I suppose forces higher up in the University could be the real sabatogers here. Bjork seemed to have zero problem with obnoxious excessive spending at Texas A&M but now all of a sudden it's a problem?

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I will go to my grave wanting to have thrown Harbaugh's cheating ass out of a helicopter while yelling, "who's got it better than you, Jim."

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Go to your grave without having done it?

Natalie Spooner had a goal for the Canadians today. That's three goals and about a half dozen assists for the Buckeyes already.

Guess which team has the largest positive scoring margin per game in college basketball as of today???




That would be the 23-1 St Louis Billikens!

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@BB73 ’s mom flushed it down the toilet as a guppy thinking it was dead.

buckeyebri said:

If the money is right Deion will take flight.

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He’d chug a cock in the middle of Times Square if the money is right.

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The joke is on the NFL. It shows how ridiculous the Pro Bowl is. Just name an All Pro Team per conference and be done with it. If you want to have a Flag Football game as part of SB festivities have some NFL players coach a couple of worthy squads of high schoolers.

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Maybe. But I think it's the NFL's joke on us.

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In the “dumbest use of money” section:


In the survey of Power Four general managers and staffers, On3 asked if there were any players significantly overpaid in the cycle. Seven responses came back with Texas Tech five-star offensive tackle commit Felix Ojo. Sources have told On3 that Ojo’s three-year deal is expectedto pay an average of $775,000 annually.

“Felix Ojo,” an SEC general manager said. “Texas Tech paid for measurables over tape. Every year, we get hit on high-ranked guys who aren’t good. If Jackson Cantwell actually got $5 million over three years, that’s a big risk

Another SEC general manager told On3, “Ojo is overrated. When I arrived here, we were recruiting him. I put on his tape and immediately took us off him. He stinks.”

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Yeah I’ve even seen Texas Tech fans on their board admit he’s unlikely playable until year three. Which means you have a two year investment worth probably around $5 million in hopes he‘s ready to play in three years. It’s also banking on you having the right OL coach that can get him there. Not close to worth it.

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This is why giving such big money to highly ranked HS lineman is so precarious. The positions that are the hardest to predict and getting some of the most money yet most are complete unknowns for several years. Hence the preference on transfers now

Kitts is back but rusty. Elsa playing great today

OSU's next game is vs USC on 2/11. I'd say that is as much of a must-win as you can have with tourney hopes hanging on by a thread at this point. But it's a tricky game, though, as USC obviously has some very talented players, and has invested in building depth on their roster (something that OSU has not done at a comparable level).

BuckBackHome said:

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died. He was 47. Arnold's death comes months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer.

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I remember that song, back when pop music was still borderline listenable. Hadn't heard it since it was on the radio. RIP.

Gollum22 said:

Withrow was torn down and replaced by a residence hall a few years ago. It was a relic from a past long gone.

Hueston Woods and the lodge are still there. The lodge is a little dated but has an indoor pool for guests. Restaurant is okay as well. Not sure how many guests it has during non-event days due to a significant increase in the number of hotels around Oxford.

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I work with an older gentleman who said that years and years ago, Miami used to have a decent men’s wrestling program before Title 9 nuked it.

Now there are almost no mid major wrestling programs that exist.

Thump said:

Paul Finebaum says Alabama will probably back out of its Ohio State series

Paul Finebaum said Alabama will likely cancel its home-and-home series with Ohio State as the SEC moves to nine conference games.

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"Why would any SEC team agree to a challenging home-and-home with a Big Ten powerhouse when they’re already navigating what they believe to be the toughest conference schedule in college football a schedule the ESPiN FPI index has already determined that all 12 teams on their schedule are top 10, with 9 of them top 5?"
No reason to actually play a legitimate top program.

calibuck said:

Heck, my college roommate wrestled, when the refs pounded the mat 1-2-3 before a pin. When did that change?

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Before my lifetime lol.

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My scarlet and gray glasses in no way project tOSU as a #4 seed. For most of year, have been hearing 'on the bubble' or 'first team out', so being one of top 16 teams (4 areas, times fourth seed) seems a bit out there. Have no earthly idea where they rank in the basketball world, but when one looks at the B10 teams ranked, gotta believe the Selection Committee might say 'enough with the B10', and leave our beloved Buckeyes out in the cold. Hope not, and might cause some noise if included, so am hoping it happens.

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Talking about the women's team?

Well, guess we could sign more Mormon kids....and when they go on their two-year missions, come back more buffed out...joking folks, just joking.

Will watch to see whether the 'wanna be a Buckeye' idea lasts past Coach Mick's winter training. And when one starts jacking weights next to someone who's competing for your position. Plus who's ahead of you on the two-deep. All sorts of 'what-ifs' abound. Yeah, do hope that this class stays relatively intact. For whatever reason, don't believe tOSU will be going after many 'projects' as normally do, probably more wanting to harvest from the portal. Noticed there was a fair amount of Ohio players that both left, and were in the mix to come back to Ohio...Also believe that a couple of classes were gutted by the portal, which leaves a vaccuum to be filled, hopefully by this year's recruits. Lastly, if one recruits based on NIL, then that recruit will be swayed by some other team illegally contacting a player for more cash/playing time etc.

Smiled at your comments Jwin...lived in SF for 14 years, and was awestruck by the architecture downtown and in some of the near-in areas. Of course, some of the more 'elegant' areas had the better lines to the houses, and in the avenues, still had some, but more were cookie cutter type of houses. (Little boxes on the hillside reference South SF), and were just that, as seen from the 101. Anyway, the prices of those little boxes has skyrocketed as well, and the ethnic eateries most anywhere, usually run by those from other lands, are almost always good. If they're not, then they don't last very long....PS, from SF, moved to Dallas, where was all steel/chrome and glass. Not much architectural diversity.

One thing about these difficult rebuilding seasons under Rohlik is that he always has the team showing real improvement late in the season, and then they come out strong the next year. If history is any predictor, we'll be picked to finish last in the B1G next year and will end up making the tournament.

Sweep, Baby! That's 11 in a row for the team. Both teams down their five best players, so it was an even match.

I’m too lazy to go find it, but curious the game splits of Mitchell and Harden on court together?

Probably hard to implement Game 1, but there should really never be a scenario in a game where one of them is off the court…..in a competitive game.

Tight ends seems a little steep or no? I could probably be convinced but I’m a little off with that grade. I thought the group was super consistent throughout the season and was more on the B or B+ side of things unless run blocking scores just wrecked them?

Mike80 said:

Kid is football fast too. I've seen him run guys down on defense that he had no business being close too.

BTW some of these run measurements were done when he was 190lbs+ - the speed will follow him as he puts on more muscle.

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Kind of sounds like a Parris Campbell to me, is that a good comparison? I sure hope so for our sake.