NFBuck said:

I don't even think it's necessarily a downgrade. The program was trending in the wrong direction under CH, much like it was in the last Matta years. But I don't get the feeling it's moving in the right direction, either. We just seem to be stuck in this endless cycle of mediocre - occasional whiffs of success almost immediately followed by a baffling loss or three. There's time, it's very early in his tenure, but I'm not getting warm fuzzies this far. Of course after 10 years of "blah", my patience is admittedly short.

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Agreed with all of that really. We are not trending up, but the downhill slide was not Diebler at all. He's doing his best and I'm not going to throw him under the bus at all. But you're right that the leash is shorter after Thad and CH. We can't keep having those losses.

Thank you. Love the Skyc@st, esp on file where we can fast forward the between snaps and rewind custom 2 second arrow key to analyze the play. What the QB is seeing, what the trenches are doing especially. During the live broadcast, "Dude he's open!!" EVERY football game should have this. Zoom out on the normal sideways angle, then give us the skycam, NOT sideline facial expressions.

Doug Worthington part 2?

kc vvs eagless

Can anyone seed quality rips of the playoff hype videos + the new video "The Greatest Run in College Football History"?

Thanks,

Joe

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And that is why we have so many snowbirds. Those 90 days are just not enough.

Can anyone get a MP4 of the National Championship Celebration? I'd like to save it with the games if possible. Thanks!

muffler dragon said:

Check out Australian Football some time. That shit is amazing!

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Tell Netflix to get busy!

Did his dog die? Why’s he crying?

Is really all about the draw. The right opponents and we could string a few together but hell get the wrong matchup in the first round and it could end badly.

Well done on the degree!

osuvictory1 said:

I guess we shall see. Some think Drevno may become the Raiders OL coach, because of his relationship with Chip.

I thought Fessler has been at OSU for a couple years, and coached Stroud. IDK

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i think he was a GA at ohio state during fields / stroud. but he was kelly's qb coach at ucla.

looking back, though, on his cv, it could be that he's a joe moorehead guy more than anything (miss st, akron, penn state).

sparcboxbuck said:

It’s an interesting discussion point. On one side, it could be used as a litmus test for priorities with a potential for insight into cultural fit. On the other side there also needs to be recognition that there are MANY instances of these kids who are in situations where the NIL now is meaningfully important and if a kid has talent, relying on the fact that they would be found.

While it’s disappointing to lose a kid to a situation where we get outbid, I don’t know that I could paint all situations with the same brush.

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I mean, it's not 100% everybody. But these are 17-18 year old kids. A program like MD can flash a few hundred grand more & more often than not likely get the kid. Prestige, recent success, etc. doesn't mean as much as the mighty $ to kids who (mostly) didn't grow up rich.

Bryce Underwood being the prime example. He expressed zero interest in going to scUM. None. LSU has just recently produced two of the best QBs in the NFL. Then, suddenly, scUM puts together a bag and he's all Skunkbear.

It's a new world. I think we're wading into unprecedented parity. Also-run programs like SMU and any number of traditional also rans will be able to cobble together playoff caliber rosters stocked with top recruits if their supporters have deep enough pockets.

wadc45 said:

Only one missing in this picture is Jayson Gwinn:

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Whatever happened to Wad?

CMic said:

Probably just confused about which USC he was committing to …

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bags of cash make it very clear

decommit from Miss St.

decommitted from WV

South Carolina

Tenn it is

A&M

Oregon

Auburn

graduated early and signed with Utah

Ohio State has reportedly lost a recruiting staffer to LSU, per a report from On3.

Morgan Phillips, who was the Director of Recruiting & Special Events for the Buckeyes, is going back to LSU — where she was in the 2023 season. She joined Ohio State in August 2024 and worked in an on-campus role.

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