It's been my experience that in a community, there's a wrestling/baseball/swimming/basketball person that's willing to give their time on an on-going basis to teach/train youngsters. And having facilities donated to do so. Daughter played 'team basketball' and we traveled, played games all over, and parents contributed dollars for coach to get paid, plus tournament entry fees. Our area had some darn fine women's softball teams, and women's basketball teams, that won state awards (California) year over year, and parents lined up to get their daughter's on those teams. So, extrapolating this to men's wrestling, it takes a former wrestler, with the time, energy, and desire to continue to coach the young 'uns, and not for a while, but on a long-term basis.....

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50% more viewers. 1% more viewers. Anywhere in between.
I'm surprised that Indiana + Miami + whoever else is interested > Ohio State + Notre Dame.
I would have thought Ohio State + Notre Dame would be the big business wet dream.
I was obviously wrong. Oh well.

Could somebody please 'dumb it down' for me, and explain why I see 'unfinished' beside some of the matches? I do get that the match is over, but why not let these kids play it out? For a visiting team to come all this way, or the Buckeyes go there, and have the match called, seems a disservice to the players.....Am I also correct in assuming that when the match is unfinished, it would go towards their record as a 'win' or a 'loss' depending? Playing it out would allow a completion, or a come back, instead of a truncated game. Thanks in advance.

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I'm not surprised by the 30M for Monday's game.
I am surprised by only 22M for OSU-ND. Indiana-Miami drew 50% more viewers? Crazy.

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Diebs doesn't seem to be hesitant in putting him in. Doesn't have the 'instant' O that Chaisman has, but has the D that Chaisman doesn't. His steal and coast-to-coast layup paid for his tuition for this year....

Really have to applaud the Lady Bucks for hanging tough, when down ten in the blink of an eye. Keeping up the good fight, certainly, but mainly just sticking to the game plan, and nibbling away at the lead. Currently a couple of Buckeyes are 'hot' and canning threes like there's no tomorrow. Makes the Buckeyes dangerous. Watching Elsa get better is a treat. Cannot say she's a backyard brawler yet, but she's not as timid in mixing it up under the basket. Her blocks to foul ratio is improving as well. Rejecting shots around the rim is a talent, and a valuable one. Playing with Kitts is also fun to watch, hope her shoulder just needs rest. Any way, the press seems to work more often than not (26 TOs by IU!) shows it. Still not to the bar of Jacy and Celeste, but getting there. Being down 10, and winning by 14 is a 24 point swing! and is HUGE. Keep the ball rolling. In the FWIW category, Hobbs is looking askance from the bench. Am hoping she gets some meaningful minutes so that she sticks around. Having Elsa play with four fouls is commendable, but putting Hobbs in the game to give Elsa a blow will be vital against the Uconn, SCs, Texas, etc in the Dance.

Yuk! Yuk! You got it Bestbuck. Oden has less court time than this bird. Am more and more convinced that the NCAA just makes this sh** up as it goes along. Not a single glance at setting a precedent (and then forgetting about it moments later), and then denying what they just approved. Simply mind-blowing.

Will be interesting to see how he integrates with this current tOSU team. Am guessing that Diebs is as well. Chemistry has the word teamwork embeded in it (somewhere), but not really certain where this guy gets his juice. Guess we'll see. Maybe just a gunner?

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Who?
I'll admit that my circle of people aren't so much into Ohio State as they are the Browns, but I don't know of anyone saying that they want to go back to any "old days" when Bama and "the SEC" won the NC. We're all laughing at 3 years of the SEC not even being in the championship.
Also, point of order: The SEC never won a national championship. Individual teams in the SEC won a bunch, including all from 2006 to 2012, and then more from 2015 to 2022. (I know they didn't win all those in that time, but I forget which ones were Clemson.)

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When people paid under the table..

Over the last week or so, have seen various Buckeyes step up and perform, maybe over-and-above normal skill levels, but happened when we needed it. Here's hoping that more than several perform at a level above during the Xichigan game tonight. Other than the normal 'let's beat them' theme, will play well when the group is looking for teams to play in the Dance. Don't think tOSU is going to win the B10 this year, but a decent showing in league, and then again in the B10 tournament will give the group substance in putting Ohio State in a bracket slot. And given how the B10 BB teams are doing this year, betting on a 10-8 seeding.

Bucks will host regional ITA kickoff weekend.
First round match starts at 10am against Northern Alabama.
Meanwhile alumni cash and Tracy are 14 seeds in the Australian open men’s doubles

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The thing is many tOSU ‘fans’ want to go Back to the good old days when Bama and the SEC won the NC. I don’t want to be on ESPN and Finebaums side.

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Who?
I'll admit that my circle of people aren't so much into Ohio State as they are the Browns, but I don't know of anyone saying that they want to go back to any "old days" when Bama and "the SEC" won the NC. We're all laughing at 3 years of the SEC not even being in the championship.
Also, point of order: The SEC never won a national championship. Individual teams in the SEC won a bunch, including all from 2006 to 2012, and then more from 2015 to 2022. (I know they didn't win all those in that time, but I forget which ones were Clemson.)

Note to Brew....Coach J has more than 'several' starters/players in the NFL. Hopefully you're looking at NFL money, and not the money that college NIL is paying you. And remember, getting drafted is nice, but you still gotta have skills/technique to stay in the league, so where are you going to get that? And further down the road, would you rather hang a sheepskin from TT (the goatropers), or tOSU (the Buckeyes)?

Gotta smile. With his name, he's gotta be good...kinda like a boy named "Sue", has gotta be tough. Well, he's lived up to his name so far, only with he was 2-3 inches taller, to see over the DL guys trying to tear his head off.

Keep Coach J's motor running.....Amazing how a couple of recruits, in the 5* range, change the perception of Coach J. He doesn't look a day over 60. Heck, as long as he's got his health, and enjoys what he's doing, why would he retire? Have heard he's stepping down, and becoming an advisor type, still associated with tOSU DL, but like the eneregizer bunny, he just keeps on ticking....or have I mixed metaphors? Anyway, am very glad that Patricia and Johnson have found some common ground in the Buckeye scheme of things....Go Bucks!

OIHO?

Former Michigan coach punished for cheating against Ohio State gets head coaching job​

The former TTUN coach who was punished for cheating has somehow landed an NFL head coaching job.



The Ohio State football program had to deal with multiple coaches from TTUN cheating against them. The NCAA punished multiple Michigan coaches for their roles in the scandal. Jim Harbaugh decided to run to the NFL instead of facing the punishments in college.

When Harbaugh left to become the head coach of the Chargers, he took defensive coordinator Jesse Minter with him. Minter was able to escape the show-cause penalty that the NCAA handed him, as well. It was pretty clear that neither Harbaugh nor Minter was ever going to coach in college football again.

TTUN was able to escape the harshest penalties after the Connor Stalions scandal was exposed. The NFL clearly doesn't care about the lack of integrity of these coaches. In fact, Minter has gone from disgraced college defensive coordinator to now getting a head coaching job in the NFL.

Former Michigan coach Jesse Minter gets head coaching job with the Baltimore Ravens​

Minter was hired as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday. The Ravens fired John Harbaugh after 19 seasons, so they were in need of a new head coach. For some reason, they decided that Minter was deserving of the job as opposed to other candidates.
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OSU-Oregon still beat it but huge numbers for Monday. The suits are fat and happy.

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I'm not surprised by the 30M for Monday's game.
I am surprised by only 22M for OSU-ND. Indiana-Miami drew 50% more viewers? Crazy.

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Those stolen base numbers are even more impressive when you remember he was chained to the base last year.

2024 SB: 67
2025 SB: 37

What the fuck are they doing?

Monken was in Cleveland before his three years at UGA correct? My understanding is he was run outta town once before?

Would be a great piece for Hartline if they can afford him