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WHY? Because they beat West Virginny or had a close win vs. Kent State and won at Wisconsin? OBD has a better resume. Meanwhile, the Ducks defeated a ranked Boise State and both would have defeated Ohio State. Oregon defeats Michigan on Saturday and PSU defeats Ohio State: 1 OREGON. 2. Georgia, 3. Penn State.

1998 BILLY: "The BCS is PERFECT! More than TWO teams Playing for a College Football Title Would RUIN the Regular Season!" 2014 BILLY: "The 4-Team College Football Playoff is PERFECT! More than FOUR teams Playing for a Title Would RUIN the Regular Season!" 2024 BILLY: "A 12-Team College Football Playoff is PERFECT! Before making any other pronouncements, I am exiting Stage Left." In a sport filled with CANARDS, has there ever been a bigger CANARD than 'THIS' Will Ruin the Regular Season?' 26 football teams plus 12 or so more if you project chaos are in the CFB Playoff mix. And more games will be Remembered in November since 1869 when Princeton played Rutgers. Except for Beavers games 😁 more viewers are tuning into games in 2024 than ever before. And game attendance has again improved for the second season in a row. Mega Conferences and the Loss of Traditional Matchups Will Destroy CFB! 2024 sees the return of Texas vs Texas A+M, The Holy War between an unexpected undefeated BYU team, and a disappointing Utah team, and it's not a rivalry game but Texas, now 4-8-1 versus Vandy visited Nashville for the first time in 96 years! And OBD's 1st game vs. Michigan since 2007. 😍 Puddles, Punish, Pulverize, Plaster, Paste Michigan. Moore and Moore like you did all Day long!

Hey, Poncho! Hey, Six-Pack! The Puddles Flock is This Week's Lock 😍 The Six Pack: Ohio State vs. Penn State, Oregon vs. Michigan among top Week 10 college football picks - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM It's time to Trust The Process as we make our best picks for the Week 10 college football slate

CFN Likes OBD - 30 to 16. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-vs-michigan-prediction-game-preview-betting-lines-2024

GO, GO, BO! Denver was in the Bo Know. Bo Nix captures NFL honor for month of October SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Bo Nix is putting up some big numbers for the Denver Broncos in his rookie season.

9 Losses in 6 Seasons. Coach, You Stink! Forget Michigan. For Ryan Day, Penn State might be the most important game SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Ohio State doesn't have any wiggle room left. It has to beat Penn State to stay in contention to reach the B1G title game ... and possibly the Playoff.

It's part and parcel of today's portal CFB. These talking heads NEVER shut up while making Obscure insights into the Obvious. Way back in the day, we had 1 announcer in the booth who may have had an on-air mute spotter. If a sideline reporter tried to interview Vince Lombardi during the game, the reporter would have been punched out, run over, but definitely ignored. THIS is what you heard between plays: "3rd down and 4 to go." There was no video replay so no 'Upon Further Review.' No (un)Social Media so bad calls were brought up the next day in your local paper. Also, there was no trash-talking and no showing off after scoring a TD, making a tackle, or sacking the QB you could plaster were with almost total immunity. And the B1G Guys! 240-pounders were D linemen. Not claiming it was better, but broadcasts were more focused on football as a game instead of entertainment. Then, Howard Cosell, Dandy Don, Keith Jackson, and other stars showed up in the booth. One certain thing is Change.

One of the Keys to OREGON Becoming Nationally Relevant - 2007 in the B1G House. 627 Yards on O and 4 Takeaways. "Let's Go Back, Get Together, and Do It Again!" 😍 Oregon launched national title hopes at the Big House in 2007. Can it finish the job in 2024? WWW.NYTIMES.COM Much has changed since Oregon beat Michigan 39-7 in its last visit to Ann Arbor in 2007. Now, the Ducks are in the Big Ten too — and No. 1.

Key Match-Ups From a Michigan POV. Key Matchups: Michigan vs. No. 1 Oregon WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM To pull off a major upset this weekend, Michigan needs to take advantage of three key matchups against the Oregon Ducks. Here are the ones we’ll be watching on Saturday.

Good Luck. Yuck, Yuck. How Michigan’s secondary plans to slow down Oregon’s receiving corps, limit explosive plays WWW.MAIZENBREW.COM Oregon boasts an elite receiving corps that could create problems for the Wolverines’ erratic secondary. A disciplined defensive performance will be key in keeping the Ducks’ offense in check... Puddles WRs - PLASTER MICHIGAN!

Thanks again for a terrific and spot-on article. A "PERFECT" B1G Game was contested last Saturday. Iowa 40 / Northwestern 14. Neither team passed for 100 yards. 😁 With a prototype B1G Meta-game plan, Iowa is usually at or near the top of the middle of the conference and then is plastered by an SEC team in its bowl game. The Michigan D Line has not played as well as expected this season, but I imagine they will be mega-fired up on Saturday. Michigan DC Wink Martindale will, as is his practice, bring The House in The Big House. Michigan will try to test both LOS early on. I wish Burch was available to help set the edge on D, something Michigan State could not do when QB Orji was in the game last Saturday. This close to November, every team is banged up. GO DUCKS! Silence 100+K! Play like it's 2007!

The Triumverate (OK, the Top 2 and Penn State) is now a Quartet with Puddles flying East and the Hoosiers (one Rose Bowl apperance in 1968) crashing the party in 2024. The B1G has been top heavy for years with the East Division winner usually destroying the West Division winner in the Champ game, be it Iowa or Wisconsin. 1 BCS champ, Ohio State, sigh, and two 4-team PO champs, tOSU and Michigan. But being top heavy was also the case in the Pac-12. Arizona never played in a Rose Bowl game and a handful of contenders competed for the laurels. In Pac 8-10 and in Pete Carroll years in the Pac-12, it was SC Student Body Right and Every Body Else. It appears that a largely unregulated right to transfer and NIL is evening the field somewhat for coaches who can take advantage. Norvell in 2023 but not 2024. Cignetti in 2024. And, sigh, Mari(o) who, taking advantage of his Ward and a war chest, is close to O in 2024. This, and 16 to 18 team Mega-Conferences have given some tough schedules and others, easy-peasy schedules. See Mizzou compared to Georgia. Rutgers compared to UW. Miami compared to Pitt. This season, OBD has both tOSU and Michigan on the schedule. In 2025 the Buckeyes and the Wolverines are not on the schedule. Thanks, David for another terric artical. WASTE THE WOLVERINES. Play like it's 2007 😍!

Brother NJ, A Bit OT But Trojans Wire with an Article - 'Why USC SUC's in 2024.' USC football has many reasons for failure, but offense comes first TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The USC defense hasn’t maxed out this season, but it has an excuse with so many key injuries. The offense has had few injuries but still hasn’t delivered in crunch time. Two days before the game in Seattle. With friends like these ... 😁

$20M in NIL - HELP! - What's Gone Wrong? What's wrong with Ohio State? Sorting out Buckeyes' real issues heading to Penn State WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Is the pressure of an or-else season getting to Ohio State? Urban Meyer on B1G Today opined that OL is the hardest position to recruit.

Saturday Tradition Chimes In. Betting Stuff: Storylines to consider ahead of Ohio State-Penn State clash SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Storylines to keep in mind before betting on the top-5 showdown in Happy Valley between Ohio State and Penn State. Place Your B1G Bets!

Penn State. The TE is super but with an average at best WR group, OBD can load the box vs PSU. And Howard is a better QB than Allar and/or Allar's back up.

CBS Dennis Dodd's Take on the Game and PSU OC Mr. K 'The Kotelnicki Effect' has worked for Penn State so far, but offensive guru can prove worth vs. Ohio State - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Andy Kotelnicki was hired to get the Nittany Lions over the hump against the Big Ten's premier programs

Danno Wary of Michigan QBs. Oregon HC Dan Lanning is wary of both of Michigan's quarterbacks WWW.YARDBARKER.COM If this were a year ago, a matchup between Oregon and Michigan would have been a headliner. It's still an important game for both squads in 2024, but the matchup between No. 1 Oregon (8-0, 5-0...

OBD Fans It's Week 10 and We're Still No. 1! It's Electrifying! So Watts! 😍 2005 - The regular season concluded at 10 games. 11 - With a 24 team playoff, FCS plays 11 regular season games. 2024 - The Champion of College Football in 2024/25 will play 16 or 17 games. 1/20/25 - The date the Playoff Champ Game will be played in Atlanta on a Monday so as not to conflict with NFL Playoff games. 😧 Gentlemen and Ladies, start and end the season earlier. It's not that hard to figure this out. 'Hey, Brutus, where in The H did the O go?" "Indiana you say? The Hoosiers are dotting the I? HOO knew?" 64 - net rushing yards. 2.1 yard average, .79 yards before contact put up by tOSU against Nebraska on Saturday. This vs. a Nebraska team that in the process of being Hoosier Husker Hosed the Saturday before in Bloomington, surrendered 215 rushing yards at 6.5 yards a clip. 1 for 10 On 3rd Down - Chipper has the run game rolling, right? 😁 3 - Number of healthy O Tackles on the Buckeyes roster. 1 Red Shirt Sophomore with next to no time on the field of play and 2 True Frosh with no time on the field of play. Not only did the Buckeyes lose in Eugene 😍 losing starting tackle Simmons was a B1G blow to Brutus. 13 of 19 - completions by Michigan QB Davis Warren for 123 yards and a TD in the win vs. Sparty with QB Alex Orji rushing for 64 yards and a TD on 6 carries. 187 yards from the Michigan QBs in 2023 is Michigan-Man Tom Brady-like. 😁 Less than 100 - A 'perfect' Big 10 game. In Iowa's 40 to 14 win over Northwestern, neither team put up 100 yards passing. Streaks - Good and Not SO Good. 0 - The number of minutes 8-0 Indiana has been behind this season. 0 - 7 - The number of games Penn State won from 2021 through 2023 when trailing at the half. 3 - 0 - The number of games 7-0 Penn State has won in 2024 when trailing at the half. 1-22 - Penn State's record vs. Top 5 ranked teams since 2000. 1-9 - James Franklin's record vs Ohio State. 4-16 Franklin vs. Michigan and Ohio State. 2-22 - Matt Ruhle's record vs ranked teams. 2016 - The last time Nebraska went bowling. Longest 'losing' streak by a Power team. 27 straight losses by Nebraska to ranked teams. 35 One-Score games in a row lost by the Cornhukers. 0 preseason Cornhusker respect accorded to No. 1 OBD. 😍 104 - Before Saturday's loss at A+M, the number of games in a row won by LSU when leading at halftime by 10+ points. WOW! 2nd - B1Ggest loss by Illinois last Saturday since the Illini started balling in 1890. 😁 Week 10 Games With a Playoff Punch. No. 1 OREGON -15.5 at NR Michigan - 12:30 CBS No. 4 Ohio State -3.5 at No. 3 Penn State - 9 AM FOX No. 10 Texas A+M -2.5 (Hmmm?) at NR South Carolina - 4:30 ABC No. 13 Indiana -6.5 at NR Michigan State - 12:30 Peacock No. 18 Pitt +7.5 at No. 20 SMU - 5 PM ACC Network No. 15 Boise State -23.5 vs NR San Diego State - FRIDAY 8 PM FS1 No. 5 Miami -20.5 vs NR Duke - Another brutal ACC game for the Canes. 😒 For Duke coach Manny Diaz, this one is personal. 9 AM ABC Taking a nap - No. 6 Texas, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 BYU, No. 14 Alabama, No. 16 LSU, No. 22 WAZZU !, No. 23 Bowl Eligible Colorado, No. 25 🤣Mizzou. GO PUDDLES! PLASTER MICHIGAN!

Thank you, Darren. Another terrific read. Riley was roundly chastized today for not running the clock and closing out Rutgers. He kept passing the ball, and burning no clock. Riley's play calling led to four late 4th quarter Rutgers possessions, at least two of which should not have happened. My guess. Riley negotiates a lower exit fee with USC and becomes a highly paid play caller in the NFL. He does not have head coach coaching chops and he is OK (yuck, yuck) at recruiting skill players but not LOS guys. But I don't know if the recruiting bumbling rests solely with Riley. When Pete Carroll first arrived there was not a pro football team in LA. Now, there are two NFL teams. And SC refused to fire Helton for so long I think many Trojans fans said 'heck with it.' With the academic standards raised at SC, how many students are all in on football? The 'crowd' for the Rutgers game looked like a home game at Stanford. Dan Lanning has support from the top down and from fired up students, Phil, and other boosters, alumni and folks who enjoy the program. Folks across the country and around the world follow the Ducks. But this did not happen without a plan that included insightful investment in brilliant marketing. It took Harbaugh 5 seasons before he defeated Ohio State. Harbaugh may have been the only coach with the gravitas to tell Michigan's administration that he was going to do it his way and to stay out of the way. Is there a coach out there who can do the same at USC? Stein will get a bigger gig, perhaps in the B1G. Rather than going rehab-style, I imagine Dan already has his eyes on assistants in the G5 and P5 who are killing it. It worked for Penn State this season. Kansas could not match PSU's Ks and the PSU O has stepped up with the hire of OC Andy Kotelnicki, and Kansas is one of the most disappointing teams in CFB. Thanks again, Darren. MASH MICHIGAN MOORE + MOORE!

Scarier Near Halloween. Perfect. https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/oregon-football-might-be-even-scarier-in-matchup-with-michigan But I think both Burch and Fergie sit this one out.

Simply a bad call near the end of the game. Targeting should have been reversed and it wasn't a personal foul. tOSU D guy now has to sit out the 1st half at Penn State. Male Bovine Excrement. I get why Day went nuts.

I was going to update this post with a take from CBS Sports Jerry Palm before noting that Palm has Penn State playing at Ohio State on Saturday. COME ON MAN!

WHY? Keep the hits coming all Day long. Tuesdays with Gorney: Angst over Ohio State is getting ridiculous SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Ohio State is listed as a 3-5-point favorite over Penn State this weekend.

Could this Coach Speak be any Moore Obvious? Sherrone Moore on Oregon: "A complete football team." - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore talked about hosting No. 1 ranked Oregon this week and how the Wolverines prepare.