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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

Athletic Director ending beloved Ohio State football tradition for no apparent reason

Ross Bjork had decided to end a beloved tradition for the Ohio State football team and couldn't give a good reason why.

Bjork seems to have mismanaged the new NIL rules with the NCAA, and that has cost the Ohio State football program several big-time recruits. He is renovating the stadium for the richest of the rich at the expense of students. He seems to care more about the corporate aspect of things than the heart of college athletics.

Ross Bjork ends Hang On Sloopy tradition at Ohio State football games

According to Bjork, Hang On Sloopy will no longer be played by the band at the start of the fourth quarter, a tradition that has been around for decades. Instead, Bjork said the band will play the iconic song "whenever we need it the most", which is ridiculous.

That's not the only tradition he's changing. The Buckeyes are ringing the Victory Bell before games start instead of after wins. Instead of signaling victories, it could end up signaling losses, depending on the outcome of the game.

Bjork will quickly wear out his welcome if he starts messing with beloved Ohio State traditions. He wore out his welcome pretty quickly at Ole Miss and Texas A&M with the fans; he's fast-tracked that at Ohio State. This is a ridiculous thing to do for no apparent reason.

Bjork has already moved the band from the South stands to the North stands, a move that makes it easier to play in the Shoe. For years, it has been borderline impossible for opponents to score in the South end zone because of the support of the students and the band in that section.

Fans are already not taking kindly to this announcement. Bjork is revealing himself to be a corporate shill who only cares about the bottom line, and he isn't even doing a good job with that. The athletic department is $38 million in debt.

Is this fake?
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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

Athletic Director ending beloved Ohio State football tradition for no apparent reason

Ross Bjork had decided to end a beloved tradition for the Ohio State football team and couldn't give a good reason why.

Bjork seems to have mismanaged the new NIL rules with the NCAA, and that has cost the Ohio State football program several big-time recruits. He is renovating the stadium for the richest of the rich at the expense of students. He seems to care more about the corporate aspect of things than the heart of college athletics.

Ross Bjork ends Hang On Sloopy tradition at Ohio State football games

According to Bjork, Hang On Sloopy will no longer be played by the band at the start of the fourth quarter, a tradition that has been around for decades. Instead, Bjork said the band will play the iconic song "whenever we need it the most", which is ridiculous.

That's not the only tradition he's changing. The Buckeyes are ringing the Victory Bell before games start instead of after wins. Instead of signaling victories, it could end up signaling losses, depending on the outcome of the game.

Bjork will quickly wear out his welcome if he starts messing with beloved Ohio State traditions. He wore out his welcome pretty quickly at Ole Miss and Texas A&M with the fans; he's fast-tracked that at Ohio State. This is a ridiculous thing to do for no apparent reason.

Bjork has already moved the band from the South stands to the North stands, a move that makes it easier to play in the Shoe. For years, it has been borderline impossible for opponents to score in the South end zone because of the support of the students and the band in that section.

Fans are already not taking kindly to this announcement. Bjork is revealing himself to be a corporate shill who only cares about the bottom line, and he isn't even doing a good job with that. The athletic department is $38 million in debt.
Changing “Hang on Sloopy” from before the 4th quarter?

GTFOH
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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

Athletic Director ending beloved Ohio State football tradition for no apparent reason

Ross Bjork had decided to end a beloved tradition for the Ohio State football team and couldn't give a good reason why.

Bjork seems to have mismanaged the new NIL rules with the NCAA, and that has cost the Ohio State football program several big-time recruits. He is renovating the stadium for the richest of the rich at the expense of students. He seems to care more about the corporate aspect of things than the heart of college athletics.

Ross Bjork ends Hang On Sloopy tradition at Ohio State football games

According to Bjork, Hang On Sloopy will no longer be played by the band at the start of the fourth quarter, a tradition that has been around for decades. Instead, Bjork said the band will play the iconic song "whenever we need it the most", which is ridiculous.

That's not the only tradition he's changing. The Buckeyes are ringing the Victory Bell before games start instead of after wins. Instead of signaling victories, it could end up signaling losses, depending on the outcome of the game.

Bjork will quickly wear out his welcome if he starts messing with beloved Ohio State traditions. He wore out his welcome pretty quickly at Ole Miss and Texas A&M with the fans; he's fast-tracked that at Ohio State. This is a ridiculous thing to do for no apparent reason.

Bjork has already moved the band from the South stands to the North stands, a move that makes it easier to play in the Shoe. For years, it has been borderline impossible for opponents to score in the South end zone because of the support of the students and the band in that section.

Fans are already not taking kindly to this announcement. Bjork is revealing himself to be a corporate shill who only cares about the bottom line, and he isn't even doing a good job with that. The athletic department is $38 million in debt.
Count me as one who doesn’t care for the chang
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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

Pom poms better?
I'm good with towels generally. I'm just not a fan of the whole "THE" thing independent of the whole phrase "The Ohio State University" in an NFL player intro except in the specific contexts of trolling Beavis or half-jokingly using it in banter with other fans. I will say that I think it's a lot better than the "Ohio Against the World" slogan which was just some recent small company slogan that sadly went viral and IMO is a bad look for Ohio State fans/Ohioans.
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LB Alex “Sonny” Styles (National Champion)

College football Freaks List 2025: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tops a list of 101

Even though I’ve been reporting the Freaks List since 2005, I am still blown away numerous times while working on this project with what I hear about some of the amazing things college football players have done or can do.

I rely on the intel from coaches, schools, teammates, parents, NFL scouts, NFL Scouting Combine trainers and agents. As you can see, the hardest part of this project is keeping it to 100. To think, when I first started the list, there were only 10.

No. 10 Sonny Styles, Ohio State, linebacker​

Styles has started 28 games and won’t turn 21 until November. Last year, he finished second on the team in tackles with 100, with 10.5 TFLs and five broken-up passes. The son of former Ohio State star Lorenzo Styles Sr., who won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams, is a remarkable athlete. At 6-4 1/2, 243 pounds, he broad jumped 11-0, vertical jumped 40 inches and squatted 675 pounds. His body fat is 10 percent. If not for Jeremiah Smith, Styles would be the Buckeyes’ biggest Freak. (The truth is, it’s close between them.)

“He’s a little faster,” Styles said of Smith, who hit 23.5 mph this year. “My one last year was like 23.2. My most recent one was 22.8. He’s rolling. We’re super competitive with each other. We’ll do bike sprints against each other. We’ll push sleds. We have a bunch of great athletes always pushing each other.”

Like Smith, Styles credits his father for helping him get a good start on developing his Freaky athleticism.

“When I was younger, I did a lot of explosive training with my dad,” he said. “At 5, 6 (years old), we were doing ladders, running with the parachutes, doing broad jumps up hills, box jumps, jump squats. He always made everything a competition.”

Styles said DB Brenten Jones, a 6-2, 205-pound former walk-on, is in the running for biggest Buckeye Freak: “He runs like 23.5, jumps 11-feet broad. Vert’s almost 40. He is a Freak.”
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6483745/2025/07/16/college-football-quarterback-tiers-rankings/
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WR Jeremiah Smith (All B1G, B1G Frosh/WR of Year, All-American, 2025 Rose Bowl Off MVP, National Champion)

College football Freaks List 2025: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tops a list of 101

Even though I’ve been reporting the Freaks List since 2005, I am still blown away numerous times while working on this project with what I hear about some of the amazing things college football players have done or can do.

I rely on the intel from coaches, schools, teammates, parents, NFL scouts, NFL Scouting Combine trainers and agents. As you can see, the hardest part of this project is keeping it to 100. To think, when I first started the list, there were only 10.

No. 1 Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State, wide receiver​

The best college football player in the nation is also its biggest Freak, and he won’t turn 20 until after Thanksgiving. Smith entered college with a ton of hype and backed it up with 76 catches for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns for the national champions. He led the country with six receptions of at least 50 yards.

Part of an unprecedented run in Columbus of elite wide receivers, the 6-foot-3 1/2, 223-pounder is clearly the most gifted. He’s the biggest, strongest and fastest. Smith’s testing and timing numbers are remarkable.

Asked which of his Freakish feats this summer he’s most proud of, Smith said it’s his 225 pounds on the bench for 20 reps. “I’m very proud of that,” he said. “I could probably only hit like five before I got to Ohio State. I came in weak.”

Smith’s 11-foot broad jump, 38-inch vertical jump and 23.5 mph on the GPS are jaw-dropping for a receiver his size. Could he get up to 24 mph?

Whooo. I don’t think so,” he said. “That’s like track speed right there.”

Smith, who also squatted 550 pounds, credits the work he’s been doing with South Florida-based trainer Pearson Sutton since he was 8 for his explosiveness. “The way my trainer and my dad prepared me, working me out two, three times a day just made me bigger, faster and stronger.”

Smith changed his diet this offseason: “I was eating fast food probably every day throughout the season. It was bad.” Now, with the help of a nutritionist, he’s got a meal plan. Smith’s staying away from red meat and eating a lot of salmon, rice and broccoli. The toughest thing for him to give up was Wendy’s, which he hasn’t had since right after the national championship.
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Ross Bjork (OSU AD)

Athletic Director ending beloved Ohio State football tradition for no apparent reason

Ross Bjork had decided to end a beloved tradition for the Ohio State football team and couldn't give a good reason why.

Bjork seems to have mismanaged the new NIL rules with the NCAA, and that has cost the Ohio State football program several big-time recruits. He is renovating the stadium for the richest of the rich at the expense of students. He seems to care more about the corporate aspect of things than the heart of college athletics.

Ross Bjork ends Hang On Sloopy tradition at Ohio State football games

According to Bjork, Hang On Sloopy will no longer be played by the band at the start of the fourth quarter, a tradition that has been around for decades. Instead, Bjork said the band will play the iconic song "whenever we need it the most", which is ridiculous.

That's not the only tradition he's changing. The Buckeyes are ringing the Victory Bell before games start instead of after wins. Instead of signaling victories, it could end up signaling losses, depending on the outcome of the game.

Bjork will quickly wear out his welcome if he starts messing with beloved Ohio State traditions. He wore out his welcome pretty quickly at Ole Miss and Texas A&M with the fans; he's fast-tracked that at Ohio State. This is a ridiculous thing to do for no apparent reason.

Bjork has already moved the band from the South stands to the North stands, a move that makes it easier to play in the Shoe. For years, it has been borderline impossible for opponents to score in the South end zone because of the support of the students and the band in that section.

Fans are already not taking kindly to this announcement. Bjork is revealing himself to be a corporate shill who only cares about the bottom line, and he isn't even doing a good job with that. The athletic department is $38 million in debt.
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