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BuckeyePlanet Calls for Aid! -- Let this be the hour!

AKAK

I read and understand this (I'm just trying to see what the traffic is really like)

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    Votes: 9 28.1%

  • Yes but I like this Yes better.

    Votes: 23 71.9%
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Dearly Beloved,

Click here to make a one time donation for BP's site costs (subscriptions hopefully coming soon)

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We're gathered here today to talk about the life of BuckeyePlanet, and that's been a mighty long time.

So, some changes need to happen if we're to go forward.

First thing is, as most of you know, for many reasons, Heisman needs to move past owning BuckeyePlanet, and in most ways he will be leaving it in much better shape than he took it over, we're hosted in a new place, our software is up to date, and we've had plenty of storage for zbuck's hobbies. He deserves our thanks for everything he's done.

As a result, we needed to find a person to step forward to be the responsible individual, that person has come forward and is Mike80. Ideally the goal here is for his ownership will be administrative, pay the bills, keep the sortware going, all that stuff.

I don't have the details, but my understanding is it was a zero dollar transaction.

These things are not free, and the cost of that will need to be passed, once again, to the membership. So, we will be reverting to a donations based system. The rest of the leadership of the site is still being sorted out, but Mike80 will need help from the rest of us as well, and we'll have more to share about who and how we're going to move forward.

A note on funding the site. Again, all the details will be sorted, but one of the things we're going to take forward here is this idea that we're going to just keep a running tab on the finances of the site. It appears there will be some sorta chunk contributions from the usual folks up front (and those will all be disclosed along with everything else) but, the point of at least some of the upfront chunks will be to backstop Mike80's commitment here. Which is to say, we're just not going to put the site, or Mike in a position where we're months behind on hosting or other bills.

Said differently: Even if 5 people donate X dollars upfront and that covers us for 3 months, if no one else donates, we aren't going to beg and plead for the final 3 months. We'll phase it out knowing the funding has run out. We realistically want to secure about a year of funding to confidently plan and support the future of this site, and prove that BP has lasting power.

We'll get to that accounting of the cliff soon, but we're just not going to leave anyone holding the bag. That said, we're going to separate a lot of the decision making responsibilities and make sure multiple folks understand the budget, whatever infrastructure goals we have and regularly update everyone about what those things are and be very transparent about the situation the site is in from a financial and technology health perspective.

For the short term, much will stay the same and we'll have more info to come, including how you can support BuckeyePlanet including its expenses. Let this be the hour when we draw our swords together*


As usual, and with all my gratitude,

AKAK

P.S. If I'm the next person you hear from, something has gone terribly wrong!

*I'm blaming that on Chat GPT -- which didn't actually write any of this. You can tell, it sucks.
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tOSU Recruiting Discussion

pnuts34
So I started thinking about the future of OSU recruiting, and how it will begin to pivot away from HSers being the main talent pool to draw from. Sports is cyclical and success breeds followers. And right now we are in the midst of a recruiting transformation where HSers are no longer the vital part of recruiting. And it may come off as sour grapes for the foreseeable future, because there will be a number of HS recruits, with some high rankings who IMO won't get serious looks because they are not ready to play within 2yrs. Gone are the days of expecting a HS recruit to sit and develop for multiple years, especially higher rated ones. For example, if you're a TE and not at least 230lbs when you leave for college, there's not much point in adding you unless the staff believes you will stay for multiple years. The looks of a LB who is around 200-210 may not get the same looks.

Rosters will need to be constructed on a yearly basis. Ready made players are going to be more attractive then waiting for a HSer to get body and mentally ready for college. A HS DE who's 6'5 230lbs may get passed up for a DE transferring from Auburn, Charlotte, Baylor, etc who's also 6'5 but is around 250-260lbs, and more than likely cheaper than the HSer who may be a high 4star or 5star. The OL transfer from UVA, Buffalo or UCLA will get the roster spot over a HSer now. Classes may be closer to around 20 for HSers, and some may be a little less. Because the rosters will shrink to where there will be little to no fat like on an NFL roster. There will be some kids that are talented 17yo, but they still need to grow to what a team like OSU wants to sign.
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Ohio State Wrestling (2015/2017/2018 B1G Champs, 2015 National Champs, 2019 National Runners-up)

MPhillips
Thursday, January 29:
Davidson at Gardner-Webb 6:00 PM
Lock Haven at Bucknell 7:00 PM ESPN+
Bloomsburg at Clarion 7:00 PM FloWrestling

Friday, January 30:
Northern Illinois at Lock Haven 2:00 PM PSAC Digital Network
Rider at George Mason 5:00 PM ESPN+
Penn State Behrend at Mercyhurst 6:00 PM
Wisconsin at Ohio State 6:00 PM Big Ten Network
Appalachian State at Campbell 7:00 PM Campbell Athletics YouTube
Ohio at Central Michigan 7:00 PM ESPN+
Bellarmine at Davidson 7:00 PM FloWrestling
Virginia at Duke 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra
Northwestern at Michigan 7:00 PM B1G+
Virginia Tech at NC State 7:00 PM ACC Network
Pittsburgh at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra
Maryland at Rutgers 7:00 PM B1G+
Minnesota at Iowa 8:00 PM B1G+
Northern Colorado at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access
Iowa State at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+
Northern Iowa at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+
Nebraska at Penn State 8:00 PM Big Ten Network
Air Force at South Dakota State 8:00 PM MidCo Sports Plus
Cal Poly at Stanford 9:00 PM ACC Network Extra
Indiana at Illinois 10:00 PM Big Ten Network

Saturday, January 31:
Edinboro, Mercyhurst at Edinboro Open 9:00 AM FloWrestling
Penn at Brown 12:00 PM ESPN+
Columbia at Cornell 1:00 PM ESPN+
Princeton at Harvard 1:00 PM ESPN+
Arizona State at Cornell 3:00 PM ESPN+
Clarion vs. LIU at Kent State 4:30 PM
Arizona State vs. Columbia at Cornell 5:00 PM
Oregon State at Wyoming 5:00 PM FloWrestling
Franklin & Marshall at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling
LIU at Kent State 6:00 PM
The Citadel at Chattanooga 7:00 PM ESPN+
Missouri at Little Rock 7:00 PM FloWrestling
Rutgers at Rider 7:00 PM ESPN+
Clarion at Kent State 7:30 PM
Northern Iowa at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+
Morgan State at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling

Sunday, February 1:
George Mason at Lock Haven 12:00 PM PSAC Digital Network
Michigan at Ohio State 12:00 PM Big Ten Network
Hofstra at Franklin & Marshall 1:00 PM Centennial Digital Network
Penn at Harvard 1:00 PM ESPN+
VMI at Presbyterian 1:00 PM ESPN+
Wisconsin at Purdue 1:00 PM B1G+
Lehigh at Army West Point 2:00 PM FloWrestling
Princeton at Brown 2:00 PM
Buffalo at Central Michigan 2:00 PM ESPN+
Northwestern at Michigan State 2:00 PM Big Ten Network
Air Force at North Dakota State 2:00 PM NDSU All-Access
Bellarmine at Appalachian State 3:00 PM FloWrestling
Iowa State at Oklahoma State 3:00 PM ESPN+
Northern Colorado at South Dakota State 3:00 PM MidCo Sports Plus
Morgan State at Cal Poly 4:00 PM FloWrestling
Westcliff at CSU Bakersfield 5:00 PM CSUB YouTube
Hofstra at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling
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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

pnuts34 said:
Login to view embedded media Yeah, this has been talked about some during the Portal being open. Big HS classes will be a thing of the past, OSU more than likely only brings in HSers that can contribute by year 2 at best. The rest of the roster will be older transfers. I was going to break this down more in the overall OSU recruiting thread
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It’s cheaper to buy development than to hit and miss developing yourself.
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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

pnuts34
calibuck said:
Heard an opinion on Morning 5. The 'big' schools may not recruit the 3*'s as heavily, as in the project kids. Apparently the thought is that teams save on NIL, and use for the 'upper' 4/5*s with more/easier (?) developmental potential. And when portal time comes around, recruit those kids that were developed at 'lesser' schools, who have already shown out. Seems solid at first blush. Ohio State, down 31 portal exits, up 20+ portal entries. And total roster seems to be still in upper 80s (around 88 I believe), instead of the 105 (?) NCAA allows. There was 28 in recruiting class, which is above the former max of 25. Know that these above numbers are/were fluid, and seem to change daily. Pantoni may be adding another line to his resume, called something like 'Roster Maximization' or somesuch. Cleaning out the guys that 'haven't grown enough', 'shown enough', 'not going to be relied on' or some euphemism.
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Login to view embedded media Yeah, this has been talked about some during the Portal being open. Big HS classes will be a thing of the past, OSU more than likely only brings in HSers that can contribute by year 2 at best. The rest of the roster will be older transfers. I was going to break this down more in the overall OSU recruiting thread
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PF A'mare Bynum (Official Thread)

calibuck
Do especially like it as he seems to have sewn up the 4. Allows Noel and Tilly to rotate at the 5, and keep each other fresh. Also lets Devin (at the 3), sometimes crash into the crumb area for rebounds. Devin has the hops to elevate and snatch balls. Unfortunately, don't see much of this happening, as shot goes up, and everyone drops back for D.
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2027 CA WR Blake Wong (Verbal Offer)

pnuts34
calibuck said:
And Hartline might still have his pick of WRs, but not the Ohio State scenario to do it with. Can see WRs (better than average), going to USF versus wherever, because Hartline is there, but I don't know how good a team he's got there. Really thought Keinholtz might head there to be QB1, but didn't happen. Guess Hartline needs to build his daisy chain, get a good OL, then a good QB, then the good WRs....or in some other order..
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Hartline benefited A LOT from having that Block O on his chest. That bull won't hit the same walking into homes across the country, or even in SoFL now that Miami was just in the NC. He's going to find out quickly how hard it is to coach at the USF level and also get talent that he's accustomed to.
Sorry, back to Blake
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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

calibuck
And as the camera pans along the bench, see the big kid from Baylor sitting there, and wondering when, or if, he's going to earn his NIL this year. Certainly would be a presence in the paint, and maybe a big plus or not. Sounds like we're not going to see/know this year. And looking at the national rankings, the B10 is loaded with ranked teams. My thought is that the 'committee' will look at those rankings, and decide that's enough of the B10, and that the Buckeyes will be left out once again.
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2027 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

calibuck
Heard an opinion on Morning 5. The 'big' schools may not recruit the 3*'s as heavily, as in the project kids. Apparently the thought is that teams save on NIL, and use for the 'upper' 4/5*s with more/easier (?) developmental potential. And when portal time comes around, recruit those kids that were developed at 'lesser' schools, who have already shown out. Seems solid at first blush. Ohio State, down 31 portal exits, up 20+ portal entries. And total roster seems to be still in upper 80s (around 88 I believe), instead of the 105 (?) NCAA allows. There was 28 in recruiting class, which is above the former max of 25. Know that these above numbers are/were fluid, and seem to change daily. Pantoni may be adding another line to his resume, called something like 'Roster Maximization' or somesuch. Cleaning out the guys that 'haven't grown enough', 'shown enough', 'not going to be relied on' or some euphemism.
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