Discount whatever that clown says, positive or negative. Douche clambering for attention.

More NCAA Tournament expansion talk​

It certainly feels inevitable at this point: the NCAA Tournament will expand from its current 68-team field. How many teams will be added (72? 76? MORE?), and at what point will it go into effect? The NCAA Selection Committee held discussions about tournament expansion on Wednesday and plans to dive into the details once again later today.

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Lionel Messi scores 2, makes MLS history in Inter Miami win​

Lionel Messi added another record to his list of career achievements as he scored a pair of goals to lead Inter Miami CF to a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution.

The brace at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night made Messi the first player in MLS history to score multiple goals in four straight league games, all of which were wins.

Frank Layden dies at 93: Ex-Jazz coach, GM brought Karl Malone, John Stockton to Utah​

Layden was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Jazz to become perennial NBA contenders​

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Frank Layden, the first coach to take the Utah Jazz to the playoffs and the winner of both the 1984 NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year awards, died Wednesday at 93, the team announced.

Layden coached six full seasons and parts of two others early in the franchise's Utah history. He took the helm two years after the team moved from New Orleans, succeeding Tom Nissalke during the 1981-82 campaign. Over nearly the next decade, he won 277 games and guided the Jazz to five consecutive postseason appearances, advancing as deep as the Western Conference semifinals three times.

"It's hard to imagine the story of the Utah Jazz without the presence of Frank Layden," Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith said. "He was an amazing person who meant so much to this organization and to our fans. His love of the sport was felt around the NBA, and he set the franchise on a course for success, helping to build an enduring legacy for the state of Utah."
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LeChuck preaching it!

I'm starting to wonder if he helps Eddie out then ends up on Scarlet and Gray sidelines before it's over.

NJ-Buckeye said:

pee before watching

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So long as these folks stay isolated in "The Villages" and don't accidentally kill me with their incompetence, more power to them.

colobuck79 said:

I meant you specifically.

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Story checks out ... LOL.

74 for Pierce is wild

brodybuck21 said:

11W Forums

teeedawg 2 hours ago
Per Birm, Jarquez Carter is flashing early and Ohio State expects him to play a lot this year.

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What is “Could not have happened at a better time”

Next I’ll take, “It’s Good to be The King” for $1000, Alex

NFBuck said:

Scott Frost at Corn is what Cheatin' Jim would have become if he never found Connor Stalions.

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Except Frost is an excuse making whiner and simple Jim is an excuse making whiner who cheated

S Jaylen McClain, 77 OVR​

McClain is like Pierce in that he’s a second-year defender who wasn’t a big-name recruit, but he’s competing for a starting spot and has a bit more proof in his 2024 pudding.

Last year, McClain was the third Ohio State freshman to shed his black stripe after turning heads throughout spring practice and early in preseason camp. He gave fans a quick glimpse of his talents with an interception of Julian Sayin in the spring game.


McClain is now competing with Malik Hartford to start at strong safety in place of the graduated Lathan Ransom, but there’s a clear impetus to get both of them playing time in 2025. McClain’s downhill playstyle and dynamic athletic gifts are why safeties coach Matt Guerrieri wants to see them both used and also why a 77 overall rating feels low.

“Jaylen's had a great spring,” Guerrieri said in April. “Competition (between him and Malik Hartford) has been awesome, but it's our job as coaches to have packaging that, if those guys earn the right to be on the field, we've got to put them on the field. So, how do we find the balance to be able to play multiple safeties, multiple corners in packaging? Matt Patricia is the guru of being able to do that throughout his career, what he's been able to do from a personnel standpoint. I'm very, very impressed and happy with Malik, with Jaylen, the mentality, the performance on the field. It's been really good.”

LG Luke Montgomery, 78 OVR​

Unlike Pierce and McClain, the final three players on this list are projected starters for Ohio State. And all three man the trenches.

Montgomery, to your dear writer of this article at least, is an All-Big Ten caliber player. The Ohio native enters his junior season off as big a College Football Playoff rise as any returning player on the Buckeyes’ roster. A backup throughout the regular season, Montgomery carved out a rotational spot at left guard to start the CFP, rolling with starter Austin Siereveld, who also rolled with starting right guard Tegra Tshabola. Montgomery (No. 51 in the clip below) quickly put offensive line enjoyers on notice with his rugged style.


Montgomery put Ohio State’s coaches on notice, too, enough that he overtook Siereveld to start full-time at left guard by the Buckeyes’ CFP semifinal game against Texas. He started in that spot throughout this past spring practice and appears poised to deliver on his top-100 recruiting pedigree.

OL Austin Siereveld, 78 OVR​

It says something about Siereveld’s progress that he’s now the favorite to start at right tackle for Ohio State – a hair ahead of Minnesota transfer Phillip Daniels – after just beginning to work at the position following his move outside from guard this spring. An offensive lineman capable of starting at two positions for the defending national champions feels better than a 78 overall, in this writer’s opinion.

That’s before considering the fact that Sierveld was one of three Iron Buckeyes recognized this offseason by the team’s strength and conditioning staff. He started six games and played 495 snaps in 2024, the sixth-most among Ohio State’s offensive linemen.

Even if it’s not at right tackle, Siereveld is in line to start as one of Ohio State’s best five offensive linemen, per Ryan Day.

"I thought Austin did a nice job moving around," Day said in April. "I think he really took a big step for us. And so, yeah, I don't think we're in a position to really get into, like, who's starting and who isn't and at what positions. Austin Siereveld is going to be a starter for us. He's an excellent player. Really had a good spring for us."

Chet and OKC have agreed to a five-year, $250M rookie contract extension, per @ShamsCharania
He and SGA are now making a combined $535M

1st post is updated as Training Camps are approaching, Currently 71 NFL Bucks

I'm still mad about that. By every account I've heard, that was a sure TD. We were in the building that day. Imagine the lore if he houses his first touch.

GREAT SCOTT! Gee Scott Jr. is engaged.
The former Ohio State and current New England Patriots tight end proposed to his then-girlfriend, Olivia, over the weekend. She said yes.

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Hope Pinkel pulls himself toward himself and comes right. Coming down from fame appears to be a very challenging adjustment in life. Lots of folks don't get it right.

San Antonio Spurs Trade Malaki Branham to Washington Wizards After Three Seasons​

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The No. 22 overall pick in the 2022 draft, Branham started strong in his rookie season in San Antonio, starting 32 games and averaging 10.2 points per contest. His production decreased slightly to 9.2 points per game in his sophomore season, but he still started 29 games. His role decreased significantly last season, however, as Branham played just 9.1 minutes per game with zero starts and averaged five points per appearance.

His role in the Spurs’ backcourt was unlikely to increase after the Spurs used the No. 2 overall pick to draft Rutgers guard Dylan Harper to pair with 2024 first-round pick Stephon Castle and veteran point guard De’Aaron Fox. In Washington, however, he’ll have the opportunity for a fresh start for a team that went just 18-64 last season.

That said, he’ll still have to earn his way into the Wizards’ rotation as they already upgraded their backcourt this offseason by trading for veteran guard CJ McCollum and drafting Texas guard Tre Johnson, giving them an overstocked roster of guards and wings that they’ll need to make some cuts from.

BuckBackHome said:

Some of the information coming out of the TX flooding is astounding.

Parts received nearly a foot and a half of rain in a 24-hour period.

It was a widespread area of large amounts of rainfall, so a ton was dumped all over this Hill region of the state.

The river rose 29 feet in an hour (from 3 feet to 32 feet) at one spot.

From 9am to 10am the river rose 1 foot every 2 minutes!

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https://www.ksat.com/news/local/202...y-4-thats-more-than-niagara-falls-daily-flow/

The Kerr County area experienced an extraordinary rainfall event, with 10 to 12 inches of rain falling in just a few hours on July 4.

The volume of water that poured down is estimated to be more than 100 billion gallons, a staggering amount that surpasses the daily flow over Niagara Falls.

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