Jon Joseph

Thank you, David, for the article and the above, spot-on comment. Tonight at 5:45 PM Pacific, after ESPN milks a CBB game before and after for a larger audience, the B1G should have seven of its 18 teams ranked by the Playoff Committee: Ohio State, Indiana, OBD, Michigan, USC, Iowa, and UW. The Massey computer has these seven teams in its top 25. ESPN's Bill Connolly's SP+, with the addition of No. 22 Penn State (!), and No. 25, 6-3 Illinois, has half of the conference ranked. On the other hand, the AP Poll has every SEC team with two losses ranked, plus three-loss Tennessee. If there are so many great teams in the SEC, how can eight teams have two or fewer losses, and why don't losses in Knoxville count? I expect the SEC will dominate the rankings. Georgia struggled to put away an unranked Florida. Texas won games in overtime versus bottom-tier SEC teams Kentucky and Mississippi State. No. 3 A&M defeated Arkansas 45 to 42. On Saturday, No. 21 Michigan struggled to defeat Purdue in the B1G House. We witnessed Oregon's battle against Wisconsin in 2024 and this season. In 2024, a Nebraska team that Indiana had schooled the week prior came into Columbus and came this close to being the loss that kept the Buckeyes out of the playoff. Lower-level Power 2 teams are capable of giving the top teams a battle. I don't think games against lower-level conference opponents are that much of a problem. If only the top SEC and B1G teams were in the same conference with no easy games, B1G and SEC fans, like NFL fans, would have to handle losing many more games. But as you so perfectly point out, the schedules in these mega-conferences are the problem. From a budding rivalry and entertainment point of view, OBD and not UCLA should be playing Ohio State a week from Saturday. The first meeting of Ohio State and USC as conference rivals will not be played before the Trojans' third season in the conference. Like the SEC, I think the B1G should give each team three permanent opponents. Not only for rivalry purposes, but it would help with travel if OBD, UCLA, USC, and UW played one another every season. If you don't love traveling to New Brunswick, New Jersey, one more season to play every B1G team is no B1G deal. Again, your above comment nails it for me. I'm reasonably certain that Molly Brown enjoyed the champagne on board the Titanic. I am absolutely certain that Molly was happy to board the lifeboat.😁 Thanks again.

Raiola's backup looked lost. At UCLA, Bye, at Penn State, and Iowa is what's left for the Cornhuskers. Michigan is a much better team in the Big House, and away from LA, SC plays like it needs an Out House. 💩 Michigan RB Justice Haynes, who transferred in from Bama and was having a terrific season, will have foot surgery this week. We'll see what happens tomorrow night, but three of Oregon's final four games could be against top 25 opponents and bowl-eligible Minnesota, with road games at Iowa and UW. 🤬 The number of conference wins by Indiana's final three big opponents: 0, Zip, Nada, Nyet, and Nudge.

$$$$$$ - 🤑- Six $ signs for six sick losses when favored by 20 points + 😁 Thank goodness the U's Booster Bozos Ponied Up (like SMU 😎) and took Mari-oh-oh MIA before he destroyed Oregon's brand. 🤮 -What other coach could have kept Stoned Brook in the ball game? 🤪

SP+ has B1G love for the Big Ten and OBD. Ohio State, No. 1, Indiana, No. 2, and OBD is No. 3! (Does Bill Connolly still have an office in Bristol?) ESPN.comUpdated SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teamsThe latest SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, following this weekend's results.

Another B1G blow. Nebraska QB Dylan Riola is out for the season, and Michigan RB Justice Haynes will undergo surgery on his foot. Maize n BrewReport: Michigan Football RB Justice Haynes set to underg...Michigan Football star running back Justice Haynes is reportedly set to undergo surgery on his injured foot. Here’s what we know about the situation and his potential return:

I doubt the CFB PO Committee will be in lockstep with the AP Poll. Five ways in which the rankings could differ. NOTE: The PO Committee will only have 12 members this season. Member and ASU graduate, Randall McDaniel, is on a leave of absence and has not been replaced. I agree that A&M could be ranked 1st, and Indiana could be ranked ahead of Ohio State. I also think that Iowa, No. 26 in the AP, could and IMO, should be ranked. Ditto AP No. 24 Washington. If a G6 team is ranked above or instead of these two, the Committee is kowtowing to the politics of the PO format. OBD could be ranked lower than No. 6. 7-1 is impressive, but the opposition, sans Indiana, has not been good. For PO seeding purposes, it would help if Iowa, USC, and UW were all ranked. FanSidedCollege football rankings: 5 biggest discrepancies we'll...AP Top 25 college football rankings for Week 11 Ohio State BuckeyesIndiana HoosiersTexas A&M AggiesAlabama Crimson TideGeorgia BulldogsOregon DucksOle Miss Rebe

Ducks Wire predicts what the PO Committee's 1st PO field will be. No. 6 OBD hosts No. 11 UVA. I'm not certain we'll see Ohio State 1st, Indiana 2nd, and OBD 6th. If the Committee metrics are close to ESPN's SOS and SOR rankings, we could see A&M first and a 1-loss Alabama in the top 3. Recall, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey decided the conference would go to nine games based on his belief that the SEC's SOS and SOR superiority, per Greg, will be recognized by the Committee. If half of the SEC is in the Committee's Top 25, DUCK! https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/11/03/oregon-football-college-football-playoff-rankings-prediction-week-11/87056768007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_me

The Big Ten Media Men's CBB Poll has OBD ranked 5th. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/big-ten-basketball-preseason-media-poll-2025-26-purdue-michigan-state-overrated-indiana-underrated/

Matt Ruhle and Nebraska could not win a game against a ranked opponent, and it looks like QB Dylan Riola has a broken fibula. Behind its backup QB on Saturday, the Cornhuskers' O floundered vs. USC. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/nebraska-qb-dylan-raiola-reportedly-out-for-the-year-with-broken-fibula-194837844.html

We have yet to see a Freeze on firings. 🤪

Or score a Maalik Murphy autograph before he transfers to Linfield. 😁 How low can you go?

Don't blame me! My putrid pick in OT was the coaches, and not my fault. Kirby Smart had to be happy to see this guy in his rearview mirror. Gunner Stockton doesn't have the same talent, but he has a heart millions of times bigger than this dork. However, Carson is a great fit with Mari-oh-oh and a Canes team that has never won an ACC title. This whiny BS won't hurt his draft stock, right? 🤪 If you're looking for a leader, don't Becken Carson.

12:30 Pacific KO in Iowa City is a break? SI thinks so. And it makes sense. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Catch a Scheduling Break For Iowa GameThe kickoff time for the No. 6 Oregon Ducks' week 11 road matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes has officially been announced. The Ducks and Hawkeyes will kick off

Mari-oh-oh does not look very merry, does he? 😁 Oregon Ducks On SIAP Top 25 Poll Shake Up After Upset-Filled WeekendThe No. 6 Oregon Ducks enjoyed a bye during week 10 of the regular season as another chaotic weekend of college football shuffled the AP Top 25 Poll. Then-No. 8%

AUBURN PUTS THE DEEP FREEZE ON HUGH FREEZE - Where will the coaches come from to replace the fired P4 coaches, plus Stanford? What's that, Beavis? No one other than Canzano and the bartender at the Peacock cares. 🙃

WEEK 10 AP Poll - 6-2 UW is in. 6-2 Iowa is No. 26. Cincy, with a loss to Nebraska and a beatdown at Utah, is No. 25? Why? No. 23, 3-Loss Tennessee still has many Volunteers voting in the AP. Miami drops to No. 18. But, losing to Miami must still be a 'Good Loss.' Or, did the No. 10 Golden Domers' 25-10 win over the 1-8 BC Eagles really impress the voters? Tuesday night, we'll see how this poll stacks up against the PO Committee's 1st ranking release. I won't be surprised if Texas A&M is No. 1. AP NewsNCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football PollThe official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

Mr. Massey's computers also have OBD holding steady - https://masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/ratings USC, Iowa, and UW are all in the Top 25.

The Coaches (Sports Information Director) Poll. OBD stays at No. 6 - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-georgia-tech-suffer-drops-in-week-11-college-football-coaches-poll-top-25-rankings/ Iowa is ranked; UW at No. 26.

The AP Poll will soon be out. Below is ESPN's final PO prediction before the PO Committee's 1st ranking release on Tuesday - No. 8 OBD projected to host No. 9 Texas Tech in a Battle of Big (B1G) Donors. ESPN.comCFP top 12: One last projection before the first committe...We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 10.

The Ducks have the hardest B1G row left to hoe. Oregon's next four B1G opponents are a combined 24-9: at Iowa, Minnesota, USC, and at UW. USC - Northwestern, Iowa, at Oregon, UCLA Michigan - Bye, at NW, at Maryland, Ohio State Ohio State - at Purdue, UCLA, Rutgers, and at Michigan Indiana - at Penn State, Wisconsin, Bye, and at Purdue Iowa - Oregon, at USC, Michigan State, and at Nebraska UW - at Wisconsin, Purdue, at UCLA, and Oregon Oregon has road games left at Iowa and UW. Tuesday night, both teams could and should be in the PO committee's top 25. Fortunately, Indiana has a Bye before facing the Boilermakers on the road. 😁 Go Ducks!

With the game on CBS, this is an interesting location. Fox will broadcast Iowa State at TCU at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Fox will broadcast Northwestern at USC on Friday, 11/7, at 6 PM Pacific. The broadcast of this game is not USC at Northwestern on 11/8 at 9 AM Pacific, as shown in error on a number of sites. I do not see a B1G game being broadcast this Saturday at 9 AM Pacific.

Thank you, Don, that was a Dandy! Iowa Drinking Game to play if you want to stay sober: Chug one down when an announcer refers to Kirk Ferentz as having the most B1G L's in the history of the conference. (The number is 89, which OBD hopefully turns into 90 on Saturday.) If you want to over-serve yourself: Any mention of the Children's Hospital, including waving at the Hospital, Woody Hayes, Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Broyles Award, Phil Parker and his D-Fence, Grono's accomplishments in FCS football, TEs in the NFL, and the biggest number of games won by a B1G coach. 😁 60 degrees in November! YES! Rain to slow down OBD's athletes. In 2025, I already watched this movie and gave it 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Thanks again, Don. This will not be an easy out. 2-loss Iowa has plenty to play for. Kick Kirk Over the Ferentz, all the way to Ames!

Give Mari-oh-oh a break. He made my Bye, and now I get to wallow in it 🤪, while thinking of the Canes trip to Pitt on November 29th! Dear Miami Boosters, please keep throwing Millions of Dollars at Mario, and kids who have never suited up for a college game, and a guy who led the SEC in INTs in 2024. Don't give up on him. In 2025, your boy Beck is now 2nd in the ACC behind some Sap, with 9-Picks, and he's still in the race to be the ACC's most Prolific Picker. 🤑 About that Car, Son. 🤬

Awww, Schucks! 🙃Thank you for the kind words. It's a privilege to be associated with the friends of OBD on this great Forum. With Boise being blasted, I know that somewhere LaGarrette 'Sugar Ray' Blount is also smiling. 😁 Let's Spit in a Hawk's Eye!

Man, I hate to say it, but hats off to USC! The Trojans are a closet case, but We Need the PO Dues!