Jon Joseph

FYI - The NCAA Constitution 'Transformation Committee' is co-chaired by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey (I'm shocked!) and Ohio University AD, Julie Cromer. What could go wrong?

I would like to add that since composing this article playoff expansion appears to be stymied until the 2026 season. Before 2026 it takes a unanimous vote of the P5, G5 and Notre Dame to expand the field and the ACC in particular is not prepared to expand beyond 4 teams before the new NCAA constitution is in place (this has happened,) and NIL and player transfers via the portal are regulated. Regulation of NIL and the use of the portal has not happened and in today's climate of every conference for itself I don't know if it can or will happen? I do know that revenue-wise the B1G and the SEC are leaving the ACC, B12 and Pac-12 far behind. Which way will the B1G go? CFB as professional sport without control; CFB regulated somewhat by the B1G and the SEC; or a Run For The Roses Tournament or something similar as suggested in the article? I believe for the most part B1G presidents do not want to be seen opting for athletics over academics. I also can see B1G ADs saying, "we need the money!" To date, the B1G is unwilling to expand the playoff field without all 5 P5 champions in the field. The Pac-12 wants expansion to 8 or 12 teams now. Regardless the Pac-12 has to be very happy that one of the two 'rich conferences' is looking out for more than its own interest in the case of playoff expansion and hopefully, otherwise. FWIW - Pac-12 guru, Jon Winer, has released his preseason top 25. Using the Run For The Roses format discussed in the article and Jon's preseason top 25, the following would be the 2022 field. Pitt at Ohio State Michigan at Notre Dame Semi-final played in Indianapolis Oregon at Clemson Wisconsin at Utah Semi-final played in Las Vegas I believe media would pay significant money to broadcast these games and the remainder of the games in the tournament.

Great take. Utah. Only state with 3 teams ranked in the AP final Top 25.

I think Harbaugh knows that he has checked the 2 boxes. He beat Ohio State and reached the final 4. I think he also knows that reaching the Final 4 is Michigan's CFB zenith? Jones to SC is big. No team has and will continue to suffer under the portal more than Stanford. If you don't go through the admissions process on The Farm you are not going to be allowed to matriculate. Guys can leave the Cardinal but guys cannot transfer to Stanford out of the portal.

What doesn't? Nothing exists before it is observed. And the observed 'thing' exists as we see it. The AII is in All and All is in The All. Nils Bohr et al tell us 'this.' One of the beauty's of this forum, we can with proper decorum tell one another how we see the 'same thing." I for one have learned so much from the POV of others.

Cheer Up! I'm a pecker who can't hunt.

"Massive weight?" IMO, this is way over the top. A terrific competitor but stay or go it will not make or break the Ducks run game.

Recruiting Champ, Coaching Chump. But the Benji's spend in the NW and in Miami. Besides the game at Ohio State, did any Miami boosters watch any Oregon games?

1. A&M - Staying, WR Smith - A+M also lost starting QB Calzada to Auburn. IMO many the preseason top 25 are way too high on A+M. 2. Michigan - After finally defeating Ohio State and making the Final 4 coach Harbaugh may return to the NFL to coach the Raiders? 3. San Diego State - good news for Utah that lost at SDS last season but gets the Aztecs in SLC in 2022. 4. Georgia - Staying, Nolan Smith LB and starting QB and national champ winner Stetson Bennett is also coming back. 5. OREGON - KT, McKinley, Wright, Williams; plus the Ducks who have entered the portal. Possible big portal pickup? QB Bo Nix. 6. Ole Miss -Staying, OL Brocker 7. Purdue - no one of import staying. No boilermaker for the Boilermakers. 8. Alabama - happens every year. Staying, DB Battle, LB To'o To'o. Bama has already signed the top RB transfer out of the portal and one of top 3 WRs. 9. Notre Dame - Northwestern AA DB Joseph (I know it's shocking but there is no familial relationship) is transporting to S Bend. 10. USC - London gone on O and DE Drake is also gone. But Riley is doing a good job of plucking the portal and the Sooners in the process. Stetson back at Bama is no big surprise but this will make the Dawgs even bigger favorites over the Ducks in the 9/3/22 game 'at' Georgia. I also think this is another reason why Nix wins the Ducks starting QB job in 2022?

Many the UGA fan was not happy with Kirby's O before he hired OC Todd Monken 2 seasons back. He was Saban before Kiffin came in.

Why? Because it's a Pac-12 program. The programs the NCAA likes to chew on and spit out. When it comes to so-called 'enforcement,' the NCAA prefers pinot noir over grits.

Won every game he started at Georgia. Far better on field performance than Martel had at any place he has played. Kirby has a lot of Mario in him. Thus Bennett + not JT. And JT has suffered a lot of injuries. The prodigal son returns to LA?

Indeed. And the Pac-12 could have added Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor and Houston. (SIGH.)

Thank you OR. 1 reason it makes more sense to bet on the NFL instead of on CFB, uniformity regarding the reporting on injuries. You know who is out and the the guys who could be in or out of a given game. You also have roster parity and roster control in the NFL that you do not see in CFB. On the other hand and there always seems to be that other hand, no? I have found that sensible money-line bets are easier to find in CFB. I won 3 money line bets in 2021 in CFB that made the year for me. I also think the best CFB bets because their is no roster parity in CFB, are in long term bets on teams with the best rosters. I have 2022 bets down on Ohio State to win the B1G, Bama to win the SEC W, UGA to win the SEC E, Utah to win the Pac-12 S and Clemson to win the ACC. The returns on these bets are limited but when it comes to betting football this is as close as you can come to betting with the house, the Don't Come line, when playing craps.

30 thanks for another great post but who in the hay is Matt Prehm? What is his back ground and his bona fides? The man has lots of unnuanced opinions but does he put his money where his mouth is? Does he wager on games based on his insights?

JT Daniels is in the portal. UGA QB Bennett has announced that he is returning to UGA. JT never lost a game at started for Georgia. Caleb Williams goes elsewhere and it might make sense for JT to return to USC. The DL for SC is a problem but the OL under Riley does not have to be behemoth. Riley does not 'road grade.' He spreads teams out and uses brush blocking on the OL far more than punch you in the mouth. To be successful, Riley's O depends on outstanding QB play. The DL is problematic but with the WRs coming in he gets Daniels or Dart to return or gets Williams and it could be tough to win shoot out games vs SC.

UGA has about as easy a schedule you can have in 2022 in the SEC. As I mentioned above, when the 2022 roster rankings come out, in some order it will be 1,2,3 - UGA, Bama and Ohio State. Bet on these 3 for the final four and perhaps, add in a bounce back Clemson that still went 10-3 in 2021 and you won't be far off. Like Bama, at UGA the 4 and 5* recruits expect to wait to play. And when they return they are most often well coached-up and ready to ball. UO got a part of UGA in Lanning. It did not get Kirby Smart or the top 3 recruiting classes he has brought in year after year. And I expect the Natty game winning QB that people love to diss will be back along with an all world TE in Bowers and a better and healthier group of WRs. RBs? UGA always has a stable of RBs. Lanning left, OC Todd Monken did not. UGA is now in re-load and not rebuild mode. Bama losses great players and coaches, year after year. Bama does not suffer and neither will UGA.

They do so talk and equally if not more importantly, so do their agents.

It is what it is. A B's out baller but far from a game changer versus top competition. A late round NFL pick at best. "Always says Dye!' I think he is going for the NIL dinero and hope he scores. But a top drawer NFL RB if he gets open in a league where it is hard to get open cannot be consistently caught from behind like he was in the Pac-12. Down field with the speed in the NFL, of course, expect to be caught. But Dye was too often tackled by guys he had already run by. He goes to SC or anywhere else in-conference, Oregon will know how to defend against him. I wish the guy nothing but the best.

Wake up Mario, wake up. This movie has lasted too late, another course you should take. Wake up Mario wake up? Did not awaken in the Pacific NW and it isn't happening down south. It's in the man's DNA. DNA? Tough to rearrange prior to birth. I respected those who believed that Mario would change for the better. at UO, but was not surprised that it never happened The pudding has now been proofed. Top drawer OCs do not want to have anything to do with the guy. He is the ultimate micro-manager. NEVER have I seen a coach yo-yo between 2021's Ohio State performance compared to the majority of games played under Mario. He is 62-60 for a reason. And all of the FIU apologists I hope have disappeared. A recruiting champ and a coaching chump. He did not produce a winning culture at Oregon. He shut down Justin Herbert in the process. His OL coach is a 'nepotism' hire. Utah Duck has pointed out the number of OL injuries but nevertheless the OL never dominated like it should have. Why? Because being the DC on the other side of the field planning the D game plan against UO was a piece of cake. There is a reason the Ohio State DC is gone and now coaching in the G5. He was nowhere close to tOSU standards and was fired. Mario is now coaching at a private school living in yesterday with a stadium 30 miles from campus. If he does as well as did Manny Diaz (now the DC at Penn ST) I will be very surprised. Manny's kids showed up and played hard in every game. I saw UGA make improvements on D after the Bama loss and win the Natty. I saw nothing changed between the 1st and 2nd Utah game beat downs, nothing. Did anyone?

The answer a lot. How many 4 and 5* star players are behind the guys who left? One heck of a lot. I expect UGA in the 2022 247 roster rankings to be in the top 3. Matt is grasping at straws (Dawgs?) and missing.

No. But he is back in his dream state of Florida as HC at FAU. Then again, maybe he is available? Naw. Slick Willy is smart enough to call Joe Moorhead first and I don't think Joe wants to put another OC in the hospital?

The 2023 OOC replaces 'at' UGA with at Texas Tech. And Oregon plays Portland St at home in Autzen before tripping to Lubbock. The game after Texas Tech is at home is versus Hawaii; no BYU. In 2023, Oregon plays 4, not 5, conference road games. I hereby rest my 2022 vs 2023 schedule case. 2022? I think you are selling Utah way short. Rising is clearly the starter at QB from day 1. Once Rising came on as a starter Utah lost 2 games. A rather inexplicable L at Oregon State and a close L vs OH ST without the Utes two starting CBs being able to play. And the other Holy War team, BYU, will not be an easy out even in Autzen. No team since the Pac-10 went to the Pac-12 has gone 11-0 in conference play. I think 11-1 in 2022 with a new coaching staff and a new starter at QB would be a truly remarkable result. One of the best all time showings by a new HC in CFB history. But I do hope your 2022 prediction is spot on.

Great take. Lanning has seen Nix preform in the SEC. Nix has been erratic but Nix has won big time games in front of big time SEC crowds on The Plains and on the road. I think NIx is a big improvement over Brown. Thompson could not, at least under Mario, beat out Brown. This will be one of the most interesting starting QB competitions in the country. Should Ty win the job I hope he is ready for that opening day crowd in the ATL?

Hope Oregon can sign the young man but it seems like lots of folks including the recruiting analyst at The Athletic are watching? Kid starts getting big time offers and he will be a 4* overnight