Zurp said:

Does big 12 still have teams?

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Apparently just Texas Tech in football and BYU in bball

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The lottery is actually a good deterrent to teams purposely tanking to get the #1 pick, especially when a draft has generational talent. Whether or not it is rigged is another story.

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Adam Silver says NBA to present '3-2-1' anti-tanking proposal​

NBA commissioner Adam Silver confirmed on Stephen A. Smith's radio show Wednesday that the NBA has landed on a proposal to present to the league's board of governors later this month to revamp the draft lottery in an attempt to curb tanking.

"What we've essentially done, and we have a proposal that we're going to be bringing to our team owners at the end of May, and that is to create essentially a system of flat odds, so that you have no particular incentive to be bad," Silver said. "There's even something we're calling draft relegation, that if you're one of the bottom three teams in the league, you'll actually have worse odds than teams that sort of are four through up until teams make the playoffs.

"We're still playing a little bit with the system there."

The system -- the "3-2-1" system that ESPN first reported a couple of weeks ago -- would give the three worst teams a lower percentage chance of winning the lottery than the teams picking from fourth to 10th in an effort to curb the need for clubs to be as bad as possible to increase their chances of landing a high pick.

All four teams that jumped up in the lottery this year -- the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls -- went out of their way to try to improve their draft position in the closing weeks of the season.

Silver also reaffirmed that the NBA would have the ability to discipline teams for overt tanking beyond what they have been able to do in the past. The league fined the Jazz $500,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league" earlier this season.

"And also ultimately additional authority for the league office that if we do see that type of behavior where there's a sense that teams aren't going all out to win, that we can actually take away draft lottery balls, we can change the order of the draft," Silver said. "Teams have to know it's not just about paying a financial fine, which they may think is worth it in order to get a top pick, but that it'll directly impact their ability to get a top draft pick."

League officials have told ESPN in recent days that the expectation was this proposal would be the one that is ultimately passed by the league this month. While some have wondered whether anything actually needs to change, there's also a near universal belief that something was going to be passed to change the system in light of how the past couple of drafts went.

The NBA has also reiterated this will be in place only through the 2029 season, when the new collective bargaining agreement will be in place, and that addressing tanking could be part of those negotiations as a result.
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Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at Spring Commencement​

Will Kacmarek who was a key member of the 2024 national champion football team, graduated with a degree in human development and family services.

Kacmarek earned his degree through the university's degree completion program.

Four Buckeyes Named USA Lacrosse All-Americans​

Four members of the Ohio State men's lacrosse team were named All-Americans by USA Lacrosse Thursday.

All four players recognized – Cullen Brown, Blake Eiland, Kyle Foster and Caleb Fyock – were members of the Buckeyes' No. 1 ranked defense.

Brown, a senior close defenseman, is a first team honoree this year after earning the honorable mention nod in 2025. The 2026 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten performer led Ohio State with 31 caused turnovers this season and finished his Buckeye career as the program's season and career caused turnover record holder. The Silver Spring, Md. native grabbed 56 ground balls in 2026, good for second on the team.

Fyock was named to the third team this season. The junior goalie earned nine wins in 2026 and is second in the country with a 7.73 goals-against average in 2026. Fyock averaged 8.57 saves per game and finished the season with a Big Ten-best save percentage of .556.

Eiland was a starting short stick defensive midfielder for the Buckeyes in 2026, finishing the season with 17 ground balls and three caused turnovers in 11 games played. He was a key part of the team's play in transition, helping the team to a second-ranked clearing percentage (.919).

Foster started alongside Brown at close defense and recorded 12 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the year. He tied for third on the team in caused turnovers and helped the Buckeyes hold opponents to single digit goals in 12 of 14 games played last season.

Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at Spring Commencement​

Five four-year members of the men's lacrosse program – Cullen Brown, Jonny Cool, Blake Eiland, Taji Flynn and Griffin Liedel– will earn their degrees after helping the team to back-to-back Big Ten regular season titles, the first two Big Ten titles in program history. Brown and Eiland are both All-Americans and 2026 PLL College Draft picks. Brown was also named the 2026 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

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What are we doing here?

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Is state going to have a big year?

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Sparty? Nah.

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My favorite Buckeye TE!

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Ohio State receives key answer from elite quarterback in 2027 ​

Ohio State has had four-star QB Brady Edmunds in the class since Dec. of 2024. The Buckeyes want to have two quarterbacks in the class, but UCLA continues to push for Edmunds to stay home in California.

Ryan Day’s staff has shown interest in several other 2027 quarterbacks, and the latest is committed to another Big Ten school.

The Buckeyes recently paid a visit to Millard South (NE) QB Trae Taylor at his school and are trying to get him to make a trip to Columbus. To this point, no visit is planned and there’s no sign of it changing. However, the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ commitment is at least keeping the door open.

“At this point in the process Ohio State stands where the other schools stand,” Taylor said, via On3. “I’m committed to not taking any trips to campus. But I’m definitely not going to ignore any coach that calls me. The way football is now I refuse to burn any bridges.”

You don’t see a ton of firm commitment in today’s era of recruiting, as Taylor is going about things. The nation’s No. 4 quarterback in the soon-to-be senior class has been committed to Nebraska for a year now and looks solid. Still, the Buckeyes are at least trying to get into the mix if anything changes.

Taylor is a 6-foot-3, 192-pound quarterback who would nicely fit Day’s system in Columbus. Ohio State has been able to pick up late recruiting wins at quarterback in the past with players like the late Dwayne Haskins Jr. and even CJ Stroud out of California.

A couple of dominoes have to fall to figure out which direction Ohio State will go in 2027. The most important thing for the Buckeyes will be seeing if they can keep Edmunds in the class. If not, the Buckeyes will be ramping up the pressure on Taylor and others.

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Ohio State football elite five-star commitment makes the admission Buckeye Nation needed to hear from him​

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"I think time is just too close to just be playing around,” Brown said, via Eleven Warriors. “I know where I want to go, and that’s Ohio State, so I really just don’t see no point in going anywhere else, honestly.”

“My recruitment’s been shut down for a minute, I just haven’t made it public,” Brown went on to say. “Me and Coach Day had a conversation, so it just felt great shutting down my recruitment, knowing how bad I still wanted to be there, and knowing how bad Coach Day still wants me to be there and the staff. And I just can’t wait to get up there and be great.”

Ohio State wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton has been able to build a good relationship with Brown and it’s a key part of this. The Buckeyes not having to fight off other schools for Brown is what Ohio State needed in this class.

Brown is the No. 4 wideout and No. 21 overall player in the class of 2027, per 247 Sports Composite. In an era where we don’t see recruitments completely shut down even when players are committed, it’s a nice development to start the week.

Ohio State can now focus on building out the rest of the class, where they have 11 commitments. The month of May and June will both be very key in what Ohio State’s class looks like for 2027.

Ohio State football QB Julian Sayin admits how he approached the idea of the transfer portal after last season​

Ryan Day has something he’s only had with Justin Fields and CJ Stroud in Columbus with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2026: a returning starting quarterback.

Ohio State will have QB Julian Sayin back for a second season in 2026 after he was a Heisman finalist as a redshirt freshman last year. Sayin is a former Alabama transfer, so he knows how the portal works, and he was recently asked how he approached the idea of transferring out after last season with Ohio State.

Ohio State’s Julian Sayin keeps it real about the transfer portal ​

Every player has to weigh the idea of transferring after each season, it’s just how college football goes. We see players in good situations transfer to other teams for a bigger payday all the time. Sayin though, never even thought about leaving Columbus.

“I didn’t talk to anybody, and there was no reason to talk to me,” Sayin told On3’s Chris Low recently. “I wasn’t going anywhere, I would say everybody probably already knew that and wasn’t going to waste their time. Why would you leave here and play quarterback anywhere else?”

There was zero reason for Julian Sayin to walk away from Ohio State ​

Quarterbacks want to play at Ohio State because of Day’s ability to develop them, but it makes it even easier when you’re throwing the ball to Jeremiah Smith. Ohio State will return its star wide receiver for his junior season and Bo Jackson is back to lead the running back position as a sophomore. Add in an experienced offensive line and there was really no reason for Sayin to even think about leaving.

Ohio State brought in an NFL offensive coordinator for what could be Sayin’s last season in college. Working with Arthur Smith is going to be a positive for the 6-foot-1 quarterback and getting ready for the next level.

Sayin needs to take a step in his second season starting both in the pocket and showing the ability to run when needed. If Sayin can take a step forward in his second season, Ohio State’s going to have a good shot at accomplishing its biggest goals.

Another excellent Land-Grant Holy Land article on a Buckeye football player:

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Dad teaching son all about recruiting by trying to grab one of the receiving recruits at NW. Evil Ryan Day knows no bounds;-)

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Paul Skenes is really good at baseball - now career ERA of 1.97, took a no no into the 7th again last night - hasn't walked a guy in a month

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Pros:
Really cool to play in Bernabeau - one of the planets most legendary stadiums
Week 8 game in Europe likely means Week 9 bye week. I like that! Bye week in the middle of the season is always nice.
Decent mild weather. Cincinnati isn't frigid in November (I live here) but we avoid a cold weather game.

Cons:
I'm so sick of NFL Europe games. This is the fourth time in five years Atlanta has had to go abroad (2x London, 1x Berlin, 1x Madrid)
We lose a home game for this
Miss me with the "grow the game" nonsense. I know why we were chosen. Atlanta host Spain 2x in group play and (likely) 1x in knockout stages in the World Cup. This is some messed up type of international corporate synergy where some knob at the NFL office said "Hey! They'll love the Falcons once they play twice in the Benz! Hate it.

True dat. Everyone's crystal ball works better with hindsight. The future is harder to predict. Measuring heart in a player is also a hard thing to do, but may ultimately be the key to production. And yeah, also believe that tOSU has had a higher percentage of 'hits' than 'misses'.

so apparently 5 for your last 8 isn't enough to earn more playing time with this coach... son didn't start, wasn't in the line up at all, but did come in to catch the last 2 innings, got one AB (fly out). this coach is a clown, ready to be done with this season - 3 more games