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I'm guessing that going from Orgeron to Kelly is "real culture shock"; hence, a lot of players are jumping ship.

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True, but regarding Kiner, I think they still have 5-6 RBs on the roster. And more importantly, I think losing his RB coach who recruited him mattered the most. He should look good back home

There's an old gas station not far from my house. It is currently being rebuilt. I wonder if they will be putting in any charging stations, a bigger convenience store, or just keep the same concept of a few pumps and a small store. The future of gas stations will be interesting to watch.

Relegated to the practice squad. Damn.

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More on Dick LeBeau:

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“I'm so proud when people ask me, ‘Where did you go to school?’” LeBeau said. “I grew up in the great state of Ohio, some of the greatest football in the country, and I went to the finest university in the nation, Ohio State University.”

MALIK BARROW, STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL. I freely admit that sometimes, when a player leaves Ohio State, I simply lose track of their existence on this floating rock we call home.

For example, I learned yesterday that former Ohio State defensive lineman Malik Barrow is *still* playing college football for what appears to be his fourth fifth different team. This is particularly perplexing given that he medically retired from football back in 2018.

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Barrow signed with Ohio State (1) out of high school back in 2016. He then retired from football back in 2018, but it switched and he actually transferred to UCF (2) in 2019 and continued playing football. Following one season at UCF, he transferred to Rutgers (3) in 2020. I have no idea how long he stayed at Rutgers, but eventually, he ended up at Alabama A&M (4). And now he apparently plays for Davenport (5).

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...uggles-will-be-back-and-malik-barrow-is-still

Good get for Dabo.

On to the next.

Bestbuck36 said:

A lot of stars leaving BiG for next year. Good

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Yeah and a couple are from Ohio State...BAD

leroyjenkins said:

China is so weird

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How many billion people live there? Meat is meat.

I was flipping around channels waiting for the Masters to start and ran into a channel called the Stadium Channel (on WOW it was on 139). The East Orange Renegades were playing the Old Bridge Hawks:



The American 7s Football League (A7FL) is a semi-professional traveling league in the United States which plays a seven-man version of Gridiron football it calls American 7s Football. Launched in 2015, its games are played without football helmets or other protective equipment.

It's kind of like: what if the guys from machine shop, warehouse, and/or local bar that played in an adult softball league on Friday night decided to play football.

About A7FL

About American 7s Football League
The American 7s Football League® (A7FL) has pioneered a familiar yet completely new format for America’s most popular sport: 7-on-7 football without helmets or hard shell pads. A7FL’s unique gameplay retains the toughness that fans crave while focusing on action-filled performances by its athletes. American 7s’ thrilling highlights and compelling content attract fans of all ages and drive a new younger audience of consumers while generating tens of millions of views. Founded in 2014 by CEO Sener Korkusuz and President Ryan DePaul, the Spring league (April-July) recently added UFC® Co-Founder David Isaacs to its ranks and has grown to 32 teams in 4 divisions with over 600K social media followers and partnerships with Eleven Sports, Facebook Watch, Twitch and WAVE.tv.

Athletes generally range from 18 to 30 years of age, must be 18 to play, and must sign an injury waiver. The A7FL field size is 100 x 37 yards and does not utilize the field goal posts. The narrower field width increases the pace of the action with fewer men on the field making for vicious hits while the 100-yard length maintains the grind. The quarterback has 4 eligible targets with 2 down linemen. Offenses can run bone or pistol, and there are no blitz restrictions for the defense.

History
The idea for an organized no helmets no pads football league popped into A7FL co-founder Ryan DePaul’s head late in 2002. His high School football days were over – he had to quit college football due to concussions – and he just wanted to keep playing the game he loved but in a safer format so he was playing pickup games of tackle football anywhere he could find them. In late 2005 he began to develop the format and rules for 7 on 7 no pads no helmets full contact football.

Entire article: https://www.a7fl.com/about-a7fl/

Apparently it has been going on for several years now:

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Seven on seven tackle football, with no helmets or pads. Well, it's interesting; however, don't think I could be a regular fan. Is anyone on Buckeye Planet actually a fan and follows this this league?

Firefox, in an effort to be truly 100% open source with no lines of Andreessen and Bina’s legacy UIUC/NCSA code, or any Mozilla code, committed Seppuku in 2008. Leading the charge on Web security and being the first to drop support for client-side JavaScript, Flash, and ultimately plug-ins altogether had consequences. It had a good run for about five years though. From 2004-2009 it was the best. I was running the dev alphas before the rebrand from Phoenix back in 2002 after a network copy from a Windows 2000 Pro machine to a Windows Me PC trashed both computers and I switched to Linux on my desktops for several years until finally switching back when Vista Ultimate proved stable.

Thanks for the memories Cedric!

Ohio State football transfers to come
Updated: Apr. 07, 2022,

Two recent departures from Ohio State football’s roster still leave the Buckeyes over the scholarship limit as the end of spring practice nears.

Ohio State stands at 88 scholarships following the transfer announcements of Lejond Cavazos and Bryson Shaw earlier this week. It must be at 85 by the start of the season. More attrition, however, will come in the weeks and months ahead. What does the current roster makeup tell us about where those changes will happen, and where does the imbalance potentially affect the team OSU will put on the field?

Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/...alaries-on-the-rise-buckeye-talk-podcast.html

Ohio State football scholarship chart 2022
Updated: Apr. 05, 2022

Here’s the latest update:
Seniors: 16
Juniors: 14
Sophomores: 26
Freshmen: 32
Total: 88

Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/01/ohio-state-football-scholarship-chart-2022.html

According to the above articles Ohio State is still 3 scholarships over the limit.

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With Eliano and Walton on staff, Denson knows that Ohio State’s pedigree is just fine.

“So, when I met them, I just knew that Ohio State is real DBU,” Denson said.

What else have the Buckeyes been saying? Denson is in no hurry to make any sort of decisions as he already has more than three-dozen offers. The Buckeyes would love to see Denson pull the trigger but are not putting on the hard sell as Denson works things out.

“(They told me) if you want to compete with the best and go to the national championship every year and go to the draft, this is the place to be,” Denson said.

What else did the four-star corner have to say about his visit? Check out our exclusive video interview as part of the SFE trip to Ohio State over the course of this past weekend.

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NFBuck said:

So, does losing this 3* cause their average to drop or rise?

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Yes

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Some really suck though.

Besides isn't "swanky wolverine" an oxymoron?

johnson2443 said:

IMO it’s clear the school is involved: no why you get that many kids to commit. Just my opinion but that dline class is absurd

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Well yes they are “involved” the same way they were before. They let it be known to those who need to the folks they would really like to have sign with the team. That’s even if Texas’s laws don’t allow direct interactions between the groups

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247SPORTS SCOUTING REPORT
Good height and length with lean, athletic frame. Plays above listed size in contested situations and after the catch. Gains ample effort yards thanks to combination of field demeanor and functional athleticism. Wiry strong with plenty of examples of run-after-catch strength above listed weight.

Displays excellent body control and core strength that shine in the air and via contact balance. Fluid mover whose movement patterns aid that balance. Shows great timing and concentration skills, whether on contested throws or tracking deep balls.

Jake said:

I think some of those contract incentives are going to be tough to hit.

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Yikes. Talk about torching a program.

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I don't have any good stories because my dad took all the fun stuff out, but my first car was an 89 Gran Fury state trooper car that he got at an auction. Way too much power for a 16 year old and it only got 9 MPG, but that thing could throw you back in your seat when you gunned it. It was also the last of it's breed so it wasn't getting confused for current cop or trooper cars since they moved to Crown Vic's by then. The OG silver bullet for me.

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As we head into the Final Four weekend with the Ohio State men’s basketball team definitively not involved, we are in a bit of a reflective state here at Land-Grant Holy Land. Earlier this week, Justin Golba looked at five off-season questions that will determine how the 2022-23 season will go for Chris Holtmann’s squad; not it’s your turn.

In the latest Land-Grant Holy Land edition of SB Nation Reacts, we have a pair of questions that we want you to answer about what you think about the future of the men’s basketball team as we head into the offseason.


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Don't disagree with the D part of bball. Most of the players that are signed to D-1 powerhouses come in as the top score on their team and/or leagues. It takes a single-mindedness to become a defensive stopper. AND sacrificing some offensive output along the way. Not certain many of the players want that, as noted earlier, their "O" gets them into the league, not their "D". EJ happened to be both, which endeared him to Buckeye Nation. Malichi has the "O", but didn't see much D. KY more of a D player, with some spots of great O. Since I'm an old guy, I'll reference tOSU's one and only John 'Hondo" Havlicek. He performed as a stopper on the other team's scorer, and got 8-10 points a game. However, someone saw something in him, and the Celtics drafted him, and lo and behold, Hondo became what, the tenth (?) all-time scorer in the NBA (am certain his place has dropped, but I'm making a point here). Hard to do. What plays in the college scenario, may in fact not play well at the pro level. In football, O wins games, D wins championships. Except in football, each side of the ball are specialists, and unlike basketball, are not expected to play both sides of the ball. Go Bucks!