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2026 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, Arrogant Twatwaffles, Emasculated Cucks, Feckless Marmots, Dirty Cheaters "Mid"chigan

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DE Mike Vrabel (All B1G, All American, All Pro, Super Bowl Champ, NFL HC of Year, HC New England Patriots)

They got 3 Buckeye chances for a title, even though I hate New England
I was thinking the same thing, it is a lot harder to hate them with Vrabes as HC. No way I can root against him, even though it is the Pats...who I hate way less with Brady gone.
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Ohio State Women's Ice Hockey (2022, 2026 WCHA Champions, 2022, 2024 National Champions)


OLYMPIC VILLAGE (LITERALLY!) The Ohio State women’s hockey team will have 12 (yes, 12!) representatives at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. The Buckeyes will be represented on five of the 10 Olympic teams, an absurd number that underscores just how loaded the program has become.
  • Cayla Barnes (graduated in 2024) – USA
  • Hannah Bilka (2024) – USA
  • Andrea Braendli (2022) - Switzerland
  • Joy Dunne – USA
  • Jenn Gardiner (2024) – Canada
  • Sophie Jaques (2023) – Canada
  • Mira Jungåker – Sweden
  • Emma Maltais (2023) – Canada
  • Jenna Raunio – Sweden
  • Natalie Spooner (2012) - Canada
  • Hilda Svensson – Sweden
  • Sanni Vanhanen – Finland
Ohio State has become a powerhouse under Nadine Muzerall, including two national titles and four championship game appearances in the past four seasons, winning titles in 2021–22 (Minnesota Duluth) and 2023–24 (Wisconsin) while falling to the Badgers in 2022–23 and 2024–25.

In the history of NCAA women’s hockey, only five programs have ever won a national championship: Wisconsin (eight), Minnesota (six), Minnesota Duluth (five), Clarkson (three) and Ohio State (two).

This season, the Buckeyes are ranked No. 2 in the USCHO poll behind Wisconsin and sit at 21–3 overall. Their only losses came on the road at Minnesota and in back-to-back home games against the Badgers.

Ohio State’s season will continue without three forwards (Dunne, Svensson and Vanhanen) and two defensemen (Raunio and Jungåker). The Buckeyes are set to host St. Thomas on Friday and Saturday and Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 30 and 31 before traveling to Wisconsin for a two-game series on Feb. 7 and 8.

The 2026 Winter Olympics will open on Feb. 6, with women’s hockey competition running from Feb. 5–19.
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Ohio State: most valuable football program

The Ohio State Football Program is Worth $1.55 Billion

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY… MONEY! CNBC’s Michael Ozanian reported on Dec. 19 that Texas ($1.48 billion), Ohio State ($1.35 billion) and Texas A&M ($1.32 billion) were the three most valuable college athletics programs.

One month later, The Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Beaton published a new set of valuations compiled by Indiana professor Dr. Ryan Brewer — this time focused solely on college football. Those numbers would suggest that Ozanian’s projections were what ESPN’s Mike Breen would call way off.

According to Brewer, Texas still has the most valuable college football team — again, just the football team, not the entire athletics department — at $2.2 billion. Texas A&M ranks second at $1.59 billion, followed by Ohio State at $1.55 billion. LSU ($1.54 billion) and Michigan ($1.46 billion) round out the top five.

“Brewer’s study examines industry trends, cash flows, revenue and broader economic shifts to calculate what each team would be worth if it could be bought and sold on the open market — just like a sports franchise,” Beaton wrote.

Perhaps Ozanian used a different formula. Perhaps his numbers reflect current institutional value rather than open-market valuation. I do not know. Regardless, it’s clear that college athletics programs — and college football teams in particular — have never been more valuable than they are right now. Brewer told Beaton as much.
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Just sayin': Apparently there is no one definitive formula to calculate the value of a school's athletic program....:lol:
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2026 tOSU Offense Discussion

I'd say maybe equal at QB, better at RB and WR, probably a little worse at TE, but that could/should even out, and no worse off at OL. That's a LOT better than I thought we'd have a week or so ago.
WR is interesting. For me you have to decide how much value you invent for unrealized potential (especially Mylan). It's such a new era that losing the next wave of stars is painful, but if you value that, you begin comparing the newcomers against a standard that the departing WRs never achieved.

If you compare what OSU had in 25 to what they could have in 26, it's a clear upgrade, because they didn't trust Graham and barely used Porter. That has no relevance to how much they lost, but rather how the unit changes from 25.

25 Smith < 26 Smith
25 Tate > Henry
25 Porter < Jones
25 Graham ??? Guiford
25 Rodgers = Bell ???
25 Inniss = 26 Iniss

Jones, Henry and one of Guilford/Bell do not have to rise to the level of Tate as a group.

They also have to perform better as a unit with Sayin, who should have a pretty significant jump that most QBs enjoy from year 1 to 2. By the end of the year, the OL + QB were bigger factors than the WR depth. Howard had 1/5th of Julian's passing potential, but was so much more comfortable in his role in the postseason, like you would expect given their age. We just got teased with a QB that seemed to be way beyond his years earlier in 2025 (and frankly still was, just not to the level that our selfishness would prefer)
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Jake Diebler (Head Coach)

I saw it also and didn't hear why, but please don't let it be to emulate Cronin. I'd lose all respect for Diebler if he wanted to emulate Cronin and have to start a FIRE DIEBLER thread.
I don't think there is any worry of that but I have noticed that some games there appears to be either an agreement or a dress code stated for games such as tournaments. It seems these guys often are dressed similar but not every time. Maybe it was an "Ohio" guy agreement or something. I'm sure he'll have his OSU gear back on Tuesday but maybe the coat and tie is a spark?
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2026 tOSU Defense Discussion

Defense: Stronger in 2026 Post-Portal?

Bold denotes 2025 starters and others with significant playing time.
Red highlights are exits due to eligibility or early draft entrants.
Yellow highlights are transfer portal additions/losses.

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2026 tOSU Offense Discussion

Offense: Stronger in 2026 Post-Portal?

Bold denotes 2025 starters and others with significant playing time.
Red highlights are exits due to eligibility or early draft entrants.
Yellow highlights are transfer portal additions/losses.

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