Finally, here is a chart showing how each team fared in Ohio compared to the rest of that team's class. I have analyzed only teams that had a top-50 recruiting class and signed at least 3 players from Ohio.

The chart shows (in order): Total class size; Ohio signees; percentage of Ohio signees in class; overall class score; score of Ohio signees in class; percentage of class score from Ohio signees; differential between percentage of Ohio signees in class and percentage of class score from Ohio signees (a metric to determine how valuable the Ohio signees were to the overall class); average rating per signee in class; average rating per Ohio signee in class; differential between average rating per signee in class and average rating per Ohio signee in class (another metric to determine how valuable the Ohio signees were to the overall class).

Ohio State's class had 22 signees, with 6 being from Ohio (27.3%).

Ohio State's overall class score was 316.01, with 84.79 of those points coming from Ohio signees (26.8%). So by that metric, Ohio State slightly underperformed in Ohio by 0.5 (27.3% Ohio signees - 26.8% Ohio score = -0.5)

However, Ohio State's average per recruit was 94.76, while the average per Ohio recruit was 95.36. So by that metric, Ohio State overperformed in Ohio by 0.6.

It is interesting to note that Cincinnati had 3 more Ohio signees than Ohio State, yet Ohio State's 6 signees accounted for 22.2 more class points than Cincinnati's 9 signees (84.79 - 62.59 = 22.2). Cincinnati signed a lot of players from Ohio but did not get much value from those signees.

For bicycle racing fans there was an interesting result in the Women's road race today.

The peloton last track of an unheralded rider who escaped the pack and won the race. When second place crossed the line she was celebrating her "gold" medal win.

Committed to Auburn

LoKyBuckeye said:

Good to see Marino get in... too bad he was never able to win the Super Bowl.

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NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of the year
January 22, 2021
That programming shift to USA Network, another NBCUniversal-owned cable channel, includes the National Hockey League and NASCAR races.
NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock will also carry some of the programming that was on NBC Sports Network starting in 2022.

USA Network is arguably one of the most popular channels in NBCUniversal's lineup, and adding live sports -- some of the most vital and highly rated programming left on traditional TV -- is likely to make USA even stronger.

Cable companies have been under strain as consumers "cut the cord," choosing instead to pay for streaming services like Netflix (NFLX) rather than paying a cable bill.

Enter Peacock. The new streaming service is the focal point of NBCUniversal's future business strategy, so having more live sports on the service provides consumers more incentives to sign up. Peacock already airs many Premier League soccer games.

Entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/media/nbc-sports-network-shut-down/index.html

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Ellijah Gardiner just decided to move on

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Miami safety Avantae Williams has been suspended by the team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, a university spokesperson told multiple outlets.

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Apparently now he's off the team.

Miami Hurricanes S Avantae Williams dismissed from football team after domestic violence arrest

Miami Hurricanes freshman safety Avantae Williams has been kicked off the football team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, the school announced.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...liams-dismissed-team-domestic-violence-arrest

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Visiting for the Oregon game

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It’s not often four players from one high school receive an offer from one school on the same day.

It’s even less likely all of them are in the same position group.

But that’s exactly what happened on June 17 for cornerback Jshawn Frausto-Ramos and three of his defensive back teammates at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California), RJ Jones, Peyton Woodyard and Marcelles Williams. Jones and Frausto-Ramos, both four-star prospects in the class of 2023, and 2024 prospects Woodyard and Williams all received offers from Ohio State that day after participating in a camp at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center one day earlier.

“Just knowing there’s a possibility of playing with them for more years, that’s big,” Frausto-Ramos said. “I’ve always played with RJ Jones since my Pop Warner days. I’ve known the others since the sixth and seventh grade. Just keeping that brotherhood would be really cool.”

Frausto-Ramos, the 246th-best player nationally and the 26th-best cornerback in 2023 according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, told Eleven Warriors he enjoyed his trip to Columbus to camp with the Buckeyes. He impressed OSU secondary coach Matt Barnes with his skill and one-on-one drills.

“(Barnes) really liked the way I was coming out of my breaks,” Frausto-Ramos said. “He was really impressed by that. The most important thing was we did one-on-ones and I feel like I did really well in those. I think I showed out and stood out compared to those other players. He feels like I have the opportunity to play at this level and that really meant a lot to me.”

“I don’t really have a top list, I’m keeping my options open,” Frausto-Ramos said. “By the end of my junior year I’ll start cutting down and start talking about what schools are in the lead. Each school has a reason as to why I might go there.”

Nice pickup for the cotton cats. They're putting together a decent class. To be honest, thank God even though I can't stand them, need someone else in the B1G to be relevant.

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Alec Baldwin in 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' He was only on screen for about 3 minutes, but he absolutely owned it:

"Put that coffee down!!! Coffee's for closers only."
"ABC. "A", always. "B", be. "C", closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING. Always be closing."
"F*$k you-- that's my name! You know why, mister? Because you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight, I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name."

This explains so much.

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“Being totally transparent, after Ethan got the Clemson offer, which we all knew was his dream school, we really thought he was finished,” Eric said. “So when Ohio State came up, he told me, ‘No, Dad. I want to go visit Ohio State.’ I was just like, ‘Woah.’”

Ethan, the 133rd-best player and the 13th-best cornerback according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, impressed the Buckeyes while camping with the team in June.

“I know coach (Ryan) Day told us in the room if Ethan wanted to commit today, they would take him,” Eric said. “Ethan is a kid they’re high on. We just want to make sure it’s mutual.”

The elder Nation said if he was asked to say which schools are near the top of his son’s list of nearly 40 offers two months ago, Ohio State would not have been there. But now, that’s changed.

“I’ll tell you something, (OSU is) definitely a place that you hear about and assume, but once you see it, it’s magnificent, man,” Eric said. “It’s huge. Extremely impressive.”

LovelandBuckeye said:

Is there a TLR on his recruitment besides scrolling through this thread?

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From what I recall, it came down to a 3 horse race between tOSU/Oregon/Clemson. In the weeks leading up to his commitment, "insiders" from all 3 schools seemed sure that they were going to land his services. Like, right up until his announcement. Obviously, he picked Clemson. The word is that they basically told the coaching staffs from each school that Tajh would be choosing them. Then he goes on TV and picks Clemson, leaving tOSU & Oregon wondering "WTF just happened?" Amateur hour bullshit.

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At 6-3, 185, Provost was the protypical tall, rangy safety who was a tough run support defender, but earned his nickname from then-OSU Head Coach Woody Hayes for his ability to play pass defense.

"My sophomore year was the first year that Woody started the Buckeye Leafs (on the helmets for great plays) and I had something like seven interceptions in the first four games. Woody said something like 'He has so many leaves that now he's a tree.' That kind of stuck. Everybody thinks its because I'm tall, but it's because of the Buckeye leaves on the helmets," said Provost.

Provost said that to this day he is still recognized around Columbus as "The Tree".

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Still #3 (tie) on the all time interceptions list at The Ohio State University:

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTIONS - CAREER
No. 1 Mike Sensibaugh, 1968 to 1970: 22 interceptions
No. 2 Fred Bruney, 1950 to 1952: 17 interceptions
No. 3 William White, 1984 to 1987: 16 interceptions
No. 3 Ted Provost, 1967 to 1969: 16 interceptions
No. 5 Neal Colzie, 1972 to 1974: 15 interceptions
No. 6 Ahmed Plummer, 1996 to 1999: 14 interceptions
No. 6 Sonny Gordon, 1983 to 1986: 14 interceptions
No. 8 Vince Skillings, 1978 to 1980: 13 interceptions
No. 9 Damon Moore, 1995 to 1998: 12 interceptions
No. 9 David Brown, 1986 to 1989: 12 interceptions
No. 9 Kelvin Bell, 1981 to 1983: 12 interceptions

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTIONS - SEASON
No. 1 Mike Sensibaugh, 1969: 9 interceptions
No. 1 Craig Cassady, 1975: 9 interceptions
No. 3 Neal Colzie, 1974: 8 interceptions
No. 3 Mike Sensibaugh, 1970: 8 interceptions
No. 5 Malik Hooker, 2016: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Derek Ross, 2001: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Vinnie Clark, 1990: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Sonny Gordon, 1986: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Ted Provost, 1967: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Arnie Chonko, 1964: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Fred Bruney, 1951: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Fred Bruney, 1952: 7 interceptions

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Marek was credited with 572 tackles during his OSU career!

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I think Mike Sensibaugh’s record of 22 career interceptions will stand forever.

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BB73 said:

The SEC commissioner said today that their league won’t have postponements this season due to Covid. It could allow for forfeits to occur if one team can’t field enough players.

And if the B1G does the same, does that ruin TTUN’s game plan for late November this year?

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1. So, are they saying (and I love the irony here) if Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri "go south", fuck 'em, they weren't going to win anyway? What if the current trend continues - could a coach say, "I'm not putting my team at risk by playing a road game against a team that has experienced COVID outbreaks."

2. If you were Michigan and could duck playing the Bucks and trimming your all time series lead to 6, wouldn't you duck?