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It seems Edmunds is still saying the right things. Could be a ploy for more $, dunno. But from my experience in life, if there's smoke, then there's fire. Totally get the kid protecting himself from 'the talk'. We read about the recruit signing with someone else late in the game, but not as much about the school telling the kid there's no room in the inn for him when it's too late to find another place. Writers talk about the glitz and glamor of recruiting, but there's an ugly underside as well.

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I don't think Edmunds has the leverage to pull such a ploy. I feel like if he were to do that, they would tell him to hit the road. The way they're pursuing other QBs it seems like they're content settling for him in the class but they want someone else

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One of the top-5 matches I’ve ever seen.

I remember waking up early in Vegas to watch the Borg-McEnroe Wimbledon Final in 1980, which had an epic 18-16 tiebreaker won by McEnroe in the 4th set. Borg then won the final set 8-6 since they didn’t play final set tiebreakers back then. It was also a high quality match, with guys hitting winners on most of the critical points.

The classics:

Borg over McEnroe 8-6 in the 5th at the Wimbledon Final in 1980 with the 18-16 4th set tiebreak;
Nadal over Federer 9-7 in the 5th set at the Wimbledon Final in 2007;
Djokovic over Nadal 7-5 in the 5th set at the Aussie Final in 2012 (longest major final at 5h 53 min);
Djokovic over Federer 13-12, a 5th set breaker after Fed was up 8-7, 40-15 with 2 pts on his serve 2019 Wimb Final;
Alcaraz over Sinner 7-6 in the 5th set, 2025 French Final after Alcatraz saved 3 match points at 3-5 0-40 in the 4th set.

Honorable mention:

Federer over Nadal 6-3 in the 5th at the 2017 Aussie Final after being down 1-3 in the 5th set. Cuz I really wanted that win.

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I'd add Sampras/Corretja at the US Open in 1996. Also Connors/Patrick McEnroe US Open 1991 that basically sent Pat to the broadcast booth.

And you can't tell me you don't have any Bill Tiden matches to add to that list. You were plenty old enough to appreciate what you were seeing then.

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Wemby is unreal.

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I hope this Wemby phenomenon in a weird way puts some respect back on Wilt Chamberlain too, because the knock I keep hearing from younger people who don't know shit is that "well he (Wilt) did all that just because he was a lot taller than everyone else". Well yes Wemby is 6 inches taller than most everyone...but this shit he can do is crazy. He's already passing like Wilt did at the end of his career too. He is indeed unreal.

We've been hearing from the Chris Henry Jr for football for a lifetime it seems, but first glimmer of his kid brother. Did he stay home with his mother, or did he have a coterie of people looking after him like CHJ did? Guess mom doesn't live in Cincy anymore, or the pundits there might have written a story or two about him. Would be great if he came on board, and roomed with his brother. And laced up his sneaks on the hardwood. Go Bucks!

And it's with a sigh of relief, I step away from the ledge. Never believed he would jump to NBA, but now it's official. So Diebs can take this piece, and look for a final rook/knight/bishop to put on the board. Getting Mobley back is the best portal get we could make.

Thump said:

Emerson first homer

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Having MLB extra innings package paid off i was actually watching his AB live. So cool

Sure, he was a great TE, a great Buckeye, Pro Football player and doctor, but DiHard didn't like him.

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Interesting article in Land-Grant Holy Land by Jon Johnston:


Keep in mind this was the standard way of doing business with regards to college athletics for decades. Paying players was something that just happened.

This part of college football history has been completely forgotten, and I have to believe that’s with intent. The NCAA purposely has tried to convince us that their entire history has been about amateurism. Part of the video I’m working on will prove that point.

16 Ohio State players were paid to play football in 1949. Eight of them worked for the State Public Works Department.

When you read that statement, is your first thought that they were committing some kind of NCAA violation?

Because if it is, you would be wrong. This is how things worked then.

This was before the NCAA had any sort of real enforcement or really any rules about how to handle players.

I am convinced that we don't know this part of NCAA history because it's pretty much been buried by the idea that amateurism has existed throughout college football history.

Thoughts?

An Ohio State Football Player Got Paid As A “Tire Inspector” in 1949​

I am doing research for a video that is essentially about how we got here.

In other words, how did college football become the mess that it is now with what seems like no rules, no controls, and complete chaos?

Very specifically, I’m researching something called the Sanity Code. The Sanity Code was an attempt by the NCAA to actually enforce rules for the first time regarding how players could be compensated and whether or not they could have scholarships.

I won’t go into detail about that right now. But during the research, I’ve discovered that in 1948-1949, Ohio State had 16 players that had state jobs. In other words, they “worked” for the state of Ohio. They were paid for these jobs because that was a part of doing business back in the day.

This is from an article in “The Capital Times” of Madison, Wisconsin on December 13, 1949.


Jerry Krall, who was Ohio State’s running back, got $115 per month as a tire inspector. At least that’s what his job title was. That is the equivalent of nearly $1,600 per month today. It’s nowhere near What we’re hearing about NIL in today’s market for college football players, but it’s pretty substantial for the time.

Put it this way, in 1949, a plumber, a journeyman plumber, made around $450 for a month. An experienced electrician made less.
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Let’s see how good Cortez is!

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Hope he eventually gets an offer, and soon!

Zippercat said:

So…..should those buckeye leaves be black, green or red?

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I hate the off season.

Thump said:

Turds

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Just sayin': Yeah, so far they haven't been very good.

The complete UFL standings for the 2026 regular season are as follows:

Posted on ESPN's website:

The NFL is expected to award the 2028 draft to Minneapolis during its quarterly meetings this week, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday. A formal announcement is likely to come Tuesday following a vote by owners.

Nashville is expected to be named host of Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 by the NFL owners, who will vote for the city on Tuesday during the spring league meeting, sources told the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.

And to think that when he commited to tOSU, he was the 'throw-in' with the shooter, the rebounder and the ball handler. He's done himself proud. Good for him.

And this will be his third OC in three seasons. Cannot see any major changes being made by Smith, probably mostly tweaks, rather than directional changes. Kinda like the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' mode. We always hear, that the TE will get more involved, and we'll do the RPO more, or hit the underneath receiver who's at speed type of things. Maybe the OC will give formations that look like pass, but are runs, and vice versa. Dunno. Just going to enjoy the show. tOSU can/will out talent most of the B10, and hopefully show well in it's only major OOL game, Texas, and then await the playoffs, where the caliber of team we're facing is on the same level as the Buckeyes. Go Bucks

You guys are watching Cleveland make it to the conference finals without this flopping douche, and you want to blow it all up to bring him (and his kid) into the mix? Cmon man.

I was wondering why I was seeing all these posts from Steelers people glazing Rodgers. That fanbase can lie to themselves like no other.

Apparently his time at tOSU was just 'not that great'.

MGMT said:

It’s just a leverage move

Just joking. Had no idea that is Justin smith’s kid. Haven’t heard that name in a while

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No way! Justin Smith was one of my all time favorite Bengals. Talk about great bloodlines. Really huge commitment. Some might say...

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