Sitemap - 2023 - Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: A dozen things to look for in 2024

Canzano: Not my job to police the game

Canzano: Sun Bowl debacle sets stage for Trent Bray era

Canzano: Hire comes with ringing endorsements

Canzano: Let's hear it for those who bothered to show up

Canzano: Running toward 2024... with a look back

Canzano: Settlement gives Oregon State and Washington State $255 million war chest

Canzano: A deep look as the bowl games pick up

Canzano: Letting ink dry on National Signing Day

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State close in on plan for "other" sports

Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with Pac-12 plan, PGA Tour, bowls, beaches and Christmas

Canzano: Bad blood, big wins, and good jokes

Canzano: Washington State and Oregon State seize control of Pac-12

Canzano: Oregon State, Washington State reveal football schedules

Canzano: Leave some room for the heart

Canzano: 'Pac-2' asking questions... network? Offices? What else?

Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with SEC bias, Pac-2 plan, QBs, bowls, gifts, Dillon Gabriel... and more

Canzano: My Heisman Trophy ballot explained

Canzano: A drive through Big Sky country

Canzano: $3.6 million question for the Pac-2

Canzano: Civil War is on for 2024 and beyond

Canzano: "It's a big problem -- big problem"

Canzano: Monday Mailbag dives into CFP mess, Pac-12, Pac-2, Oregon's loss... and Liberty?!?

Canzano: Oregon Ducks face important questions

Canzano: Pac-12's final breath ends with perfect champion

Photo Gallery: Washington Huskies beat Oregon Ducks for the Pac-12 title

Canzano: Oregon vs. Washington... for all the marbles

Canzano: Victory in front of Oregon-Washington game

Canzano: College football thriving -- and dying -- at the same time

Canzano: Oregon State bets on Trent Bray

Canzano: Oregon State coaching search moving "fast and furious"

Canzano: Oregon State AD speaks out about Jonathan Smith... and the plan

Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with OSU hire, Pac-12 title, Pac-2 plight, Heisman and more

Canzano: Oregon State's coaching search heats up

Canzano: Oregon has been playing angry since loss to Washington

Canzano: Jonathan Smith gone to Michigan State, what now?

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State in Civil War

Canzano: Civil War was a beginning... and maybe an ending

Canzano: Civil War arrives... as schools work to save it

Canzano: Is the Civil War Jonathan Smith's swan song?

Canzano: Week 13 picks, thoughts and predictions

Canzano: Jonathan Smith speaks on his future at Oregon State

Canzano: Digging up a Civil War debate

Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with 2024 Civil War update, Jonathan Smith's future, and Heisman race

Photo Gallery: Washington slips past Oregon State

Canzano: Civil War sets up final Pac-12 drama

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks beat Arizona State

Canzano: Oregon and Oregon State plotting to keep Civil War alive in 2024

Canzano: Race to Las Vegas is a sprint

Canzano: Pac-2 races out of court... and toward plan for 2024

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State seize control of Pac-12

Canzano: Pac-2 heads to court amid high stakes

Canzano: Monday mailbag deals with Dan Lanning, UW-OSU, GameDay, Pac-2 lawsuit, and more....

Photo Gallery: USC at Oregon Ducks

Canzano: College GameDay took wrong turn by ignoring Washington-Oregon State

Canzano: Oregon Ducks have eyes on Las Vegas... and beyond

Photo Gallery: Stanford at Oregon State

Canzano: Oregon State gets what it wanted -- a big game with Washington

Canzano: The world lost a 'great dude'

Canzano: 'East Coast bias' and my Pac-12 Week 11 picks

Pac-12 women's basketball crystal ball

Canzano: Big story buried in looming Washington-Oregon State clash

Pac-12 men's basketball crystal ball

Canzano: Mailbag includes early Heisman ballot, Nix vs. Penix Jr., Pac-2 discovery... and bias

Canzano: Oregon Ducks hunting for payback

Canzano: Oregon State hopes to crash party

Photo Gallery: Oregon State at Colorado

Photo Gallery: Cal Bears at Oregon Ducks

Canzano: Three thoughts for your Saturday

Canzano: What I learned from covering Bobby Knight

Canzano: Week 10 could clear (or cause) Pac-12 gridlock

Canzano: Get to know the judge at the center of the Pac-12 case

Canzano: College Football Playoff path open for Oregon, Washington

Canzano: When football coaches and radio callers fight

Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with kickoff times, Pac-2 plan, Chip Kelly's airline tips and more

Canzano: What's with the field-goal allergy in Oregon?

Photo Gallery: Oregon State loses to Arizona Wildcats

Canzano: Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks make a statement

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes

Canzano: "Oh, the Places You'll Go..." with some help

Canzano: Week 9 picks... and a visit from Kirk Herbstreit

Canzano: OSU and WSU chase justice -- and control

Canzano: When the president shows up big

Canzano: Monday Mailbag focuses on 'goodbye week,' Pac-12 race, Pac-2 plan... and more

Canzano: Summon the pig farmers... things are getting wild

Canzano: Bucky Irving carries the Oregon Ducks

Photo Gallery: Washington State at Oregon Ducks

Canzano: Chip Kelly has ideas about fixing college athletics

Canzano: Week 8 picks, predictions and thoughts

Canzano: Lies, damned lies... and the College Football Playoff

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Oregon-Washington fallout, Pac-2 plan, Aidan Chiles, and more

Canzano: Jonathan Smith -- and OSU -- quietly cross a milestone

Photo Gallery: Oregon State vs. UCLA Bruins

Canzano: Washington pulls rug from under Oregon

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies

Canzano: Oregon-Washington rivalry... in their words

Canzano: A week of big (mind) games

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State plotting for 2024

Canzano: "Next thing you know, you're rivals"

Canzano: Popping popcorn for Pac-12 discovery

Canzano: Pac-2 approaching fork in road

Canzano: Oregon State in search of true potential

Photo Gallery: Oregon State beats Cal Bears

Canzano: Mailbag focuses on Big Ten, Pac-2 future, Scoot, Beavers-Cal... and bands

Canzano: Truth behind the Pac-12's misfire

Canzano: Week 6 will offend someone -- bet it

Canzano: Pat McAfee's bully act falls flat

Canzano: You can see a lot through glassy eyes

Canzano: Oregon-Washington gets two weeks of hype

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks beat Stanford

Canzano: Oregon State slugfest win was a must-watch for one fan

Canzano: Mailbag begins with letter from Pac-12 president

Photo Gallery: Oregon State beats Utah

Canzano: Revisionist history is an ugly game

Canzano: Week 5 thoughts, picks and predictions

Canzano: Oregon lawmakers will hear from Beavers and Ducks

Canzano: Damian Lillard trade is a chance to see what might have been

Canzano: Pac-12 winning on field and on TVs

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State must amplify conversation

Photo Gallery: Oregon State vs. Washington State

Canzano: Oregon Ducks find identity against Colorado

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks slam Colorado

Canzano: Mailbag deals with 'Hype Train', Pac-2 fate, Damian Lillard and more

Canzano: My Week 4 thoughts, picks and predictions

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State explore 'table for two' in 2024

Canzano: College football spans the globe

Canzano: Colorado-Oregon is everything the Ducks ever wanted

Photo Gallery: Hawaii at Oregon Ducks

Canzano: Oregon State win sets up Pac-2 clash

Photo Gallery: San Diego State at Oregon State Beavers

Canzano: Mailbag deals with hats/sunglasses, Pac-12, Pac-2, Blazers and fox holes

Canzano: Pac-12's leadership comes from the bench

Canzano: Picks, predictions and thoughts for Week 3

Canzano: A giant loss -- and a nod to big hearts

Canzano: A connection worth making

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State remain undefeated

Canzano: Oregon State president says WSU and OSU are "ready for the fight"

Photo Gallery: UC Davis at Oregon State

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech

Canzano: Oregon Ducks get a 'W' in Texas

Photo Gallery: Reser Stadium renovation shines

Canzano: Mailbag lands in Lubbock as Pac-12 lands in court

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State go to the mattresses

Canzano: What might have been with Oregon and Mark Helfrich

Canzano: Picking the Week 2 winners (and losers)

Canzano: Mike Leach left the world wanting more

Canzano: Making sense of the Pac-12's perfect week

Canzano: DJ Uiagalelei era at Oregon State begins with statement

Photo Gallery: Oregon State at San Jose State

Canzano: Finding logic in a 74-point drubbing

Photo Gallery: Portland State at Oregon Ducks

Canzano: Mailbag deals with football, predictions, expansion... and donuts

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State are alone at last

Canzano: Stepping into the final Pac-12 football season

Photo Gallery: Utah Utes beat Florida Gators

Canzano: All is fair in love, war and... college football?

Canzano: Damian Lillard standoff puts Trail Blazers fans in the middle

Canzano: Oregon Ducks and Dan Lanning drive toward second season

Canzano: MWC heads to Corvallis to present to Oregon State

Canzano: Mailbag deals with college madness, OSU/WSU, ADs, Bill Walton and teachable moments

Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State listen to offers but aim for 'Pac-whatever'

Canzano: Will Coach Prime documentary be fairy tale or horror film?

Canzano: "I will fight to the bloody end"

Canzano: Putting a stop to a 'Bodacious' debate

Canzano: Pac-4 or Pac-2? Oregon State and Washington State plot parallel paths

Canzano: USC makes scary-good AD hire in Jennifer Cohen

Canzano: Mailbag focuses on Pac-4, Stanford dilemma, Big Ten, Damian Lillard and more

Canzano: 'God bless Chip Kelly' -- but do the Pac-12 presidents care?

Canzano: Oregon State in the fight of its life

Canzano: Life and death of Herman Ho-Ching is a tough tale

Canzano: Finally, football gets the focus

Canzano: So much up in the air for Pac-4

Canzano: Mailbag hits on Pac-4, Big Ten, salty games, tombstones and awkward moments

Canzano: Could Oliver Luck help save the Pac-4?

Canzano: 'The gun was empty': The downfall of the Pac-12 Conference

Canzano: MWC kicks tires on Pac-12 front

Canzano: Waiting on the future amid college football's uncertainty

Canzano: Oregon State, Washington State search for footing

Canzano: Pac-4's focus -- adding, not merging

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-4's next step, Ducks and Huskies to Big Ten, rivalries and more

Canzano: Putting a face on the plight of Washington State and Oregon State

Canzano: Oregon and Washington trade Pac-12 for Big Ten

Canzano: Oregon Ducks are the glue of the Pac-12

Canzano: TV picking apart college football

Canzano: A groan? A scream? Deal or no deal?

Canzano: Pac-12 on the clock -- critical 48 hours ahead

Canzano: Mailbag deals with trolls, Pac-12's next move, expansion, Damian Lillard and more

Canzano: Things and thoughts for your Saturday

Canzano: A peek inside the Pac-12 meeting

Canzano: Colorado runs toward the open arms of the Big 12

Canzano: Playing the long game in a 'crazy world'

Canzano: Oregon Ducks extend Dan Lanning's contract

Canzano: My shaky interview with Shedeur Sanders

Canzano: Clearing smoke of college football

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, ESPN, expansion dilemma, Vegas heat and more

Canzano: Overheard at Pac-12 Media Day

Canzano: Pac-12 tried to steer into football

Canzano: Pac-12 shouldn't feed trolls at Media Day

Canzano: Damian Lillard -- and Trail Blazers fans -- stuck together

Canzano: 'New entrants' enter Pac-12 media equation

Canzano: Diving into the Pac-12 football season

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, UCLA-USC, ESPN, bad broadcasters, Lillard's legacy and more

Canzano: Pac-12 CEO Group member offers insight on delay amid Disney/ESPN shift

Canzano: Lining up questions for the Pac-12 coaches

Canzano: Waking up to East Coast bias

Canzano: Pac-12 in no hurry as Las Vegas looms

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Dame, the Pac-12, SDSU and SMU, football and Lady Liberty

Canzano: Does Damian Lillard want out -- or not?

Canzano: Meet the new guy... again and again and again

Canzano: A word on the legend of Joey Chestnut

Canzano: San Diego State on island while Pac-12 works toward deal

Canzano: Damian Lillard -- and the Trail Blazers -- needed Phil Knight

Canzano: Damian Lillard requests trade... mailbag addresses looming deal, Pac-12, San Diego State

Canzano: San Diego State stays put... for now

Canzano: Portland poised for swing at MLB

Canzano: Casey Martin should take a bow in Wyndham Clark story

Canzano: A whale, two wins, a bag of money and a meeting of the minds

Canzano: It's more than SMU and San Diego State in Pac-12 limbo

Canzano: Mailbag asks about Pac-12, Dame and Scoot, Phil Knight, subs and summer

Canzano: Trail Blazers ask Damian Lillard to scoot over

Canzano: Bob De Carolis deserves victory lap

Canzano: Money talks -- and SMU is knee-deep in it

Canzano: A nod to the greatest right-handed hitter who ever lived

Canzano: Mailbag dives into Trail Blazers draft plan, San Diego State, SMU, MLB to PDX... and more

Canzano: San Diego State and SMU eye Pac-12

Canzano: Running for the hills? Or screaming from the top of them?

Canzano: Putting a face on the stadium crowd

Canzano: Mailbag hits San Diego State, SMU, Pac-12, ESPN, Apple, Blazers and more

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks stunning Super Regional comeback

Canzano: Pac-12 makes more media deal waves

Canzano: Give this guy the best seat in the house

Canzano: A lesson learned in China

Canzano: Pac-12 schools jockey down the stretch

Canzano: You want plot twists? I got 'em.

Canzano: Digging up bones in the Trail Blazers ownership mess

Canzano: Mailbag deals in danger, intrigue, the Pac-12, NBA, TV and whiskey

Canzano: Pac-12 could learn from the SEC

Canzano: Fans must be dismissed from Nick Rolovich lawsuit, too

Canzano: Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens sounds off

Canzano: Sorting out a conspiracy -- or three

Canzano: Mailbag hits Pac-12, Colorado, USC, Blazers, tunnel honkers and wine

Canzano: Pac-12 gets caught fixing a problem

Canzano: A dozen thoughts on Pac-12 football

Canzano: Thanks for nothing, Larry Scott

Canzano: Pedaling through a childhood

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12 twists, No. 3 pick, expansion hysteria... and sandwiches

Canzano: Best stadium, firings, hirings... and ticking expansion

Canzano: College football coaches are maniacs, aren't they?

Canzano: Trail Blazers should free Damian Lillard

Canzano: A peek out the Pac-12 window provides clarity

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12 expansion, football cannibals, Gonzaga, cool guys and more

Canzano: Turning a big loss into a victory

Canzano: Early offer comes with valuable advice

Canzano: Price for fielding a winner in the Pac-12 gets real

Canzano: Checking up on the Pac-12 Conference

Canzano: Bronny James picks USC while Oregon goes in search of its future

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Apple TV, curses, Blazers, youth sports, Pac-12 expansion and more

Canzano: Disinformation campaign vs. Pac-12 is tired

Canzano: It's 'Shoe' -- and you -- again this May

Canzano: How the Pac-12 went awry with football officiating

Canzano: Dan Lanning is pulling the Oregon Ducks back together

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks spring football game

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, Trail Blazers, NFL lunch boxes and simple times

Canzano: Mike Bellotti has something to teach the Pac-12

Canzano: Legend of 'Gloomy Gil' comes with lesson

Canzano: NFL Draft taught Oregon Ducks a valuable lesson

Canzano: Oregon State AD rescued by fellow event attendees

Canzano: 'Dillon the Villain' act has jumped the shark

Oregon State AD Scott Barnes 'stable' after medical event

Canzano: Aidan Chiles is pushing the timeline at Oregon State

Photo Gallery: Oregon State Beavers spring football game

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Larry Scott, Pac-12, Wemby Sweeps, MLB and... hot sauce

Canzano: Climbing through the Pac-12 transfer window

Canzano: Wait for college football season brings us together

Canzano: Everything -- and The Sink -- for Coach Prime

Canzano: Finding meaning in the memories

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, media rights, trolls, Nike... Naked and Afraid

Canzano: DJ Uiagalelei faces reboot at Oregon State

Canzano: Damian Lillard puts Trail Blazers on notice

Canzano: Damian Lillard isn't the only one on a timeline

Canzano: Conferences -- and players -- plot as landscape shifts

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, expansion, college football, Ted Lasso and Trail Blazers

Canzano: Oregon Ducks should welcome the Bronny James show

Canzano: NFL not interested in covering itself

Canzano: Timing is everything for Pac-12 and Oregon Ducks

Canzano: 'Air' makes me think about Phil Knight sequel

Canzano: Hoping the madness doesn't stop at basketball

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, Sabrina vs. Caitlin, Ducks-Huskies, Blazers and roller coasters

Canzano: Trail Blazers fans use their voices

Canzano: Here's to Fred, and all those like him

Canzano: Bring on the invite for San Diego State

Canzano: Mailbag deals with death of coach, Pac-12, Larry Scott, Trail Blazers, and Bill Walton

Canzano: Jumps, shrieks... and Gonzaga basketball

Canzano: San Diego State and SMU play waiting game

Canzano: Dana Altman is fuming... but he's not leaving Oregon

Canzano: Fallout from ugly chant at BYU-Oregon game has jumped shark

Canzano: Putting money where the mouth is

Canzano: Mailbag features Pac-12 officiating, expansion, Bigfoot and the Blazers

Canzano: Pac-12 punches back as TV deal nears

Canzano: Working for you... works for me

Canzano: Oregon Ducks search for identity

Canzano: NCAA Tournament is already a wild win

Canzano: Mailbag deals with parenting, Pac-12 expansion, Bill Walton, french fries and Las Vegas

Oregon Ducks fall to UCLA... in three words and photos

Canzano: Cutting through the noise about the Pac-12

Canzano: Oregon Ducks are all-in vs. UCLA

Photo Gallery: Washington State sets up showdown with Oregon Ducks

Canzano: For Oregon State, it's still Wayne Tinkle... or bust

Canzano: Celebrating one... tough... mother

Your complete -- and fun -- guide to the Pac-12 Tournament

Photo Gallery: Washington State stuns field, punches NCAA Tournament ticket

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12 expansion, Justin Herbert, Coach Prime, Trail Blazers and more

Canzano: Pac-12 officially exploring four expansion schools

Canzano: Pac-12 waiting game enters March Madness

Photo Gallery: Oregon State shocks USC in Pac-12 Tournament

Photo Gallery: Oregon Ducks advance in Pac-12 tournament

Canzano: Uiagalelei era quietly setting up at Oregon State

Canzano: Oregon State president sounds off on Pac-12

Canzano: Sundays are for sorting out Pac-12 expansion

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12 expansion, NBA tanking, Larry Scott and... Clubber Lang

Canzano: Dottie is forever at her husband's side

Canzano: The easiest team to root for is always at home

Canzano: Gonzaga in search of a bidding war

Canzano: Time for big bosses in Pac-12 to lead

Canzano: A coach, a shirt, and the strength of community

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12 timeline, Gonzaga, expansion... and airplanes

Canzano: Big 12 talks with Fresno State while Pac-12 plots

Canzano: Bad bet brings out the hypocrisy

Canzano: Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark sounds off

Canzano: There's always something to see

Canzano: Pac-12 punches back with statement on unity

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Pac-12, expansion, Ducks, Beavers, Blazers... and Prince

Canzano: Bill Schonely laid to rest

Canzano: Bill to marry Washington and WSU makes a U-turn

Canzano: Best Trail Blazers trade involves Phil Knight

Canzano: Pac-12 expansion ramps up

Canzano: Cal flying low in men's basketball

Canzano: A letter... a bat... and a girl

Canzano: Mailbag deals with Vision Quest, Pac-12, expansion, and more

Canzano: Pickleball making noise that is hard to ignore

Canzano: Oregon and Washington not holding up the Pac-12

Canzano: Ducks and Beavers go head to head with bashes

Canzano: Pac-12 needs to find focus and urgency in the desert

Canzano: Mailbag includes 'pissed off' coach, hot seat, Blazers sale and Pac-12 fiasco

Canzano: Dogfight forming in the basketball standings

Canzano: Emptying my notebook on Bronny James, broadcasting and QBs

Canzano: Latest fiasco clouds Pac-12's path

Canzano: Pac-12 has a nasty Larry Scott hangover

Canzano: Mailbag readers sound off on Bill Schonely, Pac-12 and... a wild moose

Canzano: Rest In Peace Bill Schonely

Canzano: FS1 remote broadcast rankles Pac-12

Canzano: Is the Pac-12 serving steaks or corn dogs?

Canzano: Pac-12 ADs took high road with football schedule

Canzano: 2023 Pac-12 Conference football schedule is set

Canzano: Pac-12 channeling its inner Last Chance U

Canzano: Mailbag dives into a rip off, ending eras, and Pac-12

Canzano: There's always something to see with sports

Canzano: Don't forget the 'fixer' who fixed Kevin Warren's act

Canzano: Rest of the story never disappoints

Canzano: Georgia slams door on the way out

Canzano: Big wins aren't hard to see

Canzano: Mailbag focuses on Pac-12, irrational fans and a $49 billion question

Canzano: Do Dana Altman's Oregon Ducks want to matter?

Canzano: College Football Playoff wants to empty your pockets

Canzano: Putting a conspiracy theory to rest

Canzano: Making sense of Monday Night Football's terrible turn

Canzano: Health, happiness... and can't-miss predictions for 2023