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No. Brock is a downgrade. Especially against the Iowa defense.

If Michigan wins out and Oregon wins out then is there a chance Oregon is in the B1G Championship game? The tie-breakers are pretty confusing. Michigan trumps OSU because of H2H win which is the first tie-breaker. This is where I get confused. Does this automatically put Michigan in the CG or do they bump Michigan up against Oregon? I don't know. If they did then Oregon would have the most wins over common opponents (USC) which is the second tie-breaker. What if Michigan goes to the CG and beats Indiana? I would like to see how the committee sorts that out. They would almost be forced to put all four teams in the playoff. Notre Dame would likely get pushed out if that happened.

If Oregon can't win out then how successful would they really be in the playoffs? I know, I know, Ohio State made it and won it all last year even with a loss to Michigan. However, they had H2H wins against Indiana and Penn State, the most talented roster in CFB and it was obvious they closed their playbook against Michigan.

I guess he just left and ghosted the coaching staff.

UT and Oklahoma's grades are puzzling. They're beneficiaries of the SEC self-licking ice cream cone.

One thing last season’s OSU game (and 2013 Tennessee and 2017 Nebraska) taught me was Oregon fans have no problem parting with their tickets if the price is right. However, I do realize that there were a few Buckeye fans who bought Oregon season ticket packages just for that game.

Ah, yes. I was thinking of OU with the Michigan win. Notre Dame just has Pitt left. Don't forget that Texas and OU will likely have at least three losses each. OU has to go to Bama and Texas hosts UGA and ATM.

If OBD gets a home game in the playoffs they better hope it's against somebody like UVA or Memphis. Every other team that is projected as a possible playoff contender has fans that travel. The CFP will take over ticket sales which will eliminate the student section. I would say that a game against a team like Notre Dame, Texas, OU, etc. would draw at least 25K visiting fans. Not much of a home game. Ohio State had 15K+ last year without the benefit of buying out the student section.

That's a good mentality for the team to have. However, I think a two-loss B1G team will make the playoffs. Whether it's Oregon, Iowa, USC, Michigan or Washington I think they will they give the B1G the benefit of the doubt.

This committee is going off the eyeball test. If Oregon beats Iowa, USC and fuskies they will all be unranked the following week making the wins moot. However, Oregon will still be in the playoff with wins against zero ranked teams. Notre Dame is just as bad. Once Michigan loses to OSU they will be unranked which will nullify ND's best win and give them zero wins against ranked teams. Notre Dame also plays 24th ranked Pitt in two weeks but they will render them unranked with a win.

One reason I dislike this system is it does not factor in H2H matchups. Texas has the same record but they dominated OU in their game on a neutral field. Texas has a bad loss, but also a one score loss to OSU.

This is a great read. Robby Ashford and Mario Cristobal are featured in this article, so there is some interest for Oregon fans. I was surprised what Ashford went through at Auburn. They are an absolute abomination of a program from the coaches all the ay to the fan base. Tyler Van Dyke tells an all-to-familiar tale of being a QB under Mario Cristobal. From the hot starts to the cold finishes and all of the broken promises in between. ESPN.com'Wouldn't necessarily say I'm trash': A tale of four jour...Chandler Morris, Robby Ashford, Drew Pyne and Tyler Van Dyke are still chasing glory in Year 6.

If I had to guess I would say he has the following OC's on his list. Jordan Davis from UNT has the nation's sixth best offense. Landon Koepple from Texas St. has the nation's 15th best offense and John David Baker leads the nation's 13th best offense for East Carolina. Baker is an interesting prospect because he was co-OC at Ole Miss from 2021-2023 and was a 2024 Broyles Award nominee in his first season with ECU. All of these guys fit the mold of young and energetic coaches that Dan Lanning likes. Now, the guy who leads the top offense in the nation could be jobless by season's end if Mike Norvell gets fired, but I doubt Gus Malzahn would come out west nor do I think DL would consider him.

His injury is probably the only reason USC was able to come out of Lincoln with a win. His backup could not throw downfield very well.

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A real life “Coug” on national television. Beavis has won their second consecutive “conference championship”. The CBS sponsors got their money’s worth.

I’m impressed with the Nebraska blackout. The aesthetics are amazing. Their stadium looks like a briquette.

Mario loves the style points.

USC’s run defense is their weak link. Nebraska is eating clock. This might work to keep the Trojan offense on the bench.

It doesn’t get any easier for them. They’re fresh out of bye weeks and their final two games are in the cold weather. Blacksburg and Pittsburgh will not be hospitable in late November.

He had a 1st and 10 at his own 48 with 2:29 left. He could have gotten to 4th down at the two-minute-timeout (TMT) and punted afterward. Instead SMU got possession before the TMT and ran a play for 8 yards. It was just bad clock management. Hell, SMU got a sack and a holding penalty on the game tying drive. They tried to give the game to Miami.