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Ohio State Women's Basketball (2023-24 B1G CHAMPS)

Jaloni is on one already vs Notre Dame. Hidalgo from the Irish is a hell of a Defensive player though. did notice an alarming scene on that timeout. Some of the girls still wearing long sleeves seemed to be a "checked out". Don't know if they are injured or whatever but they didnt even put their hands in on the break and were kind of looking around the building instead of what the coaches were saying in the huddle. I hope that isnt an actual reflection of something going on. 22-20 Lady Bucks after 1 on ESPN2
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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

That list conveniently left off Jamison Battle who was a diamond in the rough of transfers that we had come in playing on the 23-24 team. If guys like that were available for 2 years and more the program would be in a different place, imo. We get the guys that rock for too short a period of time and then those guys that come in and just aren't any good at the B1G level. Its a different skillset in the B1G which guys like Tilly found out this year.
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2028 PA WR Jett Harrison (Verbal Offer)

Is he that good, or is this an Arch Manning kinda deal?
Well, Marvin Jr definitely was that good. In fact he was even better than his 24/7 rating: i.e. 4 Star, 160th nationally, 21st best WR, and 7th best in PA. Now according to 24/7 his HS QB (Kyle McCord) was a 5 Star, 28th Nationally, 6th best QB, and 2nd best in PA. You know which of these 2 players became the biggest star. Needless to say. 24/7 and Rivals ratings are not 100% accurate.

Is he that good? I'll say probably and that Ohio State should go "all in" to get him. Besides being a "legacy" recruit; you know he comes from a good family, has had the best coaching, and (if he was raised the same as Marvin Jr.) should be a good team player without any "character issues" too.
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2028 PA WR Jett Harrison (Verbal Offer)

Is he that good, or is this an Arch Manning kinda deal?
Marvin, not jett, was the one that should have inspired that kind of question with his high school performance, as he was a high 4* who looked very good not great. That worked out ok. That said, Marvin never made you wonder if the opponents on film were extras in a made for tv movie like those in arch's highlights did. Arch looked like he was playing on freshman difficulty from the NCAA video games
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WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (All B1G, All American, Rose Bowl MVP, Pro Bowl, All Pro, NFL OPOY, Super Bowl Champion, Seattle Seahawks)

With all due respect.. I want the next Orlando Pace but we're never gonna be able to afford such
They never restocked that.

P.s. OSU has been winning titles with Darryl Baldwin and Josh Fryar.
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Buckeye b'ballers you may have forgotten

That is 1987. You can find the next years easily from there.
Thanks! I was trying to remember the name of the Center. Kind of a puddy white guy, but he could play.
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WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (All B1G, All American, Rose Bowl MVP, Pro Bowl, All Pro, NFL OPOY, Super Bowl Champion, Seattle Seahawks)


Highest paid WR. I believe that is a good thing;-)
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Re: The deal averages $42.15 million per year, and includes over $120 million guaranteed, both setting records for any wide receiver.

Just sayin':......
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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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Ohio State Needs Far Better Transfer Portal Additions, Late-Game Play Design for Better Close to 2026-27 Season​


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Ohio State took a step forward as a program by making the NCAA Tournament in its second year under Jake Diebler, the first time the Buckeyes went dancing in four years. But the expectation is not to make the NCAA Tournament, it’s to make runs in the NCAA Tournament. That’s what athletic director Ross Bjork said. That’s what Diebler himself has reiterated.

“We were able to battle through a lot to get to this point, but we're not leaving here satisfied as a program,” Diebler said after Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament loss to TCU on Thursday. “This was a great step for us, but we want more. We're going to fight all offseason up until games start to build that and take it up a level. That's what we're motivated by right now. I think you've got guys in (the locker room) that come back that are motivated by the same thing.”

For the Love of God, Get the Right Transfers​

Two years in, here is the complete list of Diebler’s transfer portal acquisitions:

YEAR POS PLAYER SCHOOL
2024 C AARON BRADSHAW KENTUCKY
2024 G QUES GLOVER KANSAS STATE
2024 G MEECHIE JOHNSON SOUTH CAROLINA
2024 G MICAH PARRISH SAN DIEGO STATE
2024 F SEAN STEWART DUKE
2025 G GABE CUPPS INDIANA
2025 F BRANDON NOEL WRIGHT STATE
2025 F JOSH OJIANWUNA BAYLOR
2025 C CHRISTOPH TILLY SANTA CLARA
Nine players. One, Micah Parrish, met or exceeded expectations at Ohio State. That’s an 11.1% hit rate. Unacceptable, unsustainable and if it keeps up, it will be Diebler’s undoing.

Meechie Johnson played 10 games, shot 35.6% from the field and returned to South Carolina after sitting out the rest of the season for mental health struggles. Aaron Bradshaw once showed a glimmer of what made him a five-star high school prospect in an 11-point game against his former Kentucky squad, but he mostly fell on his face as a 7-footer who averaged a meager 2.7 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game while playing some horrid defense.

Those flaws overlap with those of Christoph Tilly, though he gave Ohio State significantly more on the offensive end and held his starting center position throughout the year. His 11 points and 2.3 assists per game in 2025-26 were nice enough, but 4.7 rebounds per game from a starting 7-foot center is laughable. TCU forwards David Punch and Xavier Edmonds turned Tilly’s chest into a welcome mat whenever they wanted points at the rim, as did many Big Ten bigs.

Tilly’s greatest strength was that he gave Ohio State an extra guard at center. He fell short of what the Buckeyes needed him to be, though, because he played center like a guard. He’s still the second-best of Diebler’s nine portal acquisitions thus far in his coaching career.
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100%. OSU needs to switch their portal leadership and decision-making away from whomever has been doing it. The Buckeyes have lost more talent in the portal than they have gained in two consecutive years. If that trend continues, OSU is definitely not going to have a tournament team next season.
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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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Ohio State Needs Far Better Transfer Portal Additions, Late-Game Play Design for Better Close to 2026-27 Season​


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Ohio State took a step forward as a program by making the NCAA Tournament in its second year under Jake Diebler, the first time the Buckeyes went dancing in four years. But the expectation is not to make the NCAA Tournament, it’s to make runs in the NCAA Tournament. That’s what athletic director Ross Bjork said. That’s what Diebler himself has reiterated.

“We were able to battle through a lot to get to this point, but we're not leaving here satisfied as a program,” Diebler said after Ohio State’s NCAA Tournament loss to TCU on Thursday. “This was a great step for us, but we want more. We're going to fight all offseason up until games start to build that and take it up a level. That's what we're motivated by right now. I think you've got guys in (the locker room) that come back that are motivated by the same thing.”

For the Love of God, Get the Right Transfers​

Two years in, here is the complete list of Diebler’s transfer portal acquisitions:

YEAR POS PLAYER SCHOOL
2024 C AARON BRADSHAW KENTUCKY
2024 G QUES GLOVER KANSAS STATE
2024 G MEECHIE JOHNSON SOUTH CAROLINA
2024 G MICAH PARRISH SAN DIEGO STATE
2024 F SEAN STEWART DUKE
2025 G GABE CUPPS INDIANA
2025 F BRANDON NOEL WRIGHT STATE
2025 F JOSH OJIANWUNA BAYLOR
2025 C CHRISTOPH TILLY SANTA CLARA
Nine players. One, Micah Parrish, met or exceeded expectations at Ohio State. That’s an 11.1% hit rate. Unacceptable, unsustainable and if it keeps up, it will be Diebler’s undoing.

Meechie Johnson played 10 games, shot 35.6% from the field and returned to South Carolina after sitting out the rest of the season for mental health struggles. Aaron Bradshaw once showed a glimmer of what made him a five-star high school prospect in an 11-point game against his former Kentucky squad, but he mostly fell on his face as a 7-footer who averaged a meager 2.7 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game while playing some horrid defense.

Those flaws overlap with those of Christoph Tilly, though he gave Ohio State significantly more on the offensive end and held his starting center position throughout the year. His 11 points and 2.3 assists per game in 2025-26 were nice enough, but 4.7 rebounds per game from a starting 7-foot center is laughable. TCU forwards David Punch and Xavier Edmonds turned Tilly’s chest into a welcome mat whenever they wanted points at the rim, as did many Big Ten bigs.

Tilly’s greatest strength was that he gave Ohio State an extra guard at center. He fell short of what the Buckeyes needed him to be, though, because he played center like a guard. He’s still the second-best of Diebler’s nine portal acquisitions thus far in his coaching career.
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