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Mountain West Conference (official thread)

From out here, it sounds like folks were going to paint over "Mountain West Conference" with "Pac 12 Conference" logos. Since every team but two fleeing the Pac 12, guess it was either steal teams or die. The local fave, Fresno St folks are happy that they finally can call the Pac 12 home (has been on a wish list forever). Never mind that the name and fame is very diluted. As to 'moving up' Grand Canyon U to MW status, kinda a ho-hum thing. Have been to that campus, and had some local HS talent go there (one kid applied, and had an e-mail acceptance the next day). Guess we'll see how many lawyers get into the mix, and how many lawyers get rich. Depending on where the court is held, might go with some popcorn and watch the show.
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2025 January through Fall Camp BMW Thread

In fairness, OSU offered to push this years matchup to Sunday evening since NFL isn’t playing yet and it’s a holiday weekend.

Texas declined and said they’d prefer the original date/time.

I agree in general though….OSU shouldn’t be beholden to Saturday noon games in every top 5 matchup.
Yea that means nothing. There should not had to been an offer. This should have been a 7pm start time after the Semi finals
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'26 MO SF Luca Foster (Verbal Offer)

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  • Pos: SF
  • Height: 6-5
  • Weight: 185
  • High School: Link Academy
  • City: Branson, MO
  • Class: 2026
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One of the top frontcourt prospects in the 2026 class is beginning to narrow his focus. Luca Foster, a 6-foot-5 forward who will play his senior season at Link Academy (MO), has trimmed his list to nine programs and is now entering the next stages of his recruitment.

Foster, ranked No. 36 overall in the class, is now considering Villanova, Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgetown, Ohio State, Virginia, Gonzaga, Pitt, and Oregon.

The versatile forward has already locked in his first official visit, a trip to Michigan scheduled for the weekend of September 13th and now has a full set of official visits.

Villanova: August 29th
Oklahoma: September 6th
Michigan: September 13th
Georgetown: September 20th
Ohio State: September 27th
Virginia: October 4th
Gonzaga - TBD
Pitt - TBD
Oregon - TBD

Football Coach/Staffer Josh Boyer (Official Thread)

How new defensive coach Josh Boyer will help the Ohio State football team

The Ohio State football team hired a new defensive coach. Here's how he will help them.
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It's certainly strange for the Buckeyes to make a hire just three weeks before they take on the Longhorns in the first game of the season, but this move is only additive. He won't have that much say in the defense, and he will only help coach the team a little harder.

Boyer has a history with Patricia, as he coached with Patricia for several years while he was with the Patriots. He hasn't coached since 2022, which is a big concern. That's why it's good that he shouldn't have a say in how the defense is called this season.

With the new rules allowing college teams to hire as many coaches to be on the sidelines as they want, this move can only be positive for the Buckeyes. They are expecting him to just help with the secondary, as well as coaching up defensive players to be better.

This is a low-risk, high-reward move to make, even if the Buckeyes hired him just a few weeks before they open up the 2025 season. They feel like they should still be very good on the defensive side of the ball, even without Boyer. He will only help that cause.
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Rule Changes (CNNSI link)

Rolling Signing Day coming to college football?

Recruiting has changed in college football over the last three years as the transfer portal and NIL have all been introduced. Now with increased scholarship counts and more set portal windows, staff and fans alike are still adjusting to the new norm in college athletics as a whole.

Football is the one sport that the overall calendar still doesn’t make a lot of sense when it comes to these new recruiting windows. With two portal periods after the season and in the spring, there is a lot to track for staff. Add in the early signing period falling right as many teams start prepping for bowl games, and it all is a mess. That is why we might be seeing a change come on the signing of high school players’ side of things.

According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, the idea of a ‘Rolling Signing Day’ is being tossed around by some heads in the college football space. What would that do? Well, it would schools and recruits alike lock down a spot on the roster almost immediately.

“Currently, they can’t formalize the agreements with schools until the December signing period, which means the deals aren’t binding. That leaves uncertainty on both sides,” Thamel said in his tweet thread. “The idea of a Rolling Singing Day would mean that when an offer is accepted by a recruit, they can sign an agreement that’s binding by both parties.”

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With National Signing Day now almost meaning nothing overall, and the new Rev Share era of college sports now in effect, this seems to make a ton of sense for everyone involved. As Thamel says, this is likely still a ways away, but it would bring a whole other part to the college football recruiting process as a whole.

Just sayin': This is a great proposal and is much needed. Along with it, there should be an additional stipulation: Once a player signs his/her LOI he/she is committed to playing (i.e. can not transfer to another school for) at least 1 season at that school unless there is a head coaching change.
Would you also allow a transfer if a school receives severe sanctions for NCAA violations, such as cheating and then attempting to cover it up from investigation?
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Columbus Crew SC (2008, 2020, 2023 MLS Champions)

I just want to put it in the record that I am watching Kansas City and San Diego and I truly have no dog in this fight. In fact there are a couple guys I dislike on each team.

That said.... The referee sucks more balls than I can explain. I have no idea what fuckin match this no talent assclown is watching.
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HB/WR Paul Warfield (National Champion. 2x Super Bowl Champion, NFL HOF)

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Warfield then lined up on the opposite side of the field for the next play. Unverferth took the snap from under center and initiated a play-action fake to his fullback before rolling out to the left and resetting his feet.

What happened next may be the most underappreciated touchdown catch in the history of Ohio State football.

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At 17:34 in the above YouTube video of The Game, Warfield took off from the line of scrimmage out of a three-point stance and successfully evaded the Michigan defensive back in front of him playing shallow coverage. Before Warfield had even crossed the red zone on his go route, Unverferth had already made up his mind to chuck the ball deep despite the presence of two Wolverine safeties.

Beginning his leap from the goal line, Warfield put his broad jump credentials into action and flew through the air while turning back to the throw. He caught the first score of the day for the Buckeyes over a pair of defenders with just 41 seconds remaining in the first half.

The moment of brilliance from Warfield clearly inspired a comeback attitude from Ohio State's entire team heading into the locker room. The Wolverines would not score again for the remainder of The Game, and the Buckeyes finally captured the lead midway through the final quarter after a 15-play, 76-yard drive that concluded in a five-yard touchdown rush for Unverferth. Ohio State won 1963's edition of The Game by a final score of 14-10 and successfully avoided ending the season with merely a .500 record.

Warfield finished the game with five receptions for 76 yards and the phenomenal touchdown catch that proved to foreshadow his future as one of the greatest wide receivers of his era in professional football. Both totals were his second-most in a single contest across his Ohio State career only to his efforts against Northwestern in the previous game.

Two days later, the Cleveland Browns selected Warfield with the 11th overall pick in the 1964 NFL Draft. Warfield became one of six future Hall of Famers selected among the first 18 picks in that class. His conversion to wide receiver helped the Browns win the NFL Championship during his rookie year in 1964, and many fans of the franchise — including Ramzy Nasrallah — still consider him one of the best receivers in team history.

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