Jaxbuck said:

There was no settlement for Tatgate. The more aggressive they were the more attention they got.

There was clearly a settlement with Warde and the school is holding up their end by having the writers do the fluff pieces. They can pay for that or threaten access over that or just rely on sportswriters laziness and hand them the story to be published as written.

It’s just different economics. Not a plot.

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That might be true now. But at the start after the cheating scandal first hit, I think you could argue there was a collective effort by the sports media to avoid talking about it at almost all costs. They few moments they did discuss it, it was mostly just laughed off as "not a big deal"

If he picks OSU, great! If he picks TN, I hope he did it for more than just $$$$. But, these days....

I know most of you don't need to hear this but respect the dosage for fiber supplements like Metamucil. The other day I dumped a nice rounded tablespoon into about 16 ounces of water and a couple hours later I had a pain in my gut that almost doubled me over. I've been pounding water and it's much better, still tender.

Jaxbuck said:

If it tries to tell you Mark May did not blow five guys at Pitt, you know it's a damn liar.

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It gets some things right

brodybuck21 said:

last nights game was truly something....

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If you stayed up to watch these clowns play West Coast night games you need help.

calibuck said:

Has anyone else noticed that Cincinnati schools are producing more, and better recruits than Cleveland (and nearby environs), and certainly more than Columbus? And drilling a bit deeper, more recruits from Watterson than the entirety of the Columbus Public Schools? (Could add DeSales in there as well). What sort of secret sauce does Cincy have?

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TBH, Cincinnati has always had talent, but OSU hasn't always ventured into Cincinnati. Tressel was known to hardly ever recruit the 513, and Urban and now Day have done their best to close the gap and mend(or even create) the relationships. And there is the issue that many in Cincinnati don't feel like their part of the state, and act like CIncy is part of KY, or aren't big fans of OSU. I'd say ND, UC, UK and Louisville all have just as big of a following down here. There's certainly a little brother mentality down here in regards to the rest of the state. I always joke that you don't enter OH truly until you to Dayton
But the GCL schools(Moeller, St. X, Elder and Lasalle), Princeton, Wyoming, the Lakotas, Anderson and Winton Woods are all serious contenders for state titles in their divisions. But NIL will be thorn in the side, and this is the case throughout the country. Kids aren't staying home just to go to the hometown school(case in point: Mr. McMullen). But on the bright side, its worked in OSU's favor with a number of southern recruits.

last nights game was truly something....

46 days

Bob Ferguson

This chode had everybody on his side, and he still found a way to be a chode.

CMic said:

Yeah, AI can’t get anything right.

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If it tries to tell you Mark May did not blow five guys at Pitt, you know it's a damn liar.

buckeyemania11 said:

The comical contrast by the media when it comes to Tat Gate and scUMs cheating is pretty disgusting

A lot of the narrative was that Ohio State should get some form of death penalty. Meanwhile when it comes to scUMs cheating it has mostly been laughed off as "no big deal" and they constantly go out of their way not to talk about it as much as possible and only fluff up Michigan.

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There was no settlement for Tatgate. The more aggressive they were the more attention they got.

There was clearly a settlement with Warde and the school is holding up their end by having the writers do the fluff pieces. They can pay for that or threaten access over that or just rely on sportswriters laziness and hand them the story to be published as written.

It’s just different economics. Not a plot.

Buckeye86 said:

It’s officially “watch old games while on the treadmill” time of the year for me, and I’ve come here to reinforce how unbelievably stupid and useless the “Herbie’s clicker” analysis is…. oooooh, he makes the video go back and forth repeatedly while talking about the play!

It’s an annoying gimmick built entirely on people’s internet-conditioned lizard brains liking to see images rapidly looping and zero percent on Herbie saying something helpful or insightful about the play.

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“See how he goes left here? For people at home, in football you can go right, you can go left or you can go straight. See how he immediately decides to go left and uses his legs to run with!?”

Yeah, AI can’t get anything right.

BuckBackHome said:

Great news for Miami fans, at least per AI. This is what Google's AI Overview gave me when I did a search (I was trying to see how high an SEC team made it in the playoffs).

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The last three years of the College Football Playoff (CFP) feature the expanded 12-team format (first played in 2024–25) and include the following national champions and notable results:
College Football Playoff - Official Athletics Website

• 2025–26 Season: Miami won the National Championship, defeating Indiana 27-21. Miami advanced by beating Ole Miss 31-27, while Indiana beat Oregon 56-22 in the semifinals.
  

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I guess Narduzzi is right. The ACC is superior to the Big10.