Jon Joseph

Thank you, Darren. Your article hit all the key (not all the Keystone State keys, I hope) notes for a win in Beaver Stadium. Blue Chip Roster teams are a different animal, no doubt. In this case, a group of Nittany Lions, desperate for a significant victory, from the head coach on down. Shutting down Wisconsin in Madison last season on the road and playing in the 8th straight game against Big Ten opponents in front of a raucous crowd was noteworthy. However, was there a single player on that Badgers roster who would have started for OBD? Saturday is a Prove It game for both teams. Dan et al know that the Rose Bowl performance earned a solid 'F.' As you noted, a Prove It game for Dante Moore. Dante in today's world of CFB is a different animal. How many young players, two seasons removed from high school, would have chosen to sit behind an experienced QB and learn for a season? Not many. I don't believe there is a D in CFB that can shut down the OBD and PSU offenses. I watched Georgia's D lit up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Georgia, behind gutsy QB play, fought back, got the break it needed when a walk-off FG was missed, and the Dawgs escaped, as Kirby Smart admitted, with a lucky victory. Lucky or not, A W is a W. It's hard to win football games, especially on the road. OBD's schedule to date has been perfect for breaking in a new starter, at QB and 17 other positions. 18 new starters and OBD is 4-0. This is great coaching that is so easy to take for granted when your team has a significant roster advantage over the opponents. It's Blue Chip vs. Blue Chip. IMO, this game will come down to TOs, the same thing that happened last December in Indianapolis. I like our QB compared to their QB. I see OBD winning the turnover battle and winning a close game with at least 60 + cumulative points scored. Thanks again, Darren. Green Out the White Out! The grass is damn green in Eugene; it will not be whitewashed! 😍

Does Jim Knowle$ deserve his dough? https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/penn-state-stunned-college-football-world-by-poaching-jim-knowles-from-ohio-state-with-oregon-looming-its-time-to-find-out-if-itll-pay-off-133731213.html

Can you ask for anything Moore? Of course, we're Fanatics! How about a B1G back-to-back OBD white wash, including Greening Out a White Out, a B1G title, and a win on 1/19/26 in HardRock Stadium in Miami. 😍 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-qb-power-rankings-indianas-fernando-mendoza-oregons-dante-moore-lead-surging-big-ten-crop/

I don't mean to Nits pick, it isn't All on Drew Allar, I guess? 'Know your enemy.' Sun Tzu and Pete Thamel. 😁 Drew could be the difference. But in which direction? This article focuses on the late-late interception against the Irish, of course, but recall Nikko nicking Allar and the Nits. 😍I certainly do! ESPN.comDrew Allar could be 'The Difference' for Penn StatePenn State ended last season in heartbreak again. Allar & Co. get their first shot at redemption Saturday.

Here's Looking at You, Drew. ESPN.comDrew Allar could be 'The Difference' for Penn StatePenn State ended last season in heartbreak again. Allar & Co. get their first shot at redemption Saturday.

There's method to the decommitment game. Find out what you're worth at Program O, a program with sound NIL management, and then put yourself out for bid. How many flips are up to the recruit compared to his parents and agent? Probably not that many. You could pay a recruit a signing bonus and have him sign a contract, but a program, Miami, for instance, will ignore the deal until the agreement passes muster in court. To date, the key OBD stat for me is that OBD has not lost a starter to the transfer portal. I trust Dan and company to fill holes from the portal. You're more likely to pay the correct salary to a guy who has played college ball and whose play at the college level is not a complete guess. Folks market their skills all the time. This is how Head Hunters, a/k/a business recruiting concerns, make their money. And Head Hunters have been known to tamper with a company's roster on occassion. 😁 Without an agreement with a players union there will be no surcease of players trying to earn all they can as soon as they can; especially, when you can put yourself up for auction season after season. Imagine what the NFL would look and what players would be paid without fines for exceeding a salary cap, and with no restraint on free agency and tampering. In other words, today's CFB. Before December's signing day, I simply ignore recruiting and the falaciously referred to 'commitments.'

You'll need to board the Soul Train to ask these folks the C(ommitment) Question - Zsa Zsa Gabor - 9 marraiges. 🤪 Only eight for - Liz Taylor, Lana Turner, and Mickey Rooney. Rooney's bank account got shorter after every divorce. 🤑

The line has swung in UW's favor. With three key starters out on defense, LB Al-Uqdah, CB Davis, and Nickelback McCutcheon out, I'm not sure why this is the case. UW's 22 straight home wins could end on Saturday. Scarlet and GameOhio State football betting odds vs. Washington shifting...After a needed rest, the Ohio State football team is returning to the gridiron this weekend, as a cross-country trip to Seattle is on the way to take on Washing

Week 4 Viewer Numbers Reflect the State of Today's CFB. The two most-watched involved SEC teams. Total number of teams by conference in the top 10 - B1G 9, SEC 4, ACC 3, B12 2, Independent 1, G6 1. On3College Football TV Ratings: Top 10 most-watched games of....

NFL talent galore on the field. I'm looking forward to the third round of Will Stein 😇 vs. Jim Knowles. 🤬 The judges' cards are even through two rounds. (OK, the first round may have been a draw? 😁) Will Tosh find a way to stop the PSU run game? Both Allen and Singleton rushed for over 100 yards in last season's B1G champ game. If they do this again on their home field ...? OBD needs to make Allar throw potential INTs. OBD, PSU, ESPN, NBC, and the CFB world at large expected both teams to be undefeated coming into this heavyweight rematch. How much have both coaching staffs on both sides of the ball been hiding against seven overmatched opponents? I think Sadiq will again freak out the Penn State faithful.👺 Show Knowles what he doesn't know! Put a Spankin' on Franklin! Sadiq, Freak Out! 🤪

Week 5 - Four B1G Playoff Showdown Games. SIForde-Yard Dash: Four Big Ten Showdowns Will Separate CFP...The SEC also has a pair of monster games on tap, while the Big 12 revolves around the state of Arizona and the ACC faces a trap weekend.

Dan Brings Mo Bamba to Practice. 106,000 + screaming Penn Staters will bring the noise. The crowd may break the all-time Beaver Stadium attendance record of 111,030, set last season when the Buckeyes visited. SIOregon's Preparation for Penn State Included Reluctant Pr...It's not Lanning's favorite song, but he'll endure it in the name of a potential victory in a huge game Saturday.

A 'prove it' game at Penn State - https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/oregon-has-something-prove-penn-state-has-everything-prove

College Football News predicts a W for The Mighty Ducks. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-vs-penn-state-prediction-preview-2025 Plaster Penn State! Put a Spankin' on Franklin! 😁

Love for the Ducks and the Hoosiers. Ducks cover +3.5 - make it so Danno! https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-vibe-check-week-4-indiana-sure-looks-like-the-next-indiana/

CBS Sports is taking note of the QBs in the B1G. Drew Allar? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/b1g-time-charting-the-leagues-historic-qb-play-penn-states-james-franklin-seeks-breakthrough-vs-oregon/ Keep Drew Allar off the list!

Will Stein just made the list. ☹️ Will, wait for a better job, OK? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oklahoma-state-coaching-candidates-gj-kinne-collin-klein-among-options-on-hot-board-to-replace-mike-gundy/

And that was the end of Mike Gundy. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/mike-gundy-fired-oklahoma-state-head-coach/

A look at our Men of Oregon in the NFL - Week 3 https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/09/23/oregon-ducks-nfl-player-performances-week-3/86285386007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam

Do Not Shoot the Messenger Over the Source. This is a concise wrap-up of Week 4 Big Ten Games. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2025/09/22/biggest-losers-winners-week-4-big-ten-football/86288616007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_c It's Demond, not Desmond Williams, and the author had to take his shot at OBD being good only because of the money spent. All Trojan players are in it simply for the free room, board, and tuition, right? 😴

AP on the ACC's moving to nine conference games. AP NewsACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year...The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving to a nine-game league schedule for football while having teams play at least 10 games against power-conference opponents, though there will be variables due toThe ACC's discussions on whether to go to nine games were 'incredibly intentional.' Not mundane and meandering? 🤔 How about: 'We do this or we look like chicken spit weenies! Next subject.'

Not Texas, but close. I think the Oklahoma State job will open up, and to win there, you have to recruit Texas. Baylor's had two tough losses this season: to Auburn in Week 1 and last Saturday to ASU. I think Dave Aranda is good for at least one more season. But Aranda was a D coach at Wisconsin when the Badgers won with D and its run game. When Fickel is fired, Aranda, if Baylor goes 9-3, could be in the mix for the Badgers' job. Lots of coaching dominoes if Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Florida jobs come open. If Florida offers the job to Lane Kiffin, which I think is a real possibility, in addition to Ole Miss, other jobs could open in the SEC. Mark Stoops' buyout at Kentucky is large, but many Kentucky fans are ready for him to go. Clark Lea has Vandy competing in every game the Commodores play. Lea's a Vandy alum, but he has a chance to earn more money if he takes a different job in the SEC. Jeff Lebby has Mississippi State playing much better in his second season in Starkville and is paid 'only' $4.5 million a year. It's all good in Norman, Oklahoma, today, but the Sooners were the beneficiary of two bad calls against Auburn, beat Auburn by seven points, and have not been able to run the ball. Mateer is exciting, but his QB Efficiency ranking is not top-tier. After blowing out Kent State this coming Saturday, Oklahoma has the rivalry game vs. Texas, plays Ole Miss, Missouri, and LSU at home, and plays South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama on the road. Long-time AD Castiglione hired Brent Venables and is retiring after this season. Oklahoma will be five-0, but those last seven games? Unless Dan Mullen, 4-0 at UNLV, wants badly to be back in the Power 4 and takes the UCLA job, if offered, I see UCLA and OK State as the two most likely to hire P4 assistant coaches or G6 head coaches. I believe we'll see a lot more coaching changes in 2025 than last season. Pants Penn State!

I don't believe the ACC had any choice but to follow the B1G, B12, and the SEC. Like the SEC, the ACC will require its members to play 10 games vs. P4 opponents. The B1G has no such requirement. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/acc-votes-to-expand-football-schedule-to-nine-conference-games-10-power-4-games-each-season/

More on the pig slop that is Arkansas. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/misery-index-after-arkansas-ads-brutal-reality-check-about-program-hogs-show-its-actually-worse-with-stunning-collapse-04132585 Petrino, fired for consorting with and giving an SEC coed a job with the athletic department. Ark told Petrino to repair his cycle, get his motor running, and head on down the highway. 🤪A Hugh Freeze-like return to the SEC, where IT just means more, and no one gives a whip about yesterday's IT?

Here's some general information on Beaver Stadium, including where to go for pre-game activities. https://gopsusports.com/beaver-stadium-a-z-guide Quack Out Penn State!