Jon Joseph

Hard to fathom? On the fourth watch (4th Q) Navy 27 - No. 25 USF 24

Last night, No. 20 Louie Louie's playoff hopes just had to go. Dabo 20 - Louie 19

Who figured on a Pitt WR having hands of steel? Pitt should have scored on its 1st possession. ND 21 Pitt 3 at halftime. Thanks, Grandpa, for getting this discussion going. Let's consolidate this topic if possible.

Oh, Oh, IO. A knock on Nico's noggin means he won't play in Columbus today. Is there a mercy rule in the Big Ten?

A game I missed in looking ahead to this week's games was an important G6 game that sees 25 USF at Navy, today at 9 AM on ESPN 2. The G6 rep will likely come from the American conference, and USF is the committee's frontrunner. Still wallowing in last night's game that was not wallowed in the mire.

Ski-U-Nah - I wasn't surprised. When on the road, these Gophers tunnel. 😁

Louie, Louie, oh, oh, playoff gotta go. Clemson 20 - Louisville 19

WOW! Who is the Last Man Up?

Clem, my Son, forget about picking up your room, and start picking the portal. Clemson is trying to become bowl eligible while keeping Louisville out of the PO? Just as predicted, right, James Franklin? KO at 4 PM Pacific - ESPN - You lucky Ducks, you. 🤬 Honey, pass me another IPA and another No Doz. 😴

I meant to give credit where due when I cited this stat that came from The Athletic's Stewart Mandel's latest Mailbag. In response to Aggies and SEC fans being outraged over A&M not being No. 1, he referred to the records of SEC teams the Aggies have played and have yet to play. He also referred to Indiana having better stats on both sides of the ball. Perhaps Stewart's outrage at all things B1G has tapered off a bit?

CFB is looking at you, Kiff, and other CBS Week 12 takes. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-week-12-storylines-battle-3-loss-sec-teams-in-cfp-lane-kiffin-ole-miss-florida/

I've got to hawk in SC's eyes. Close win by Iowa, and it moves up, wins out, and is in the top 25 at season's end. A needed top 25 wn for what we hope will be an 11-1 Ducks team. Again, with a close loss, I think a 7-3 SC will still be a Week 13 top 25 opponent; I don't want SC traveling to Autzen with any PO hopes left. But, I certainly understand the other POV. Gash the Gophers!

And with a really good QB named Jonathan Smith? I hope I'm not making a MIstate, but I hear he went Michigan? I prefer today's Dammed Up Beavis. 😁

Week 12? Already? Down the stretch they come. According to ESPN's Austin Mock's Playoff Predictor, and without stretching the envelope to the point of crossing the heliopause and joining Voyager I and II in interstellar space, 18 teams remain with a 20% or better chance of making the 2025-26 playoff, two more than at the same time last season. Enjoy watching OBD on Friday night, 6 PM on Fox, and watch the rest of this weekend's games without any pucker factor. (Unless you wagered too much. 🤬) Also on Friday, you can catch one game short of bowl eligibility, Clemson, at No. 20 Louisville at 4:30 PM on ESPN. In the preseason, no one expected it would be Clemson playing for pride and bowl eligibility while trying to knock 7-2 Louisville out of the playoff, or that the Tigers would be one game behind Cal in the ACC standings. 😁 Saturday Games - 9 AM Big Ten Network (BTN) - Wisconsin at 2nd-ranked Indiana - Badgers coach Luke Fickell dodged a pink slip and celebrated by holding a Fisch fry in Madison, Wisconsin. Upon further review: B1G HQ is continuing to watch game video to determine whether Danno or Cig deserves the Week 11 Harry Houdini Award. 🤪 ESPN - No. 3 - 9-0 - Texas A&M vs. South Carolina - Another middleweight, if that, SEC team for Mike Elko to knock off. To date, A&M's eight SEC opponents are combined 13-34. (What's that Pawwwaaaaaall, nothing to see here, move right along.) Fox - No. 18 - 7-2 - Michigan at Northwestern - This game will be played in The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. A win this Saturday and next Saturday at Maryland will keep the 7-2 Wolverines' playoff hope alive before hosting an almost certain to be 11-0 Ohio State in Ann Arbor the last week of the regular season. Five in a row will have Buckeyes fans crying all Day for Ryan's head. ABC - No. 9 - 7-2 - Notre Dame at No. 22 - 7-2 - Pitt - The Pitt Panthers are a 12.5 undercat at home. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi would love to tarnish the Golden Domers' playoff hopes and send Notre Dame home in the playoff pits. We'll SEC, but it could be B1G if the Panthers beat ND and open up an at-large playoff spot. Saturday Games - 12:30 PM BTN - No. 21 - 6-3 - Iowa at No. 17 - 7-2 - USC - This is the only Week 12 Big Ten game with two ranked opponents playing one another. (And SC is probably the only B1G team rooting for Notre Dame.) USC -6.5 is favored in this game and is still alive for a playoff bid. Since 2003, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and his Hawkeyes have won twenty road games over favored opponents. (If you stick around long enough ...) It's concerning that OBD has to return from a Saturday road game to play a team that was off last week on Friday night. But it's also a B1G ask for Iowa to travel to LA and be ready to play after pulling off a defeat from the jaws of victory with three seconds remaining in last Saturday's game in Iowa City. Atticus Sappington's walk-off field goal kicked 70,000 Hawkeyes fans' playoff hopes squarely in the crotch. Other than for a few delighted Duck quacks, Kinnick Stadium was a Sound of Silence. I'm cheering for Iowa on Saturday. A close game likely means both teams remained ranked, with Iowa having a good chance of finishing in the top 25 should it win out. Selfishly, but without apology, I do not want USC to have a playoff possibility incentive when Troy travels to Eugene. ABC - No. 11 - 7-2 - Oklahoma at No. 4 - 8-1 - Alabama - The SEC starts to winnow itself, if losses by one SEC team to another register with the PO committee. 🤔 The Crimson Tide is favored at -6. With the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer is 11-0 when favored at home. (Don't ask how the war against the Seminoles turned out. 🤣) FS1 - Maryland at Illinois - Illinois is 6-3. A 9-3 Illinois will likely finish in the top 25. This game is close to a Lock(sley) to deliver more post-September misery for Maryland and its crabby fans. CBS - Penn State at Michigan State - Will Penn State win its first conference game and also score its first win over a Power 4 opponent? 😧 Saturday - 4 PM FS1 - Poor Doo at 6-3 UW - In Seattle, the Husky bark is usually accompanied with a bite. OBD would like to see UW at 8-3 in Week 14. ESPN - Florida at No. 7 - 9-1 - Ole Miss - An up-front and close personal audition for Coach Lane Kiffin. Will the Florida AD be allowed to attend the game? Last Saturday, UF no showed at Kentucky. This week will a Gator come to Ade Florida with its punch? Saturday - 4:30 PM ABC - No. 10 Texas - 7-2 at No. 5 Georgia - 8-1 - Route 66? Like Bama, UGA is a -6 favorite. I don't think it was a very good look for Sark to start Longhorn Lobbying for a 3-loss SEC team to make the PO before he boarded the plane to Athens. Georgia QB Gunner Stockton, not some guy named Archie, in conference contests leads the SEC in passing. NBC - UCLA at No. 1- 9-0 - Ohio State Did you ever guilty pleasure wish that you were in the Colosseum in Rome, watching Gladiators battle condemned prisoners? (I hope not! 😇) If so, make sure to tune into this ... whatever? My guess is that TOSU fans wouldn't have cared about this game kicking off at Noon. 🙃 SATURDAY - 7:15 PM No. 12 BYU vs. TCU - In the preseason, B12 Commissioner Brett Yormark assured the college football world that his conference would have multiple participants in the playoff. If he was referring to this season, the 3-letter school beginning with 'B' best win this game. BEAT THE FLECK OUT OF THE GOPHERS!

Been there, done that a few times. Hurts like a witch.

Not road warriors, but undefeated at home and bowl eligible, well rested, not a chance at a PO spot, why not come West and let it all hang out? A team nowhere near the talent level of the Ducks, but loose as a goose. 😁 Torpedo the Row Boat!

Five Keys, If You Please - https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/five-keys-to-the-game-no-8-oregon-vs-minnesota-261278785/?source=column&lctg=26140&eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&utm_sour 😁I predict great green gobs of greasy, grimy Gopher guts all over the field.

OBD 38-10 1 2 215

Holy Hollies! An On a Carousel Update - Saturday BlitzPredicting the head coach hires for the 8 open Power 4 jobsFrom major openings to quiet searches, these are our predictions for who each Power 4 school will hire as the next wave of coaching changes hits.

Yes! This week's uniform choice will not have to include tie-dye Mae West life jackets. Sweet - 👍👌😁

PO Committee Chairman and Baylor AD Mack Rhodes is taking a personal leave of absence from his AD job and is stepping down as the Committee chair, leaving the Committee with 11 members. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/baylor-athletic-director-mack-rhoades-leave-of-absence-stepping-down-college-football-playoff-chair/

They're coming to take ME away? I picked a fine Saturday to stop sniffing glue. Looks like we're Ducked!

I couldn't have putt it any better! 😁

Sunny on Saturday, 59 degrees! What's that? The game's Friday night with rain expected? 😒😧🤬

The NCAA hands out penalties to the Michigan State football team. This does not help J. Smith, but it may give Sparty a reason to keep Smith on for another year. MSU is not a CFB top job, and these penalties make finding a new coach more difficult. And also, improving the lower third of the conference is now more difficult. Tuck, or something else Comin'? ESPN.comMSU hit with 3-year probation, 14 wins vacatedDue to NCAA violations, Michigan State football was placed on a three-year probation Wednesday, a school spokesperson confirmed.