Jon Joseph

He has already 'poached' OK commits and undoubtedly a # of OK players will portal to SC. He needs guys on both LOS.

Sun Belt Champ Game - App St -3 at Louisiana - Woner if Napier will coach in this game?

5 top recruits have already decommitted from OK; many indicate they are headed to SC.

Enmeshed in T9 problems.

Napier officially at UF. Riley to SC is big. First time in many a moon that the Pac-12 has hired a successful, on the job, P5 Coach. Hats off to Bohn and the SC administration. At least 1 team besides Oregon is willing to spend the money needed to be a big time competitor.

In the PO every year since he has been a HC? What more do you want?

I am now a Rose Bowl optimist. I see the game Friday in LV going the way of Oregon vs Utah 2 years ago in the champ game. OR no-showed at Oregon. OR is better on both LOS, IF the Ducks want tit more. Oregon by 10+ in Allegiant Stadium.

It's all about the LOS and attitude. Oregon shows up ready to play and it will defeat Utah in LV. Then, Rose Bowl match up vs Ohio State or maybe vs Iowa?

30 I think Bama is is top 4 Tuesday but is gone after the SEC champ game. OK ST if it defeats Baylor again is in the top 4 and not Notre Dame. But Cincy vs 11-1 Houston will not be a lay up. Houston has won 11 games in a row after the opening game to TX Tech and Houston has its HC, Holgerson, staying and not moving on to the B12 as did SMU.

I like the homer hat. Oregon will not lose both LOS like we witnessed in SLC.

Smith or Dickert should be coach of the year,

I am shocked! Never believed this hire could or would happen? SC over the SEC? At last the conference gets it right. How long has it been since the conference hired a successful, currently employed coach from the P5? An off the charts hire for the Pac-12. How many guys will follow him from OK? And talk about a QB whisperer with Dart at QB? This may not be good news for Oregon but it is great news for the Pac-12.

Better play on the LOS. Much better than the Ole blocking and tackling for that matter that we witnessed in Utah. Last night Oregon knew it would be in a fist fight, showed up and won both LOS. More than capable of doing the same in LV if the Ducks show with the right attitude. I expect the Pac-12 champ game to be a slug fest and not a shoot out?

I would think at least $3.5M? Whatever, he has to be paid more than the so-called HC at Arizona.

Can Mario take the team on the road anyplace other than Columbus, Ohio? (SEA does not count this season.) So hard to have a feel for what we can expect to see in LV? Utah is definitely NOT better than Oregon at every position, no way. Oregon plays like it did last night, plays like it did in Columbus, and Oregon wins by 10+ points. The game in SLC was lost on both sides of the LOS. That's simply 'Want To!' What team wants to beat the other man down? I expect Oregon to hit the Rose Bowl jack pot!

FRIDAY - Jack Dickert more than earned the job at WAZZU. UW is simply terrible in every respect. The off-the-wall guy I'd hire as Husky HC, Bret Bielema. Cincinnati beat another cupcake on the way to the AAC title game,. Next, versus a ranked Houston team led by Dana Holgerson; winners of 11 straight games. since an opening game L at TX Tech. Iowa wins in Lincoln and will play, after Wisky's loss to Minny, Michigan for the B10 title. In a hard to believe stat, NEBRASKA has lost 9 1 score games this season! A new and dubious record. 11-1 San Diego State took care of Boise and will play Utah State in the MW Champ game. Will Hoke start getting looks for a bigger job? UT ST has a W at WA ST; SDS defeated Utah in double OT. SATURDAY - Jim Harbough? IT IS ALIVE! Buckeyes owned on both LOS. Get past a no-O Iowa in the B1G champ game and Michigan is in the final 4 with Harbough likely to have his full pay restored? No TD for 59M 30S. Your QB is sacked 7 times yet somehow throws for over 300+ yards? You take the 2nd set of OT ping pong and you are still alive for the final 4. This has been a charmed year for a not so great Bama team. Comes to a close next week vs Georgia. Coach O and LSU defeat the coach the Tigers fired O to get by stifling the A+M run game and coming with a late TD pass thrown by a back up QB. Scott Woodward, LSU AD, is running out of big names to bring to Baton Rogue. Pitt and Wake both make their cast to play for the ACC title. Should be a heck of a battle between 2 excellent QBs. Hats Off To BYU! 5-0 vs the Pac-12 including a victory over the south champ and the north runner up. PLAYOFF - No ACC and no Pac-12. I do not see Bama defeating Georgia? I do see OK ST defeating Baylor. Notre Dame is 11-1. Lose vs Cincy and its 'top 25' win over Wisky could very well disappear after Wisky lost on Saturday to possibly fall out of the top 25 at 8-4. MY GUESS? 1. GEORGIA 2. MICHIGAN 3. OKLAHOMA ST 4. CINCINNATI The above would be a big change from what we have witnessed over the last few seasons?

I'd vote for one of Diekert or Smith?

Thanks Charles. I saw that but I wonder why if the deal's all that why like Tucker, Franklin, and others he has yet to sign?

They make like him but they play like undisciplined fools under Herm's 'leadership.' Fire Herm after an OK season and it may be seen as coping to the NCAA violations?

CFB stats should always be qualified by the level of the opposition played. On the defensive side of the ball, the Ducks played in Columbus; ASU played at Baylor. But great topic Charles. My answer is 'No', not in the least satisfied when it comes to the numbers on O but the numbers are the product of the system run on O.

Rumor has it that LSU reached out to Riley and he turned the Tigers down. Riley is headed to money making SEC? Why take a chance on moving to a conference with nowhere near the stability of the SEC? 1 guy not locked up as of yet is the one guy with SoCal ties, Baylor's Dave Aranda. Can't officially move on Aranda before Baylor plays OK ST in the B12 champ game. Aranda was raised in Redlands, went to Cal Lutheran and has family in LA. He would likely bring his entire staff including his excellent OC along with him. The Baylor turnaround in year 2 of Aranda being the HC has been amazing. But he has only been a HC for 2 years. I would think that Bama OC Bill O'Brien is on SC's radar?

Best recruiter in the game. Fantastic home record. But game preparation, baffling no shows and game management, including clock management have to improve. BTW, thanks Pac-12 for giving 1 of the teams in the champ game an extra day's rest.

Saints be praised! As I posted elsewhere, the Ducks amazingly, are not out of the Final 4! PS - I want to borrow Nick Saban's horse shoe.

B12 Champ Game - Baylor defeats OK ST. That's a 2 L Baylor B12 Champ. No big OOC win. B1G Champ Game - Iowa defeats Michigan- That's a 2L Iowa BIG champ. No big OOC win. AAC Champ Game -Houston defeats Cincinnati - That's an off the radar No. 24 Houston . 12-1 conference champ Houston is a G5 team without the Cincy love. SEC Champ game - UGA rolls Bama. That's a 2l and many the close call for Bama. UGA 13-0 SEC Champ Notre Dame. Cincy loses to Houston and ND's 1L looks worse. And ND plays 12 not 13 games. 11-1 NDs big 25 win Wisconsin, lost today at Minnesota. ND's schedule is exposed. Pac-12 Champ game - Oregon pays back Utah and than some. .Oregon has to put it to the Utes. 11-2 OR has a win versus top 8 (?) Ohio State And a win versus top 25 Utah. Oregon is a conference champion.

Check the MI ST alumni base vs the Miami alumni base. Check the will of administrations in the B1G to spend big on football vs the ACC. If Miami was serious about football they would be talking about renovating the orange bowl. Doesn't mean Mario wouldn't trip to Miami? But Canes boosters are not coming with a $96M deal we just saw for Tucker or the similar deal for Franklin at Penn State. Miami does not have the $ B1G and SEC teams have. The ACC last season distributed less per team than did the Pac-12. Florida on the other hand?