Recent content by calibuck

Always been a saying, that you win 80% of your home games, and 50% of your away games, you win the B10. Course, that was the old days. But you gotta always get wins against the 'lesser' teams, and the 'average' teams if you expect to get into the Dance.

Agreed, both bigs are improving. Elsa, started playing like she wanted 'the last pork chop on the plate', and got down with it. Kitts seems to have a way about her, always around the ball, and coming up with it more and more. Very refreshing. One thing, do wish that both would get more...

I wonder, do our coaches have an amount allocated to them to spend, or is there a running balance that needs be drawn upon when looking at recruits. Do the coaches spend a huge amount on one player, and then use the rest of their NIL to build depth, with lesser lights? Or is the strategy kept...

On a strictly numbers standpoint, tOSU is getting crushed. Also from a talent level. Believe there are a couple of pearls there, but not enough to provide competent back-ups where there are now gaping holes (see WR, DB, OL, DL). Wonder if the lack of OL transfers in indicate that Day & Co...

Might suggest that now the Players have learned the rules of this new game. Some of the players go to smaller schools and excel, and then leverage their 'minor league' experience to the bigger/better teams via the portal. Others sign with, and get the training from, the better schools, with...

Always thought he was a 'big fish in a little pond'. When you get a 'big fish in a big pond', then that's note-worthy. Guess that's why these kids go to camps, to showcase their skillset against elite competition. Some rise, and some fall, nothing new here.

Took me a while to connect the dots, but gotta agree. Of the 30 (currently) tOSU entrants into the portal, about 20 have found a new home. Being part of the Buckeyes, perennial contender, and by all accounts, very highly coached team, these young ones are doing what Thump implies, and using...

Was going to do research on MD game, but will simply state that if MD had kept up their 3pt % that they enjoyed in first half, they woulda scored 150 points. Do want to complement the Lady Bucks for keeping their heads down and grinding for the victory. Was also thinking that Elsa needed a...

Given that OL need some seasoning to become effective players, see alot of coaching going down the tubes, as these kids move on. Get that tOSU has a very good class of OL coming in, but doubt whether they're ready to step in day 1. Very few freshmen, and/or sophomores have made the body...

Just getting back....wondering if tOSU's sign-up policy is backfiring on them. Low entry NIL, and gets bigger as one performs...appears that we're losing the back-ups that are expected to move into the two -deep. Also, that this portal entrying may be a ploy to force tOSU into paying them more...

Given the 'apparent' lack of tOSU participation in the OL portal recruitments, are one or all of the above guys good enough/ready enough to compete at the B10 level? Always thought that QB and OL needed time to 'season' and/or learn position. Certainly OL needed time to mold their bodies...

Certainly losing Hartline to USF has hurt tOSU's WR recruiting, given past track record. Always heard/knew LSU also claimed WRU, but didn't know why. Hopefully Cortez is/was that answer, and works his magic here. Anyone know why Lame Kitten let him go from LSU? Idle wondering.

Gotcha BB. Problem with a 3-2, is that if you're overmatched down low, the opponent pulls their guards back, drawing the D with them, and lobbing over our heads to the taller players. With Elsa and Kiki (?) down there now, your idea might have a chance of being implemented. Believe our bigs...

While in C'bus for holidays, went to see several games at the Schott. Two women and one men's games. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience, as well as the basketball shows put on. See the Lady Bucks playing well, and down low, they still need that person to provide instant offense off the bench...

Certainly cannot disagree....and add that we're comparing last year's portal acquisitions to the prior year's ones, Quinshon, Howard, Sayin, etc which were 500' home runs. And if the AD's NIL purse strings were closed, didn't get the ability to compete with the A&Ms, TTs, SCs etc. Finally...