buckeyemania11 said:

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.

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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.

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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

This is Pure *ichigan...

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Ohio State should bring back this player with the new eligibility rules​

Now that every player gets five years of eligibility, the Buckeyes should bring back their center from a year ago.

The NCAA has lost again in court (shocking, I know), and now players from the 2022 class in all sports will have a fifth year of eligibility. That means that a lot of seniors who tried to be drafted in their respective sports could flood back to the NCAA to try to find a spot.

One of those players could be former Buckeye center Christoph Tilly. Tilly was the starting center for the Ohio State basketball program last season, averaging 11 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. While he wasn't the best center they've ever had, the Buckeyes need to see if they can bring him back.

Why the Ohio State basketball program should bring Christoph Tilly back​

The Buckeyes simply don't have a good player to replace Tilly on the roster. As it stands now, Ivan Njegovan is slated to be the starting center. While he has shown some promise as an offensive rebounder, his offensive skill set leaves a lot to be desired. He's at least a decent shot-blocker, though.

Still, the Buckeyes would benefit from having Tilly back as the starter. At seven feet tall, he can still deter players at the rim. He shot abysmally from outside the 3-point arc a year ago, but at least he can make those shots occasionally. Spacing the floor will be key with the roster next year.

The core of the team will be John Mobley Jr. and two five-star freshmen. Maximizing the offense is clearly going to be the way that this team has to play in order to win games. They are going to be small in the backcourt, so why not try to have the best offense they can possibly put on the court?

Tilly went undrafted in late June, so he would be available to come back. It would certainly boost up a roster that actually has expectations after Jake Diebler took the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years. Adding a center who can shoot would help.

Ohio State can't bring their best player from a year ago back​

Unfortunately for them, Ohio State cannot bring the best player on the team back. Bruce Thornton was surprisingly the first pick of the second round by the Houston Rockets. He played well in Summer League, all but assuring his chance at a roster spot with the Rockets.

Had they been able to bring back Thornton, this would have been a team that could win the Big Ten. As it stands now, they should still shoot for the top six. If they bring back Tilly, the top four could be in play. Deibler needs to do as much research as he can to see if bringing Tilly back would be feasible.

I'm sure Tilly will explore a return to college basketball. It would help if he could come back to Columbus and play for a familiar face and in a familiar environment. That would be the best-case scenario for everyone involved in his possible return.

The weather got worse at exactly the wrong time. Abbott about to walk in a bunch of runs...

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This week’s question: Where will Ohio State men’s basketball finish in the Big Ten this season?​

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Connor: 7th​

I think Ohio State has the opportunity to move up from last season’s 8th-place finish in the conference, but there’s still enough questions about this team that I’m not super confident that they will do that.

Who starts at center, and how effective will they be at that spot? Can Justin Pippen improve his career field goal percentage of 36% as a heavy minutes type of guy?

Will Anthony Thompson jump right in and dominate like he’s expected to, or will it take some time for the freshman to adjust to the speed and physicality of college basketball? How much of a step will Amare Bynum take as a sophomore — are we looking at a potential All-Big Ten type of guy, or an 11-point, five-rebound per game guy (so a marginal uptick from last season)?

If all of those things pan out in Ohio State’s favor, you’re looking at a Buckeyes team that could absolutely finish in the top four of the Big Ten and compete for both a triple-bye in the Big Ten Tournament and a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament than they got last year.

Also, there are several teams that I think are more trustworthy/have fewer questions surrounding them than Ohio State.

Right off the top, Illinois, Michigan State, and Nebraska all feel like safer bets than Ohio State. Michigan and USC both have very talented rosters, although I think (for different reasons) I trust them less than the top three.

On paper, Purdue’s roster is nowhere close to as good as it has been over the past decade or so, but Matt Painter always seems to take a group of guys and make the sum greater than its parts.

Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Michigan, USC, Purdue….. and then Ohio State.

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Justin: 6th​

I pretty much just turned this question into a “Will Ohio State finish in the top six of the Big Ten?” and my answer is yes.

As of right now, Illinois, Michigan State, and Michigan are the top three teams in the conference. UCLA, USC, Maryland, Indiana, Purdue, and Ohio State are all in the second tier to me, and the Buckeyes can fall anywhere from fourth to ninth, depending on what the other teams do.

USC and Indiana have great teams on paper, but they will have to gel and find team chemistry they didn’t find last year. Purdue has the question mark of replacing Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn. The Boilermakers have not played without that trio in four years and, even though they are talented, will have to learn to play without Smith, Loyer, and Kaufman-Renn.

Obviously, the Buckeyes have questions too, as Mobley and Bynum have to take the next steps, the bench has to be wildly better, and the

Buckeyes are relying heavily on a freshman to be one of their best players.

But I love the transfers and the addition of the freshmen, and I think this is a top six team in the conference.

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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.

BuckBackHome said:

I’m assuming the bat they received in the trade can’t actually hit.

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You'd be absolutely correct.

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Just sayin': Could Iowa be the "trap game" in 2026?

ScUM players just love getting leveled

If they had a good QB he'd be insane

This ump sucks dick. He's already missed 5 calls, obvious ones, and had 2 easily overturned. That's pathetic.

cincibuck said:

Is it possible that a coach was able to break through Underwood's ego and convince him he had a great deal of work to do between his spring game shit show and the kickoff of the 26-27 season? Marshall is a solid running back. They have at least one decent receiver. The middle of the BIG sucks. Could they finish third?

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His attitude seems like it hasn't changed. He's more interested in bullshit than working on the actual mechanics that he needs to.

With their schedule 7-5 is more likely than 9-3. They'll probably end up 8-4 though which is about indicative of their roster talent vs their schedule. I expect an actual defensive dropoff this year going back to a pure college scheme opposed to the NFL style coaches theyve had there recently. Some Don Brown type stuff where they will probably look good against low level offenses but any offense with a pulse won't have many issues with it

MD Buckeye said:

Go ahead and sign up. Worst case, we'll just expand to 12 teams.

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Captain Buckeye said:

Go get Curry back lol

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Other Ohio State scholarship players who exhausted their eligibility last season that would have had a fifth year of eligibility under the new rule change were running back CJ Donaldson, defensive end Caden Curry, linebacker Sonny Styles and cornerback Davison Igbinosun

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Just sayin': Needless to say, none of the "other four players" are coming back........

CJ Donaldson signed a 3 year $3,123.000 undrafted contract with the New Orleans Saints on May 8, 2026. The deal includes a $20,000 signing bonus and $90,000 in total guaranteed money.

Caden Curry signed a 4 year rookie contract with the Indianapolis Colts worth $4.586,532. The deal includes an average annual salary of $1,146,633 and $206,532 in total guaranteed money, coming from a fully guaranteed signing bonus.

Sonny Styles signed a 4 year fully guaranteed rookie contract worth $37,211,582 with the Washington Commanders after being selected 7th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Davison Igbinosun signed a 4 year, $7,949,010 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including $2,241,096 signing bonus, $5,738,907 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,987,253.