NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted July 21 You may not have noticed the menu bar in the header. There is a new item called “News.” We invited you to explore this section. When you click on the word “News,” you will see an index of multiple links to sports news sites for your enjoyment! From now on, except for a very few circumstances, our threads will be just one page. Advertising only appears on the first page and we want to make as much money as possible for the site. The bonus in doing this is that it will be easier for everyone to move around the thread. You will always be able to refer to the previous thread for reference. To see the previous thread for this topic click Click Here. This Thread is for News Articles ONLY. You can always start a new thread with any of these articles for discussion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted July 22 (This post was brought in by Jon Joseph): How about: Much-needed changes to the CFB PO are coming; but not before 2026-27. I am hoping that an SEC power is the first out. Knocked out by G5 Memphis, Notre Dame, and at least one lower-ranked from the Back Seat 2, the ACC and B12. The B1G response to 'this' is likely to be civil. The response from the 'It Just Means More' crowd? Not so much. I'd love to see one of the major players recommending this format, Greg Sankey, hoist on his own petard. Changes to the College Football Playoff are incoming SOUTHBOUNDANDDOWN.COM Mapping out future possibilities of the College Football Playoff which could have changes upcoming. This article hits the highlights. Legal issues might force the inclusion of the ACC and B12 champ but as seeded and not in the top 4 unless ranked in the top 4. The G5? Share some of the PO money with the G5 but do not knock out a better team for a G5 team. Oregon's beat down of Liberty last season is used as an example of why there should be no G5. A G5 team as the No. 12 seed makes the 5th seed significantly better than the 6th seed as the 5th seed will have a home game vs a 'little leauge' team while the 6th seed will play a successful P4 team. The 5th and 6th seeds are likely to have the same record. The team in the conference receiving the 6th seed will not be happy and will demand the Committee's reasoning in making the selection and not just a 'Trust Us.' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 3 Share Posted July 22 Want to kill college football for the larger public? Keep finding ways to chastise some power 4 champs as less worthy, exclude G5 teams, and give the majority of the slots to the BIG and SEC. I personally want playoffs that are broadly inclusive and have no sympathy for excluded SEC or B1G teams that can't manage to finish at least third in their conference. There may be some good ones occasionally that are excluded, so let them play in a better bowl game. Sorry if that offends anyone, but that's my view and I'm sticking with it. 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 4 Share Posted July 22 No sweat, Nevada. Everyone is welcome to offer their views, even if it is a minority view. As I have learned from many years back, a minority view can become the most prevalent view in a few years. So let all the views be heard and in the process, we are all better, educated and become better college football fans because of the current minority views. 1 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted July 22 On 7/22/2024 at 1:24 AM, Nevada Dawg said: Want to kill college football for the larger public? Keep finding ways to chastise some power 4 champs as less worthy, exclude G5 teams, and give the majority of the slots to the BIG and SEC. I personally want playoffs that are broadly inclusive and have no sympathy for excluded SEC or B1G teams that can't manage to finish at least third in their conference. There may be some good ones occasionally that are excluded, so let them play in a better bowl game. Sorry if that offends anyone, but that's my view and I'm sticking with it. I respect your POV. However, how long into January can the season extend? I draw the line at 17 games which is what teams that lost a champ game and are seeded 5-12 will play. I do not believe having a 32-team field like the FCS is possible. The FCS plays every game on campus except the champ game. Is FBS willing to do this? I do not see how the PO can be more inclusionary without games like last season's Fiesta Bowl beatdown of an undefeated team. Many preseason polls would have Oregon or Texas as the 5th seed hosting 12th seed Liberty in Eugene or Austin. This would be 'half-a-bye' for the P4 team and another embarrassment for Liberty. The CUSA champion should be participating in a G5 playoff and receiving a cut of the revenue from the P4 tournament. IMO we will get to 14 or 16 teams by 2026. The Power 2 will not continue with a format that allows lower-ranked teams that played lesser competition to be seeded in the top 4 and knock out B1G and SEC teams with better records. The best teams seeded as ranked should be in the playoff. I do not see how the football playoffs can be as inclusive as the basketball playoffs. I somewhat reluctantly hope that Oregon matches up with your Dawgs in this season's playoff. Most likely in Miami or in Dallas in the semifinals. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted July 22 (edited) Let's Get It On! Oregon Ducks Football And The Revamped College Football Playoffs WWW.YARDBARKER.COM After years of questioning and second-guessing the playoff selection committee, football fans will see some dramatic changes in the 2024 playoffs. For many years, the “playoff” was a... Is it 8/31 yet? Edited July 22 by Jon Joseph Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted July 22 The Buckeyes are coming to town! Early Look: Oregon vs Ohio State - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Oregon Football will take on Ohio State in one of the Ducks' most important home games ever. Who will take this one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 8 Share Posted July 22 I agree that there is no way that a football tourney can be inclusive as basketball. I also think that 17 games should be about the absolute max. Yet, in the interest of inclusivity. it is OK for a very deserving team to be excluded occasionally. It has happened to my Dawgs twice in the past five years (2018, 2023) when virtually all the heavyweights considered Georgia to be one of the best four teams, but other considerations put them at #5. I didn't like it but knew the rules for inclusion and was OK both years (though not happy). Again I will say that no team should gripe too much if omitted when they can't finish at least third in their conference. Give the Libertys or App States or Boise States shot if warranted. Funny things can happen (e.g., Tulane over the condoms two years ago). Now wasn't that worth it? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 9 Share Posted July 23 On 7/22/2024 at 8:14 AM, Jon Joseph said: I respect your POV. However, how long into January can the season extend? I draw the line at 17 games which is what teams that lost a champ game and are seeded 5-12 will play. I do not believe having a 32-team field like the FCS is possible. The FCS plays every game on campus except the champ game. Is FBS willing to do this? I do not see how the PO can be more inclusionary without games like last season's Fiesta Bowl beatdown of an undefeated team. Many preseason polls would have Oregon or Texas as the 5th seed hosting 12th seed Liberty in Eugene or Austin. This would be 'half-a-bye' for the P4 team and another embarrassment for Liberty. The CUSA champion should be participating in a G5 playoff and receiving a cut of the revenue from the P4 tournament. IMO we will get to 14 or 16 teams by 2026. The Power 2 will not continue with a format that allows lower-ranked teams that played lesser competition to be seeded in the top 4 and knock out B1G and SEC teams with better records. The best teams seeded as ranked should be in the playoff. I do not see how the football playoffs can be as inclusive as the basketball playoffs. I somewhat reluctantly hope that Oregon matches up with your Dawgs in this season's playoff. Most likely in Miami or in Dallas in the semifinals. The Ducks-Dawgs matchup could easily happen this year though we'd be projecting pretty far into the future for both teams. But it would be fin to watch, wouldn't it? And I'd feel good about the outcome no matter which team prevailed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckley Palace No. 10 Share Posted July 23 On 7/22/2024 at 1:28 PM, Nevada Dawg said: I agree that there is no way that a football tourney can be inclusive as basketball. I also think that 17 games should be about the absolute max. Yet, in the interest of inclusivity. it is OK for a very deserving team to be excluded occasionally. It has happened to my Dawgs twice in the past five years (2018, 2023) when virtually all the heavyweights considered Georgia to be one of the best four teams, but other considerations put them at #5. I didn't like it but knew the rules for inclusion and was OK both years (though not happy). Again I will say that no team should gripe too much if omitted when they can't finish at least third in their conference. Give the Libertys or App States or Boise States shot if warranted. Funny things can happen (e.g., Tulane over the condoms two years ago). Now wasn't that worth it? I always said a four team playoff was never a playoff. It was an Invitational, I jokingly called it the "Alabama Invitational" but I think I was right about that one. It should've been 8. You had 5 Power conferences, only four spots. With 8 slots you would've made all NY6 Bowls mean something. Four Quarters, two semis, and then the CFP Title Game. Five conference champions. One G5 team if they rate high enough. Two wildcards. But the geniuses of CFB proved their genius once more..... Imagine the NFL excluding a division winner in the playoffs. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted July 24 Help Is On The Way! Vegas, Baby! The 2026-27 Playoff Championship game will be played in Las Vegas! What the PO format will be in 2026-27 has yet to be decided but I think we will see a 14 to 16-team field and lower ranked teams not having seeding preference, College Football National Championship Locations for 2025 and Beyond DEATHVALLEYVOICE.COM The expanded College Football Playoff has brought a ton of excitement to the sport as it seems now more than ever any team can compete for a chance to win the N Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 12 Share Posted July 24 SCHEDULING MATTERS MORE THAN EVER. In Even years, Oregon will play 5 B1G games in Autzen What the Big Ten preseason poll might tell us about Oregon's conference schedule 247SPORTS.COM What Big 10 poll says about Oregon's 2024 schedule Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 13 Share Posted July 24 GIMME 5! Five Games That Shape the Season for Oregon - On3 WWW.ON3.COM There are some massive games in college football this season that will have a huge impact on how Oregon fares making the playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 14 Share Posted July 25 Schedule up out-of-conference like Florida in 2024 or play three cupcakes like Ohio State or three and a half like Ole Miss? With some college football rivalries like Florida vs Miami, there's no great solution HAILFLORIDAHAIL.COM Rivalries are part of what makes college football great, and Florida Football has plenty of them. FSU, Georgia, and Tennessee are three of the biggest games on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 15 Share Posted July 27 16 or 17 games? Whew! Dan Lanning discusses Oregon's approach to managing a longer football season 247SPORTS.COM Oregon coach Dan Lanning discusses what could go into playing for a CFP championship in expanded playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 16 Share Posted July 28 Tick Tock the clock is ticking for Mari(o) Friedlander: Mario Cristobal was hired by Miami to win championships … and the clock is ticking SATURDAYROAD.COM Cristobal didn't come back to his alma mater to play in the Pinstripe Bowl. He returned to win championships. And not in the future. The time is now. And, he definitely was not hired to take a loss vs Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 17 Share Posted July 30 College Football's 24 B1Ggest Games of 2024 - Courtesy of 247 Sports. College football rankings: 24 most meaningful games of 2024 season 247SPORTS.COM These matchups are dripping with playoff and conference championship implications. One-third of the games involve B1G teams including Oregon at Michigan and the Ducks hosting Ohio State. 247 Sports is an SEC-centric site and it shows with this list. Less than a month away before Florida State plays Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland. The ranking from 247 is embedded in a Sooners take beefing about the conference schedule the SEC handed Oklahoma in 2024 that but for a change in venues will be duplicated in 2025. The Sooners have a conference schedule from Hades, especially compared to the other SEC newbie Texas. SMH that the short end of the scheduling stick SEC ADs rolled over and agreed to play the same conference slate back-to-back. The B1G has it all over the SEC in future scheduling. Why? The SEC wants more money from ESPN to play a 9th conference game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 18 Share Posted July 30 CBS Sports ranks the SEC by strength of schedule. This appears to be a more accurate ranking than CBSS ranking of B1G schedules. SEC strength of schedule rankings 2024: Florida faces brutal slate, Texas has clear path to playoff - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The SEC's newcomers face vastly different outlooks in their first seasons as league members In the 16-team SEC, Texas at 14, Ole Miss at 15, and Missouri at 16 have a significant PO invite advantage. Especially if the PO Committee values only wins and losses and not the strength of schedule as does the NCAA Basketball Committee. More PO teams do not mean an easier task for the CFB PO Committee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 19 Share Posted July 30 Herbie roasted over Rutgers as a PO Dark (Scarlet) Knight. https://athlonsports.com/college/rutgers-scarlet-knights/kirk-herbstreit-getting-roasted-over-college-football-dark-horse-pick This is from SEC-Centric Athlon. In addition to missing Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State, Rutgers also misses Oregon and Iowa and plays UW, Wisconsin, and UCLA in Jersey. Rutgers plays USC in LA so the Knights play three of the Pac-12 newbies while Oregon and LSU (?) play two. Rutgers trip to VA Tech will be a good measuring stick game for both teams. VA Tech has every starter back on O and is superior at the QB position. Rutgers was last seen chopping down Mari(o.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 20 Share Posted July 31 ESPN Takes a Look at 2024 Schedules. This article provides more evidence that CBS Sports' ranking of tOSU's schedule as more difficult than Oregon's schedule is dumber than Dumb and Dumber. College football's toughest and easiest schedules for 2024 - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Who is facing the iron and who is on easy street? Plus must-see nonconference matchups, potential trap games and more. Missouri with the SEC's easiest OOC and conference schedules deserves more criticism than it gets here. The only game I want the Gators to win is the opener against Mari(o.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 21 Share Posted July 31 Easy peasy for Texas. SEC strength of schedule rankings 2024: Florida faces brutal slate, Texas has clear path to playoff - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The SEC's newcomers face vastly different outlooks in their first seasons as league members Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 22 Share Posted July 31 If you do not win the B1G or SEC titles you want to be ranked No. 3 which equates to the No. 5 PO seed. No. 4 and the No. 6 seed, a much tougher row to hoe. The majority of preseason polls have either Oregon or Texas ranked at No. 3 and No. 4 behind Georgia and Ohio State. In the below projection by Athlon, 5th seed Oregon would play Liberty in Eugene and 6th seed Texas would play Notre Dame in Austin. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-football-playoff-12-team-preseason-projections-predictions-2024 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 23 Share Posted August 2 A dozen newbies who could crash the 2024 Playoff Party. College Football Playoffs candidates to make the field for first time COLLEGESPORTSWIRE.USATODAY.COM These 12 teams could crash the CFP party for the first time in 2024. Ole Miss, Mizzou, and Penn State have Playoff-friendly schedules. Mizzou has the easiest out-of-conference and easiest-in-conference schedule in the SEC. LIberty's schedule is more than manageable. Once again the Flames flame out when it comes to playing a P4 opponent. An 11-2 or even a 10-3 Boise State would deserve the G5 spot over a 13-0 Liberty. Again CFB fans ask: Will strength-of-schedule matter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 24 Share Posted August 2 Saturday Tradition's Derek Petersen predicts CFB Conference Champ Games and Conference Champions. Betting Stuff: My conference title picks for the 2024 season SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Picking conference champions from each of the top 4 leagues entering the 2024 season. Miami? Texas? Playing for a conference title? I don't see it. Oregon vs Ohio State with Puddles flying away with the B1G title. This I see with 20-10 vision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 25 Share Posted August 6 His pick, has Oregon beating Ohio St. three times, playing Georgia for the National Championship game. 2024 National Championship Prediction | Who's Winning The CFB Playoff? | Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon CDN.JWPLAYER.COM 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 26 Share Posted August 7 CBS Sports Network's 'Inside College Football', is IMO, the best CFB wrap-up show and the best program for looking ahead to CFB's next week's biggest (BIGest?) games. Tonight, our buddy Rick Neuheisel picked Dillon G to win the Heisman and along with Golden Domer Aaron Taylor, picked OREGON to win the 2024-25 Natty. I recommended the Big Network to my OBD brothers and sisters and I strongly recommend tuning in weekly to Inside College Football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 27 Share Posted August 8 Game by game for every team. Calling BS on Ducks with 3 Ls. If you go to collegefootballnews.com you can find all conferences predictions with each team's game by game. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 28 Share Posted August 8 Correcting an earlier take on the SEC champ and B1G champ 2nd round PO sites, it is 'likely' that the SEC champ will play in the Sugar Bowl and the B1G champ in the Rose Bowl. How the new 12-team College Football Playoff will work SPORTS.YAHOO.COM The top level of college football is adopting a 12-team postseason format this season for the first time. Here's how the field will be decided and when each game will be played. The majority of pundits believe that the B1G champ to the Rose and the SEC champ to the Sugar is a done deal with the ACC champ playing in the Peach Bowl and the B12 champ in the Fiesta Bowl unless UCF or West Virginia wins the B12 and Cal or Stanford wins the ACC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 29 Share Posted August 15 Ducks continue to fly high in the preseason. Oregon Ducks ESPN win percentage for ever game in 2024 season DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at the Oregon Ducks win percentage going into every game of the 2024 college football season, according to ESPN’s FPI. No odds for Sparty and the Boilermakers. I'll have a go on both: OREGON is 99.9999999% assured of winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 30 Share Posted August 15 Pete Thamel predicts Oregon as No. 2 seed in College Football Playoff The College Football Playoff is getting set to expand for the 2024 season from four teams to 12 teams. With that expansion, plenty of teams are expecting to make some noise this season and make it to the CFP. That included the Oregon Ducks. While going through and making predictions for the College Football Playoff on the College GameDay Podcast, Pete Thamel explained that he thinks it’s going to be Oregon, and not Ohio State, who wins the Big Ten and takes the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff in the process. “I picked Oregon to win the Big Ten,” Pete Thamel said. “That is rooted, in part…I feel like where they are strongest is where I have questions about Ohio State. So, I certainly agree. I think Ohio State will have the most players invited to the combine this year. I feel like it’s going to be a Michigan-ish amount, like 18 last year. Six or seven guys on their roster at this time last year we just assumed were going pro. So, it’s a very rare confluence of talent…That said, the Ducks have a quarterback who is proven, proven, and proven, and they have a better offensive line.” Pete Thamel predicts Oregon as No. 2 seed in College Football Playoff WWW.ON3.COM . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 31 Share Posted August 15 Storylines for 2024 across the college landscape, with many featuring the B1G Conference and B1G teams. 2024 College Football season: Stories to keep an eye on WWW.YARDBARKER.COM We also say goodbye to championship coaches and hello to 31 new head coaching jobs. It really is a year of significant change. So here are 25 storylines to watch for the 2024 college football... The answer to every storyline will impact the 2024 playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 32 Share Posted August 15 Reading the Palm, Oregon Hosts K State in the Opening Round and Plays Utah in the Fiesta Bowl. Bowl projections: SEC, Big Ten deliver on preseason hype, taking half of 12 College Football Playoff slots - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Jerry Palm's preseason college football bowl projections break down how the new 12-team CFP could play out Palm confirms that the SEC champ will play in the Sugar Bowl and the B1G champ will play in the Rose Bowl. K State? Will another B12 team besides the champ be invited to participate? Palm predicts Michigan will miss the playoff. Texas and Texas A+M are in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 33 Share Posted August 15 I Love Oregon Being One of the Teams with a Path to Atlanta. The new College Football Playoff is here. Are more changes coming in the near future? SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Before even a single round of the new College Football Playoff is played, there is a sharp eye on what the future holds for the sport. Author Ross Dellenger has joined the Big Ten Network crew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 35 Share Posted August 16 Athlon Praises Danno and his Ducks. https://athlonsports.com/college/ducks-digest/as-a-national-championship-contender-oregon-is-built-differently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 36 Share Posted August 16 Change in Playoff Committee Protocol. The Committee will not use conference championships as a tiebreaker. College Football Playoff won't use conference titles as tiebreakers - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM The College Football Playoff selection committee will no longer use conference championships as one of its tiebreakers because the new 12-team format guarantees bids for the five highest-ranked... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 37 Share Posted August 16 CBS Sports Conference Rankings. I agree that the B1G is not that far behind the SEC. 2024 College Football Conference Power Rankings: SEC starts season on top, but Big Ten isn't far behind - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Here's how the nine FBS conferences stack up ahead of the 2024 season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 38 Share Posted August 17 Oregon's NonConference ranking middle of the BIG. Ranking the Big Ten's Nonconference Schedules: Oregon Ducks Middle of the Pack WWW.SI.COM The Big Ten Conference has expanded to 18 teams with the additions of the Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, and Washington Huskies. That means even toughe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 39 Share Posted August 18 These Playoff projections have infested CFB boards. I am posting this one in honor of our OBD Georgia friends. Miami and Virginia Tech? This I question. 2024 preseason 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM The 2024 regular season is just a few weeks away and the Georgia Bulldogs will enter it with a target on their backs. Even after missing the College Football Pl I have NO problem with the UGA Dawgs being the No. 1 seed. After a first-round bye, Georgia would play its 2nd round game in the Sugar Bowl. IMO, the field will include four B1G and SEC teams. Perhaps five SEC teams if Notre Dame is not in the field, which I hope is the case, starting with an opening loss vs. A+M. Miami? With Mari(o) at the wheel? I need to see it to believe it. If the ACC has two teams in the field, I believe the two will be two litigants, FSU and Clemson. Best of luck to our Dawgs friends in 2024. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 40 Share Posted August 19 What! The Other School Up North Predicts Oregon Will Win the B1G and be the 2nd Seed! 2024 Preseason 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction THEHUSKYHAUL.COM The 2024 college football season is just about here and there's plenty to be excited about. On Montlake, Washington Husky football fans are getting used to all DUCK: The Apocalypse is near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 41 Share Posted August 21 Article says the Duck fatal flaw is a pass rush. Sorry, not buying that. Oregon Football's Fatal Flaw That Will Doom National Championship Hopes CLUTCHPOINTS.COM The 2024 Oregon football season has promise, with College Football Playoff national championship hopes. Here's what could... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 42 Share Posted August 21 (edited) Trojans Wire Ranks the B1G Schedules. 2024 Big Ten football schedule reveals significant differences TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Iowa has the easiest schedule of any Big Ten football team. Washington might have the toughest. I do not agree that Iowa has the easiest conference schedule. IMO, this distinction goes to Rutgers. The Knights miss Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Iowa. USC is the only preseason top-25 ranked team the Rutgers has on the B1G schedule. If QB Athan Kaliakmanis reunited with OC Kirk Ciarrocca (no need to buy a vowel ) can improve his game, Rutgers could win nine or ten games in 2024. Every season through 2028, Iowa will play Minnesota, Nebraska, and Minnesota, half of the old Western Division. Iowa does play in Columbus the week before Ohio State trips to Autzen but that's it for AP preseason-ranked teams. Edited August 21 by Steven A typos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 43 Share Posted August 21 Bruce Feldman updates his CFP picks. Utah falls out. Feldman's College Football Playoff bracket: Who's in and who's out after camp? WWW.NYTIMES.COM Which teams impressed enough during fall practice to project into our updated College Football Playoff field? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 44 Share Posted August 21 Playoff Contenders? Follow the $. College Football National Championship Odds (Georgia, Ohio State Lead the Pack) FANSIDED.COM The long wait for football is almost over. In just a few days, Week 0 will bring the return of college football when No. 10 Florida State visits Georgia Tech on Our Beloved Ducks are a solid, but distant 3rd behind the Dawgs and the Buckeyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 45 Share Posted August 21 Our 'Friends' in Columbus have the Ducks in the 5 Spot. 2024 Preseason 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction SCARLETANDGAME.COM The Ohio State football team is expected to be in the mix for a national championship. We predict where they could possibly be at the end of the season. With Ohio State projected to win the B1G. I'm shocked! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 46 Share Posted August 26 New QB, new conference, no problem College football preseason rankings: New QB, new conference, no problem? No. 3 Oregon should be a contender SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Bo Nix is gone, but the Ducks went out and got the best QB available in Dillon Gabriel, along with a whole lot of other weapons. Dan Lanning's Ducks are set up to compete with the Big Ten's best. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 47 Share Posted August 30 Me Likey Mr. Mendoza's Pick of OBD Winning the B1G! College football season predictions: Picks for who makes playoff, wins title and more WWW.USATODAY.COM Unexpected results are the norm during the college football season. But even with that challenge, here's our season predictions from our experts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
