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.

@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.

Appears that Lincoln's plan worked out well. Spend 3 years understudying tOSU QBs, check. Have a great competition as an tOSU QB, check. Take that experience into the portal, and land with a team that's both good, and needing a QB1, check. Have a good/great year on the field, check. Win a Nati, tbd. And left without POing off Buckeye nation, check.

Still getting the Cloudflare security check every time in

RBs are like busses, there's one every 10 minutes.

calibuck said:

Dream a little bit with me.....

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I’ll gladly have some of whatever it is.

Dream a little bit with me.....

Would imagine that tOSU WR coaches are pretty upfront about helping downfield with blocking. Kinda a baseline expectation. AND always has been a trademark of Buckeye WRs. On the turning the corner plays, always see a WR blocking, if not 'getting in the way' of a LB, which equates to a TD, if not a few extra yards. And as we've seen, those extra yards can be critical. And if it were me, I'd put together a tape of last game, isolating the blocks that spring longer runs and/or catches. Might be a great way to start a film session, and drive home said point....

NJ-Buckeye said:

When I attempt to access BP on my phone the security validation hangs and never lets me to BP

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Same with my iPad. Can only access with PC.

BuckBackHome said:

I much prefer the results from the first game where I fell asleep and then woke up to read the Guardians came from behind to win it.

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ahhh.. so it was your fault.. you stayed awake last night

Lacrosse school.

Clearly, coming from me, that’s not a knock.

When I attempt to access BP on my phone the security validation hangs and never lets me to BP

gmen6981 said:

I normally like to dog on BYU but that was a cool move to do that to replace a cancelled game for both teams. IIRC, didn't they schedule that on like a week's notice?

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YES.
Pretty much shattered the norm that it takes years to schedule an OOC game

Kent State

Jaxbuck said:

Election year for DeWine by any chance?

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No, term limit expiration.

Election year for DeWine by any chance?

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 believe the phrase "saved by the bell" started with that practice as well.

I much prefer the results from the first game where I fell asleep and then woke up to read the Guardians came from behind to win it.