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It's a Trap! Trap game warning for 18 B1G teams. OBD - November 20, 2026, at Michigan State. What could go wrong with a Friday 8 PM Eastern kickoff in East Lansing, Michigan that falls between home games against Michigan and Washington? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-trap-games-2026/

Et tu, Pawaallllllll? 😁 YardbarkerLongtime SEC analyst Paul Finebaum backs Big Ten in top c...Paul Finebaum has been known by monikers such as

CBS Sports - Big Ten Media Day Two Fact or Fiction - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-media-days-ohio-states-running-game-national-title/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=5

Three seasons ago, it was Tony Petitti and the Big Ten that were being roasted. Today, across the USA, the tables have turned, and now it's your turn to cry! However, It Doesn't Just Mean More; it means what the scoreboard says you are. No one will be surprised when an SEC team wins its next championship. But to claim that SEC football is better than the Big Ten, "by far"? Please, keep the hubris coming; it simply sets you up for a B1Gger fall. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/07/30/big-ten-football-cfp-record-sec-nick-saban-best-conference/91097653007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_

Hey, Saint Nick and Spanky, how about a B1G In Your Face! https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/07/30/big-ten-football-cfp-record-sec-nick-saban-best-conference/91097653007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_

Five Media Days Takeaways - Oregon Ducks On SIFive Biggest Takeaways From Oregon Ducks' Big Ten Media DayThe Oregon Ducks took the stage in Chicago on Wednesday for the Big Ten Conference's Media Day, allowing members of the press to delve deep into a litany of top

Dante and Jeremiah and the Two B1G Os. AP NewsReturn of Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Oregon's Dante...Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of position.

H, B1G man Bret is on your side! "The SEC wants to live in 2005." 😁 On3Bret Bielema takes repeated shots at SEC: 'They kind of w...Illinois' Bret Bielema joked the SEC wants 'to live in 2005 forever' during his opening comments at the 2026 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.

This is from a man who coached in the Big Ten, then in the SEC, and returned to the Big Ten. Fire away Bret! On3Bret Bielema takes repeated shots at SEC: 'They kind of w...Illinois' Bret Bielema joked the SEC wants 'to live in 2005 forever' during his opening comments at the 2026 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.

SPOT ON! On3's playoff projections are out. The SEC again puts five teams into the PO. 🤮 This with nine conference games? For this to happen, many of those deep SEC opponents have to drink milk through a nipple, right? No. 9 seed (!) Oregon loses to Texas in the champ game. 🤬 Horse Hockey!

On3's take on remarks from Tony P - On3Tony Petitti addresses SEC ‘breakaway’ talks, clarifies B...Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti opened up about SEC commissioner Greg Sankey recent acknowledgement of real "breakaway" conversations.

Is this suit Lame, or pot calling kettle ... https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ole-miss-sues-princewill-umanmielen-devin-harper-transfer-to-lsu/ Can they all lose, please? 😁

At the friendly rate of 28-30% per annum. 🤑 https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ohio-states-uniforms-college-football-jersey-patch/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=568064&ET_

Patches, my darling, from old shanty town? How about from JP Morgan Chase instead? https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohio-state-inks-15-million-annual-jersey-patch-deal-with-jpmorgan-chase-115724018.html The generous, sharing, and caring folk from South Bend were quick to announce they landed a bigger deal than Ohio State's B1G deal. Good news for the ACC. We all know ND will be happy to shar ... 🤪 In other news regarding fiction and fact from B1G media days - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-media-days-2026-usc-no-1-recruiting-class-impact/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=56

Why wouldn't athletes employed by a public university be entitled to participate in the state's retirement program? When Leland Stanford and his wife lost their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., to typhus at age 15, Leland told his wife they would found a university in their son's name, and the children of California would be their children. Leland Stanford Jr. University was formed on farmland south of San Francisco. Leland was an industrialist who inherited wealth from his family and grew the enterprise, and also served as California's governor. He was one of the 19th century's wealthiest men. At his death in 1893, his estate was valued at $50 million, more than $1.5 billion in today's dollars. I do not know Leland's stance on unions. But in the 1890s, most industrialists were not big fans.

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

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

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. 👍👌😍

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!

SI 'immediately' weighs in. 😁 Oregon Ducks On SI3 Immediate Reactions to Oregon Ducks’ Big Ten Preseason...The college football season feels around the corner with Big Ten Media Days beginning on July 28 and fall camp following shortly thereafter for teams around the

Thank you, David, for this timely and spot-on take! I never knew Dixie had so many whineries. Is it Commissioner Sankey, Spankey, or Stankey? Austin Prey - 😁🤣😍- No one should peay on this perfect typo.

A few thoughts on these rankings. USC 4, Michigan 5, Penn State 6 - Penn State has the easiest schedule in the Big Ten in 2026. USC and Michigan have two of the most difficult schedules in the country. Penn State plays USC at home and is on the road at Michigan. If the players Matt Campbell brought with him from Iowa State, including QB Rocco Becht, who has started 39 games, can step up against B1G competition, the Nittany Lions could go 10-2 or better and be in the playoff discussion. Minnesota's P.J. Fleck is undefeated in bowl games with a 7-0 record. Week 2 headline B1G vs. SEC games are Ohio State at Texas and Oklahoma at Michigan. Mississippi State's Week 2 visit to Minneapolis will influence the debate over the two conferences' depth. These are the three regular-season matchups between Power 2 teams. Wisconsin has a tough opener against Notre Dame in Green Bay, but has the second-easiest conference schedule. UCLA has a tough opener at Cal, but also has a relatively easy conference schedule. I think both teams will do better than the predicted 12 and 13. Washington's two trips to the Eastern Time Zone this season are visits to Purdue and Michigan State. Iowa, Penn State, and Indiana all visit Seattle. UW also will likely benefit from playing at USC the week after Oregon plays at USC. UW has a decent chance of finishing better than 7th in the conference and is a playoff dark horse (dog?). Let's play ball! Beat Boise!