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LGHL Hangout in the Holy Land: Who are the biggest villains from TTUN?
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Hangout in the Holy Land: Who are the biggest villains from TTUN?
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Josh picked some of the athletes who have tortured his fandom over the years, while Justin went a slightly different route. Plus, a TBT update
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Justin Golba as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones.
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Hangout in the Holy Land is back with a brand new episode, and Justin and Josh are talking about That Team Up North. As part of Land-Grant’s Holy Land theme weeks, this week is all about That Team Up North. For this episode, we talked about villains from the Wolverines that we have seen over our lifetime.
Josh picked some of the athletes who have tortured his fandom over the years, while Justin went a slightly different route. See which fast food founder Justin picked...
Plus, a TBT update as Carmen’s Crew, the Ohio State alumni team, is moving onto the Sweet 16 after defeating Red Scare, the Dayton alumni team.
Please like, rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast. As always, Go Bucks!
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Twitter: @HolyLandPod
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Twitter: @jdooleybuckeye
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Twitter: @justin_golba
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK
Josh picked some of the athletes who have tortured his fandom over the years, while Justin went a slightly different route. Plus, a TBT update
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Justin Golba as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones.
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
Hangout in the Holy Land is back with a brand new episode, and Justin and Josh are talking about That Team Up North. As part of Land-Grant’s Holy Land theme weeks, this week is all about That Team Up North. For this episode, we talked about villains from the Wolverines that we have seen over our lifetime.
Josh picked some of the athletes who have tortured his fandom over the years, while Justin went a slightly different route. See which fast food founder Justin picked...
Plus, a TBT update as Carmen’s Crew, the Ohio State alumni team, is moving onto the Sweet 16 after defeating Red Scare, the Dayton alumni team.
Please like, rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast. As always, Go Bucks!
Connect with the pod:
Twitter: @HolyLandPod
Connect with Josh Dooley:
Twitter: @jdooleybuckeye
Connect with Justin Golba:
Twitter: @justin_golba
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LGHL B1G Thoughts: Previewing the bottom feeders for the 2024 Season
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B1G Thoughts: Previewing the bottom feeders for the 2024 Season
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The 2024 season is around the corner, so let’s look at which teams will have the hardest time this year.
Every week after the Big Ten games, we will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024, there are a bunch of storylines to follow. Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
Ryan Day and Ohio State are all in for the 2024 season. Is Oregon a national championship contender, or will they stumble in their first Big Ten season? How do the former members of the Big Ten West fair in the new divisionless format? Over the next few weeks, B1G Thoughts will track all these storylines and more as the Big Ten hopes to win back-to-back national championships.
This week: the Bottom Feeders.
The 2025 season is around the corner and despite everyone’s excitement for an 18-team Big Ten and 12-team playoff, someone has to lose games this year. Many programs have made changes at head coach, hit the transfer portal, and increased their NIL budget but not everyone can win.
Even if every team improved, which is unlikely, a couple of teams are going to end the year with four or fewer wins. This edition of Big Thoughts is my take on predicting which four teams will suffer the most from the expanded conference and end the season as bottom feeders.
Illinois was a few plays away from challenging for and winning the Big Ten West in 2022. They had NFL players on offense and defense, and head coach Bret Bielema brought his trademark ground-and-pound style, but coupled it with one of the best pass defenses in the nation.
Despite losing some key players and defensive coordinator Ryan Walters to Purdue, the hope was that Illinois could continue to build on their success in 2022 and ultimately right the ship and become a perennial bowl team. The team crashed and burned in 2023, with few bright spots to bring momentum into 2024. On top of that, the transfer portal and the NFL Draft continued taking key players from their roster.
To make matters worse, they draw Kansas, Penn State, Michigan, and Oregon on the schedule this season — all teams looking to contend for respective conference championships and spots in the College Football Playoff. They also take on Nebraska and Rutgers, who are further along in their rebuild and have better rosters.
Unfortunately, there are not many winnable games for the Illini in 2024, and there is no room for error. I still believe Bielema is the right hire, but he did not take this job expecting no divisions and four new teams. Illinois’ lot in life has changed, and I believe that will become evident in 2024. Still, I’m hoping this prediction turns out to be wrong.
Indiana is a hard team to predict in 2024 because they have a brand new coach and a roster full of transfers. After paying over $15 million to fire Tom Allen, Indiana made a shroud move in hiring Curt Cignetti from James Madison.
Cignetti has won at every level, including at JMU despite transitioning into the FBS ranks from FCS. Cignetti set the bar high in his opening press conference, implying that he expects to win big at Indiana just like he has everyone else, including multiple national championships at the FCS level. The problem is Indiana is not at the FCS level, and you could argue in relation to their conference that Indiana has fewer resources than JMU.
If looking at pure numbers that’s not true, but James Madison was one of the best-resourced FCS programs, and similarly is one of the best resources programs in the Sun Belt. Indiana is one of the worst-resourced programs in the Big Ten, and it’s not easy to recruit to. Cignetti brought a lot of his staff with him and a bunch of players, but how do FCS and Sun Belt players transition to the Big Ten?
Cignetti may end up being a home run hire, but in 2024 I think Indiana is going to be one of the worst programs in the conference. However, I would not be surprised if they snuck up on someone for a massive upset, giving them some momentum for 2025.
Northwestern had one of the most surprising seasons in recent memory. After firing program legend and head coach Pat Fitzgerald for hazing inside his program, the expectations at Northwestern were minimal. David Braun took over in the summer as the newest member of the staff, and took Northwestern to an eight-win season, including a win over Utah in their bowl game.
Despite this, Northwestern lost a lot of talent from that team, and it will be even harder to replicate that success when you’re no longer sneaking up on teams. To make matters worse, they have to play Ohio State, Michigan, and Iowa, plus a non-conference game against Duke.
Northwestern was the bell of the ball, but in 2024 the clock struck midnight and their carriage is now a pumpkin. Another program that is going to have to face reality without the Big Ten West propping up success with an occasional division title.
At this point, we’re starting to see a trend — the former inhabitants of the Big Ten West are going to have it the worst in the new Big Ten.
While 2024 is going to be a really bad year for the Boilermakers, at least they have the 2023 Big Ten West division title run to make them feel good. That’s more than can be said for the rest of the bottom feeders, who have not had any real success in the last four or five years.
After winning the division, Purdue lost head coach Jeff Brohm to Louisville. Brohm immediately had success at his new destination, making it to the ACC championship game. 2023 was probably their last chance of success, but there are some bright spots with talented young players like star safety Dillon Thieneman.
It is going to take time for Ryan Walters to build Purdue into a program that can at least consistently make and win bowl games, but 2024 is set to be another disappointing season.
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Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2024 season is around the corner, so let’s look at which teams will have the hardest time this year.
Every week after the Big Ten games, we will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024, there are a bunch of storylines to follow. Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
Ryan Day and Ohio State are all in for the 2024 season. Is Oregon a national championship contender, or will they stumble in their first Big Ten season? How do the former members of the Big Ten West fair in the new divisionless format? Over the next few weeks, B1G Thoughts will track all these storylines and more as the Big Ten hopes to win back-to-back national championships.
This week: the Bottom Feeders.
The 2025 season is around the corner and despite everyone’s excitement for an 18-team Big Ten and 12-team playoff, someone has to lose games this year. Many programs have made changes at head coach, hit the transfer portal, and increased their NIL budget but not everyone can win.
Even if every team improved, which is unlikely, a couple of teams are going to end the year with four or fewer wins. This edition of Big Thoughts is my take on predicting which four teams will suffer the most from the expanded conference and end the season as bottom feeders.
Illinois
Illinois was a few plays away from challenging for and winning the Big Ten West in 2022. They had NFL players on offense and defense, and head coach Bret Bielema brought his trademark ground-and-pound style, but coupled it with one of the best pass defenses in the nation.
Despite losing some key players and defensive coordinator Ryan Walters to Purdue, the hope was that Illinois could continue to build on their success in 2022 and ultimately right the ship and become a perennial bowl team. The team crashed and burned in 2023, with few bright spots to bring momentum into 2024. On top of that, the transfer portal and the NFL Draft continued taking key players from their roster.
To make matters worse, they draw Kansas, Penn State, Michigan, and Oregon on the schedule this season — all teams looking to contend for respective conference championships and spots in the College Football Playoff. They also take on Nebraska and Rutgers, who are further along in their rebuild and have better rosters.
Unfortunately, there are not many winnable games for the Illini in 2024, and there is no room for error. I still believe Bielema is the right hire, but he did not take this job expecting no divisions and four new teams. Illinois’ lot in life has changed, and I believe that will become evident in 2024. Still, I’m hoping this prediction turns out to be wrong.
Indiana
Indiana is a hard team to predict in 2024 because they have a brand new coach and a roster full of transfers. After paying over $15 million to fire Tom Allen, Indiana made a shroud move in hiring Curt Cignetti from James Madison.
Cignetti has won at every level, including at JMU despite transitioning into the FBS ranks from FCS. Cignetti set the bar high in his opening press conference, implying that he expects to win big at Indiana just like he has everyone else, including multiple national championships at the FCS level. The problem is Indiana is not at the FCS level, and you could argue in relation to their conference that Indiana has fewer resources than JMU.
If looking at pure numbers that’s not true, but James Madison was one of the best-resourced FCS programs, and similarly is one of the best resources programs in the Sun Belt. Indiana is one of the worst-resourced programs in the Big Ten, and it’s not easy to recruit to. Cignetti brought a lot of his staff with him and a bunch of players, but how do FCS and Sun Belt players transition to the Big Ten?
Cignetti may end up being a home run hire, but in 2024 I think Indiana is going to be one of the worst programs in the conference. However, I would not be surprised if they snuck up on someone for a massive upset, giving them some momentum for 2025.
Northwestern
Northwestern had one of the most surprising seasons in recent memory. After firing program legend and head coach Pat Fitzgerald for hazing inside his program, the expectations at Northwestern were minimal. David Braun took over in the summer as the newest member of the staff, and took Northwestern to an eight-win season, including a win over Utah in their bowl game.
Despite this, Northwestern lost a lot of talent from that team, and it will be even harder to replicate that success when you’re no longer sneaking up on teams. To make matters worse, they have to play Ohio State, Michigan, and Iowa, plus a non-conference game against Duke.
Northwestern was the bell of the ball, but in 2024 the clock struck midnight and their carriage is now a pumpkin. Another program that is going to have to face reality without the Big Ten West propping up success with an occasional division title.
Purdue
At this point, we’re starting to see a trend — the former inhabitants of the Big Ten West are going to have it the worst in the new Big Ten.
While 2024 is going to be a really bad year for the Boilermakers, at least they have the 2023 Big Ten West division title run to make them feel good. That’s more than can be said for the rest of the bottom feeders, who have not had any real success in the last four or five years.
After winning the division, Purdue lost head coach Jeff Brohm to Louisville. Brohm immediately had success at his new destination, making it to the ACC championship game. 2023 was probably their last chance of success, but there are some bright spots with talented young players like star safety Dillon Thieneman.
It is going to take time for Ryan Walters to build Purdue into a program that can at least consistently make and win bowl games, but 2024 is set to be another disappointing season.
Follow The I-80 Football Show on YouTube: @JordanW330
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