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Rick Pitino (HC St. John's)

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'If We Lose, I'll Leave My Team In Cincinnati' - Rick Pitino Will Not Accept His Son Beating Him This Weekend, Warns St. John's Players The Consequences​

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Yeah, winning 900 games is an accomplishment and everything. That's not the story here. It's Rick Pitino vs Richard Pitino in the Big East. It's this, but real:

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I do need Rick Pitino to live up to this promise though. If Xavier gets the win, he needs to fly back solo and make St. John's take a commercial flight the next day. You can't threaten them with a vacation to beautiful Cincinnati and then not go through with it. You're not one of the 4 best coaches this sport has ever seen and be a liar. Yeah, I said top-4 coach of all-time. Think in some order it's Pitino, Jim Calhoun, John Wooden and unfortunately K.

This is an important moment though. I know we've seen Pitino vs Pitino before, but that was New Mexico. This is Big East basketball. This is the last true major conference because they play a true round robin. This is about being a good dad. You know the moment I'm talking about - potentially from both sides here. The moment your kid beats you in something athletic? Time to retire. Fake an Achilles injury, say you can't play anymore and then never talk about it again. It's a rite of passage for any father/son relationship. Think about when you were growing up and your dad for sure just backed you down into the paint over and over again to win a 1v1 game like 21-12 on 21 layups. This is basically the coaching version of that.

Lean into the wrestling angle. Put some stakes on it, loser has to shave their head, something like that. All I know is St. John's players now know the deal. Win or you're left in Cincinnati.

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some of them might rather stay!
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DE Zion Grady (Official Thread)

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Zion Grady’s turn: Why Ohio State believes its next breakout defensive end is already here

After flashing as a true freshman, Grady enters 2026 positioned to seize a starting edge role, and Ohio State’s portal restraint suggests the Buckeyes believe their next defensive star is already in the building.
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Zion Grady’s turn: Why Ohio State believes its next breakout defensive end is already here​

After flashing as a true freshman, Grady enters 2026 positioned to seize a starting edge role, and Ohio State’s portal restraint suggests the Buckeyes believe their next defensive star is already in the building.

Zion Grady arrived in Columbus without much fanfare, but by the end of his true freshman season, it was clear Ohio State’s defensive staff saw something bigger coming.

In a year defined by transition and long-term planning along the defensive front, Grady quietly positioned himself as a foundational piece for what comes next. His presence was one of the understated reasons the Buckeyes felt comfortable redshirting CJ Hicks and resisting the urge to overspend in the transfer portal at defensive end. Ohio State believed it already had an answer developing in-house.

As a true freshman, Grady appeared in rotational snaps and finished the season with 13 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack. The raw numbers were modest, but the context mattered. He was asked to play within structure, hold the edge, and learn the physical and mental demands of Big Ten trench play rather than chase production.

When he did flash, it came in the form of burst off the ball, length at the point of attack, and an ability to stay balanced while setting the edge against the run. For a first-year defensive end in Ohio State’s system, that combination is often the precursor to a significant second-year leap.

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Grady’s profile fits the Buckeyes’ long lineage of productive edge defenders. He has the frame to add functional strength without sacrificing explosiveness, and his first step is already good enough to threaten tackles who overset.

With a full offseason in the program and an expanded role, the expectation internally is not just improvement, but impact. If Grady takes the anticipated step forward, Ohio State gains more than a starter. It gains another homegrown defensive end capable of anchoring the edge, creating disruption, and continuing a tradition that has defined the program’s defensive identity.

The path is there. The competition is real. And the confidence from the staff is telling. Zion Grady doesn’t need to be a surprise this season, he just needs to become what Ohio State has been quietly preparing him to be all along.
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Value City/Schottenstein

Woody1968
ShakerBuck said:
Not sure where this would go, but

Curious as it relates to NIL what the impact to could be of Value City declaring Chapter 11. Outside of Brian's involvement in "The Foundation", I assume the Schottennstein family has been one of the largest donors to OSU NIL?
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I feel like they have very diversified holdings, and have adequate protection on their wealth.
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