I know we have gone back and forth a couple of times. I like a really good natural field, but the new turf is really, really good.
Thoughts?

Saturday, August 24
Miami (FL) vs. Florida, 7 p.m. ET, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, ESPN

Arizona at Hawaii, 10:30 p.m. ET, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI, CBSSN

Thursday, August 29
Northern Colorado at San Jose State, TBD, CEFCU Stadium

UCLA at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. ET, Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, ESPN

Wagner at UConn, 7 p.m. ET, Pratt & Whitney Stadium, ESPN3

Albany at Central Michigan, 7 p.m. ET, Kelly/Shorts Stadium, ESPN3

Morgan State at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET, Doyt Perry Stadium, ESPN3

Robert Morris at Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET, UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY, ESPN+

Gardner-Webb at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. ET, McColl-Richardson Field, ESPN+

Central Arkansas at Western Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. ET, L.T. Smith Stadium, ESPN+

Florida A&M at UCF, 7:30 p.m. ET, Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL, CBSSN

Florida International at Tulane, 8 p.m. ET, Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA, ESPN3

Alabama State at UAB, 8 p.m. ET, Legion Field, Birmingham, AL, ESPN+

Georgia Tech at Clemson, 8 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC, ACCN

Texas State at Texas A&M, 8:30 p.m. ET, Kyle Field, College Station, TX, SECN

South Dakota State at Minnesota, 9 p.m. ET, TCF Bank Stadium, FS1

Kent State at Arizona State, 10 p.m. ET, Sun Devil Stadium, Pac-12N

Utah at BYU, 10:15 p.m. ET, LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT, ESPN

Friday, August 30
Rice at Army, 6 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium, West Point, NY, CBSSN

Wisconsin at South Florida, 7 p.m. ET, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL, ESPN

Tulsa at Michigan State, 7 p.m. ET, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI, FS1

UMass at Rutgers, 7:15 p.m. ET, SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ, BTN

Utah State at Wake Forest, 8 p.m. ET, BB&T Field, ACCN

Purdue at Nevada, 9:30 p.m. ET, Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV, CBSSN

Colorado State at Colorado, 10 p.m. ET, Sports Authority Field, Denver, CO, ESPN

Oklahoma State at Oregon State, 10:30 p.m. ET, Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR, FS1

Saturday, August 31
Southern Utah at UNLV, TBD, Sam Boyd Stadium

Colgate at Air Force, TBD, Falcon Stadium

Sam Houston State at New Mexico, TBD, Dreamstyle Stadium

East Carolina at NC State, 12 p.m. ET, Carter-Finley Stadium, ACCN

Akron at Illinois, 12 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, BTN

Indiana vs. Ball State, 12 p.m. ET, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN, CBSSN

Howard at Maryland, 12 p.m. ET, Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD, BTN

South Alabama at Nebraska, 12 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE, ESPN

Florida Atlantic at Ohio State, 12 p.m. ET, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH, FOX

Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 12 p.m. ET, Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Indiana State at Kansas, 12 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

Toledo at Kentucky, 12 p.m. ET, Kroger Field, Lexington, KY, SECN

Ole Miss at Memphis, 12 p.m. ET, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, ABC

Mississippi State vs. Louisiana, 12 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA, ESPNU

James Madison at West Virginia, 2 p.m. ET, Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

Rhode Island at Ohio, 2 p.m. ET, Peden Stadium, Athens, OH, ESPN+

Eastern Washington at Washington, 3 p.m. ET, Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA, Pac-12N

Bucknell at Temple, 3 p.m. ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA, ESPN3

Holy Cross at Navy, 3:30 p.m. ET, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, CBSSN

Idaho at Penn State, 3:30 p.m. ET, Beaver Stadium, BTN

South Carolina vs. North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. ET, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC, ESPN

Georgia State at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. ET, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN, ESPNU

Duke vs. Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA, ABC

East Tennessee State at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC, ESPN+

Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina, 3:30 p.m. ET, Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC, ESPN+

Portland State at Arkansas, 4 p.m. ET, Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR, SECN

Northwestern at Stanford, 4 p.m. ET, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA, FOX

Montana State at Texas Tech, 4 p.m. ET, Jones AT&T Stadium

Virginia Tech at Boston College, 4 p.m. ET, Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA, ACCN

Syracuse at Liberty, 6 p.m. ET, Williams Stadium, ESPN+

Incarnate Word at UTSA, 6 p.m. ET, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, ESPN3

Campbell at Troy, 6 p.m. ET, Veterans Memorial Stadium, ESPN+

UC Davis at California, 6:30 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

VMI at Marshall, 6:30 p.m. ET, Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Norfolk State at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. ET, S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA, ESPN3

Alcorn State at Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m. ET, M.M. Roberts Stadium, ESPN+

SMU at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. ET, Centennial Bank Stadium, ESPN+

Boise State vs. Florida State, 7 p.m. ET, TIAA Bank Field, ESPN

Nicholls at Kansas State, 7 p.m. ET, Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS, ESPN+

Stephen F. Austin at Baylor, 7 p.m. ET, McLane Stadium, Waco, TX, ESPN+

Illinois State at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. ET, Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL, ESPN+

Monmouth at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. ET, Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI, ESPN3

Georgia at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. ET, Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN, SECN

Oregon vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. ET, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, ABC

Georgia Southern at LSU, 7:30 p.m. ET, Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA, ESPNU

Missouri at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m. ET, War Memorial Stadium, CBSSN

Miami (OH) at Iowa, 7:30 p.m. ET, Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA, FS1

Middle Tennessee at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI, BTN

Abilene Christian at North Texas, 7:30 p.m. ET, Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX, ESPN+

Virginia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. ET, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA, ACCN

Houston Baptist at UTEP, 8 p.m. ET, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX, ESPN+

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at TCU, 8 p.m. ET, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

Louisiana Tech at Texas, 8 p.m. ET, Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX, Longhorn Network

Grambling at UL Monroe, 8 p.m. ET, Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA, ESPN3

Weber State at San Diego State, 9 p.m. ET, SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA

New Mexico State at Washington State, 10 p.m. ET, Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA, Pac-12N

Fresno State at USC, 10:30 p.m. ET, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, ESPN

Sunday, September 1
Houston at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK, ABC

Monday, September 2
Notre Dame at Louisville, 8 p.m. ET, Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY, ESPN

This thread should close Friday night before our first game but lets get your top 5 BOLD predictions for 2019.

1. The defense will finish top 10
2. Garret Wilson will lead the team in YPC
3. Justin Fields will get invited to NYC
4. We will embarress Cincinnati
5. Arnette will lead the team in INTs

BTN Announces On-Air Talent for 2019 Football Season
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BTN today announced its broadcast teams and studio talent for the 2019 football season, the network’s 13th covering the Big Ten Conference. The on-air lineup includes a mix of familiar faces and new personalities set to cover the 150th season of college football. Game broadcasts: Lead broadcaster Kevin Kugler will once again be joined by two-time NFL All-Pro and four-time Super Bowl Champion Matt Millen, along with Rick Pizzo handling reporting duties from the sideline. Kugler, Millen and Pizzo will head to the Big House in week one for the first primetime opener in Michigan Football history as the Wolverines

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BTN Names Jack Brown as Vice President, Ad Sales
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

BTN has named Jack Brown as its new vice president of advertising sales. In his role, Brown will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the BTN sales team. Brown previously served as vice president of network and digital sales at NBCUniversal, where he managed a national sales team and led Telemundo’s advertising efforts which included properties such as the NFL, FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. Brown will report to BTN president François McGillicuddy. “Jack has a track record of developing effective strategies for revenue growth and building strong, creative partnerships,” said McGillicuddy. “We welcome him to

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Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 205 lbs
Class: Sophomore

Ohio State Overview: Vanatsky is in his second year with the program after joining the Buckeyes in the summer of 2018 … he is majoring in English.

More on Danny: Second team All-Ohio selection during his senior season for head coach Mark Mueller … was also named the Miami Valley Conference Player of the Year … for his career, Vanatsky completed 67 percent of his passes with 72 touchdown passes and just 14 interceptions … threw for 1,984 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior … as a junior, led CHCA to a 12-1 record while throwing for 2,497 yards, 28 TD and just four interceptions … is the son of Meg and Jim Vanatsky … Jim played football at the University of Cincinnati.

Ten Big Ten stars named to 2019 AP preseason All-America team
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor highlights 10 Big Ten standouts on the 2019 AP preseason All-America team, released Tuesday. Seven of the selections are first-teamers, second only to the SEC (8).

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@BTNStatsGuys: Breaking down the 2019 preseason AP poll
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

No conference fares better in the preseason AP poll, released Monday, than the Big Ten. Seven Big Ten teams are ranked, one more than the SEC, the conference's most in the preseason poll since 2000. It also had seven teams ranked during the 2003 season.

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Why have they slowed down so much over the years? Used to, the board was constantly moving. Have other forms of social media made the message board archaic? I hope not, I really love message boards and even when I am banned I have other boards I use.

Not sure if this is the right place, but I couldn't find the old threads to bring this up.
Was wondering if we were doing these again this season or not. Always one of my favorite things on the site each year.

No. 5 Ohio State highlights seven B1G teams in preseason AP poll
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

The preseason AP poll was released Monday morning, and seven Big Ten teams made the cut. Back-to-back B1G champ Ohio State (No. 5) paces the conference, followed by rival Michigan (No. 7).

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I can tell this board needs me more than ever. Let's try and get things hopping again, like the good ole days

I’m a forum newbie who wanted to share my wonderful experience researching one of your own: Robert “Bo” Rein. My recently published (65 chapter, 335 pp) book FORTY MINUTES TO BATON ROUGE: The Story of Robert “Bo” Rein is the first and only book to be written about the about the Niles, Ohio native who had great success in Columbus playing football and baseball for the Buckeyes. For those who don’t know, Bo Rein tragically died at age 34 on the evening of January 10, 1980 when his twin engine Cessna 441 plunged 40,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia coast, after a 1000 mile “ghost flight” across four states. Rein, the newly hired LSU head football coach, had only been on the job 42 days when the unthinkable happened while returning from a recruiting trip in Louisiana. Twenty years later, we would be reminded of Rein when professional golfer Payne Stewart suffered a similar fate.

Mentored by the likes of Woody Hayes, Lou Holtz and Frank Broyles, there seemed to be nothing that would stop Rein’s ascension to the top. Lured away from NC State by Louisiana State University, Rein was destined for stardom.

The fact that Rein never actually coached a day at LSU muddies the emotional waters and creates an unfortunate chasm between those who knew him and those who never got the chance. At LSU, the sadness resembled a new friend they had just met and abruptly lost. For NC State, the loss was devastation and utter disbelief. And for Ohioans...they had lost a beloved son.

I would be honored to answer any questions about Bo via this forum or the website below.


FORTY MINUTES TO BATON ROUGE: The Story of Robert “Bo” Rein is available at www.amazon.com

For more information visit: www.azachwilliams.com

Ohio State celebrates 150 years in pictures: BTN LiveBIG Book Club
BTN.com LiveBIG Staff via Big Ten Network

Chief archivist Tamar Chute curates a collection of distinct and often rare images sure to tug on the heart strings of Buckeyes young and old.

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We are considering another run in 20. Right now we are in the exploratory phase. Please give feedback and if you are interested in being part of the campaign, inbox one of us

Any ideas on how to celebrate

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260 lbs
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After serving my 8th or 9th ban, it is good to be back.
For you guys that missed me, Ill try to stick around a while, but they'll never change me.
Didn't put up with cliques in Junior High, and not going to conform to their little girl cliques now.

This could really be a special year. Our D should be much better and I think Fields will fit the offense well.

Jonathan Taylor paces 11 B1G stars on preseason top 50 players list
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Jonathan Taylor headlines 11 Big Ten standouts on ESPN's preseason top 50 college football players. The Wisconsin RB checks in at No. 6, three spots ahead of Ohio State DE Chase Young.

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2019 BTN Bus Tour: Stop No. 2, Ohio State Buckeyes
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Stop No. 2 of the annual BTN summer bus tour took us to Columbus, Ohio, to watch the two-time defending Big Ten champ Ohio State practice. Relive some of the highlights below. ICYMI: Here's a recap from BTN's day at @OhioStateFB practice Tuesday. ️https://t.co/kVfHJs9LeL — Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) August 7, 2019

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Powder Springs (GA) McEachern High School

Linebacker
6-3
211 lbs
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No. 5 Ohio State paces seven Big Ten teams in preseason coaches poll
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Seven Big Ten teams land in the preseason coaches poll, released Thursday. See the fill poll inside.

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Eighty Big Ten football stars listed on preseason watch lists
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

The preseason watch lists are out, and a total of 80 Big Ten players, at least two from all 14 schools, earned recognition. Michigan leads the way, with 12, followed by Ohio State (10), Penn State (8) and Iowa and Michigan State (7).

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Drew Brees, Tom Brady pace 16 former Big Ten stars on NFL’s top 100 players of 2019
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

The NFL's annual top 100 players list countdown has come to a close, and 16 former Big Ten stars are represented. Drew Brees (No. 2) and Tom Brady (No. 6) lead the prestigious group that includes 11 offensive players and five defensive players.

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