Nice

About time .Well deserved.

Sounds like a Jake Cook situation. Kid commits to a school who he feels wants him more, but deep down WANTS an OSU offer. Works his butt off for one, and eventually flips. And hits campus with a vengeance

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AG expects OT Landry Brede to end up in Ohio State's class.
Says an RPM will be coming soon.

Ohio State to Honor Men’s Basketball Legend Jerry Lucas with Statue Outside Value City Arena​

By Chase Brown on September 8, 2025 at 12:06 pm @chaseabrown__

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Jerry Lucas will be immortalized outside Value City Arena this fall.
According to The Columbus Dispatch’s Adam Jardy, Ohio State will unveil a statue commemorating Lucas at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14. While Lucas’ No. 11 jersey hangs in the Value City Arena rafters along with John Havlicek (No. 5), Evan Turner (No. 21), Jim Jackson (No. 22) and Gary Bradds (No. 35), the Middletown, Ohio, native will be the first Ohio State men’s basketball player to receive a bronze sculpture on campus.
"I am so very, very, humbled and honored for that happening," Lucas told Jardy. "It might be the highlight of my entire career. It's so unique. You look at the history of the university, the history of sports at the university, and the very small number of people who have had that honor, it's incredible.
"When I first heard about it, I was so humbled. Jesse Owens. Woody Hayes. Archie Griffin. There's so few that have had that privilege and that honor. It's very, very touching."
A three-time All-American and two-time national player of the year, Lucas finished his career as Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer with 1,990 points across three seasons (freshmen were prohibited from playing with the varsity team during Lucas’ tenure with the Buckeyes). He’s now tied for third in all-time scoring with William Buford, both of whom trail Dennis Hopson’s 2,096 points and Herb Williams’ 2,011 points.
While Hopson and Williams passed him on the scoring list, no Buckeye has passed — or likely will pass — Lucas as Ohio State’s all-time leading rebounder, as Lucas recorded 1,411 rebounds in his career, an average of 17.2 rebounds per game. Lucas’ 78 double-doubles are also a program record that will likely withstand the test of time, as will his streak of 38 consecutive double-doubles.
Ohio State went 78-6 in Lucas’ three playing seasons, as the Buckeyes won the program’s only national championship in 1960 and finished as the national runner-up in 1961 and 1962.

This was the 2-pt conversion attempt to tie it at 40.
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Yeah I get why he did it. But he was not ready. He is one of the poster boys NIL could have helped.

ORD_Buckeye said:

I'm calling my money shot right now.

B1G: Ohio State, pedsters and Oregon with The Fighting Berts last in.

SEC: tejas, UGA and LSU in as lock with Florida last in.

ACC: Miami and SMU

B12: Iowa State

G5: UNLV

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Hoo boy. Florida’s road to the playoffs just had a bridge wash away. We’ll see if the detour survives the storm.

cincibuck said:

Maybe Anthony Schlegel?

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Excellent idea. Now we need an AI image of The Boar Hunter slamming Rufus like that one drunk idiot that ran onto the field.

BB73 said:

New Coaches poll is out. They managed to get FSU ahead of Bama.
3. Georgia (1)

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I get that no one really separated themselves from the pack during week 2, but what has Georgia done to convince someone that they should be #1?

Or is that Kirby Smart's vote?

cincibuck said:

Wasn't there a BP "Upset of the Week" contest? Wha Happen?

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Yes. It has its own thread:

Nebraska loses!

You heard it here first!

was a “quick hitter” trip back home.
was only there for about 36 hours or so.

but got my poboy
got some boiled shrimp
had some Gator bites
drank some Abita.

i really miss that place.