Enjoy your newsletter, but not your radio time change so much.
Anyway, I believe college football should equalize the number of conference games played each year. If P12 goes to a "Pod" system, teams should play only eight conference games each year, or however many the other Power 5 conferences play. Or the SEC and others should go to a ninth conference game. But please, don't replace that ninth conference game with a Division II patsy. Thanks JC!
Yes Charles, yes. The commissioner should state they’re only going to play 7 conference games just to shake up the college sports world and get attention on this issue. “We’ll play 7 games for a few years and take 2 weeks off during the regular season toward the end. The SEC has shown us how to back into bowl games by refusing to play everyone already. Move it to 8 but state you’re going to only play 7 to make a statement.
It’s important for the PAC 12 to keep its traditional rivalry’s alive. The proposed pod scheduling accomplishes that goal. It’s a mistake if the league goes in another direction.
OK with "pod" idea but not 9 conference games. Go 8 and use that other one for some quality non-conference games. Gives Pac-12 a better shot at CFP since they're perceived as weak overall.
I can envision a scenario where three teams, one from each pod could finish with one loss having played neither of the other two ending with the same record. Won't that be fun.
You left out the best part of the Jimmy Lake comment. It was that Oregon wasn’t “academically prowess”, like Washington, which Duck fans delight in reminding Husky fans daily on message boards. Fun with adjectives and adverbs, but that’s 7th grade grammar class, yes?
Playing 3 of 4 from each of the other pods helps with recruiting. It is also a relief Oregon and Washington should play annually to make sure the Ducks have at least one gimme game in November annually.
Pete Carroll had a couple pretty memorable run-ins with Jim Harbaugh and Mike Bellotti. Unfortunately, none of them are in the league any longer. .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmmxOsJW1Y
I’d pay good money to see Herm and Lincoln get after each other in the mat, but only if Canzano served as referee. Got a whistle, John? 😉
Enjoy your newsletter, but not your radio time change so much.
Anyway, I believe college football should equalize the number of conference games played each year. If P12 goes to a "Pod" system, teams should play only eight conference games each year, or however many the other Power 5 conferences play. Or the SEC and others should go to a ninth conference game. But please, don't replace that ninth conference game with a Division II patsy. Thanks JC!
Yes Charles, yes. The commissioner should state they’re only going to play 7 conference games just to shake up the college sports world and get attention on this issue. “We’ll play 7 games for a few years and take 2 weeks off during the regular season toward the end. The SEC has shown us how to back into bowl games by refusing to play everyone already. Move it to 8 but state you’re going to only play 7 to make a statement.
It’s important for the PAC 12 to keep its traditional rivalry’s alive. The proposed pod scheduling accomplishes that goal. It’s a mistake if the league goes in another direction.
OK with "pod" idea but not 9 conference games. Go 8 and use that other one for some quality non-conference games. Gives Pac-12 a better shot at CFP since they're perceived as weak overall.
I can envision a scenario where three teams, one from each pod could finish with one loss having played neither of the other two ending with the same record. Won't that be fun.
You left out the best part of the Jimmy Lake comment. It was that Oregon wasn’t “academically prowess”, like Washington, which Duck fans delight in reminding Husky fans daily on message boards. Fun with adjectives and adverbs, but that’s 7th grade grammar class, yes?
Playing 3 of 4 from each of the other pods helps with recruiting. It is also a relief Oregon and Washington should play annually to make sure the Ducks have at least one gimme game in November annually.
Hey Alexa: Where do UW and Oregon rank on list of top Universities in the US?
UW: #54
UO: #99
Hey Alexa:
Series record:
60-48-5 (UW)
Hey Alexa: Has Oregon ever won a National title in football?
Hey Alexa how rampant was cheating in the Don James Udub coaching era?
Hey Alexa what other National championship has Udub ever won besides the tainted football championship 40 some years ago?
Hey Alexa: in this century, what is the most lopsided winning % of all PAC-12 North opponents?
Pete Carroll had a couple pretty memorable run-ins with Jim Harbaugh and Mike Bellotti. Unfortunately, none of them are in the league any longer. .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmmxOsJW1Y
Still hoping, despite your relationship with Merrit, you will do an extended piece on the Timbers/Thorns front office fiasco