Jon Joseph

Spot on. Teddy is credited with saving CFB, which was understandably too rough for the Rough Rider. https://www.history.com/articles/how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football

Good luck, yuck, yuck. This is 'speaking softly.' Only Congress carries a 'big stick.' Hats off for trying. Soaring to GloryHere we go again. President Trump wants to insert himself...Name, Image and Likenesslegislation is one of the few things that has some level of bipartisan support in Congress. Currently, the House of Representatives is w

The B1G, to date, is not backing down. 5-11 will be considered if the SEC plays nine conference games. SIBig Ten Tightens Stance on College Football Playoff Expan...The league is not currently compromising on its preferred CFP format unless the SEC makes a scheduling change.

Preview of B1G Media Day Two. Don't miss Dan's appearance. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2025-big-ten-media-days-oregon-reloads-psus-title-hopes-among-day-2-storylines

Sustainable? At least it's an attempt at giving college athletics some relief. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/president-donald-trump-to-sign-executive-order-establishing-national-nil-standards-amid-evolving-legislation/

The B1G's Best LB? How about ... YES! YardbarkerOregon Ducks Defense Returning Best Linebacker In Big Ten?The Oregon Ducks had a stellar 2024 regular season, looking to not only run it back in 2025 but also make a deeper playoff push. One of the reasons that Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks can h...

There's Way Too Early and then there is this. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/which-68-teams-make-our-first-2026-bracketology-and-which-teams-may-be-hoping-for-ncaa-tournament-expansion/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a1 It's only a 2,637.3-mile drive to enjoy some great wings. 😁

Return to Power Conference Status? 🤣 Is the author John Canzano Junior? https://soaringtoglory.com/could-the-refitted-pac-12-already-be-in-trouble-with-incoming-schools-01k09w3e01ev

The $6 million Man? $4 million guaranteed to a guy who was recently injured? Soaring to GloryCarson Beck NIL update makes his $4 million Miami deal lo...Fall camp is right around the corner and the expectation is that Carson Beck is going to be fully ready to rock for the Miami football team. He's coming off his

All deals over $600 were supposed to be revealed by the terms of the House so-called settlement. Many schools that supported the settlement are, for various reasons, not disclosing the terms of the deal. The only winner in this settlement? The defense attorneys, who I am certain charged a robust hourly fee, but their lucre pales in light of the $750 million awarded to the plaintiffs' attorneys. These newly wealthy lawyers are already whining about deals outside of 'market value' being set aside. How long before the nouveau riche round up a group of new plaintiffs and file another suit against the NCAA, and all those following the terms of the settlement for price fixing? You can't have too many private jets, right? If the folks who pay the bills, the fanatics, the fans, had standing, the NCAA would have been put out of business long ago. Without reporting, the estimate of the teams paying the most for players is a WAG, except perhaps for Texas Tech, which can't stop boasting about the $55 million payroll. (And the $1 million per annum for a softball pitcher from Stanford.) When the onion is peeled back, agents touting their deal-making prowess appear to be exaggerating the per annum payments. Shocking. Oregon and Georgia lost an OL recruit to Miami because they dropped out of the bidding. Georgia did nothing to try to retain the services of $4 million QB Carson Beck, who has all of the skills other than leadership. Knowing when to fold up is prudent. At the SEC media days, Kirby Smart asked at what dollar amount a player is satisfied. Is a player making $200,000.00, using Kirby's example, hungry for wins? Is he willing to put in the extra work required to win championships? Are young men playing for the love of the game or just the money? With a largely unregulated right to transfer, what is more important today, recruiting, the portal, or paying your best players to stick around for another season, like Michigan in 2023 and Ohio State last season? Many 4* and 5* players will not play up to their ranking out of high school. I'm waiting for one of Dan's 5 stars to show up and ball out in game one of his year one. Dak? You know the value of experienced players on your roster, and portal rankings are based in part on how a player performed in college. And the retained players and the experienced players are not interested in obnoxious (IMO) 'It's all about Me!' chest pounding. I have yet to see an NFL free agent go on (un)social media to let the fans of his new team and the sporting world at large know just how great he is. Thanks for the post. I'm reasonably certain player agents know the teams with the deepest pockets. 🤑

Get ready for B1G Media Days - 7/22/25 through 7/24/25. Danno will be up on Wednesday, the 23rd. Fox recaps the B1G's 18-team performances in 2024. 2025 Big Ten Media Days: Ohio State QBs, Nebraska Transfers Among Day 1 Storylines | FOX Sports

No Bull! The Hoosiers are bringing back competition for Ralphie. Oh well, in 1816, Indiana was our westernmost state. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/indiana-reinstates-bison-mascot-after-56-year-absence/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=458143&ET_RID=52482716

SHOUT! Saturday BlitzThese are the most electric crowd hype songs in college f...Few things in sports match the energy of a packed college football stadium when the right song hits. While fight songs are the most traditional, some of the in-

"Coming out of Destin" and other lies from Sankey that journalists buy without question. 90% plus of the articles quoting the B12's support for the 5-11 model do not include the B12's support is conditioned upon the SEC and the ACC playing nine conference games. On July 22nd, I hope Tony Petitti comes out firing against Sankey and his horse manure. AP NewsThe SEC and Big Ten are currently at a standstill over th...SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says the SEC and Big Ten have not agreed on a College Football Playoff format beyond this season.

I've criticized this ill-conceived so-called 'settlement' enough. This article speaks for itself. NIL deals are being set aside as called for in the settlement, and folks, including the nouveau riche plaintiffs' attorneys, are whining about the terms of the settlement being enforced? And schools in conferences that supposedly support the settlement are refusing to disclose the terms of NIL agreements. Why did anyone put lipstick on this pig in the first place? AP NewsArgument over 'valid business purpose' for NIL collective...Less than two weeks after terms of a multibillion-dollar college sports settlement went into effect, friction erupted over the definition of a “valid business purpose” that collectives making name,...

USA Today is not wholesale buying Sankey's SOS claims. https://sports.yahoo.com/article/greg-sankey-embellishes-bold-claims-175723796.html

If the SEC stays with 8 conference games, the PO should stay at 12. The B1G is No. 1 in $$$ and will stay at No. 1 if the PO stays with 12 teams in the field. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/whats-next-for-college-football-playoff-format-sec-commish-says-it-could-stay-the-same-if-sides-remain-divided-164415303.html

I hate it when Pawallll agrees with me. 🤬 https://athlonsports.com/college/lsu-tigers/brian-kelly-gives-honest-reaction-reports-nick-saban-returning-college-football

SEC Media Days begin today. B1G is at the plate on 7/22. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabamas-playoff-outlook-texas-protection-for-arch-manning-among-2025-sec-media-days-burning-questions/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=457809&ET_RID=52482716

Come on Greg! Saint Nick hates the pay-for-play new game. He's wealthy and has his businesses, including being the biggest Mercedes dealer in Alabama, to attend to. He's retired in no state income tax Florida and golfing his ball whenever he wants to. He is still in the game with his Gameday gig that won him an Emmy. I've heard that Greg is coming out of retirement to suit up for the Birmingham Stallions.😁 It's a looooong off season.

Dak is EA's No. 1 Newbie. On3Ranking top-50 freshmen in EA Sports College Football 26...EA Sports College Football 26 officially dropped on Thursday. On3 is breaking down the top-50 freshmen in the video game.

Holy Buddy Holly! Pat failed to note the new leader in roster payroll expenses resides in ... Lubbock, Texas?🤪 AP NewsTexas Tech hoping big money and top transfers lead to unp...Texas Tech is investing a lot of money into its athletes, and has brought in a lot of football players from the transfer portal.

If you are in Iowa City on November 8th, bring warm clothing. If there, you will see in person the winningest coach in B1G history. Kirk Ferentz is two wins away from passing Woody Hayes. This is Kirk's 27th season at Iowa. Looking at the average per-season win totals, Dan, now in his 4th season, should pass Ferentz before the 2048 season. 😁

Thank you, Stevan. Malchow was a terrific hire by Dan Lanning. But unlike the situation at SC, he wasn't brought in to rescue recruiting, or fire the HC at Stanford like Andrew Luck, or win a power struggle at Cal, Rivera over Wilcox, with every quality Cal player transferring out. Or to prop up six-time Super Bowl winner and $10 million a year man, Bill Belichick, at UNC. I see many of these GMs being brought in to patch holes that multi-million-dollar coaches can't fix. Recruiting, with the help of heaps of cash, has seemingly been fixed at SC. But the newbies have to be coached up; will this happen in South Central? Unfortunately, Luck isn't suiting up for the Cardinal, and Riveria is also out of eligibility at Cal. I don't expect these two programs to ace the ACC anytime soon. And Tom Brady isn't suiting up at QB at UNC. Without Tom Brady, Bill's Super Bowl record at New England is a likely Zip for Zip. Too many cooks ...?

Nice Man. An example of The Peter Principle. I wish Coach Mark nothing but the best. One of two Oregon coaches who coached in a national championship game and won a Rose Bowl for OBD. Although the Rose Bowl win was 'this close.' Right, Jameis. 😃