NFL referees, we make it up as we go along….

That backwards pass never went out of bounds

buckeyemania11 said:

The paying players is obviously big but the transfer portal might have been an even bigger blow. The SEC practice of over signing, stock piling talent and keeping the guys they wanted as long as they wanted was a big part of their success. This practice is completely negated by the free moving transfer portal that allows players to move on to places where they can play right away without penalty, rather than being part of that cycle their whole career at an SEC school.

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Good point. Hadn't thought of that angle.

pnuts34 said:

True but you’re playing with fire. 3 of these teams will lose a ton of players, and have to fork over even more money or lose more kids to the Portal due to this though. And IU will no longer get the Cignetti discount this off season either. He and IU got to be cheap with a number of small school kids. Those types aren’t going to IU for cheap next year, especially if they win it all

Its a heck of a gamble. But again, I like the approach OSU has had with the mix of HS and Portal guys. Like @jwinslow said, you can’t keep upping the ante. Theres a fine line between LSU and Ole Miss in the Portal. LSU was ranked #2 in the 2025 Portal and Ole Miss #3… Oregon and Miami were #4 and 5. But 6,7, 8 and 9 were: Mizzou, Auburn, UNC and Rutgers. And #10 was the Buckeyes(with the least amount of transfers in the top 10)

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Another thing is there's not enough data to know if this year is an anomaly or the new normal. Last year I don't believe the final four teams were transfer heavy. I know Texas, OSU, Notre Dame, and maybe Penn State brought in some dudes but their roster was mostly comprised of juniors and seniors that had been there for years. Hell Texas probably would've been in the playoffs this year if they were able to keep Ewers around.

Up until this year transfer heavy schools and schools just wildly throwing around money never made much noise in the end. Who knows if that's changing.

Jaxbuck said:

Mississippi State (favored as a 5-7 team of course) is not off to a great start.



and before they start-Wake Forest has their best player (rb) opted out, a starting OT and their best WR.

MSU had their QB who was already benched before the Egg Bowl opt out.

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SEC hacks have been saying all year that their 5-7/4-8 teams are better than Wake Forest type teams who are a soft 8-4 in another conference. Go figure once that gets proven false it's suddenly now a "huge mismatch"

SEREbuckeye said:

Gross. Bagman cometh.

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If LSU wants to unload the bank for a super raw guy who still needs a ton of work to even think about being effective outside of a rotational specialist role then by all means

SEREbuckeye said:

And yet their top linebacker is visiting Oklahoma

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So basically the whole scUM coaching staff is Whittinghams pals and family. Lol. This couldn't be going any better. It might be semi worrying if he woulda reached out of his personal sphere for more experienced national college type guys but they really are basically a Big 12/Pac 12 team in the B1G now

And yet their top linebacker is visiting Oklahoma

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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:

What a strange coincidence that just when paying players becomes legal and the greatest coach in the history of the game retires ... all of a sudden the SEC is mid.

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The paying players is obviously big but the transfer portal might have been an even bigger blow. The SEC practice of over signing, stock piling talent and keeping the guys they wanted as long as they wanted was a big part of their success. This practice is completely negated by the free moving transfer portal that allows players to move on to places where they can play right away without penalty, rather than being part of that cycle their whole career at an SEC school.

pnuts34 said:

Yup, with no end in sight. NCAA keeps wanting Congress to step in, so they’re going to let all rules go out the window until it happens.

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It’s seriously unsustainable at this time.

Gross. Bagman cometh.

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osuvictory1 said:

I know CFB is a very frustrating cluster F right now.

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Yup, with no end in sight. NCAA keeps wanting Congress to step in, so they’re going to let all rules go out the window until it happens.

Crazy weather in Tampa. Fun as hell game to watch so far.

Jaxbuck said:

I’ve lost track of who is saying what so I just put the numbers up.

Day has clearly decided to slow it down. Last year no one was screaming “tempo”. This year they are

Results vs approach.

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Maybe no one was screaming about tempo last year because they actually showed some.

Jaxbuck said:

so if it's tempo and not execution why did it stop working? You think Day intentionally slowed it back down so he wouldn't score?

Look, I know people are frustrated but the tempo thing is confusing approach with result.

The single highest correlation to scoring is efficiency (something in the .70 range). Plays per game has a correlation of something in the .20's.

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I'm not talking about the number of plays. It is much easier to be efficient on offense when you keep the defense off balance and don't let them tee off on your QB every play. When you snap the ball with two seconds on the clock for the entire season, the defense doesn't even need to try to match the snap count. When you go early every once in a while, the D can't set up its stunts and blitzes. That pick-6 was a monstrosity. Every player on the defense 1) knew what play was called, and even worse 2) they knew when the ball would be snapped. Of course JJ missed the block. The defense already knew what was coming.

You can't just call the plays the same every time and expect your offense to "execute." There's 11 guys on the field whose job is to make sure your offense CAN'T execute. Day made it WAY too easy for Miami's defense.

Shockingly there are a few who know the sunshine pumpers are full of crap

pnuts34 said:

True but you’re playing with fire. 3 of these teams will lose a ton of players, and have to fork over even more money or lose more kids to the Portal due to this though. And IU will no longer get the Cignetti discount this off season either. He and IU got to be cheap with a number of small school kids. Those types aren’t going to IU for cheap next year, especially if they win it all

Its a heck of a gamble. But again, I like the approach OSU has had with the mix of HS and Portal guys. Like @jwinslow said, you can’t keep upping the ante. Theres a fine line between LSU and Ole Miss in the Portal. LSU was ranked #2 in the 2025 Portal and Ole Miss #3… Oregon and Miami were #4 and 5. But 6,7, 8 and 9 were: Mizzou, Auburn, UNC and Rutgers. And #10 was the Buckeyes(with the least amount of transfers in the top 10)

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I know CFB is a very frustrating cluster F right now.

osuvictory1 said:

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True but you’re playing with fire. 3 of these teams will lose a ton of players, and have to fork over even more money or lose more kids to the Portal due to this though. And IU will no longer get the Cignetti discount this off season either. He and IU got to be cheap with a number of small school kids. Those types aren’t going to IU for cheap next year, especially if they win it all

Its a heck of a gamble. But again, I like the approach OSU has had with the mix of HS and Portal guys. Like @jwinslow said, you can’t keep upping the ante. Theres a fine line between LSU and Ole Miss in the Portal. LSU was ranked #2 in the 2025 Portal and Ole Miss #3… Oregon and Miami were #4 and 5. But 6,7, 8 and 9 were: Mizzou, Auburn, UNC and Rutgers. And #10 was the Buckeyes(with the least amount of transfers in the top 10)

dragurd said:

which one of their sycophant insiders is boob salsa again?

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Chris Balas from on3

lvbuckeye said:

Sorry for spamming. It's not the number of plays. Getting out to a lead and then slowing the game down is a LOT different than playing Tresselball with terrible special teams.

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I’ve lost track of who is saying what so I just put the numbers up.

Day has clearly decided to slow it down. Last year no one was screaming “tempo”. This year they are

Results vs approach.