Jon Joseph

No way but for the 'eye test' can Ohio State be ranked above Oregon. Fresno will be ranked giving the Ducks 2 top 25 wins; 1 against Ohio State. Ohio State will likely have no top 25 wins unless the Committee ranks 3L Penn State. Then again, FOX owns the B1G Network.

Coming with my picks Thursday. Draft Kings has Oregon -6.5 at UW - O/U 51 - Today, I'm leaning toward taking Oregon -6.5 and the Under?

That is a 10:30 PM KO on the Right Coast which = Hypnos 1 - JJ 0.

Oklahoma boosters help boost a kid's interest in Norman, OK. Plus, he is headed for the SEC! In the last week UCLA received 'commitments' from a 5* WR and 4* QB. Has Chip awakened? Replace Anderson with a 3* guy out of the portal who has played CFB?

I think the next big time coach to be let go will UF's Dan Mullen? I think with Alberts as the Nebraska AD Frost gets another year?

An undisputed P5 champ with a 12-1 record has never been left out of the field. It would be a very interesting move for the Committee to bench OR in favor of a G5 teams. Cincy's W at ND is a very good win but not as good as the Ducks W at OH ST. The Bearcats W at Indian is not a big deal. From Larry if Oregon went 12-1 was left out? Crickets. From GK? If this was to happen it would harden the Alliance's position that all P5 champs have to be in; preferably, in an 8 team field. Oregon's SOS today is much better than is Cincy's Cincy holds the edge in SOR. I think 1 of SMU in the regular season or Houston in the AAC champ game will defeat Cincinnati? Oklahoma had a few tough games left. And I'll believe UGA defeats a 1L Bama team only when I see it? My final 4 guess today? Alabama, UGA, Ohio State and Oregon.

Looks like Sonny Dykes is the #1 choice for TX TECH and TCU with TCU favored. A good SMU team in a great location is being lost in the conference re-shuffle.

It should be an interesting Knight? (Sorry Otis!)

The Athletic: Rose - Oregon v Michigan State LA - Washington State v Fresno State Gas - UW v Va Tech Holiday - ASU v Miami Alamo - Utah v Baylor LV - UCLA v Iowa Sun - Oregon State v Louisville

How about 2019 with the moving toward WOKE O in 2021? Unleash Herbert!

1. Georgia 2. Michigan State 3 Oklahoma 4 Alabama 5. Cincinnati 6 Oregon 7 Ohio State 8 Wake Forest 9. Michigan 10. Notre Dame

Not too hard to figure out that Softy is hardly a genius, right?

CBS has the Ducks playing Michigan State in the Rose Bowl. So fluid at this point in time before the B1G E 'round robin' concludes. Watching the Bucks vs PSU Saturday I think both MI and MI ST have a shot of beating Ohio State? Of course when it comes to ESPN, it wants both Bama and UGA in the final 4 and Cincy, so it can pull at your heart strings with a 'little guy' story. My story? A 12-1 Oregon is in and I'm sticking to it!

Seriously, I think Michigan and Michigan St are both quality teams this season. It is no longer just about recruiting. Michigan had far more highly ranked recruits on the field in E Lansing than did Sparty. Mel Tucker beamed in 40 (!) guys from the portal who he molded into a team in a short period of time. One of these guys, RB Walker who transferred in from Wake Forest, is a legitimate contender for the Heisman. One of these 2, I think, will play in the Rose Bowl and MI ST is in PO contention and will be highly ranked Tuesday night; likely above both Oregon and Ohio State? Nebraska was never a 'fit' for the B1G. Nebraska was never the same after being blown out by Miami in the 2001 BCS champ game; a Oregon should have played in. Nebraska made terrible coaching fires and hires: Callahan and Pelleni? Frank Solich never should have been fired. Nebraska in the B1G is a corn cob out of its husk. Money matters but with Texas gone a move back to the B12 might make sense for Nebraska?

I got nothin'. Perfect write up of a FUN game. Next case: Shut 'Em Up in Seattle.

The SMU at Cincy game will be interesting and Cincy if things hold, will not have an easy champ game vs Houston. With half decent coaching, or less, SMU never should have lost at Houston. But lose it did. 30 seconds left Sonny Dykes, you have the lead and KO deep to the best KO returner CFB? GO TO YOU ROOM! Houston is now ahead of Cincy in the AAC standings. And Houston's 1L came at TX TECH when Shough was healthy. I do not see Cincy going 13-0?

And I could win the lottery? But I guess I'd have to buy a ticket? Good news regarding Mario. Diaz with back to back Ws over NC ST and Pitt is for now, off the Miami hot seat.

How are Michigan fans responding to Harbaugh in the 4th Q putting in a true frosh who produced back to back turn overs instead of keeping in Junior QB McNamara (from Reno) who was playing great in the game? Lots of damned if you do or don't in this situation. Play the 5* or they are gone? But frosh will make frosh mistakes. Just like OK's Williams did last week at Kansas. Michigan State dramatically outcoached Michigan in the 4th Q of the game in E Lansing. Harbaugh is 2-9 vs ranked teams on the road. And in TT's case, it's not like AB was having a bad game, he wasn't. Perhaps this should shut up many of us including me, who want to see more of TT ? With Oregon's remaining SOS, style points are going to matter; hopefully, on the day of the final Committee Poll. Even at 12-1 Oregon could be on PO thin ice.

CINCY would as of now play Houston in the AAC champ game.

But unfortunately, TCB next Saturday means defeating a team that Michigan toyed with and a team that lost to an FCS school on its home field. THIS is Oregon's problem. It has little to gain in victory and everything PO-wise, to lose in defeat. There are no 'make up' games in this conference.

RR is happier now that the litigation against him and AZ has been dismissed. If Joe Moorhead was to trip to a vacancy, I failed to mention WAZZU, RR would not be a bad OC, except for the PR, hire. I will not be surprised if the Nebraska job opens up. And whatever guy goes to LSU/USC will tip a lot of coaching dominoes. New 'hot guy' is Dave Aranda. Who grew up in California. Outstanding effort as a DC in the SEC and has turned Baylor around in year 2. After Saturday, LSU has to be all-in on Mel Tucker who played ball at Wisconsin but has extensive pro and SEC coaching experience. The last guy LSU hired from MI ST turned out to be a damn good hire. Some guy named Nick Saban.

With the PO Committee Poll arriving on Tuesday night we may see a different calculus but this is the PO scenario using the last 2021, relevant AP Poll. NOTE: The 10 commissioners and the ND have not dumped expanding the PO field. Discussions regarding same are scheduled for next week. Too much $ is involved to put this topic away before the 2026 season. 12 Teams: 1 UGA -SEC vs 9 Michigan AL at 8 Notre Dame AL 2. CINCINNATI - AAC vs 10 Wake ACC at 7 Oregon Pac-12 3. OK - B12 vs 11 OK ST AL at 6 Ohio State AL 4. Michigan State - Big10 vs 12 Auburn AL at 5 Alabama AL 8 teams with all P5 champs in. 1. UGA - SEC vs 8 Wake Forest - ACC 2. Cincinnati - G5 vs 7 Oregon - Pac -12 3. Alabama - AL vs 6 Ohio State - AL 4. Oklahoma - B12 vs 5 Michigan State - Big 10 MY guess? 12 will be adopted with no conference being allowed more than 3 entrants. And possibly, ND if it wants independence, having to play 13 regular season games? But Alliance or not, the ACC, Pac-12, reconstituted B12, Notre Dame and the G5 cannot leave expansion money behind.

Gary Patterson out at TCU. A Rose Bowl winner. And a guy whose likeness sits outside of the stadium. USC, LSU, TEXAS TECH, TCU all open.

SMU? Maybe Houston instead? SMU had the game at Houston in hand with under a minute left and Sonny Dykes decides to KO deep to one of if not the best return guys in the Country? Thanks Sonny. Here's your $M + pay check. As of now, Cincy has both SMU and Houston down the road. Both AP ranked. Houston 20 and SMU 23. No ranked team for Oregon to play against.

Thank you, Sir! Despite my hubris in dissing the ESPN's Bear Bank, I missed on Ole Miss but both Wake and Miami covered. 14-9 for the season ATS with 1 straight up win. But in all humility, and even with a shave, a hair cut and better threads, I look and looked, no where close as good as does the man in the photo.