Jon Joseph

I'd take Tom over Joe. Does Tom have any eligibility left? He didn't play all that much at Michigan?

Sweet! I think Warren Moon is in the NFL Hall of Fame?

Thanks, but why?

Great post. Brown was never a great college QB. He was average at BC and average at Oregon. Mario went 4-3 in 2020. Blown out twice this season with an inexplicable loss at Stanford. As Miami is about to learn, Mario is a champ at recruiting and a chump as a head coach. Mario was never going to take Oregon to Final 4, never. After the last 2 hires I hope Mullens is not the only one involved with this hire?

Turned around Temple and did a good job with a sanctioned Baylor. Where did he coach before Temple? Does he have any ties at all to the west? Why could he and Brody who was a big time hire at the time, not fit? IMO, the perfect candidate is Lane Kiffin.

SDS is in the process of building an on campus stadium. SDS is in the process of spending more on football than many of our Pac-12 brothers. SDS is doing its best to sell itself to the B12 along with Boise and CO ST.

I think he was accompanied by Bill Belichick, right? Or, it might have been Brad Pitt?

30, a modest suggestion. Listen not to Colin Cowherd or anyone on ESecPN. It's all scripted. How many athletic events while preparing for his program do you think Colin takes in? Love the post because it just shows how clueless are most of the CFB pundits. Recall that UW preseason was some sainted guru's, Phil Steele's, 'Surprise Team' of the year. And people pony up money to buy Phil's magazine? The guys who watch, understand and diligently follow CFB are the folks setting the lines in Vegas and elsewhere. Their only 'opinion' is to balance the book. As to the above? Shows what I know, I had UGA +6.5. Mike West knew better.

Actually my friend, I rather liked what he did? Oregon needs an HC who can both recruit and coach the recruits up. I saw the former in Mario and not the later.

2 out of 3, in this case, is bad. Aranda? 2nd year as a HC. Has a 2L team in the Sugar Bowl. Why does the author think Aranda will take any team to the Final 4? Luke Fickell, whose Cincy team will be joining Aranda in the B12, has his team into the final 4. So why not Fickell instead of Aranda? Chip can't recruit. Pete worked at Oregon but he has a gig at FOX and a gig at UW. Why does anyone believe that Pete has any interest in returning to the fray? And he made the PO and was blown out by Bama. He is a good but not a great recruiter. Every guy who has ever coached with his heart still beating will pop up on someone's list until a hire is made.

In the Pac-12 champ game, Brown was pressured on 41% of his throws. Far from elite OL play.

Venables, after years of being the DC at Clemson is returning to OK to coach a blue blood. That's 1 guy on a staff who has been with him for years. Dabo with his consistency with assistant coaches makes Saint Nick's run at Bama look even more remarkable. Turn over in staff year after year and I will not be surprised if new OC O'Brien leaves for an HC job after this season. Nick just keeps on trucking. Look at the dudes Bama lost to the NFL last season and yet, Bama is the 2021 #1 Playoff seed.

Res ipsa loquitur. The thing, this forum, speaks for itself. It is unique. A place where folks can disagree without being disagreeable. Thank you Mr. FishDuck.

Love the thought but NO WAY! He is making over $9+M a year. Has a beautiful home in Clemson and a lake house of equal quality 40 minutes away. He is southern born and bred. And he is in rich recruiting ground recruiting to a brand he labored to build. Might as well aim for Nick Saban. Clemson will be back in 2022 with a more experienced OL, will win the ACC and advance to the playoff.

OT: But Jeff Tedford has signed on as the new HC at Fresno; Tedford redeux.

I much respect Heyward. Philosophical to my too often Reactionary.

2 seasons as a HC. Recruiting? He did a great job of raiding the portal and hiring a new OC from BYU. I'd take Kiffin in a heart beat over Aranda. Baylor has offered Aranda an extension and a raise. BTW: Jeff Tedford is the new Fresno coach.

Oregon, USC and UW are in Forbes top 25 revenue producing football programs.

MY RECOMMENDATION? SELL! The U will earn an average, at best, ROI.

If someone other than AB doesn't start, I'll tape the game and watch later if if it turns out to be a contest. There is ZERO reason to start Brown in this game. Zip, nada, none. Brown should have been benched in the 2nd game vs Utah if not the first game vs Utah. He is a gritty, competitive journeyman QB who played at Oregon the same way he has played throughout his time in CFB. Only a 100% risk adverse coach would have started Brown in all 13 games. A coach who did nothing to have Oregon prepared to play ball in 2021.

Great take. Mario brought in the parts but was clueless when it came to assembly. Spot On. regarding the QB position. You cannot win a title without an NFL bound quality QB.

OUTSTANDING! If it could happen, but I doubt that it will happen. As noted in a reply above. 1 Who did Nick Saban trust and hire to bring the Bama offense into the modern era of CFB? 2. Who revitalized and turned around the FAU program? 3. In his second season at Ole Miss playing against a schedule significantly more difficult than Oregon's, who went 10-2 and his team on the way to the Sugar Bowl? 4. Who did all of the above, knows and understands the Left Coast and the Pac-12 and can flat out recruit. LANE KIFFIN. I do not believe the Ducks has a realistic shot at landing Kiffin? But if Oregon can do so it must do so! How many Pac-12 programs have the sack to hire a winning NY6 bowl bound coach out of the SEC? TWO. And SC has already hired its guy. Why the concerns? Because he left TN after 1 year for his dream job? Because he was fired mid-season by one of the worst ADs in history? I don't get all of the shade thrown at Kiffin?

Why? He was good enough for Nick Saban to hand him the keys to the Bama O. He completely turned around the FAU program. In his 2nd year at Ole Miss the D has been completely revamped and he has the Rebels headed to the Sugar Bowl at 10-2 and having played one hell of a schedule.

The only missing ingredients, sustained excellent leadership. From the HC down to the assistants. And employing an offense that has progressed beyond WWI officers ordering 'the boys' out of the trenches for another futile attack.

Thank you my friend. And Hats Off to you for seeing that this Alabama team most definitely had the talent to take down the Georgia D Goliath. A 5* QB took down a 3* QB precisely as the folks at Saturday Down South predicted. They did not believe Stetson Bennett could get a W over Bama, argued that Daniels needed to start, and they were right on both counts. Bennett/Daniels, brings up another interesting point about being a champion. The coaching staff has to put the right guys on the field. For any # of reasons IMO, 2021 was a lost year for the Ducks. The safe but the wrong choice started at QB. The bevy of young solid WRs and TEs on the roster were ignored or underutilized. There was zero coherent game planning that led to close wins, a ridiculous loss and 2 blow out losses in 3 weeks. 2022 OOC? Open 'at' Georgia. Play 'cupcake?' E Washington at home and then play BYU, currently ranked No. 13 in the playoff committee's final poll. SENSELESS! Especially with a new coaching staff which I for one am happy to see, and as noted above, little progress under Mario in 2021. Mario recruited like a champion but he coached like a chump. The talent on the roster including the roster he inherited with Justin Herbert at QB, was mismanaged and improperly used.