Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86​

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86.

Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement. His cause of death was not immediately clear.

"He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry," she said.

R.I.P.

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Jeremiah Smith, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and Jaylen McClain Are Pro Football Focus’ Highest-Graded Ohio State Players Against Iowa​

The Top Three​

1. WR Jeremiah Smith (89.6)​

For the second straight week, Smith had double-digit receptions and over 200 yards receiving. His grades of 88.3 in receiving and 89.6 in overall offense were the highest of any player in the nation with 10-plus receptions in Week 5.

Another nation-leading mark for Smith in Week 5 was his 206 receiving yards, making him the first Ohio State receiver to have back-to-back games with over 200 receiving yards. For the season, Smith has PFF's highest grades in the nation in offense (94.9) and receiving (94.5).

This is the fourth straight week PFF has ranked Ohio State's Heisman hopeful as a top-three player on the team.

2. DE Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (82.5)​

Jackson earned a pass-rushing grade of 90.8 against Iowa, the highest for any player in the Big Ten. The defensive end forced a fumble on a 13-yard sack on the second play of the game, backing up his words after he said the Buckeye defense would bounce back from a “terrible” performance against Illinois.

3. S Jaylen McClain (78.3)​

With a season tackling grade of 90.7, McClain leads the Big Ten and is ranked fourth in the nation in this category. He is just shy of being No. 1 in the nation, as a pair of North Texas players have the top spot with a grade of 91.0.

Clicks over facts.

6 pages. And NOT ONE “FUCK *ICHIGAN”.

Don’t be slipping. Fuck them then. Fuck them now. Fuck them forever.

The lack of offensive development really is glaring. Certainly a lot of this has to fall on the hitting coaching throughout the organization, though you could probably put some blame on poor scouting as well.

billmac91 said:

We’re also Cleveland tho…..our market sucks. We shouldn’t expect to be the Dodgers.

Tampa is insanely good and very consistent. That’s who we’re chasing.

Credit where it’s due tho….this Guardian (Indian) team, had no business making it to playoffs this year. Good for them in that regard….

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I know it seems petty to complain about making the playoffs but getting there and then getting shoved in a locker 2 years in a row by the team you somehow managed to take the division from at the end of the year leaves a pretty bitter taste

VictoryBelle said:

Anyone going to be in Denver for this game? I see Hayter’s is the alumni watch bar but haven’t been there since I’m from out of town. Was supposed to watch with someone but he bailed on all our plans for that weekend.

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Usually I would be, but I’ll be out of town.

buckeyemania11 said:

Sadly I think continuing to limp into the playoffs keeps enabling an already cheap ownership into thinking they are actually doing a great job.

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We’re also Cleveland tho…..our market sucks. We shouldn’t expect to be the Dodgers.

Tampa is insanely good and very consistent. That’s who we’re chasing.

Credit where it’s due tho….this Guardian (Indian) team, had no business making it to playoffs this year. Good for them in that regard….

In the MNF game now. Couple nice carries

Anyone going to be in Denver for this game? I see Hayter’s is the alumni watch bar but haven’t been there since I’m from out of town. Was supposed to watch with someone but he bailed on all our plans for that weekend.

I thought they'd end up lucking into a 9 win season but it seems like they aren't getting their usual bullshit with teams like Iowa and Minnesota actually playing competently enough to beat them.

This is about their level. On paper they coming into the year I think they were a 7-5ish team. And from the looks of it now they could very well finish worse (5-7 is a real.possibility). QB play is awful, the OL is bad and the defense is "goodish" but it is still beatable, certainly not near good enough to carry the dumpster fire of an offense.

They might as well just roll with Underwood. With that OL giving not much of a real running game the freshman QB would probably be even worse back there.

Its almost time!

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Why would they use a dog like that? As a prop to get attention? Kind of shitty! I'll tell you what, some people...

Frozen rope by Joseph Thomas

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Where’s Ronnie Milsap?

billmac91 said:

Honestly, it was a solid year….this roster sucks. Somehow makes the playoffs again and wins division.

I had zero expectations coming into postseason knowing how awful our lineup is…..especially when Josie is having a career worst season.

Any chance to compete for a World Series meant insane luck and insane pitching we don’t really have…..Chicago is the more talented team and it shows.

I was critical of Vogt at times this year….and I still think fair. But he got them to postseason and he deserves credit. This is a REALLY bad roster.

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Sadly I think continuing to limp into the playoffs keeps enabling an already cheap ownership into thinking they are actually doing a great job.

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Of course it was against the Browns.

Honestly, it was a solid year….this roster sucks. Somehow makes the playoffs again and wins division.

I had zero expectations coming into postseason knowing how awful our lineup is…..especially when Josie is having a career worst season.

Any chance to compete for a World Series meant insane luck and insane pitching we don’t really have…..Chicago is the more talented team and it shows.

I was critical of Vogt at times this year….and I still think fair. But he got them to postseason and he deserves credit. This is a REALLY bad roster.