Today I thought aboout you Deety. What a nice lady you were. I'll remember you forever.

That's 1 in a row. Get to 5 and we'll talk

Damn, sad to hear. He was the QB during my time at OSU. Too young.

brodybuck21 said:

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I missed the game and accidentally saw the score, so no need to go watch this one. This one pretty much means another NIT appearance. The basketball program is definitely in a dark period and what a bummer. I usually had Bucks bball to look forward to in addition to football, but its been mostly bleak and I really don't see a light at the end of the tunnel unless we think being a borderline tourney qualifier at best and bottom of the B1G is acceptable (hint - it is not).

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And I could see somebody flipping 5/6 for the first 2 rounds this year. Tennessee was 21-10 at the half and Oregon was 34-0 before the final play of the half. But at some point in the second half I felt more comfortable with Tennessee as the opponent.

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Thank you BB.
I’ll give UT a little bit of flowers. You could tell Nico was overwhelmed from the jump and he was getting mauled, but he didn’t quit. Showed he had some toughness about him. Played through it no matter how bad it got.

I admire that in a kid.

I feel somehow guilty laughing at that.

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Had the Brew Crew maybe now can have the Funky Bunch

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I was biting the tongue on my keyboard because I read his name the exact same way lol. Marky Mark is what I read. Hoping Bowen and the new OL assistants can break us into new markets like this.

Michigan fans absolutely hate this former Ohio State basketball player​

Michigan basketball fans are not happy with how a former Ohio State basketball player has played for them.



The Ohio State basketball program had to replace several players from last year's roster. Most of that was due to players leaving in the transfer portal. They had quite a few players decide they no longer wanted to be part of the program now that Chris Holtmann was gone.

One of those players was Roddy Gayle. Gayle decided to leave once the Buckeyes brought back Meechie Johnson after he spent two years with South Carolina. He saw the logjam at guard and decided to transfer elsewhere. While Johnson has been useless, there were too many guards for Gayle's liking.

Ultimately, Gayle decided to head to Michigan. TTUN fans were gleeful to get a player who had spurned the Buckeyes. That glee has quickly turned into anger. There's not a player that has more ire directed at him from that fanbase than Gayle right now.

Michigan fans hate former Ohio State basketball player Roddy Gayle​

TTUN has had a very good season under first-year coach Dusty May, much to the chagrin of Buckeye fans. Yet, Gayle has been the weak link. He was demoted from starting early on in the season and hasn't really improved. He is shooting just 21% from behind the three-point line.

Fans have had enough of his play. He drew their ire again after TTUN lost to Michigan State on Friday night.

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Perhaps Gayle should have thought twice about moving into enemy lines. Now he has both the Ohio State and Michigan fanbases hating him. At least he knows he will be going to the NCAA Tournament this year. The Buckeyes may have cost themselves a spot in the tourney after losing to Northwestern.

The Buckeyes are hoping that they can get themselves together during this final stretch of the season. TTUN is hoping that Gayle can turn around his horrid outside shooting. Either way, it seems like Gayle made perhaps the worst decision he could have possibly made.
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Just sayin': You can't always believe every story that you read on the internet; however, if it true, it is kind of amusing.....

Tanner said:

3 years in a row not making the tournament is embarrassing and ridiculous

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It's ok because we are a football school!

scarletngray said:

Excited to see he and Carter in S&G. These guys can be difference makers down the road.

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Same here, we had a very underrated DT class imo, or at least it wasn't talked about quite enough. Roy in particular didn't get much talk but the reason why is I think he just stayed quiet and committed early with no drama. Once Roy throws on some additional good weight, I am excited to see what he can do (same for Carter).

colobuck79 said:

Those are HOF numbers.

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Here's to him getting and staying healthy!

CFB programs will have to decide between continuing marquee non-conference games or prioritizing the CFP​

The changes continue in college football.​

College football is constantly changing. Whether it is the expansion of conferences or new postseason formats, the sport many grew up with looks very different from how it did five or 10 years ago.

The change isn't slowing down, either. Programs across the country are trying to figure out how best to prepare for the current college football landscape, particularly the new 12-team College Football Playoff, which is leading to even more changes.

During a recent appearance on The Triple Option podcast, former Buckeye head coach Urban Meyer asked current Ohio State head coach Ryan Day about scheduling marquee opponents in the non-conference.

"Why would you dare play — I think you're opening up with Texas next year. Why?" Meyer said to Day.

Meyer's question is one that college football programs across the country face: What is the benefit of playing a demanding non-conference schedule?

Last season, the Scarlet and Gray played Akron, Western Michigan, and Marshall before starting Big Ten play. The year before that, Michigan played East Carolina, UNLV, and Bowling Green. Both teams went on to win the national championship. Indiana made the Playoff after facing one ranked team — Ohio State — all season. Oregon, the No. 1 team heading into the Playoff, had a marquee non-conference game against Boise State. This is in addition to nine conference games Big Ten teams play, while those in the SEC only play eight.

If the primary goal each season is to win a national championship, a team has to set itself up for success. Under the four-team Playoff model, building a résumé of strong wins was a way to get into the postseason tournament. Based on last year's Playoff field, accumulating as many wins as possible is the way in. Because of this, some, like Meyer, see these marquee non-conference games as not worth the risk, especially teams in the Big Ten and the SEC. Would the Buckeyes have gotten into the Playoff last year if they lost a non-conference game in addition to the two Big Ten losses?

Additionally, the Scarlet and Gray played 16 games last year, seven against top-10 opponents, the most in college football history. Given the physical toll, those games take on players, is it worth adding another ranked matchup early in the season?

On Friday, Nebraska announced it is canceling its home-and-home series with Tennessee in 2026 and 2027. While Husker athletic director Troy Dannen cited renovations to Memorial Stadium and the need for an additional home game in 2027, this cancelation also eliminates a potential pitfall for the Cornhuskers each year.

But there's another side to the coin. While expanded conferences potentially lead to more exciting games — Ohio State played at Oregon and USC hosted Penn State last year, for instance — there is a desire for more marquee matchups scattered throughout the season.

Meyer pointed out that games like the Buckeyes and the Longhorns are good for fans, but they also good for the sport. The Ohio State-Texas rematch of the January Playoff semifinal will create a buzz leading into the season. The 2025 opening weekend also features Alabama traveling to Florida State, LSU traveling to Clemson and Notre Dame at Miami.

These are the games fans want to attend and tune in to on television. While Buckeye fans will still watch their team face a MAC program to start the season, they are most interested in getting a top-five game on campus (or traveling to SEC country for one). The Playoff, which featured ranked matchup after ranked matchup, was proof of the games that generate the most interest in college football.

While winning is important for getting into the Playoff, programs nationwide also need to continue making money. One way to do that is to continue having these big-time non-conference games.

"If we're sharing revenue with the athletes, which is the right thing to do, how do we produce more content?" Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said this week when speaking to reporters. "How do we have more high-level matchups? Clearly, the viewership in the CFP, people want to watch these games, and they want high-level matchups. We owe it to the game, we owe it to our athletes to say, 'Can we have more content?'"
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Just sayin': Even though the conferences really need these marque non conference games to help keep the networks to continue paying the big money for their TV rights; as we move forward I expect to see fewer and fewer marque non conference games. The only exceptions may be in some designated "Kickoff Classic Games" where both teams get a really huge payout.

DubCoffman62 said:

That one was carjacked

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Devin has taken such a big leap forward this year - really disappointing to have the year we're having when we have some very strong players in Royal and Thornton. I'm very worried it'll be hard to keep him here for next year, and losing him would create a massive hole for us.

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I hope that his family and loved ones focus on the fact that he got to live his dream. So sad to go so young.

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For sure, it is sad but not shocking given his health issues that forced him to stop playing looking back at this thread. Not sure if that was the cause but it really doesn't matter, RIP Donovan.

I admit I don't hardly know anything about Fessler but if the QBs think he is great and had a significant role in Stroud/Howard's progression, then I am in. Plus Day has seen his body of work and is pretty damn good at the staffing thing...and of course Day knows QB coaching better than just about anyone out there.

It also dawned on me that he had to be working with Sayin a lot and we'll have some continuity there, which will only help a new young QB. As talented as Sayin is, I am sure there will be a lot of work to do along with Fessler/Day to get ready for Week 1.

pnuts34 said:

I wonder if he found the President and/or AD with a live girl and a dead boy. Because WHY???
I guess, good for Fickell to keep his job
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I think the President/AD have an actual functioning self awareness about being fucking Wisconsin.

Who the hell else are they going to get?

calibuck said:

I know this dates me, but, who cares. Given that circa 1968 or so, freshmen were ineligible to play varsity, I submit that the 1968 'Super Sophs' deserve to be recognized as the best first-year players of Buckeye History. They would beat the varsity in scrimmages, and when they became eligible, they won the National Championship. About eleven or more of them started, and shone, in S&G. Don't believe the pundits even ranked recruiting classes in those days, But Rex, Zelina, Hayden, the Assassin, etc were all great that year. (yeah, I know I've forgotten some names).

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We'll have to check with Michigan to see if they still have any of the practice films from '67.

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And Ohio will succeed, and so forth ...

"We Feed Off Each Other": Aaron Scott and Bryce West Still Relishing Playing Alongside Each Other As Both Prepare for Crucial Year Two​

By Garrick Hodge on February 18, 2025 at 11:35 am @garrick_hodge

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Cornerbacks Bryce West and Aaron Scott Jr. made no secret about their desire to play alongside each other at the collegiate level.
Throughout their recruiting process, both of them continuously publicly praised the other. The pair became close friends as both ascended to top-ranked recruits in the state of Ohio for the 2024 recruiting class. Both committed to Ohio State in the same summer, though Scott’s commitment had a little more flair attached considering he used a smoke machine to trick Michigan fans.

Aaron Scott had one of the more entertaining Ohio State commitment announcements I can remember, complete with smoke effects and faking out the room he was going to Michigan. pic.twitter.com/Xdg4jRKRnd
— Garrick Hodge (@Garrick_Hodge) July 30, 2023

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Year One for both players has come and gone, though the excitement of playing with the other hasn’t waned.
“It’s always good because in practice, he’s on the opposite side of me, so every time we make a play, we huddle up together and celebrate the other’s success,” West told Eleven Warriors before the Rose Bowl. “We watch film together. We do everything together. That’s my guy. It’s good to compete with him, we don’t let the other slack and help each other out when we make a mistake, it’s no issue for us.”
Scott and West are sometimes practically attached to the hip together at practice, with each reminding the other of the goals they set for themselves.
“We just tell each other we have to keep going,” Scott said. “We both know we’re trying to be the two players from Ohio and keep standing on everything we were saying we were going to do. We feed off each other, we’re both trying to compete but we both know we’re in it together.”
West and Scott spent their freshman seasons primarily in reserve roles for the Buckeyes at cornerback, but both occasionally saw the field when Ohio State built large leads over opponents. Scott played in seven games and recorded two tackles and one pass breakup, while West appeared in seven contests for OSU, making one tackle and one pass breakup.
“I’ve improved a lot on my off-man coverage,” Scott said of the biggest takeaway for him in Year One. “I feel like I got more patient. I didn’t play a lot of off-man in high school, but I’m doing that now, so that’s the main thing I feel like I needed to work on.
West also played in seven contests, including on special teams. The highlight of his first year came in Ohio State’s College Football Playoff victory against Tennessee as he made a pass breakup late in the contest, something he said he wasn’t expecting to get a chance to do considering his role on the team and the stakes surrounding the game.