"Doesn’t this stuff all reflect on the AD in charge?"
The heat is turned up on Oregon State AD Scott Barnes. Read:
"Doesn’t this stuff all reflect on the AD in charge?"
The heat is turned up on Oregon State AD Scott Barnes. Read:
Oregon Ducks are banking on the "Lanning Factor" in Eugene. Column:
27.02.2026 20:07 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wayne Tinkle saved himself once before -- his AD Scott Barnes -- wasn't taking that chance again.
Tinkle is out at Oregon State.
The details here:
BREAKING NEWS: Oregon State AD Scott Barnes met with men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle today and has agreed to part ways with the coach after the season.
OSU has offered Tinkle the option to finish the season. He has not decided.
Oregon State thought it had a handshake deal that opened a window to play Oregon. The Civil War hiatus has some (old-fashioned SEC) drama, turns out.
The backstory:
The backstory on the Civil War hiatus involving Oregon and Oregon State.... watch on YouTube:
25.02.2026 05:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The interruption of the Civil War football series is a dud.
Column:
Monday Mailbag hits Pac-12 expansion, Jonathan Smith regret, Ducks, Beavers, Blazers, WSU AD, and more.
Read:
The lasting gift of an athlete who died too young -- my column about Wayne Estes:
22.02.2026 21:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Monday Mailbag is out tomorrow. Best questions make the cut and get published. What's on your mind? College football? Basketball? Pac-12? Ducks? Blazers? Beavers? Team USA? Food? Sport? Parenting hacks?
Ask away.
Have fun with it.
I miss talking with the honks at SMU. They were plotting to join the teetering Pac-12 years ago. Landed in the ACC instead. Now, they're at it again.
My column on the money-fueled, upapolgetic uprise at SMU:
Portland State is 12-2 in the Big Sky and setting attendance records. Are the Viks the best story in college hoops? Coach Jase Coburn was near tears when he looked around on Thursday night.
(Full interview: bit.ly/3OrUpob)
Watch the clip:
UCLA coach Mick Cronin apologized today. But here's a truth -- his act is still a downer.
My column on Cronin's complaining (and the four West Coast Big Ten schools):
Utah State isn't just happy to be in the Pac-12. It wants to win. Some ambitious moves are ahead.
Column from Logan:
Part 4 of my ongoing series on the new-world Pac-12 has me in a snowstorm at Utah State.
This town can't be stopped.
Column:
"You don't see fall weddings."
When your college football consumer is unhinged and locked in, some things come easier.
Column:
North Dakota State's Mountain (West) move came with some curious tentacles... watch on YouTube:
15.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Mailbag comes out tomorrow. What's on your mind? Have fun with it. Ask away. Best questions make the cut and get published.
15.02.2026 22:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Bad bosses, college football, hoops, the Pac-12, a fumble involving Washington-Washington State, Sac State, Trail Blazers threats, and more.
I emptied the notebook today.
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College baseball has started. I called former OSU coach Pat Casey on Saturday. This is a sport about to sort some things out.
(PS: Will Boise State add the sport back someday?)
Column:
Oregon State hired a consulting firm to examine the athletic department. How much longer does AD Scott Barnes want to do the job?
“Right now, Scott can choose how it ends.”
Column:
The Pac-12 refused to quit. It wasn't just a football schedule release this week. It was another defiant act.
Column:
The Pac-12 refused to quit. It wasn't just a football schedule release this week. It was another defiant act.
Column:
Bill Moos says the Oregon-Washington spat drove the obsession in Eugene.
“We wanted to take over the Northwest.”
Column:
Former Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington State AD Bill Moos joined me to talk about his 'tell-all' book.
Listen:
Pac-12 news... the 2026 football schedule will be released this week. It includes a twist.
I have the details.
Also, Pac-12 basketball will land in Las Vegas.
Read:
Monday Mailbag is out -- Jody Allen? Blazers moving? Pac-12 expansion? All here:
09.02.2026 18:58 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Monday Mailbag is out tomorrow. Best questions make the cut and get published.
What’s on your mind?
Ask away.
