NJ-Buckeye said:

Glad Cavs won so Tyson's heroic day wouldn't be discounted
but not sure when I've seen them with such disgusting play as far as turnovers

They should probably bail on Lonzo Ball already.. too inconsistent... can't count on him.. huge savings for the team

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Ball is a decent point with the ball in his hands and distributing but his Offense is shit. Cavs need to find the right replacement for DG at this point. Guy just can't stay healthy unfortunately which is the problem with the whole damn roster.

Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:

How could I possibly not be? Jeez... do you even know me?

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Do you get in the YouTube chat?

I do.

NIL has ruined college football as we knew it. Lots of players dont come because they want to be a "Buckeye" but because we offer a NIL or a larger NIL. It's hard for me to regard them as such when they are not here for the "team"
Just look at how many players left this year. That's disgraceful.
The OSU is buying and selling players just like the pro's do.
So sad. It seems most fans cheer more for certain players than for my beloved Buckeye's.
GO BUCK!

ScriptOhio said:

Lawyers for QB Trinidad Chambliss sue NCAA in Mississippi court

Lawyers for Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss have sued the NCAA in Mississippi court, seeking one more season of eligibility with the Rebels.

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Lawyers for QB Trinidad Chambliss sue NCAA in Mississippi court​

Lawyers representing Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss sued the NCAA on Friday, asking a judge in the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, for preliminary and permanent injunctions that would allow him to play one more season for the Rebels.

The NCAA denied Chambliss a waiver for a sixth year of eligibility on Jan. 9, ruling that Ole Miss officials and Chambliss didn't provide adequate medical evidence by a treating physician that showed he was suffering from an "incapacitating injury or illness," which is required for approval of a waiver.

Chambliss claimed he dealt with persistent respiratory issues as a sophomore at Division II Ferris State in 2022, which is why he didn't play that season.

"In Trinidad's case, the NCAA failed in its mission to foster his well-being and development as a student-athlete," the lawsuit says. "The mechanisms (i.e., waiver rules) for granting Trinidad an additional year of eligibility -- so that he has the opportunity to compete in four years of college football -- are available and within the NCAA's control.

"Despite the duty of good faith and fair dealing it owes Trinidad, the NCAA insists on considering the evidence in Trinidad's case in an isolated, rather than comprehensive, manner; interpreting its rules to impose requirements not contained therein; taking unreasonable if not irrational positions; and acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner in its decision-making and ruling."
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Chambliss has already signed to play for the Rebels in 2026. His deal, including incentives, might be worth as much as $6 million, according to sources.

The case differs in that most lawsuits filed by players wanting an additional year of eligibility have been filed in federal courts and allege the NCAA violated federal antitrust laws. (Note: Like Ohio State basketball player Puff Johnson's case).

"We're not challenging the legality of any NCAA rules," Mars told ESPN on Friday. "To the contrary, we're asking that they be applied as written based on the totality of the circumstances, as required by internal NCAA policy, without ignoring certain evidence, misconstruing other evidence, and using arbitrary and tortured interpretations of the language the NCAA used to create the rules."
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I hope he wins.

One more nail in the NCAA coffin.

TampaBuckeyes said:

The difference is we can’t spend our money over the $20M cap. We have to spend donations beyond that. So it’s less about franchise value/ media rights/ merch sales/ fan base and more about big dollar donors, particularly billionaires.

Even when you dig into billionaires guys like Phil knight ($35B) could drop $40-50M a year and it’s pocket change. Mark cuban at $6B has more of a limit where $20-30M might be hard to sustain. Matt Campbell at TTech is probably in the 5-10B range. Even if we were to get a guy like LeBron at $1.5B $20M a year would be a lot. Not bad if it were a 1 time donation, but the schools need that money every year and that’s a lot to ask. Particularly when most of their assets likely aren’t liquid.

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OSU has a supposedly great business school. If the people inside of it can't figure out a way to make a profitable business venture out of this that oh-by-the-way is based on the first or second most valuable sports franchise in CFB then they shouldn't be able to hold their head up on campus.

Look at what the Guggenheim group is doing with the Dodgers in MLB for starters. It's a lot more than just dumb luck of being in the L.A. tv market and think to ourselves "How do we build an eco system that creates non-capped advantages to the OSU football franchise"? We need to quit thinking in such linear terms as "donate money to the NIL fund."


I would take advantage of a huge alumni base that didn't have the black swan billionaire and make the Buckeye Venture fund. People invest rather than donate. It needs to be successful obviously but given that it is-you have cap workaround #1- offer players an equity share and or get paid to advertise for it. It would invest in many things (like all the midwest tech hub stuff in Columbus) but for sure I'd look at doing these:

Real estate development: Olentangy district development-get into the land development business as part of the Buckeye Venture fund.

Media: Create a direct to public media company that gets around the shared BTN/FOX money. Distribute content directly to consumers, Netfilx etc etc

Marketing company: They are doing this with the uniform patch project. When a player signs with OSU he gets to participate in the "Buckeye sports group" or whatever you call it. The money earned off the brand is for OSU only and is distributed around the cap, directly to players. Also what I feel we are lite on is marketing the NIL value of our guys more aggressively. I mean the real NIL value, not this fake donation/write off shit. Continue it for them after OSU...become a sports agency inside our version of Guggenheim.

Last but not least, look at the deferral play the Dodgers are using. Your investments from alumni/public give you a "float" use it, make it grow and then pay players more but later. It's a trade off as old as time and it works for both parties.

They need to stop fucking around and trying to compete under the old system of a University's hierarchy. It creates blind spots, mis-alignment and lethargy. Like it or not, you are in a different environment now. Adapt or die.

BB73 said:

I think for many of us, ‘Satisfying videos’ sounds like a thread title for the Romper Room.

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or the bedroom, or that room , or that room

Thump said:

Are you DownTownDad?

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How could I possibly not be? Jeez... do you even know me?

Honor&Glory said:

This guy?

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He wanted to cry, so they gave him something to cry about.

GTH!