Closing thoughts…

Tomatoes totally belong in Gumbo!

brodybuck21 said:

Definitely join! I'd also still love to keep the BP fantasy baseball league going

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Absolutely!

I'm totally awful but it's a blast!

Mike80 said:

And for as long as this thread is here and the site is up - there IS a Facebook group out there that we used to use years ago.

For the time being, I would like to keep that alive. If anyone is interested ---> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210967055583656

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Definitely join! I'd also still love to keep the BP fantasy baseball league going

And for as long as this thread is here and the site is up - there IS a Facebook group out there that we used to use years ago.

For the time being, I would like to keep that alive. If anyone is interested ---> https://www.facebook.com/groups/210967055583656

Mike80 said:

(Go here for more: https://buckeyeplanet.com/forum/thr...nds-buckeye-planet.665012/page-4#post-3977437)

As it appears we are nearing the end of BuckeyePlanet , I thought posting a thread just reminiscing about the near 20 years I've spent here...I've met some of you, become friends either in the real world or in the ether-verse with a lot of you....

It goes without saying that this sucks. Really sucks.

BP is a unique community. BP has an excellent layout and forum, it has one of the best collection of recruiting threads on the entire internet. The game threads are endless entertainment.

We've had members pass away and be memorialized, we've had members drift away only to return years later, we've had people get banned and keep coming back at times and we've had people who have stayed...and stayed...and stayed.

While there have been many disagreements over the years, being able to spend the literal golden age of Ohio State football and basketball while also being able to relate to my growing family, life's tragedies and all of the changes in this crazy world - I cannot say it clear enough.

Being able to share it with the literal cast of thousands over the past 20 years has been something that I will greatly miss.

Cheers, BP. Godspeed.

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Well said Mike. Im speechless honestly. This has been my go to for over 20 years so if it does go away Im not sure what ill do.

Well…this sucks on so many levels. :(

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.