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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

buckeyemania11
DZ83CK said:
The Fan giving the hot takes this morning, T-Bone claiming it would be better for OSU to NOT make the NCAA tournament and get rid of Diebler. What a trash take. First of all, you don't want to punish players who've given a lot to the program like Bruce Thornton who have their last chance at making the tournament this season. Second of all, Jake Diebler is not the main problem with the program, and getting rid of him won't solve the larger underlying issues with the hoops program at all. Thirdly, why root against the team that you're a fan of? Where's the fun in that?

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The larger problem is the Administration not supporting the program adequately with NIL and forcing whomever coaches the team to be at a disadvantage in comparison to the upper echelon teams in the B1G year in and year out. You also have a program with a basketball facility and experience that fans don't really care to be a part of unless it's a big game, and that's true regardless of the coach. We should not root against Jake Diebler at all because there's no guarantee at all that OSU will upgrade, and he's a good man who deserves more chances to build the roster to compete with the upper echelon teams in the B1G on a more level playing field, instead of one where the odds are stacked against him as it's been the past couple of years.

Coach Diebler does need to make an adjustment in recruiting to target guys who are going to be better at addressing the defensive shortcomings in the program - most importantly defensive rebounding, but also getting guys who can do a little bit more in terms of defending without fouling, getting more steals and blocked shots which will help as well and it all adds up. If we could just up the ante some with NIL & be a little more defense-oriented in recruiting, then I think things will fall in line.
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I think the Diebler hire was a bad small time program level move, but I would never actively root against Ohio State and i'd tend to agree that it's pointless to fire him after this year. He's not getting fired after this year anyways, there's no way the AD pulls the plug. Next year though I think he needs to show clear improvement and COMFORTABLY make the tournament (none of this hoping to stumble in as one of the last few teams crap)

He has a top-level HS recruit incoming but he needs to hit at a better rate in the portal this year to accomplish this. Obviously, we probably aren't getting elite portal level guys, but they need to make much better evaluations when deciding on the guys that they are realistically able to get.

I also agree that Diebler himself is not the "big" problem, but personally I just see a guy who's to this point in over his head as the head coach at a bigger level program. That could change but I don't think you wait and hang on for like 5 years if the change doesn't start in year 3. Of course, there is no assurance they will upgrade but if it's obviously not there you have to pull the plug and give someone else a shot at some point.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

Mike80
DZ83CK said:
The Fan giving the hot takes this morning, T-Bone claiming it would be better for OSU to NOT make the NCAA tournament and get rid of Diebler. What a trash take. First of all, you don't want to punish players who've given a lot to the program like Bruce Thornton who have their last chance at making the tournament this season. Second of all, Jake Diebler is not the main problem with the program, and getting rid of him won't solve the larger underlying issues with the hoops program at all. Thirdly, why root against the team that you're a fan of? Where's the fun in that?

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The larger problem is the Administration not supporting the program adequately with NIL and forcing whomever coaches the team to be at a disadvantage in comparison to the upper echelon teams in the B1G year in and year out. You also have a program with a basketball facility and experience that fans don't really care to be a part of unless it's a big game, and that's true regardless of the coach. We should not root against Jake Diebler at all because there's no guarantee at all that OSU will upgrade, and he's a good man who deserves more chances to build the roster to compete with the upper echelon teams in the B1G on a more level playing field, instead of one where the odds are stacked against him as it's been the past couple of years.

Coach Diebler does need to make an adjustment in recruiting to target guys who are going to be better at addressing the defensive shortcomings in the program - most importantly defensive rebounding, but also getting guys who can do a little bit more in terms of defending without fouling, getting more steals and blocked shots which will help as well and it all adds up. If we could just up the ante some with NIL & be a little more defense-oriented in recruiting, then I think things will fall in line.
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T-bone makes that show unlistenable. I never listen to it anymore. Unfortunately I do like listening to Tyvis but T-bones just too much with his whiny little fat man takes.
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OSU vs. USC, 6:30 PM EST 2/11 BTN

DZ83CK
Some interesting notes from Adam Jardy's pregame piece, OSU is 7-0 after a loss, and (after the opening 6-game win streak) 2-8 after a win. Just can't get win streaks going. Also, OSU is only 16th in the Big Ten in defensive rebound percentage.
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NFL Discussion (Official Thread)

Zem
NJ-Buckeye said:
California’s “jock taxes” force pro athletes who don’t live in the state to fork over percentages of their yearly income based on the number of days they work in California.

Sam Darnold received $178k for winning the Super Bowl.
He owes California $249k for just the Super Bowl (they factor is his per game salary based on his annual contract)

He also owes a whole bunch more because he played 49ers and Rams in CA as well
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Which was $5.3M this year. And he got $32M for signing with the Seahawks. I simply can't muster any tears for him for some reason.

The check for winning the game helped him pay the tax. I don't see what the problem is.
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OSU vs. USC, 6:30 PM EST 2/11 BTN

DZ83CK
ByData Skrive
Feb 10, 2026, 04:49 am
USC Trojans (18-6, 7-6 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (15-8, 7-6 Big Ten)
Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: USC faces Ohio State after Alijah Arenas scored 24 points in USC's 77-75 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Buckeyes are 10-3 on their home court. Ohio State has a 2/3 record in one-possession games.
The Trojans are 7-6 in conference play. USC is sixth in the Big Ten scoring 81.3 points per game and is shooting 47.2%.
Ohio State averages 81.3 points, 6.0 more per game than the 75.3 USC gives up. USC has shot at a 47.2% rate from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points greater than the 43.2% shooting opponents of Ohio State have averaged.
The Buckeyes and Trojans meet Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Royal is averaging 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Buckeyes. John Mobley Jr. is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Chad Baker-Mazara is averaging 18.3 points for the Trojans. Ezra Ausar is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Buckeyes: 5-5, averaging 75.4 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points per game.
Trojans: 6-4, averaging 72.2 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

DZ83CK
Now that clip didn't directly reflect T-Bone's disdain for the Diebler hire, but he is firmly anti-Diebler. I also think his implication that missing the NCAA tournament this season would be a motivating factor for bringing some kind of fundamental shift in priorities at OSU which would benefit men's hoops is delusional. If the OSU administration changed literally nothing to help the hoops program after missing the NCAA tourney for the third straight season a year ago, what makes you think one more year of that is going to bring about some sort of epiphany amongst the University leadership and light a fire under their butts? Foolish.
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

DZ83CK
The Fan giving the hot takes this morning, T-Bone claiming it would be better for OSU to NOT make the NCAA tournament and get rid of Diebler. What a trash take. First of all, you don't want to punish players who've given a lot to the program like Bruce Thornton who have their last chance at making the tournament this season. Second of all, Jake Diebler is not the main problem with the program, and getting rid of him won't solve the larger underlying issues with the hoops program at all. Thirdly, why root against the team that you're a fan of? Where's the fun in that?

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The larger problem is the Administration not supporting the program adequately with NIL and forcing whomever coaches the team to be at a disadvantage in comparison to the upper echelon teams in the B1G year in and year out. You also have a program with a basketball facility and experience that fans don't really care to be a part of unless it's a big game, and that's true regardless of the coach. We should not root against Jake Diebler at all because there's no guarantee at all that OSU will upgrade, and he's a good man who deserves more chances to build the roster to compete with the upper echelon teams in the B1G on a more level playing field, instead of one where the odds are stacked against him as it's been the past couple of years.

Coach Diebler does need to make an adjustment in recruiting to target guys who are going to be better at addressing the defensive shortcomings in the program - most importantly defensive rebounding, but also getting guys who can do a little bit more in terms of defending without fouling, getting more steals and blocked shots which will help as well and it all adds up. If we could just up the ante some with NIL & be a little more defense-oriented in recruiting, then I think things will fall in line.
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Miami (OH) Redhawks (Basketball Official Thread)

ORD_Buckeye
calibuck said:
Couple years back, ran into a guy who sported his Miami shirt. Had to talk to him, as I matriculated there oh so many years ago. Got to talking and he mentioned (proudly might say) that Miami U is the best hockey team in the state. Recruits go to Oxford-town rather than C'bus for the sport. Was an eye-opener for me. Saw games at Withrow Court, and then a couple at Millett (waaaay across town). Back then had 50 cent taxis, which took when my (illegal) car was in the shop.
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Miami hasn't been remotely good or even mediocre for a decade. They've been the bottom feeder in their conference while Ohio State has made multiple tournaments and one Frozen Four. Miami's boasts about being a hockey school come from a ten year period where they were nationally relevant with a new arena and hot young coach. They were completely irrelevant before that and have reverted back to their historic norm after it. I will say that their new coach does have them at least competitive this year, but that's a long way from competing for NCHC titles and tournament bids.

Ohio State--far from a blueblood--has an overall better winning percentage over history. Miami did manage to catch us in the head-to-head series and run up a good lead when they were hot, and we stunk. Both schools have the same number of NCAA appearances and Frozen Fours. Bowling Green is the only Ohio school to actually win an NC.
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