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Can Dan get this young man's commitment when he lives 'next door' to a Notre Dame team with deep NIL pockets? Choosing Oregon will be an upset.

One of the last remaining uncommitted blue chips, 6-3 and 305 DT Brayden Parks out of Chicago, is set to announce today at 2pm Pacific between Oregon and Notre Dame. ND listed as the favorite (close to home plus family ties) but Ducks still with a punchers chance. https://247sports.com/article/top247-dl-brayden-parks-commitment-thursday-cbs-288417604/ Go to CBS Sports College Football YouTube Channel link in story and click, and then find the Live button on the channel site.

1st round 2025 16-team field games: 1. Indiana vs. 16 Tulane 8. Oklahoma vs. 9. Alabama 4. Texas Tech vs. 13. Texas 5. Oregon vs. 12. BYU 2. Ohio State vs. 15. Utah 7. Texas A+M vs. 10. Miami 3. Georgia vs. 14. Vanderbilt 6. Mississippi vs. 11. Notre Dame Georgia had a bye and lost to Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl; Oklahoma and Texas A+M lost home games. Texas did defeat a dysfunctional Michigan team in its bowl game; Vanderbilt lost its bowl game to 4-loss Iowa. And as a side note, 3-loss Illinois defeated 3-loss Tennessee in Nashville. Five SEC teams in the 12-team field; none played for a championship. The PO committee thinks the SEC is the top football conference; Tony Petitti, speaking softly and carrying a B1G stick, disagrees. Bill Parcells: "Your record says what you are".

Thank you, Charles, for these great posts. There is humidity where the SEC is meeting in Tampa, but no humility. Perhaps when it doesn't Just Mean More on the field, you might want to zip it? When Big Ten media days open on Tuesday, July 28th, in Chicago, I expect Tony Petitti to reiterate the facts about the conference's athletic success in 2025 and 2026 to date, and then rest his case. I expect to hear nothing about the difficulty of schedules versus 'The Other Guys' or anything about breaking away and going intramural except in response to questions from the media. It will be interesting if we hear from Tony and the coaches about the preference for a 24-team playoff field. The PO committee's final ranking on 12/7/25 would have given us a 16-team PO field with 7 SEC, 3 Big Ten, 3 B12, 1 ACC, 1 G5 team that would have knocked out 16 USC and Notre Dame. Four of the eight first-round games would have been hosted by SEC teams. A 2025 24-team field: 7 SEC, 6 Big Ten, 5 B12, 3 ACC, 2 G5, and Notre Dame. Tony is a businessman well aware that the PO committee's process is opaque and the results are SEC-centric. Tony will not agree to a 16-team PO without automatic qualifiers, which are not included in Tony's 24-team proposal. From having the bully playoff pulpit a few seasons back, Greg Sankey is now on a playoff island of his own. BTW, what do you think ESPN would pay to broadcast intramural SEC sports with the playoffs only involving SEC teams?

If you don't like the SEC and think they are full of hot air... Oh do I have a fun article on Monday. Stay tuned everyone! Yes... Shameless self promotion.

Sumrall and Florida should be interesting to watch and see what happens over the next year or two. I don't follow Florida or their fanbase really at all so I don't know if he'll be under immense pressure to win right away or if there's patience for him as he rebuilds the program.

Never grows Old....

So true...so fun to watch and recall!

Aesthetics-wise, T. Boone Pickens Stadium ranks No. 4 in this B12 stadium ranking, but it is the loudest stadium in the conference and No. 1 in open amateur fans' voting. Perhaps a Week 2 11 AM local kickoff time is a blessing in disguise? At least a few of the Paddle people could be sober? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2026/07/23/big-12-college-football-stadium-rankings/90950547007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=Conten

Elite Offense coming for 2026!

Nobody has OUR depth!

We'll be better than this!

No offense, but down Tampa-way, the SEC seems to be getting B1G-time defensive. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/sec-big-ten-conference-supremacy?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=athlon_thearena&utm_content=&hashed_email=ddb10cec1ab03a At next week's Big Ten media days, July 28th through July 30th, I expect Commissioner Tony will simply state the facts before taking a seat. And there will be no talk of breaking away from the rest of college sports and going intramural.

Maybe a coffee and banana as the lowest price I see is $12 😀 What's with the $1018 seats in section 2, BTW?

Pretty wild. If I plan a trip from PDX to see this game, the actual ticket is the most incidental part of the equation.

Malik speaks - (No insight into the gentlemen's tailors. Any ties on today's sideline?) Oregon Ducks On SIMalik Benson Offers Rare Insight Into Dan Lanning And Nic...Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning and former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban are two of the most respected minds in college football. Former Ducks receiver M

Oregon Ducks IDL preview: Top-tier talent with depth questions https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/07/23/oregon-football-interior-defensive-line-depth-chart-preview-2026/91015914007/

Oregon announced the promotion of Tyler Dean to the position of general manager in May. Dean joins DuckTerritory's Erik Skopil on the Autzen Audibles podcast to discuss his path to the new role, how his responsibilities might change and what the keys were to the 2026 Oregon offseason.

EA Sports ran 26 simulations. Don't buy this game! Now on to the BS . . . Conference title simulations Big Ten: Ohio State 15, USC 3, Indiana 2, UCLA 2, Michigan 1, Nebraska 1, Oregon 1, Penn State 1 Boise State to make the playoffs with one loss, to Fresno State!! 34 head coaching changes: Dan didn't leave but Sark, Venables and Elko to the NFL. And last, but no least, Dakorien Moore to Missouri with the highest WR NIL deal Simulating the season using EA Sports College Football 27 - ESPN