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I mean the show went off the air almost 20 years ago now. None of them were really all that young even then....hell even Drea De Matteo is in her mid-50s now and Meadow is mid-40s.

I decided to do a deep dive into Neal's stats to see why he hasn't had better results (I expected a lot of variability from week to week, which really hasn't been the issue, but thought he'd have stronger good weeks than he has had so far). Drive for show, putt for dough seems to be the TLDR conclusion, with his non-putting short game around the green, especially from the sand, also costing him bigly.

Leaving aside rankings for the moment, he's gaining .729 strokes per round on the field driving (3rd on the entire tour), but losing .103 on approach shots, .560 around the green, and .632 putting. Digging deeper on the two problem areas, he's ranked 135th in total scrambling but he's 52nd in scrambling from the rough and 154th in sand save percentage. When it comes to putting, the mid range seems to be what's killing him as he's ranked 72nd on putts inside 10 feet (probably a number that's better than the reality due to gimmes left over after missing mid-range putts), but 158th from both 10-15 feet and 15-20 feet and 123rd from 20-25 feet. He's actually ranked 17th in putting for putts over 25 feet. He's also 153rd in lag putting (proximity to the hole after the first putt).

There are a few quirky things. Oddly, he's only ranked 112th in shots gained on approach shots but is quite a bit better than that in a lot of the components that make up that stat. For example, he's ranked 22nd in proximity to the hole in approach shots. He's also ranked 56th in par 3 scoring average despite being ranked 136th in total scoring average. A final quirk is that his first round scoring average (71.53) is almost a full stroke worse than his scoring average for his next worst round (70.53 for round three) with rounds 2 and 4 coming in at 70.12 and 70.00 respectively. That might be a function of being a rookie and not being familiar with the course or might have to do with nerves and pressure. Who knows?

buckeyemania11 said:

That is definitely a fair question. I just have to laugh when someone says they can't put Sayin ahead of a guy who turned the ball over 42 times in 31starts at TCU (Hoover)

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The good thing is any comparison between these two will be as fair as it gets and neither will have any excuses.

calibuck said:

Just a thought...Miami could save a bunch of money, simply get rid of their recruiting department, but plant a bug in the Woody, and go after those kids the Buckeyes want. With the money they save, they can outbid tOSU, for these players. Or somesuch.

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So the Oregon and Tennessee plan?

Mike80 said:

This is Pure *ichigan...

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Why wouldn't he tell them that? He told them all a hammer wasn't coming even though it 5 bajillion percent should have, and he turned out to be right

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NCAA suspends Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter​

Arion Carter has been suspended by the NCAA for the first two games of Tennessee football's upcoming season.​

Veteran linebacker Arion Carter has been suspended by the NCAA for the first two games of Tennessee's upcoming season, Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Wednesday.

A UT spokesperson confirmed Carter's suspension to GoVols247.

The NCAA elected to suspend Carter because of a $427 flight that was paid for him while he was going through the NFL pre-draft process. Carter was suspended even though he repaid the money according to Sparks' reporting.

Carter will miss Tennessee's season opener against Furman as a result. He'll also miss UT's road trip to Georgia Tech the second week of the season.

Josh Heupel was not happy with the NCAA's decision to suspend one of his leaders.

The linebacker declared for the NFL Draft in mid-December after an All-SEC junior season he achieved despite playing more than two months of the season with double turf toe, an injury severe enough for surgery. It sidelined Carter for the entire pre-draft process. He eventually withdrew from the draft with the intentions of entering the transfer portal before he and Tennessee worked out a return for his senior season.
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restless said:

I didn't pay much attention to Hoover, but I did watch a bit more of Nico. To be fair, Max did say it was difficult to evaluate Sayin.

It almost feels like Julian is that rich kid who has everything at his disposal and was only asked not to screw up. I think he did a great job with that.

Players like Nico were kinda like Dennis Rodman, who was knocked down so many times and had to rise up and try something different.

Will Howard wasn't that impressive at KSU and turned into a very good one at tOSU. Check out how many 1st downs he got for the team in the NC game. The question for Julian, which is a fair one to me, is whether he will, not can, carry the team to victory when they are in tough situations like Mendoza did last season. I have no doubt he has that ability, and I just need to see it on the field. This schedule is set up perfectly for it.

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That is definitely a fair question. I just have to laugh when someone says they can't put Sayin ahead of a guy who turned the ball over 42 times in 31starts at TCU (Hoover)

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Some very bad ones too though like thinking Nico at UCLA and Josh Hoover (a turnover machine) should be ranked ahead of Sayin

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I didn't pay much attention to Hoover, but I did watch a bit more of Nico. To be fair, Max did say it was difficult to evaluate Sayin.

It almost feels like Julian is that rich kid who has everything at his disposal and was only asked not to screw up. I think he did a great job with that.

Players like Nico were kinda like Dennis Rodman, who was knocked down so many times and had to rise up and try something different.

Will Howard wasn't that impressive at KSU and turned into a very good one at tOSU. Check out how many 1st downs he got for the team in the NC game. The question for Julian, which is a fair one to me, is whether he will, not can, carry the team to victory when they are in tough situations like Mendoza did last season. I have no doubt he has that ability, and I just need to see it on the field. This schedule is set up perfectly for it.

That's a great thought. A fifth year for every sport.....but most people look to the football players. Although believe Diebs has access to a bunch of Athletic Department lawyers to do that research, cannot see any roadblock there. Not certain if he signed some sort of pro contract, which might make him ineligible. But spend a few minutes. PS, anyone know if there's a spare basketball schollie available? Thought there might be one.

Just a thought...Miami could save a bunch of money, simply get rid of their recruiting department, but plant a bug in the Woody, and go after those kids the Buckeyes want. With the money they save, they can outbid tOSU, for these players. Or somesuch.

restless said:

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Some fair points were made in this video. The good thing is Julian will have plenty of chances to prove himself this season.

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Imagine thinking a first year starter in the system he's in with the coaching he's going to receive has peaked.

That video is garbage.

Nope, never taught at any HS. But I attended one, therefore am an expert! (at least that's what Board members said to me).

Tyler Bowen has a chance to land his first blue-chip recruit at Ohio State​

The Ohio State offensive line coach looks like he's on his way to getting an elite recruit in the 2028 class.

At almost every position on the field, Ohio State has been able to recruit five-star recruits. The one exception to that in the last few years has been the offensive line. It has been a while since they have been able to bring in a blue-chip recruit up front, even since adding Tyler Bowen to the coaching staff.

Bowen has a plethora of offensive linemen coming in the 2027 recruiting class. Right now, the Buckeyes have six offensive linemen in the class. That accounts for almost one-third of the entire recruiting class right now. Bowen looks poised to land his first blue-chip recruit in next year's class, though.

Tyler Bowen gets early crystal ball prediction for two offensive line recruits in 2028​

While the Buckeyes are still trying to round out the 2027 recruiting class, they already have their eyes on some prospects from the 2028 class. Bowen has a crystal ball prediction from Allen Trieu of 247Sports to land two different offensive line prospects. One of them is Kavon Blackman.

Blackman is ranked in the top 25 nationally by Rivals and would be the first blue-chip recruit that the Ohio State Buckeyes have landed on the offensive line since Paris Johnson Jr. Right now, he is listed as a four-star recruit from Springfield, so he's an in-state guy.

The other recruit Trieu has a prediction for is John Paul Carrico. He is a four-star recruit from Kentucky. Of course, it is very early in the class to think that these recruits are sewn up in any way for the Buckeyes. There is too much time between now and when those recruits would sign to think that.

If Bowen were able to land both recruits, it would be a heck of a start to the 2028 recruiting class. Next year's class likely won't see Ohio State add as many offensive linemen as it does in this class, though. That could allow Bowen to focus more on the top recruits.

Tyler Bowen needs to prove he can develop on Ohio State's offensive line​

Bowen's MO when he was hired was that he was a good recruiter. However, there are questions about whether or not he can actually develop some talent up front. He hasn't been able to get the top-rated recruits in the country, so he needs to show that he can develop some lesser-rated recruits.

Those questions will start to be answered this season. Bowen needs to get his unit to play much better at the end of the year than it did last season. The failure up front in the last two games was a big reason why they lost the Big Ten Championship and the Cotton Bowl.

In those final two games, the Buckeyes allowed 10 sacks. That simply is not going to get it done when playing the best competition at the end of the year. Bowen has to show that he can get his guys to protect Julian Sayin as he tries to lead the team to a national championship.

restless said:

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Some fair points were made in this video. The good thing is Julian will have plenty of chances to prove himself this season.

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Some very bad ones too though like thinking Nico at UCLA and Josh Hoover (a turnover machine) should be ranked ahead of Sayin