Pierce quoted yesterday:

• On his personal play: "I feel like I've done pretty well within our scheme. I don't think a lot of people really understand exactly what we're asked to do, so I don't really take much consideration of what they have to say. So it's like I'm just doing what (Matt Patricia) wants me to do, and I feel like I've done a good job. I've graded out a champion multiple weeks in a row. So that's ultimately all I can do."

RugbyBuck said:

I'm giving Hankton some credit for this. I don't think these guys get this run last year. That was one of my two issues with Hartline as WR coach; no minutes early in the season, if at all, and no rotation. I'm a fan so far.

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100% agreed.

Tanner said:

Agree with what everyone is saying. Henry could have come in like a diva but he hasn't. He blocks his ass off and the fact that he is playing shows he is handling his business in practice and off the field.

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this. him and boyd both block very well

Thump said:

Your conversation seems to be OVERWHELMINGLY one-sided, hence the comment.

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My conversation is "How do we know Arthur Smith is the reason why we're scoring with seconds to go at the end of each half?"

If you want to assume something that I'm not asking, that's on you....not me. I want this to be a good hire. I want to like the guy. I want to be wrong like I was about Patricia. So I ask a question. And I get a bunch of bullshit in response.

Since you've decided you're the arbiter of how this conversation is going, I thought you'd like all the info.

charlohiottean said:

I am here to be that guy:

True Origin: 19th-Century Horse Racing

• Ringer: In late 19th-century American horse racing, a "ringer" was a dishonest practice where a fast, high-quality horse was deceptively substituted for a slower one under a false name or pedigree to trick bookmakers and win bets. The term "ringer" itself may have evolved from older criminal and sports slang like "ringing the changes," which meant swapping a valuable item for a cheap one.
• Dead: In this context, "dead" is an intensifier meaning "exact" or "precise" (similar to phrases like "dead center" or "dead on").
• Timeline: The word "ringer" for a substituted horse appeared in print by 1882 (in the Manitoba Free Press), and the full phrase "dead ringer" appeared by 1888 (in the Oshkosh Weekly Times). It quickly expanded from horse racing to mean any striking resemblance or identical copy. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Common False Origin (Urban Legend)

• The Graveyard Bell Myth: A popular folk etymology falsely claims the phrase comes from 18th- or 19th-century "safety coffins" fitted with bells or strings to rescue people who were accidentally buried alive. Language historians and etymologists have thoroughly debunked this story as an urban legend.[1, 2, 3, 4]

just sayin’

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I need you to provide a similar breakdown dispelling the myth that tomatoes do not belong in gumbo.

pnuts34 said:

Hearing that he's starting to trend towards Ped St...

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called it

buckeyebri said:

Still getting the Cloudflare security check every time in

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Ditto

BuckeyeNation27 said:

Or....instead of being condescending.....we could foster conversation and answer questions. Wild concept, I know.

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Your conversation seems to be OVERWHELMINGLY one-sided, hence the comment.

buckeyebri said:

@pnuts34 is there a difference maker out there still or fo you see that RB coming from the portal?

This seems to be the issue the last couple seasons is having that explosive back.

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Curious to hear @pnuts34 thoughts but I'm going to take a slightly different position than many and say that the RB position has been undervalued in recent years. Not just at the college level, but at the professional level too.

I get the observations that there are injuries so you need quantity, and that the talent disparity at RB is perhaps not as high as other positions where the talent is more scarce or where you need more numbers (OL/DL namely). However, a dynamic RB makes a world of difference to me. I'm not sure we win a title without Zeke, but also look what happened when Dobbins got injured and we had leaned on him so much all year before that. And recently our RBs are in the above average stratosphere, with Bo being a little above that at times. I agree not having a playmaker at RB has been a bit of a hindrance to the offense.

All that said, look out for Elijah Newman-Hall when he gets here, that kid is for real and will play from Day 1 imo. A big time RB in the portal would definitely be helpful, as would Bey coming along at the RB position. As to the topic matter of this thread for the 2027 class, I would qualify Tranard Roberts as an elite RB if we were to land him, that kid is for real.

scarletngray said:

Put the pipe away, bro...

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Or....instead of being condescending.....we could foster conversation and answer questions. Wild concept, I know.

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Lost me at the "last decade" part. We've owned them since they joined the conference. Even Cooper had their number.

I don’t get it.

NJ-Buckeye said:

and so goes the story of "dead ringer" ... from Victorian "safety coffins."
As the legend goes, people terrified of being accidentally buried alive were buried with a string tied to their wrist that led to a bell on the surface; if they woke up, they would ring the bell and be dug up

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I am here to be that guy:

True Origin: 19th-Century Horse Racing

• Ringer: In late 19th-century American horse racing, a "ringer" was a dishonest practice where a fast, high-quality horse was deceptively substituted for a slower one under a false name or pedigree to trick bookmakers and win bets. The term "ringer" itself may have evolved from older criminal and sports slang like "ringing the changes," which meant swapping a valuable item for a cheap one.
• Dead: In this context, "dead" is an intensifier meaning "exact" or "precise" (similar to phrases like "dead center" or "dead on").
• Timeline: The word "ringer" for a substituted horse appeared in print by 1882 (in the Manitoba Free Press), and the full phrase "dead ringer" appeared by 1888 (in the Oshkosh Weekly Times). It quickly expanded from horse racing to mean any striking resemblance or identical copy. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Common False Origin (Urban Legend)

• The Graveyard Bell Myth: A popular folk etymology falsely claims the phrase comes from 18th- or 19th-century "safety coffins" fitted with bells or strings to rescue people who were accidentally buried alive. Language historians and etymologists have thoroughly debunked this story as an urban legend.[1, 2, 3, 4]

just sayin’

Agree with what everyone is saying. Henry could have come in like a diva but he hasn't. He blocks his ass off and the fact that he is playing shows he is handling his business in practice and off the field.

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I'm giving Hankton some credit for this. I don't think these guys get this run last year. That was one of my two issues with Hartline as WR coach; no minutes early in the season, if at all, and no rotation. I'm a fan so far.

We're going to learn who he is this week. I'm optimistic based on what I've seen, at least relative to my admittedly low expectations. At a minimum, he's an improvement over Hartline so far.

I'd like to know what we're coaching, what he's supposed to be doing, and if we even have a punting strategy. It LOOKS to me like we just go out there and rip it off and see what happens, but that may not be, and hopefully isn't, correct. For the very little that it's worth, I'd be looking for hang time given the athletes we can put out there to chase it down. Instead, I see line drives that go into the end zone, shanks, etc. I don't think precision punting is necessary for us and it seems like we could be over thinking it. It should be very simple here. Just get some air, get some length, and let the gunners do their jobs.

And lest we overthink this, the LV team got SWEPT by a second year of existence team! Didn't watch any, and won't, but might suggest that the refs were under scrutiny all game, for 'letting' Aja get away with her sh**. SWEPT! by an expansion team, with nary a 'name' to its credit. So Aja and Stewie are on the sidelines, so let's see how many butts are in the seats for this series....

I for one am astonished how well tOSU is playing D this year, given what walked out the door - Styles, Reese, Kmac, and of course Caleb. And all seem to be making a splash at the next level. Wow.