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DE Qua Russaw (Official Thread)

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MGMT said:
Is there any kind of analysis out there about him that details his style of play and how/if he’s effective? I’m not saying I’m not excited - genuinely just curious.
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It's not a detailed analysis on my part, but I think he'll but utilized on the edge like we use Reese. Same measurables anyways, if he has near the instincts and intangibles if Reese of course is a huge variable.
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Deaths Of Notable Sports Figures (R.I.P.)

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Former Ohio State Kicker Bob Atha Dies at 65​

Former Ohio State kicker, punter and quarterback Bob Atha died Tuesday after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 65.

A Worthington, Ohio, native, Atha served as a backup to quarterback Art Schlichter and placekicker Vlade Janakievski from 1978-80. As a senior in 1981, he took over as the Buckeyes’ starting placekicker while also backing up Art Schlichter at quarterback. Atha led the team in scoring that season with 88 points, converting 13 field goals and 43 extra points while also scoring one touchdown.

Atha’s best game as a Buckeye came on Oct. 24, 1981, at Ohio Stadium, when he set a school record with five field goals in a 29-10 win over Indiana. He still shares that record with Mike Nugent (against NC State in 2004), Josh Huston (Texas in 2005) and Devin Barclay (Miami Hurricanes in 2010).

One of Atha’s most memorable moments nearly came three years earlier in the 1978 Gator Bowl. As he later recalled to The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State was driving deep into Clemson territory when Woody Hayes called for “that freshman kicker” from Worthington. Atha was set to attempt a go-ahead field goal but never got the chance. Clemson defensive tackle Charlie Bauman intercepted Schlichter with two minutes remaining. Hayes punched Bauman on the sideline, which would eventually lead to his dismissal, and Ohio State went on to lose, 17-15.

After his Ohio State career, Atha played in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis (now Arizona) Cardinals. He later returned to Worthington, where he spent several decades working in his family’s oil and gas business.

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High School 7v7, Travel Youth Sports

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With the off season upon us. I figured I’d start an interesting thread about the travel sports community at the youth level. Now I’ll admit, I personally don’t have a child under 12(my daughter is 25) playing youth sports. She did competitive dance and cheer, so it was similar. It just always baffled me how much this stuff costs for so few of them to ever earn a college scholarship and for many to even burn out by HS.

Parents are spending $1000s a year for 8-10yos is just insane to me. I have co worker who’s 10yo is playing travel soccer, and I’m talking out of state to FL, TX, NC, etc and he’s not even in MS! I don’t know how this helps or if this kid will even make a college roster as he’s playing year round(inside footsall in winter and outside in spring and summer). AAU bball tourneys have kids playing up to 9gms a weekend in their off season. So from April to July some kids are playing 2-3 games a day on the weekend, that’s an NBa season as a teenager! They all have become a racket, to where the majority of kids pays for the very few talented ones. And the kids who can’t afford to play and need development are being moved aside for the kid who lives in the suburbs and parents can afford every few imaginable.
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It will come full circle back to rec leagues.
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What song are you listening to right now

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Here's another music memory. My sophomore year of high school I made varsity baseball and our first road trip was a tourney in Phoenix. We get to our motel and all of the other teams are staying there. Yes, we were all 15-18 years old but it was a giant Keggar. Beer was flowing freely, there were groupies and the coaches were the right in the middle of it. It was my first time and I was sort of a Forrest Gump laying on my bed, reading my history homework, trying to block it all out when one of the groupies who had showed up was suddenly straddling me and rubbing what must have been EEE boobies in my face as everyone else, including my coaches, laughed their asses off. This song was playing at the time

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Indiana Hoosiers (2025 National Champions)

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ScriptOhio said:
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Expected No. 1 Fernando Mendoza puts on show at Indiana pro day

Expected No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza threw roughly 56 passes in front of scouts from all 32 NFL teams and more than 100 members of the media Wednesday.
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Expected No. 1 Fernando Mendoza puts on show at Indiana pro day​

Fernando Mendoza warmed up with his college roommate Wednesday while nearly two dozen college teammates took turns running the 40-yard dash.

Then the Heisman Trophy-winning Indiana quarterback did what he always seems to do: deliver another impressive performance.

All 32 NFL teams sent scouts to Indiana's campus, more than 100 media members were credentialed and dozens of family members and friends of ex-Hoosiers showed up for a pro day unlike any other in school history. Most came to see the guy expected to be the first pick in this month's NFL draft, and Mendoza didn't disappoint, using his platform to potentially help his ex-teammates improve their draft standing.

"I feel like it went great," Mendoza said after throwing the last of his roughly 56 passes inside the John Mellencamp Pavilion. "You know quarterbacks have passed, have done shorter pro days than that. However, I just wanted to make sure everybody could showcase their abilities in front of all 32 NFL teams and really run routes that are applicable to the timing we're going to be running in the NFL."

Mendoza threw short, deep and medium-range passes, targeting receivers to the left, right and over the middle. He also threw on the run.
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But Mendoza also said he's far from a finished product.

"I'm putting all of my efforts toward just trying to be the best quarterback possible for the season," he said. "But I know at the next level, there's going to be a lot more snaps under center, and that's a big adjustment. I need to get used to that and just the nature of the game. Not only that, the hash [marks] are more condensed and the speed of the game is faster. So, all those things I look forward to learning."
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tldr: fuck him. I'm glad Castro took great grandpa's casino away.
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What song are you listening to right now

DubCoffman62
buckeyebri said:
It’s funny how groups I was never fond of at that time I like hearing now. Thomas Dolbee, Joe Jackson, Bruce Hornsby
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Joe Jackson Stepping Out reminds me of being on the school bus. At the time I had an hour and a half bus ride home and the bus driver always had the radio on. Songs like Hold On by Santana, Allentown by Billy Joel, Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac... all of those songs remind me of being on the school bus. Abracadabra by Steve Miller, Maneater by Hall and Oats, Hey Mickey, Shake it Up by The Cars....
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