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2018-19 Bowl Season

Jake
With games about to start it seemed like time for a thread. Other than the CFP, here's what we got:


Air Force Reserve Celebration: North Carolina A&T (9-2) vs. Alcon State (9-3)
Dec. 15 at noon on ABC from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

AutoNation Cure: Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana (7-6)
Dec. 15 at 1:30 pm on CBS Sports Network from Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

New Mexico: North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2)
Dec. 15 at 2 pm on ESPN from Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl: #21 Fresno State (11-2) vs. Arizona State (7-5)
Dec. 15 at 3:30 pm on ABC from Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Raycom Media Camellia: Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Georgia Southern (9-3)
Dec. 15 at 5:30 pm on ESPN from Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL

R+L Carriers New Orleans: Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian (10-2)
Dec. 15 at 9 pm on ESPN from Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Cheribundi Boca Raton: UAB (10-3) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5)
Dec. 18 at 7 pm on ESPN from FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

DXL Frisco: Ohio (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)
Dec. 19 at 8 pm on ESPN from Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla: Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5)
Dec. 20 at 8 pm on ESPN from Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Makers Wanted Bahamas: Florida International (8-4) vs. Toledo (7-5)
Dec. 21 at 12:30 pm on ESPN from Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

Famous Idaho Potato: BYU (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (7-5)
Dec. 21 at 4 pm on ESPN from Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

Jared Birmingham: Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Memphis (8-5)
Dec. 22 at noon on ESPN from Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces: Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2)
Dec. 22 at 3:30 pm on ESPN from Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

Dollar General: Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3)
Dec. 22 at 7 pm on ESPN from Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

Hawaii: Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5)
Dec. 22 at 10:30 pm on ESPN from Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

SERVPRO First Responder: Boston College (7-5) vs. #25 Boise State (10-3)
Dec. 26 at 1:30 pm on ESPN from Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

Quick Lane: Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)
Dec. 26 at 5:15 pm on ESPN from Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Cheez-It: TCU (6-6) vs. California (7-5)
Dec. 26 at 9 pm on ESPN from Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

Walk-On’s Independence: Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5)
Dec. 27 at 1:30 pm on ESPN from Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

New Era Pinstripe: Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5)
Dec. 27 at 5:15 pm on ESPN from Yankee Stadium, New York, NY

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas: Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)
Dec. 27 at 9 pm on ESPN from NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Franklin American Mortgage Music City: Auburn (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)
Dec. 28 at 1:30 pm on ESPN from Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Camping World: #16 West Virginia (8-3) vs. #20 Syracuse (9-3)
Dec. 28 at 5:15 pm on ESPN from Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

Valero Alamo: #24 Iowa State (8-4) vs. #13 Washington State (10-2)
Dec. 28 at 9 pm on ESPN from Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Chick-fil-A Peach: #10 Florida (9-3) vs. #7 Michigan (10-2)
Dec. 29 at noon on ESPN from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Belk: South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5)
Dec. 29 at noon on ESPN from Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

NOVA Home Loans Arizona: Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5)
Dec. 29 at 1:15 pm on CBS Sports Network from Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman: Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (10-2)
Dec. 31 at noon on ESPN from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Hyundai Sun: Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6)
Dec. 31 at 2 pm on CBS from Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

Redbox: Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4)
Dec. 31 at 3 pm on FOX from Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

AutoZone Liberty: #23 Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6)
Dec. 31 at 3:45 pm on ABC from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

S.D. County Credit Union Holiday: #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4)
Dec. 31 at 7 pm on FS1 from SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA

TaxSlayer Gator: NC State (9-3) vs. #19 Texas A&M (8-4)
Dec. 31 at 7:30 pm on ESPN from TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL

Outback: #18 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4)
Jan. 1 at noon on ESPN2 from Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

VRBO Citrus: #14 Kentucky (9-3) vs. #12 Penn State (9-3)
Jan. 1 at 1 pm on ABC from Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

PlayStation Fiesta: #11 LSU (9-3) vs. #8 UCF (12-0)
Jan. 1 at 1 pm on ESPN from State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual: #9 Washington (10-3) vs. #6 Ohio State (12-1)
Jan. 1 at 5 pm on ESPN from Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Allstate Sugar: #15 Texas (9-4) vs. #5 Georgia (11-2)
Jan. 1 at 8:45 pm on ESPN from Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
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BTN Fox Sports Names Francois McGillicuddy President of Big Ten Network

Fox Sports Names Francois McGillicuddy President of Big Ten Network
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

FOX Sports and the Big Ten Conference today announces it has named veteran media executive Francois McGillicuddy to the position of President, Big Ten Network (BTN). The announcement was made today by Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Producer, FOX Sports and Jim Delany, Commissioner, Big Ten Conference. McGillicuddy will assume his new role in early 2019 and take over the day-to-day operations for BTN currently held by Mark Silverman, who was elevated in January 2018 to the position of President, National Networks, FOX Sports. BTN is a joint venture between FOX Sports and the Big Ten Conference. “Francois

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Buck33Eye11's last stand 2

BuckeyeSoldier
Buck33Eye11 said:
(fwiw my stance is staunchly in favor of letting pro athletes take w/e the hell they want under medical supervision)
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I STRONGLY disagree with this statement. Not for the health of that one player. but because if you allow it, then it becomes almost required. In a field that competitive if you allow something even remotely unsafe to give someone an advantage you force the hand of hundreds of borderline players to also take it or lose their jobs.
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Play Game 2018 Bowl Upset Contest

BB73
This contest will be only for this season's bowl games. UrbanBuckeye was the winner for this year's Upset Contest, which ended last week.

2007 Bowl Upset Winner - 26.5 points, Piney
2008 Bowl Upset Winner - 20.0 points, EgonSchiele
2009 Bowl Upset Winner - 32.0 points, Sears3820
2010 Bowl Upset Winner - 21.5 points, Piney
2011 Bowl Upset Winner - 12.5 points, gracelhink & MD Buckeye, tied
2012 Bowl Upset Winner - 26.0 points, 808 Buck
2013 Bowl Upset Winner - 41.0 points, AuTX Buckeye (record total)
2014 Bowl Upset Winner - 29.0 points, Mothra
2015 Bowl Upset Winner - 19.0 points, osugrad21
2016 Bowl Upset Winner - 37.0 points, AuTX Buckeye
2017 Bowl Upset Winner - 32.0 points, TampaBuckeyes
2018 Bowl Upset Winner - 39.5 points, buckeyemania11 (6 for 6)

Pick 6 Underdogs that you think will win their games outright. If they cover the spread but lose the game, you get no points for that selection. The point spreads in this post are locked for purposes of this contest.

Picks are due before the kickoff of the first bowl game at 1:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, December 15th.

Pick 6 underdogs to win outright. For each game that you pick correctly, you receive the number of points for the pointspread in that game. The person with the most total points will win this game, and ¤25,000 SportsBook "cash".

In the event of a tie, I'll contact the winners and have them pick the total points in the National Championship Game.

FAVORITE.........SPREAD........UNDERDOG

TULANE..............3.5............LA-LAFAYETTE
UTAH ST.............9.5............NORTH TEXAS
FRESNO ST.........4.5............ARIZONA ST
GA SOUTHERN....1.0............EASTERN MICH
APP STATE..........7.5............MIDDLE TENN ST
UAB...................2.5............NORTHERN ILL
OHIO.................3.0............SAN DIEGO ST
MARSHALL.........2.5.............SOUTH FLA
TOLEDO.............5.5.............FLA INTERNATIONAL
BYU.................12.0.............WESTERN MICH
MEMPHIS............4.5............WAKE FOREST
ARMY..................3.5............HOUSTON
BUFFALO.............2.5............TROY
HAWAII...............1.0............LA TECH
BOISE ST.............3.5............BOSTON COLLEGE
GA TECH..............4.5...........MINNESOTA
TCU.....................0.5...........CAL
TEMPLE................3.0...........DUKE
MIAMI FL..............4.0...........WISCONSIN
VANDERBILT..........3.5...........BAYLOR
AUBURN...............4.5...........PURDUE
WEST VA..............1.5...........SYRACUSE
WASH ST..............3.5...........IOWA ST
TTUN...................7.5...........FLORIDA
S. CAROLINA........4.5...........VIRGINIA
ARKANSAS ST.......1.5...........NEVADA
CLEMSON...........11.5...........NOTRE DAME
ALABAMA............14.0..........OKLAHOMA
CINCY..................5.5...........VA TECH
STANFORD...........6.5...........PITT
OREGON..............2.5...........SPARTY
MIZZOU...............7.5...........OKLA ST
UTAH...................7.0...........NW'ERN
aTm.....................4.5..........N.C.STATE
MISS ST...............6.5...........IOWA
PENN ST...............6.5...........KY
LSU.....................7.5...........UCF
OHIO STATE..........6.0..........WASHINGTON
GEORGIA.............11.0.........TEXAS
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5 Reasons UW wins the Rose Bowel

Hi Buckeye fans!

First of all, welcome to the Rose Bowl. Always fun to play a program like OSU. We are on a roll and I think we'll catch OSU at just the right time since you don't have a coach. If you guys want any tips about the Rose Bowl let a Dawg fan know and we'll show you around.

Here is why we win the RB.

1. Jack "Cobra" Browning - the best white player on the field, enough said on that. With four years of high school and over three years of college under his belt, he will do everything possible to win the game.

2. Offensive Line. We average a weight of 332 across the line, and they are ready to dominate the line of scrimmage. MacGeary, Tray Adams, Center, Ossai, Harris. These boys have an attitude and are ready to rumble!!!

3. Lake. A new defensive scheme and a new attitude. Everyone is speaking out about the difference between our game plan on defense vs Utah and our game planning since then. You will see a much improved defense on 1/1/19.

4. Speed, speed, speed. this is the fastest team Washington has had this century, maybe since 1991! John Ross XIV, Charlie McClutchins, Jake Kaho, Savell Ahmed, Myles Gaskin, Louis Rankin. The newbies will be inexperienced but we bring a new dimension that the program has not had in years, speed.

5. Time of possession. I think we can win the time of possession battle in this one. the more we can control the ball and keep our defense off the field, the greater chance we’ll have to win.

I think UW wins this one rather easily, say… 34-17???
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Corey Dennis (QB Coach & Pass Game Coordinator Tulsa)

Dryden
Rivals (FREE): https://ohiostate.rivals.com/news/corey-dennis-acting-as-10th-assistant-coach

Corey Dennis acting as 10th assistant coach

Marc Givler • BuckeyeGrove.com
@MarcGivlerBG

Ohio State has not yet announced any official changes to its football coaching staff beyond the promotion of Ryan Day to head coach. There are still a lot of unknowns when it comes to how Day's first staff will ultimately shake out. But with Day's ascension to the role of head coach and with Urban Meyer not on the road recruiting, the Buckeyes have a 10th assistant coach slot available to utilize.

According to multiple sources, BuckeyeGrove.com has learned that Corey Dennis is filling that 10th assistant coach position right now. Dennis is the son-in-law of the now retired Meyer and has been working within the Ohio State program since 2015. Dennis was an intern with the football program in 2015 and then worked as a graduate assistant in 2016 and 2017 before graduating to a quality control position this past summer.

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2018, Are You Still Here?

LostLassie
As years go, sweetheart, you've frequently massively sucked.

You know what you did. I don't need to repeat it all here.

I will just say, though, that if you'd like to get a head start on taking your clothes off the hangers and emptying your crap out of the medicine chest, feel free to start any time. Won't hurt my feelings.

In short, GTFO. Don't let the door hit you in whatever passes for your ass.
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Urban Meyer Retired...the rules to the recruiting forum have not changed

RB07OSU
MD Buckeye posted this in the recruiting forum rules sticky at the top of the page, but I feel like posters are not actually reading the existing thread based on the comments I keep reading in the individual recruiting threads. I hope this post maybe makes it clear and we can just merge it in or delete it after the fact, but felt it warranted its own thread for now.

We have a strict policy in the recruiting against bashing recruits, which will not just be ignored because Urban Meyer retired and some of you feel like recruits should have blind faith to our school regardless of that news. I am as bummed about the retirement as any other fan is, but it doesn't change how we have handled things here. To be clear, bashing does not just mean an outright insult or negative comment against a recruit, but also posts that state a recruit is wrong for not committing to Ohio State or because of backing off because of the news UFM has retired. They are young adults making the hardest decisions of their lives, and everything is not as simple to a 16-18 year old kid deciding how the rest of their life might end up as an OSU fan on the internet.

Whether you all agree with it or not, Urban Meyer retiring is going to make some recruits reassess the biggest decision of their young adult lives. We all hope that the best recruits will ultimately decide that OSU is still the right choice and they believe in Ryan Day as the future. We should all root for that to happen and the program is going to be just fine no matter what. But the mocking and second guessing of some recruits in the last 48 hours is not acceptable at BP, and will not be tolerated in the recruiting forum.

Please clean it up. Thank you.
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Ohio State vs. Illinois, @ United Center in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 5 @ 7PM, BTN

brodybuck21
Men’s Basketball: No. 19 Ohio State hits the road to take on Illinois
By Colin Gay: [email protected] December 5, 2018 0



Ohio State freshman guard Luther Muhammad (1) sits out the game and cheers with the rest of the Buckeyes due to a dislocated shoulder on Dec. 2. Ohio State won 79-59. Credit: Amal Saeed | Assistant Photo Editor

The Ohio State men’s basketball team (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will travel to Chicago to take on Illinois (2-6, 0-1 Big Ten) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.

The Buckeyes come into the game following a 79-59 victory at home against Minnesota to open the Big Ten season following their first loss of the season to Syracuse the past week.

The Fighting Illini limped through a challenging non-conference slate that featured three losses in the Maui Invitational tournament that featured several highly ranked teams such as No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 3 Duke, in November.

The Illini fell to No. 1 Gonzaga, Xavier and Iowa State in the tournament by an average of just over 10 points per contest.

Projected Starters

No. 19 Ohio State (7-1, 1-0)

G — C.J. Jackson — Senior, 13.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.9 apg

G — Keyshawn Woods – Redshirt Senior, 7.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg

F — Kyle Young — Sophomore, 7.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 apg

F — Andre Wesson — Junior, 8.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg

F — Kaleb Wesson — Sophomore, 14.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 apg

Illinois (2-6, 0-1)

G — Trent Frazier – Sophomore, 14.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 3.4 apg

G — Aaron Jordan – Senior, 11.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.9 apg

G — Ayo Dosunmu – Freshman, 13.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.1 apg

F — Giorgi Bezhanishvili – Freshman, 10.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg

F — Kipper Nichols – Redshirt Junior, 7.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.3 apg

Under head coach Brad Underwood, Illinois has yet to find a full-time starting five this season, something Underwood has said he expects to continue.

Illinois features four players that average double-digit scoring averages through the first eight games of the season, led by sophomore guard Trent Frazier, who has started all seven of the games in which he has appeared.

Following the injury to freshman guard Luther Muhammad, Ohio State has looked to redshirt senior guard Keyshawn Woods to fill in the final spot in the starting five.

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said he has been pleased with what Woods has brought to the team both on and off the court following his transfer from Wake Forest, although Holtmann admitted Woods did not have his best game in Sunday’s win against Minnesota.

Woods will need to bounce back to form and help fellow senior guard C.J. Jackson carry the load in the backcourt for the Buckeyes during Muhammad’s absence.

For sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson, he will be tasked with matching up against Illinois’ pair of post players in freshman forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili who averages 10 points per game and five rebounds per game, as well as seven-foot graduate transfer center Adonis De La Rosa, who does not often make his presence felt on the stat sheet, but will certainly pose a challenge to Wesson due to his size.

The Buckeyes and Illini are scheduled to tip off from the United Center in Chicago Wednesday night at 7 p.m.


https://www.thelantern.com/2018/12/...ohio-state-hits-the-road-to-take-on-illinois/
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2019 tOSU Offense (Official Thread)

Lets get it going too... depth chart should be as so. If I'm missing someone please correct it!

QB-Martell (Haskins?)
RB- Dobbins/Teague/Snead
WR-Mack/Victor/Olave/Saunders/Harris/Garrett (Hill?)
TE- Farrell/Ruckert
T-Munford
G-Davis
C-Jordan
G-Bowen
T-Petit-Frere

All hinges on Haskins on so many things. How our offense operates and even who comes back I think (Hill). We have a shot to be very good here too provided the OL comes through. We will have the best tight end duo I think we've ever had, a primary RB which may actually help, and a very physical OL.

I have no problems either way either QB running the show. If Tate can operate the crossing route concepts he will be killer with another year under his belt. Obviously if its Dwayne the offense IMO will surpass this past seasons.

Overall if the OL is good this will be a dominant offense. 2019 shaping up so dang nice!
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Arrggghh! Dental Insurance? Other Dental Discount Programs?

LostLassie
OMG, I hate dealing with this crap.

I hated the dentist who took my UnitedHealthcare insurance so much that I haven't been back. Now, I'm looking at various dental-only insurance plans (Humana for $14.99/month), plus other discount programs like "Smile Protection Plan" that one chain of offices offers for a $69 up front fee, plus free x-rays, cheaper cleanings, etc.

I mostly just want to be able to get competent regular cleanings without getting slammed with a $3-400 fee for the damn x-rays, which they all want to do at least twice a year.

Anyway, anybody have experience with using insurance, or dentists who offer discount programs? I'd appreciate your feedback.
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