ORD_Buckeye said:

That would be one Dan Yaccobacci, my friend. I googled him a couple of years ago, and he apparently was convicted of a felony because the vicious pit bulls he was so proud of mauled a neighbor's dog. Guy is a complete piece of shit and is probably doing time.

I told a friend about the whole thing and showed him the threads and email messages. He said, "'Lance Manion!' hadn't these morons ever watched Cheers?"

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It disturbs me that I remembered that guy’s name before you posted it.

jwinslow said:

Ups already in. Just double checked

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Ok, didn't realize that was you. You've joined 3 times now I'll remove two of your teams.

So, we have two spots available. @TooTall hasn't logged on in awhile and Smudger is no longer on BP.

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Quarterback Julian Sayin loved the “chippiness” that came with the added physicality, while safety Jaylen McClain said the standard remains the same despite all the new faces on defense. Both players also praised wide reciever Devin McCuin and Jay Timmons, who have stood out through the first three practices.

• On McCuin: “A really, really talented receiver. A lot of speed. Very smart player. Knows where he’s going, he’s in the right spot. And a guy who’s willing to block for us and go do the dirty work and make plays, so he’s done some good things.”
• Sayin with more on McCuin: “He’s done some good things since he’s been here. He’s a hard worker. He’s somebody who a lot of players notice in the weight room. He’s a guy who gets after it and is about the team and team is first with him. He’s somebody we’re lucky to have on offense.”
• Sayin said he weighs about 215 pounds now. He said Ohio State strength coach Mick Marotti pushed him hard this offseason. “I think the extra weight has helped me in throwing the ball and running the ball.”
• When told that Marotti considers him the toughest player in the Woody, Sayin said, “It’s pretty cool to hear that. Jeremiah (Smith’s) a pretty tough guy, too. … It’s cool coming from Coach Mick. But that’s the culture we have here. It’s about fighting to be the best version of yourself and how tough you can be.”
• On Jay Timmons: “I mean, a really talented player. Somebody who is anticipating instead of reacting. Kind of has a nose for the ball, and a really good player. He’s challenging to go against.”
• Sayin said Ohio State’s practice was a lot of fun on Saturday. He said the team putting on pads for the first time brought out a competitive spirit in everyone. “Definitely encourages it. It brings out the best in both sides. You love the chippiness. You don’t obviously want to get excessive, get into fights or anything like that and waste time. But you love the chippiness because that’s what it’s gonna be like on Saturdays. And we’re making each other better.”

I'm reminded of seeing video of a rugby match YEARS ago and saying, "ha, yeah too funny, I get it, running it in slow motion," and it wasn't slow motion. I was just slow. Imagine the BPer video of this death crucible.

Let's rotate dudes until DBs wheels come off.

Herb Kirkstreit said:

Do you have ESPN+? They have featured hole coverage - just saw him hit the best approach shot on hole #3 so far today, from the best side, and miss the extremely makeable birdie putt once again. This channel features holes 3, 12, 15 & 16 (so there will be a good chance to see him play a few holes later in the round). Last week, there were more featured holes channels, but this is the only one I'm seeing today.

Not sure if this will work, but this might be the link to the channel: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bbd54108-4a2f-4a1f-933f-e76d57048a9b#bucketId=1

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WOW, he just birdied both 15 & 16.

West impresses again at RB​

For the second day in a row to start camp, Isaiah West was No. 1 in the pecking order at running back, taking most of the first-team reps alongside Julian Sayin and behind the first-team offensive line. West and Ja’Kobi Jackson split reps with the ones while incumbent Bo Jackson ran with Tavien St. Clair and the second-team offensive line.

West’s performance on Friday showed why he’s getting a long look with the starters. The second-year running back broke off several long runs along with the burst, vision, decisiveness and shiftiness to find small holes between the tackles for effective carries.

That doesn’t necessarily mean West has surpassed Bo Jackson on the depth chart. After all, Jackson ran for 1,090 yards last year as a freshman and had more than three times as many carries as West, giving the Buckeyes good reason to want to see what West can do in camp.

That said, West’s strong start to camp could lead to a 1A/1B rotation between the two sophomore backs, which is what Ohio State would ideally like to have – like it had with TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins in 2024 – to keep both Jackson and West fresh for a playoff run. Ja’Kobi Jackson also continued on Friday to look like a player who will be part of Ohio State’s running back rotation this season, likely as the No. 3 RB, showing the speed to break off longer runs as well as good hands out of the backfield.

Offensive line experimentation continues​

After Ian Moore started at left tackle and Austin Siereveld started at right guard in Ohio State’s first practice of preseason camp on Thursday, Ryan Day said the Buckeyes would continue to experiment with different offensive line combinations before settling on a starting five. Those words rang true on Friday.

Siereveld returned to left tackle, the position he played last season, for the duration of Friday’s practice, while Joshua Padilla got his chance to run with the top unit at right guard. Moore flipped to the other side of the line to play right tackle, where he split first-team reps with incumbent starter Phillip Daniels over the course of practice.

Based on what we’ve seen through two days of practice and what we’ve heard from Day over the last two weeks, it’s become apparent that there's three offensive linemen competing for two starting spots between Daniels, Moore and Padilla. Depending on who performs best between them through the first couple of weeks of camp, we could see Ohio State settle on any of the following three combinations up front:

• LT Ian Moore, LG Luke Montgomery, C Carson Hinzman, RG Austin Siereveld, RT Phillip Daniels
• LT Austin Siereveld, LG Luke Montgomery, C Carson Hinzman, RG Joshua Padilla, RT Phillip Daniels
• LT Austin Siereveld, LG Luke Montgomery, C Carson Hinzman, RG Joshua Padilla, RT Ian Moore

Ohio State’s second-team offensive line for Friday’s practice consisted of Carter Lowe at left tackle, Jake Cook at left guard, Maxwell Riley at center, Gabe VanSickle at right guard and either Moore or Daniels at right tackle. While Padilla will likely be the next man up at center this season if anything happens to Hinzman, his work at right guard on Friday opened the door for Riley, a true freshman, to get an extended look snapping the ball.

From 11W: Jeremiah Smith is getting taller and leaner. The All-American was 6-3 in 2025 and has grown an inch to 6-4 in the past 12 months. He's also a pound lighter, having dropped from 223 to a svelte 222.

From 11W: For the second straight season, Eddrick Houston has added on double-digit pounds. Last year, he added 22 pounds when he checked in at 292; this year, he is up 12 pounds to 304. Houston is the only Ohio State player on this year's roster to add 10+ pounds in back-to-back seasons.

From 11W: Freshman OT Sam Greer is the Ohio State player who has lost the most weight. In the spring, he weighed 335 pounds. Since working out consistently with the Buckeyes, Greer has dropped 15 pounds and is now weighing 320 pounds.

Jagdaddy said:

Probably the Resident Evil franchise eventually being remade as a Ken Burns documentary. We can all surely sleep well though …

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Right?

I mean we shouldn’t let our imaginations run away with us though.

It’s not like we’ve ever seen deadly viruses get out of a lab, nor have we any documented cases of AI agents breaking contain or going rogue.

If we had actually ever seen either of those things happen, this might concern me.

As is, I can sleep well at night. Our government is always watching out for us and scientists are smart people. I trust them. This is fine.

NJ-Buckeye said:

It has been known Mexico farms have used human feces as fertilizer thus this was inevitable

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The workers literally shit in the fields

28 days

Steiner Math is inarguable...

Which bathroom will he use?

Was just thinking of him the other day. Looking forward to him taking steps this season.

Thanks for the box scores, being a numbers guy, the thing that stood out to me was the assists. 30 of them. That translates to 60 (or more) points for the good guys. Shows unselfishness, and counts as much as a long jumper. Anyway, also shows that someone is willing to take the shot. Sometimes in a close game, people pass up a shot, I guess because they're afraid to miss in crunch time. If tOSU keeps doing this, the season will be bright. And no, didn't see the game, the level of competition, nor which lineup Diebs is gonna put on the floor at start of B10 season. And I'll take being a dark horse at the start of the season, and hopefully the W's pile up before start of B10 season. Go Bucks!

Miles to go till the finish line, certainly. Don't believe there's any doubt (now), that Ryan Day has built a juggernaut upon the foundation that UFM and others started. That recruits all want to at least 'see' what tOSU has to offer speaks volumes as well. Probably doesn't mean much in the long run, but reading what new portal hires say about Ohio State being 'other worldly' etc that come from places that aren't cheesy indicates that tOSU is doing something right. Of course, not THAT scarlet colored glasses, that believe that tOSU will land everyone, but always looks good. NIL $, depth chart, distance from home, etc are all final factors. So we'll see how plays out. Guess my (sometimes obscure) point is that the recruiting recipe is strong. Certainly Day is key, staff also key, Coach Mick and Mark Pantoni don't receive enough credit, and simply the entire organization contributes to this success. Also enjoy that when a recruit decommits, Day & Co seem to get a replacement in the fold that is ranked more highly. This 'love letter' to Buckeyeland is simply recognition of the enjoyment I get from this program.

LaGuardia Airport during the summer

Would’ve been a great day for a rain-out.

ScriptOhio said:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/49547165/new-purdue-ad-tweaks-national-champion-indiana

McClelland takes swipe at Indiana despite Hoosiers' recent national title​

Indiana won college football's national championship just a few months ago. Purdue hasn't won a national championship of any kind in 16 years. The facts didn't stop new Boilermakers athletic director Tommy McClelland from taking a shot at Purdue's instate rival.

"Every recruit, every current student athlete will hear this message repeatedly -- we are here to win championships," McClelland said Thursday during his introductory news conference. "If you don't want to win championships, go to Indiana."
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Purdue hasn't won an NCAA national championship in any sport since the women's golf team in 2010. It remains the school's only national championship this millennium.

"The future of Purdue athletics is incredibly bright," said McClelland, who previously was the athletic director at Rice. "I am ready to get to work."

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More appropriate Purdue AD quote would have been: “We lose. Google us.”