ORD_Buckeye said:

Fielding Yost created "lack of institutional control."

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Is this the new "Al Gore invented..." thread?

Bill Lucas said:

I’d love to make a contribution but Paypal is fubar for me. It won’t link perfectly valid credit cards. I do not give any site access to my bank accounts. Zelle would be much appreciated.

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We are researching further payment options - and a monthly option as has been said previously.

I’d love to make a contribution but Paypal is fubar for me. It won’t link perfectly valid credit cards. I do not give any site access to my bank accounts. Zelle would be much appreciated.

A little speculation in here whether the minority owner will become the majority owner in 2028.

I will Dolan credit that the organization has been stable and competitive during his tenure, but maybe a new owner with more experience via other professional sports teams and deeper pockets can just get them over that hill. Who knows what happens with the labor agreement though.

Looking at the game from last season, OSU lost by 2 points and the difference was Wisconsin shot 25-28 from the foul line while OSU was 13-15. That's why life on the road in the B1G is hard, you can play good enough to win the game but lose at the foul line.

My initial donation has been made and my PM to @Mike80 has been sent. My monthly subscription is ready when you guys have it ready to go. I sent monthly donations back in the day so I am ready to do it again.

ScarletInMyVeins said:

Well aren't you just a ray of light recently.

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Just being honest.

Merih said:

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donated

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Very much appreciated!

jwinslow said:

Click here to make a one time donation for BP's site costs
- Include your BP username in the memo !!

We're still working on how to do subscriptions as steady cash flow is great (but any type of gift is appreciated)


The absolute minimum will be $350/month, if there are no surprises, long support tickets or big upgrades.

$1400, so that we have 4 months of coverage... and stay at least one month beyond triggering the slow shutdown when we hit 3 months or less of funding.

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Traffic count is not active members, but https://www.semrush.com/website/

CMic said:

Let’s charge an “inactive” fee for those who no longer visit the site.
Problem solved.

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Deety and others would not approve

ScarletInMyVeins said:

We have 20,369 registered members. How many of those members have been active in the last month? Is there a way to track that? If we can identify the number of active members, we can then get a good idea of what is needed from each member to sustain the site.

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Let’s charge an “inactive” fee for those who no longer visit the site.
Problem solved.

Thump said:

My guess is not a lot.

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Well aren't you just a ray of light recently.

Another idea would be to start a new forum section. Let's call it something like BP member locations. We could have all 50 states represented and that would make it easier for members to connect with each other and set up their own events with the contributions benefitting the site. Just spit balling here.

ScarletInMyVeins said:

We have 20,369 registered members. How many of those members have been active in the last month? Is there a way to track that? If we can identify the number of active members, we can then get a good idea of what is needed from each member to sustain the site.

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My guess is not a lot.

We have 20,369 registered members. How many of those members have been active in the last month? Is there a way to track that? If we can identify the number of active members, we can then get a good idea of what is needed from each member to sustain the site.

The Badgers have a "big 3" of Nick Boyd, John Blackwell and Nolan Winter. Boyd has been in college since the 2020-21 season, and his game has the polish to show for it; additionally, he was a starter on FAU's 2023 Final Four team. Boyd is currently #3 in the B1G in scoring at 20 ppg, which puts him slightly ahead of Bruce Thornton. Blackwell is not far behind at 18.4 (good for 8th in the conference), while Winter is even with Devin Royal at 13.9. Obviously trying to contain Boyd, Blackwell and Winter will be a challenge. That being said, Wisconsin has a team profile that is comparable to OSU overall, with the teams ranking basically even on Kenpom, so you'd like to think this is a game that the Buckeyes have a legitimate chance in.

I'm all for it, but I also really want to see mid-field crossing patterns hitting our guys in stride. We basically have Jerry Rice. Who's going to be able to cover/stop him on a slant? Of course, that's predicated on having a QB without midfield visual agnosia.

Pretty wild that the top four teams are all B1G.


With our success, I'm shocked that the cheaters haven't rushed to add a team. That's what they did with men's lacrosse. Ignored it for decades when we were irrelevant, but the moment we gained some national prominence, they couldn't add a team fast enough.