Zurp said:

So, now that the SEC hasn't even been in the national title game in 3 years, what's their take? I'm sure it isn't "The Big Ten is better than us." I bet they're talking about their depth and how hard it truly is to win in their conference, and when they get to the playoff, they are just too beat up to continue.

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Three things are what I am reading and hearing.

1). For the first time in probably 25+ years, the B1G has the coaching advantage. Gone are the days of when it was Urban Meyer (and then a significant gap) and then somebody else.
Now, as these staffs are ultimately picked apart (as good staffs almost always are) we'll see if the advantages remain as robust as they are now. But outside of Kirby and Lane, I think the SEC's middle class of coaches has regressed.

2). If you're looking for the league to respond - they already have. Brian Kelly - gone, Billy Napier - gone, Hugh Freeze - gone, Sam Pittman - gone, Stoops - gone, KDB and Shane Beamer have the hottest of hot seats imaginable. Sark's has been turned up as well (although less hot than theirs.

3). The one I don't yet know the answer to is how the IU model will replicate moving forward. Michigan's success was discarded because they cheated, so there was no copy-cat method.
Ohio State's success is credited because they simply had better players than anyone and got lava hot at the exact right time (public opinion, not BigWoof sentiment). Hard for many to replicate.
IU is different though. Getting upperclassmen and loading a roster with experienced talent is one thing, coaching them up in an effective way is another.


Long story short - people will grumble and hibernate until baseball starts.

Zurp said:

With all due respect, because you have a good point. But...
1. I don't really care if the Big Ten trend continues. I just want Buckeye championships. Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers, Oregon, Washington, Nebraska - they're all the same: "Not Ohio State."
2. Fuck the cheaters and their 2023 championship.
3. I do dig that the SEC hasn't even been in the championship game for 3 straight years, though. But, to call back to #2, I'd have rather Alabama beat the cheaters in the semi-finals and made it to the championship that year.

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Agree with all this, especially point 2.

Feel like the media is trying to whitewash the Michigan cheating with claiming their championship is legit by grouping the B1G championships.

I'm not falling for it. They cheated, it's not legit

Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:

Nootch congrats on being a grandad!

Has it made you nice enough to be kind to individual who tomato their gumbo?

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I said it made me nicer, not removed my moral compass.
you're going to perish in the deepest, darkest, fieriest pits of hell for your sins.

RhodeIslandBuck said:

I've been thinking about this a lot. KMac was an animal production wise but he truly was the anchor schematically.

I like the talent they've brought in on the edge and the interior. Intrigued to see how the defense changes with a very different set of personnel.

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The defensive identity revolved around him & Downs.

Now it's on Patricia to determine who is our best player up front & how do we build around him. Looking at relative skill set v strength, with Houston, Will 2.0 & KJ, likely back to more even fronts.

I hate to pile on…wait, no don’t.

Buckeneye said:

He would do well to understand how this would benefit his game, offensive efficiency, integrate his legs & spare his health (similar to Lamar Jackson under Todd Monken year 1)

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Or Matt Ryan under Shanny 2015-2017
The healthiest stretch of his career.

dragurd said:

Yeah I had those seats one year at OSU were the worst seats I had in my 4 years of student tickets. Great if it was coming towards you and within about 20 and in. Not good for anything else. Best seats I ever had were corner endzone front row C deck my sophomore year.

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I wonder if they'll change the seatback type.

I sat in one during the Grambling game for a bit and it wasn't comfortable. At all.

I hope the drunk students stomp all over the top of those greedy fucks every game!

My rooting interest in any game:
1. tOSU
2. I don't really root FOR anyone. I decide who I want to lose (tcun, Cryami, Ped State, etc.) and then root for them to lose. I'm not really rooting for their opponent (whoever it is) to win, just tcun, etc. to lose.

RhodeIslandBuck said:

Yea, adding those two would have been welcomed but we look pretty solid, depth wise on the edge this year.

Kenyatta, Zion, Beau, Epi, adding Wilder and Alliegro (although not sure where he's gonna be lining up primarily) is a solid group. Unless you're an All American, that's not exactly an attractive room for a transfer.

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You forgot Smith and Russaw who are definitely going to be in the 2 deep. Injury free and we're golden up front and in the secondary. It's the LBs that have to make the jump

ScriptOhio said:

Ohio State to Add Premium Seating to Ohio Stadium’s South End Zone in 2026

Ohio State will add nine elevated field-level suites and 400 premium chairback seats to Ohio Stadium's south end zone before the 2026 college football season.

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Ohio State to Add Premium Seating to Ohio Stadium’s South End Zone in 2026​

Ohio State will add a new section of premium seating to Ohio Stadium's south end zone in 2026.

According to an Ohio State press release on Tuesday, the athletic department has plans to construct nine elevated field-level suites with 12-person capacities in the south stands. The suites will also have 400 premium chairback seats situated on top of them, with the press release describing them as "the widest chairback seats in the stadium."

Each of the 400 chairback seat purchases will also include full admission to the brand new 1922 Club, which features all-inclusive food and drink opportunities before, during and after the game. Deposits for the 400 premium chairback seats, priced at $6,000 for a season, are now being accepted, and fans have until June 27 to reserve seats and become an inaugural member. Suite sales, which also include full admission to the 1922 Club, will begin at a later date.
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Just sayin': Low endzone seats aren't going to have that great of view (especially in the suites). They should have had them no the top of the South stands just under the scoreboard.

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Yeah I had those seats one year at OSU were the worst seats I had in my 4 years of student tickets. Great if it was coming towards you and within about 20 and in. Not good for anything else. Best seats I ever had were corner endzone front row C deck my sophomore year.