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WOW! Last two seasons: B1G - 10 wins - SEC 7/ Bowls - B1G - 8 wins - SEC 2 "Facts are troublesome things." John Adams But ESPN isn't biased in favor of the SEC, right? On3Nick Saban throws jab at Big Ten: 'There's three good tea....

Not this time, please!

Mario must really hate snakes. 🤬 A Sunset Strip 77-7 demolition of the FAMU Rattlers. MERCY! https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/7-records-no-7-hurricanes-100000328.html Miami fans are booking travel to Vegas for a game to be played 1/25/27- and why not?

Thanks, David, and I love your final-score optimism. Wounded Cowboys making a stand at their ranch. A new and unsettled O-line that will hear Autzen-like noise when on the field. First time on the road for two new coordinators—a '9 AM' kickoff. 10 penalties at home; on the road? A positive? Big Ten refs will call the game; pray it's not the crew we saw in Autzen last Saturday. Noon Saturday in Stillwater - 95 degrees, 60%+ humidity, thunderstorms that could delay the start of the game or delay the game once it has started. It is what it is, and I certainly hope OBD covers the -23.5. --- Sorry, but I feel the need for some Whine Time. You should never schedule Boise State, period! Why schedule OK State? A series that Rob scheduled before the Mullet was scalped. USC's three OOC games before hosting Oregon: San Jose State, Fresno State, and Louisiana from the Sun Belt, all in LA, and there's also a road game at Rutgers. (Could Rutgers defeat SC's three OOC opponents?) With its conference SOS in 2026, SC goes 10-2, and it's a PO lock. Ditto Ducks. Whether or not SC makes the PO, no one (except for those os us who dislike Linc and the SUCs) will remember thousands of fans disguised as empty seats in Week 0. Fortunately, the Baylor series was dropped. The weather in Waco, Texas, in early September is also intolerable. Before CFB goes to a 24-team PO and 10 P4 opponents are mandated, the Art of the Scheduling Deal matters a great deal. Watch out for lightning and Lasso the Cowboys!

42-17 Ducks 2 TOs 4 sacks 425 yards (4 TDs)

Dear Western Michigan, and you MAC Daddies, better late than never? "You'll be glad to know that right after the accident, we fixed the stoplight."😁 On3Big Ten to expand in-broadcast replay review, will includ...The Big Ten announced it will expand the in-broadcast replay reviews and will include all games officiated by league crews.

Today, playing tough opponents OOC is senseless. The risk does not equal the reward. But it's a 12-game season, and no conference wants to play 12 P4 opponents. Autzen was sold out for Boise State, likely will be sold out for Portland State, and the SEC stadiums were packed for donut-hole games. That's millions of dollars for OBD in concessions, sales of team merchandise, and parking fees. These home games also mean millions of dollars for Lane County and for small businesses in Lane County. But go to a 24-team field, and a B1G/SEC football challenge, like with volleyball, will be too rich to turn down and will make up for the money lost from eliminating conference champ games. 2023 - PO champion Michigan - No P4 opponent OOC 2024 - PO champion Ohio State - No P4 opponent OOC 2025 - PO champion Indiana - No P4 opponent OOC But the SEC will not approve a 24-team PO without the Big Ten playing 10 P4 opponents; Tony Petitti has agreed to do so.

College Football's ten conferences and Notre Dame voted unanimously to open a 30-day window for discussions with ESPN regarding possible PO expansion. Significantly, the SEC joined in the vote. Without the SEC's vote, no PO expansion beyond 12 teams would have been considered. The Big Ten would not have voted in favor unless the discussion centered on expanding to 24-teams; perhaps with a 16-team field for a year or two to facilitate the expansion to 24-teams. Previously, the Big Ten agreed that if the PO field expanded to 24-teams, B1G teams would play 10 Power 4 games every season, joining the SEC, ACC, and B12. The current PO broadcast agreement concludes in 2031-32. With expansion to 24, ESPN would continue to broadcast at least 11 PO games, with 10 games potentially put out to bid. (Currently, ESPN licenses a few PO broadcasts to TNT.) During the 30-day window, ESPN has the right to match any offers from other networks and streaming entities. Fox wants to be a part of the PO broadcasts and will likely come with a generous offer that could include CBS and NBC. Dunce Tony Petitti is on the threshold of becoming the smartest guy in the room. 😍 On3College Football Playoff executives trigger 30-day ESPN n...College Football Playoff executives have triggered a 30-day negotiating window with ESPN, Yahoo! Sports' Ross Dellenger reported.

'I'm all right; nobody worry about me.' The Gophers SEC under-under card matchup is still a B1G game. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-gophers-football-293a6115eccd3755026cbb91f40b2542

The Ducks migrate south and turn Still Waters into Troubled Waters. 😁 https://apnews.com/article/oregon-oklahoma-state-football-3c5ab059a42d4533c6dd35370e86b2c0

AP looks at the B1G Week 2 games - https://apnews.com/article/big-ten-football-bab61170115a9c733fae268720af1df4?user_email=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&utm_medium=Sports_wire&utm_source=Sailthru_A

Thank you, NJ. I wish CBS's coverage matched the viewership. I'm so happy that the attendance numbers 'became released.' 🤪 Was it a daring rescue by Delta Force or the Navy SEALs? SMH 😧

Boise State provided a terrific Week 1 test for OBD. After a close loss, Boise moved up in the AP Poll from being ranked 28th to 26th. After the "Quad 1 win," Oregon was logically dropped from ranked 2nd to 6th. 🤪 For Week 2 Big Ten games not cited below, Search: 'football schedules bigten.org.' All times are Pacific. AP Poll rankings. --- Friday - 9/11 - Rutgers -8.5 at Boston College - 5 PM Fox - B1G vs ACC After its Week 1 debacle, Rutgers is favored? Two of the worst teams in CFB, but worth a look to watch 9/11 victims honored. --- Saturday - 9/12 - No. 6 Oregon -22.5 at Oklahoma State - 9 AM ESPN - B1G vs B12 This game lost some of its luster with the Cowboys' Week 1 loss to Tulsa. But Boone Pickens Stadium is a tough place to play at any time, and tougher with a 9 AM body-clock start and hot, humid weather conditions accompanied by NOISE! --- Duke at Illinois -6.5 - 12:30 FS1 - B1G vs ACC Both teams won their Week 1 games. Transfer QB Katin Houser had a good opening game for the Illini, but the new 3-3-5 D was shaky. Oregon plays at Illinois on October 24th. --- No. 35 UCLA -8.5 vs San Diego State - 4:15 PM BTN - B1G vs Pac-12 Bob Chesny and the Bruins got off to a terrific start last week, taking down Cal 45 to 24 in front of 63,000-plus fans in Cal's sold-out Memorial Stadium. Against Tosh's D, UCLA put up 461 yards, 277 yards rushing. I hope close to 40,000 fans will show up at the Rose Bowl. SDS is expected to compete for the Pac-12 title. Will the Bruins show the same intensity as in Week 1? UCLA visits Autzen on October 10th. --- NO. 14 USC -30.5 vs Louisiana - 8 PM BTN - B1G vs Sun Belt 2-0 SC is ranked behind many 1-0 teams that have played equal or lesser competition. With three cupcakes OOC and its opening B1G game at Rutgers, SC will get no Top-10 respect unless and until it can defeat Oregon in the Coli on September 26th. --- All three of the Week 2 B1G vs SEC matchups are included below in On3's Top 10 Week 2 CFB Games. Oklahoma is favored over Michigan. Mississippi State is favored over Minnesota. Texas is favored over Ohio State. Lose all three games and the noise out of Dixie will be deafening. All times Eastern - On3Top 10 games to watch Week 2 of college football seasonOhio State-Texas and Oklahoma-Michigan top the list of the best college football games for Week 2 of the 2026 season. Lasso the Cowboys!

The Heat is On! Oregon Ducks On SIOklahoma State Weather Intensifies Oregon Ducks’ Road Cha...EUGENE - The No. 6 Oregon Ducks are facing another piece of adversity in their first road game of the 2026 football season. The Ducks are traveling to an unfam

If you're not competing for titles, you don't get dumped on. You can always count on Paul to come with a reasoned take, right? Day's two terrible losses last season came against the 2025-26 champion and the runner-up. Ryan Day, and not Sark, is a choke artist? Hmmmm. CFB-HQ On SIPaul Finebaum Names Major College Football Head Coach Who...Paul Finebaum delivers a blunt assessment of a major college football head coach.

Boise was seeded 3rd in the 2024-25 PO. I think Boise State will finish in the Top-25, but not in the Top 10. As Charles noted, until OBD wins a Natty, the Ducks are low-flying targets. Oregon defeated a team ranked 28th in the preseason AP Poll that lost to Oregon and moved up to 26th in the latest spot, while OBD dropped four spots. Logical, right? Matt Hayes needs to write something negative; that's his forte. He could write about Rutgers ' faceplant, but who gives a whip about Rutgers? Texas destroyed an inept Pac-12 Texas State team and moved up one spot in the AP. USC is 2-0 with wins over two teams better than Texas State and remains ranked 14th behind four 1-0 SEC teams that consumed cupcakes in Week 1. As I noted in another post, the AP Poll will not matter when the final PO committee ranking is revealed on 12/6/26, but the PO committee rankings are as subjective as are the Coaches and AP Polls. Another thing that led to the critique of Oregon's performance was the ridiculous -24.5 spread. I'm true to my school, but I knew my wallet would be hurt by not taking Boise and the points. Yes, OK State and its new 91 players lost at Tulane on Saturday, but a line of Oregon -22.5 playing in Boone Pickens Stadium also sets up Dan and the team for ridicule. But positive or negative, teams aren't dumped on or praised if they're not a team, like OBD, that is followed coast-to-coast. Lasso the Cowboys! Paste the Paddle People!

The MAC Strikes Back! "The Empire Can't Rob Us!" EssentiallySportsMAC Demands To Strip Michigan Off Controversial Win After...MAC seeks harsh penalty on Michigan after AP voters drop team from Top 25, denouncing Kyle Whittingham & staff over controversy.

No. 6 Oregon is not overrated; No. 26 Boise State is underrated. I agree that Miami and LSU, with wins over P4 opponents, are underrated. No. 9 Ole Miss, with a win over a Top-25 Louisville team, is underrated. No. 14 USC is 2-0 with wins against teams equal to or better than 10 A&M, 11 Oklahoma, and 12 Alabama. SITwo Overrated Teams, Three Underrated Teams From Week 2 A...The Week 2 AP Top 25 college football poll has dropped. Here’s where we think the voters got it wrong.

Thank you. Great post. 2-0 Memphis, with a win on the road at UNLV, plays at Boise State on Saturday. Boise is favored by -7.5. 3 PM Pacific, USA Network. On 9/26, Boise is at W. Michigan, the team favored to win the MAC. The MAC is suing the Big Ten for committing larceny in the B1G play-review studio. A crime witnessed by millions. "This is an outrage! Turn those machines back on!"😁

Spot On. Oregon defeated a team ranked 28th in the preseason AP Poll. Dropped four spots. Fine, but why did UGA, after defeating a nothing-burger team, move up to 2nd instead of LSU that blew out No. 26 Clemson? Why isn't Ole Miss in the Top 5 with a neutral-site win against a Top-25 opponent? Why is 2-0 USC ranked 14th, behind 10 A&M, 11 Oklahoma, and 12 Alabama, all 1-0 with a win against similar or lesser competition? Texas Tech struggled against an FCS opponent and is ranked 13th? Miami traveled across the country and blew out a Power 4 opponent. Miami remains ranked 7th? If OBD crushed Portland State on Saturday, it would have stayed ranked 2nd. It's the AP Poll, so no big deal. However, the PO Committee does the same stuff. It should not have taken until the final ranking to rank 2-loss Miami ahead of a 2-loss Notre Dame team it defeated, especially since ND played four games against G6 competition. There is too much difference between the strength of schedules and too few game data points to objectively determine the best teams. Why the PO should go to a 24-team field.

OBD 6th in the AP Poll SEC - 9 teams ranked, 5 Top 10, 5 between 6 OBD and 14 USC. B1G - 7 teams ranked, 3 Top 10, Michigan drops to 28. Others Receiving Votes - 26 Boise State, 28 Michigan, 35 UCLA, 36 Illinois, 37 Minnesota On3College Football Rankings: AP Poll Top 25 after Week 1 re....

Bookies believe in OBD - The updated ranking where the rubber (a/k/a $) meets the road - LSU 14% to win the title. Oregon tied 2nd with Notre Dame at 13% SC at 3% - 😁 On32026 National Championship Polymarket odds after Week 1 o...The 2026 national championship odds were updated following teh bulk of the weekend of Week 1 of the college football season.

CJ, AMEN!

20 takes from On3's Ari Wasserman - Take 1- The Big Ten review team made the correct decision - On3Unfiltered Takes after Week 1: The hard truths about Mich...Unfiltered and raw takes after the first full weekend of the 2026 college football season.

OBD ranked 6th in the Coaches Poll - On3College Football Rankings: USA Today reveals Coaches Poll...After an exciting Week 1 of the 2026 college football season, the latest Coaches Poll top 25 has been released.