Jon Joseph

Win both. But if I have to make a choice, beat Georgia. Millions of more eyeballs will be on the Oregon/UGA game than when Utah visits Oregon. A Pac-12 team defeating National Champion and SEC member Georgia will do wonders for the conference. Oregon will get far more of a nationwide recruiting bump defeating the Dawgs than it will get from defeating conference member Utah. Utah under 'strange circumstances' destroyed Oregon twice last season. But Utah also lost to BYU, San Diego State, Oregon State and played Ole D vs Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Besides, the Ducks can lose to the Utes, still win the north and win a champ game rematch. A rematch vs UGA is far more of a long shot. BTW, this is the kind of article that proves that CFB has a loooooong off season.

If SC is SEC on par than so am I, and I am not close. But I keep on swinging away.

Great post. But IMO classy folk do not say they are going to do one thing and then do the opposite. Mario I don't throw a Cristobal, it might break!

Let's see? Saban took the best WR from UGA. The best RB from Georgia Tech. An excellent DB from LSU. But it's all good, right. I will not be surprised if Addison from Pitt does not end up in Tuscaloosa. Just like Saban wants to play 9 conference games instead of 'natural rival' New Mexico State. SecCAM.

Also, check out Sir Notalot's Greenville, SC. Bigger city than Aiken. Beautiful down town, pristine clean. Close to Clemson and beautiful SC lake country. 3 largest exports from Charlestown used to be cotton, indigo and hemp. Now, Volvos, BMWs and Mercedes Benz all made in SC.

Go 1 off? Oregon vs Oregon State. Go pods, OR, UW OR ST, WSU?

You play 8 conference games in a 14 team league and viola, you will have more wins. Look at the SEC OOC games? 1, maybe tough opponent OOC and then cupcakes. The reason why the SEC always has 3 if not 4 teams in NY6 bowls. And the money matters. 3 years back. Wazzu had 2 Ls, LSU had 3 Ls and the Tigers not the Cougars went to the Fiesta Bowl.

When, not if, the playoff goes to 12 teams you need the 2 best playing for the conference title. No way should SC have CAL and Stanford as annual North Division opponents.

I think Hogan is a great comparison. Hogan did go on to NFL for a few seasons. That was a heck of a Stanford team that the Ducks kept out of the Final 4. Tit for tat. Would have loved to see that Stanford team and not a way overmatched MI ST team (the over throw, sigh) play Bama.

How about the merger suggested above: The Coast to Coast Conference? Pacific 8 Division. Big 8 Central Division. Big 8 Eastern Division. But that's down the road, if ever down the road; I'm focusing on 2022 and Lanning landing a big one.

A terrific idea! But and unfortunately, I agree with you that this bird has most likely flown? But a 'merger' with the 'new B12' would set up 3 8 team divisions with the 'Pac-8' being one of the divisions. The Pac-24 or whatever, would its own in CFB and be awesome in CBB. Would such an arrangement pencil out? I have no idea but I hope before the new media deal is done that it is at least being looked at?

Barry Sanders? Hope you are SPOT ON my friend. It took McCaffery to beat Barry's 'unbeatable' record. But McCaffery's accomplishment was not worthy of the Heisman, right?

In today's CFB it will not be an indelible stain.

I don't think based on returning players and recruits (including reeling back in a 5* OL recruit from the portal) that the OL will be a big issue in Athens? The TE room is ridiculous. With Bowers (from NoCal, sigh) and Gilbert if he finally has his head on straight. UGA is the 3rd SEC roster Gilbert has been on after Florida and LSU. The roster also has 2 more talented TEs. Hoping the Ducks DBs this season will be better in coverage? Oregon will see a lot of 3 and 4 TE sets from both UGA and Utah. Play nickel but that will help set up some very good Georgia RBs. I agree that with 5 1st round picks coming off the UGA D and only 4 returning starters back on D, Oregon may have to play to win a shoot out? I do expect Bennett who won a championship last season to be better in 2022 without having to battle Daniels for practice reps and with another year in Moncken's O. I think with Lanning and crew the Ducks have a shot. With Mario, there would have been no shot. The Ohio State team Oregon defeated last season had its worst D in decades.

And part of this is due to the Cali scheduling arrangement. SC could be playing UW and not both CAL and Stanford, 2 'permanent' cross over games for SC vs the North.

I think out of the gate SC is going to Roni Rice?

But if Addison signs with Bama is there any merit in complaining about USC tampering with the Pitt roster? Maybe Narduzzi was just trying to save face?

Read that he settled with Oregon for $500,000. Interesting that the 2 other guys hospitalized with Brenner returned to the field of play.

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A thinned-out Georgia or tougher Texas - Assessing spring overreactions in college football WWW.ESPN.COM Before we get to what happens next in college football, let's evaluate what we just saw. Here's a batch of overreactions from spring ball and the NFL draft. Good thoughts here on how Georgia after an all time 15 players taken in the draft, reloads.

Aiken, South Carolina? Fits the bill regarding everything you are looking for plus a low cost of living. Also great if you like golf and/or horses. And, no water or forest fire problems. 20 minutes to Augusta, 2nd largest city in Georgia and 90 minutes to Charleston, Savannah + the coast. Civility abounds. Lots of diversity and everyone gets along. Branch of U of South Carolina so learning opportunities and lots of good cultural events abound. Known as "Mayberry meets The Hamptons.' Many the good restaurant. The bad. Games start far too late on the Right Coast. [Send my check c/o Aiken City Council.]

It's the 9 conference games, with or without divisions, that makes a re-match odds-on. Rarely see this in the SEC with 14 teams and only 2 cross over games. The 2 top teams playing are to prevent a lower ranked division winner winning the champ game and not having the best representative in the playoff mix. If the field expands to 12 with all P5 champs in, as I think will happen, it might not help for seeding purposes but I'd love to see no divisions, 2 OOC games and 10 conference games. Winner of the regular season is the champ. Extra bye week instead of playing a champ game. But can the conference afford to give up champ game $?

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Tough to do in a 12 team conference with 2 divisions and 9 conference games. I expect 2023 will be the year divisions go away in the Pac-12 along with the 'CA scheduling agreement.' The two top teams will play in the conference champ game. Personally, so long as we have divisions, I'd like to see all of the cross division games played before the division games. Play Utah in October and not in late November.

Yeah, but you should see Mike's mansion in Starkville! Not 1 but 2 outhouses!