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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

buckeyemania11
Mike80 said:
The worst lead in the NHL is going up 2-0 early.

The number of blown multi-goal leads by this team is ridiculous. The talent is absolutely there to win, they just are missing something to finish games off.
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This franchise just can't have nice things. You'd think that sweep of Tampa who tied the most wins record woulda been a turning point but....nope.


They are up 3-1 now but they could win out and still have a high chance of missing the playoffs. Bet that 3rd period meltdown against Boston ends up being the difference in the end.

Philly needs to lose but they are winning 3-1 against the Jets in the 2nd period of their game
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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Basketball Portal)

DZ83CK
buckeyemania11 said:
The problem is somebody desperate will give it to them until these NIL collectives start refusing to overpay for players who don't deserve it this isn't stopping and who knows if that would ever happen
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There's definitely an element of desperation to the transfer portal. A lot of these coaches are losing half or more of their roster at the end of the season. Many of those players are lost (with varying levels of expectation by the coaches) to the portal. The fact that top high school recruits are generally already signed means the only real option for coaches needing to refill their roster is the portal, and with the season is coming in 7 months they have to do what it takes to sign transfers in order to keep their jobs. The coaches don't want to be fired, so while they want to allocate their NIL wisely, they will overpay if that's what it takes to have the talent they need in order to stay employed.
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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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DZ83CK said:
NIL is based on wealthy donors contributing to the program. Duke has a ton of NBA guys, so does Kentucky, UNC, Kansas. OSU doesn't have that many former NBA guys to kick in to NIL. Some other programs might not have a rich history of pros, but they might have other rich donors instead who have fortunes from big oil or big tech. OSU has Les Wexner, who apparently has no interest in contributing to NIL, and no other billionaire donors. Most college athletic departments don't make money, and even OSU's profits are limited, we're talking $5M to $20M profit per year, and it's variable. Ideally the athletic department would cut down on costs and find a way to invest more in NIL, but that's not what higher education does, everything always gets bigger and more expensive. So they have to rely on wealthy donors, who aren't all that plentiful.
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I know "but look at Michigan" is a fun go to but scUM has been able to do it because they've pretty much currently waived the white flag and accepted that their football team is mostly ceiling capped at 9-3 type seasons and not being a serious threat for titles at all and have instead just thrown the sink at hoops now.
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2026-27 Ohio State Men's Basketball

DZ83CK
shetuck said:
well... right... i understand that the funding isn't there, obviously.

what i don't understand is why the funding isn't there. we probably have one of, if not the wealthiest athletic departments in the country. other schools which shall remain nameless, seem to manage to do it. what's the blocking point for us?
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NIL is based on wealthy donors contributing to the program. Duke has a ton of NBA guys, so does Kentucky, UNC, Kansas. OSU doesn't have that many former NBA guys to kick in to NIL. Some other programs might not have a rich history of pros, but they might have other rich donors instead who have fortunes from big oil or big tech. OSU has Les Wexner, who apparently has no interest in contributing to NIL, and no other billionaire donors. Most college athletic departments don't make money, and even OSU's profits are limited, we're talking $5M to $20M profit per year, and it's variable. Ideally the athletic department would cut down on costs and find a way to invest more in NIL, but that's not what higher education does, everything always gets bigger and more expensive. So they have to rely on wealthy donors, who aren't all that plentiful.
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