Jon Joseph

Thanks Charles. Small private university that is cash strapped. Home field miles away from the stadium + modest fan interest at best. Plays in a basketball conference. Does the administration truly give a whip about athletics?

Great thoughts. Michigan State plays at Ohio State Saturday with OH ST playing at Michigan the following Saturday. Michigan is at Maryland this week. ESPN wants a PO of Bama, UGA, OH ST and 'little guy' Cincy. ESPN broadcasts of Bearcats games are a 4 hour promotional video. Joey Galloway? Have seen this 'expert's' record on his Virtual Lock picks? It's joke. Herbie is all show and no go. Badly prepared for the telecasts with Fowler.

Thanks for the great post Charles. That was yesterday, and a great re-cap of yesterday. Now? Oregon needs 2 things. The Ducks and the Bucks need to win out. Oregon's playoff hopes rest on the Ducks and Ohio State going 3-0. The Ducks W in Columbus is the only thing moving the national meter. If OH ST does not win out the L at Stanford will be a PO killer.

30, the Invitational is owned and operated by Disney/ESPN. What Mickey wants Mickey gets? I fear the long term effect of the L on The Farm. I do think the Ducks go 3-0 to conclude the season. But we best hope for a 12-1 OH ST B1G champ to lift the listing Pac-12 boat? A 12-1 Ohio State gives the bona fides that the Ducks need. I expected Oregon to stay above OH ST this week. But next week? OH ST could have a W over #7 with OR having a win over #23? And then tOSU plays at 6 Michigan and a champ game vs ##15 Wisconsin. Ducks play OR ST and win Saturday, vs a NR Utah in the champ game. NO Ducks fan should want OH ST to do anything but run the table. The W over the Buckeyes is the only meaningful W that OR has and likely will have.

What I am saying my friend is that with the lose at Stanford the Oregon golden ticket is a 12-1 Ohio State. THIS is the only W Oregon has to hang its PO hat on. Oregon will win Saturday in SLC and that drops Utah from the top 25. The Ducks really need OR ST to truck ASU on Saturday and move into the top 25. Without OH ST going 12-1, Oregon is looking at a Baylor/TCU 2014 Committee face plant, Oregon has 2 CT members going for it. The CU AD and a female professor from ASU.

He made a great hire bringing in the OC from BYU and getting out of the way. He also brought 7 starters in from the portal.

He also grew up in Redlands, CA and has a brother coaching HS basketball in LA. Played at and graduated from CAL Lutheran,. As the DC at LSU Aranda kicked booty. If SC does not pursue him watch out for UW?

Houston #24.

Aye, Aye! We need the dues.

Sorry, but the Ducks REALLY NEED OH ST to win out and win the B!G. I do not see Bama losing vs ARK or at Auburn. A 12-1 Oregon needs the win over 12-1 Ohio State to trump a 2 L Bama and a 13-0 Cincy,. OH ST has 7 MI ST, at 6 MI and likely 15 Wisconsin on the schedule. If the Bucks win these 3 then Oregon's W in Columbus will be the final 4 golden ticket. The CT just gave Bama a lift having MS at 12 and MS ST at 24. Plus only dropping A+M to 15. And the upcoming game vs 7-3, # 21 Arkansas, also helps the Bana cause, Big boost for Cincy with the CT ranking Houston at 24. Cincy will play a top 25 team in the AAC champ game. Ducks have at #23 Utah. The Ducks win and the Ducks will win in SLC, means 2 games left vs NR OR ST and a NR Utah in the champ game. Oregon really needs OR ST to defeat ASU and hopefully move up into the Week 4 top 25 CT rankings. Cincy's current SOS, 101. But ESPN REALLY WANTS Cincy and not Oregon in the PO.

1, GEORGIA - SEC vs - 9 OK ST - B12 at 8 NOTRE DAME - AL 2. ALABAMA - AL vs -- 10 WAKE FOREST - ACC- at 7 MICHIGAN ST - AL 3. OREGON - PAC-12 vs - 11 BAYLOR - AL at 6. MICHIGAN - AL 4, OHIO STATE - B1G vs 12 MISSISSIPPI - AL at 5 CINCINNATI - G5 All in favor, say AYE!

JS is the lowest paid coach in the Pac-12 and one of the lowest paid P5 coaches in the country. OR ST defeats ASU Saturday and his stock will continue to rise. OR ST cannot pay JS what UW let alone a B1G or SEC school will be willing to pay to get him to leave Corvallis.

Great post. Thank you. Here is ESPN's 2021 dream final 4: Bama; UGA (ranked 2nd after a close loss to Bama in the SEC champ game;) Ohio State (to bring in the viewers outside of the south:) Cincy for the little guy, feel good story. EVERY Cincy broadcast on ESPN is a documentary describing how the Bearcats, SOS 100 BTW, are being housed over.

Honestly? It's fun as a tease but before the final reveal in December it is but sound and fury signifying nothing.

The refs down on The Farm. Otherwise, with 1L courtesy of the zebras, what needs to be fixed? Of course it might be nice to have fewer guys and at least 1 coach, outside of the medical tent?

Last week Bama had a brutal inter-sectional battle vs 'natural' opponent New Mexico State. This Saturday, UGA plays Chaz South before finishing up with mighty Georgia Tech. And, not to be missed, A+M vs some kind of Inferior View? Let's play 9! Let's send the #3 team in the country on the road to play #24 instead of playing New Mexico State in Autzen. BRILLIANT!

"NO EASY DAY!" I think the Navy Seals motto aptly applies to Oregon fans under Mario's watch. Especially in 2021 when the quick strike deep ball arrow is not in Oregon's quiver. These Ducks are going to run the clock and grind it out on the ground. The D is going to play solid but not spectacular defense. THIS is a formula that keeps almost every opponent in the game into the 4th quarter. It's tough on us Fans but I think Mario actually enjoys THIS? THIS is Mario. IT is in the man's DNA. At The U, when it was The U, Mario played for two aggressive, innovative coaches in Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson. He has seen his coaching mentor, Nick Saban evolve with the game. Alabama now plays a lot of 'fast break' O and has sleeker, quicker guys on the D side of the ball. Mario will not do what Nick has done. And another difference between Saint Nick and Mario? Saban's teams show up game after game and rarely play down to the level of the opponent. With Mario? How the team will show up will not be determined prior to kick off. As a fan it is gut wrenching to live with this kind of ball. But the proof is in the pudding, at least the home pudding. Playing in Autzen, Mario has 1L on his resume. Along with a few boos. The Ducks will win in SLC, defeat Oregon State and win again over Utah in the Pac-12 champ game. Not one of these wins will be easy on the team or on the fans. But at the end of the day, the W is what matters. ESPN? The Pac-12 is ESPN's red-headed step child. The Conference of Champions exists for ESPN to provide late night entertainment for insomniacs and alcoholics bending the elbow in taverns that close late. Can GK fix this? Geography is working against the Pac-12. Perhaps all Pac-12 games should be played in the daylight and streamed all day long? Perhaps the Pac-12 should go all in with FOX and possibly CBS now that CBS has lost the SEC coverage to ESPN? One thing for certain. The Pac-12 either needs to shut down the financially insolvent network or find a media partner to operate the network with professional and not amateur hour, production values. There is no reason whatsoever for the Pac-12 Network to have its games kicking off well after dark. As to the refs? They will not improve. Crews in the NFL who make far more money than college refs screw up. It does baffle me as to why refs are immune from having their respective grades made public the week after the game? What does it take for a ref or a crew to be demoted or canned? Does anyone know? The refs at Stanford may well have cost the conference $6M? Keep on plodding away Puddles. Plod all the way to the Final 4. Thanks for the take DP.

Cohen should have been shown the door along with Lake.

Marsh. this is mellow. But the Beavs will defeat ASU in Corvallis. ASU had to rally to win in Seattle against a back up coach. The Beavs is tough at home. All OR ST Ls have come on the road this season. 1 away win, vs USC. The Beavs came back against Utah at home running the ball. The Ducks win in SLC Saturday running the ball. If UCLA does not win at SC Saturday Kelly could be gone?

Outscoring the other team barely worked for OH ST against Tulsa, Nebraska and Minnesota. I'd love a rematch vs OH ST in the Cotton Bowl; instead, of UGA in the Orange Bowl, all (Ryan) day long. The Ducks will win in SLC, beat OR ST and Utah again. That means #3 and probably, Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl? Although I am not giving OH ST the automatic win in Ann Arbor. This is not one of the great OH ST teams. This week vs MI ST will not be a lay up for the Bucks. Go 3-0 and the Ducks is in. Keep running the ball as has OR and any team can be beat. Keep KT and Sewell healthy and any team can be beat. The D is playing up to championship level. Frustrating break downs? Yes. But when it counts? Sans refs at Stanford the Ducks D holds up. Bama will not beat UGA. This Bama team has no run game and Bama will not beat UGA if it cannot run the ball. Grab your socks and hold onto your jocks. This is not the high-flying Ducks of old but the grind it out winning Ducks. Yes, the Ducks lost on The Farm but Oregon lost to the refs and not to the Cardinal. It has been ugly this season. But Oregon has the chance to be, like its QB, ugly-pretty? This is a deep and good Ducks roster. And having a re-born FG kicker will help the cause down the road. Oregon has lost this key penultimate conference game before. Not this Saturday. Bank it. I am. I'm down with Oregon +3.

But would this hire move any recruits meter? I just don't see Del Rio coming in and goosing SC recruiting? What do today's recruits know about Del Rio? I think Deion Sanders would be more impactful than Jack? But I think the next hire at SC will be PSU's Franklin. Has the personality for SC and would not have to deal with OH St, MI and MI St plus tough B1G W cross over opponents.

UW needs a new AD. Good coaches follow.

A 12-1 UO with a win at OH ST and a far better SOS will not be passed over by 13-0 Cincy. But watch to see if SMU and Houston are ranked on Tuesday? Bama will NOT beat UGA. Bama has no run game whatsoever and a group of very good but not All World WRs like the last 2 seasons. The TN O is as good as the Bama O and the Vols did put up 17 vs UGA at home last Saturday, but no more. Final 4 if Oregon keeps playing guts ball D and running the ball? 1Uga 2 Ohio State 3 Oregon 4 Cincy or OK ST And I'm not sure OH ST can run MI ST, at MI and vs Wisconsin? Bama? Arkansas, at Auburn and UGA in ATL. Cincy? Vs SMU and vs Houston in the AAC champ game. Cincy beat a bad Indiana team and caught ND perfectly in the midst of a QB shuffle. OK? Vs Iowa State at OK ST and a champ game.

The Flaky Prediction Index is suspect.

Thank you. On this board I am far down the list as an analyst. Love the analytical takes from you Charles, Coach Boles, Mike West and many others. A fantastic forum.