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?​

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.

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

Pro ball is waaay different than the college game. Salaries are astronomical, and shelf life is more limited, but current players age, mindset, and number of injuries all play into the decision. Remember the old stock adage, "Buy low, sell high". Is he at the top of his game, yes. What's his next step, stay at that level for a couple of years, or start a decline in output/game etc? Key is, does whatever was received, equate to better/more impact than he'd have for next several years? Dunno, that's what the crystal ball (or 8-ball) tells us. Brownies have not had a very good crystal ball over the decades. Going back to trading Bobby Mitchell for an Ernie Davis, that unfortunately passed from leukemia. And this is more about Browns ability to see the future than it is making a trade today. Baseball has done it all the time, trading a current star for a couple of 'future prospects'. Anyway, it's done, and have to wait and see if worth it or not. A current result is easier to see, than a result that will bear fruit further down the road.

Unless someone owns a kennel, pretty sure I own and have owned more dogs than most (6 currently)
The best therapy to deal with losing a pet.. is to get another very soon...
In fact, getting a puppy in the last year of your existing pet.. will be immense therapy for the troops..
First hand experience.. the new pup will sense sadness and will come to the rescue...
You won't forget how much your pup meant to the family.. it's a rough go.. much worse than non-pet owners understand...

Probably a faster way onto the field. Merely my opinion, could see that happening. Maybe a connection to Franklin, hard to tell. Anyway, this young man made a decision best for him, so good luck to him. tOSU will survive this, as we have so many others, and remained as strong as they come. Could recite a number of stale platitudes here, but you guys can probably recite them better than I. Good luck to him.

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

It can't just be me...
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Jaxbuck said:

In terms of just one year salary? Almost certainly yes but I don't know what JS is making.

For perspective, 2nd round guys are making $1.4-$2.4MM for the first year of their contract in 2026.

He's probably already made the equivalent of a NFL 2nd round draft pick in the 3rd year of a 4 year contract. Maybe a lot more, I just have no idea of what he (reportedly) makes.

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He mentioned he was offered 10 mill to transfer and somewhere I saw he made 2.5 or something last year. While I don't think OSU matched you'd think they would have to at least up their present number.

Mike80 said:

This is the first All Star game I really remember watching....baseball was peak back then...

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Back in the old days if you lived on the west coast and the game was being played on the east coast you had to settle for listening to the game on the radio because the local channels wouldn't pre empt scheduled programing for a baseball game. Up until the 80's I listened to most all star games on the radio. The first I remember watching on TV was the 1984 all star game in SF when Huey Lewis and the New sand the national anthem.

Not impressed with the Cards.
We’ve been swept by much better teams.

buckeyebri said:

Had to laugh at this. My wife was cleaning the windows last weekend and I was going to help her pull the top ones down and open them in. She proceeded to tell me that the bottom window had to be shut according to the instructions to open the top one in. Responded that the bottom window had to be opened in for the top one to come down and open in. I showed her it was physically impossible to do what the instructions she found on the internet said. But the instructions say this is how it works. I said okay and went outside to do something else. Low and behold I see her do exactly what I said a little later.

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Women, you gotta love them

BuckBackHome said:

Waiting to see the new BMW i3 EV model, but I’ll let someone else take the depreciation as I just buy certified used cars.

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The I4 EV was amazing. Drove it around town all week and maybe used 35 miles of power

Still too young. Bulls legend.

Was funny on the mic too.