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CptBuckeye24 51 minutes ago
We should have clarity on Edmunds within the next week or so.
The quieter this remains, the better it is for us.

Txsbuckeye 41 minutes ago
When you say “clarity on Edmunds” what do you mean? Him looking elsewhere? Us pursuing another qb?
If you want to make the world a better place take a look at what Kevin Warren is doing and do the opposite.

CptBuckeye24 12 minutes ago
If he sticks in the class or flips to UCLA

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I am not losing sleep over this lol.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

Yeah, the reaction is nuts. When the red card happened the whole world agreed it was bogus. Now they're besides themselves that a) a wrong was righted and b) FIFA might be corrupt.

Nothing new was learned about corruptness, and the right result is happening. And they're acting like the fabric of time is about to come apart.

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A lot of it's just performative IMO. UEFA, e.g., has to back its arguably affected member, Belgium, Belgium's coach has to look like he's doing everything to gain advantage for their fans, etc. And the "process" is dubious and arbitrary even though the result is good given that the red card was a trash call so there's a legitimate beef about that. And being "shocked" that FIFA is corrupt isn't real but is instead based on the need to pretend that they all didn't know that already to protect the tournament's "legitimacy".

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HS football is almost back

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I know the guy has a TX school hat on, but I firmly believe this is @pnuts34 ;-)

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Just sayin':
1. It looks like he could possibly be transferring again, i.e. for the 4th time....Arizona to West Virginia to Kentucky to Cincinnati to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities....


2. I was curious as to what kind of fraud scheme he ran at WVU, so I looked it up.

Kriisa, who played one season for the Mountaineers in 2023-24 among six altogether at four Power Conference programs throughout his college basketball career, is alleged to have posed as various individuals, including fictional contacts and family members, while falsely claiming he and his family were in danger, his mother was in need of cancer treatment or family property required urgent financial support.

According to the indictment, Kriisa falsely told a victim he intended to sell his organs for money to repay her in November 2022. The indictment also alleges that over a period from 2022 through 2024, Kriisa posed as his mother and emailed a victim requesting money to pay for his mother’s alleged cancer treatments. During that same time frame, Kriisa, again posing as his mother, is alleged to have emailed the same victim requesting money to help save a family farm.

Former Arizona, West Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati Guard Kerr Kriisa Arrested by the FBI​

Months after completing a six-year college basketball career, Kriisa was arrested by FBI agents on Friday, according to On3's Jack Pilgrim.

The 25-year-old is awaiting extradition from Kentucky to West Virginia, where he is accused of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme during his one season with the Mountaineers in 2023-24.

Kriisa was set to take part in this summer's The Basketball Tournament for Kentucky's alumni team, "La Familia," but will no longer do so.

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While at Arizona (three seasons), West Virginia (one), Kentucky (one) and Cincinnati (one), Kriisa averaged 8.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game while shooting 36.6% from the field and 35.7% from beyond the arc in 127 games (106 starts) during his collegiate career.

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Ohio State 2027 Football Commits (18)
Four other prospects who made official visits to Ohio State in May and June remain top targets for the Buckeyes (uncommitted running back David Gabriel Georges, uncommitted wide receiver Monshun Sales, uncommitted defensive tackle Karlos May and Texas Tech wide receiver commit Benny Easter Jr.) while four other summer visitors have since committed elsewhere (BYU wide receiver commit Blake Wong, Colorado linebacker commit Kaylon Bailey, Michigan cornerback commit Monsanna Torbert Jr. and Florida State running back commit Jayden Miles).

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BucksIL 2 hours ago
Rusty Mansell DAWGS HQ on Karlos May
Sounds like Ohio State has the buzz around May.. I know UGA is talking with him and his people again this week..

61 days

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calibuck said:

Admitting I have no earthly insight to the immediate impact question, gotta chuckle somewhat. tOSU has a very stacked roster, with nary a weakness anywhere. So would expect the coaches make a conscious decision to play one or more of these 5* studs, over a more developed back-up. To get them experience under fire, certainly. To see if what they exhibit in practice translates to the field, also certainly. And the more they produce, the more minutes they get. How many 4-5* WRs have fled to greener pastures because they believe they deserve more minutes?

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I, for one, am usually on the side of regardless of star ranking in HS, all HS players have an uphill battle to see the field as true frosh. Going against a bulk of players who may never sniff a D3 field, let alone D1 is BIG! Even if a player went to the best HS program in a very competitive region and state, they will undoubtedly play a number of games facing competition that will never even make it to college in their near future. These kids will face backups that may be better than any player they've ever faced, due to that backup already being in a college S&C program, and knowing collegiate moves, and just being stronger and faster due to age. JJ was the only true frosh I've seen at OSU since Clarett that came in and looked different from day 1. And even Clarett has stated that his practices at OSU were some of the hardest of his life. So it will be interesting to see DJ go up against Carter Lowe or even Deontae Armstrong

And to answer your question about OSU WRs: the entire 2022 WR class, Jayden Ballard, Quincy Porter, Julian Fleming, Bodpegn Miller and Damarion Witten

Not to be confused with 2028 5* WR Maddox Davis, but who is also has Ohio State as one of his favorites. (Dad big Ohio State fan all his life).

Was idly musing about the above, and suggest that tOSU signs LeBron as a TE, or play him (wherever he wants to play) on the basketball court, as he was a HS entry, and therefore has four years of eligibility left....he certainly doesn't need any NIL bucks....

Kelsey's game reminds me favorably of Havlicek's career with the Celtics. Not a scorer at tOSU, but with the Celtics, his constant movement got him open, and believed he was (at one-time) in the top 10 of overall NBA scorers. Kelsey's constant movement gets her open, and amazingly, for layups. Never seems to take any time off, but outworks her opponent (seems to be mostly larger, long armed defenders), and gets her threes on a constant basis. Probably people with better memories than I have, but don't recollect that she ran as much on the Buckeye court. Do remember her bringing the ball down, and popping threes from all over the place. CC gets the pub, but Kelsey holds that team together. Also, never seems to be injured, and has logged more minutes than anyone else.

TDunk said:

That's Manziel's car? Damn he's falling on hard times.

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I think he comes from old oil money. I doubt it's the case in Texas (they'remore obsessed with showing off than Bulgarian mobsters), but it is (or at least was) a very northeastern waspy thing to drive a 10 year old Buick when you have family money that dates back to the slave and molasses trade.

i'd be a lot more concerned about this year had I not seen what he did last year. These guys have had a full year with him and, while we may see some early mistakes, I think this is going to be a ferocious defense. We'll need it with this year's schedule. Hoping that we see a lot of rotation early.

ALWAYS BE ON TIME. My high school basketball coach had a saying: “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. And if you’re late, that’s unacceptable.”

The punishment for being late was simple but unforgettable. The entire team would run sprints. Then, while everyone else tossed basketballs across the gym, the offender had to chase every ball down, collect them all and return them to the rack.

Mick Marotti has some harsher penalties for Ohio State’s players, according to punter Joe McGuire:

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The Buckeyes would be smart to arrive 15 minutes early to every workout or practice — just to be safe. Nobody wants to be late, and even fewer want to end up on Mick Marotti’s bad side. I know I wouldn’t.

profstone said:

Feeling so grateful for the generosity of those that are keeping torrents active despite not having large numbers of users.
I have grabbed some of the 2012 torrent and am still working on it. Will stay on for at least 30 days to seed.

Here it is:

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can someone reseed this

Brian Hartline drops bold statement on how South Florida will operate like the Ohio State Buckeyes​

Former Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline isn’t shying away from how he’s trying to run the football program at South Florida.


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Hartline himself on the other hand, is working on leveling up a South Florida program that has seen some G5 success lately. The former Buckeye isn’t shying away from what he’s trying to do there.

Brian Hartline is very open about his plans at South Florida​

“The best form of flattery is to replicate,” Hartline said via On3. “I’m not shy about it — I played at Ohio State for four years and coached there for the last decade. We’re going to do a lot of similar things with our own touch. We’re not going to fake it or pretend to be somebody we’re not, but the expectations and the operation will resemble Ohio State.”

Hartline played at Ohio State from 2005 to 2008 and developed into a fourth-round NFL draft pick. After seven seasons in the NFL, Hartline took a couple of years off before joining the coaching staff at Ohio State in 2017. From 2018-2025, Hartline served as the wide receivers coach in Columbus where the Buckeyes have had first-round picks like Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Emeka Egbuka, and Marvin Harrison Jr.

Though South Florida isn’t going to have the NIL backing or the expectations that the Buckeyes do, Hartline hopes to carry some of the same ways the program is run over. Building a good culture is the key to any successful football program, and it’ll be a necessity for Hartline at South Florida.

Hartline isn’t taking over a slouch of a program, either, as Alex Golesh led the Bulls to nine wins last season. South Florida won a combined 23 games in the last three seasons after having just four wins total the previous three years. Hartline has his work cut out for him, but carrying some Ohio State ways with him will certainly help.

buxfan4life said:

Andi sounds retarded as well after reading whatever the hell that was. They are perfect for each other.

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It was a head scratcher for me too

pnuts34 said:

I like that Brock seems to be a good sport with all the jokes. Because fr fr, I think he’s going to be really good in this offense. He reminds me so much of Olave. If he can get developed and earn PT, he can become a monster

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Olave is the exact comparison I had. Droves of production and silky smooth in and out of his cuts. Plenty fast enough to go with the finer detail he appreciates at the position. Playing at such a high level of competition and having a great program to be coached at had to help him coming in as well.

ScriptOhio said:

Five-Star Center Sydney Mobley Commits to Ohio State Women’s Basketball

Ohio State women’s basketball adds a five-star center to its roster as Sydney Mobley commits to the Buckeyes and reclassifies into the 2026 class.

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Five-Star Center Sydney Mobley Commits to Ohio State Women’s Basketball​

Ohio State women’s basketball has added a five-star center to its 2026-27 roster.

Sydney Mobley, who was ranked as the No. 3 center and No. 18 overall prospect in the 2027 class, announced her commitment to Ohio State on Friday. Mobley also announced she will reclassify into the 2026 class and join the Buckeyes’ roster for the 2026-27 season.

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Mobley joins the Buckeyes from nearby Big Walnut High School in Sunbury, Ohio. She’s a cousin of Ohio State men’s basketball star John Mobley Jr.

Mobley chose Ohio State after also making official visits to Illinois and Virginia. Other major programs that offered Mobley included Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.

A 6-foot-2 post player, Mobley could play either center or power forward for Ohio State. She joins a frontcourt led by returning starters Elsa Lemmila and Kylee Kitts.

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That a girl!