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Why 2024 teams? Using the PO Committee's final ranking, 7 SEC teams and three Big Ten teams would have been in a 16-team field. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49474525/tony-petitti-reiterates-big-10-desire-24-team-cfp-27

I will forever be grateful to Chip Kelly and what he did/brought to Oregon, including a 46-7 / 87% winning record, and 4 years and 4 BCS games -- including playing and nearly winning the NCG. Yes, he walked into a program that was primed and ready, but he also did some rather revolutionary things to college football, which elevated the talent he had to rather exceptional heights. I couldn't care less what Chip's done, or perhaps more arguably, hasn't done since leaving Oregon. Chip was an insane ride like we had never-ever seen at Oregon. And now, Coach Lanning is delivering insane winning numbers, and so far holds the exact same winning percentage as Chip at 87%. But I think the difference is that Dan is building a program that is sustainable at a crazy-high level, that can compete year in and year out with the big dogs of college football. Finally, Dante was at UCLA for one year in 2023. That was Chip's last year at UCLA as well. I'd like to think that maybe Chip sucking it at UCLA so badly indirectly helped push Dante out of UCLA and up to Eugene ;-) . Regardless, how fortunate are we that the kid chose to come our way!

He did not 'boast' about anything. He simply stated the facts according to the records in 2025: 13 national titles, including two 12-team playoff fields, twice as many playoff wins (11) as any other conference. The B1G is the first conference to win championships in men's and women's CBB and in football in the same year. This is a fact, not an exaggeration. ESPN? I like Dusty Dvorachek, and I appreciate him citing championships as the way to determine the best conference, but only while saying the SEC is 'deeper' than the B1G. Six out of eight Big Ten teams that played nine conference games, 33.33%, did not win five or more games in 2025. Six SEC teams that played eight conference games, 37.80%, did not win five or more games in 2025. Dusty's critique of a 24-team playoff included this gem. "I don't want the 5th best team from the SEC and the Big Ten in the field." Dear Dusty, the 2025 PO field included Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and 3-loss Alabama. Even in Norman, Oklahoma, I believe this equals five. I also like Jon Wilner's writing, but in criticizing the move to 24 teams, he wrote: 'The SEC and Big Ten would always have at least 16 teams in the field'. Using the PO Committee's final ranking on December 7, 2025, the SEC and B1G would have had 13 teams in the field, and the 'other guys' would have had 11 teams in the field. To wit: 7 SEC, 6 Big Ten, 5 B12, 3 ACC, 1 Mountain West, 1 Sun Belt, and Notre Dame. In his comments today, Bret Bielema took a shot at the SEC, noting Illinois's wins over South Carolina in 2025 and Tennessee in 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. "Facts are stubborn things." John Adams

Humm, with the ever shifting of goal posts in college sports, who knows. If it is a state school, then will state taxpayers will be on the hook for the retirement payouts like with million-dollar coaches' salaries? Stanford football players reach key threshold on path to college player unionization - Yahoo Sports

24 team PO, then bye bye to BIG CShip game. Big Ten willing to eliminate conference championship game for 24-team playoff

Top offensive weapon for each opponent this fall. The most problematic offensive player for each of Oregon's 2026 opponents

Apparently, Pete Carroll issue an official response to the posting of these highlights:

Folk? as in the refs are great folk?

Fudge?

With one of the easiest schedules in CFB, Notre Dame is a lock. Ohio State and Texas will have to overcome two of the toughest schedules in CFB. Even with 3 losses, both will be in PO contention. Their Week 2 game in Austin will echo up to the committee's final ranking on 12/5/2026. OBD has a difficult schedule. But will likely have to go 10-2 to be in the field. It would help to first defeat Boise State and Oklahoma State, of course, and for Boise to be in the field and OK St to win at least eight games. With the easiest schedule in the B1G, I think Penn State has better than a 22% shot at the PO.

Tony Petitti was PERFECT. Thanking for being here, ladies and gentlemen. Here's the Big Ten 2025 scoreboard; questions, please. He was not going to be baited into a debate about conference supremacy. Speak softly and carry a B1G stick. 👍👌😍

TRY not to laugh...

It is ALWAYS fun to watch highlights of torching USC...

Let's keep this GOING!

Yikes!

Fun short video....ROAD WARRIORS!

Really? 65%?

A stunning staff...

Big Ten media day coverage on Tuesday. Nana, nana, nana...SEC. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49472040/big-ten-commissioner-petitti-boasts-league-dominance-sec

A Big Question for the B1G's 18 teams - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/questions-big-ten-2026-media-days/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=567742&ET_RID=5248271

Power 4 QBs ranked 1-68 - Take with a giant grain of salt. Author Zach Koons used stats when they supported his rankings, and otherwise used his gut instincts. SICollege Football 2026 Quarterback Rankings: Every Power 4...With just four weeks until the season kicks off, we take a look at every major conference program and how its signal-caller stacks up. Nos. 1-4 and the rankings for OBD's ten P4 opponents below. 1. Trinidad Chambliss - Mississippi - He should be at the top of CFB Dual-threat QBs, but on NFL boards? 2. Julian Sayin - Ohio State - 11/7 Columbus, Ohio - The Heisman finalist romped through an easy schedule in the regular season and was shut down in the postseason by Indiana and Miami. 3. CJ Carr - Notre Dame - Huh? 4. Dante Moore - Oregon - Will we see a Moore experienced Dante show up in the biggest B1G games and otherwise? 7. Demond Williams - Washington - 11/28 Eugene, Oregon - Perhaps the author didn't watch Williams on the road last season? UW has a somewhat easier road schedule in 2026, with Eastern Time Zone trips to Purdue and Michigan State, but plays USC, Nebraska, and OBD on the road. 8. Jayden Maiava - USC - 9/26 Los Angeles - A legit top 10 CFB QB. How much will Jayden miss two stud WRs off to the NFL? Four OL starters back for SC. How will they hold up against OBD's top-drawer DL? 11. Drew Mestemaker - Oklahoma State 9/12 Stillwater (Bring Your Ear Muffs) Oklahoma - A far better player than the pinata who played for the Cowboys in 2025, and surrounded by a far better cast. 23. Bryce Underwood - Michigan 11/14 Eugene, Oregon - Will the new coaching staff in Ann Arbor help Williams improve his game? In 2025, Underwood looked like a 2* or 3* recruit, not a 5* recruit. 26. Nico Iamaleava - UCLA 10/10 - Eugene, Oregon - Another Big Ten QB who should benefit from a better cast of characters and coaches. I like UCLA to go over 6.5 wins in Bob Chesney's 1st season in Westwood. 27. Anthony Colandrea - Nebraska 10/17 - Eugene, Oregon - 2025's Mountain West Player of the Year at UNLV steps up to the P4. 37. Katin Houser - Illinois - 10/24 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois - Houser played his high school football at John Bosco HS in Anaheim. He was far from a hoser at E. Carolina, making Pitt coach Pat (his ACC is better than the B1G Dopey Doozy) Narduzzi drop and give him 23 in the Military Bowl while Pat's Panthers scored 17 points. 51. Aiden Chiles - Northwestern - 10/31 Eugene, Oregon - Chip Kelly returns to Autzen. At Aiden's third stop, will the Chipper and Rick's kid coach Chiles up to play more like an adult? 62. Alessio Milivojevic - Michigan State - Friday, November the 13th (🤬)East Lansing, Michigan - Bring your ear muffs, long johns, and flasks for the 8 PM Eastern kickoff -With this name, shouldn't Alessio be playing basketball for Illinois? AM took the starting QB job from Aiden Chiles in 2025 and, on the field, played better than this ranking suggests. Welcome to CFB-NIL Shuffleboard. More turnovers than in your local bakery. 🤑 Including Dante Moore, eight QBs on the list transferred into their current school. The exceptions are the Michigan and Michigan State QBs; however, Michigan's Underwood was 'committed' to LSU. Every QB on the list will be playing for new head or assistant coaches in 2026, including Dante and Julian Sayin. 🤪 BEAT one of the top G6 QBs, Maddux Madsen and Boise State!

Oregon Ducks S preview: Abundance of talent on back end of the defense https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/07/28/oregon-football-safety-depth-chart-preview-2026/91059426007/

5 flip targets for Oregon along the defensive line in the 2027 class https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/recruiting/2026/07/28/oregon-football-recruiting-flip-targets-jalen-brewster-brayden-parks/91070729007/