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What really matters.....

I think that for some people who may not have the IRL emotional support and stability that this board is important for them when they need to reach out and vent. We're always here for them and I think that';s really positive. Like @NJ-Buckeye says, you don't know what someone is dealing with. For some people this could be their refuge from whatever crazy life they're living.
Now on to more of your food pics Emeril.
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2026 tOSU Offense Discussion

I'm not talking about the number of plays. It is much easier to be efficient on offense when you keep the defense off balance and don't let them tee off on your QB every play. When you snap the ball with two seconds on the clock for the entire season, the defense doesn't even need to try to match the snap count. When you go early every once in a while, the D can't set up its stunts and blitzes. That pick-6 was a monstrosity. Every player on the defense 1) knew what play was called, and even worse 2) they knew when the ball would be snapped. Of course JJ missed the block. The defense already knew what was coming.

You can't just call the plays the same every time and expect your offense to "execute." There's 11 guys on the field whose job is to make sure your offense CAN'T execute. Day made it WAY too easy for Miami's defense.
Ok so the goal posts have been moved from tempo to timing of snap count and predictable play calling.

In other words you think it’s more likely that the difference between 24 results and 25 is Day as a play caller and not the QB, OL and RB personnel differences.

that actually makes sense to you?
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CB Aaron Scott Jr. (National Champion, transfer to ???)

Yup, with no end in sight. NCAA keeps wanting Congress to step in, so they’re going to let all rules go out the window until it happens.
Sometimes everything needs to meltdown to it's lowest point.

It's a legal fine line, because the schools can't collude together, and how do you salary cap?

Soon unsustainable and unwatchable. Once the rivalry games get watered down and they will without a doubt, there will not be anything exciting about it.
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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

I put it on Day for calling that play in that situation. Why are you going sideways in a compressed area of the field? You just had a game altering play, keep on the attack vertically.
We really seemed to avoid short slants this year for some reason
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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

Still think that INT is on Sayin.
Smith is placing himself in position to block for the yac, not for the guy to head straight up field for an INT. The defender wasn’t even heading towards Inniss.
Obvious, this was something that Miami saw on film.
I put it on Day for calling that play in that situation. Why are you going sideways in a compressed area of the field? You just had a game altering play, keep on the attack vertically. It’s on the coaches to put the players in a position to succeed.
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2026 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, Arrogant Twatwaffles, Emasculated Cucks, Feckless Marmots, Dirty Cheaters "Mid"chigan

Like an Adam Sandler movie post (insert whatever year you think his movies started sucking)… the results are shitty, but hey, at least he and all his friends get a pay check and a bunch of stupid people will pay for it (with apologies to anyone who really liked Jack and Jill).

They are going to be appalled when no high level transfers (Except for maybe the ones coming from Utah/BYU and even then it would have to be seen how those guys adjust) are lining up to play for a 66 year old head coach who's spent his whole career at Utah and his staff of guys who have mostly spent their whole careers in that sphere as well.
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2025 Cotton Bowl: #2 tOSU vs #10 Miami-FL, Wed 12/31 7:30 ET at JerryWorld

Despite all of the offensive line problems this game hinged on one play. The pick six.

As much as I love him, Jeremiah Smith missed the critical block on that play.
Agreed, that was likelihood a 14 point swing (10 at minimum) and happened in a matter of seconds. And the missed block caused it, no getting around that. Obviously that missed block pales in comparison to what Jeremiah has done for us, but that play changed the game.
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What really matters.....

Just saw this. For those who didn’t notice, he shared this stuff with us less than an hour of it happening. That’s what this site means to many of us.

I hope the ladies in your life are doing better.

But it’s still extremely important that we beat those pricks from up north a few weeks ago!
I think that for some people who may not have the IRL emotional support and stability that this board is important for them when they need to reach out and vent. We're always here for them and I think that';s really positive. Like @NJ-Buckeye says, you don't know what someone is dealing with. For some people this could be their refuge from whatever crazy life they're living.

SEC (It just means more.. even its losses are wins)

The paying players is obviously big but the transfer portal might have been an even bigger blow. The SEC practice of over signing, stock piling talent and keeping the guys they wanted as long as they wanted was a big part of their success. This practice is completely negated by the free moving transfer portal that allows players to move on to places where they can play right away without penalty, rather than being part of that cycle their whole career at an SEC school.
Good point. Hadn't thought of that angle.
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CB Aaron Scott Jr. (National Champion, transfer to ???)

True but you’re playing with fire. 3 of these teams will lose a ton of players, and have to fork over even more money or lose more kids to the Portal due to this though. And IU will no longer get the Cignetti discount this off season either. He and IU got to be cheap with a number of small school kids. Those types aren’t going to IU for cheap next year, especially if they win it all

Its a heck of a gamble. But again, I like the approach OSU has had with the mix of HS and Portal guys. Like @jwinslow said, you can’t keep upping the ante. Theres a fine line between LSU and Ole Miss in the Portal. LSU was ranked #2 in the 2025 Portal and Ole Miss #3… Oregon and Miami were #4 and 5. But 6,7, 8 and 9 were: Mizzou, Auburn, UNC and Rutgers. And #10 was the Buckeyes(with the least amount of transfers in the top 10)
Another thing is there's not enough data to know if this year is an anomaly or the new normal. Last year I don't believe the final four teams were transfer heavy. I know Texas, OSU, Notre Dame, and maybe Penn State brought in some dudes but their roster was mostly comprised of juniors and seniors that had been there for years. Hell Texas probably would've been in the playoffs this year if they were able to keep Ewers around.

Up until this year transfer heavy schools and schools just wildly throwing around money never made much noise in the end. Who knows if that's changing.
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SEC (It just means more.. even its losses are wins)

Mississippi State (favored as a 5-7 team of course) is not off to a great start.

:lol:

and before they start-Wake Forest has their best player (rb) opted out, a starting OT and their best WR.

MSU had their QB who was already benched before the Egg Bowl opt out.

SEC hacks have been saying all year that their 5-7/4-8 teams are better than Wake Forest type teams who are a soft 8-4 in another conference. Go figure once that gets proven false it's suddenly now a "huge mismatch"
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