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.)
It's actually 8 from north of that line, and 4 from south. I was mistaken about Georgia. I think I read that Athens is at 33d 57', and mistook that for 33.57 degrees.

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.

ORD_Buckeye said:

Fucking poverty conference.

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A conference experiencing poverty.

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305Buck 8 Jul 2026, 11:25 am
Allen Trieu predicts Thomas Minor to Ohio State, I’m still curious to see if he makes it into the class. Whyce and Jacobs can be penciled into two DL spots, plus this class needs a high level nose tackle badly.

Bestbuck36 said:

Guess he best be playing huh? The Harden thing is a massive head scratcher for me.

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Harden is the NBA's Kirk Cousins...always going to be employed, always going to put up numbers, always going to be overpaid, never going to win anything.

Just sayin': I still don't consider poker a sport....

Over 9K players in WSOP chasing $10M top prize​

With registration now closed, the $10,000 World Series of Poker main event is underway in earnest with the fourth-largest field in its history.

The 2026 edition of professional poker's de facto world championship has 9,208 players competing for a $10 million top prize from a pool of $85.6 million, the third consecutive year for that specific first prize. The top 1,382 players will receive a payout, with $1 million payouts beginning at ninth place.

The numbers are a bit short of the 9,735 entrants to last year's tournament, as well as the record 10,112 players in 2024 and $12.1 million first prize won by Daniel Weinman in 2023. That said, the WSOP main event exceeded 9,000 players for the fourth year in a row after breaking the barrier for the first time in 2023.

"We're proud of the staying power this strong entrant number represents," World Series of Poker CEO Ty Stewart said in a statement. "The WSOP continues to draw players from around the world for poker's most prestigious event. Now, the focus turns to watching a new legend unfold."

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is back to defend his main event title after pocketing $10 million as last year's champion, his eighth WSOP bracelet. Mizrachi claimed his ninth bracelet by winning the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship just days before the main event began.

Michael Rossitto is the current chip leader at 770,500, with Jeff Fenster (747,000), Yannick Schumacher (738,000), Robert Gill (728,500) and Joseph Baghdadlian (705,000) all above the 700,000 threshold. Benny Glaser and Shaun Deeb, who also won their ninth bracelets at WSOP events earlier this summer, are at 193,000 chips and 368,500 chips, respectively.

"It's the one no-miss tournament of the year. If you're available and you have the 10K [buy-in], you're going to show up and play," Jack Effel, SVP of poker operations at Caesars Entertainment, which runs the event, told ESPN before the start. "You could be a professional poker player, not play any tournaments of the year, you're not going to miss the main event most likely. So with that said, I think it's going to be a great turnout as it always is."

The WSOP main event is back on ESPN platforms for the first time in over a decade. Play resumes on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

No way do I see Wright and Harrison in the same class. And regardless what his father says, NIL will be a big factor. At this point, unless I know a parent was a former pro, or is a C suite exec, NIL will always be a big deal with any high 4 or 5star recruit

Jack Johnson. Solid show. I wish he played smaller venues, but he packs them in at larger ones so I can't fault the guy.

calibuck said:

So I guess an NBA career is out of the question?

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Re: Fraud involving over $500,000 generally carries severe penalties ranging from 2 to 30 years in prison, depending on whether it is prosecuted at the state or federal level. Fines can reach up to $1,000,000, with mandatory restitution for victims

Just sayin': I'll go out on a limb here and say his NBA career is (at least) on hold for betweem 2 to 30 years.

jakenick06 said:

Am I the only one that sees his length, athleticism, and frame and think his future could be maximized at OT?

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I see him more in the mold of Calais Campbell or Deforest Buckner. Massive DL that can play inside or outside on the DL

I have questions. Forgive this old non hip guy.

So first off they would not allow him to go to the celebration unless he signed there contract for 2.75!!!
*their
And wtf celebration?
He asked to let him celebrate with his players and they said no.
Who is they?
OU and Notre Dame offered 3... Penn State 3.1 and Ohio State 2.75!!! Slap in his face they new the other offers!!
*knew
And all of this stuff about LJ and Day... Jim started playing HIS defense after the Oregon game not LJs!!!! Once he did not agree to the 2.75 it was 10:30 at night and they told him he'd be locked out of the building at midnight. He even said if u let me come and celebrate with the players I'll just nod smile and shake hands. They said no it would take away from the celebration...
LJ, Labron James, Larrry Johnson, Long John
Silver
idiots him not coming took away!!
What does this mean?
I'm 99% sure they r who broke the story because they said he told his players the night before he was coming back not true!! You go where ur wanted PERIOD!!! I'm so angry about all
the stuff out there about him
What is the stuff?

Honey Badger don’t play for cheaters.

JCOSU86 said:

scUM player: "Number 7, we gonna get his ass"

How'd that work you for you, shit-for-brains?

Edit: I shouldn't be too hard on the dUMb player, he may be the best French-Fryer on his shift.

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I'm sure I've said this in this thread but I was at this game and all of the tsun folks were chuckling when JT went down. I turned around to the guy behind me and said something to the effect of the two of them being very different QBs... Perhaps the only time in my life where I've been on the other end of a QB going down and a team not being prepared in the least for the change of pace with a new QB under center.

His brother, Chris, is obviously a Buckeye, but didn't I also read that his sister is on tOSU basketball team? Come on DeMarcus, join OUR family here in Columbus, as well as YOURS. That would give Diebs three young 5*s at once.

Bagmen

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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....

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.

Georgia Bulldogs miss out on a four-star player who plays one of the biggest needs Kirby Smart currently has​

The Bulldogs are missing a few key positions in their 2027 recruiting class, and an interior offensive lineman is one. Now they’ve missed out on another in Nate Carson.

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Carson’s visit history told the story​

When you look at the visit breakdown, Georgia never really stood a chance. Carson took eight visits to South Carolina and six to Clemson. By comparison, he visited Alabama three times, Georgia three times, Ohio State once, and Georgia Tech once. The top two schools in his home state had twice as many visits as every other program on his list.

It feels like Carson always wanted to stay in-state, and that’s completely fine. Sometimes a recruit’s heart is set on home, and no amount of recruiting pressure from Athens changes that. Kirby Smart and his staff pursued Carson for some time, but the visit log made that clear long before signing day.

Ohio State football program makes an unexpected addition to the staff​

The Buckeyes have made a surprising hire right before the start of the season.
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Usually, when late June and early July roll around, the additions to the coaching staff are finished. However, the Ohio State Buckeyes have decided to bring someone else onto the staff just a few weeks before practice begins, which is highly unusual.

Ohio State football team hires Andy Howell as a college scout​

Howell becomes the 12th full-time hire for the Buckeyes on staff. With the portal becoming an ever more important part of Ohio State's roster construction, they need someone who can help identify players. That's why they are bringing Howell into the fold.

Day has evolved over the years in terms of his coaching style. He has made sure that he has kept up with the times in the NIL era, and that includes the Transfer Portal. Using every possible resource to improve the roster construction of the team is his job, and Day is doing it well.

Andy Howell will help the Ohio State football program next offseason​

Most of Howell's value will come next offseason when the portal opens. The Buckeyes will use him to figure out which players they should go after in the portal. That is when he will show his value to the roster. It's well worth it for him to be on the coaching staff so he can help Day out.

It's a little strange that the Buckeyes have brought him in so late in the offseason. Howell hasn't been doing much for his NFL team in the last few months during the offseason. Now, Howell will be in charge of watching a lot of players across the country.

Day still wants his roster primarily built through the high school recruiting ranks, which has been evident with how the coaching staff has been recruiting in the last month or so. Ohio State is going to have one of the best recruiting classes in the country by the time the 2027 cycle ends.

Ohio State isn't going to change its entire philosophy overnight. Yet, the portal is clearly going to become a bigger part of Ohio State's roster construction.