Jon Joseph

I think he's ticked off that his alma mammy Mizzou continues post-Pinkel, to get its butt kicked in the SEC. In both CFB and CBB. The money spends but Mizzou is now a football afterthought.

The B1G is so wonderful that without poaching the LA schools the B1G's new media deal would be $45 to $40M for Rutgers and Ohio State. Ooops! This may well be repetitive on my part but compared to the SEC the B1G deal is not that big of a deal.

Please, banish Dennis Dodd al the way to Siberia without an overcoat.

Can't win 'em all. It is amazing to see so many top recruits nationwide having Oregon in contention for a 'commitment.' As Hayward so correctly points out if you have a whole lot of skin in the game you will at least on occasion come up short. Miss Mario? How about "NO!"

The last time SC played Iowa in a bowl game, SC was smash mouthed and its starting QB left the game early on with an injury. Iowa ran roughshod over the Trojans. In 2024, SC opens vs LSU in Las Vegas. Trips to the Eastern time zone to play Penn State, Maryland, and Purdue and to Chicago to play Northwestern. Trips across town to play UCLA. SC plays Notre Dame, Illinois, IOWA, Michigan, and Wisconsin in LA. And Caleb Williams will be playing in the NFL. GULP!

Records for well-known coaches versus top 25 competition. Riley is looking good here coming in 4th nationally against the big boys even with going 0-4 in the playoff. Didn't hurt to play all of those over-ranked dysfunctional Longhorn teams. Oregon has the honor of defeating the #1 ranked coach, Ohio State's Ryan Day. Interesting that Kirby 'Get' Smart beats out Saint Nick. College football rankings: Best, worst Power Five coaches against top-25 teams 247SPORTS.COM Some coaches are worth their weight in gold.

Dante Moore gets a lot of love from the folks at DW. Will he even get the starting nod in Westwood? Bo Nix beats out the returning Heisman Trophy winner? Gotta love this as a Ducks fan but I think in the vast majority of rankings you would see Bo behind Williams and probably behind Penix. Has the conference ever had a deeper group of QBs? Pac-12 quarterback talent may be at an all-time high in 2023 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Pac-12 QB class is as deep as it’s ever been. Which school should feel the best based on what their passer has done over...

Fox like the folks at the Heisman Trust, has kicked Reggie to the curb. Reggie did not get the money he was looking for. He'll be replaced by Heisman winner Mark Ingram. In my opinion, the Heisman should have gone to the Bama OL. What kind of Q factor does Ingram bring with him? But as we are constantly witnessing, these days media companies are not tossing money around.

Sparty fans may want to ask: Tuck comin' but is his paycheck comin'?

Never a Dawg Day Afternoon. Seems like everyone on the UGA roster is well coached up.

The college football arms race continues. More fodder for CFB players to be found to be employees. If you build it they will come but they will no longer accept a free education in return.

Money is not evil. The love of money is evil. The love of money has turned a regional sport played in the sunshine 10 times on Saturday afternoons, with a select few going to post-season games, into the behemoth we see today. When coaches are making $9M plus per annum to coach the game of football no wonder players want more than Taj Mahal-like facilities, they understandably want a bigger piece of the pie. All of this cash will inevitably lead to NFL Lite with few schools wanting to be employers of athletes, a players union, salary caps for a team but no restriction on NIL, bargained restrictions on transfers, players being drafted out of high school, and all games being broadcast via pay-for-view. One wonders if the game at the highest level will be played by student-athletes or just athletes. Will Florida put a team on the field or Florida, owned and operated by Gatorade with the players being employees of Gatorade, on the field? Thanks for this post, Charles. Even if the news is disturbing, don't shoot the messenger. While decidedly different today from not so long ago, CFB is still a great sport but money is causing its destruction as an amateur sport. BTW, how would you like to be a pro golfer today who stayed 'loyal' when fellow pros who scored $100M + to abandon the PGA are now again your competitors? The PGA asked for help from Congress and heard crickets. It will not be any different with the NCAA seeking Congressional help. Money matters everywhere and it certainly matters to politicians seeking election or reelection.

No school including Alabammy can get them all. But stay in the running late for 4* and 5* guys and you will get your share. To me, it's kind of amazing how so many quality recruits have Oregon on their shortlist.

Probably not based on age and recruiting prowess but I would insist that Riley leave the Grinch who stole defense behind.

This IMO is over the top but the author is not alone in questioning the long-term viability of College GameDay. He also points out how Reece Davis has been too critical of the Pac-12 and not other CFB conferences. FYI, Reece is an Alabama graduate. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/future-of-espns-college-gameday-feared-to-be-in-jeopardy

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/jonathan-smith-q-a-how-oregon-state-looks-to-build-off-best-season-in-over-a-decade

Do you agree that the Civil War game will be the most important and impactful game the Ducks will play in 2023? Lots of games to consider with Oregon playing USC, UW, Utah, and the Beavers, all in contention for a 2023 Pac-12 title. And trips to the desert have not been kind to Puddles. The last trip to Arizona took Oregon out of the running for a Final 4 berth. Pac-12 Football: Identifying every team’s most important game in 2023 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The most important game to win may not always be the biggest. We identify each Pac-12 team’s must-win game in 2023.

HDuck, You are so correct, since the Pac added CU and Utah no team has gone 10-0. I'm hoping that with the playoff field expanding that new history will be written. A 3L B1G is not a lock to get in over an 11-2 Pac conference runner-up or even a 10-3 Pac team IF the Pac team has scheduled up OOC, at least 1 P5 opponent. Unlike the SEC and Clemson, the B1G has not come through in the playoff with 1 title but an overall record of 3-7 including blowout losses by Michigan State and Ohio State. And come 2024 ESPN has no reason to push for the inclusion of B1G teams as it will no longer be broadcasting B1G games. Even with all things not being equal I don't see the SEC often placing 4 teams in the field. My biggest concern is Notre Dame stealing a playoff spot from a conference runner-up that played 13 games. Make no mistake, I lean in your direction when it comes to bias but I am holding out hope that a more objective day is coming with playoff expansion. The Pac-10 will have at least one representative on the playoff committee. But the Pac has to win or at least show up in non-conference games.

Correct but reporting not using unidentified 'sources.' Wilner is also in this camp.

David, look out for a decade and many SEC teams have home-and-home series scheduled with Pac-10 teams. This season Florida visits Utah, Auburn visits Cal and Arizona plays the back end of an H+H series against Mississippi State on the road. Teams are stepping up OOC across the country including Michigan which played no team with a heartbeat OOC in 2022 and will do the same in 2023, beginning a home-and-home series versus Texas in 2024. Bama trips to Wisconsin in 2024 and has a H+H scheduled with Arizona. It still is not the norm for SEC teams to head west but it is improving. Hopefully, SOS will finally matter when the field expands in 204 and OOC scheduling will continue to improve.

I think come 2024 the Pac will have a very good shot at sending its champ and one more team to the playoff. A 13-0/12-1 Pac champ is obviously in and I think a Pac 10 team with an 11-2 record will have a very good shot of making the field if it has a representative OOC schedule. Any team in the Pac with a 12-0 or 11-1 regular season record will be highly ranked going into the conference champ game. Ohio State and Michigan will not play Penn State every season but will play one another every season. Perhaps twice in a season if both make the champ game. And 9 conference games in the B1G will take its toll. It will not be easy for 3 B1G teams to finish 13-0/12-1, 11-1, and 11-1. I don't see a 10-2 B1G team ipso facto beating out an 11-1 Pac team. Same with the SEC. The scams that need to end, as should be voted on by 8 playoff representatives, are the ACC and the SEC playing 8 conference games and Notre Dame playing 12 games. It's outrageous in 2023 that only 2 SEC teams have 10 games versus P5 teams. If the 6 AL spots all go to B1G and SEC teams then come 2026 will we continue to have a playoff? Because of the money, I say yes but I also believe that come 2026 we will see a playoff with a 16-team field. And we will see less influence from ESPN which will no longer be the sole broadcaster of the playoff. I expect streaming entities to be in the mix when the 2026 media rights are put out to bid. Also, come 2026 I think the 6 highest ranked conference champs will be in but there will be no 1st round byes and seeding will not be based on winning a conference title.

I love that President Schulz attended the Duck spring game and was then off to watch other on-campus sporting events. I believe this man understands the value of college athletics and the donations that come with excellence on the field and on the court.

Match-ups, not match-up? I understand your well-made point but if you have a Blue Chip Roster and lose twice in the same season to a coach whose roster is not close in talent are you the better coach? In a current ranking, recent on-field results have to matter. Which is why I can't quibble all that much with DeBoer coming ahead of Lanning. I prefer the value of recent results and not results based on what a coach did in another conference. One of the reasons I believe that Chip, although he had great success in the conference at Oregon is based on current results, way overrated as the number 3 coach in the conference. Again, with all due respect, this is supposed to be a current ranking and not a Hall of Fame ballot.

Pretty simple economic equation. More money if you stay as is and split the money 10 ways or more money by adding the San Diego and DFW markets and splitting 12 ways? I fully expect this to be a media partner and not a Pac-10 presidential call.

Now, let's cement the new media deal with teams making the CFB and CBB playoffs receiving a bigger share of the post-season money. Teams that invest more in CFB and CBB and make the money-ball playoffs deserve a better ROI than teams that do not. If the Pac finds it financially viable to stay with 10 teams that's fine with me as would be a round-robin schedule in football with the top 2 meeting in the conference champ game. What will be more accretive? Adding the San Diego and DFW markets or splitting media revenue and playoff revenue 10 and not 12 ways. With Larry's Comcast debacle, we need the dues! But it is the media partners that will dictate any decision regarding expansion. (BTW, please, please cross-claim against Larry in the wrongful termination suit brought by the 2 fired Pac-12 Network media executives who claim that Larry was well aware of the Comcast situation.)