Ohio State at home or on the road vs. Oklahoma, Nebraska, or USC. Ohio State - I believe there is a loss somewhere but not in the opener vs. Texas. Texas has to replace as many starters as TOSU and Manning is getting a lot of love for playing well against UTSA and Mississippi State. Ewers was injured all of last season and Sark still had him starting for the Horns. I believe IOWA will cover the 7.5, MICHIGAN STATE the 5.5, INDIANA the 8.5, RUTGERS the 5.5, and UWho the 7.5. Take the Bob out of the Cats!

Thanks, David. Playing a G6 opponent in a meaningless game does not make sense. Playing in Corvallis? No way. I like your FCS for all P4 + G6 teams in the spring, a game that counts with 11 games left in the regular season beginning in Week 0. Have to shorten the season and play the champ game on 1/1 or shortly thereafter. Go against King NFL and you lose. OBD owes these hypocritical sewer rats NOTHING.

A Tall Task for TOSU and OBD? 2025 Big Ten win totals, odds, picks: Predictions for every team as Ohio State, Oregon face big numbers - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Breaking down win total predictions for each Big Ten team ahead of the 2025 season I love the photo of The Defending Champions coming out of the tunnel. I also like the 2025 schedule for OBD; no Bucks, no Wolverines, no ranked Illinois. Indiana at home, with the B1G biggie looking like 9/27/25 at Penn State.