BuckeyeNation27 said:

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@jwinslow

Left for Cincinnati

Left with Hafley

Wadcutter said:

5-4, bottom of the 5th, 1 out, nobody on.

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Correct.

Aight, yall know what kind of party this is. Put your keys in the bowl. Jimmy wraps on the counter. Lube on request.

The Dawgs have spent years funneling booster money to accumulate an outrageous amount of talent that only Alabama and Ohio State can match.

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https://www.mgoblog.com/content/georgia-34-michigan-11

Bagmen.

Pottersville ROCKS!

George's confusion, even dismay, is understandable -- it's always a shock when the laws of space and time cease to apply. But if he'd hung out for a while, had a few drinks in the Indian Club, dropped a couple dimes in the dance hall, maybe checked out the action at the burlesque, he would have gotten a whole new take on the situation. Pottersville has its problems -- its bartenders can be undeniably ill-humored, for example -- but compared to the snooze-inducing Bedford Falls, it jumps.

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And, of course, there are the town's many fine taverns. Alas, we will never know what delights are hidden behind the door of the Indian Club or the Bamboo Room, the Midnight Club or the Blue Moon. But we do have firsthand knowledge of one hostelry -- Nick's, formerly Martini's, the first place into which George and Clarence stumble and from which they are rapidly ejected. And if Nick's is any indication, a night out in Pottersville is not one to forget.

The first thing we see in Nick's is a black piano player, stomping out some righteous honky tonk. A Lauren Bacall-type babe at a crowded table catches the eye. Tough-looking men in fedoras and worldly-wise broads in low-cut dresses are bellied up to the bar. In a word, it's a happening place -- until George and the egregious Clarence come in.

FWIW, Dr. Rex Kern, PhD as a book out:

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Ex-Florida wide receiver Jacob Copeland is transferring to Maryland. The redshirt-junior wideout announced his commitment to the Terrapins Friday afternoon on social media. The news comes just over two weeks after Copeland entered the NCAA transfer portal. Despite his decision to transfer, he elected to play in Florida’s bowl game Thursday night, making two catches for 35 yards in the Gators’ 29-17 loss to UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl.

Copeland finished the season as the Gators’ leading receiver with 41 catches for 642 yards and four touchdowns while appearing in all 13 games and making 12 starts.

"After much thought, prayer and discussion with my friends and family, I have made the decision to enter the Transfer Portal," Copeland wrote in a farewell note on Dec. 9. "This has not been an easy decision or one that I have taken lightly; however, I want to do what is best for my development by pursuing my goals and furthering my career.”

Before the clock strikes midnight, I have to confess this...

Well, doggone it.

Is ok to sell tickets to the game here? Rose Bowl. Ohio State side. Section 13H Row 52. Four (4) tickets together. Face value $185 each. Can transfer tickets immediately. Venmo payment. Email [email protected] or message if interested.

Betting that Cincy will get him. His bet buddy is playing for Cincy, and believe it was his #2(?) before committing to the good guys along with his other buddy Paris Johnson. He'll probably get more minutes with UC, and with them joining the B12, maybe more TV exposure? Anyway, good luck young man.

Gunlife said:

Thats it. For some reason I thought his name was Smith. That qb ran like a scared bitch the rest of the game. Wonder if that would be a penalty today....

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“Roughing” today.

I take the long view, enjoy and relish every single win, and don't focus on the disappointments. Disappointment is the ONLY guarantee in football.
Buckeyes give us a whole lot more great wins every year , and only one bad Saturday or 2, like what happened that day with Clemson, and this year's TTUN. 99.9% of schools fans don't get seasons like we have, dont have something as great as the last 20 years. Look at all the USC, Nebraska, Texas, fan misery. They don't even get to be RELEVANT this past decade. They have REASONS for sadness. TTUN has the most misery this decade probably, (and its mostly cause of us!) Their fans are so demented by suffering, and traumatized by Urban Meyer era, they desperately troll 2021 Jaguars Highlight (Lowlight) reels.
So we don't win it all every year, and TTUN finally got one. You're torrenters hopefully collecting archives; Cherish and re-watch all that glory. Lots are up on Youtube, somebody recently put up the 2012 undefeated season, download them and make rewatching that an offseason project.

Mo Wells is an attorney in Columbus

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wish so

One of the all time classics....

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I just tell ‘em, keep on lookin’ over your shoulder with your ears to the rail, ‘cause a runaway ammunition train us bearing down on you. No enjoyment, just fear until the world is put back in order next November.

cmstophe said:

Is he really going to play the same position that Branch or Nwankpa was going to? I know even those two are different types of players themselves, of course. I dunno.

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Styles was going to play what Nwankpa was. So we’re good there.

But both chose distance and really family. Can’t fault them

FWIW, the "2022 Alumni Season Ticket Window" is now open.

On behalf of the Department of Athletics, we write to thank you for being a loyal Ohio State Football season ticket holder. This is a reminder that your 2022 Ohio State football season ticket invoice is available online beginning today for those interested in renewing early or taking advantage of year-
end tax deductible contributions. The deadline to renew is March 1, 2022. Beginning this season, we are providing various payment plan options to choose from in order to give all ticket holders the opportunity to extend the payments for up to 9 months. Your invoice will include all season tickets, applicable Per-Seat Contributions, season parking permits and parking qualifying contributions.

My season ticket package for 2 tickets/game ($559 x 2 = $1118.00) is actually cheaper than last year ($1404.00) and there is an additional home game in 2022. Now I am just in "Zone 6" though.



Several games last year were not sellouts so maybe they are actually lowering the prices for 2022 to try an fill the stadium to capacity for every game. The Ticketmaster processing fee did go up $5 to $40 for 2022. Here's what they say individual game tickets will cost:

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Where does a healthy Justice Sueing fit in Ohio’s State’s lineup?
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The return of Ohio State’s third-leading scorer from last season is imminent. Whose minutes will be impacted?

At some point later today, we should have a little more information on both Justice Sueing and Seth Towns’ individual rehab assignments, but what we know for sure is that Ohio State expects both to play at some point this month. Two weeks ago, Chris Holtmann said that both Sueing and Towns are “weeks away.” Prior to the Wisconsin game on Saturday (an Ohio State win), Holtmann specifically ruled both guys out — something he had not done for either player since Sueing re-injured himself between the Niagara and Bowling Green games last month.


While this could be speculation on my end, Holtmann ruling Towns and Sueing out for the Wisconsin game infers that both players are getting close to returning — close enough that their odds to be activated for that Wisconsin game were greater than zero. Towns has been targeting a December-ish return since he had back surgery in September. Sueing’s absence was considered indefinite originally, but Holtmann’s “weeks away” comment inferred that he’d be back sometime this month, hopefully.

It’s unlikely that Towns starts at any point this season. Once healthy, he’ll be one of Ohio State’s go-to bench scorers — adding to a treasure trove of weapons that have already proven to be very useful this season. The Buckeyes’ recent wins over Duke and Towson have largely been thanks to their bench, and Towns will make that bench even deeper. On Monday, Holtmann said that Towns will be Ohio State’s “sixth or seventh” guy.

But during that same radio appearance on 97.1 FM, Holtmann referred to Sueing as “one of our starters” and “our second-best scorer.” That means that once he’s healthy, Sueing will not be used off the bench a la Kyle Young. Perhaps initially while his minutes are being ticked back up he will, but it will not be long until Sueing is back in the starting lineup.

With that said, who gets bumped out? Holtmann mixed a few different lineups early on, but for the last several games it’s been Jamari Wheeler, Malaki Branham, Justin Ahrens, E.J. Liddell, and Zed Key. Clearly, someone is getting bumped to a reserve role once Sueing returns.

Below, I outlined the two most-likely scenarios for when Sueing returns. I also included a third option that almost certainly won’t happen, but we might as well include it — just in case.

Ahrens out, Sueing in

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From a traditional standpoint, this makes the most sense. Sueing takes Ahrens’ spot, the guards stay the same, and Key continues to anchor everything down low. A career 31% three-point shooter, Sueing is nowhere close to the same threat Ahrens is from outside (42% 3PT), but he can score in more ways than his fellow left-handed teammate.

Sueing is a passable outside shooter, but more importantly he’s great at driving to the basket and then picking where to pull up from that 6-10-foot range versus where to attack all the way to the rim (54% shooter from two-point range). He’s also a reliable free throw shooter and an above-average rebounder (5.5 rebounds per game last season). Sueing is also a better all-around defender than Ahrens, even taking into consideration the huge strides the latter has made this season on defense.

Overall, Sueing just brings more to the table than Ahrens does. That’s not a knock on Justin — he is still a solid player — but them’s the facts.

Branham out, Sueing in

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Personally, this is what I believe would be the best — and most interesting — switch. Sueing is not a traditional guard (on or off-ball) at 6-foot-7, but we saw last season that Holtmann trusts him to at least get the ball past half court without incident. That goofy behind the back turnover against Michigan lingers in a lot of folks’ minds, but for the most part he was pretty passable.

Also: what has Malaki Branham done so far this season that Sueing can’t do? Branham is going to be a star, but right now he’s young and still figuring things out. In 21.8 minutes per game as a starter, he’s scoring 6.3 PPG to go along with 3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.8 turnovers per night. He’s shooting 38.8% overall and 33% from three-point land. None of these stats are great, and some are subjectively bad. Again, I think Branham is going to be a star very soon, — probably an NBA draftee eventually.

But if the position listed on the roster next to a guy’s name is why you think Branham needs to stay in the lineup, think again. Sueing can do everything Branham has so far, but much more efficiently. A lineup of Wheeler, Sueing, Ahrens, Liddell, and Key has some serious thump to it, and after a 2-0 start in B1G play, the Buckeyes should slam their foot on the gas pedal and try to keep that streak alive.

Just play your best five guys!

Sueing comes off the bench

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I had to include this because there’s an off-chance it happens, I suppose. Kyle Young has been super efficient off the bench so far, and it’s looking like that’s where he’ll stay for the duration of this season. While having your sixth through eighth guys in the rotation be Sueing, Young, and Towns would be menacing for opposing teams, holding all three back just seems silly.

Both Branham and Ahrens have some very obvious flaws in their game still, and so does Key. Ohio State is one of the deepest teams in the nation, but keeping Sueing on the bench and starting Ahrens and Branham over him seems silly. If Holtmann truly thinks Sueing is his second-best scorer, he needs to be in that starting lineup.

But hey, Young is coming off the bench, and Holtmann has the utmost confidence in both Branham and Ahrens. So who knows!

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