Jagdaddy said:

You prep like she suggests, you can have a lot of that which is undefeated for a lot longer. And while you're actually still an active star athlete, you don't need he bling to get it.

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Yes, delayed gratification is the smart play, even (or perhaps especially) where pussy is concerned.

Yet how many young man are able or willing to delay gratification where pussy is concerned?

That's why it's undefeated.

calibuck said:

Can see the reasoning behind Script's write-up, as well as the year around push to get the best talent in America on your team. Do have a question- are these 'blue chippers' ranked as to their initial/final HS ranking? Or are these blue chippers ranked as to league awards, all star teams, etc. In other words, is there a developmental portion to these rankings? Or strictly as to their rankings as to HSers entering college? Not entirely certain I've said this in the best way. Upper classmen is an easy view, being a junior or senior. But, to me at least, being a Blue Chipper can be a nebulous title, based on several criteria.

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Just sayin': Based on other recruit rankng articles by CBS Sports I believe that they just use the final 24/7 Sports rankings. The big missing factor here is that "transfers are not included".

AJHawkfan said:

I would also add a lifetime ban for Stallions and Harbaugh. I realize that neither is likely to ever coach in NCAA again, but it would still send a strong message......

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I think Cheatin' Jim essentially already got that, but yeah, Stalions needs one, too.

*updated post to include the disgraced Marine.

ScriptOhio said:

How the Ohio State football team screwed up NIL after a national championship

Coming off a national championship, the Buckeyes should have known what to do with their NIL. Instead, they screwed things up.

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How the Ohio State football team screwed up NIL after a national championship​

Coming off a national championship, the Buckeyes should have known what to do with their NIL. Instead, they screwed things up.
The Ohio State football program should be feeling great about its recruiting class in the offseason, coming off a national championship. Whenever a team wins a national championship, there is usually a recruiting bump that comes from that. That has not happened for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Right now, the Buckeyes have just the seventh-best recruiting class in the country. They just had an in-state recruit flip his recruitment to North Carolina. The 2026 recruiting class is actually shaping up to be the worst recruiting class that Ryan Day has had since he took over as head coach.

A big reason for that has been how poorly Ross Bjork has decided to run the NIL that they have access to. Despite the fact that the Buckeyes are spending the third-most of any program in the season, they are willingly turning away more money that can help them get recruits.

Ross Bjork isn't doing the right thing with NIL for the Ohio State football program​

Ohio State has decided not to allow outside collectives to give them NIL money, instead funneling all of their NIL through the university. Other schools are not following suit, as they believe that there will be legal challenges coming for the House settlement that was agreed to.

That settlement is the main reason why so many NIL deals are being denied with current recruits, but that won't last. The Buckeyes should allow collectives to still help collect money so that they can afford their current roster in addition to top incoming recruits.

Once August 1st hits, the Buckeyes will have a little more clarity on what is going on in the world of NIL. That's when the settlement is supposed to officially come into effect. Until then, there is a lot of gray area that Bjork and Ohio State aren't taking advantage of.

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This was mentioned a few pages back I think.

If you aren't spending the money because you don't have it, or because you have a rock solid idea of how you can spend it more wisely then fine.

If you aren't spending (or generating) the money because you are trying to play by the rules of this new system then you are a fucking idiot.

Will Ross Bjork's Big Bet on In-House NIL Control work for Ohio State?​

Ross Bjork wants to be out in front, but with collectives pursuing litigation, his decisions will be tested.
The House v. NCAA settlement, finalized on June 6, 2025, was supposed to bring clarity to the chaotic world of name, image, and likeness (NIL) in college sports, but just weeks later, it’s sparking a new wave of conflict.

House plaintiff attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman have accused the NCAA and power conferences of violating the settlement’s terms, specifically targeting the College Sports Commission’s (CSC) guidance on booster-funded NIL collectives. In a fiery two-page letter sent on July 11, 2025, the attorneys demanded that the NCAA retract the CSC’s memorandum, arguing it undermines the settlement by unfairly restricting collectives, according to Yahoo Sports.

Meanwhile, NIL collectives are gearing up for legal action, according to On3’s Pete Nakos, “Lawsuits are about to come.” This escalating battle raises questions about whether Ohio State Athletic Director Ross Bjork was right to bring NIL operations in-house and if his decisions will position the Buckeyes for success in this new era.

The CSC, tasked with enforcing the House settlement, issued guidance on July 10, 2025, stating that booster-backed NIL collectives must meet a “valid business purpose” to have their deals approved by the Deloitte-run NIL Go clearinghouse. This means collectives can’t just pay athletes to attend a school—deals must involve promoting goods or services for profit, like a pro athlete endorsing a product.

Attorneys are planning to escalate the issue to Judge Nathanael Cousins, the settlement’s appointed magistrate, if the guidance isn’t retracted. Collectives, feeling squeezed out, are already consulting lawyers. But the CSC put out a statement about how they believe the guidance was in line with the settlement terms.

“The guidance issued by the College Sports Commission yesterday is entirely consistent with the House settlement and the rules that have been agreed upon with class counsel,” a CSC spokesperson told Dellenger.

The root of the problem lies in the settlement’s goal to shift athlete payments from collectives to schools, which can now share up to $20.5 million annually with athletes. Ohio State’s Ross Bjork, speaking at a press conference on June 6, 2025, embraced this shift, announcing that Ohio State would allocate $18 million for NIL payments across football, men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball, with $2.5 million for additional scholarships across its 36 varsity sports.

The House v. NCAA settlement, finalized on June 6, 2025, was supposed to bring clarity to the chaotic world of name, image, and likeness (NIL) in college sports, but just weeks later, it’s sparking a new wave of conflict.

House plaintiff attorneys Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman have accused the NCAA and power conferences of violating the settlement’s terms, specifically targeting the College Sports Commission’s (CSC) guidance on booster-funded NIL collectives. In a fiery two-page letter sent on July 11, 2025, the attorneys demanded that the NCAA retract the CSC’s memorandum, arguing it undermines the settlement by unfairly restricting collectives, according to Yahoo Sports.


Meanwhile, NIL collectives are gearing up for legal action, according to On3’s Pete Nakos, “Lawsuits are about to come.” This escalating battle raises questions about whether Ohio State Athletic Director Ross Bjork was right to bring NIL operations in-house and if his decisions will position the Buckeyes for success in this new era.

The CSC, tasked with enforcing the House settlement, issued guidance on July 10, 2025, stating that booster-backed NIL collectives must meet a “valid business purpose” to have their deals approved by the Deloitte-run NIL Go clearinghouse. This means collectives can’t just pay athletes to attend a school—deals must involve promoting goods or services for profit, like a pro athlete endorsing a product.


Attorneys are planning to escalate the issue to Judge Nathanael Cousins, the settlement’s appointed magistrate, if the guidance isn’t retracted. Collectives, feeling squeezed out, are already consulting lawyers. But the CSC put out a statement about how they believe the guidance was in line with the settlement terms.

“The guidance issued by the College Sports Commission yesterday is entirely consistent with the House settlement and the rules that have been agreed upon with class counsel,” a CSC spokesperson told Dellenger.

The root of the problem lies in the settlement’s goal to shift athlete payments from collectives to schools, which can now share up to $20.5 million annually with athletes. Ohio State’s Ross Bjork, speaking at a press conference on June 6, 2025, embraced this shift, announcing that Ohio State would allocate $18 million for NIL payments across football, men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball, with $2.5 million for additional scholarships across its 36 varsity sports.

Bjork emphasized the settlement’s clarity, calling it “transformational progress” after years of murky NIL rules. He also expressed confidence in the CSC’s authority, noting that the settlement’s rules, including the “valid business purpose” requirement, were court-approved and backed by arbitration, making legal challenges difficult.

Bjork’s decision to integrate Ohio State’s NIL operations seems prescient given these developments. By bringing NIL Collectives in-house, Ohio State avoids reliance on collectives, which are now under fire. Bjork’s use of analytics to determine position values, guided by experts like defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, mirrors NFL salary cap strategies, ensuring competitive fairness within the $20.5 million cap.
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How the Ohio State football team screwed up NIL after a national championship​

Coming off a national championship, the Buckeyes should have known what to do with their NIL. Instead, they screwed things up.
The Ohio State football program should be feeling great about its recruiting class in the offseason, coming off a national championship. Whenever a team wins a national championship, there is usually a recruiting bump that comes from that. That has not happened for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Right now, the Buckeyes have just the seventh-best recruiting class in the country. They just had an in-state recruit flip his recruitment to North Carolina. The 2026 recruiting class is actually shaping up to be the worst recruiting class that Ryan Day has had since he took over as head coach.

A big reason for that has been how poorly Ross Bjork has decided to run the NIL that they have access to. Despite the fact that the Buckeyes are spending the third-most of any program in the season, they are willingly turning away more money that can help them get recruits.

Ross Bjork isn't doing the right thing with NIL for the Ohio State football program​

Ohio State has decided not to allow outside collectives to give them NIL money, instead funneling all of their NIL through the university. Other schools are not following suit, as they believe that there will be legal challenges coming for the House settlement that was agreed to.

That settlement is the main reason why so many NIL deals are being denied with current recruits, but that won't last. The Buckeyes should allow collectives to still help collect money so that they can afford their current roster in addition to top incoming recruits.

Once August 1st hits, the Buckeyes will have a little more clarity on what is going on in the world of NIL. That's when the settlement is supposed to officially come into effect. Until then, there is a lot of gray area that Bjork and Ohio State aren't taking advantage of.

Why the Ohio State football team is fine at CB after recent de-commitment​

The Ohio State football team lost a cornerback recruit to North Carolina. Here's why it won't hurt them that much.

The Ohio State football team lost Jakob Weatherspoon as a recruit to North Carolina. He de-committed from the Buckeyes in order to flip to North Carolina. Weatherspoon is listed as a safety, but he was being recruited by the Ohio State Buckeyes as a corner.

Weatherspoon was the second cornerback that the Buckeyes had in their 2026 recruiting class. Other than Jordan Thomas, he was the only other guy they had. With Weatherspoon gone, Thomas is the only cornerback left in this class. Do they have enough time to find another one?

Even if Tim Walton is able to find one, the Buckeyes will still be fine with just taking one cornerback in this class. This is one of the few times that they will be okay taking only one recruit at such a critical roster spot because of the depth they have at that spot already.

Ohio State has enough depth at corner to survive flipped recruit​

The Buckeyes won't have to worry about missing out on a recruit this year because they will only lose a couple of corners after this season. Davison Igbinosun will be heading to the NFL. He's hoping to be a first-round pick with a good 2025 season with Ohio State.

Lorenzo Styles Jr. will also be graduating, so he won't be back. They still have a lot of depth at the cornerback spot behind those two guys. Jermaine Mathews Jr. might already be the best CB on the roster. They still have Bryce West and Aaron Scott on the roster, as well.

Freshman Devin Sanchez is perhaps why the Buckeyes don't need to freak out. He was the top corner in the 2025 recruiting class, so they feel like he can help right away. Having those four guys at the top of the depth chart in 2026 will allow them one cycle without getting two corners.

This can't be a continued pattern, though. Tim Walton still has some time to grab another corner, but he might have to try to flip one. That's not a reliable strategy to keep using, though. They need to be better at recruiting the defensive side of the ball, in general.

NFBuck said:

I guess this is kind of the bare minimum I need to see to be satisfied (and it is harsh because FUCK THEIR CHEATING ASSES):

- Removal of all recognition of their 2021-2023 seasons to include wins, the fugazi B1G championships, and their fugazi NC*
- 3 year postseason ban
- Significant recruiting restrictions
- 1 year suspension & show cause for Sniffles.
- Suspensions for any coaches involved in the scheme with show causes for any coach that was evasive or that outright mislead the NCAA
- Significant fines & enhanced oversight on their program by the NCAA
- Thorough/aggressive public reprimand from the NCAA detailing their transgressions with names named.
- Kneel before Zod Day.

That, to me, would be as close to the "death penalty" as we will see in modern times. Now, will that impact their program as severely as we want? In today's CFB, I'm not sure. It will definitely hurt. But today's CFB with NIL isn't what it was 10 years ago. They may very well still be able to attract top recruits and field competent teams because money talks. CFB isn't about pride and pageantry like it used to be. Most top recruits look at it as a lucrative job now. If their donors still fork out $$$, they'll probably still get recruits. Where it will likely hurt the most would be their ability to attract top-flight coaches and their ability to put depth around any star player(s) they sign.

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I would also add a lifetime ban for Stallions and Harbaugh. I realize that neither is likely to ever coach in NCAA again, but it would still send a strong message......

pretty sure, by definition, one can't have a private moment in public.

LovelandBuckeye said:

Or...buy a Hellcat and a phatass chain, am I right? I know which way I would have went at 18-22 years old. Because "it" is undefeated.

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You prep like she suggests, you can have a lot of that which is undefeated for a lot longer. And while you're actually still an active star athlete, you don't need he bling to get it.

calibuck said:

Also believe we're seeing an aspect of recruiting, where the vultures hang out in the weeds (trees), and see how a football power is shaping up, and then review the commit list, and try to steal/cherry pick/woo away some of the lower rated commits with the offer of more NIL and/or playing time. Can see the recent DB defect in that category. Looking up and seeing three more highly ranked players at your same position, might tend to dull the tastes for that program, no matter what the DB coach might say/argue. tOSU is littered with 3*s that have worked/played their way to AA status, and first rounders in the NFL, and making millions there. Get that, got that. But the added incentive of NIL money now, might be the straw that breaks the camels back. Now on the other hand, the school (tOSU being of note), might lament the loss in the papers, but secretly pleased that a schollie opened up (along with NIL and university money distribution) to spend competing for another area of need/want. PS, not naive enough to not believe this has been a recruiting tactic since time out of mind, just becoming more prevalent nowadays.

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Vultures to OSU fans.

Scrappy underdogs trying to find ways to compete with the Death Star to them.

NFBuck said:

I'll need to see the official penalties, but if they're getting him for 3 years of cheating, why only a 2 year postseason ban? Even if it got blown up mid-year 3, they still cheated in that season which had a direct impact on their results. Anything less than a 3 year postseason ban is some soft shit.

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I guess this is kind of the bare minimum I need to see to be satisfied (and it is harsh because FUCK THEIR CHEATING ASSES):

- Removal of all recognition of their 2021-2023 seasons to include wins, the fugazi B1G championships, and their fugazi NC*
- 3 year postseason ban
- Significant recruiting restrictions
- 1 year suspension & show cause for Sniffles.
- Suspensions for any coaches involved in the scheme with show causes for any coach that was evasive or that outright mislead the NCAA
- Lifetime ban for Stalions.
- Significant fines & enhanced oversight on their program by the NCAA
- Thorough/aggressive public reprimand from the NCAA detailing their transgressions with names named.
- Kneel before Zod Day.

That, to me, would be as close to the "death penalty" as we will see in modern times. Now, will that impact their program as severely as we want? In today's CFB, I'm not sure. It will definitely hurt. But today's CFB with NIL isn't what it was 10 years ago. They may very well still be able to attract top recruits and field competent teams because money talks. CFB isn't about pride and pageantry like it used to be. Most top recruits look at it as a lucrative job now. If their donors still fork out $$$, they'll probably still get recruits. Where it will likely hurt the most would be their ability to attract top-flight coaches and their ability to put depth around any star player(s) they sign.

lvbuckeye said:

Larry Coker flamed out by year six. Ryan Day won a Natty in year six. i'm just saying.

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Yea Day is definitely not Coker. Coker peaked in year 1 and 2 and then declined every year after.

Holy crap! Sounds like tOSU has become Colorado (in football). Certainly do not/cannot believe that tOSU has recruited a bunch of slugs to play baseball. Not our style - in any sport. Guess it's the scarlet colored glasses talking....Does anyone have a link to a story of what's going on with this program? Thanks in advance...

otisu said:

Per Premierdrum on 11W late yesterday…

A UM-adjacent source, who helped us break both the draft and formal NOA delivery stories, had a bit to say.

Internally, this source says that UM is preparing for-

- "Record-correcting" rear facing sanctions

- A 2-year postseason ban

- Recruiting restrictions

- A 6 to as many as 12 game suspension and show-cause penalty for Moore

- Fines and other administrative penalties (trainings, enhanced monitoring, etc).

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I'll need to see the official penalties, but if they're getting him for 3 years of cheating, why only a 2 year postseason ban? Even if it got blown up mid-year 3, they still cheated in that season which had a direct impact on their results. Anything less than a 3 year postseason ban is some soft shit.

And who do we think is Diebs using to bang this young man under the bucket, in order to get him ready for the rigors of the B10? It's gotta be happening, as well as the strength coach working on lower body strength to withstand the pounding a person takes. Still not certain I see the stud power forward to share the rebounding burden, or maybe sending the small forward into the fray as well. Would be a long time since have seen tOSU send three guys to the boards. Anyway, idle musings on a Friday. Guess we'll see soon enough. Will be visiting daughter in C'bus in mid-December to mid-January, so will hope to get to a game or three to see in person. Also the 2025 version of the women's team....Go Bucks!!

Interesting thought. And if the recruit hits up the school's staff about his money, does that slide him into the category of being money-hungry, or just looking for a bit of parity. And/or does a school gratuitously call up the recruit who's busted his a** at camps, proving his worth, and say that now he's worth more, so here's some more loot? Finally, if a later recruit receives more NIL $ than an earlier one, AND this later recruit has a lesser rating than the early one, would the earlier, more highly rated recruit (in same position), say "hey, how about me!" I do realize that I'm peeling the onion here, but kinda how my mind works sometimes.....PS, happy do not have to make these kind of decisions, and have more respect for the Pantoni's (and Day's) of the world.

Can see the reasoning behind Script's write-up, as well as the year around push to get the best talent in America on your team. Do have a question- are these 'blue chippers' ranked as to their initial/final HS ranking? Or are these blue chippers ranked as to league awards, all star teams, etc. In other words, is there a developmental portion to these rankings? Or strictly as to their rankings as to HSers entering college? Not entirely certain I've said this in the best way. Upper classmen is an easy view, being a junior or senior. But, to me at least, being a Blue Chipper can be a nebulous title, based on several criteria.

Also believe we're seeing an aspect of recruiting, where the vultures hang out in the weeds (trees), and see how a football power is shaping up, and then review the commit list, and try to steal/cherry pick/woo away some of the lower rated commits with the offer of more NIL and/or playing time. Can see the recent DB defect in that category. Looking up and seeing three more highly ranked players at your same position, might tend to dull the tastes for that program, no matter what the DB coach might say/argue. tOSU is littered with 3*s that have worked/played their way to AA status, and first rounders in the NFL, and making millions there. Get that, got that. But the added incentive of NIL money now, might be the straw that breaks the camels back. Now on the other hand, the school (tOSU being of note), might lament the loss in the papers, but secretly pleased that a schollie opened up (along with NIL and university money distribution) to spend competing for another area of need/want. PS, not naive enough to not believe this has been a recruiting tactic since time out of mind, just becoming more prevalent nowadays.

Jaxbuck said:

That’s an issue across MLB, not just these ass clowns.

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Seriously. I have seen several in this article though that have some high potential in RF, including Cleveland. I can see where teams might be trying to move CF to the corners but I can also see that failing as bad as trying to move 2B and 3B talents

Jacksonville. The bold new city of the South.

Remember its name.

Gonna be huge

Bestbuck36 said:

And not a single corner outfielder amongst them.

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That’s an issue across MLB, not just these ass clowns.

Come on big man. We need you is an obvious understatement.