Hard to believe, but Purdue has won 7 consecutive games in the Round of 32. They were upset in the first round twice within that streak.

DZ83CK said:

No one thinks Noel is going to get another year. Both G and C they have major needs. I think they do have flexibility to put Mobley at the 1 as long as they get a guard who can pair well with him by being strong in the areas Mobley isn't particularly strong (defense, size, length, strength, ability to get to the foul line). Ideally they get a tough, athletic, strong big man who can pass the ball and can hit the 3, although Ojianwuna may be able to do most of those things.

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The problem with Ojianwuna is that it's still has to be seen if he can truly bounce back from his injury. You can't fully rely on that happening.

buckeyeintn said:

Went to a hockey game tonight. We generally go to 20-25 games a year and I always wear a Preds jersey and a tOSU hat. There are some guys we've sat close to for a few years who occasionally hassle me about my hat. But we're talking to each other a lot so its all good natured. We know each other (remember, I'm in the middle of S-E-C country).

Tonight there was some jackass a few seats over who hollered over at me, "Did somebody pay you to wear that hat?" Understand, this was someone not in the group of people we normally interact with and someone I've never seen before. I initially ignored him. He then hollered the same question.

Jackass: Did somebody pay you to wear that hat?
Me: No, I'm proud of my alma mater.
Jackass: Go Blue
Me: You mean go cheaters?
Jackass: O-H-N-O
Me: C-H-E-A-T-E-R-S
Me: You need to read the history of your great Fielding Yost and find out why you were thrown out of the conference. You've always cheated.
Jackass: (Crickets)

Why would you harass a total stranger in a public setting for just wearing a hat? (I know. Rhetorical question.)

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Because they're all freaking scum. I would've gotten in trouble most likely.

Thump said:

They’ll lose.

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Does that make them.....turds?

Buckeyes get the sweep with a 14-4 win.

Butler is awful but hopefully this gives a much needed confidence boost

Well I guess if we don't get him Harvard is a decent place to end up.

Tanner said:

Disagree. Anybody can draw up fancy plays on the chalkboard. But you have to call plays that suit your personnel. Yeah, the o line wasn't great but it's not like they were non-functional. They weren't the only team in the country that had to work around some o line issues. Going into the Miami game against that d-line depending on long-developing deep shots was dumb

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Disagree.

Miami's entire defensive philosophy in that game was to take away the short and intermediate stuff that Sayin excelled at. The screen that returned for a Pick-6 fit into what they were trying to do. Short of Sayin turning into a bit more of a runner, taking the top off the defense early on was the right idea in my IMO.

Given the run game issues that were apparent all year long, the only thing that prevented Ohio State from running away with that game was Miami's defensive line breaking down the pass protection as illustrated in the videos above.

The plays were there. If the execution matched the scheme Ohio State rolls. Once Ohio State got behind they had to throw it a ton more than I think they truly wanted to as part of the overall scheme.

If you really want to criticize something from that game, the tempo has to be much faster. Miami's depth should have been tested more than it was.

Either way, I think we both agree the offensive line has to take a step forward this year for this team to be a success. Living on last year's laurels will get them not where they need to be.

We win this one tonight, I may have to buy a women's hockey jersey and put Muzzie on the back!

Tanner said:

His point makes no sense. Yes, Ohio State fans care more about football. Duh. But Ohio State fans aren't asking for and don't expect the basketball program to be Duke or Kansas. They just think it's ridiculous for the program to be like the 8th best team in the conference, which it is currently

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Titus goes overboard on the critique, and it's silly to be mad at the fans. Yeah, there are a lot of idiot fans, but everyone has idiot fans online. You have to remember with social media/Barstool, their job is to get attention. That being said, I think it's completely legitimate to question the support Diebler has gotten from the university and with NIL. I am a believer that OSU has not had the right approach to the transfer portal in men's basketball and it has really hurt the team the last two years at least & it's been a combination of scouting/evaluation misses and not having funds to land the best transfers. Hopefully the planned addition of a GM can make a difference, but obviously they need a new approach to the transfer portal.

Mike80 said:

Not particularly - especially the Cryami game. Execution matters.

To expand on the point - Ohio State is best when it's efficiency is excellent. I'd be willing to bet that their efficiency dropped off a cliff post-TCUN game. Part of what was Indiana was a team of destiny and Cryami played at a high level, but a lot of efficiency comes from goo execution, and the offense was not very crisp at all in either game. You can only scheme or try to out-scheme the other team so much - the kids have to execute the plays that are called or else it doesn't matter much.

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Disagree. Anybody can draw up fancy plays on the chalkboard. But you have to call plays that suit your personnel. Yeah, the o line wasn't great but it's not like they were non-functional. They weren't the only team in the country that had to work around some o line issues. Going into the Miami game against that d-line depending on long-developing deep shots was dumb

If Tennessee/Virginia are supposed to be toughest teams to stop UM from making the Final Four, that's just about as weak a draw in a region as I can recall.

My goodness, UM just keeps getting luckier if this result holds. They started the tournament with one of the highest seeds in the region, Texas Tech, missing their best player due to injury. Then #4 seed Alabama's #2 scorer & top 3-point shooter gets busted for dealing pot & off the team. Now #2 seed Iowa State's best player injures his ankle in the first game, opening the door for #7 seed Kentucky to knock them off potentially.

Best Buckeye said:

BIll Roberts, Larry Seigfred,

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Bill Roberts or Robinson?

Get Oweh in foul trouble and run UK out of the gym please.

ScriptOhio said:

Terence Dials, Forward/Center (2002-'06)

Dials played 132 games, spanning parts of five seasons with the Buckeyes. During that stellar college college career, Dials totaled more than 1,500 points and ranks fifth in school history with 876 rebounds. In 2004-05, the 6-9 Dials averaged a career-high 15.9 points with 7.9 rebounds. Then in his final campaign of 2005-06, Dials won Big Ten Player of the Year for averaging 15.3 points, on 57.4-percent shooting, and a career-best 8.0 rebounds. His 55.8 career field-goal percentage also ranks among the best in Ohio State history.

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I thought it says "may have forgotten"? Who would forget Dials??

Back to Titus. I'm a put your money where your mouth is kind of guy. Titus was bitching tOSU basketball doesn't get enough NIL money. My question to him would be how much has he given? I think it's kind of unAmerican to decide where other people should spend their money, especially if you haven't put your own money there. Who do they think they are, Congress? But then again, maybe that's just me.

Now get off my lawn!

Terence Dials, Forward/Center (2002-'06)



Dials played 132 games, spanning parts of five seasons with the Buckeyes. During that stellar college college career, Dials totaled more than 1,500 points and ranks fifth in school history with 876 rebounds. In 2004-05, the 6-9 Dials averaged a career-high 15.9 points with 7.9 rebounds. Then in his final campaign of 2005-06, Dials won Big Ten Player of the Year for averaging 15.3 points, on 57.4-percent shooting, and a career-best 8.0 rebounds. His 55.8 career field-goal percentage also ranks among the best in Ohio State history.

Some dolls my grandfather bought in Cuba back before Castro

OHSportsFan said:

I have Zona winning it all but if there’s ever a program that can fall flat of expectations, Arizona is it.

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As an ASU alum, I'm here for it.

DZ83CK said:

Miami had it at 4 in the final minute, then chose to foul and not make any shots and blew the cover. Rough.

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I feel you, been on that side most of this tourney so far too.