Jon Joseph

And playoff filet for the SEC.

Steve, it's already started. By 2023, conferences will be governing themselves. The NCAA Constitution has been so amended and the Transition Committee is in the process of coming up with a new plan of governance. As it should be! 1100 schools are NCAA members. A D3 should not have the have voting power as Alabama. Ditto Texas State and Texas. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, is co-chair of the Transition Committee. At the very least, rules and regulations will be different for the P5 and G5 than for lower divisions.

UNC was not penalized for two decades of academic fraud and CAM was eligible, right? Oregon was punished in record time for Chip using a 'runner' in recruiting. No SEC schools were doing the same, right? (Do you mean Fields, not Pryor? Pryor led Ohio State to an undefeated season and missed the post-season because of Tattoo-gate.)

At $2.9M a year I'll take the job. I'm qualified. I know that the Jayhawks basketball arena is located in Lawrence, KS and not in Kansas City, KS. Of course, post Emmert, there is nothing left to do but manage post season athletic events. This guy was a Larry Scott-like clown who blew millions of dollars in legal fees trying to protect an outdated, unfair to the players, 'student-athlete' model. It took 12 years for the 'enlightened scholars' Emmert reported to end his run of ruin.

Saw a stat today that confirms the grass is not always greener. 42% of players with scholarships who enter the portal do not end up getting a new scholarship. Sad. Who in the heck is advising these young men?

I'm transplanted. Grew up in Boston then spent decades in the west. Love the southeast, except for the games kicking off so darn late! Once upon a time the Ducks did have a H+H scheduled with UGA but it was canceled by the Dawgs. But this is a new age dawning. Exhibit A: Florida tripping to Salt Lake City in 2023.

UGA will be a true test. But I wish the game was being played after opening against Portland State?

Thanks David. Great and spot on take. Vince Lombardi 'returning' as Mario Cristobal has me believing in reincarnation.

$5M without me being a member? Hard to believe. If I played ball on this track they would gotten $10M! It takes a lot of skill to learn how to bounce a ball off a roof top and back to the fairway. Incoming!

Thanks 30. I agree that Nix is on top at this point in time. He looked a little gimpy to me and one thing that needs to be worked on is getting his ankle back to 100%. If healthy and playing down by contact, I think Nix would have avoided two of the sacks called against him? Not surprisingly Nix, while making a couple of baffling throws, does look to have the best pocket awareness of the 3 QBs. Here's hoping that Ty and Butters stay on board through the summer. If a transfer does not occur by May 1 the player will not be eligible for 2022. This is the only control over what is today's CFB 'free agency.' The spring game, by design, was pretty vanilla. With the lack of running plays and no QB contact it looked more like a 7 on 7 game. But it was a lot of fun to watch those 'home run' tosses after watching '3 yards and a cloud of dust' for the prior 3 seasons. Also great to see the QBs take snaps directly from center and the unloading of the pistol. Dillingham has the freedom that Joe Moorhead would have wished for.

I agree. With this schedule 9-3 with a north title would be a very good showing in year one. Things lighten up in 2023 with at Texas Tech replacing 'at' Georgia. And 4 and not 5 conference road games. It will be interesting to see where the 2023 game vs USC will be played? Caleb Williams is a true sophomore in 2022 so he will not be pro eligible until 2024, his 3rd CFB season.

But going to Atlanta to start the season versus Georgia is not like honeymooning in Maui.

Kurt, the NCAA is in the process of turning over P5/G5 regulation to the conferences. The Transition Committee is expected to release its regulation suggestions in July or August. As I have noted before, this committee is co-chaired by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and the Ohio University AD. The NCAA has made some noise about NIL being used as recruiting inducement but after a 9-0 Supreme Court butt wiping I don't think the NCAA wants to face further litigation in the process of protecting the 'student-athlete' model.

It's up to the school whether to immediately cut the scholarship when a player enters the portal. Some portal entries are re-recruited when they, like Seven, enter the portal. This was also the case with a Georgia 5* OL guy who entered the portal.

Sir Charles, please forgive me dear Sir. FROM THE BARD - 'In the Spring. When proud-pied April dressed in all his trim Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing.' The 'spirit' includes all of these great comments. And perhaps, the pre-game shenanigans? Did Willy ever attend a spring game? Avon vs Oxford?

Spot on. But Montana had the lesser arm but the far better head than did Favre. Bo has the Favre moxie. But the Joe Montana head?

As a guy who lived for years in Las Vegas, I'm tipping my hat to the Atlanta platform of pulchritude. Plus, the tips are cheaper and better appreciated. Of course at grey beard + years it's all a (faded) memory now.

Harder then turning over and hurdling a whole bunch of paper made from them logs! Probably, heck yes. Plus at the end of the day you go home and quaff, instead of thinking of papers to be pushed tomorrow and quaff.

Agree about the coaches. But let's not ask too much of a brand new coaching staff coaching up guys they did nor recruit against a brutal schedule. Patience may be required this season? Georgia, BYU and Utah are not sliced liver,. All 3 can be defeated but they are far from cupcakes. And going on the road for 5 games in conference is not an easy ask. First, win the North. Then hopefully advance from there?

THIS is the rub. Can he stop himself from throwing the ball into double and triple coverage? Also, will his ankle be fully healed? He is The Guy who gives the Ducks a shot against the Dawgs. The stadium in Atlanta vs Georgia? He has been there, done this. 0-3 to date. Now he needs the Puddles magic to go 1-3 vs an inexperienced UGA D, And the D will need to hold down a terrific UGA O.

Great take. Under Dillingham he was the SEC Frosh of the season. I think at the level Oregon plays we best get used to the starting QB coming out of the portal. Let's remember that he was not in a throwing friendly O under Malzahn. Last season under Harsin? He was but for a blip against GA ST, balling. I think if Bo stayed healthy last season the Tigers do not take the L at home vs Bama? He will drive us nuts with the occasional throw into massive coverage, But he gives the Ducks the beat shot to win 'at UGA" and I hope he can get his ankle recovered to 'full speed' between now and the UGA game? When healthy he is a legit at least a semi dual threat QB. He looked a bit gimpy in the spring game. Hopefully by September 3rd he will be full go? You cannot duplicate experience in life. No QB on the roster comes close to this guy's, be it good or bad, game experience. I expect on 9/3 to see him starting his 4th game vs UGA. Hopefully with better results than the first 3 efforts? He has thrown 1 TD and 2 picks against UGA to date, But as they said in the Civil War, he has seen the Elephant. And he once beat the Elephant, Bama. And when he underachieved, for the most part it was against the best competition in CFB.

AMEN. Experience matters. Especially when the opening game is at UGA and the 3rd game is versus a preseason top 35 team. I watched the Wazzu spring game. He wasn't all that consistent but Cam Ward looks like the real deal. Second coming of the 'Stache?

Great take. 'Months away?. BUMMER! My only question? When is a 4/5* QB ready if not now? Not now under a new QB coaching group and a better O for QBs. I think that Ty has so much potential but if he can't get starting reps? I find this guy with boat loads of potential simply 'nervous in the service' game ready? How does ne get the starting reps he needs? I am frankly PO'd that Mario did not let the young man see the field last year behind and god bless him, a journeyman QB who had no shot at playing pro ball. Again, I respect Mario's recruiting but his use of talent on the roster was abysmal.

Sublime. Where's the nearest golf course?

Aiken is a great small town, growing to small city size. Texas BBQ vs southern fried chicken? Tough choice! Not only did I not get Master's tickets, for the 70th + year in a row I did not get invited to play! Can't believe the US postal service could to fail to deliver my invite so many years running?