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We need to fix the playoff, sorry to all G6 programs. But two out of four legitimate playoff games, is a joke. I'm not saying freeze them out. But, you have to make them earn it. Cincy in 2021 did that, they beat Indian, and Notre Dame on the road. They had taken Georgia to the limit in the Peach Bowl the previous year. They went undefeated, and there weren't any other undefeated teams below them. Tulane lost two games, they got beaten down by thirty plus points to Ole Miss. James Madison lost by double digits to Louisville, and didn't play anybody close to the top 25. Oregon is going to steamroll them. We all know it. A playoff game shouldn't be over before it even began. We should've seen Notre Dame vs Oregon. We should've seen Vanderbilt at Ole Miss. Okay.... I'm off my soapbox. Ole Miss vs Georgia should be a great game. Tulane had a great season.

I think Oregon is going to be a threat every year. There might be years like last, where you go into the playoffs thinking title or bust. There might be years where you sneak in like Alabama this year, or Clemson last year. Where you have the talent, and pedigree to be dangerous. But, you kind of see the postseason as playing with house money. I think Oregon is in between right now, which is a great spot tbh. You have to win today, but after that? Nobody is going to say any result is shocking. Texas Tech is very similar to Oregon. They've blown out several teams, including their best opponent in BYU twice. But, they lack a true highlight win. We think Texas Tech is legitimate, but we need to see more. It's really the same with Oregon. I think Oregon is capable of beating Indiana, Ohio State, and Georgia. But there is a gap between those three, and the next level imo. Georgia, and Ohio State have proven championship pedigree. Indiana proved they are legit, they beat Ohio State in a neutral site game. It wasn't fluky, there wasn't any weather. They just lined up, and beat them. To me, Oregon has already had a very good year. But, we need to see Oregon beat one of the big three to make it great. Beating two of them? We know what that means. Legendary, and the first National Title in program history!!

What's with the field goals in this playoff?

He probably saw what happened to Johnathan Smith.

It's kind of sad to see the 'Conference of Champions' be reduced to this state. I'd actually like to see the B1G go to divisions again. They could call one the Pacific Division, and the other, the Classic Division. I read an article before the season, and it was labeled ''Texas State Addition Saves Pac -12". It was right after Memphis, UNLV, and USF declined to reciprocate interest from the PAC WHO.

I can see Schumann waiting for the right job, much like Kirby, or Venables did. I think he'll become a hotter commodity over the next year or so. By that time, you could have South Carolina, Wisconsin, or FSU open up.

We have three programs in the playoffs that have had their head coaches hired away, and two who have had an assistant, or two hired as head coaches at new programs. In the NFL, you have to wait till a teams season is over with. If college football wants to take aspects of the pro game. They should adopt things like stricter off-season schedules. A player, or coach should have to play out the remainder of their teams season before going to another team. They are being paid to fulfill that agreement.

Welp!!! I wonder if they go for Whittingham, Fisch, or lower themselves into hiring a coordinator. I know Womack was seen as an up and comer, a rumor kept popping up about Arkansas being interested in him. The defensive coordinator at Indiana, and your Georgia Bulldogs are also future head coaches. But, I don't think Michigan will go that route. The Kirby Smart tree isn't a bad one to be picking from though. Dan Lanning has been an incredible hire for Oregon. Michigan can't wait too long, the January transfer period is coming up.

Oregon silences a former President 48 to 24. Oregon creates two turnovers. Oregon has 4 sacks. Oregon passes for 298 yards. Go Ducks!!

Seems like most Michigan people think DeBoer would've taken the job, had it been Boomer Sooner. I guess they're going to have to Roll Tide with Dillingham. Although, Arizona State is trying to get boosters, including Phil Mickelson to help keep the hometown boy in Tempe. Michigan folk are truly confident that they can get anybody, from anywhere. I've heard every name on their list, except Kirby Smart, and Ryan Day. I've even heard the names Nick Saban, and Urban Meyer. I thought some of my fellow Gator fans were crazy, but even they didn't think Florida could take away a Dan Lanning, or Kalen DeBoer. I heard Marcus Freeman, and of course Lane Kiffin. But Freeman isn't leaving for anything but the NFL, or Ohio State. Lane didn't happen because Scott Stricklin wouldn't give Kiffin total control, and LSU would. Time will tell who's wrong, I'm guessing it's going to be Stricklin, but Kiffin is a wild card. It could be a royal flush, or a dud draw. As for Alabama, I think they need to realize they have their guy. He isn't going to win at a Saban level. Nobody has, or will going forward. Just look at the competition, for goodness sake. You have Indiana, Vanderbilt, and Ole Miss winning ten games a year now. Texas Tech is now a juggernaut. Oregon is going to have to beat Texas Tech, Indiana/Alabama, Ohio State/Georgia/Texas A&M/Ole Miss/ Miami in three consecutive weeks to win a title. Heck look at what Ohio State had to do last year, there's no way you can expect a coach to win a championship every two, or three years. Especially if you don't know which guys you are counting on as the future, are even going to wait around to be there with the transfer portal. Nick Saban knew it, even he couldn't maintain his level in today's game. Go look at the depth of those Alabama teams.

Alabama has the talent on the outside, but they tend to give up pressure. I watched how Indiana pressured a more poised QB, with even better receivers two weeks ago. DeBoer had better put it in Simpsons ear, that Indiana will take the ball away if he is not precise. I think they led the B1G in turnover margin. Mendoza didn't win the Heisman because he was a gunslinger. He won it because he didn't lose his team the game.

It was entertaining, but not well played. Spaghetti Cignetti is going to make ragu sauce with Alabama, if the Tide are that sloppy next week.

Indiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma uniforms are almost identical to me. As for DeBoer, and Venables. There was a comment saying Venables was DeBoers evil doppelganger. Imagine DeBoers offensive mind ,paired with Venables defensive one.

It's CFP time my feathered friends. Tonight in Norman Oklahoma. We have an SEC rematch featuring two of the classic brands in all the sport. 10-2 Oklahoma is a 3.5 point underdog vs 10-3 Alabama. Despite beating the Crimson Tide just four weeks ago. Alabama has struggled rushing the ball all year, and I don't see that changing against the number one rush defense in the SEC. Oklahoma also sacked Alabama QB Ty Simpson five times, and forced him into multiple interceptions. Something he hadn't done all year. Now Alabama did put up over four hundred yards of offense, out gaining the Sooners by over a yard yards. But the untimely mistakes cost Alabama the game. The winner of this game will move on to face Indiana in the Rose Bowl. This is the eight vs nine game, and is on the same side of the bracket as Oregon. If one of these programs gets hot, they very well could be the Semifinal matchup vs Oregon, should the Ducks get past Texas Tech. Which I think happens, and what I'm hoping happens. Who wins? Is Oklahoma as good an eight seed as Ohio State was last year? I personally think Alabama has the higher ceiling, and has the best chance of giving Indiana trouble. But Oklahoma is a bad matchup for Alabama imo. I think Oklahoma vs Alabama will look similar to Indiana vs Ohio State. The higher ceiling team will be dragged down, and forced into a mud fight. Oklahoma is more suited to win a mud fight. Oklahoma 20 Alabama 16.

It's actually quite impressive, the drone show I mean. I don't think the football game will be in doubt by the time halftime rolls around. But I hope those few James Madison fans that make the 2,800 mile trip do stay, and take in the whole show. Hopefully the weather is nice as well. Eugene is a lovely city, in a beautiful part of the country. One day, I hope to take in a game up there. Perhaps a playoff game, or maybe a regular season one of the B1G/SEC challenge ever becomes a thing.

If ASU was in the SEC, or B1G. I'd say no way. He's home, he's got resources, and he can win his conference. Which gets him a shot. But we all know who controls the future of the playoff, and those two fat bears will just keep taking more, and more, and more honey. The other conferences, and even Notre Dame, can complain. But, it will be just as useless as those poor bees that sting the greedy fat bears.

That's what I'd do with his money, age, and reputation. They'll name something after him, I'm sure. But, maybe he wants to see if he can win a title. I remember him saying something about wanting Utah to join the B1G a couple years ago. He might want to see what he can do at a big time program, in one of the big two conferences.

Seems like nonsense to me, but it's a rumor that keeps popping up. I don't see it, as the man is in his sixties, and coming off twenty one years as the head coach at Utah. A program he led with dignity, and transitioned from a G5 to P5, and now P4 member, quite successfully. Would he really want to jump into that mess? I get the resources, but who knows who's in charge up there.

These aren't the days of Steamboat Willie or Super Mario.

Rivals have one rule over everything else. Never give your opponent their full due. Doing that is like hugging a porcupine.🤮

I hope the James Madison huckster follows up after the game. Heck, after the first quarter. Oregon is a couple levels up from Louisville. But hey, they got Billy Napier now!!! Good Luck.

So each school will have access to a thirty million dollar capital line. It's not mandatory, nor does it have any effect on Utah's singular equity deal.

Last week we thought Lane Kiffin, and his nonsense were going to be the stories of the off-season. Then it was Penn State bungling their coaching search. Then just a day or so ago, it was going to be about Notre Dame, and the CFP format likely changing. It's like being a Cowboys fan in the nineties. Imagine a world where Michigan hires DeBoer, and Lane Kiffin goes to Alabama. I don't know if I was at a big job making big money, if I'd want to take that job right now. It's a top ten , or five job. But, there's a lot of mess right now. None of us know who knew what, or if there's more. Michigan students were asked what the team should do. One said "Hire that guy with the glasses at Indiana, just give him a billion dollars". Another said "Defund the whole program". The students are split.

That is one hundred percent true, it's almost hard to conceive that the athletic director could be that foolish. Also, there is no written rule about their inclusion if they are top 12. It's a Notre Dame line of thinking, if it was in place, we all know Notre Dame would be taking everybody to court. What they are doing, is making the B1G and SEC rethink Notre Dame having a seat. We all know who controls the playoff. You know Sankey, or Petitti will gladly make additional space for one of their programs, and Notre Dame isn't the end all. Of the top 25 most viewed games in 2025, Notre Dame had one. It was against Miami. Turns out that people won't just turn in to see Notre Dame crush West Texas, Apple Tech, Moogerville, or ND Poly Tech. Maybe the Irish can get a deal with the new PAC Who. I'm sure people will tune in to see Notre Dame vs Boise State..... Well actually no, we got that matchup this past year. It didn't draw a top 100 ranked game this year. Utah vs UCLA had a better rating.