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What are the Ohio men’s odds in to win the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments?​

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Now, the team will open the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 8 seed, meaning that they will receive a double-bye and face No. 17 Maryland, No. 16 Oregon, or No. 9 Iowa on Thursday. So, before the Buckeyes get back on the court, we are checking in with our friends at FanDuel to see where OSU stands in terms of their postseason odds.

Big Ten Tournament odds​

Before action gets underway in the Windy City this week, Ohio State currently sits as the ninth most likely team to take home the conference title. Despite being a better seed than Iowa, the Hawkeyes have the eighth-best odds at +5000, while OSU is at +7500.
The Michigan Wolverines have the best odds in the conference at -105, with Illinois next, considerably further behind, at +460.

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Final Four odds​

At this point, I think that all of Buckeye Nation can feel pretty confident in OSU’s potential to make the Big Dance. Of course, anything can happen, but it would be a shock of monumental proportions if they were left out of the tournament field.
So, I don’t feel like I am jinxing anything by looking at any of their March Madness odds. So, let’s start with the Buckeyes’ chances to make the Final Four. Currently, they have the 41st-best odds, tied with Auburn, at +12500.
The Big Ten teams ahead of them are Michigan (-170), Illinois (+340), Purdue (+500), Michigan State (+1100), Nebraska (+2000), Wisconsin (+3500), Iowa (+4500), and UCLA (+8000).

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National championship odds​

The national championship outlook is very similar to that of the Final Four. The Buckeyes are tied with McNeese with the 40th-best shot to cut down the nets at +50000. That is a veeeeeeeery long shot, but even a $1 bet would bring in a $5,000 profit if Bruce Thornton and company go on the greatest run in tournament history. While it is essentially setting a dollar bill on fire, I can think of worse ways to waste a buck.
Unsurprisingly (and annoyingly), Michigan has the best odds in the country at +340, followed by Duke at +360, Arizona at +550, then Florida (+700) and Houston (+1000).

gmen6981 said:

AEP? As in the energy company?

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buckeyeintn said:

With limited NIL (reported $400k) and no revenue sharing for wrestling at tOSU it will be very difficult in the portal for Ryan. Ped State has a reported $1.5 million revenue sharing and a lot more than that NIL. After poaching Rocco last year you don't think they and others (Okie State for one) will make a run at Davino? Not saying they'll get him, but they'll make a run. That said, I wouldn't bet against Ryan. He's done a great job keeping his guys.

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I don't think Okie State will have any interest in Davino nor would Penn State. Okie State has Jax Forrest wrestling now at 133. He enrolled early from high school this January and steamrolled his way to the Big12 title. Not only that, but they have the Raney brothers coming in next year too at lower weights. Unless these guys all bump up a weigh class, I’m not sure if I see it.

VA Tech will be tough next year, but has Seidel at 133 and he’s a freshman too. There aren’t many schools that would be willing to dish out a big NIL deal other than Iowa State, and from what I understand, Davino loves Ohio State.

Penn State is in an interesting spot. They have U20 and Senior World Champ Masanosuke Ono waiting in the wings at 133 too. I believe he is a junior and will have one or two years of eligibility. He is redshirting to get used to Folkstyle. Think Echemendia when he was at OSU. Super talented, but equally raw. Ono is a lot better.

Maybe Blaze takes a redshirt next year to allow Ono a season, or maybe Blaze bumps up to 141 and replaces Davis. Maybe OSU can convince Blaze to come home too! I have a theory of who Penn State’s main NIL booster is and his pockets are as deep as they get. I would assume Blaze got a truck load to go to Penn State. That said, I think some of this depends on how well he does at the NCAAs this year.

Regardless, great time to be a fan of wrestling across the board. A lot of good wrestlers out there that are good humans too, that are doing their thing to get younger kids enthused about the sport. Cleveland is going to be rocking. Can’t wait!

1926Buckeyes said:

I just see it as Smith’s version of Boyer that Patricia got last year. Couldn’t tell you how good of an idea it is, but it’s someone they like coaching with that makes things run easier.

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Agreed. I read it as a 'we're not thrilled with our OL coaching, specifically w/r/t the run game. This shit needs fix'n and with a new OC who knows how to establish a mean ground and pound (debatable for BN27) run game, we need someone to take his vision and unfuck the OL.'

playoffs ending week of sept 20 now

iambrutus said:

can't wait for the game tonight, mexico is a very solid team

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def excited for tonight. should be a great crowd too

THE STARS WERE ALIGNED. I had a blast on the latest 12th Warriors Happy Hour with Michael Jenkins. The Ohio State legend joined members of Eleven Warriors’ selfless perks program on Thursday to discuss his college career, NFL career and life after football.

I could share many details about the call — and I likely will in the future — but I have to start with Jenkins’ breakdown of Holy Buckeye. Eleven Warriors ranked last offseason as Ohio State’s No. 1 play since 2000, which Jenkins called “special.”

“It’s pretty wild to think of,” Jenkins said. “When you go back and look at the magnitude of that play with everything on the line, and kind of the way Tressel Ball had been — 3 yards and a cloud of dust, take a deep shot, and it works out — I’m glad I caught it. You think of everything that’s happened since then in Ohio State history, and for that to be up there in a lot of Buckeye memories and minds, it’s very special.”

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The play call for Holy Buckeye was King Right 64 Y-Shallow Swap. Jenkins said it was designed for tight end Ben Hartstock, who hauled in a 13-yard reception the play before. However, as we all know now, that’s not how it worked out.

“You’re really thinking that Ben Hartstock is going to get the little crossing route. We’d just get the first down and keep going down the field,” Jenkins said. “But the crazy part was the Swap for us. When you run the tight end on the Shallow, I always ran the Dig, and then (Chris) Gamble or the Z would run a Post.

“So, Swap, you know, we obviously swapped what we were doing. I’m supposed to run the post, and then Gamble’s supposed to run a Dig. But if you look at the film, like I just ended up running a Go and Gamble’s running a post. So we didn’t even run what we were supposed to run. And so that just lets you know, as my Dad always says, the stars were aligned that season.”

Yes, they were!

BACK IN ACTION. Ohio State football returns to the practice field this week.

The Buckeyes will hold their first two spring practices on Tuesday and Thursday. After a week off for spring break (March 16–20), they’ll resume workouts on March 24, 26, 28 and 31, followed by April 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 17 before wrapping up the early offseason with the spring game on April 18.

Steve19 said:

It sounds like he has been through hell trying to stay on the field. When you are playing in such pain, after more than two decades of football, it is really time to think very hard about the effects of continued play somewhere else on your health.

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His career earnings:
Yeah, I agree. It's not like he needs more money, at least he shouldn't.

ScriptOhio said:

ESPN: Ex-North Carolina A&T players ineligible over gambling inquiry​

Two former North Carolina A&T men's basketball players have been ruled ineligible after allegedly failing to cooperate with an NCAA gambling investigation.

The NCAA announced Friday that Ryan Forrest and Landon Glasper, who are no longer playing in college, ignored multiple requests for financial documents and interviews during the investigation, which began in January 2025, after integrity monitors flagged suspicious betting patterns on four games involving the Aggies. Failing to cooperate with an NCAA investigation results in a loss of eligibility.

Just sayin': If "failing to cooperate with a NCAA investigation" can result in a loss of eligibility; then why was any scUM coach/player eligible to coach/play after the sign stealing investigation?

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That's just 100 dollars.
Do that 100 times.
Then do THAT 100 times.
Then do THAT 100 times.
Then do THAT 10 times.

That's a billion. If I IIRC, that's what TV networks are paying the Big Ten for football. The networks don't want to lose one of their teams to punishments by the NCAA. The networks went to bat for the cheaters.
What networks would go to bat for North Carolina A&T?

I'm definitely on your side - the cheaters got off light and the NCAA looks spineless and weak. But the cheaters are one of the "haves" and NCA&T is a "have not".

scarletngray said:

He should also pled no class, no integrity, no dignity, no morals and no skill.

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Hm.. I noticed you didn't list "no cheating" in there.

ScriptOhio said:

The Weekender: New Mexico Names 32-Year-Old Ryan Berryman Its Athletic Director, Arkansas Will Have Tyson Foods As Its Jersey Patch and Akron Football is Now Bowl-Eligible

New Mexico names 32-year-old Ryan Berryman its next AD, Arkansas reaches a deal with Tyson Foods for its jersey patches and Akron football is now bowl-eligible for 2026.

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Akron Football Bowl Eligible for 2026​

The Zips received a waiver from the NCAA on Wednesday that will immediately eliminate their postseason ban and remove practice restrictions that were in place for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

"We are very proud of our academic progress and excited about the opportunity to compete in the postseason this fall," Akron Head Football Coach Joe Moorhead stated.

Akron's bowl ban and restrictions were due to the 2021-22 academic year, when a coaching change and roster adjustments caused the football team's APR to fall below the required four-year average. The Zips, who finished the season 5-7 (4-4 in the MAC), their best record since the 2017 season, were not only ineligible for the postseason, but also forced to decrease their full practice hours from 20 hours to 16 hours each week throughout the season.

Akron is now eligible for the MAC football championship and a bowl game if it gets to at least six wins.

The Zips last played in a bowl game in 2017.

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In other news, I was named eligible to receive the Nobel Prize.

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Kid is legit, could end up as a SDE or 3-tech (I know LJ Sr doesn't use the same terminology, but it's what I speak on DL). Hopefully we have a shot here.

NFBuck said:

* 28-5-2, beat Tampa tonight 8-7 in one of the best hockey games I’ve ever seen.

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Can we get a Tampa/Buffalo playoff series? Please?

Georgia Southern wins 5 games in 5 days to reach the Sun Belt Final