pnuts34 said:

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HS football is almost back

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I know the guy has a TX school hat on, but I firmly believe this is @pnuts34 ;-)

calibuck said:

Admitting I have no earthly insight to the immediate impact question, gotta chuckle somewhat. tOSU has a very stacked roster, with nary a weakness anywhere. So would expect the coaches make a conscious decision to play one or more of these 5* studs, over a more developed back-up. To get them experience under fire, certainly. To see if what they exhibit in practice translates to the field, also certainly. And the more they produce, the more minutes they get. How many 4-5* WRs have fled to greener pastures because they believe they deserve more minutes?

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I, for one, am usually on the side of regardless of star ranking in HS, all HS players have an uphill battle to see the field as true frosh. Going against a bulk of players who may never sniff a D3 field, let alone D1 is BIG! Even if a player went to the best HS program in a very competitive region and state, they will undoubtedly play a number of games facing competition that will never even make it to college in their near future. These kids will face backups that may be better than any player they've ever faced, due to that backup already being in a college S&C program, and knowing collegiate moves, and just being stronger and faster due to age. JJ was the only true frosh I've seen at OSU since Clarett that came in and looked different from day 1. And even Clarett has stated that his practices at OSU were some of the hardest of his life. So it will be interesting to see DJ go up against Carter Lowe or even Deontae Armstrong

And to answer your question about OSU WRs: the entire 2022 WR class, Jayden Ballard, Quincy Porter, Julian Fleming, Bodpegn Miller and Damarion Witten

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....

Kelsey's game reminds me favorably of Havlicek's career with the Celtics. Not a scorer at tOSU, but with the Celtics, his constant movement got him open, and believed he was (at one-time) in the top 10 of overall NBA scorers. Kelsey's constant movement gets her open, and amazingly, for layups. Never seems to take any time off, but outworks her opponent (seems to be mostly larger, long armed defenders), and gets her threes on a constant basis. Probably people with better memories than I have, but don't recollect that she ran as much on the Buckeye court. Do remember her bringing the ball down, and popping threes from all over the place. CC gets the pub, but Kelsey holds that team together. Also, never seems to be injured, and has logged more minutes than anyone else.

i'd be a lot more concerned about this year had I not seen what he did last year. These guys have had a full year with him and, while we may see some early mistakes, I think this is going to be a ferocious defense. We'll need it with this year's schedule. Hoping that we see a lot of rotation early.

ALWAYS BE ON TIME. My high school basketball coach had a saying: “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. And if you’re late, that’s unacceptable.”

The punishment for being late was simple but unforgettable. The entire team would run sprints. Then, while everyone else tossed basketballs across the gym, the offender had to chase every ball down, collect them all and return them to the rack.

Mick Marotti has some harsher penalties for Ohio State’s players, according to punter Joe McGuire:

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The Buckeyes would be smart to arrive 15 minutes early to every workout or practice — just to be safe. Nobody wants to be late, and even fewer want to end up on Mick Marotti’s bad side. I know I wouldn’t.

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.

pnuts34 said:

I like that Brock seems to be a good sport with all the jokes. Because fr fr, I think he’s going to be really good in this offense. He reminds me so much of Olave. If he can get developed and earn PT, he can become a monster

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Olave is the exact comparison I had. Droves of production and silky smooth in and out of his cuts. Plenty fast enough to go with the finer detail he appreciates at the position. Playing at such a high level of competition and having a great program to be coached at had to help him coming in as well.

RB07OSU said:

EMCC in Scooba, Mississippi. Ronald Ollie got to the supplemental draft from there, maybe Chaz is next up.

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Corey Smith also came to Ohio State from there after failing to qualify out of high school.

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I think this was his first HBO special in 83 or 83

andy123 said:

This is the entire 2013 football season. Another user posted a near-complete 2013 season torrent, but it was missing the Orange Bowl vs Clemson. A user recently shared the Orange Bowl game with me. This torrent is in the same file structure as the other torrent - just with the Orange Bowl game added. I intend to seed this indefinitely. If you find a problem or have a better version of one of the games, let me know and I'll improve the torrent.

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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.

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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.

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‘MURICA!

Congrats Dingler!

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Just sayin': Back in December 2000 Al Gore's internet invention was predicted to just be a fad.......

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One Ohio State football assistant coach is proving he more than belongs​

This new assistant coach is showing that he not only belongs, but he might be thriving with the Buckeyes.

Cortez Hankton has shown traits of being an elite recruiter for Ohio State​

Hankton has only been on staff a few months, but he has done a great job on the recruiting trail so far. He was able to keep Chris Henry Jr. as a signee right after Hartline left. Then, he was able to make sure Jamier Brown was locked in as a commit for the 2027 class. Both are five-star guys.

Neither of those guys was a player Hankton had recruited initially. However, Hankton then landed Austin Miller for the 2029 recruiting class. He will likely be a five-star commit when the rankings come out for that class. Jett Harrison, a 2028 five-star receiver, also committed to Hankton.

There can be some excuses made for all of those recruits and why they chose the Ohio State Buckeyes. Yet, Hankton still had to bring them in. Monshun Sales will be the real test. If Hankton can find a way to secure him, there will be no question moving forward about his recruiting prowess.

Cortez Hankton needs to prove he can develop receivers on the field​

Of course, recruiting is just one half of the equation. Developing receivers on the field and helping them get better is the more important part of coaching. Hankton has to prove that the receivers can become better players in general. That will be the true measure of whether he belongs.

Ohio State has had to replace a lot of assistant coaches over the years. That's what happens when success is attained. Other programs try to poach your guys. Ryan Day has had to deal with that, and he has done well with finding new assistants who have been able to step in and be fine.

It will help that Hankton gets to coach Jeremiah Smith this season. Smith is the best weapon in college football, and no one can truly shut him down. Having him accumulate a lot of stats this season will help Hankton jump-start a solid career with Ohio State.

Ohio State's offense should be one of the best in the country, if not the best. The Buckeyes are going to be running a bit of a new playbook under Smith, but the weapons they have are undeniable, no matter the system the players are running.