Welcome back. I tend to shy away week 0-1, but I tossed a couple down with high unit investments.

LSU - 9.5
MIA - 23.5

I've got Ole Miss -5.5 going tonight.

Already put 25% of my bankroll on Oklahoma -5.5 vs scUM

$1.1 million in LA and $600K in London don't buy you "lavish" residences.

Washington kinda sucks or Washington State is going to be better than they were last year. I can't tell yet.

osuvictory1 said:

They wear it like a badge of honor. The whole trolling online world people live in creates vacuums, which seems to be alive and well in every area of life now, but noticeably in sports and politics (whole other story). Their arrogance in the past has morphed into something next level.

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Yep lol

scarletngray said:

scUM has become both the scorn and laughing stock of CFB. But because of their arrogance and cult-like behavior, they could care less.

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They wear it like a badge of honor. The whole trolling online world people live in creates vacuums, which seems to be alive and well in every area of life now, but noticeably in sports and politics (whole other story). Their arrogance in the past has morphed into something next level.

ORD_Buckeye said:

This game has the makings of Legend becoming a legend.

Ohio State 42-13
Sark is drunk by midnight.

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Only concern I have is the OL. If they protect good enough I think we walk away with this one, if not it could be a stressful night

Texas has some nice weapons but Arch just isn't scary. I don't care how he looked against Texas State, he's always looked good against bad teams then when the competition level is more even he turns mediocre

buckeyemania11 said:

After seeing McCuin in action and him and Sayin having good chemistry already I'm even more confident. If Texas sells out on blanketing Jeremiah, McCuin will make them pay.

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This game has the makings of Legend becoming a legend.

Ohio State 42-13
Sark is drunk by midnight.

Lawsuit By Joey Velazquez Says Connor Stalions Had Video of Ohio State Practices, Told Him to Lie to NCAA​

Former Ohio State and Michigan linebacker Joey Velazquez is suing CBS for defamation over a report that accused him of lying to the NCAA during its sign-stealing investigation.

In a lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court of New York on Aug. 28, Velazquez is suing CBS over a report by CBS News Detroit that accused Velazquez – who was not identified by name in the CBS story – of lying to the NCAA by claiming that former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge told his players not to cooperate with investigators.

According to the lawsuit, Velazquez was instructed to lie to the NCAA by former Michigan analyst Connor Stalions, the architect of Michigan’s impermissible in-person scouting scheme. In a phone call that Velazquez recorded without Stalions’ knowledge, which the lawsuit asserts Velazquez had the right to record under Michigan state law, Stalions allegedly told Velazquez to “never give up your phone” and that “you can technically lie your ass off and it doesn’t even matter.”

57. On November 9, 2023, Stalions called Joey, suspecting that the NCAA would interview Joey, but unaware that Joey would cooperate with the NCAA investigation and tell the truth about what happened.
58. Joey recorded the phone call to protect himself and ensure that he was not blamed for Stalions’s violations.
59. As a participant in the phone call, Joey had the right to record the call with or without Stalion’s permission under Michigan law.
60. Joey let Stalions talk and played along with the conversation.
61. Stalions told Joey to lie to the NCAA and fed him a false story that fit Stalions’s false narrative.
62. Stalions said the NCAA would not have any evidence to contradict whatever Joey said. Stalions told Joey to “never give up your phone.” Stalions said that his own phone was “shattered in a thousand pieces under a pond” and that hard drives containing incriminating video footage were also “in the bottom of the pond.”
63. Stalions then said to Joey “Whatever you say is your story and that’s going to be what the truth is . . . You can technically lie your ass off and it doesn’t even matter.”
64. Joey turned over that recording to NCAA investigators.

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Velazquez’s lawsuit states that Stalions approached him about assisting with reviewing opponent film to prepare for games after he tore his hamstring at the beginning of the 2023 season. Per the lawsuit, “it was obvious that the film that Stalions was using was not broadcast film,” and Stalions “had even obtained film of Ohio State’s open practices through in-person advance scouting.” Velazquez said he did not know that Stalions’ system violated NCAA rules and “he thought he was doing whatever he could to help his team win within the rules.”

26. In 2023, Joey tore his hamstring.
27. At the beginning of that football season, Connor Stalions, a staffer with the Michigan football team, approached Joey about assisting with reviewing opponent film to prepare for games.
28. Stalions told Joey that by reviewing game tape, they could decode opponents’ plays and help Michigan win.
29. Stalions told Joey he had asked him to help because this was “just like sign stealing in baseball.”
30. Joey was eager to help his team while rehabbing his hamstring injury.
31. Stalions began teaching Joey his system.
32. Stalions taught Joey how to break down video footage of opponents’ sign-callers.
33. Stalions showed Joey how to tell which caller was the real caller for a given play.
34. Stalions directed Joey to input oppenent’s plays and signs into a complicated spreadsheet that Stalions maintained and cross-referenced with Stalions’s signals database.
35. It was obvious that the film that Stalions was using was not broadcast film.
36. So Stalions told Joey about his advance scouting system.
37. Stalions would buy tickets to Michigan’s future opponent’s games.
38. He then would dispatch a network of in-person scouts to those games.
39. At those games, Stalions’s network would film the opponent’s sign-callers.
40. Stalions would then collect the sign-caller footage, line it up with the game tape and steal the opponent’s signs.
41. Stalions and his network filmed signals at dozens of games.
42. Stalions had even obtained film of Ohio State’s open practices through in-person advance scouting.
43. Joey did not know that Stalions’s system violated NCAA rules.
44. He thought he was doing whatever he could to help his team win within the rules

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After Velazquez told his father that Stalions had film of Ohio State practices, Velazquez’s father became concerned that his son had been pulled into an operation that violated NCAA rules, according to the complaint. Velazquez’s father contacted a friend who coached at a Division III school, who informed Velazquez’s father that conducting in-person advance scouting and filming signs would violate NCAA rules. When an investigator looking into possible NCAA infractions by Michigan approached Velazquez’s father, he turned over the documents he had to the investigator and instructed his son to be honest with any investigation.

Velazquez fully cooperated with the NCAA’s investigation and “always told the truth to the NCAA and to Michigan compliance,” per the lawsuit. Velazquez was considered to be “a protected confidential source entitled to whistleblower protections and immunity,” but his name was allegedly leaked to Michigan officials outside the compliance team during a conference call between the NCAA, the Big Ten and Michigan.
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Underdog Sunday. I'm taking all the points today

Underdog Sunday

Wazzou +24.5
Wisconsin +21.5
Louisville +6.5

Hit on the Bucks yesterday -50.5 AND the Over, thank you TSC.

Edit: dyslexic typing put 9.5 instead of 6.5. I wish

Should be noted that their WRs looked like complete trash again as well. Very little separation against WMU outside of a few plays by Buchanan and this was with WMU stacking the box all game. Hilariously the DFBIA during camp was claiming their backup WRs would start for most of the B1G.

So you've got a bad QB, an OL that doesn't look good and a WR unit that struggles to get open. Is that bad?

Jagdaddy said:

I think they'll just start running him 20+ times a game until he gets hurt to moot the potential benching issues. Then they also have the excuse of having to try to win with a backup QB due to their star QB getting injured.

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I don't think they could justify 20 runs a game with him at <4 YPC. Because that's the result you are gonna get with that. He might have some success against UTEP but it isn't working against OU or Iowa.

buckeyemania11 said:

Underwood's running ability has always been over hyped. He has Athleticism but being a good runner in football requires vision and other intangibles that Underwood just does not have.

The guy is in his 2nd season after starting all of year one (where he didn't improve throughout the season at all) and he's still a 1 read QB with the same glaring mechanical issues as he did on day 1. I think the writing is definitely on the wall already. You are right though about that 12 million dollars putting the coaches in a difficult position. You know there is going to be a lot of friction because of that when the point comes where they have to bench him (it's definitely heading there)

Their offensive line getting dominated by a MAC front is a whole nother problem. Yes our running game struggled in the 1st half against ball State but they were able to open it up in the 2nd half after adjustments, scUM did not do this which would make you believe that their OL is actually pretty bad.

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I think they'll just start running him 20+ times a game until he gets hurt to moot the potential benching issues. Then they also have the excuse of having to try to win with a backup QB due to their star QB getting injured.

ORD_Buckeye said:

No way. Day did sone great coaching to just give Sayin enough on his plate to win in his first start and not risk a confidence shattering bad outing. On Saturday, tejas will witness the devastating power of a fully operational JS to JS death star.

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After seeing McCuin in action and him and Sayin having good chemistry already I'm even more confident. If Texas sells out on blanketing Jeremiah, McCuin will make them pay.

BuckBackHome said:

I certainly don't expect another 14-7 game this year.

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No way. Day did sone great coaching to just give Sayin enough on his plate to win in his first start and not risk a confidence shattering bad outing. On Saturday, tejas will witness the devastating power of a fully operational JS to JS death star.

pnuts34 said:

Underwood looked terrible! Accuracy is atrocious, no base when he throws he essentially looks like a kid cosplaying as Vince Young but without the generational talent. He was also the leading rusher but couldn't even get to 50yds. And this was always my issue with landing him. He put the coaching staff in a horrible position with his massive NIL deal, and its not like they have the most complete offense either

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Underwood's running ability has always been over hyped. He has Athleticism but being a good runner in football requires vision and other intangibles that Underwood just does not have.

The guy is in his 2nd season after starting all of year one (where he didn't improve throughout the season at all) and he's still a 1 read QB with the same glaring mechanical issues as he did on day 1. I think the writing is definitely on the wall already. You are right though about that 12 million dollars putting the coaches in a difficult position. You know there is going to be a lot of friction because of that when the point comes where they have to bench him (it's definitely heading there)

Their offensive line getting dominated by a MAC front is a whole nother problem. Yes our running game struggled in the 1st half against ball State but they were able to open it up in the 2nd half after adjustments, scUM did not do this which would make you believe that their OL is actually pretty bad.

Well, I watched the game and I think those entitled fans need to get their heads screwed on correctly. Underwood obviously is a creative person and he pushed things like footwork to new levels in that game. Well worth every cent that they paid him. Of course, they got a much better return on the refs and conference, but when I think that he put them in the position to "win" that way well, I just get teary-eyed and thank the dear Lord that I got to watch a TCUN QB that shall remain a legend on Buckeye boards long after I depart for the next world.

MGMT said:

Legit asking did they look bad? The score doesn’t lie but can mislead - 13-12 looks brutal for a game like that. Was Underwood actual trash?

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Underwood looked terrible! Accuracy is atrocious, no base when he throws he essentially looks like a kid cosplaying as Vince Young but without the generational talent. He was also the leading rusher but couldn't even get to 50yds. And this was always my issue with landing him. He put the coaching staff in a horrible position with his massive NIL deal, and its not like they have the most complete offense either
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I'm genuinely surprised that the DFBIA and the usual media sunshine pumpers aren't trying to hype this as some turning point Heisman moment where it all comes together. It was legit so bad that they can't even attempt to eek sunshine out of it