Committed to UNC

Alec Baldwin in 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' He was only on screen for about 3 minutes, but he absolutely owned it:

"Put that coffee down!!! Coffee's for closers only."
"ABC. "A", always. "B", be. "C", closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING. Always be closing."
"F*$k you-- that's my name! You know why, mister? Because you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight, I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name."

This explains so much.

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“Being totally transparent, after Ethan got the Clemson offer, which we all knew was his dream school, we really thought he was finished,” Eric said. “So when Ohio State came up, he told me, ‘No, Dad. I want to go visit Ohio State.’ I was just like, ‘Woah.’”

Ethan, the 133rd-best player and the 13th-best cornerback according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, impressed the Buckeyes while camping with the team in June.

“I know coach (Ryan) Day told us in the room if Ethan wanted to commit today, they would take him,” Eric said. “Ethan is a kid they’re high on. We just want to make sure it’s mutual.”

The elder Nation said if he was asked to say which schools are near the top of his son’s list of nearly 40 offers two months ago, Ohio State would not have been there. But now, that’s changed.

“I’ll tell you something, (OSU is) definitely a place that you hear about and assume, but once you see it, it’s magnificent, man,” Eric said. “It’s huge. Extremely impressive.”

LovelandBuckeye said:

Is there a TLR on his recruitment besides scrolling through this thread?

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From what I recall, it came down to a 3 horse race between tOSU/Oregon/Clemson. In the weeks leading up to his commitment, "insiders" from all 3 schools seemed sure that they were going to land his services. Like, right up until his announcement. Obviously, he picked Clemson. The word is that they basically told the coaching staffs from each school that Tajh would be choosing them. Then he goes on TV and picks Clemson, leaving tOSU & Oregon wondering "WTF just happened?" Amateur hour bullshit.

HineyBuck said:

At 6-3, 185, Provost was the protypical tall, rangy safety who was a tough run support defender, but earned his nickname from then-OSU Head Coach Woody Hayes for his ability to play pass defense.

"My sophomore year was the first year that Woody started the Buckeye Leafs (on the helmets for great plays) and I had something like seven interceptions in the first four games. Woody said something like 'He has so many leaves that now he's a tree.' That kind of stuck. Everybody thinks its because I'm tall, but it's because of the Buckeye leaves on the helmets," said Provost.

Provost said that to this day he is still recognized around Columbus as "The Tree".

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Still #3 (tie) on the all time interceptions list at The Ohio State University:

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTIONS - CAREER
No. 1 Mike Sensibaugh, 1968 to 1970: 22 interceptions
No. 2 Fred Bruney, 1950 to 1952: 17 interceptions
No. 3 William White, 1984 to 1987: 16 interceptions
No. 3 Ted Provost, 1967 to 1969: 16 interceptions
No. 5 Neal Colzie, 1972 to 1974: 15 interceptions
No. 6 Ahmed Plummer, 1996 to 1999: 14 interceptions
No. 6 Sonny Gordon, 1983 to 1986: 14 interceptions
No. 8 Vince Skillings, 1978 to 1980: 13 interceptions
No. 9 Damon Moore, 1995 to 1998: 12 interceptions
No. 9 David Brown, 1986 to 1989: 12 interceptions
No. 9 Kelvin Bell, 1981 to 1983: 12 interceptions

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTIONS - SEASON
No. 1 Mike Sensibaugh, 1969: 9 interceptions
No. 1 Craig Cassady, 1975: 9 interceptions
No. 3 Neal Colzie, 1974: 8 interceptions
No. 3 Mike Sensibaugh, 1970: 8 interceptions
No. 5 Malik Hooker, 2016: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Derek Ross, 2001: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Vinnie Clark, 1990: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Sonny Gordon, 1986: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Ted Provost, 1967: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Arnie Chonko, 1964: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Fred Bruney, 1951: 7 interceptions
No. 5 Fred Bruney, 1952: 7 interceptions

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Marek was credited with 572 tackles during his OSU career!

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I think Mike Sensibaugh’s record of 22 career interceptions will stand forever.

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BB73 said:

The SEC commissioner said today that their league won’t have postponements this season due to Covid. It could allow for forfeits to occur if one team can’t field enough players.

And if the B1G does the same, does that ruin TTUN’s game plan for late November this year?

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1. So, are they saying (and I love the irony here) if Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri "go south", fuck 'em, they weren't going to win anyway? What if the current trend continues - could a coach say, "I'm not putting my team at risk by playing a road game against a team that has experienced COVID outbreaks."

2. If you were Michigan and could duck playing the Bucks and trimming your all time series lead to 6, wouldn't you duck?

MaliBuckeye said:

Or 'shouldn't'...

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They’ve been selling me “shouldn’t” since I was 13.

I wasn’t buying then, damn sure not buying it at 50. If I do go blind, I kind find it.

The game I puked my Tressel Kool Aid and didn’t drink it again.

HotMic said:

Committed to Alabama.

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“It was great just being on campus in my own recruitment,” Booker said. “It’s something I’ve always worked for. It’s something that just proves to me that all my hard work is now starting to pay off. I used to go to camps when I was younger and see older kids on their visits, and I just always wanted to be in that position. Now that I’m in that position it shows you can get anywhere with hard work and dedication and believing in your dreams.”

Booker is very closet to Alabama freshman JC Latham, someone he says he considers a big brother, from their time at IMG Academy together. Another person that helped UA land the big lineman is new offensive line coach Doug Marrone.

“I’ve been talking to Coach Marrone a good amount,” Booker said. “We gel really well. I like Coach Marrone a lot. He’s another Northeast guy like myself. We both know what it’s like to come from I would say not strong football areas and still make it out on top in our respective fields. So I feel like we connect there. And it’s just different being from the Northeast, you have a different type of vibe, you have a different type of hunger, because you know not everybody is being afforded the same opportunities you are. So those two things and just everything we talk about, he just wants to help me pick the best school for me. And at the same time try to show me why Alabama is the best school for me. But most importunely make sure I’m making the right decision for myself. I appreciate him for keeping it real with me.”

Just sayin': It will be intereating to see if Pepper Johnson as the new head coach at the IMG Accademy will help Ohio State's future recruiting efforts at that school.

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Lord Botetourt’s Gunner Givens verbally commits to Virginia Tech

“I’ve been going to Virginia Tech games since I was four years old,” Givens said. “It’s been my dream growing up to run out of the tunnel to “Enter Sandman.” Just going into my decision, the biggest thing was just feeling at home, feeling where I feel comfortable at and Tech was that spot. Growing up around here and being 35 minutes down the road, you can’t beat that, honestly.”

Entire article: https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/07/16/lord-botetourts-gunner-givens-verbally-commits-virginia-tech/

I don't think I've ever seen one call change a game as much as that targeting call on Wade did. That game was literally all OSU until that horse shit breathed life into Clemson. That doesn't happen, it's 16-0, Clemson has to punt, Wade stays in the game, OSU probably wins going away. Glad you guys got to right that wrong in 2020.

Wingate1217 said:

Yes, I agree but we are going to need a quality backup to play the rest of the first quarter and the game after Jack is tossed for targeting....

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Laughed my ass off but I hate you for being right.

That's unwise