Jon Joseph

-13? Vegas Insider shows all of the odds from the 5 biggest books. I cannot find any odds lower than OREGON -16. What site is Ducks Wire referring to? Zac Neel strikes again? Please let me know where I can get a bet down on the Ducks at -13. I loved Zack's analysis of Cornelius's play vs. Idaho. He gave AC a C- grade and noted that AC "left little to be desired" in this game. Zach, perhaps you meant to say: A lot to be desired? Sorry, Joe, I know this is 'articles only' but I don't want OBDers trying to find odds that don't exist. Perhaps the game will be bet down to OR -13 but -13 was most certainly not the opening line. Do not take anything Zach Neel posts on its face.

Again K, thanks for the post. Some Ducks played well, others not so much. Perhaps the third time will be The Charm for this team. Which Oregon Ducks saw their stock rise, fall in win over Boise State DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks saw a lot of good, but still some bad in the Week 2 win over the Boise State Broncos.

How About A B1G Shout Out For TEZ! Tez Johnson earns Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week Honors 247SPORTS.COM Oregon star receiver Tez Johnson earned a Big Ten Conference player award for his performance in the win over Boise State.

Know Your CIVIL WAR Foe. Take No Prisoners + Salt the Reser Stadium Turf! Know the Foe: Five Oregon State Beaver players to know 247SPORTS.COM The ninth-ranked Oregon Ducks will hit the road for the first time this season when they take on rival Oregon State at Reser Stadium this Saturday at 12:30 PM. Here are five OSU players to know... Larry, Moe, and Curly. Who are the other 2 guys?

Thanks for the post. I'm not counting my Ducks eggs. Michigan State defeated Maryland on the road. Maryland has an off week before visiting Autzen. At 17 Michigan and 36 Wisconsin in November will not be easy; games 6 and 8 in the 8-game gauntlet. Purdue is 1-0 and had this week off to prepare for a Notre Dame team that lost to a G5 opponent. And UWho is ranked 31st this week, is 2-0, and will be fired up when they come to Autzen. Illinois was the one B1G team that defeated a ranked P4 opponent on Saturday. With the way this team has underperformed to date, I'm taking nothing for granted.

What? A Game? Just kidding Alex and thanks for the POSITIVE take. Spot ON - 2-0 is 2-0. But I want to see more of Olivia Newton-John football: LET'S GET PHYSICAL! 😁 Jeanty is a terrific RB but he's playing behind a G5 O-line and there is no way he should go for close to 200 yards against guys, at least on paper, who are superior athletes. Our DEs can't set the edge and the DTs play like they have the DTs. I am hoping to see a breakthrough in Corvallis against a 2-0 team that just shut out San Diego State on the road. The Ducks are 20.5 favorites and unlike the last two games where Oregon Under Covered by 50 points it's time to step up and beat down the Beavers. There should be no Ducks fans pucker factor in this game. Will the coaching staff have OBD ready to play this game? BLAST THE BEAVERS! [I hope we are 2 games into a 16 or 17-game season.]

Where's Sugar Ray Blount when we need him?

The Week 3 AP Poll Playoff. Grab a Bowl of Grits to go with that Rebel Yell Bourbon. Sugar Bowl - 1. Georgia vs 9. Tennessee at 8. Missouri (The Vols have a beat-down win vs. P4 NC State in Charlotte. Mizzou has two home wins vs. FCS Murray State and G5 Buffalo - Bulls, not Bills. But TN would play in CoMo? An all-SEC bracket.) Fiesta Bowl - 4. Utah vs. 12. Northern Illinois at 5. Texas. (5-seed Texas would be at least a 10-point Fiesta Bowl favorite over 4-seed Utah.) Rose Bowl - 2. Ohio State vs. 10 Penn State at 7. Ole Miss (10 Penn State has a road win vs P4 West Virginia. Ole Miss has two home wins vs. D2 Furman and Middle Tennessee.) Peach Bowl - 3. Miami vs. 11. OREGON at 6. Alabama. The Ducks keep winning games and dropping in the rankings. At the end of the 3rd quarter Saturday in Tuscaloosa it was Bama 14 and USF 13.) 6 SEC Teams. 3 B1G teams. 1 ACC, B12, G5. With 50% of the field, the SEC and not the B1G would be looking at a big payday. The SEC will again play 8 conference games in 2025. I wish I was in the Land of Cotton. All 4 1st-round games would be hosted by SEC schools which would give the Playoff a nationwide interest, right? SEC runner-up Texas would be a 5-seed. B1G runner-up Penn State would be a 10-seed. Both schools would have played a more difficult schedule than 3-seed Miami and 4-seed Utah. I understand Georgia and Texas with impressive wins vs. ranked P4 opponents being ranked one and two. And Tennessee would deserve to be in the top five. But Bama, Ole Miss, and Mizzou have no significant wins. This week, Bama plays at 36 Wisconsin, and Mizzou plays 25 BC, a team ranked 25 because it defeated 0-2 FSU 😒. And Ole Miss faces a brutal road challenge at Wake Forest. But, before 12/8/24, it just means more; however, it's only a movie. 😁

Thanks, Mike, excellent take. I see guys out of synch with the team circling the kitchen sink drain. I don't get it. I see a lot of talented individuals not playing like a team. Fool me once, OK. But where was the improvement vs a Boise team that gave up 45 points to Georgia Southern? This is a Blue Chip Roster playing in a purple haze. The communication from the coaches is not getting through or is too incoherent to grasp. All the talk we hear about cross-training O-line guys seems to be hot air. Watching Nebraka (Dowdell 😒) and Tennessee, I watched two true frosh QBs playing better than Gabe. Ditto for the Florida Frosh QB who replaced Grahm Mertz. Gabe is playing better than decent but is he an on-the-field leader? How much did he benefit at Oklahoma playing on a roster superior to every B12 team except Texas? Like FSU to date, the portal giveth and the portal taketh away. I have zero problem with players being paid but is it harder to get through to guys cashing in before going to the NFL? And are things copacetic in the locker room? It took a while for Kirby Smart to 'get it.' Perhaps we are witnessing more growing pains for Dan? The roster is not playing to the level of the talent. BEAT THE BEAVS!

May have to wait until October 12TH for a Varsity announcing team? I expect the FOX A-team will be in Madison this Saturday. GameDay will be in Columbia, SC for the USC(e)/LSU game. Supposed to be in Lexington for Georgia vs Kentucky before the Gamecocks pounded Kentucky. Over/Under on how many times we will see GameDay in a setting not involving at least one SEC team? 😁

K, I'd say 12-1 and not necessarily the 12th seed behind several 2-loss P4 and possibly a 3-loss P4 team. I haven't seen a G5 team including Memphis and Tulane, certainly not Liberty, that I think would defeat the now 27th-ranked Boise. Stay healthy and the Broncos will give a 1st round opponent all it can handle.

DM, the line is OBD -20.5. Robust to say the least.

I'd have UGA, TX, OH ST, TN, USC, Penn State, Miami, Bama, Ole Miss, and Oregon. All but Ohio State, Miss, Bama, and Oregon have P4 wins. Oregon has a win vs Boise ranked 27th in Others Receiving Votes. SC has the best win with a neutral site victory over 16 LSU. I'd have Syracuse and Illinois and not BC and Northern Illinois in the top 25.

The Saturday Tradition Take. AP Top 25: New Week 3 poll features 6 B1G programs SATURDAYTRADITION.COM The AP Top 25 has been updated for Week 3.

I get that the SEC can say 'Scoreboard' and back it up with BCS and Playoff Trophies. 8 SEC teams are ranked including Bama, Ole Miss, and Missouri that have played against thin-air and an Oklahoma team that beat a Houston team by two points that UNLV blew out the week prior. 1-1 LSU with a loss to the then 23 USC and a win over McWho State is 16. 1-1 Iowa with a loss to now 21 Iowa State drops out of the top 25 to 32nd. 2-0 Illinois with a win over 19 Kansas is ranked 26. 2-0 Ole Miss with wins over no one of note is No. 5 and Missouri after consuming two cupcakes is No. 6. 2-0 Wisconsin with better wins than Ole Miss and Mizzou is not ranked. Penn State with a road win at P4 W VA is stuck at No. 8. 2-0 Oregon with a win over 27 Boise State drops two spots. 5 B12 teams are ranked, one of which, Iowa State has a P4 win. It doesn't matter before December 8th, but as of now, the AP is showing the traditional SEC love. Again, the SEC has earned the 'benefit of the doubt' but this much of a benefit? I have no beef with Texas moving into the 2nd spot. But Bama, Ole Miss, and Mizzou have done nothing more on the field to be ranked in the top 6 than have Penn State, USC, Nebraska, and even OBD with a better win than Bama, Ole Miss, and Bama. Sorry for going off like last week's USC fans. But with a P4 win over LSU, and a shut-out of a decent G5 team, why is SC not in the top 10? BLAST THE BEAVERS!

WEEK 3 AP POLL - DUCKS Drop to No. 9. Nebraska replaces Iowa. SEC sets a record; party on in Birmingham. NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll APNEWS.COM The official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

Let's Look at the B1G Picture. With the Notre Dame loss to No ILL , 7 PO at large spots appear to be up for grabs. The B1G and the SEC are odds on to take most of the at large spots. WEEK 2 - B1G 14-4. No B1G team is 0-2. 13 B1G teams are undefeated. 5 B1G teams have 1 loss. SEC - 12-4. No SEC team is 0-2. 9 SEC teams are undefeated. 7 SEC teams have 1 loss. 2 ranked B1G teams, Iowa and Michigan, have a loss. 2 ranked SEC teams, LSU and A+M, have a loss. We'll know very soon, 2 PM Eastern, but Nebraska is likely to be in the Week 3 Top 25.

Idaho is a top 10 FCS team. Boise is as good of a G5 team as I have seen since Cincinnati made the 4-team PO. Beat the Beavs, which will happen, defeat UCLA after the off week, and handle a decent Sparty team and the undefeated Ducks will play the undefeated Bucks on 10/12. However, I do question the -20.5 spread vs the Corvallis Crooks.

Without these changes and improvements the Rodents could be favored over the Ducks. Hows that for lowering expectations? The Ducks are -20.5 vs the Beavers. However, in the last 2 games the Ducks have 'Under Covered' by 50 points! 😁

Good points. Hard to rebut. However, this Boise team could be like the Cincinnati team that went to the Final 4. This is a team that can go 12-1, represent the G5 in the Playoff, and possibly win a 1st round game over a higher-seeded opponent overlooking a G5 'cupcake.' On the positive side. In its next 10 games Oregon can go 8 and 2 and so long as one of the 2 losses is not a blowout, make the Playoff field and be a tough out on the road in the 1st round. Look at the slate other than the game vs Ohio State. Will Michigan find an offense? Wisconsin is 2-0 but like Oregon, the Badgers 2 wins were close calls against lesser opponents. These are the 2 most difficult games other than tOSU that Oregon has left to play. It has been UGLY, but ugly wins are wins.

The Mimosas and Bloody Marys taste better today in Eugene than in Tallahoser, South Bender, and Lessington. The Wreck is on a tow truck back to the ATL. The Terp lost its shell. It's Hog Hell, not heaven. War CAL! CAL?, There is no O in Ann Arbr. In Iowa City, the kids in the hospital waved to the players. Was that a Black Out in central PA.? There's an Amber Alert in Pullman for the Red Raider's horse. San Diego has plenty of vowels but can't buy a point. It's all right K State, you're not in New Orleans anymore. "So much upside yet to be realized." Brothers and Sisters, CAN I GET AN AMEN for Brother Charles? The Ducks likely set a record, as Puddles 'UNDER COVERED" by 50 points in the last 2 games. (SIGH.) 2-0. Next up a Texas Tech team that Wazzu manhandled comes to town. What's that? The next game is on the road against The Other Team Up North. Oh well. Can't expect much else from a guy who scheduled boise state, right? Then UCLA after an off week to help get things right with the Bruins coming off a game in Baton Rogue. Sparty who put a Terrapin on its back, and then The Ohio State University. The Ducks, like the Bucks, will be undefeated before kick-off on 10/12/24. (Is Danno pulling off a Rope-A-Buck?) Seriously, 2-0 is 2-0. Along with the 2 Os, Penn State, Iowa, USC, and Michigan are in the playoff hunt. Illinois is 2-0 with a victory over 19 Kansas. Wisconsin is 2-0 with a Bama team that had a hard time getting out of its own way vs USF coming to Madison. Nebraska is 2-0 and manhandled CU yesterday and shut down the Shedeur show. And UWho is 2-0. 😒 No doubt Ducks fans got over the preseason skis and let HUey BRIS in, but undefeated is undefeated. Keep on improving and fix the mistakes and come December 8th these early struggles will be a blip on the Committee's radar. 😁 Thanks, Charles, for suffering the slings and arrows and staying up to artfully cover the experience.

I have 3 thoughts and an axiom. 1. I'm feeling blue because the sum is not as great as the Blue Chip parts. 2. We have met the enemy and They are Us. 3. Vince Lombardi: What in the hell is going on out there? AXIOM - You never, ever, never, schedule BOISE STATE. 2-0: Just win Baby and Have a Really nice day.😁

Never A Doubt! Right? Whoa, Nellie! Mike West gets the dough and I get the gas. Meanwhile, Wazzu blew out Texas Tech. Could be worse. I could a Notre Dame fan. 😁

Please, no score posting or score updates for games in process. These games are being taped. Thanks.

Way to go, JJ! FSU last year, Texas this year. 😒