OHSportsFan said:

Cubs have a horseshoe up their ass the last month or so.

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buckeyemania11 said:

Exactly, what Tennessee is doing in these situations goes far beyond just simply "outbidding". Ohio State would basically have to come close to probably tripling what was already a pretty good offer in terms of market value to be able to possibly win this one. That then sets a precedent for players already on the roster and future recruits we may go after.

DGG is not Derek Henry who a lot consider to be the greatest HS RB of all time. He's a good prospect but he's not so undisputed generational freak at the position.

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Buckeye86 said:

I’m seeing a lot of discourse and complaining in Ohio State circles about whether we will be “outbid” for a player or not.

First, do we really want to walk down the “locker-room-chemistry-disrupting” road where unproven high schoolers are making significantly more than current starters on the roster? I personally do not.

Second, the Legend Bey situation highlighted pretty clearly that Tennessee also (illegally) throws money and benefits at the family of players in these recruitments, which is something Ohio State isn’t going to do.

I mean, can we take a moment to remember how insane the Legend Bey situation was from just a few months ago?

Tennessee makes things stupid. You just have to shrug and move on. With the transfer portal and the nature (easy to plug and play without much lead time) of running back in mind, Ohio State will be fine at the position.

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Buckeye86 said:

I’m seeing a lot of discourse and complaining in Ohio State circles about whether we will be “outbid” for a player or not.

First, do we really want to walk down the “locker-room-chemistry-disrupting” road where unproven high schoolers are making significantly more than current starters on the roster? I personally do not.

Second, the Legend Bey situation highlighted pretty clearly that Tennessee also (illegally) throws money and benefits at the family of players in these recruitments, which is something Ohio State isn’t going to do.

I mean, can we take a moment to remember how insane the Legend Bey situation was from just a few months ago?

Tennessee makes things stupid. You just have to shrug and move on. With the transfer portal and the nature (easy to plug and play without much lead time) of running back in mind, Ohio State will be fine at the position.

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osuvictory1 said:

B. Robinson may have been the difference in 22 and 23. That loss was actually felt.

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buckeyemania11 said:

Probably going to be a similar result as when Bijan went to 2 Texas for DGG at Tennessee

Texas was 13-12 in the 2 non-COVID seasons they had with Bijan. And Bijan was pretty good in both of those seasons.

Our overall RB situation though is currently better than it was back then I'd say.

I've never gotten the "generational" talk some seem to tag DGG with. He's not even the #1 RB in his own class, or a top 5 player overall. I think to even be considered "generational" it starts with you being the #1 overall player in your own HS class.

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buckeyemania11 said:

It's not "known known for sure" but we've seen how Tennessee will pretty much go over the top and do anything to get a single recruit they have zeroed in on. Desperate programs do desperate program things and there's no need for Ohio State to play that game.

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osuvictory1 said:

B. Robinson may have been the difference in 22 and 23. That loss was actually felt.

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buckeyemania11 said:

Exactly how many arrests and suspensions over so many years within the department does it take for misconduct to be considered "widespread"?

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OHSportsFan said:

Cubs have a horseshoe up their ass the last month or so.

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ScriptOhio said:

Sources: FSU, Clemson expected to reach settlement with ACC

FSU and Clemson will vote Tuesday on an agreement that would ultimately result in the settlement of lawsuits between the schools and the ACC, sources told ESPN.

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Sources: FSU, Clemson expected to reach settlement with ACC​

Florida State and Clemson will vote Tuesday on an agreement that would ultimately result in the settlement of four ongoing lawsuits between the schools and the ACC and a new revenue-distribution strategy that would solidify the conference's membership for the near future, sources told ESPN on Monday.

The ACC board of directors is scheduled to hold a call Tuesday to go over the settlement terms. In addition, Florida State and Clemson have both called board meetings to present the terms at noon ET Tuesday. All three boards must agree to the settlement for it to move forward, but sources throughout the league expect a deal to be reached.

According to sources, the settlement includes two key objectives: establishing a new revenue-distribution model based on viewership and a change in the financial penalties for exiting the league's grant of rights before its conclusion in June 2036.

This new revenue-distribution model -- or "brand initiative" -- is based on a five-year rolling average of TV ratings, though some logistics of this formula remain tricky, including how to properly average games on the unrated ACC Network or other subscription channels. The brand initiative will be funded through a split in the league's TV revenue, with 40% distributed evenly among the 14 longstanding members and 60% going toward the brand initiative and distributed based on TV ratings.

Top earners are expected to net an additional $15 million or more, according to sources, while some schools will see a net reduction in annual payout of up to about $7 million annually, an acceptable loss, according to several administrators at schools likely to be impacted, in exchange for some near-term stability.
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Just sayin': Besides getting a new revenue distribution model based on viewership and a change in financial penalties for exiting after 2023; both (i.e. Clemson and Free Shoes) undoubtedly came to the realization that no other conference wanted them.

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ORD_Buckeye said:

To put them into perspective. Had they dealt with tatgate, they would have scrubbed Tressel's emails off the server, bought off the grad student with a nice post-doc fellowship and nobody would have known except Tressel, the grad student, Smith and Gee.

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Jaxbuck said:

When you read these puff pieces in the sports media about how complicated or just mildly off things were but no one could have done any better-it's just UM holding up their part of the buyout through one of their media mouth pieces.

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