A(ll) C(hortle) and C(huckle).

Extra Credit - North Carolina State 42 - North Carolina Adult Cheerleaders 19. 🤪

The 33rd NFL team comes this close, but misses the playoffs. 😁

ACC conference champ game on December 6th in Charlotte.

10-2 UVA vs. 7-5 Duke. 🤮 This is Not a basketball game and not a typo!

Keep on enabling Notre Dame.

B12 -

Texas Tech vs. BYU - I believe we watched this movie not so long ago.

SEC -

Alabama vs. Georgia - Can't you keep your Dawgs out of Atlanta!

B1G -

No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Indiana - The battle for PO seed 1 or 2. 😴

Dear Media Check Writers, can we just call the whole thing off?

Who do you want in round one Jon?

1.)Tulane

2.)Virginia/Duke/James Madison

3.)Alabama

4.)Notre Dame

I think Oregon is going to get the five seed.

8 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

Who do you want in round one Jon?

1.)Tulane

2.)Virginia/Duke/James Madison

3.)Alabama

4.)Notre Dame

I think Oregon is going to get the five seed.

Not Jon…

As cool as it would be to see at Autzen, I don’t think you want a team as talented as Alabama or Notre Dame in the first round of the playoffs, if the goal is to win the national championship. I’d rather play a team where Oregon has a clear talent advantage.

Edited yesterday at 04:11 PM1 day by OregonDucks

1 hour ago, OregonDucks said:

Not Jon…

As cool as it would be to see at Autzen, I don’t think you want a team as talented as Alabama or Notre Dame in the first round of the playoffs, if the goal is to win the national championship. I’d rather play a team where Oregon has a clear talent advantage.

I think you'll get the G6, or ACC champ. Either way, you'll likely wipe them out pretty easily.

If projections stand, that being Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, and Texas Tech. Who would you prefer to play in the quarters?

Give me Georgia. Give me any SEC team for that matter, they all have flaws.

The other 3 are complete teams like Oregon.

21 hours ago, Solar said:

Give me Georgia. Give me any SEC team for that matter, they all have flaws.

The other 3 are complete teams like Oregon.

I think you and other fans should be very careful with what you wish for. Georgia and Alabama are as talented as any team in the country and they have two of the best coaches in college football. Yes, they have flaws but so does every team this year, including Oregon.

Of those teams, I would probably want Indiana. Oregon did not play a good game in that loss (perhaps that’s due to the Hoosiers) but I’m confident that Oregon would be extra motivated for the rematch and know that we can beat them, if we play our A game.

The devil you know?

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by OregonDucks

On 11/30/2025 at 2:12 AM, GatOrlando said:

Who do you want in round one Jon?

1.)Tulane

2.)Virginia/Duke/James Madison

3.)Alabama

4.)Notre Dame

I think Oregon is going to get the five seed.

JMU. SEE: Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl in Autzen. 😁

22 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

I think you'll get the G6, or ACC champ. Either way, you'll likely wipe them out pretty easily.

If projections stand, that being Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, and Texas Tech. Who would you prefer to play in the quarters?

Indy, preferably in the Cotton Bowl, but more likely in the Orange Bowl, with OBD coming off a win and the Hoosiers coming off a long bye.

Make no mistake, Indy is darn good (DUH!), but watching the Hoosiers vs. Iowa and Penn State, I think it was The Perfect Storm Day for the Cigs in Autzen.

I do not want to play Texas Tech in Dallas or an SEC team in New Orleans.

After defeating Indy in the Orange Bowl, knock wood, how about a semifinal game in Arizona in more friendly territory in the Fiesta Bowl?

6 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

I do not want to play Texas Tech in Dallas or an SEC team in New Orleans.

After defeating Indy in the Orange Bowl, knock wood, how about a semifinal game in Arizona in more friendly territory in the Fiesta Bowl?

Oh, I'm not sure its going to matter. Depending on how we get slotted, that first game might be just as tough. Notre Dame or Alabama would require all OBD have, and mistakes would be deadly. Out of that group of Georgia, Ohio State, Indiana and Texas Tech-I believe the Red Raiders would struggle with OBD in the trenches much more than the other three. And those Red Raiders haven't played a top ten opponent (heck, in terms of talent they haven't played a top 25 team).

I have no idea of which OBD team we will see. I was hoping to see that Montana State/Oklahoma State version. That is a very dangerous team. But the more talent OBD have faced, the less that version has shown up. They're young, and it shows. I expected a nuclear bomb to drop on Lake Washington. Instead, we got drone missiles and B2 bunker busters (I'll take the win, but I want to see how close we can get to the damn near perfection we saw in early September).

I'm proud of this team. It took care of business-flaws and all. 11-1 is always a major accomplishment. It is so dam hard to go undefeated, and even keep the losses at one.

Mike, when considering the B1G and the SEC from top to bottom, I took a look at how many teams are not bowl eligible this season.

Big Ten - 2-10 Purdue, 3-9 UCLA, 4-8 Maryland, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and 5-7 Rutgers. Six out of 18 teams. Two coaches fired.

SEC - 2-10 Arkansas, 4-8 Florida, and South Carolina, 5-7 Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State. Six out of 16 teams in a conference that played eight conference games this season. Four coaches fired.

How much of - 'Every game in the SEC is a battle like no other, Just Means More, and other conference champions would have three or more losses if they had to run this gauntlet!' - is myth compared to the reality we see played out.

In these mega-conferences, SOS varies significantly. Compare A&M's 2025 schedule with Florida's. Compare Wisconsin's 2025 schedule to Michigan's.

The B1G was superior to the SEC in the 2024 postseason, including 3-loss Illinois defeating 'PO screwed over 3-loss South Carolina', and 5-loss Michigan defeating 'PO screwed over 3-loss Alabama.'

The two PO screwed SEC teams had all hands on deck for their bowl game. Half of the starters on the Michigan D skipped the bowl game. Bama had a 1st round draft pick at QB. Michigan had Thin and Air at QB.

Compare the rosters of the six no-bowl B1G and SEC teams, and the SEC has better rosters. No doubt. But this does not ipso facto mean better results on the field of play. Coaching matters.

Fun to ponder all of these issues, especially during this mini offseason.

2 hours ago, Mike West said:

Oh, I'm not sure its going to matter. Depending on how we get slotted, that first game might be just as tough. Notre Dame or Alabama would require all OBD have, and mistakes would be deadly. Out of that group of Georgia, Ohio State, Indiana and Texas Tech-I believe the Red Raiders would struggle with OBD in the trenches much more than the other three. And those Red Raiders haven't played a top ten opponent (heck, in terms of talent they haven't played a top 25 team).

I have no idea of which OBD team we will see. I was hoping to see that Montana State/Oklahoma State version. That is a very dangerous team. But the more talent OBD have faced, the less that version has shown up. They're young, and it shows. I expected a nuclear bomb to drop on Lake Washington. Instead, we got drone missiles and B2 bunker busters (I'll take the win, but I want to see how close we can get to the damn near perfection we saw in early September).

I'm proud of this team. It took care of business-flaws and all. 11-1 is always a major accomplishment. It is so dam hard to go undefeated, and even keep the losses at one.

Finish the Power 4 No Bowl 4 You -

ACC - 2-10 Boston College, 3-9 Syracuse, and Virginia Tech, 4-8 Stanford, UNC, 5-7 FSU.

6 out of 17 teams. Two Coaches fired.

B12 - 1-11 Oklahoma State (!), 3-9 Colorado, 4-8 West Virginia, 5-7 Baylor, Kansas, UCF.

6 out of 16 teams. One Coach Fired.

FWIW, 33% of B1G teams not bowling is the best percentage in the Power 4.

The SEC leads with four coaches fired, plus one deciding to drive in another Lane.

Did the Rebels Miss? Or has Ole Miss found a Golden replacement?

I like the championship games despite their flaws as currently implemented. I imagine going forward conferences will want to:

1. Retain the extra guaranteed revenue from the conference championship.

2. Send their best one, two or three teams to the natty whenever possible.

3. Make the division record matter.

Balancing those considerations, I think there are two options:

• Shrink the conference so that everyone plays everyone...PAC10 style.

• Implement some hybrid rules: Maybe the top two ranked play each other, etc.

I favor the second option.