Jon Joseph

We'll see if Michigan cracks the mold with McNamara, from Reno, at QB starting against Georgia? For the most part, you do not win the playoff with a QB who is isn't going to at least get a long look from the NFL. If Stetson and not Bennett starts for UGA, Georgia is in a similar position to Michigan. Interesting that in 2021 only 1 starting QB, Bama's Young, looks to be an NFL losk.

Miami, due to COVID cases, will not play Washington State in the Sun Bowl. Finding a replacement team is unlikely. Pac-12 gets a bowl 'win!" CAL OL starter Mettauer has transferred to Oklahoma. ASU RB Trayanum is returning to Ohio, he is from Akron and will play LB for Ohio State. UVA OL starter Haskins has transferred to USC. Nice pick up by Riley who needs O and D line help.

1-2 vs top 25 competition and a loss to one of the worst teams in CFB. And midgets were allowed to take many the game to a 1 score differential. IMO, a C- at best.

I certainly hope we see him call a far better game than he did vs Bama? Auburn had 7 sacks vs Bama. The all-world UGA D, ZERO. Young had all day to throw the ball and the dormant Bama run game came to life. Bad showing by Lanning and his D. Michigan has guys on both LOS good enough to defeat UGA. Especially if Stetson and not Daniels plays QB for the Dawgs.

ESPN certainly has 'power' over the ACC. It owns the ACC's media rights through 2036 and of course, owns the ACC Network. SC in 2022? To have a big time 2022, the Trojans will have to pull a Michigan State portal job. MI ST brought in 40 mew players from the portal in 2021! Riley is recruiting lights out to date with the 2023 class. At least, at the skill positions. Maybe QB Williams and more Sooners will portal to SC after the Alamo Bowl? The boosters who anted up with Riley's salary now have to come with big LA/Hollywood based, NIL deals.

Move to a new track?

SPOT ON! The City of Pasadena has acknowledged the issues you so perfectly presented and are taking steps to update the stadium. What happens if the playoff field goes to 8 or 12 and the Rose Bowl refuses to give up its 1/1 5PM kickoff slot? The Rose Bowl could become no more than the Holiday Bowl?

Spot on. What really surprised me and frankly ticked me off, was Kliavkoff not swooping in to add B12 teams and in the process. killing off a P5 competitor. I thought a new day was dawning? Instead SSDD.

I HOPE at least 1 will come calling? The Alliance in many ways is the George Kliavkoff job protection act. Now that the B1G has officially 'aligned' with the Pac-12 ,will the B!G feel an ethical obligation not to poach Pac-12 teams? Seems to me the viable opportunity as I believe it has been all along, lies with the some kind of deal for the $ ball teams, SC, Oregon, UW and perhaps others, to join the B12. You will not be able to do so or make any other kind of move once your media rights have been pledged to the Pac-12 after the date the current media deal expires.

Or perhaps Oregon and USC should looking for a new home? I'm reasonably certain that B12 commish Bob Bowlsby, would love to go coast to coast and to do so, he might give both SC and Oregon a bigger piece of the B12 proceeds? I do not believe WA ST AD Chun and the WAZZU administration do not want to be competitive at the highest level of CFB. But I do believe they do not have the money to do so. Oregon is spending far more than the majority of its conference partners and CFB and getting the same cut of revenue of the WA ST's of the conference. THIS makes zero business sense for Oregon.

Thanks friend Notalot. It's sad to see how the BCS and the so-called Playoff has elevated the SEC and so diminished the Pac-12. There was a way out of here but the Pac-12 did not pull the trigger.

YES! But I hope we don't fall on the Stoops? Stoops has a whippy vs Oregon and the onside kick. Will the Ducks be ready to play for an interim coach about to head to Miami?

Pac 12 in 2021, 5-6 vs the MW. I think the SEC is the preeminent conference. But there is no reason to play in the SEC's and ESPN's sandbox. And there is no reason why the other 4 conferences, with ESPN owning all of the Playoff media rights, not to kiss the world wide leader so long and go it alone. The BCS and this BCS x 2 has done nothing except to diminish the Rose Bowl and elevate the SEC from what once a conference on par or less with the Pac-12. I agree that the 'leaders' of the Pac-12 continue to be out to lunch; perhaps, better stated as thinking it's all good while blowing lunch? Agree. The Pac-12 roster-wise keeps on losing to inferior opponents.

Thanks DM. When Carroll was at SC he put a lot of guys into the NFL and many were O and D line guys. In the last 5 drafts when it comes to O and D line guys the Pac-12 is only ahead of the ACC. Or, maybe only behind the ACC is more appropriate.

I'm not sure about why, but I do know the 'old' brand was FUN!

Spouse or vehicle?

OK the Pac-12 decided to stand pat. Meanwhile, Bob Bowlsby anted BYU, Cincy, Houston + UCF in, and made the B12 a P5 conference again. Expand The Alliance to include the "new" B 12. and we would have one heck of a playoff. Culminating with the champ game on 1/1 in the Rose Bowl. A Playoff that allows for the number of involved participants similar to every championship run by the NCAA. 16 of 53 teams would play in meaningful post-season games. The SEC could play with itself. The field., according to the so-called Playoff Committee final ranking. 16 Houston at 1 Michigan 9 Pitt at 8 Utah 13 Wake Forest at 4 Ohio State 12 Iowa at 5 Baylor 15 Clemson at 2 Cincinnati 10 BYU at 7 Michigan State 14 NC State at 3 Notre Dame 11 Oregon at 6 Oklahoma State My guess? CBS, FOX, NBC, etc., would line up up to broadcast 'this.' It might not 'Mean More, ' but $ wise, it would mean far more than 'It Just Means Less.' And it would be one heck of a Run For The Roses.

Shut down CAM at the same time the Chipper 'shut down' the Oregon passing game. No team that season shut down CAM like Nick A did.

Now that's CHILLY!

Thank you OR. DAT - "Can't catch him!"

Jonny, you're out of your element! One of The Greatest handles of all time. Congrats, Dude.

No. It's 70 degrees here. But id do see 3 snowmen on my golf scorecard; not good.

Just think. Today Billy Joe could have scored that money free and clear; just call it an NIL deal. And Don James coaches for another decade or so?

Sun Devil Herb - I see one of ASU's best RBs in 2021 just portaled over to Ohio State where he will play line backer? Very strange. I like Bob Stoops over the 'Move Over to Miami guy' coaching (poaching?) the Ducks. IMO, this is a which team wants to be here least kind of game.

To date, the press is making a big deal about USC's 2023 'commits.' Very good players but they are all skill guys. SEC needs Beef.