Jon Joseph

A Texas team that could be ranked 2nd by the Committee tonight has one win against a P4 team with a winning record, Vanderbilt. The Horns next best win, over 5-5 Michigan. Georgia has played 4 teams currently ranked by the Committee, 3 of the games on the road and is 2-2. This includes destroying Texas in Athens. Next up for UGA, a top 10 Tennessee team. Should Texas be ranked above Georgia because it has one and not two losses? Does Sark deserve COY over Cig? A subjectively determined PO will screw a few teams over year after year. At least the Basketball Committee reveals the metrics it uses along with the rankings and folks are still ticked off over Team 68 being in over Team 69? 2026 will see automatic qualifers from the B1G and the SEC and 14 to 16 teams. If it's 14 the two top ranked teams will have a 1st round bye like we see in the NFL. Seedings will match rankings.

OBD Brothers and Sisters, Can I Get an AMEN! I understand folks questioning Indiana's schedule but Texas has defeated one team, Vanderbilt, with a winning record. It's next best win is against 5-5 Michigan. Georgia, Texas and the folly of ranking teams by number of losses WWW.NYTIMES.COM Georgia should arguably be ranked above Texas given the Dawgs' stacked resume.

This is one of the reasons FOX is behind ABC/ESPN in 2024 CFB viewer numbers. Indiana-Ohio State showdown deserves better than its early kickoff WWW.YARDBARKER.COM When Indiana plays Ohio State in two weeks, it will be the weekend's marquee game. So, why is it being treated like a matinee? This Saturday instead of showing Oregon at Wisconsin, FOX will broadcast Utah at Colorado kicking off at 10 AM Mountain time. And CBS is also making strange broadcast decisions. This Saturday, CBS will broadcast Penn State at Purdue at 3:30/12:30 instead of Oregon vs Wisconsin that will be broadcast at 7:30/4:30. Perhaps CBS could not show 3 OBD games in a row but FOX certainly could have shown Oregon at Wisconsin at B1G Noon, kicking off at 11 AM Central instead of opting for a B12 game. OBD's viwership numbers are up in 2024 but they could be improved with better broadcast decisions by FOX, CBS, NBC, Peacock, and BTN. Why FOX insisted on owning the B1G Noon broadcast window instead of swapping times with CBS and NBC is baffling. Penn State's White Out game featured UWho instead of Ohio State and was shown on Peacock. I get that the B1G took the money but why would the B1G's broadcast partners not want to have the most viewers possible and the best ROI? I hope that come 2031, the B1G will have more influence in regard to broadcast dates and times. A White Out versus UWho on The Bird = A Comparative Blackout Compared to a Broadcast on CBS, FOX, or NBC at 7:30 Eastern.

Well Deserved Kudos from Trojans Wire. John Robinson, dead at 89, made an extraordinary contribution to USC TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM John Robinson won big. He won a lot of Rose Bowls. He was a great USC head football coach for all the obvious reasons. His legacy, though, is even more specific.

RIP Coach and Duck, John Robinson Oregon mourns the passing of former player, coach, and Hall of Famer John Robinson AUTZENZOO.COM John Robinson was a tight end on the Oregon football team before he eventually got his first-ever coaching gig with the Ducks.

Bobby Orr erases the Stanley Cup Blues for Olde Towne folk with the game winner vs. the Saint Louis Blues. How sweet it was! 😍

Nice article, eh? But only Hosers play Volleyball, no fights, no penalty box, chiclets intact, and a ball bigger than Rhode Island instead of manning it up and strapping on sharpened blades. And the gals who aim at a tiny net instead of bouncing the big ball over a net the size of Alaska, aren't Rinky-dinky either, eh? It's too bad you grew up in a tropical paradise like Eugene, and missed out on the Game of Cement-Heads, eh? If the real game of ice hockey was four periods long, the games would last one hour and twenty minutes (I'm good at math, eh? 😁) and the Zamboni (that's a machine not a sub sandwich) would run out of gas, eh? Was it the Miracle on a Volleyball Court or the Miracle on Ice, eh? SERIOUSLY, another terrific and fun read. I think there could be some rope-a-dope going on here. Dan knows how important the Middle 8, 4 minutes before the 2nd half and 4the first 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter, are in a football game. He also knows this will be the longest CFB season ever and that he is playing in a conference where most teams are not built to come back from a two-score deficit. In a conference with fewer possessions on offense and with clock rules that have shortened the game. Puddles, we're not in the Pac-12 anymore. 😁 In its 8 wins, Ohio State has given up 64 points. Against Ohio State, OBD put up 32 points. And in your excellent article, you noted that OBD did not play Portland State, instead swapping the Vikings for a top FCS program in Idaho and a 3-point grind it out, thank you special teams, win over Boise has turned out to be a good win. Against Ohio State, Oregon unleashed what Charles refers to as 'Bird Bombs' against a highly touted group of DBs to great effect. OBD lost the 1st Q 6-7 and the 3rd Q 0-7 validating your point. But this came against a team that surrendered no TDs in the last two games against ranked Penn State and bottom feeder Purdue. I am hoping that OBD will have all hands-on deck for the possible deep run in the playoff. However, I think we will see the same strategy if OBD gets the lead of burning time off the clock instead of trying to light up the scoreboard. Thanks again, great take. I'm off to pound down a Molson's, eh.

Where Do They Find These Guys? Indiana plays Ohio State on 11/23, not this Saturday. This Saturday Indiana is off and Ohio State plays Northwestern in Wrigley Field. And No. 1 Oregon would play in the Rose Bowl Not The Sugar Bowl where Texas would play. Even if the top seeded teams had their choice of 2nd round bowl sites, why would No. 1 Oregon opt to play in New Orleans instead of in Pasadena. This is not a secret, the PO Poobahs have explicitly stated: B1G to the Rose; SEC to the Sugar; ACC to the Peach; B12 or G5 rep if seeded 4th, to the Fiesta. I hope that experiencing puberty will not be too B1G of a shock for Ethan (Perhaps He's) Stone(d)? Big Ten bowl projections after Week 11: Does an 11-1 Indiana make the Playoff? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Big Ten bowl projections following an eventful Week 11. Enquiring minds want to know: Would Mr. FishDuck allow Ethan to volunteer to write for the Forum? Is this guy being paid by Saturday Tradition? Bag the Badgers!

Scoop Duck Writers Split on Ducks at Wisconsin 2 See an Easy W - 2 Think OBD Struggles ScoopDuck Roundtable: Surprise Storyline vs Wisconsin - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Oregon heads to a hostile environment in Wisconsin on Saturday and here are the storylines we are predicting.

B1G Week 12 Storylines - Can the Badgers 'Stifle' OBD? B1G storylines for Week 12: Can the Badgers stifle the top-ranked Ducks? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM The B1G has 4 teams ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll. Can they keep it going in Week 12? We examine the biggest storylines. In the words of Archie Bunker: Stifel It, Meatheads! A/K/A - How About NO! Bury Bucky!

Great take. I prefer a Bye until the Rose Bowl on 1/1/25 rather than having to play a physical quarter-final game vs a Boise team that will come in confident after a last play 3 point loss in Autzen. More time for Tez, Marcus and other dinged-up Ducks to get healthy. OBD does not defeat Boise without TJ's punt return.

Boise State the 4 Seed? BYU the 6 seed? With Notre Dame at BYU Holy War Jr.? College Football Playoff bracket prediction: Georgia, BYU tumble; Texas, Boise State grab first-round byes - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Major changes are expected in the second College Football Playoff rankings after a wild weekend. CBS Sports has the Ducks coming up Roses. 😍

Early line for a Ducks vs Bucks rematch is Ohio State -3. Considering the game will be played in the Eastern time zone and in a stadium tOSU is familiar with, at least was familiar with going back 4 seasons 😆 -3 is close to a Pick 'Em. To be nationally respected OBD has to win a Natty and then win a couple of more for the first one not to be a "fluke." I'm certain Dan would love first to get to the game and would be happy to be an Under - Duck in the game. BLAST THE BADGERS!

Miami Held Back by Mari(o)? Say It Ain't So! 😁😁😁 College football Week 11 overreactions: Sherrone Moore isn't the man for Michigan, Florida keeps getting worse - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM There is plenty to overreact to after a wild Week 11 slate in college football Give Me A DUH! Waste Wisconsin! Blast Bucky!

Buhler! Buhler! The Fansided Buhler, + Not THE Bueller. 😁 AP Top 25: 3 teams who will be higher in College Football Playoff rankings, 3 lower FANSIDED.COM With the College Football Playoff rankings now being released, the AP Top 25 Poll is no longer as important as it had been earlier in the season. Even though th

In South Central, the Hits Just Keep On Coming. With Friends Like These? DeShaun Foster excels at UCLA while Lincoln Riley flounders at USC TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM No one can debate that DeShaun Foster has gotten more out of minimal UCLA talent than Lincoln Riley has extracted from his USC team in 2024.

How About 4 B1G Teams in the Top 5! AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10 APNEWS.COM Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week.

Unless the Surgeon General steps in, I think that it's Cig's to lose. 😁

As I believed could be the case in the preseason, the Athens Dawgs was one of the SEC teams that looked like it was handed the short end of the SEC scheduling stick in 2024, and UGA took on Clemson in the opener and still has a feisty Georgia Tech team to play. Top 10 Tennessee visits Athens Saturday. Geogia has already played four games against teams in the Committee's Top 25, three on the road. Scheduling in these mega-conferences is all over the place when it comes to SOS. Georgia plays 8 conference games in 2024 and misses 7 SEC teams. OBD plays 9 conference games in 2024 and misses 7 B1G teams. In 2025, Michigan and Ohio State are not on the Oregon schedule. Georgia in 2025 plays the same cast of characters. MIami in 2024 plays 8 conference games and misses 8 conference teams including Clemson, Pitt, and SMU. Miami also misses half-ACC'd Notre Dame. Since 2017, Notre Dame is 45-7 vs the ACC in the regular season; 4-0 in 2024 with one ACC game leaft to be played vs UVA on Staurday. Notre Dame plays 4 G5 opponents in 2024 and of course, will not play a conference champ game. Was 3-loss Louisville ranked last week to justify Miami being ranked at No. 4. Louisville is Miami's sole top 25 win. Committee Chair Ward Manuel said Miami looked good according to the Committee's Eye Test. Did these folks not watch the VA Tech, Cal, and Duke games? In its win over Louisville, Tyler Shough had better stats than Cam Ward. In many respects, the Committee is doing what Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti feared, far too much eye-testing and not enough statistical analysis although we do not know the metrics this Committee uses and how the metrics are valued. I'm reasonably certain that Boise could defeat both BYU and Miami and I watched 4-5 Nebraska destroy CU. I hope the UGA team that trampled Texas shows up Saturday. The Bama team Tennessee played at home was certainly not the Bama team that destroyed LSU on Saturday. NIL and a mostly unrestricted right to transfer has spread the wealth and it shows first and foremost in the SEC. Vanquish the Vols! Wipe Out Wisconsin!

Low of 46 degrees, 15% chance of rain. It will be nearer the low in the 2nd half and what will the wind be like coming off of Lake Mendota. "No problem, it's like going into Wisconsin." "I got the spam beat out of me in Wisconsin." If Dan can go 8-0 with a win over Ohio State and on the road at Michigan, he will be the only coach in the P4 to do so in 2024. Two of the last three games played three and two time zones away from Eugene and the last two opponents coming off Idle Weeks.

Which [Not 'Who' SMH] is the Best Team in the SEC? College football winners and losers: After Week 11, the race for the SEC title is really, really muddy SPORTS.YAHOO.COM There could be a seven-way tie for second place in the SEC. Editor, where in the heck is my Editor!

Ducks Wire quoted Dan as saying they were monitoring and conscientious of, the number of James's carries this season. Lanning is well aware that this could be a 16 or 17-game season and you have to do what you can to keep players fresh. Especially a guy who relishes contact.

This will be 8 in a row for OBD without a nap. Wisconsin is coming off a bye and it's a 6:30 local KO, plenty of time for Badgers fans to brewski it up. A bye week after Wisconsin and then UW at home before in all likelihood traveling to Indianapolis to play a rematch with Ohio State. The Ohio State which gave up 32 points to Oregon has allowed a total of 64 points in its 8 wins. Will Dez be good to go on 12/7 in Indy?

Gimme 10! A Well-Earned Bonus for Danno! Oregon Ducks' Dan Lanning Earns One-Year Contract Extension Worth $9.4 Million WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The No. 1 Oregon Ducks remain undefeated thanks to a 39-18 victory over the unranked Maryland Terrapins in Autzen Stadium on Saturday night. The win was momentous for many reasons: the...

Week 2 Committee Rankings Prediction Predicting the 12-team College Football Playoff field ahead of Week 12 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A prediction of what the 12-team College Football Playoff field will look like heading into Week 12 of the 2024 season.