cincibuck said:

Perhaps a result of what happened in the 2024 bowl game when the center was switched due to discipline - yeah, I know it was losing Brown in the 1st qtr -

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After some reflection, the 2024 debacle was a result of benching Hinzman and putting Jones at center, and also starting a not very strong Vimahi, because Hinzman did a stupid podcast. UGA's players who have committed crimes have been treated better than Hinzman has been for a freaking podcast. Lol. Add the Brown injury. It was a cluster F.

Hinzman has experience at center. He looked strong at guard and Siervold has looked good when he was given the opportunity to start in place of Tegra.

I think this Oline can get it done, but as a whole they have not worked together. Hopefully the kinks get worked out as the game and the rest of the season progresses.

IU has bigger depth issues.

We shall see.... go Bucks!

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What to make of lopsided Ohio State women’s basketball win over Ohio University​

Coach McGuff’s Buckeyes broke a record against Ohio, but how does a 64-point win benefit Ohio State?

It’s ok to admit that non-conference basketball seasons are mostly boring. Subtract a couple of big-name opponents and the only thing getting fans to the conference schedule in one piece is the general excitement of a new season and counting the days until the next game against a side that brings a challenge.

If a Big Ten schedule release was accompanied by music, it would be a loud, exciting, marching band with games against new conference additions like USC and UCLA, and the tried and true rivalries against the Iowas and Indianas of the Big Ten’s old guard.

Ohio State women’s basketball’s non-conference schedule, however, would be accompanied by a sad trombone.

Outside of a game against a might-be-ranked Stanford on Dec. 20, it’s a slate of mid-majors whose most intriguing game element is likely a connection between the schools off the court. Wednesday, it was an in-state “rivalry” against the Ohio Bobcats of the MAC in which the Buckeyes hold a 24-1 record. The Buckeyes beat OU 106-42.

This is no offense to mid-majors whatsoever. The most exciting parts of the basketball season are often when squads not in a Power Four conference beat one of the big teams. Big meaning has more recruiting power and money.

However, until the game is played you never know how it's going to end up.

The Scarlet and Gray almost fell to one of the most consistent mid-majors in women’s basketball on Sunday. Belmont gave Ohio State their all, only to give up a nine-point lead with five minutes remaining. OSU came back to win that one 67-63. It was a diamond in the rough in the early goings of the season.

In Athens on Wednesday, from the jump the Buckeyes didn’t look like a team that was interested in repeating that performance.

“We had played really hard Sunday versus Belmont, but we didn’t execute very well on either end of the floor,” head coach Kevin McGuff said. “And so we wanted to, it was more of a mental thing with our execution, which I thought we were much better today.”

“Much better” is putting it lightly.

Ohio State outplayed the Bobcats in nearly every statistical category. The Buckeyes outshot Ohio 48.3 percent to 25.5 percent, hit 11 three-point shots compared to five for the home side, and had a total number of shots almost doubling the Bobcats 89-47.

Ohio did do one thing better, hitting more free throws, and with more efficiency, an issue that was key in the Buckeyes’ win Sunday when they shot 52 percent from the line, leaving 12 points on the free throw line.

That obviously didn’t matter on Wednesday, but it will down the road.

Away from missing free throws and everything clicked, but how does it help to beat up on a mid-major riddled with injury in the grand scheme of things?
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There is a large talent differential…tOSU should dominate .. if Indiana plays PSU Oregon they lose. So in “theory” a two score win. The job gets done…

Stuck in Calgary on my way from Edmonton to ORD. At least there is this…

Florida

OKLAHOMA

Hopefully the Sooners won't crash in Norman Saturday.

buckeyemania11 said:

Reading the GoBlow recruiting threads are good entertainment. They still think they are green pastures.

Wisconsin does kinda suck but Michigan is in no place to be labeling others as being in "dire straits" under their coach, they aren't even 1 full year into Moore and he's reportedly already lost the team and they are in a tailspin overall when it comes to that coaching staff and the team.

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If I had to choose situations, it'd be cheese without even having to think about it.

Cheese > Rotting Rodent

Reading the GoBlow recruiting threads are good entertainment. They still think they are green pastures.

Wisconsin does kinda suck but Michigan is in no place to be labeling others as being in "dire straits" under their coach, they aren't even 1 full year into Moore and he's reportedly already lost the team and they are in a tailspin overall when it comes to that coaching staff and the team.

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Given that Wisconsin is in pretty dire straits under Fickell, this kinda sorta tells me (through my maize and blue tinted sunglasses, to be fair) that Michigan cooled on him and encouraged him to start looking elsewhere.

If he decommitted and went to OSU, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, etc., then yeah I’d say he just wants to get out of Dodge and head for greener pastures.

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RB07OSU said:

That was the exact thing I was going to say. Between the horrible results this year and what I believe is the general knowledge of sanctions coming, scUM faces some serious challenges on the recruiting front. You hate to see it happen...

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I wonder if the asterisk on his post was intentional, because if so...

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Benny Patterson is their new savior now.

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Hilarious watching them trying to justify that their recruiting ranking wise downgrades are actually big upgrades

They lost the #62 overall player in the composite (#7 S) to Bama but poached the #190 overall player (#13 S) from Pitt and according to them they are the winners in that deal

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UTQTFS

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NFBuck said:

I was surprised they haven't rushed to get a conclusion so this year could be included in any penalties since it's gonna be a popcorn fart bowl anyway. But then they've handled all of this about as poorly as possible, so not really surprising they didn't.

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Yep it's not surprising at all, "Michigan Man" arrogance won't allow them to come to any deal that is anything but them getting maybe a light slap on the wrist. You know those clowns have likely been showing the same "we are really in charge the NCAA should be bowing to us" attitude that their insiders have been portraying during the actual talks.

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Yeah that’s all it is… just arrogance from start to finish. Hilarious they went through all of this with the mind set that they’ll just get a little fine and maybe a suspension.

Man the distraught they’ll feel when it’s all taken away is going to be just amazing to see.

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I should have guess by the egg coffee but you can get that at any Vietnamese restaurant but the street pic and the lanterns gave it away

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I was surprised they haven't rushed to get a conclusion so this year could be included in any penalties since it's gonna be a popcorn fart bowl anyway. But then they've handled all of this about as poorly as possible, so not really surprising they didn't.

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Yep it's not surprising at all, "Michigan Man" arrogance won't allow them to come to any deal that is anything but them getting maybe a light slap on the wrist. You know those clowns have likely been showing the same "we are really in charge the NCAA should be bowing to us" attitude that their insiders have been portraying during the actual talks.

Ohio State Needs Best From Denzel Burke, Davison Igbinosun and Jordan Hancock vs. Indiana​

The Best in America moniker Ohio State’s cornerback room tends to tote hasn’t been in full effect this season.

That’s not to say the corners have been all bad. In fact, they've mostly been good. Only five teams in the nation allow fewer passing yards per game than the Buckeyes, and their 6.1 yards allowed per pass attempt is good for 19th-best across the FBS.

But there’s a damned spot (for those who have read Shakespeare) upon the résumé of Ohio State’s pass defense, and especially its cornerbacks. The Buckeyes allowed Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel to throw for 341 yards and two touchdowns in Autzen Stadium in a 32-31 loss, the first top-five game OSU played this year.

Now Ohio State enters its third top-five contest of its 2024 campaign and will face the best passing attack it’s seen since the Ducks when No. 5 Indiana comes to the Shoe this Saturday. The Buckeyes need BIA to bring their A-game.

“We know we're going to get challenged out there, and that's just the way it is,” Day said. “Especially now and in this game, they're going to challenge us on the perimeter. That's just the way it works. So our guys got to learn from things that have gone on in the past and make those adjustments. ... The bottom line is, this coaching staff and all of us believe in those guys. We love their competitiveness. We love who they are. They're team players, and I’m excited to see their week of work and excited to see them play on Saturday.”
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