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ESPN update on Moore's arrest. Wanna get away? ☹️ ESPN.comEx-UM coach Moore detained by police after firingSherrone Moore, who was fired as Michigan's head football coach Wednesday, was detained by police and then turned over for investigation into potential charges.

On3 confirms his arrest. Charges yet to be disclosed.

Here's a list of potential hires from SI. It's refreshing not to see Danno's name on the list. There's a party going on in Columbus. 🤪 SITen Candidates for Michigan Football Coaching Search Afte...The Wolverines’ job will be attractive even if it’s late in the cycle with Kalen DeBoer, Brian Kelly and NFL coaches in the mix.

I'm seeing signals that tell me Michigan will try to pry Connor Stalions away from his high school coaching job. 😁

You lose one game to Ohio State and ... 😁 It looks like the Big Brother coach has followed the path of the Little Brother coach. MSU's firing of Tucker for cause was upheld. (J. Smith is available.) This is a talented and young football team with a good recruiting class. How many recruits bail and how many vets, including QB Underwood, transfer? Will Michigan show up to play Texas? Interim coach Biff Hoggi's play-calling was better than Moore's. I expect Biff (sorry, McFly 😁) will be the interim coach with a chance at the permanent gig. Underwood was committed to LSU before his services were purchased by Larry Ellison. I'd be shocked if the Portal King hasn't reached out. Maybe Michigan will alter course and go for a private capital deal? Stunning. After the events of this season, I thought nothing could shock me? Michigan visits Autzen next season. OBD return game in Ann Arbor in 2027.

Notre Dame's approval rating is now lower than lawyers? I'm not certain, but they aren't winning many friends with the PO'd meltdown. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2025/12/09/notre-dame-football-whining-over-cfp-snub/87689944007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=Content

Here are the 2025 'Your Team Choked' rankings. Ranking the most disappointing college football teams of 2025 Picking Nits is spot on.

4th best odds and 4th best path seem to be the consensus - ESPN lists Oregon to win the championship as best bet during the CFP Hats off to ESPN's Pam Maldonado, who recently had harsh words for OBD, and now has Oregon as the best bet on the board.

With BYU oh so close in 2024 and this season, the B12 has a legit gripe. Hats off to B12 Commish Yormark for instead telling Notre Dame and its way-over-the-top AD to go to their room. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-12-commish-very-critical-120338540.html

GREAT POST! For once, the NCAA is not at fault. The NCAA has nothing to do with the FBS postseason. The college football playoffs conducted by the NCAA do not include Now You See It, Now You Don't rankings teasers. For some inexplicable reason, the Domers fracked up; they trusted the Committee. 🤪 It's all good for the Irish. Next season, ND opens vs. Wisconsin in Green Bay, followed by a home helping of Rice. The Irish play one 2025-26 PO team in 2026. Along with Ohio State at Texas, LSU at Ole Miss, don't miss Miami's trip to ND on 10/7/26. The next most 'difficult' game on the Domer's 2026 schedule, the finale vs SC in LA, which could (and I hope will) be the last game in the series. They're crying in South Bent, but close by, they are not shedding tears and likely sharing laughs at NCAA HQ in Indianapolis. 😁

A concise summary of Big Ten rankings at the close of the regular season, including the conference championship game, and a comparison ranking of B1G bowl game opponents. The Massey Composite Rankings (linked in the article) uses 89 different rankings, including the CFP, AP, and Coaches rankings. Seven B1G teams are ranked in Massey's Top 25 - 1. Indiana/ 2. Ohio State/ 4. Oregon/ 15. USC/ 17. Michigan/ 18. Iowa/ 22. Washington After the champ games, Texas Tech moved up to No. 3 with OBD dropping one spot to No. 4. The consensus ranking for the two likely Orange Bowl opponents is Red Raiders 4.16 and OBD 4.41. (No. 5, UGA - 4.55.) JMU is ranked No. 20 with a consensus ranking of 22.79. Factor in the Autzen Advantage, and OBD should be a three TD favorite over the Dukes. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-ten-rankings-regular-season-150200411.html GO DUCKS!

What's the Over/Under on Heisman finalist Jeremiah Love and his coach, Marcus Freeman, sitting out the award ceremony? 😇

Following the 2024 century-award winner, Dillon Gabriel, Fernando Mendoza has been named The Chicago Tribune's 101st winner of The Silver Football Award. The Silver Football Award is awarded to the Big Ten's best football player in a given season. The award is older than the Heisman Trophy, being presented for the first time in 1924 to Red Grange. 2025 award winner, Indiana's QB Fernando Mendoza, was announced on the B1G Today program by Union League of Chicago Vice President Bob Kreisman. 😁 Fernando is the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy and should win the award, depending on how many Southern Region voters prefer Don Diego Pavia over Don Fernando and leave Mendoza out of their top three. Congrats, Fernando! Now, you and your Cigs smoke Alabama/Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, and perhaps, OBD will get revenge in the semi-finals.

QUACK! The SEC's best buddy 😁likes OBD to win it all! Autzen ZooDanny Kanell picks surprise team to win the national cham...CBS Sports and Sirius XM college football analyst Danny Kanell has filled out his bracket for the College Football Playoff.

Aut the Zoo likes Oregon's PO path. Autzen ZooPlayoffs give Ducks a chance at a sweet revenge tourIt is that time. The final College Football Playoff rankings and bracket were released on Sunday, leaving Ducks fans buzzing with anticipation. After going 11-1

Notre Dame is ticked off and raising Cane 🤬, but in Canes country, it's all good. 😍 Jim Phillps with a velvet hammer - We really love you ND but ...😁 Canes WarningACC Commissioner puts ND in its place after CFP chooses M...After Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua accused the ACC of doing "permanent damage" to its relationship with the Irish over how hard the conference pus

For OBD, the road to Miami goes through Miami. But not U! There's something about Indiana and easy schedules, no? OBD has, according to this article, the easiest PO path of any team playing a 1st round game. FanSidedCollege Football Playoff rankings by easiest path to the...They say conference championship weekend is dead in a 12-team Playoff world, but don't tell that to Indiana and Ohio State.

Mistakes have been made! I am profoundly sorry. 😉 Oregon Ducks On SIPenn State AD Speaks Out After Leaked Rant Dissing Oregon...The Oregon Ducks' budding Big Ten rivalry with the Penn State Nittany Lions has taken a interesting turn. In a recent leaked audio clip that went viral on socia

Great Take! At first, I thought you were referring to this season's Pin Strip Bowl in the Bronx. I'm sure Dabo's guys can't wait to take a trip up north in December. 😶‍🌫️ And what a great season for the Nits! Going 6-6 and qualifying for a bowl game. 🤪 Clemson vs Penn State is the AP Voters' Delusion Bowl, no doubt. And Voters, how about Archie getting Horny and Cheesy vs. Michigan? Serious Note - I was happy to see that Matt Campbell is keeping interim PSU head coach, Terry Smith, on the staff.

Whether it's Monday with Marsh or Tuesday with the Teacher, it's All Good! Please, football gods, it would be nice to have all hands on deck on 12/20; it may be imperative on 1/1. TT coach Joey McGuire has not forgotten Bo Nix leading OBD to a comeback victory in Lubbock. The comeback loss was one of the first things mentioned by McGuire during his Selection Sunday interview. Let Ohio State possibly deal with A&M in Dallas. Defeat JMU, and it's a longer trip to Miami (DUH 🤪) from Lubbock than Dallas, and gives OBD the chance to close the attendance disparity. If Mari-oh-oh takes down the Aggies, it's also nice not to have to play the U in Miami. Make Chesney's 1st Visit to Autzen a Bad Memory!

Sant Rosa, thanks for this and the other WSJ posts. Short practices have been part of Curt Cignetti's process throughout his coaching career. Curt learned this process not from his time at Bama working for Saint Nick, but from his Dad, Frank Cignetti, Sr., who finished his career coaching the West Virginia Mountaineers. On his way to his first head coaching job at Toledo in 1990, Saban was Frank Cignetti's DB coach at WVU in 1978-79. Before Toledo, Saban also coached for Don James at Nick's alma mater, Kent State, Syracuse, Ohio State, the year after working for Frank Cignetti, Navy, Michigan State, and the Houston Oilers. Frank Cignetti's first coaching head job in college, like Curt's, was at a small school, Division II Indiana University Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, never to be confused with the Crimson Tide. Frank Sr., a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, taught his sons, Curt and Frank Jr., who coached for Pitt, the New York Giants, and the Green Bay Packers, to take care of their players. When you are coaching at IUP and WVU and not at a school with a deep roster like Ohio State, keeping players healthy is paramount. Curt was Nick Saban's recruiting coordinator at Bama and helped Saban build one of CFB's deepest rosters. Curt was close to 50 years old when he took a $125,000.00 pay cut and left Bama for IUP. He got a 'decent' return on this bet on himself. With only 136 teams (at least in theory) competing for a title, college football coaches are members of a small fraternity. Destroy the Dukes! Chastise Chesney!

A good look at the PO 1st round games from Connor O'Gara - Saturday Down SouthEarly Round 1 Playoff thoughts on a wide open fieldThe Round 1 matchups for the College Football Playoff are in place, so here's what's worth watching for in each game.

😴 If a tree falls in South Bent ...?

Strike while the Dome is hot! Cancel ND without delay. Many pac-12 teams have open dates. No reason to inflate the postseason MIA (😁) Domers schedule. To Wit: In the fall of 2026, the Gurus of Grapevine No. 1 Hosers will battle No(t) Texas - The Somewhat Ticked Off Green, Howard's (Endangered) Bisons, and some Western Kentucky guys who, like Uncle Bill, have a still on the top of a hill.

Great comment, JS. They're afraid of playing Ohio State OOC instead of Ohio Wesleyan. And why not? The nation's No. 1 team played donut holes OOC. A 24-team PO will include two G6 teams. Including Tulane and JMU in the 12-team field is because of a screwed up ACC, lawyers, and politicians. Notre Dame, Texas, Vanderbilt, and yes, USC, would have a chance to win it all? Tulane and JMU?