Buckeyes win 4-3 in OT!!

Woooooo!!!! Bucks win!

Fontaine in OT!!!

In OT vs the Pedsters on BTN now.

OHSportsFan said:

I mean…that kind of says what Ohio State could do too.

Literally half the SEC schools are lapping Ohio State. Some of them very recently, while OSU is stuck in neutral (maybe even reverse). It just takes a good hire and actually trying.

I’m a huge huge Ohio State basketball fan. I’m tired of the current state. I want better.

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Exactly. The "football school" excuse is just making excuses for the Athletic Departments laziness/incompetence.

I'm not saying we have to constantly be a top 5-10 team year after year but there's no reason we shouldn't be able to scoop up a capable coach who can at least get us into the tournament annually.

It's not happening though anytime soon. Bjork has already made it clear that as long as they aren't completely bottom of the barrel awful that "expectations are being met" AKA he's going to coast off the success of the football team and not take the effort to improve the hoops program to a decent level.

DZ83CK said:

I will say I've seen the SEC taking advantage of the portal by sniping stars at mid-major schools (many with multiple years of eligibility left) & I don't see the B1G doing it even half as much, at least not yet. OSU (and other B1G programs) would do well to try and take a page out of the SEC playbook in that regard.

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Yep, That is exactly what we need to do. Go after guys who have had actual production at mid major/lower level schools. These former 5* types who still only get some hype because of their former HS recruiting rankings from major programs that aren't sad to see them leave are that for a reason.

I will say I've seen the SEC taking advantage of the portal by sniping stars at mid-major schools (many with multiple years of eligibility left) & I don't see the B1G doing it even half as much, at least not yet. OSU (and other B1G programs) would do well to try and take a page out of the SEC playbook in that regard.

DaiMonMoore said:

Yes they do care more. Hiring an assistant of a failed program shows you don’t care. Is that too difficult to understand?

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I think it's reasonable to have given Diebler a chance. There's no guarantee they actually would have hired someone better & Diebler did show promise how he handled the team at the end of 2024. This season was a tough situation considering he was like 2 steps above building a team from scratch, and one of his key additions left the team after 10 games. The main failing at OSU in recent years has been recruiting & they badly need to change how they make personnel evaluations & distribute NIL funds. They had the talent to be a tourney team in 2024, but Holtmann. Now this year I would say the results were commensurate with the talent. They just need to find a little bit better talent for the starting 5 (that will actually stick with the team).

The most intriguing position battle for the Ohio State football team this Spring​

The Ohio State football team will have plenty of positional battles to follow this Spring into the Fall. This one is the most intriguing.



The Ohio State football team will have multiple positional battles this Spring. When a team loses as many starters as the Buckeyes did, that's expected. They are looking to have guys step right up as they try to defend their national championship next season.

Of course, the most important positional battle will be the starting quarterback job. That's the most important position on the field, so that is going to get the most attention. Julian Sayin is the heavy favorite to win that job, so that's not the most intriguing battle that the Ohio State Buckeyes will have.

The offensive line will be home to the most intriguing positional battle. After losing four of their season-opening starters, they will have a new unit next year. Luckily for them, they have multiple guards who have gotten time last year. That will be the most intriguing battle.

Guard will be the most intriguing positional battle for the Ohio State football team​

The Buckeyes have three guards from last year's team who will be fighting for just two starting spots. Tegra Tshabola, Austin Siereveld, and Luke Montgomery are all fighting for both spots. By the end of last season, it seemed like Montgomery had entrenched himself as the starter at left guard.

It seems likely that Montgomery keeps that spot at left guard. That means that it should be a two-horse race for right guard between Siereveld and Tshabola. Neither one of them really stood out during the College Football Playoff run that the Buckeyes made last year.
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Oklahoma Sooners' Michael Fasusi reveals why he chose OU​

“After that first visit, she said, ‘Michael, you’re coming here.’ And we here," Fasusi said regarding his mother going on the visit with him.

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College basketball winners, losers on eve of Selection Sunday​

Loser: South Carolina State forgets the score in MEAC title game​

South Carolina State lost the MEAC title game in the worst fashion possible against Norfolk State. After South Carolina State recorded a steal and scored a basket with less than 10 seconds remaining to tie the game at 65, a player on South Carolina State fouled on the ensuing inbounds pass while Norfolk State was in the bonus. Norfolk State's Christian Ings drained a go-ahead free throw, and his team got a stop on the ensuing possession to seal a 66-65 win. Norfolk State will make its third NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2020-21 season.

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