Jon Joseph

From Florida (Orlando is now a bigger media market than Miami) to Los Angeles.

THIS reminds me of 'The Herd' who is often absurd.

If not in the 2022 playoff, which is extremely doubtful, that would have to be in the Holiday or Sun Bowl. Meaning the Ducks do not win the 2022 Pac-12 title. In 2022 Miami will lose at A+M, at Clemson and probably 2 other games. 62-60.

I'm pretty sure that the Rose and Sugar Bowls are this year's semi-final playoff sites. The Pac-12 champ if not in the final 4 is likely headed to the Fiesta Bowl. Love the take but if Oregon takes the L in Atlanta Oregon will fall off of the national CFB radar. Win in Atlanta and the game vs Utah is much more likely to be of national and not just regional interest. A W in Atlanta also provides a playoff cushion. Lose to Georgia and Oregon will likely have to go 12-0 thereafter to have a playoff shot. That is a very big ask. If you are going to schedule these kind of games OOC for the money you have to win your fair share and not blow the game like Oregon did versus Bo Nix and Auburn.

Thanks Alex. I guy in the QB room has started 3 games versus Georgia and played in the atmosphere the Ducks will find in MB Stadium on 9/3. That's Bo Nix. Nix was the SEC Frosh of the year playing under Dillingham. Without a lot of talent around him, Auburn had 1 player drafted, he was having a good season in 2021 before being injured. Nix is 0-3 vs Georgia but as noted above he has won big games including a W against Alabama. He did have a baffling interception in the spring game but generally played well and 2 of the sacks against him would not have been sacks in a 'real' game. I also think his mobility will be better come fall ball with more time to heal an injured ankle. 'Transfer nation,' I like it. It's likely that 9 to 10 Pac-12 teams will have transfers starting at QB this season. The portal has dramatically changed QB recruiting. As Lane Kiffen notes you bring in a QB with experience from the portal and the player has used up his 1 'free' transfer. You also have game tape to evaluate how a guy has played against college competition. I do think it is most unfortunate that under the prior regime Joe Moorhead had little opportunity to coach up Ty and Butterfield. If Nix is healthy he will be the starter in Atlanta. Oregon has to take advantage of 7 new starters on the Georgia D and I believe Nix has the best shot at putting up points in what could be a shoot out. I expect the Ducks D will be salty but Georgia, with lots of weapons on O, will score on this D.

Win both. But if I have to make a choice, beat Georgia. Millions of more eyeballs will be on the Oregon/UGA game than when Utah visits Oregon. A Pac-12 team defeating National Champion and SEC member Georgia will do wonders for the conference. Oregon will get far more of a nationwide recruiting bump defeating the Dawgs than it will get from defeating conference member Utah. Utah under 'strange circumstances' destroyed Oregon twice last season. But Utah also lost to BYU, San Diego State, Oregon State and played Ole D vs Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Besides, the Ducks can lose to the Utes, still win the north and win a champ game rematch. A rematch vs UGA is far more of a long shot. BTW, this is the kind of article that proves that CFB has a loooooong off season.

If SC is SEC on par than so am I, and I am not close. But I keep on swinging away.

Great post. But IMO classy folk do not say they are going to do one thing and then do the opposite. Mario I don't throw a Cristobal, it might break!

Let's see? Saban took the best WR from UGA. The best RB from Georgia Tech. An excellent DB from LSU. But it's all good, right. I will not be surprised if Addison from Pitt does not end up in Tuscaloosa. Just like Saban wants to play 9 conference games instead of 'natural rival' New Mexico State. SecCAM.

Also, check out Sir Notalot's Greenville, SC. Bigger city than Aiken. Beautiful down town, pristine clean. Close to Clemson and beautiful SC lake country. 3 largest exports from Charlestown used to be cotton, indigo and hemp. Now, Volvos, BMWs and Mercedes Benz all made in SC.

Go 1 off? Oregon vs Oregon State. Go pods, OR, UW OR ST, WSU?

You play 8 conference games in a 14 team league and viola, you will have more wins. Look at the SEC OOC games? 1, maybe tough opponent OOC and then cupcakes. The reason why the SEC always has 3 if not 4 teams in NY6 bowls. And the money matters. 3 years back. Wazzu had 2 Ls, LSU had 3 Ls and the Tigers not the Cougars went to the Fiesta Bowl.

When, not if, the playoff goes to 12 teams you need the 2 best playing for the conference title. No way should SC have CAL and Stanford as annual North Division opponents.

I think Hogan is a great comparison. Hogan did go on to NFL for a few seasons. That was a heck of a Stanford team that the Ducks kept out of the Final 4. Tit for tat. Would have loved to see that Stanford team and not a way overmatched MI ST team (the over throw, sigh) play Bama.

How about the merger suggested above: The Coast to Coast Conference? Pacific 8 Division. Big 8 Central Division. Big 8 Eastern Division. But that's down the road, if ever down the road; I'm focusing on 2022 and Lanning landing a big one.

A terrific idea! But and unfortunately, I agree with you that this bird has most likely flown? But a 'merger' with the 'new B12' would set up 3 8 team divisions with the 'Pac-8' being one of the divisions. The Pac-24 or whatever, would its own in CFB and be awesome in CBB. Would such an arrangement pencil out? I have no idea but I hope before the new media deal is done that it is at least being looked at?

Barry Sanders? Hope you are SPOT ON my friend. It took McCaffery to beat Barry's 'unbeatable' record. But McCaffery's accomplishment was not worthy of the Heisman, right?

In today's CFB it will not be an indelible stain.

I don't think based on returning players and recruits (including reeling back in a 5* OL recruit from the portal) that the OL will be a big issue in Athens? The TE room is ridiculous. With Bowers (from NoCal, sigh) and Gilbert if he finally has his head on straight. UGA is the 3rd SEC roster Gilbert has been on after Florida and LSU. The roster also has 2 more talented TEs. Hoping the Ducks DBs this season will be better in coverage? Oregon will see a lot of 3 and 4 TE sets from both UGA and Utah. Play nickel but that will help set up some very good Georgia RBs. I agree that with 5 1st round picks coming off the UGA D and only 4 returning starters back on D, Oregon may have to play to win a shoot out? I do expect Bennett who won a championship last season to be better in 2022 without having to battle Daniels for practice reps and with another year in Moncken's O. I think with Lanning and crew the Ducks have a shot. With Mario, there would have been no shot. The Ohio State team Oregon defeated last season had its worst D in decades.

And part of this is due to the Cali scheduling arrangement. SC could be playing UW and not both CAL and Stanford, 2 'permanent' cross over games for SC vs the North.

I think out of the gate SC is going to Roni Rice?

But if Addison signs with Bama is there any merit in complaining about USC tampering with the Pitt roster? Maybe Narduzzi was just trying to save face?

Read that he settled with Oregon for $500,000. Interesting that the 2 other guys hospitalized with Brenner returned to the field of play.

7 way-too-early predictions for Georgia’s offense in 2022 WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Georgia will have a dynamic offense in 2022.

A thinned-out Georgia or tougher Texas - Assessing spring overreactions in college football WWW.ESPN.COM Before we get to what happens next in college football, let's evaluate what we just saw. Here's a batch of overreactions from spring ball and the NFL draft. Good thoughts here on how Georgia after an all time 15 players taken in the draft, reloads.