OHSportsFan said:

I’m close to this…but willing to give the upgraded talent a chance next year.

But it won’t matter if this is the culture they walk into. These guys all ACT like they know basketball is the little brother at Ohio State. I just sense it even with the players this is just a hobby. No winning attitude at all.

Bruce tries. Everyone else seems like they’re just happy to wear the jersey and get some cool gear.

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I just don't think Diebler is very good at actually being a head coach.

And talent might not even upgrade overall next year. Thompson is nice but he alone doesn't even come close to fixing the issues. With Bruce gone if the portal results aren't an upgrade from this year and last next year's team might actually be worse overall.

I gotta say, I was not anticipating an Iowa 19-point lead in this game.

Just gotta nuke the whole program and rebuild it from the ground up

Ahiacitian said:

I don’t like changing the K/9 category to just strike outs because then that stat becomes an accumulator stat which encourages constant adding and dropping of pitchers. Whereas the K/9 stat reflects the quality of pitching each team has in a given week. In the current format, there are different strategies that managers currently employ. Some guys go reliever heavy in chasing saves, holds, and K/9, while others go more balanced or starting pitcher heavy in chasing wins, ERA, and WHIP.

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Maybe I’m not understanding, but pitchers are streamed ad nauseam in this league.

What pisses me off the most is Bruce will score 30 vs Purdue only for them to lose another close one under 5 points.

Ugly

Now 60% from the field for the Hawkeyes, 49-32.

Iowa is shooting 59%

I see the girls choked again tonight. Think it’s time the AD looks to replace both head coaches

Jesus. Back to back prayers answered for scum. 15 seconds to win it

Ava!!!

Dominating OT. Finish!!

buckeyemania11 said:

Diebler is getting completely out coached here just fell apart after the timeout when it was 14-2.

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Either he only says the right thing when the camera is on him or these guys aren't listening. During hat timeout he was exactly right with what he was saying so I don't know why they aren't comprehending.

The last 4 games Iowa has lost, the opponent has attempted 20+ free throws in each game. One of the keys for beating this team is getting to the foul line and converting, something that doesn't seem to be the gameplan for OSU.

Iowa is not some high end talent team. This is the difference between a coach who knows what he's doing and one who doesn't

GreenwoodBuck said:

This team only looks for offense. I don’t see anyone worthy of a defensive award. Nobody! What Juni gives on offense is negated by piss poor defense. Same with Chatham. Guys blow by them all the time

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You're not too far off the truth. I think this staff recruits with offensive skillset in the forefront of their mind. Defense is an afterthought, and it shows in the results. It shows up against a team like Iowa, who you have to beat with strength and physicality (a la Purdue).

Another freaking foul!!! Elsa should be shooting the winning free throws.

This team only looks for offense. I don’t see anyone worthy of a defensive award. Nobody! What Juni gives on offense is negated by piss poor defense. Same with Chatham. Guys blow by them all the time

Not watching, but I'm guessing Iowa was in zone D when the Bucks went up 14-2, then switched to man-to-man and are now crushing on D. It looked like Sparty was in man-to-man for much of that game and Bucks never solved it, except for Bruce occasionally.

Edit: ...or Dieb subbed in guys who can't score so that the scorers can be fresh later on. And paid dearly.

Im out. It's baseball season.

GreenwoodBuck said:

That’s because Diebler decided to substitute his hot shooting players for a bench that scores like 4 points a game. I knew as soon as he subbed, Iowa would come back and come back fast. Too much subbing

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Yep. A coach who's in over his head. This game is really showing it. Let's not act like Iowa is some high end talent team.

That’s because Diebler decided to substitute his hot shooting players for a bench that scores like 4 points a game. I knew as soon as he subbed, Iowa would come back and come back fast. Too much subbing

Iowa 37-23 at half. Bruce with 0 points. Not looking good.

Cincinnati sues Sorsby over $1M exit fee after Texas Tech transfer​

Cincinnati sued former quarterback Brendan Sorsby in federal court Wednesday, alleging he breached his NIL contract with the Bearcats when he refused to pay a $1 million exit fee after he transferred to Texas Tech.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, seeks $1 million in liquidated damages, which the school said Sorsby was contractually obligated to pay within 30 days of transferring.

In the complaint, Cincinnati's attorneys said the quarterback's representative "advised that Sorsby refuses to pay the University anything."

Sorsby reportedly signed an NIL agreement with the Red Raiders that will pay him between $4 million and $6 million this season.

"In his lucrative NIL agreement with Cincinnati Athletics, Brendan Sorsby committed to stay and play for two seasons as a proud Bearcat representative," the university said in a statement Wednesday. "He also agreed that if he left the university before that time, he would pay the university a specific amount for the substantial harm that his breach would cause.

"Cincinnati Athletics intends to enforce that contractual commitment. As stewards of the university's resources, the Athletics Department has a duty to do so. We thank Brendan for his time at Cincinnati and wish him success in the future."

The lawsuit said that Sorsby signed an 18-month NIL contract with the Bearcats that covered the 2025 and 2026 seasons. It was set to expire on Dec. 15, 2026.
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Just sayin': Colleges suing athletes for braking NIL contracts is just going to get more and more common.

Diebler is getting completely out coached here just fell apart after the timeout when it was 14-2.

GreenwoodBuck said:

This team is just bad all around. I don’t understand how a university as big as ours can never get a big guy worth a damn like the Purdues of the world. Who have we had since Sully worth a damn underneath?

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Kaleb Wesson was strong. Not sure if you count EJ Liddell as a big, but he at least provided good rim protection & rebounding. Haven't really had an interior presence since EJ.