Fungo Squiggly said:

Weird Al and Puddles the Clown at MSG last night. Absurdism of the highest order.

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Puddles?

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Ohio State working hard to recruit top Indiana point guard Jason Gardner Jr.​

Fishers, Ind., point guard Jason Gardner Jr. has cemented his stock as one of the top players in the 2027 class with his play here at the adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship this week.

The 6-2 Gardner is ranked as the nation's No. 25 prospect overall, No. 6 point guard and No. 1 overall in Indiana for 2027, according to 247Sports.com. He already has a wide array of offers, including Ohio State.

His Indiana Elite 16-U team has gone 3-1 here at the adidas 3SSB event and was just knocked out in the quarterfinals with a tough 73-72 loss to Midwest Basketball on Saturday morning. So far this week, Gardner has:

* Struck for 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists in an overtime win over Garner Road. He completed a three-point play and hit a three to open the overtime period to lead his team to the win.

* Busted out for 27 points and hit 11 of 13 field goal attempts in a win over Collective Elite.

* Had 18 points, three rebounds, three assists and hit 6 of 10 shots in a win over Southern Assault.

* Scored 21 points in today's loss to Midwest Basketball.

Over 12 games in adidas play this spring, Gardner is third overall on the 16-U circuit in scoring at 21.3 points per game. He also averages 3.6 points and 3.5 assists and has hit 55 percent of his shots and 31 percent of his threes.

Gardner's offer list includes Indiana, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Creighton, DePaul, Notre Dame, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Texas and UNLV.
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Ohio State basketball verbal Marcus Johnson finishing travel strong, mulling transfer​

As a junior, Johnson averaged 29.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game with 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals. Garfield Heights (24-3) broke through to the Division III state semifinals.

Johnson has carried over his hot play with the Indy Heat team on the Nike EYBL 17-U circuit. Through four weekends (15 games), Johnson is averaging 19.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals. He is hitting 33 percent of his three-point shots (24 of 72).

This past week in four games, Johnson averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals. He was 32 percent on three-point tries (6 of 19).

Johnson did not play with Garfield Heights at the Midwest Live team recruiting event in late June, giving rise to speculation he could transfer to a national prep school for his senior year. He has not announced such a move yet, however.
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The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by the conference's Faculty Representatives in 2008 as an addition to the Academic All-Big Ten program. To be named a Distinguished Scholar, a student-athlete must have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during the previous academic year, have been enrolled full-time at the school for the entire prior academic year (two semesters or three quarters), and have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.70 or higher in that academic year (excluding any summer grades). Academic All-Big Ten requires a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher throughout the student-athlete's academic career.

Among the 125 football players in the conference, the Buckeyes had two players recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: wide receiver Carnell Tate and defensive back Lorenzo Styles Jr.

After transferring from Notre Dame in 2023, Styles graduated from Ohio State in May with a degree in consumer and family financial services. He did so alongside his father, Lorenzo Styles Sr., through the department's degree completion program. Styles has twice been an Academic All-Big Ten honoree and is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete.

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The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by the conference's Faculty Representatives in 2008 as an addition to the Academic All-Big Ten program. To be named a Distinguished Scholar, a student-athlete must have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during the previous academic year, have been enrolled full-time at the school for the entire prior academic year (two semesters or three quarters), and have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.70 or higher in that academic year (excluding any summer grades). Academic All-Big Ten requires a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher throughout the student-athlete's academic career.

Among the 125 football players in the conference, the Buckeyes had two players recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: wide receiver Carnell Tate and defensive back Lorenzo Styles Jr.

Tate, who is heading into his junior year, is pursuing a degree in sport industry. In addition to being named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Tate has been named an OSU Scholar-Athlete twice and is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

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Fungo Squiggly said:

Yeah, there was definitely some of that. It was mostly the older stuff from the 80s and 90s, but he did slip in a few of the newer ones that made it pretty big. Only a couple that I was completely unaware of.

He definitely has a weird fanbase, though. Glad I went, wouldn’t do it again.

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I thought he was dead.

I was a freshman at Ohio State in Earle's first year. Fuck you Charles White.

Jaxbuck said:

He was likely a shitbird...

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Wait.....there's a shitgibbon AND a shitbird...!?!

DubCoffman62 said:

I was a big Weird Al Fan until about 2000 and then I had no clue which songs he was parodying because I didn't know them. There's cases where I know his version but not the original. Saw him at the fair here about 20 some years ago.

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Yeah, there was definitely some of that. It was mostly the older stuff from the 80s and 90s, but he did slip in a few of the newer ones that made it pretty big. Only a couple that I was completely unaware of.

He definitely has a weird fanbase, though. Glad I went, wouldn’t do it again.

Bestbuck36 said:

Not when we've drafted 20 SS the last 5 years! Lol

They've had the same strategy for at least 20 years. Draft SS abs move them where you need them and as many pitchers as arms you can destroy.

How's that working out?

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Better than previous Reds regimes actually,

Drafting is one thing they have gotten unfucked under Krall.

Now if they could fix about 99 other things

saw zach williams, mercy me last winter - just found out i'm getting Cody Jinks tickets for free (from an awesome neighbor) in September

Jaxbuck said:

He won't be here before Elly leaves for the Dodgers.

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Not when we've drafted 20 SS the last 5 years! Lol

They've had the same strategy for at least 20 years. Draft SS abs move them where you need them and as many pitchers as arms you can destroy.

How's that working out?