BigWoof31 said:

Maybe perhaps the wrong thread but Atlanta will continue to host quarterfinal and semi-final games in the future:

2028-2031 - Mercedes Benz stadium will host CFP games

1). Beautiful, easy to get to stadium
2). Plenty of reasonable accomodations
3). Track record of hosting big events well
4). Airport is incredible

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It looks like most of the article is behind a paywall. But it seems like they're pumping that up like no one else gets this privilege. All the article actually says it that the Peach Bowl is going to remain one of the 6 bowl games for the playoffs, just like the other 5 are staying there.

Ha - I just Googled the GPS coordinates of all of the 6 bowl games. And I get that AI is unreliable, so feel free to fact check my numbers. But guess which bowl game is farthest north?

Spoiler Alert:
Orange Bowl is at 25.777 Lat
Sugar Bowl is at 29.951 Lat
Cotton Bowl is at 32.779 Lat
Fiesta Bowl is at 33.527 Lat
Peach Bowl is at 33.755 Lat
Rose Bowl is at 34.161 Lat

For reference, Columbus, Ohio is at 39.962.
Ha. Look at a map. Draw a line from Pasadena through Atlanta. All 6 bowl games are on or below that line.
Also funny to me: In 12 years, 6 champions come from north of that line, and 6 come from south of that line. (I'm pretty sure that Clemson is just north of that line, so that's how I counted them.)

NFBuck said:

Anaheim matched. That was an impossible position to be placed in for them. In a few years, that contract might not look that awful as the cap keeps rising, but for now they have to make Carlsson the highest paid player in the game and he's never scored more than 70 pts in a season. They better hope he becomes a consistent 90-100 point guy, and I'm not sure he does.

Totally gums up their spending capability and they're gonna have to pay Gauthier, too, soon. Plus they have to cobble together a blue line. I'm not sure I wouldn't have taken the 4 firsts.

Moral of the story - lock up your young core early and don't be a jackass negotiating.

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Adam Fantilli says “hold my beer.”

gracelhink said:

Also of note in the news account
“In addition, unidentified University of Michigan employees violated SHIVER’s privacy rights as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act through unauthorized access of SHIVER’s medical records."
Shivers attorneys request for Keywords in the search of internal records are intriguing. “ … pregnancy, baby and abortion.”
This is a harbinger of a legal nightmare especially if the documents reveal that if as rumored TSUN employees were knowingly complicit in a plan B abortion medication purchased, transported and/or administered without her consent.

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Is that bad?

Bucklion said:

Nobody had better talk about awful teams until they view my vile group of protozoan explosive diarrhea. I should change this team's name to Amoebic Dysentery.

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The "Fighting Cyclosporas" might be more appropriate.

Bestbuck36 said:

Unfortunate surname.

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But we can say we have quarterbacks Parkinson’s

BigWoof31 said:

Did you stream it?
What's it on? I want to watch it as well

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You can pay like 10 bucks to see it on Apple TV. I think Amazon has it too but I think it might be 20 there.

calibuck said:

Even though he's an Ohio guy, even though he's couple of years out, the coaches still need to continue to recruit him. Along side their other duties, like getting new talent on board, still imagine that they have time blocked out to maintain contact. Not certain if it's every day/week like was before commitment, but certainly enough (however long that is) to keep them from feeling ignored. Probably an aspect of recruiting that goes unnoticed by us fans.

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That's something Day & Co do a really good job at imo. They stay vigilant with committed recruits and don't count their chickens until the ink dries. I would imagine we start in frequent contact here.

Would expect that as an under-sized center (6'2"), maybe not so much in HS, she has learned how to box out for rebounds. connected those dots from her 5* ranking. Don't see enough of this in games to satisfy, so if she does this, will become my player favorite automatically. We watch the Fever, and see Sophie look for someone to box out before she looks for the ball. Do anticipate one thing...working against Elsa in practice will help make Elsa a better rebounder.

And this is different from other years plans because?......

Makes sense. tOSU has had a long and storied history of National Titles, etc, while IU's was school's first. So alums are experiencing something that we Buckey alums take for granted. Kinda remember with NW went to Rose Bowl (recollect first trip ever), and all the Hollywood glitterati that were alums were tagged by the camera at the game, all with big grins on their faces. The take away is that not only is this not new to us, but has become an expectation each and every season.

BigWoof31 said:

Maybe, just Maybe - the quality of coaches has significantly ASCENDED in the B1G and outside of CKS, the coaching talent has dived in the SEC.

These are 2025 Numbers:




Source (Goggle Gemini)
Query: "amount of money spent in NIL on football in the BIG 10 vs SEC in 2024 and 2025"

Based on the numbers - SEC programs like Texas and A&M should be royally pissed off for overpaying for average results
The Dawgs spent 14mm less, won the league and failed to win the title. Not ideal, but not "broke boi football"

Poking fun at SEC teams is all well and good, but if you want me to bitch and moan about the quality of Georgia football, when we are in the best decade long stretch of my lifetime, you've come to the wrong place my dude.

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Kind of an interesting venue. Hope the weather cooperates.

Jaxbuck said:

Is that a lot of stars?

Seems like a lot.

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Nebulous my friend. Nebulous

Well, at least no one was watching guys! Good job team.

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Those potential numbers vs Spain tomorrow would have been fun. Instead…they stayed the laughingstock here.

(But it is cool for the sport here. Rinse and repeat 4 years from now.)

RugbyBuck said:

This. They didn't see the field until they met the Hartline standard and we repeatedly saw the results in the guys' second and third years. That said, there is much to be said for getting actual game experience along the way and the NIL era is going to require more rotation, even at tOSU. I also love the idea of wearing DBs the fuck out with fresh horses the whole game, even if that just means making them run deep blasts and working them. I can't imagine anyone's DB depth matching our WR depth, while our younger guys lack experience, they're all fast.

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Right, and it’s a long season. There’s no need for JJ Smith to be on the field in the second half when we are up 35-0. That’ll save the legs for the room which will pay off late in the year. We nearly didn’t have either of our top WRs going down the stretch last year due to injury.

And people worry about data center water use.

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buckeyemania11 said:

Wiltfong and Simmons both logged predictions for Vargas to Ohio State this morning.

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Very good. Now maybe the Buckeyes can finally recruit a decent WR.

ORD_Buckeye said:

Fucking poverty conference.

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A conference experiencing poverty.

According to the D1baseball.com Transfer Portal Tracker, which is usually very reliable and official. Ohio State has landed a commitment from Toledo SS Charlie Scholvin.

He is projected to possibly be an MLB draft pick in the more later rounds, so hopefully he does end up making it to Columbus. He would be a huge addition as the replacement for Kaczmar.

Scholvin slashed .360/.488/.522 along with stealing 25 bases for Toledo as a Junior this season.

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Tom Loy on Madoxx Davis:

I still believe Ohio State is setting the bar early for the Georgia native, who is originally from New Jersey. The Buckeyes continue to cause Davis to light up with a smile from ear to ear when he talks about them. That said, this recruitment is far from over. We'll see where he visits this fall, and we will see which schools continue to move the needles for him as time progresses.

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Loy mentioned that Clemson, LSU, Florida and Ole Miss will be involved. Georgia and Miami are two others that are lingering as well.
Davis has just two game day visits planned so far, Ohio State vs Michigan and Alabama vs Georgia.