Wingate1217 said:

What is closing down Plum Diamonds or Buckeye Planet or both?

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Thank you for being a Plum customer, and supporting the site. It means a lot to me and the team. Plum is thriving and continues to grow at an unexpected rate. In terms of the site, the team really wanted to pull the sponsorship last year. I considered it, but thought I could come up with an idea that would provide a very specific product that would excite the members/users.

So, I came up with the idea of the replica gold pants. 1. A very attractive price. 2. Probably the best gift you could give your favorite Buckeye fan. 3. Half the profits went to OSU NIL. So, we put the ad up for 6 months on the site, but didn’t sell a single pair.

You know what’s crazy? We put the ad up on IG and TikTok and sold hundreds in a couple of weeks. I also sent 4 pair to my 4 best Buckeye friends and they went bat shit crazy when I delivered them. So, this validated the idea, but unfortunately, made me realize that we certainly shouldn’t be financially supporting the site any longer. We’ve easily invested over $100k in the 3-4 years of sponsorship, which just isn’t practical to continue without widespread support.

Plum wasn’t just some dumb ad on the site. It was the sponsor. Sponsorship requires a symbiotic relationship. I remember getting bar and restaurant sponsors for our basketball and softball teams. They would buy our uniforms and pay our league fees, and we’d patronize the bar or restaurant after every single game. Anyway, if everyone on the site just patronized the sponsor (like you have) just once or twice a decade, we’d be fine. Unfortunately, it never materialized.

I’m heartbroken, but I’ve probably kept it going for longer than I rationally should have. Incredibly saddened that the sponsorship had to end this way.

I don't think heisman was unclear.

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ScriptOhio said:

• Signing Bonus: $12,714,396
• Average Annual Salary: $5,463,699

So far McCarthy has raked in $23,641,794 and played in only 10 games. That's $2,364,179.40 per game and his QB rating is 35.7.......

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That’s $509,190 per point of QBR?

Josh Allen is worth over $44 million by Vikings math.

AKAK said:

Are people not reading this thread?

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AKAK said:

Are people not reading this thread?

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What is closing down Plum Diamonds or Buckeye Planet or both?

heisman said:

Just wanted to let everyone know that we’ll be closing up shop in the next week or two. Really enjoyed and appreciated all the interactions I had over the years. Wanted to give everyone a little bit of time to communicate contact information to anyone with whom they were close. Let me know if you need anything. Take care!

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Are people not reading this thread?

Bucklion said:

Boy do I feel this...every year for me I seem to be logarithmically less enthusiastic about being back...can't retire soon enough (or soon, sadly).

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I gotcha there, I "could" retire in a few years, but I can't because I need to get my percentages up. I just want to retire and not die at work lol.

ScriptOhio said:

• Signing Bonus: $12,714,396
• Average Annual Salary: $5,463,699

So far McCarthy has raked in $23,641,794 and played in only 10 games. That's $2,364,179.40 per game and his QB rating is 35.7.......

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Is that bad?

Bestbuck36 said:

PSUs 24 Defense was pretty good. 22 of 30 is more than respectable. This kid could turn out to be a great value for this team.

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Just sayin': Yeah, but hopefully the great value is as the scout team QB and not because Julian Sayin gets hurt, etc.

OHSportsFan said:

NFL bound.

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Just sayin': That was expected after hearing that Ohio State just signed 2 TEs out of the portial. I just wish things would have worked out better for Jelani Thurman and he stayed at Ohio State. I always thought that he had a pretty high ceiling as a TE and 2026 would have been his year to shine.

Anyway I wish Max Klaire well in the NFL.

CMic said:

9 is locked in for the off-season.
Gonna dominate the Jets and Giants next year.
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What a dweeb.

osuvictory1 said:

The D has been on fire in the portal. What offensively needs to be brought in? Try to keep Graham, and another OT? What else that is missing?

Need and need and need to focus on getting a PK and punter.

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Besides an OT and PK, I think they need another RB to go with Bo Jackson. I'm not 100% sold on Isaiah West and/or the unproven Freshmen (i.e Rogers rsFr or Akih Fr).


The highest rated one that hasn't signed yet is Justice Haynes....; I believe that he actually would be a good pickup. Having 2 RB1s like Henderson and Judkins worked real well in 2024.

Gunlife said:

They could have shifted the line more, and maybe given Sayin another blocker in the backfield, but I rewatched a lot of the the game, and Sayin just flat out wouldn't throw the ball. Missed guys wide open. Like untouched for multiple TDs wide open. Its really hard to call offense and move the ball when your QB is just frozen. Its going to be interesting if he can shake off hits next year. Because this year he started to get that "Deer in the headlights" look, and sometimes guys can't shake that.

Obviously he has the talent, and the mind to win the heisman, I just hope we get tested more throughout the year next year, so he can work through more growing pains before its do or die.

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Yeah it seems to have started vs IU but also he was missing the seams a lot all year and lot of open guys I noticed were in the seams but he also tunred down some open flats.

9 is locked in for the off-season.
Gonna dominate the Jets and Giants next year.