Jon Joseph

OBD picked to win the B1G. 😍🦆😎 Saturday Down SouthConference championship futures: Best bets, predictionsLet's go over conference championship betting odds and predictions for the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC before Week 1 kicks off.

Five bold predictions for OBD - https://athlonsports.com/college-football/oregon-football-5-bold-predictions-ducks-2026

Two Ducks on ESPN's List of Diaper Dandies - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49538254/college-football-2026-top-freshmen#b1g

Preseason rankings should be smaller in Texas? Calling out the Nittany Lions is a Mis-State - YardbarkerThree most overrated college football teams in preseason...The first Coaches Poll Top 25 has Ohio State at No. 1, followed by Oregon and Georgia. Most of the rankings are defensible, even if fans will spend the next few weeks arguing otherwise. A few teams re

Save the 2028 date for Sac State, now part of MAC Action - YardbarkerOregon Updates Non-Conference Schedule With New OpponentIn the 2028 non-conference schedule, the Oregon Ducks have added a matchup with the Sacramento State Hornets from the Mid-American Conference, in which they will play their first season as a football-

Will the Buckeyes blink? Ranked 2nd, that's the sweet spot. 😍 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/08/06/college-football-rankings-coaches-poll-preseason-champions-history-data/91187300007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usat

The Bill will not reach the Senate floor until September. I very much doubt that the Bill as amended will pass. FBS, Power 4, or Power 2 depart the NCAA for CFB, possibly Men's CBB, make their own rules, and govern themselves in one form or another? Uncontrolled spending needs to be reined in or kiss nonrevenue sports goodbye. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2026/08/08/protect-college-sports-act-congress-no-vote-cruz-cantwell-ncaa/91205678007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline& We have met the enemy, and they are us. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2026/08/07/lsu-risky-financial-move-quick-cash-private-equity-lane-kiffin-gov-landry-millions/91209655007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_camp

Speaking of Depth, Cig can't catch a break, right? 😧 A judge in Denver added two stud D-line guys to an already deep group. If Hoo-Hoo Hoover's game improves like every QB who has played for Cig, No. 6 in the Coaches Poll is too low. You can bet Cig is using this ranking as motivation. Indiana's Coaches Poll Top 25 opponents are the same as Oregon's but in different locales. Ohio State and USC visit Bloomington, with Michigan and Washington on the road. Flip side for OBD. AP NewsDefensive lineman Wyatt returning for 5th season with def...Defensive lineman Kellan Wyatt has decided to return for his fifth season with the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press.

A breakdown of the number of games a top 25 team is scheduled to play against other top 25 teams. 1. SMU and Texas Tech - B12 2. BYU, Clemson, Houston, Miami, and Utah - ACC and B12 3. Iowa, Notre Dame, and Penn State - Notre Dame and two B1G, evidencing Iowa and Penn State's luck of the draw and Notre Dame drawing up its own schedule. We will not have to endure a South Bend pity party in 2026. 4. Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Oregon, and Tennessee - Georgia's schedule is far from easy, but the Dawgs get a deserved break after the very difficult schedules in 2024 and 2025. One-third of defending champion Indiana's and Oregon's schedules will feature games against Coaches Poll top-25 teams. Indiana plays 1. Ohio State and 14. USC at home. Away games at No. 16 Michigan and No. 19 Washington. Oregon plays 1. Ohio State and 14 USC on the road. Home games against No. 16 Michigan and 19 Washington. Washington. The same opponents as Indiana but in different locales. 5. Missouri, Mississippi, USC, and Washington - Two B1G and two SEC. Do the Trojans and the Huskies have the roster depth to handle tough schedules? Missouri is ranked only because a team has to be No. 25, so why not an SEC team? Even with Trindad Chambliss at QB, Ole Miss is a borderline PO team. 6. LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M - Two B1G and three SEC. 7. Texas - The 7-game Lone Ranger comes from the Lone Star state. The pressure is on Sark and Golden Archie. Win against Ohio State at home in Week 2; well, you were supposed to win. Lose, and how will this affect the Horns the rest of the season? No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Texas will do well to finish with these rankings on December 6th. 19. Penn State and 22. Iowa are legitimate PO dark horses. No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 9 Oklahoma will not, IMO, finish in the top 10. Like all preseason rankings, the Coaches poll is a best guess of how the season will play out, weighted in favor of brand names and the Power 2. The PO committee's final poll will be released on December 6th. Until then, claiming a win over a ranked opponent is speculation. (Are you listening down in Dixie?) Even so, this exercise points out the disparate scheduling for top 25 teams, in and out of conference. Is there any reason to believe that in 2026 the PO Committee will not (except for Alabama) simply count wins and losses with only lip service given to strength of schedule?

26 CFB luminaries for 2026 include Dante Moore and ... Makhi? https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/1123264/college-footballs-26-most-important-people-in-2026?ueid=66c3ca35924fb3254520a3f8fe2aa9ce&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SB%20Nation%20Daily%20

Give it up for Malik Benson! AP NewsFernando Mendoza isn't only Raiders rookie to watch in tr...As the Raiders prepare for their season, the vast majority of media and fan focus remains on quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Terrific post, Gat, thank you. Washington is public enemy No. 1. Oregon State is a baseball rival but does not have the money to assemble the talent to compete against Oregon in other sports. Today's mega conferences without divisions make it difficult to play Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, etc., enough to create a true rivalry. In the Big Ten, the Oregon football team misses eight conference members every season. And it's football that delivers rivalries. Playing Ohio State twice in 2024 and Indiana twice last season was the exception and not the rule. (One game would have been enough 🤬) The Big Ten has been around for a long time, as evidenced by all of the trophy games in football. But many of these trophy games are no longer annual events. Teams no longer battle to send the top team to one of the precious few bowl games. Have a successful season in today's SEC or the B1G, and you're one of three to five teams playing for a title. Even in a more regional conference like the SEC, 16 teams have made a difference. Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012; Georgia has yet to play a game in College Station. With mega conferences, NIL, unregulated free agency, and conferences extending coast to coast, college football is very different from when I grew up watching the one game broadcast on Saturday while anxiously awaiting the New Year's Day football four-game bonanza. The economics of football changed dramatically when the NCAA lost its broadcast monopoly, compounded by SEC commissioner Roy Kramer, who convinced the other conferences that college football needed one true champion. Capitalism and NFL-Lite happened. I miss a lot about the 'good old days,' but I do not want to go back to watching one college game on the weekend. Best of luck to the Gators and Coach Sumrall.

With direct payments and NIL deals, if you are instrumental to your team in whatever sport and not a certain top draft choice in your sport, why not stick around, get paid, and be a hero for another season? Guys on the football roster shown as Juniors are now Sophomores or whatever the 5-year equivalent of a 3rd-year player may be. Redshirt freshmen are simply 2nd-year players. In addition to unregulated CFB free agency, 5 for 5 will have an impact on rosters across all college sports. A federal judge in Denver, not a state judge, just added Indiana's best DL player from last season, Stephen Daley, to this season's roster. Daley was hurt in a post-game conference champ game accident. I may eat these words, but I'm happy that he gets another season. Fortunately, and at the request of the NCAA on its appeal of the decision, the judge amended her ruling to give only players still in school another year of eligibility. Joe Natham cannot suit up for Bama. 😁

No matter the opponent, I hate to see CFB players injured. By far, the worst part of the game. Why do you think the back up could be better? Thanks.

How many top 25 opponents will the Coaches Preseason Poll top 25 teams play in 2026? More evidence for a 24-team PO field instead of trusting SEC-centric voters who do their business in the dark. On3College Football Coaches Poll: How many games Top 25 team...The college football coaches poll is out, and On3 broke down how many games the Top 25 teams will play against preseason-ranked teams.

A Diaper Dandy - If you're good enough ... Oregon Ducks On SIOregon’s Newest Five-Star Receiver Wastes No Time at Fall...EUGENE - The Oregon Ducks football team started their fall practices on Wednesday in what coach Dan Lanning called "one of my favorite parts of the year." Lanni

The two opening games for Oregon in 2026 are flying under many early out-of-conference (OOC) games, including Week 2 games that see Ohio State at Texas and Oklahoma at Michigan. Understood and to be expected. Oregon's two opening out-of-conference (OOC) matchups are not an Indiana, USC, Nebraska, U Who, or Penn State OOC cupcake fest. Oregon is 1-3 against Boise State, the highest-ranked G6 team in most preseason polls, coming to Eugene with a veteran QB in Maddux Madsen and a quality coach in Spencer Danielson. The line of Oregon -24.5 is IMO out of line, especially with three new starters on the Oregon O-line. The Week 2 game against the Cowboys in Oklahoma State's T. Boone Pickens Stadium will be played in a madhouse that comes close to bringing the same decibels 'heard' in Autzen Stadium. The Paddle People sit on top of the visiting team, while they maniacally bang their paddles on the stadium walls in support of their Cowboys. The Oregon game is the home opener for Oklahoma State, the debut for Coach Morris and his North Texas West team in Stillwater. The starting QB, Drew Mestemaker, led FBS in passing yards in 2025, throwing for over 4,000 yards. Much of Mestemaker's Mean Green supporting cast on offense came west with Morris and Mestemaker. With an 11 AM start time in Stillwater, this is the first 9 AM body clock kickoff for Oregon in 2026. I expect the Ohio State game will kickoff at Noon Eastern. Students are being encouraged to pull an all-nighter with adult beverages on hand to promote rowdy support for their Cowboys. OBD scalped The Mullet 69-3 last season; I doubt the Cowboys fans will need much encouragement to be fired up and freaked out. Another optimistic line for OBD, -19.5. I expect Oregon will win both of the opening games, but if Oregon does not cover in one or both contests, many college fans will assume Oregon is overrated. That's fine, eh; it's a 12-game regular season with attention-getting games remaining at USC, at Ohio State, and home against Michigan. Beat Boise! AP NewsWith a slew of fresh faces, new Oklahoma State football c...New Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris was busy bringing people together long before fall camp started Wednesday.

OREGON? You bet! Oregon football betting preview 2026: Ducks odds, futures...Dan Lanning's team returns superstar quarterback Dante Moore along with plenty of talent on both sides of the ball, making the 2026 season the biggest yet in Eugene.

Yahoo! https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/yahoo-sports-preseason-college-football-top-25-lsu-michigan-and-usc-just-miss-out-on-our-top-12-133311210.html

A blessing on all in the West endangered by fire. Kirk, from what I've read, this is an understatement. Authorities have arrested an 🤬 accused of starting one of the fires in Spokane. If guilty, please hang him high.

"In college football, two things matter: your roster and your schedule." Coach Pepper Rodgers. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49361902/college-football-schedule-superlatives-2026-season Coaches Poll No. 1: Ohio State has the roster, but the schedule?

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The Big Ten Network Fall Camp Oregon visit is announced for Tuesday, August 11th. The dates for all 18 visits: https://www.facebook.com/BTN/posts/heres-when-were-airing-your-b1g-teams-training-camp-show-/1637971654361795/

Lame Kitten best brace himself for his opening SEC game with LSU that serendipitously comes against the girl he dissed, Ole Miss, in the friendly confines of Oxford, Mississippi. September 19, 2026, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on ABC. One sure bet in 2026: Bet on GameDay being in Oxford for this game. I'm not certain what side to take in the Over/Under 25 Louisiana State Troopers accompanying Lane. Kiffin's CFB highwater mark: 2 conference titles at Florida Atlantic. Lane quit twice to take his Dream Job. He was fired by Al Davis and Pat Haden, and benched by Ole Miss and by Saint Nick when he was the OC at Bama, and Lane was off to FAU. $13 million a year for these accomplishments? I'm hoping for another UNC Billy Bob Chapel Hill meltdown hire in Baton Rouge. 🤪

Dear Professor West, Sir, you are a great teacher, but I'm happy I only audit your classes. You are too tough a grader for this sorry student. So, Professor, to be the real deal, Koi has to go in the 1st round of the draft and no higher than the 24th pick? Whew! 😁 Seriously, my friend, I have some of the same concerns. However, he did improve on D from 2024 to 25: 2024 46 tackles, 28 solo; 2025 82 tackles, 39 solo, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. In two seasons, he had 813 kickoff return yards, a 23.2-yard average. He had 306 yards in punt returns, 9.4 average in 2024, and 6.6 in 2025, when special teams coaches were paying more attention. I thought we would see him in the return game in the spring, but I don't recall him lining up to return kicks. Was this because Dan wanted to keep him under wraps? I hope so. With apologies to Bobby Darin, one thing I don't want to see is another Makhi back in town. 🤪 We'll know early on if he's the real deal. In the opener, if he is starting, he'll be going against an experienced, savvy QB in Boise State's Maddux Madsen. In Week 2, the guy who led FBS in passing yards in 2025, Drew Mestemaker, will be at QB for OK State. We are in a time of unregulated free agency in college football, and players are understandably making hay while the sun shines. I welcome any player Dan and friends believe is worthy of attending the OBD Football Finishing School. I'm happy Dillon Gabriel made Oregon his third stop, and Pregnon and Thieneman came to play where the grass is damn green, and that Evan Stewart and Jamari Johnson will be on this year's roster. Entering the portal and portal picking are an integral part of today's CFB Moneyball game. Let's Play Ball!