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2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

All other football divisions play the following week after the conclusion of the regular season. D1 needs to do the same. It’s stupid to have long layoffs. Hell, look how rusty NFL players get when they don’t play the last couple games before the playoffs(once they win their division). I hope to hell Indiana beats Bama. I sure as hell don’t want an all SEC championship game. I’m not sold on Oregon. As shitty as we played at times last night, we kill tech by 28. Almost wish the committee would’ve dropped us to 4th when we lost to Indiana. Miami doesn’t look like the 10th best team. More like 5th or 6th (even though they beat us).
Someone in Indiana didn’t get the memo.
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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

I looked up who OSU's special teams coach was this season because it's unbelievable we don't have one. Only saw Parker Fleming bio's and articles. Maybe you all know already, but he's going to UK with Will Stein for next season.

Kicking myself for not getting into football coaching, given the earning potential in the sport, regardless of the fact that I know nothing about playing the sport.

The kicker obviously won't be reliable, if there's no one there to show him the fine details, and whatever st coaches do.
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WR Coach Cortez Hankton (Official Thread)

Anybody who ever brings up Zach Smith always posts it with a caveat. You'd think that would be enough of a big red flag, and yet....
Because he is without a doubt loose cannon. I enjoy the podcast. He was a actual wr coach under Urban. Even though he is crazy, doesn't mean his takes are wrong.

He say's things to get people going. He is controversial. So yes, there will be caveats in place because he is polarizing.

I don't send him money through the chat or really anything other than listen. I listen because he is crazy and entertaining. Kris Drew is hilarious as well.

I feel like some of his takes have merit. Now on the other hand, there is NevedaBuck who has zero credibility.
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OL Coach Tyler Bowen (Official Thread)

This was also an OL replacing 2 1st round picks and the Rimington award winner. IU and Cryami have aggressive, nasty front 7's too. Let's not overreact to the last 2 games
Miami definitely has a talented D Line. Bain being the most talented, obviously. It didn't look like he needed to be prime OSU Chase Young out there. He was just going in a straight line at the QB, and we just let him do it. I KNOW he's good, I just didn't see it last night.....the same way I wouldn't see how great LeBron is against a bunch of 6th graders.
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Impending Assistant Coach Vacancies

No more retreads. It rarely works out. Fresh blood or else.
Patricia could be considered a bit of a retread in some ways.

I'd be ok with Wilson - he has a strong enough personality and a definite system that would be able to keep Coach Day in more of an executive role.

No matter who gets the job, whoever it is has to have established credibility to be able to run the show on his own. Kelly had it. Hartline did not fully have that 'it' yet. Tom Herman had it while he was at Ohio State, especially after JT got hurt against TCUN, Tim Beck did not as we saw the following year.
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WR Coach Cortez Hankton (Official Thread)

Listened to Menace. Smith doesn't like the hire. Say's Hankton is not a good recruiter, but for a few guys. At each UGA and LSU the receivers regressed.

I know... I know Zach Smith, but he does know ball, and the different coaches out there.
Anybody who ever brings up Zach Smith always posts it with a caveat. You'd think that would be enough of a big red flag, and yet....
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K Jayden Fielding (All B1G, National Champion)

I'm not going to crush the kid - unlike about 60% of the non-BP Buckeye fanbase, I don't get my jollies screeching about kickers.

Literally no one in the locker room feels worse about it than he does.

I do have some concerns about 'staying with your guy' too long but that's a Ryan Day problem, not a Jayden Fielding problem. There's putting people in a position to succeed or fail, and then there's trotting a guy out who has shown a propensity for not getting the job done. Everyone has their ceiling and their limitations, and it's ENTIRELY on the coaches to find them, understand what they are, and do what's best for the PROGRAM and the PLAYER.
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