Gross. Bagman cometh.

Login to view embedded media

osuvictory1 said:

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

Click to expand...

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.

Click to expand...

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.

Click to expand...

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)

Click to expand...

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

osuvictory1 said:

Not this level: Login to view embedded media

Click to expand...

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?

Click to expand...

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.

Click to expand...

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.

BB73 said:

There never should have been an onside kick.

The clock only ran 3 seconds for a 47-yard FG, and then the clock started late on the kickoff return. Those two plays took about 10 seconds, rather than the 8 that ran off the clock.

Click to expand...

Yes.... but, Georgia.

I predict scUM becomes Utah

^^^shocked I tell you shocked^^^

And your TE too

buckeyemania11 said:

I think things may be worse than even they look right now for them. Boob Salsa's message to the people this morning was basically "yes Michigan is currently behind the ball on the portal right now but don't panic because there's definitely a plan" which likely means they didn't see some of these coming and are scrambling for solutions.

Click to expand...

which one of their sycophant insiders is boob salsa again?

SEREbuckeye said:

Surprising. But this whole thing between Ole Miss and LSU has been super weird.

Login to view embedded media

Click to expand...

Kiffen is an asshole

Captain Buckeye said:

How the hell would they know…

Click to expand...

Possibly a source in one of NIL collectives or the players agent. The latter could be just noise