brodybuck21 said:

crootin. gets old anymore

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It’s not recruiting anymore…it’s uncapped, unlimited free agency

I read a comment on 11 Warriors saying the NCAA should upfront declare an auto forfeit of any game he appears in, as well as make them ineligible for the CFP. Interesting take

crootin. gets old anymore

NJ-Buckeye said:

Someone check on @Thump .. no bagman emoji yet? he's injured and at the bottom of the basement steps?

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Bagmen

BB73 said:

November 6, 1869.

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Rutgers or Princeton?

My wife, who suffered through a bout with fluish something last weekend. While in the bathroom ralphing... her dog brings his favorite toy and drops it it right next to her. Good boy, good boy.

calibuck said:

And I would said, what did you expect? He's a Xichigan puke.

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"B-b-b-b-ut.... Tom Brady!!!"
- *ichigan fan

November 6, 1869.

calibuck said:

Agree to all the above, but folks, that's the nature of college football nowadays. Big bucks to unproven kids, and hope they are worth it. Certainly, it's let's buy them all, and applaud the few that actually rise to the top. Of course you have to have a deep pocket, and not be afraid to use it.

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Good point. Ohio State hasn't been burned, yet, by any busts. But have we had any busts, recently?

saturdaysarebetter said:

When did you become a college football fan? For me, it was near the end of the 1968 season.

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I am going to answer several different questions, that may or may not have been asked.

I was born in 1976 in Columbus. With an older brother, parents, grandparents, etc. all Buckeye fans, I learned to say, "Go Buckeyes" long before I knew what football was. I'd sit down and watch a little bit of some or maybe most games, but until 1985, I never watched a full game.

In 1985, Iowa came to town as the #1 team. I remember watching with my dad in his basement. And he wasn't a HUGE fan, but he was an average fan. And on that rainy day, Ohio State won. I'm sure that if the Buckeyes had had trouble, I wouldn't have watched the whole game. But they won. Before that, I knew who Keith Byers was. I knew he was broken that season. I knew that Ohio State tended to win 9 games every year, and lose 3. But I didn't know much else. I think I knew the name "Mike Tomczak", and I knew that he was quarterback, and I knew that he was not quarterback in 1985.

At the time, my grandfather got season tickets. 2 tickets. He took my brother. In 1986, he asked if I wanted to go to the first game. "Sure!" I was in 5th grade. I watched every game that year. I learned all the players. I learned who the typically good teams were and the not-so-good teams.

I lived through the Cooper years through high school and college. But I really didn't follow the rest of college football until maybe 1996 or 1998. I knew Nebraska was good. And Oklahoma had their years. And Notre Dame. But I didn't know anything else about the college football world. I think a friend tried to convince me that Army-Navy was cool. And I watched it once and said that this is the most boring game ever. And I knew about Miami.

By 2002 I was all-in on college football. I followed the standings for all of the conferences. And the rankings.

So, going back to your question, you could say that it was as early as 1980, or as late as 2002, depending on what point one becomes a "CFB Fan".

ORD_Buckeye said:

Local judge just gave Sorsby his eligibility for the season. What a fucking joke and what a fucking hack judge.

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Yep the only way NCAA can enforce anything is if they rip judgements away from local judges with skin in the game. The only way they get that is with Congress stepping in. And well congress is *gestures at all the shit happening*

Seems to be that the SEC is secure in their 'facetime' with ESPN, and if they succeed from NCAA, ballyhoo the SEC championship as the National Championship, it will be all hollow. Different tune if the B10 joins them, however. Might indeed be the national championship. Paid viewership may be why it all works, as that what makes for these huge TV deals. Cannot get my head around this, and don't care to spend the time with the mental masturbation required to noodle this out.

Agree. The SEC took in Texas and Oklahoma, and are chagrined that they're (well, Texas maybe) tearing it up. Kinda puts a kink in the SEC uberall approach. B10 took in Nebraska, and they're struggling to stay mid-league, and Penn St, while was an independent, is struggling to stay in upper third of B10. Oregon and USC remain to be seen, but only Oregon has shown a glimmer of being outstanding in league. And suspect that is directly correlated to the advent of NIL, and the 'Nike money' that is the ability to buy talent. Oregon (the state) doesn't have the HS infra-structure to compete with great players. Still, wistfully, wish had taken Stanford, and see the Director's Cup reside with B10 on it.....

As we wrapped up “What We Think We Know” Week over the weekend, we are bringing you the results of last week’s fan survey. Earlier this week, we asked Buckeye Nation which of a handful of options they felt most confident predicting for the OSU football this season.

While there was clearly a winner from the results of the poll, I do have to wonder how much of that was a legitimate confidence in the answer, and how much was just rivalry hatred being the No. 1 motivating factor for all Ohio State fans.

Either way, I am more than happy that nearly half of all respondents feel confident that the Buckeyes are going to beat That Team Up North in November. Turning that series of consecutive losses around into a Scarlet and Gray winning streak would be a wonderful way to wrap up Thanksgiving Weekend.

Take a look below and feel free to chime in with your thoughts in the comments at the bottom of the page.

Question: What do you feel more confident about for Ohio State in the regular season?​