defense had it's worst game of the year....offense had it's best (yeah, I know, it was good against the Buckeyes but that doesn't fit my hyperbole) Pac-12 team invited to the Big-10 on a half share split of media revenue, runs the table going undefeated and wins the championship in it's first year. Who makes that fantasy movie because we know it can't happen, right?
I see the Big Whatever announced that the Ducks and N. Lions will meet in September in PA to start off the season. That should be interesting.
Luckily I’ve watched enough college football to realize you don’t have to be amazing to win it all this year
So in years past when there was no playoff at all and just bowl games the Ducks would be looking at the national championship game at this point? Only unbeaten team and ranked #1 in the nation. They would only have to win one more game.
the powers that be would have found a way to make it Bama vs some other SEC team & the Ducks would be off to the Holiday Bowl STOMP
Wow! Oregon's Big Ten title win reflected the elements that are most commonly associated with the program, namely speed and explosiveness on offense. Johnson won championship game MVP honors after recording 11 receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown, while Gabriel had four touchdown passes and zero interceptions in his final performance before Heisman Trophy voting concludes. Johnson, a senior wideout, was adopted by the family of former Oregon and current Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix but played Saturday before his biological relatives for the first time. "I told them, 'This is the first game y'all coming to, I'll give y'all a show, I promise you that,'" Johnson said. "I don't know if words can explain it. My mom, just seeing the tears in her eyes, being able to watch me play on a stage like this. My family had never seen it before. ... It's something you dream about." https://www.espn.com/college-footba...tlasts-penn-state-remain-unbeaten-win-big-ten
Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State top CFP field Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State earned first-round byes as the first 12-team College Football Playoff field was named Sunday. Alabama and Miami were arbitrarily left out, leaving SMU breathing a huge sigh of relief as the last at-large team in. Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State will host first-round on-campus games as seeds 5-8, respectively. The Longhorns will face ACC champion Clemson (16th seed, 10-3), which catapulted into the CFP field from the No. 17 spot last week by knocking off SMU (11-2) on Saturday with a last-second 56-yard field goal to win the automatic berth. Penn State (11-2), the sixth seed, will host SMU, with the winner facing Boise State in the quarterfinals. Notre Dame (11-1), the seventh seed, will host Indiana (11-1), with the winner facing Georgia. The Buckeyes (10-2), seeded eighth, will host ninth-seeded Tennessee (10-2), with the winner facing Oregon. https://www.espn.com/college-footba...orgia-boise-state-arizona-state-top-cfp-field
2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites All times Eastern Here's the full CFP schedule: First round (Dec. 20-21) Friday, Dec. 20: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. | TNT/MAX Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas | 4 p.m. | TNT/MAX Saturday, Dec. 21: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1) Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU winner | 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 | ABC/ESPN Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson winner | 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee winner |5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame/No. 10 Indiana winner | 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 | ABC/ESPN Semifinals (Jan. 9-10) Orange Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 | ESPN Cotton Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 | ESPN CFP National Championship 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 | ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
Anybody besides me think that Penn State has an easier path to a likely National Championship rematch of last night's game?
