Jon Joseph

Thanks, Grandpa, and AMEN Charles. Much of the legitimate criticism of the Committee would disappear if it followed the Basketball Committee and revealed the metrics it uses in ranking and seeding teams. Search - Metrics Used by the College Basketball Committee for detailed descriptions of these metrics. NET - game results including where the game was played and whether it was a QUAD I, II, II, or IV win. WAB - Strength of Record Metric BP Index and KenPom Index- These metrics measure the quality of wins. Strength of Schedule, Strength of Record including where the games were played, weather at game time, injuries to key players before, and in-game and Game Control Statistics are all available to the Football Committee. So why do we have the CFB Committee Chair talking about The "Eye Test" that ipso facto makes the Committee subject to claims of bias? The Committee's 1st and 2nd rankings appear to be based solely on the number of losses a team has suffered. The No.1 reason why the B1G and the SEC will have three to four automatic qualifiers come 2026.

UWho will not be that easy an out but Do Not Rush Back. Tez will definitely be needed on 12/7/24 in Indianapolis vs tOSU. THIS is great news!😍 Tez is not only fast and elusive but he 'sits down' in the right spots against zone coverage which the Oregon WRs often failed to do in Madison. WASTE UWho!

Ohio State's SOS in 2024, even with 3 donut holes OCC is No. 28 coming into Week 13. Ohio State played two top-five teams on the road, OBD, and Penn State, and went 1-1 with a 1-point loss in Eugene. Ohio State plays No. 5 Indiana on Saturday. Then, it plays a likely 6-5 bowl-eligible Michigan team; the Wolverines play Northwestern in Ann Arbor this Saturday. On 12/7, No. 2 Ohio State is odds-on to play No. 1 Oregon in the B1G champion game. OBD or Ohio State should not be dinged for losing this game unless it is a complete blowout. If the Committee drops Oregon or Ohio State below a two-loss SEC team that did not play in the SEC champion game, Tony Petitti will be justified in requiring that the top 4 B1G teams in 2026 are in the PO field with the B1G and the SEC champ having the two top seeds.

Saturday Tradition Ranks the B1G Heading Into Week 13. Ducks Stay On Top. Big Ten Power Rankings following Week 12 SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Big Ten Power Rankings are getting updated after we wrap up Week 12 and head into the final few weeks of the season. Ohio State has moved to -12 vs Indiana and Penn State is -11.5 playing at Minnesota.

NO! The best team in the SEC does not lose at home to 4-6 Kentucky and at 6-4 LSU. Recency Bias based on a win over UGA. Who knows which team in the SEC is the best? They have all taken turns beating one another. But IMO, it isn't Texas. Texas schedule is a breeze compared to Georgia and Bama. MAYBE? Ohio State is -11. I watched Cig's news conference today and not surprisingly, he is super confident. 😁 Would a two-score loss in Columbus be all that bad? I hope Indiana can hang in because I do not want to see 5 SEC teams in the PO and 3 B1G teams. The SEC cheerleaders will ignore Texas playing no one and emphasis Indiana losing to the only ranked team it played.

Two Deserving B1G Players of the Week. HUZZAH! Atticus Sappington and Matayo Uiagalelei earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors 247SPORTS.COM The Oregon Ducks have two players named to the Big Ten's Weekly Player of the Week honors for their performances in the Ducks' 16-13 win against Wisconsin.

If the B1G conference champ game does feature OBD vs tOSU, why should the loser of a close game be penalized for playing in its conference champ game; especially, when Notre Dame has a champ game 'bye' and 2-loss teams sit out the conference champ game? If Georgia plays Alabama in the SEC champ game then based on strength of record and strength of schedule a 3-loss UGA or Bama should get in instead of a possible 2-loss Texas and should be seeded above even a 1-loss Texas. The Committee penalizes conference champ losers and it will be a black eye for the Committee and likely lead to multiple automatic PO spots for three or four B1G and SEC teams come 2026. And while it's not desirable as Charles pointed out, if there are four B1G teams in the PO field as we should so desire ($$$$), we will see at least one and likely both brackets having B1G teams in the same bracket.

Thank goodness Puddles gets to rest in the nest on Week 13. Here are Week 13's B1G Deals. B1G storylines for Week 13: All eyes on Ohio State vs. Indiana SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Indiana is 10-0 but hasn't faced a ranked team all season. Saturday is Statement Day. Plus: What to know about the rest of the Week 13 slate.

Thank you, Charles. And OBD's Women's Cross Country team won the B1G title! Nine (9!) B1G Women's soccer teams won their first-round NCAA Tourney games and are moving on. Oregon lost a tough game to Indiana. The Northwestern Field Hockey team has advanced to the Final 4. Women's Volleyball. Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue are in the Top 10. OBD is No. 11 with Minnesota and SC also in the top 25. Last night in CBB, Purdue upset Alabama and Wisconsin upset Arizona. Six Women's B-Ball teams are in the top 25 including No. 23 OBD. 😍 It's so Good to be B1G. WIPE OUT UWho!

NO WORRIES. OBD defeats UW, now 6-5 and a dangerous team in the Pacific time zone with two capable QBs and a very good RB, and -11 tOSU defeats Indiana and Michigan in Columbus, it will be a battle of the Os rematch in the B1G Champ game. In this case, unless one of the Os blows the other out, on 12/8/24 it will be Oregon as the No. 1 seed and Ohio State as the number No. 5 seed or vice versa. No. 3 Texas has Kentucky and at A+M remaining to be played. A+M before hosting Texas has what could be a tricky game at Auburn this week. Regardless one of the two with 1 SEC loss will have at least 2 SEC losses after their game on 11/29. If Georgia wins out vs. UMass 😒and Georgia Tech, I think a 2-loss UGA would play a 2-loss Alabama in the SEC champ game. A 2-loss Texas with no wins against the Committee's final top 25 could find itself out of the PO in favor of 2 or 3 loss Georgia/ Bama, and 2 loss Ole Miss and Tennessee. A bad loss by Indiana Saturday and a 2nd loss by Penn State could see five SEC teams in the field. Wax UW! And I hate to say it but: SC, Ding the Domers! Ohio State has moved to -12; Penn State is -11.5 on the road vs Minnesota.

Who Knew? OBD = QBU? https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/quarterback-u-pro-ducks-justin-herbert-and-bo-nix-are-tearing-it-up-in-the-nfl 😍

Thank you, Alex. No argument regarding your Mari(o) call; the man never came across a team he could not play down to. SMU defeats Miami in the ACC champ game and the 2-loss Canes would likely miss the PO. SMU will score against this Miami D. A loss in the ACC champ game would please the members of the U's NIL collective, right?😁 With CAM rented for one season and missing Clemson, Pitt, SMU and half-ACC'd Notre Dame in the regular season, this would be an Epic Fail. Eight in a row versus P4 competition without a siesta. The only P4 team asked to do this in 2024. Three trips East in the last five games of this gauntlet. Teams No. 7 and 8 coming off 'bye' weeks. As you noted, key guys were missing including the go-to guy on O and DL Burch who will be drafted early by an NFL team in 2025. A night kick-off in Madison where Wisconsin was 10-2 in its last twelve night games versus ranked opponents, including a victory over No. 1 Ohio State. A remarkable effort to go 8-0. Tez was injured early in the Michigan game. Will a month of healing have him back on the 30th? If it's a close call will it be better to hold him out one more week for the likely rematch vs. the Buckeyes? Sleep well and Wipe Out UW Back-to-Back!

Deep Breath. OK, Breath Out. Oregon Ducks exhale, undefeated 2024 season still alive SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The No. 1 Oregon Ducks defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 16-13 on Nov. 16, continuing their undefeated season. It's another scare for the Ducks, but the No.1 team

Good call, DM. With the No. 5 seed, a team will have to win 3 games to advance to play for the title on 1/20/25. It will be interesting to see how teams with a first-round bye fare in the second round away from home in a bowl game. The 5-seed, unless it's the Domers, will likely have played a 13th conference champ game and lost, so 17 games to win the title instead of 16 games. And as you so noted, one week's less time to rest, and scout the two opponents in their first-round game, one of which you will play. And any team that believes Boise State will be a walkover could be in deep kimchee. Ditto a Tulane team that just defeated Navy 35-0.

It's too late baby now it's too late. 😁 https://athlonsports.com/college/all-huskers/wisconsin-badgers-fire-offensive-coordinator-ahead-of-game-at-nebraska-cornhuskers

Doctor, Yardbarker is in agreement. Colorado looks like legitimate contender for College Football Playoff berth WWW.YARDBARKER.COM No. 17 Colorado (8-2, 6-1 in Big 12) drilled Utah (4-6, 1-6 in Big 12) in an emphatic 49-24 Week 12 win to keep its hope of earning an automatic CFP bid alive.

'ATTICUS.' Latin for 'Man from Athens.' Last night he was a kicking Man of Steel. The departure of Camden Lewis ( 😍) and here's thanking him for his contributions to OBD (OK, not in Seattle), has significantly lowered my Field Goal Pucker Factor.

Cam Ward?

Setting up a PO using the top 16 in today's AP Poll would have No. 16 CU playing at No.1 OREGON in the 1st round (no byes.) 11 SEC teams, 4 B1G teams, 2 Big 12 teams, and 1 ACC, Independent, and G5 team would be in the field.

Kansas was very good under Mark Mangino who was fired because he was a MEANIE 😒and the players could not find a Safe Space. Every football player needs a safe space, right? 😁

This year CFB has a 14-week season and two 'byes' for every team. The reason why many teams still have two games remaining. Some teams had their byes spaced perfectly, others? The last two games for the Ducks saw both Maryland and Wisconsin coming off of their second bye week. This 8-games straight stuff happens again and I hope Mullens makes some noise. It was only to Corvallis but this was not the season to drop a home game, a season in which both Michigan and Ohio State play 8 home games.

Thank you, Doctor J. As you so noted, CU has to win at Kansas on Saturday and the Jayhawks are playing like everyone thought Kansas would in the preseason. BYU plays at friend Dilly's 8-2 ASU team. Cignetti is getting all the pub but what Dilly has done in his second season is remarkable. He has brought a Michigan State reject QB back to life. BYU, CU, ASU, and Iowa State are still in the B12 mix. I'll be very surprised if the B12 places more than its champ in the PO. Zero Blue Chip roster teams and it shows.

Have to disagree here, my friend. The Dawgs were 12-1 last season, not in the 4-team PO and I never heard Kirby beef.

Thanks, 30. Spot on Coach Kirby. But you do not have to be in the environment if you rely on meaningful statistics and not simply count the number of losses a team has. 13 Eye-Testers need new and not B(C)S eyeglasses. Where would Texas be today if it played Georgia's schedule? Indiana?

Hats Off to a Bunch of Hairy and Determined, DAWGS! WOOF! Kirby Smart's Dawgs rise again: Georgia's statement win over Vols deserves CFP Committee's reconsideration - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM We know this win meant a lot to Kirby Smart, because we were there the last time he was left out of the playoff Why does the PO need a Committee when the Committee only counts losses and discounts head-to-head results and strength of schedule?