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2026 BIG Info, Predictions, Etc. (10)
Week 11 Big Ten Game Times - Hopefully, this week, Oregon says: Goodbye, Columbus, with the win! Week 11 vs. Michigan - 12:30 Pacific on FS1 - USC at Indiana draws the 12:30 slot on CBS. On3College Football kickoff times, TV schedule revealed for...The four power conferences have released their kickoff times and TV designations for games to be played during Week 11 of the college football season. The
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
On3 Predicts the PO Committee's Top-25 - Oregon is 3-1 vs. this predicted Top-25 - Six B1G teams are in this Top-25 - No. 5 UCLA 8-0, No. 6 Indiana 8-1, No. 10 Ohio State 6-2, No. 15 USC 7-2, No. 22 Iowa 6-2, and No. 25 Northwestern 6-2. 10 SEC teams in the Top 25, including 3-loss No. 20 South Carolina and 3-loss No. 21 Florida. On3's prediction shows the PO committee buying Greg Sankey's SEC schedule strength argument. Greg certainly has a point after the SEC went 10-2 against P4 opponents out of conference. But ten of the 16 SEC teams ranked? Greg's SOS point is also strengthened by the Preseason AP Poll Top-25 Oregon, Michigan, Penn State, and Washington not in the Week 9-10 AP Top-25. On3College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee...The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.
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MBB: Coverage of Men's Basketball Program (4)
Monday Night's Big Ten CBB Scores - Good win by the Ducks, and UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20261102/group/7
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
Get Ready for the Gurus of Grapevine - SIForde-Yard Dash: 10 Biggest Power Brokers in the College...The first CFP rankings will be released Tuesday as these people will bear the biggest weight over the weeks between now and Selection Sunday.
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Marsh Duck - Oregon's Win Over Northwestern is a Testament to Experience
Thank you, David. Among many of your fine articles, this was one of the best. Now, will the Ducks get a B1G road win?
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
Is 2026 Indiana this season's 2014 FSU? 😁 Saturday Down South5 college football ideas I'm buying or selling after Week 9Let's break down 5 college football ideas following Week 9, including a predicting involving Miami and Notre Dame this week.
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
CBS Sports on tomorrow's PO committee CFB rankings - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-rankings-top-25-2026-first-what-to-expect/
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So, Oregon Could Knock Ohio State OUT of the Playoffs?
Big Ten Current Championship Odds - 'Oregon Needs a Miracle' On32026 Big Ten Title Odds: Indiana surges as Polymarket fav...Nine weeks into the 2026 college football season, a new Polymarket prediction market lists three Big Ten football teams with 22% or greater odds to win
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WSJ - Kirby Smart and the Transfer Portal
Kirby Smart: The players were hungrier in the past. On3Kirby Smart on SEC carnage: Players 'were definitely hung...Kirby Smart had an interesting take on why we are seeing so much carnage within the SEC this season. After Georgia's victory over Florida on Saturday, the
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Oregon - Ohio St. Pre-game Reports, Interviews, Etc.
"Unique College Football Playoff Opportunity". SIOregon’s Matchup With Ohio State Presents Unique College...When Oregon takes the field against a suddenly-vulnerable Ohio State team, they’ll not just be gunning for revenge.
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
CFB 2026 - All Glory is fleeting. And, Brother, can you spare me a QB? SIForde-Yard Dash: Examining College Football’s Most Danger...Wisconsin went from storming the field after beating USC to getting shut out by Iowa, showing how no team seems capable of staying comfortable for long.
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
This was ND's biggest complaint last season. The Irish lost to Miami in Week 1, and Miami doesn't jump ND before the final ranking? Notre Dame being ranked above Miami before the final ranking on 12/7/2025 is a result of a media company and not the NCAA, managing the postseason. The myriad rankings by the CFB committee benefit ESPN's bottom line, while causing unnecessary confusion. Oregon is 3-1 against ESPN's Strength of Record rankings updated through Week 9. Wins against No. 24 Northwestern, No. 19 Boise State, and No. 14 USC—loss to No. 3 UCLA. Oklahoma State, after the Week 9 loss, 51-49 at Iowa State, dropped out of the AP Top 25 and the SOR Top 25, and Illinois never made the SOR or AP Top 25. Nebraska choked its way to another loss, this time to UW. USC and Iowa are back in the AP Top 25, but never should have dropped out. 2-loss Northwestern, instead of falling to No. 26 in the AP, should have remained ranked. Instead, 3-loss South Carolina and 3-loss Florida are ranked. As ESPN's Bill Connelly recently noted, the SEC was paid to play a ninth conference game and should not ipso facto benefit in the rankings from playing nine games. BTW, No. 6 Indiana is one of the many Big Ten teams with QB injury issues. Indiana was historically bad when B1G HQ created the conference schedules in 2023; Indiana, after playing nine straight games, has a much-needed Week 10 bye. No other P4 conference asked its defending champion to play nine straight games to start the season. The Trojans are also off this week, SC's 2nd bye because it played a Week 0 game. SC plays Indiana in Bloomington in Week 11. I won't be surprised if three 2-loss SEC teams, Alabama, best out-of-conference (OOC) win against FSU, Texas, solid OOC win over Ohio State with a healthy Julian Sayin, and Ole Miss, best OOC win against Louisville, are in the PO committee's Top 12. I think Ohio State could be ranked lower than No. 11 and bumped by G6 Boise State, out of the committee's first-ranking PO field. I hope I (again) am in error. It will help Oregon's playoff chances if the Buckeyes are ranked in the top 10 before Saturday's game in Columbus. Beat Brutus!
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
ESPN's Bill Connelly's Playoff Tiers (Tears?) https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50348637/connelly-cfp-tiers-contenders-week-9
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FSU Fires Norvell
Jimbo back with the Seminoles? Perhaps Jimbo can come up with some of the $51 million owed Norvell? On3Florida State Head Coach Hot Board: Top candidates to rep...https://youtu.be/byHBatuhTgk Florida State fired head coach Mike Norvell on Sunday, ending his seven-season tenure in Tallahassee. Florida State lost to
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FSU Fires Norvell
Probably correct, Mike. But without QB Jordan Travis, FSU did win the ACC Championship Game, defeating Louisville 16-6 to go 13-0. With the disappointment of being bounced in favor of Alabama, many of FSU's draft-eligible players, especially on defense, sat out the bowl game. Both FSU and Georgia would have been in a 12-team PO field. I recall Greg Sankey making a fool of himself lobbying for Bama, and Kirby Smart bemoaning the circumstances that led to the bowl beatdown of FSU. Alabama did give champion Michigan a battle in the Rose Bowl semifinal, which Michigan won in OT.
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
No. 28 Oregon is 3-1 vs. the Strength of Record Top 25. Loss to No. 3 UCLA. Wins against No. 14 USC, No. 19 Boise State, and No. 24 Northwestern. 7 Big Ten teams are ranked in the SOR Top 25; 8 SEC teams.
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
ESPN/FPI Updated Strength of Record (SOR) Rankings - OBD No. 28 SOR/ 21 Strength of Schedule (SOS)/ 26 Remaining SOS/ 41 in Game Control/ 82 (😧) in performance vs. predicted performance. https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi/_/view/resume
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
Great take, KK. I was not happy to see 2-loss NW at 26, but happy to see 3-loss OBD at 27. And I was not happy to see 2-loss Ohio State ranked No. 11 and not happy to see 2-loss SC ranked No. 18, but I was happy to see this considering next week's game in Columbus. Week 10 is loaded with great matchups. If ten SEC teams are in the committee's top 25, DUCK! Using the AP Poll, nine SEC teams, 56.25% of the conference, would be in a 24-team PO field; five Big Ten teams.
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Oregon - Northwestern Post-Game Reports, Interviews, Etc.
Gimme Five B1G Winners! Oregon Ducks On SIFive Biggest Winners and Losers Following Oregon's Win Ov...The Oregon Ducks have upset the No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats 34-26. That is a statement that might have been difficult to believe just a year ago. The idea of O
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Oregon - Northwestern Post-Game Reports, Interviews, Etc.
3 Things You Didn't See on The Bird 🤬🤬🤬 Oregon Ducks On SIThree Things You Didn’t See on TV During Oregon’s Win Ove...EUGENE - A layer of mist hung over Eugene as Ducks fans poured into Autzen Stadium, many embracing the Halloween spirit in costume. The Duck joined the fun with
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
OK, a couple of thoughts: No. 18 USC 6-2 is ranked behind five 2-loss SEC teams, behind 2-loss Houston, and 2-loss No. 11 Ohio State, which the Trojans defeated 30-18. 5-3 South Carolina No. 23 and 5-3 Florida No. 25 are ranked. 2-loss Northwestern and 2-loss SMU lost competitive games on the road and are not ranked. Ten SEC teams are ranked. 10! In-conference losses are minimized, and in-conference wins are magnified. Will the PO Committee follow suit? No. 18 and No. 21 Iowa return to the top 25, which they should have not have left. Northwestern, with competitive road losses at No. 6 Indiana and No. 27 Oregon, drops out of the Poll in favor of two 3-loss SEC teams? 🤬🤬🤬
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Week 9-10 AP Poll is Out - FWIW My Thoughts on Hold Until the PO Committee Rankings on 11/3
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern No. 26; Oregon No. 27. Of course, two 3-loss SEC teams, Florida and South Carolina, are ranked. After a bad showing against UNC, Miami remains AP No. 1. I predict the PO Committee will rank Georgia No. 1. Of note yesterday. In the last minute of regulation time, the Minnesota kicker and the Indiana kicker both made 60-yard FGs to send the game into OT. Another close-call win for the Hoosiers with an invigorated USC coming to town on 11/14. On3College Football Rankings: AP Poll Top 25 after Week 9 re...The latest AP Poll Top 25 rankings are here following a solid Week 9 of college football. Things cooled down a bit compared to the chaos of the last two
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So, Oregon Could Knock Ohio State OUT of the Playoffs?
Columbus didn't give up the ship, and Dan isn't ready to go down with the ship. Last time Dylan was in Columbus, he was this close to a Husker Do and having a great Day. Rally around the good Raiola, and kick the ship out of the Buckeyes before saying: 'Goodbye, Columbus, we're heading home to mash That School Up North.' 👍👌😍 9-3 playoff-worthy? This season, you never know.
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Ever Seen a Quarterback Like Raiola?
Gimme 5 Takeaways from a great comeback win today. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/31/oregon-football-ducks-comeback-win-northwestern-takeaways/92542158007/
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So, Oregon Could Knock Ohio State OUT of the Playoffs?
Unfortunately, the Buckeyes' loss in LA means OBD will not be playing a top-5 team in Columbus. I was hoping for an Ohio State win to give the 3-loss Ducks a shot at a top-5 team in Columbus. But the SC win is now a better win for Oregon; 2-loss SC will be ranked in the AP Poll and by the PO Committee. Unfortunately, the OK State Cowboys lost a shootout on the road against Iowa State. Boise State is in a battle vs. Texas State. If Oregon can win the Day in Columbus, it will still be a B1G win and help the cause for the rest of this season and next season. AP Poll - I think Miami stays at No. 1. Miami is now 1-5 in its last six games against UNC. With the win, the Canes, when ranked No. 1, have a 29-game win streak against unranked teams. PO Committee No. 1 - I'll place my bet on 1-loss Georgia. Where will UCLA be ranked? And also Indiana with another close call? Every Saturday is an adventure. No team is safe. Someone, please clone today's Dylan, who was not the clown we watched against Illinois. Beat the Bucks!