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2025 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.
- By ScriptOhio
- College Football
- 3923 Replies
Posted by OSU56 on 11W:
Looking forward to tcun's revised trophy before being taken away....
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Looking forward to tcun's revised trophy before being taken away....
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San Antonio Spurs (5x NBA Champions)
- By ScriptOhio
- Professional Basketball
- 24 Replies
FWIW, an interesting Greg Popovich (i.e. one of the all time great NBA coaches) story:
www.espn.com
Everything about the city and the San Antonio Spurs feels like it's growing -- bursting with new energy and residents who've come here to fill in all the wide-open space that used to define this part of Texas.
Even before the Spurs drafted Victor Wembanyama, No. 1 overall in 2023, that energy was inspiring to coach Gregg Popovich. "What's most enjoyable is they are like young, clean slates. You start at the bottom and teach," he said in 2022, after years of leading a veteran-laden team.
Johnson, who at 25 is somehow the Spurs' longest-tenured player, has learned to follow Popovich's lead. Which is why they both arrived at the arena so early on the afternoon of Nov. 2, 2024.
Johnson was there to get extra work and treatment before a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Popovich, then at age 75, was there to go through the pregame workout routine that had become essential as he made his way through the grind of an NBA season.
But shortly after stepping away from his workout next to the team's locker room, deep inside the warren of white, silver and black hallways at the arena, Popovich stopped in his tracks. Team staffers who were around while he was lifting weights knew something was off and grabbed him, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
They immediately sat Popovich down.
Nearby, Johnson heard the commotion as the coach began receiving medical attention.
"I couldn't see him," Johnson told ESPN. "But to see how everybody was talking about it was scary."
Johnson tried to get closer, but Popovich was already being attended to by team staffers who would eventually lead him to an ambulance out of the arena to a nearby hospital. Only a few players, staffers and arena employees had any sense of what had happened.
"Nobody really wanted to say anything," Johnson said. "Nobody wanted to let us in and tell us what was really going on. The unknown was really tough."
At around 5:15 p.m., reporters gathered in the interview room for Popovich's pregame news conference. Although he is normally punctual, it wasn't completely out of the ordinary for Popovich to be late or miss one of these availabilities. One time last season, he got caught in traffic on his way from the team's new practice facility, The Rock at La Cantera.
Other times, he has missed games for minor medical procedures or personal reasons. The assistant coach who had run the scouting on the night's opponent was usually appointed to fill in.
So it didn't raise any eyebrows when Spurs longtime spokesman Tom James came into the room around 5:30 to announce that Popovich was "under the weather" and assistant coach Mitch Johnson would lead the team that night.
Behind the scenes, though, word had begun to spread among the team that what had happened to Popovich -- the rock upon which one of the NBA's most successful franchises has been built -- was serious and perhaps life-threatening.
It would take time for doctors to determine the extent of the damage Popovich suffered after what was deemed a mild stroke. Players weren't able to talk to him for weeks. It was several months before he was strong enough to walk and then stand in front of the team and speak directly to them.
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'It's Pop's decision. He's earned that': Inside Gregg Popovich's fight to return to the sideline
For the first time in 30 years, the legendary coach has been on a different sideline, battling to return to what he once was. This is the story of his season -- and what might come next for the proud franchise he leads.
'It's Pop's decision. He's earned that': Inside Gregg Popovich's fight to return to the sideline
THE DRIVE FROM Keldon Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Texas, to the Frost Bank Center used to be predictable. Thirty minutes on the weekends, 45 during the week. But these days he has to leave early to account for the construction on seemingly every major highway in the area.Everything about the city and the San Antonio Spurs feels like it's growing -- bursting with new energy and residents who've come here to fill in all the wide-open space that used to define this part of Texas.
Even before the Spurs drafted Victor Wembanyama, No. 1 overall in 2023, that energy was inspiring to coach Gregg Popovich. "What's most enjoyable is they are like young, clean slates. You start at the bottom and teach," he said in 2022, after years of leading a veteran-laden team.
Johnson, who at 25 is somehow the Spurs' longest-tenured player, has learned to follow Popovich's lead. Which is why they both arrived at the arena so early on the afternoon of Nov. 2, 2024.
Johnson was there to get extra work and treatment before a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Popovich, then at age 75, was there to go through the pregame workout routine that had become essential as he made his way through the grind of an NBA season.
But shortly after stepping away from his workout next to the team's locker room, deep inside the warren of white, silver and black hallways at the arena, Popovich stopped in his tracks. Team staffers who were around while he was lifting weights knew something was off and grabbed him, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
They immediately sat Popovich down.
Nearby, Johnson heard the commotion as the coach began receiving medical attention.
"I couldn't see him," Johnson told ESPN. "But to see how everybody was talking about it was scary."
Johnson tried to get closer, but Popovich was already being attended to by team staffers who would eventually lead him to an ambulance out of the arena to a nearby hospital. Only a few players, staffers and arena employees had any sense of what had happened.
"Nobody really wanted to say anything," Johnson said. "Nobody wanted to let us in and tell us what was really going on. The unknown was really tough."
At around 5:15 p.m., reporters gathered in the interview room for Popovich's pregame news conference. Although he is normally punctual, it wasn't completely out of the ordinary for Popovich to be late or miss one of these availabilities. One time last season, he got caught in traffic on his way from the team's new practice facility, The Rock at La Cantera.
Other times, he has missed games for minor medical procedures or personal reasons. The assistant coach who had run the scouting on the night's opponent was usually appointed to fill in.
So it didn't raise any eyebrows when Spurs longtime spokesman Tom James came into the room around 5:30 to announce that Popovich was "under the weather" and assistant coach Mitch Johnson would lead the team that night.
Behind the scenes, though, word had begun to spread among the team that what had happened to Popovich -- the rock upon which one of the NBA's most successful franchises has been built -- was serious and perhaps life-threatening.
It would take time for doctors to determine the extent of the damage Popovich suffered after what was deemed a mild stroke. Players weren't able to talk to him for weeks. It was several months before he was strong enough to walk and then stand in front of the team and speak directly to them.
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Cleveland Browns (Factory of Sadness)
- By BuckBackHome
- Professional Football
- 8397 Replies
Looks like OH elected officials are on board to waste bond dollars on this albatross of a project. I am sure every other pro sports owner in OH is ready to start their requests for a new facility too.Login to view embedded media
A dome stadium won't make Cleveburg a destination city. Delusions of grandeur.
This is just going to be moving chairs around on the deck of the Titanic. The bulk of "entertainment dollars" spent here will just be shifted from other places it would have been already spent in NE Ohio. The Haslams may be the only winners on this one.
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LGHL How do you think the Ohio State women will do in the NCAA tournament?
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How do you think the Ohio State women will do in the NCAA tournament?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
We are in the middle of March and the madness is upon us, so in today’s fan survey, we are going all in on Ohio State’s two basketball teams. One of them is getting ready to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the other has already closed the chapter on the 2024-25 season and is working toward a literal and metaphorical rebound in Jake Diebler’s second season.
So, in the survey, we are asking Buckeye Nation to predict how Kevin McGuff’s women’s team will do in the Big Dance and what Diebler’s men would have to do to get you to buy into the program.
Take a look at the questions below and make sure to vote in the survey at the bottom of the article. If you don’t see an answer that accurately reflects your opinions, feel free to head to the very bottom of the page and write it in.
The Ohio State women enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in their region. That allows them to how the first two rounds at the Schottenstein Center. As the highest seed in their four-team pod, they are projected to advance out of the first weekend and make the Sweet 16. If they did, it would be the fourth time in their last six tournament appearances that they would have done so, and the third time in four years. Last season, the No. 2 Buckeyes were upset by No. 7 Duke 75-63.
As of the writing of this article, FanDuel Sportsbook gives Ohio State +15000 odds to win the national title — which is good for a tie for the 16th best odds. Their odds are, obviously much better, to emerge from their region. FanDuel has the Buckeyes at +1600 to represent Region 3 in the Final Four. That puts them behind Texas (-115), Notre Dame (+220), and TCU (+650).
So, what do you think? Does OSU shock the college basketball world and end the season cutting down the nets? Or will they flounder and get bounced by Montana State in their first game? Head down to the survey to have your say.
Look, we all know that this season was a rough one for Jake Diebler and the men’s basketball Buckeyes. Despite being the No. 39 team in the country according to Ken Pomeroy’s advanced analytics, Ohio State finished the season a remarkably disappointing 17-15.
All season long, the team lost game after game they either led in late or had opportunities to win. This was painful, demoralizing, and really put a damper on the new head coach’s first season.
There is absolutely no reason that the Ohio State men’s basketball team should ever not win 20 games in a season, let alone miss the Big Dance in three straight seasons. Diebler will need to show he is capable of turning this program around next season, or athletic director Ross Bjork might have to admit that he made a mistake in retaining the interim head coach after Chris Holtmann was fired.
Now, what it means to “show he is capable of turning this program around” will vary for each individual person. So, where are you on the matter? What will it take for you to be fully bought into OSU MBB, if you aren’t already?
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Continue reading...
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
We are in the middle of March and the madness is upon us, so in today’s fan survey, we are going all in on Ohio State’s two basketball teams. One of them is getting ready to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the other has already closed the chapter on the 2024-25 season and is working toward a literal and metaphorical rebound in Jake Diebler’s second season.
So, in the survey, we are asking Buckeye Nation to predict how Kevin McGuff’s women’s team will do in the Big Dance and what Diebler’s men would have to do to get you to buy into the program.
Take a look at the questions below and make sure to vote in the survey at the bottom of the article. If you don’t see an answer that accurately reflects your opinions, feel free to head to the very bottom of the page and write it in.
Question 1: How will the Ohio State women’s basketball season end?
The Ohio State women enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in their region. That allows them to how the first two rounds at the Schottenstein Center. As the highest seed in their four-team pod, they are projected to advance out of the first weekend and make the Sweet 16. If they did, it would be the fourth time in their last six tournament appearances that they would have done so, and the third time in four years. Last season, the No. 2 Buckeyes were upset by No. 7 Duke 75-63.
As of the writing of this article, FanDuel Sportsbook gives Ohio State +15000 odds to win the national title — which is good for a tie for the 16th best odds. Their odds are, obviously much better, to emerge from their region. FanDuel has the Buckeyes at +1600 to represent Region 3 in the Final Four. That puts them behind Texas (-115), Notre Dame (+220), and TCU (+650).
So, what do you think? Does OSU shock the college basketball world and end the season cutting down the nets? Or will they flounder and get bounced by Montana State in their first game? Head down to the survey to have your say.
Question 2: What needs to happen in 2025-26 season to get you back on the OSU men’s basketball team bandwagon?
Look, we all know that this season was a rough one for Jake Diebler and the men’s basketball Buckeyes. Despite being the No. 39 team in the country according to Ken Pomeroy’s advanced analytics, Ohio State finished the season a remarkably disappointing 17-15.
All season long, the team lost game after game they either led in late or had opportunities to win. This was painful, demoralizing, and really put a damper on the new head coach’s first season.
There is absolutely no reason that the Ohio State men’s basketball team should ever not win 20 games in a season, let alone miss the Big Dance in three straight seasons. Diebler will need to show he is capable of turning this program around next season, or athletic director Ross Bjork might have to admit that he made a mistake in retaining the interim head coach after Chris Holtmann was fired.
Now, what it means to “show he is capable of turning this program around” will vary for each individual person. So, where are you on the matter? What will it take for you to be fully bought into OSU MBB, if you aren’t already?
Share your thoughts here:
Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Continue reading...
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U.S. Men's National Soccer (Official Thread)
- By Bucklion
- Other OSU and Professional Sports
- 6470 Replies
Yeah they can’t
Poch: USMNT can be world's best in 5 or 10 years
Mauricio Pochettino has said the U.S. men's national team can be the best in the world within "five or 10 years" due to the growth and investment in soccer in the country.Pochettino: USMNT can be world's best team in 5 or 10 years
Mauricio Pochettino has said the U.S. men's national team can be the best in the world within "five or 10 years" due to the growing investment in soccer in the country.
Pochettino, who was appointed USMNT coach last September, has not shied away from the pressure of leading the team at the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The USMNT's best finish at a World Cup was a semifinal place at the inaugural edition in 1930 and, in the modern era, a quarterfinal exit in 2002.
But the former Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea coach cited the U.S. Soccer Federation's recent announcement of a new national training center in Atlanta, financed in part by a $50 million contribution from Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank, as a catalyst for the U.S. to join the world's elite soccer countries.
It is, he said, "as important an impact" as having eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi currently playing in MLS with Inter Miami.
"The eight countries which have won the World Cup all have amazing training centers," he told British media outlets in an interview published Tuesday.
"When you go to the U.S. now [for training camps], one time you go to Los Angeles, then it's New York, Chicago, Miami, Orlando or St. Louis. Where is the center for football? If you look at the training centers of the NFL and baseball, you say: 'Wow.' With football, it is: 'Where is the team going to train?' We need to ask the colleges and universities.
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Just sayin': As long as the best (young) athletes in the United States aspire to play in the NBA, NFL, or MLB the USMNT will never be the world's best. Just compare the average salaries of the NBA, the NFL, or the MLB to the MLS:
For the 2024-25 NBA season, the average salary for an NBA player is projected to be around $11.9M, a significant increase from the previous season's $9.7 million.
The average Major League Baseball (MLB) player salary in 2023 was a record high of approximately $4.66M, with the median salary being about $1.5 million
The average NFL player salary is around $3.2 million per year in 2024, up from $2.8 million in 2023
The average salary for an MLS player in 2024 was $594,390; up from $530,262 in 2023.
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