Jon Joseph

What have you done for me Lately? Maybe? But I am in The Not So Fast Group. Top to bottom, recruiting rankings, championships won, NFL draft picks, it's still the SEC. But the gap has closed, no doubt. Looking ahead to 2025-26, preseason-ranked SEC teams' rosters and B1G rosters are not dissimilar and neither are the staffs coaching the teams. It's not like the day when B1G teams had no chance to compete at the LOS. Three preseason games that see Texas at Ohio State, Michigan at Oklahoma, and Wisconsin at Alabama should be interesting. The SEC CFB hegemony may or may not be over. Two years of B1G back-to-back titles does not IMO wipe out decades of dominance. Has Big Ten surpassed SEC in college football hierarchy? Examining the gap between powerhouse conferences - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Big Ten winning back-to-back national titles has sparked a debate about who sits atop the college football world However, I am hoping that I am yet again wrong. 🤓

The Ohio State University - 10 Wins vs. OBD. OBD - 2 Wins vs. the Buckeyes. OBD will have to significantly close this gap and also win at least 2 titles before getting respect from the fans in Columbus. Big Nut is the perfect poster boy for the over-the-top, looney Buck Nuts fans.

Good News - Las Vegas, 2027. Bad News - January 25, 2027. Seeding will change in 2026. Come 2026, the Quarterfinal as well as 1st round games could be on campus if ESPN is not making the call. ESPN has no reason to lower interest in bowl games it is scheduled to broadcast. Locking in games in NFL stadiums means the season will not be shortened before 2031-32, if then. Las Vegas is the only champ game site announced to date that is outside of Dixie.

Michigan In the 2025-26 Playoff? Which non-Playoff teams have the best shot at getting into the 2025 field? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Can 2023 national champ Michigan get back in the Playoff? Who else has a chance after missing the 2024 Playoff. We break it down by league. BTW, no one needs to tell Ducks fans that Mari-Oh-Ho-Ho is in the habit of 'coming up small.'

Penn State and Indiana Out of the 2025-26 Playoff? In or out? Which of this year’s 12 Playoff teams are the best bets to make it back again next season? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Newly crowned college football national champion Ohio State has already been set as the favorite to win the title again next season.

2027 - The PO Champ Game Escapes Dixie - Vegas Baby! College Football Playoff announces 2027 National Championship game will be at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium WWW.ON3.COM . This was expected. Good to see Vegas confirmed for 2026-27. But January the 25th? I'm glad it's Vegas but I don't like to see this late date locked in.

Two 1st Round Ducks? https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-football-epsn-big-board-josh-conerly-jr-derrick-harmon-244675360/

Moore of this, please. College Football Analyst Makes Bold Dante Moore Prediction for 2025 Season WWW.YARDBARKER.COM College football analysts are already predicting that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore will take the Ducks' offense "to another level" in 2025. On Wednesday, 247Sports' National Recruiting...

11:30 Pacific - NFL Network Ducks playing in the game: Dillon Gabriel; Tez Johnson; Terrance Ferguson; Josh Conerly; Ajani Cornelius; Jamaree Caldwell; Jordan Burch; and Jeff Bassa. 2025 Senior Bowl roster revealed; 120+ draft prospects to attend WWW.GIANTS.COM In just two short weeks, some of the top college prospects in the country will come together in Mobile, Alabama for the 2025 Senior Bowl. East-West Shrine Bowl - Thursday, January 30, 5 PM Pacific - NFL Network. Ducks - Trashon Holden and Jabbar Muhammad.

One USC Icon is back. Raiders hire Pete Carroll as their next head coach. Pete, you don't have the NCAA to worry about. Which is nice. 😁 Is 70 years now middle age? I hope so. 🍻 The Raiders new GM, John Spytek, (I hope he doesn't use Spy Tech like Bill Belichick 🤓) was the GM at Tampa Bay when Raiders minority owner Tom Brady played for the Bucs and was Brady's teammate at Michigan.

Questions for the playoff teams in 2025. College Football Playoff: The biggest question each 2024 CFP team faces in 2025 FANSIDED.COM Can the Buckeyes repeat? Will Penn State breakthrough? Is Arch Manning the guy? Let's evaluate the toughest challenges for each CFP team entering next season.

Nine OBD players with breakout potential in 2025. Predicting which veteran Oregon Ducks will break out in 2025 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Predicting when veteran upperclassmen on the roster in Eugene will break out for the Oregon Ducks in the 2025 college football season.

USC is not ranked 😁. Is anyone surprised? NO! USC football fails to crack ESPN preseason top 25 for 2025 season TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM USC football is not in preseason top 25s for 2025. Is anyone surprised?

Great take, H. Thanks. On Monday, January 12, 2015, Ohio State defeated OBD to win the inaugural 4-team Playoff title. 34 (33.9) Million people tuned in. The 2015 game did not feature an SEC team. Alabama was defeated by the No. 4 seed, OSU, in the semi-finals played in the Sugar Bowl. OBD eliminated Dixie with a defeat of FSU. The semi-finals were played on New Year's Day. All four teams played in their conference champ game and the four teams had the same delay in play before 1/1/2015. The title game was played on Monday, January 12th in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. The game was not up against a historic event. The game as will be the case in 2026-27 through 2032, was broadcast on network TV, ABC, and not on cable TV. With many cables being cut this had to affect the number of willing viewers able to tune in. The CFB season starts and ends too late. As you so noted, by the 4th game many fans had likely seen enough of Ohio State and Notre Dame. SEC fans were likely tired of being told that their conference was no longer the lead sled dog. (Recency bias IMO.) Why tune in to watch two teams from the Midwest play ball? The fans of the twelve playoff teams were involved in the first round with their team either playing ball or watching to see what team the four teams with a bye would play. The championship game in 2015 was played the week before the NFL semi-final playoff games; the biggest weekend of NFL football will be played this weekend. The PO format including the timing of games needs to be fixed as noted by many OBD fans on the Forum. Not happening before 2026-27. Perhaps in this electronic peripatetic world in which we live, eight teams in the field are enough? Five automatic qualifiers and three at large? Four on-campus quarter-final games, semi-finals on January 1st. Champ game earlier than the Ides of January. But Di$ney/E$PN is not likely to reduce the inventory.

Storylines for 2025. College Football 2025: Arch Manning, Bill Belichick, Jeremiah Smith and more storylines for next season WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM The longest college football season is in the books, but it is not too soon to look ahead. Arch Manning will start, Bill Belichick will coach and Jeremiah Smith will continue to dominate.

What? I can't hear you. 🥵

Fondly. It was a treat to witness the evolution/revolution of offense coupled with NIKE's marketing. Together, Oregon became a national, must-watch, brand. Having grown up in Boston I expect shots across the bow from Boston (Manchester, NH) Irish guys. Along with rooting for the Red Sox, it comes with the territory. Very happy for Chip and Manchester, NH's Ryan Day. A third well-known coach from Manchester, Dan Mullen, just signed on to return to coaching at UNLV. Terrific article, DM. Thank you.

Notre Dame is Losing DC Al Golden to the NFL. Not an easy guy to replace. Notre Dame loses DC Al Golden to NFL's Bengals WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Losing to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship is bad enough, but losing, 34-23, and looking overmatched in the process ... well, that wasn't good. 'Overmatched?' Compared to Tennessee and, er, forget about it. 😧

U(s) S(ec) A(ppreciate!) 🙃

Cause for Concern? No doubt. But will anything be done about it? I don't see anything significant happening in 2025 when a change requires a unanimous vote. Declining TV ratings for College Football Playoff National Title should be reason for concern SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship has long been a marquee event in the sports world, drawing millions of viewers each year. This year's c It has been reported on various sites that come 2026 the Power 2 will push for a 14-team field, a 1st round bye for the top two ranked teams, and home games through the quarter-finals, four automatic bids for the B1G and the SEC top, two for the ACC and two for the B12, one for the G5/6, and one at-large; A/K/A the Notre Dame automatic bid. The hoi polloi are of course outraged at the GREED 🤑 of the Power 2. However, this is not March Madness and not CBB where schools can play multiple games in a short time. Like it or not, the football games that bring in the viewers are games featuring a B1G or SEC team, Notre Dame, and CU if Prime is in Boulder. CFB has been monetized and like in any business the movers and shakers will call the shots.

From Michigan site Maize + Brew, a list of B1G teams ranked in major media preseason Top 25 rankings. OBD is in the top 10 of every ranking, except USA Today which has OBD at 11. (I've canceled my subscription!) Where Michigan Football lands in way-too-early top-25 rankings for 2025 season WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Now that the 2024 college football season is over, it’s everyone’s favorite time of the year: way-too-early szn. Today, we roundup all the national media coverage on where they currently rank...

MICHIGAN WINS AGAIN! I'm shocked that the Wolverines want to rub it in. 😁 Michigan-Washington National Championship had higher ratings than Ohio State-Notre Dame WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM The television ratings are in for the Ohio State-Notre Dame National Championship and the numbers are down compared to the Michigan-Washington National Championship last season. Charles is spot on; the CFB champ game was not the most important thing on that day's agenda, at least for those not addicted to CFB + OBD, like me. 😜 Many good ideas have surfaced on OBD that would have the season begin earlier and the playoff end earlier. When Ohio State and Notre Dame do not bring in the expected viewer numbers the people in charge should notice. However rapid change in CFB happens due to legislatures and courts; not from in-fighting conferences and certainly not from the NCAA. The B1G and the SEC are taking over the management of CFB and while I have concerns about further consolidation of CFB I think it is inevitable. I'd rather have the Power 2 managing the CFB post-season than a biased media company.

I believe he was on Chip's staff with the 49ers. Pro jobs remain open and will be open every season. Any move in CFB would be lateral at best.

RED ALERT! I am responsible for monoriting Ducks Wire from 11 AM to 4 PM Pacific. Thus, I am posting Ducks Wires's Zach Neel's take on what the 2025-26 Playoff field will look like. Unfortunately, Zach has laid another egg. 🤓 After noting the 2025-26 playoff format will be the same as the 2024-25 format, Zach forgot to include a G5 team in the field. A G5 team and not the LSU Tigers will be in the field. Predicting Oregon Ducks 2025 College Football Playoff field DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM An early prediction of what the 12-team College Football Playoff field will look like for the Oregon Ducks next season. SMH! So many 'EXPERTS' still don't get the PO format. 🧑‍🎓

Lame Kitten, er, Lane Kiffin could not stop whining about his 3-loss team, home loss to 4-8 😁 Kentucky, road losses to 9-4 LSU and 8-5 Florida, not being in the PO field. 🤪 Kiffin finally stopped his withching when 2-loss Tennessee was blown up by The Ohio State University and after Michigan defeated Bama for the second time in 2024 and 9-3 at the time Illinois defeated higher ranked 9-3 South Carolina. Ole Miss was scheduled to open the 2025 season versus USC in the Coli. The two teams agreed to cancel the scheduled two game series. SC, I get it. The Trojans in 2025 will play Nine conference games including PO No. 1 seed Oregon in Eugene and will also play PO runner-up Notre Dame in South Bend. Ole Miss will play Eight conference games. The Rebels four out-of-conference games: Georgia State; Tulane; The (🤔) Citadel; and Pac-Whatever WASHINGTON STATE. WAZZU! All games will be 'contested' in Oxford, Mississippi. Lane, how about STFU!