Crump's brother said:

Whereabouts in VT?

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West Brattleboro

Don't know, so will ask. Does/has Thompson already gotten to tOSU, and working out with existing team? Know about football, but not much on the basketball side of things. Would assume/hope that he's playing pickup at least at the Schott against teammates, but who knows. And working out with the trainer(s) to build up to B10 standards. Anyone aware of the process?

Reread this thread. Used to travel for business on the company's dime. Back when most men wore coat and tie. Travel was fun then, now there's nothing at all to like about travel, from the traffic jam getting to the airport, to the disorganized walkers, to the wait lines to get on board, to the overloaded seat bins, to the bags of pretzels (not even peanuts!), to stained seats, toilets that smell worse than outhouses, to the tardiness of getting bags off carousel, to the cost of parking. However, thoroughly beats driving 2,000 miles. But am too poor to afford a private plane, which doesn't serve food by the way.

Jaxbuck said:

Damn shame about Judge's career.

He was doing so well

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I fucking told you guys

Got a buddy that rebuilds cars. Swears by Mequairs. Bought their 'liquid wax', and use after washing and drying. Beautiful. Keeps the polish shine, and beads up water like nobody's business. Will never use my beloved paste waxes again.

To the Land of the Free, because of the Brave.

Anyone know what the 'donation' to play in the Memorial is, if you're not a celebrity? Once bid $10,000 for a place in the Crosby Clambake (at Pebble Beach), and was leader for a night, but got outbid next day. Just an idle musing. Would be a great Bucket List accomplishment by the way.

Well, from what I remember from my bball days, a 'putback' entails grabbing a rebound and putting it in the basket. Chalk up one rebound and two points for whomever does this. Both are good looks in my opinion. Blocked shots are a good thing as well, as it prevents two points by the opponent. Also alters shots for the rest of the game, which ultimately lowers FG percentage. All sound like plusses to me....

Well nuts! Always watched the end of year tourneys, and the announcers putting forth that X golfer needed to finish 10th or so to receive $Y to get over the $125,000 threshold to hold onto tour card. Now it's points. The more prestigious the tournament the most points, am thinking. But maybe equaled out by the size of the purse? Anyway, hope Neal gets on the stick and places more highly. Would think the Korn Ferry route would be best, kinda an 'earn while you learn' thing, and from what always have read, the Q school is one brutal MF to compete in. Wish you well Neal!

Ohio State memorializes Bruce Thornton's career on the record wall at the Schott

Ohio State announced on Thursday that Thornton had been added, posting a social media video of the point guard's plaque, which reads, "2nd B1G player ever with 2,000+ points, 500+ rebounds, 500+ assists. First 4-time captain in program history."

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Zurp said:

How were his stats after the cheating broke compared to before? I think I know the answer but would like to see it.

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So, I got a chance to look into this, myself:
In 2023, for the season, he was 240/332 (72.3%) for 2991 yards (9.01 ypa, 199.4 ypg), 22 td, 4 ints

September through the Indiana game (before):
111/142 (78.2%) for 1512 yards (10.65 ypa, 216.0 ypg), 14 td, 3 ints

Sparty through the end of the year (after):
129/190 (67.9%) for 1479 yards (7.78 ypa, 184.9 ypg), 8 td, 1 int

It is only fair to point out that the 7 games that make up the "before" data includes teams like East Carolina, UNLV, BGSU, Rutgers, and Indiana. The 8 teams that make up the "after" data includes teams like Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa, Alabama, and Washington. But they had a span of 4 games (Penn State, Maryland, Ohio State, and Iowa) where McCarthy didn't get a total of 500 yards, combined. Is that what you do with a quarterback who you think should be a starting quarterback in the NFL? I mean - the cheaters won the games the best way they had - stop McCarthy from throwing the ball too much, because he wasn't who you wanted people to think he was.

Ohio State’s Kevin Griffin Named Next Oregon State Athletic Director​

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An Ohio State wide receiver from 1995-98, Griffin is the nephew of Buckeye legend Archie Griffin, college football’s only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Before he returned to Ohio State in 2022, Griffin was the senior vice president for marketing and brand strategy for the MLS’ D.C. United and worked in managerial roles for the NFL's Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks.

For the past four years, Griffin has served as Ohio State's associate vice president for brand engagement, services and partnerships and associate director of athletics business strategy. Most recently, he led a department committee exploring potential renovations to Ohio Stadium, a process that included a fan survey released in April.

cincibuck said:

Studies from England on rugby, and European study on soccer reveal the same level of rain injuries as football.

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I'm no expert on head injuries, but it was explained to me by someone else who also probably isn't an expert that all the little head collisions can add up to being a big head injury. Soccer players who hit the ball with their head a lot can often show signs later in life of having concussions. Offensive and defensive linemen, too - they don't often get in the big hits the way receivers and quarterbacks can. But in most plays, their helmet/facemask is getting hit. Those little hits add up.
I don't know much about rugby, but I'd imagine that rugby players are often hitting heads.

cincibuck said:

Fuck Michigan.

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Please explain.

What a comeback by the Canes last night.

Been awake since 11:45 last night. I guess we will see how I do on two hours of sleep today.

Stupid prednisone I'm on since I managed to get into some poison ivy last week.

Miami Dolphins: Tap 261-Pound Offensive Weapon​

The Dolphins officially signed Will Kacmarek to a four-year rookie contract. Spotrac projects his deal to be worth $6.849 million with a $1.441 million signing bonus, prorated at $360,356 per year. In addition, they project Kacmarek’s cap hits to be $1.245 million in 2026, $1.556 million in 2027, $1.868 million in 2028, and $2.179 million in 2029.

Jaxbuck said:

I'm rooting for the sinkhole

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late season category 5 hurricane that only occurs once they're in the stadium and the anti-flooding drainage system fails...

BB73 said:

A @Jaxbuck has nailed Jessica Alba. Of course, that second number has the possibility of someday becoming a positive integer.

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why has he been at two schools already?

Kentucky has placed the winning bid $$$$$$$ for Milan Momcilovic.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...tate-star-milan-momcilovic-transfers-kentucky

Do we need a title change? To “transfer to Tennessee…maybe?”

Taking my 13yr old daughter to Clev/NYY business man's special next Wed June 10. Driving up from Columbus that morning and looking for best places to park. Any suggestions from BP Cleve fans???