2023 tCun Shenanigans, Arguments, Cobras, Feckless Marmots, Fake Pandas, Dirty Cheaters

[LovelandBuckeye]

Eh Dayton is pretty much a Ohio State stronghold. It's Cincinnati and Toledo that tends to have the fuck Ohio state fans

He said roots for TTUN. The Cincy peeps now root for UC but have been more Ohio State than TTUN but until BK killed a kid the ND fans were everywhere because...religion.

In the 90s, every scummer I met was from Bellbrook or Hilliard it seemed. But I also drank a lot back then.

 

[dragurd]

He said roots for TTUN. The Cincy peeps now root for UC but have been more Ohio State than TTUN but until BK killed a kid the ND fans were everywhere because...religion.

In the 90s, every scummer I met was from Bellbrook or Hilliard it seemed. But I also drank a lot back then.

Lol Bellbrook wasn't that far from me and played baseball in Loveland.

But the Cincinnati crowd while leaning ND and not SCUM specific was a lot of anyone who has a chance in hell of beating Ohio State when playing them.

South west Ohio was in general a Buckeye stronghold even just a bit North of Cincy. Though of course there was always one or 2 in the whole school that rooted for SCUM just to be contrary assholes

 

[shetuck]

Yo

I think the only reason the mods keep you around is because of your profile picture. :p

 

[ScriptOhio]

• Michigan RB Blake Corum broke the news to my buddy Rich Eisen that he’s staying in Ann Arbor for his senior year rather than going pro. And there’s a little more to the story than just that. The knee surgery Corum underwent in December was actually a full meniscus repair, a surgery that necessitates a six-month rehab process. That rehab process would’ve shelved Corum for the entire draft process, and in this case it would be a big deal.

Why? Corum is in a cluster of backs who were slotted behind Texas’s Bijan Robinson and Alabama’s Jahmyr Gibbs, and among that group there could be a lot of jockeying—a potential third-round pick could become a sixth-rounder, and vice versa. Going into that sort of situation with a knee injury, and the kind where long-term viability is a question, would’ve been an issue, as would have the fact that he wouldn’t have been able to run a 40 when the biggest question he’s facing as a prospect is just how fast he is.

So really, this was more a practical decision for Corum than a romantic one. It made sense for him to go back, prove he was healthy, and be ready to run for scouts in 2024.

• And we’ll wrap with this—in the cases of both Corum and Stover, I’d say NIL is more than just a nice benefit those guys get for staying. Each guy could make more this year as college stars than they would as late-round picks in the NFL.

And honestly, there’s a benefit for the league there too, in that NIL is keeping guys in school, and allowing them more time to develop before they come to the pros. And these kids get to make that call, which is always a tough one, without it automatically being a bad business decision to stay on campus..

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/10/coaching-carousel-updates-rumors-demeco-ryans

 

[colobuck79]

Please don’t flame me for this, or do, what the hell. I think Corum has an upside similar to Nick Chubb in the NFL. Although he’s not likely to meet his upside due to being used up by Jimmy, which will go on for another year now.

 

[Trevi]

• Michigan RB Blake Corum broke the news to my buddy Rich Eisen that he’s staying in Ann Arbor for his senior year rather than going pro. And there’s a little more to the story than just that. The knee surgery Corum underwent in December was actually a full meniscus repair, a surgery that necessitates a six-month rehab process. That rehab process would’ve shelved Corum for the entire draft process, and in this case it would be a big deal.

Why? Corum is in a cluster of backs who were slotted behind Texas’s Bijan Robinson and Alabama’s Jahmyr Gibbs, and among that group there could be a lot of jockeying—a potential third-round pick could become a sixth-rounder, and vice versa. Going into that sort of situation with a knee injury, and the kind where long-term viability is a question, would’ve been an issue, as would have the fact that he wouldn’t have been able to run a 40 when the biggest question he’s facing as a prospect is just how fast he is.

So really, this was more a practical decision for Corum than a romantic one. It made sense for him to go back, prove he was healthy, and be ready to run for scouts in 2024.

• And we’ll wrap with this—in the cases of both Corum and Stover, I’d say NIL is more than just a nice benefit those guys get for staying. Each guy could make more this year as college stars than they would as late-round picks in the NFL.

And honestly, there’s a benefit for the league there too, in that NIL is keeping guys in school, and allowing them more time to develop before they come to the pros. And these kids get to make that call, which is always a tough one, without it automatically being a bad business decision to stay on campus..

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/10/coaching-carousel-updates-rumors-demeco-ryans

So Unfinished Business = Rehab?

 

[dragurd]

Please don’t flame me for this, or do, what the hell. I think Corum has an upside similar to Nick Chubb in the NFL. Although he’s not likely to meet his upside due to being used up by Jimmy, which will go on for another year now.

The problem is unless his knee is fucked he is probably at an all-time high as far as stock goes. He was overused but had a fringe Heisman season.

300 more carries and a risk of a 2nd injury isn't going to do him any good here. Just cause running backs are devalued and only the true freaks are thought of first round picks let alone top half of the 1st round picks. Doesn't really change that

 

[TenYearBore]

Please don’t flame me for this, or do, what the hell. I think Corum has an upside similar to Nick Chubb in the NFL. Although he’s not likely to meet his upside due to being used up by Jimmy, which will go on for another year now.

With all due respect to Blake Corum, who I admire deeply, and am grateful for every time he steps out onto a football field. He's kinda Mike Hart 2.0; maybe a little stronger. But the guy's frame is pretty much maxed out and it's hard to push the pile on calf/leg power alone in the NFL. He's got great vision, but he's not gonna be a power guy at that next level and he's just a tick below true NFL speed - he was faster before last year, so it feels a bit related to the way he muscled out his frame in anticipation of being the starter.

Fantastic college back, definitely going to be drafted, and will spend some time on NFL rosters. But I'm not even sure the guy is a starter at that level; which means there's a pretty good chance coming back to Michigan for his senior season is going to be the biggest single payday in his life.

Me personally? I don't care why he's doing it, and with the injury messing up his draft prospects it's probably a career neutral decision. We had nobody after Edwards and this offense needs two backs. Happy to have him back. But I think a lot of people are forgetting how ruthless the NFL is; to running backs in general, but especially to guys who aren't blazing fast *or* all that big. I didn't think he was more than a late 3rd, or even 4th round pick *before* he tore up the knee. Would you rather be a 6th round pick with like a 150K signing bonus, or get (likely) a couple million bucks to come back for one more year at Michigan?

 

[Jaxbuck]

With all due respect to Blake Corum, who I admire deeply, and am grateful for every time he steps out onto a football field. He's kinda Mike Hart 2.0; maybe a little stronger. But the guy's frame is pretty much maxed out and it's hard to push the pile on calf/leg power alone in the NFL. He's got great vision, but he's not gonna be a power guy at that next level and he's just a tick below true NFL speed - he was faster before last year, so it feels a bit related to the way he muscled out his frame in anticipation of being the starter.

Fantastic college back, definitely going to be drafted, and will spend some time on NFL rosters. But I'm not even sure the guy is a starter at that level; which means there's a pretty good chance coming back to Michigan for his senior season is going to be the biggest single payday in his life.

Me personally? I don't care why he's doing it, and with the injury messing up his draft prospects it's probably a career neutral decision. We had nobody after Edwards and this offense needs two backs. Happy to have him back. But I think a lot of people are forgetting how ruthless the NFL is; to running backs in general, but especially to guys who aren't blazing fast *or* all that big. I didn't think he was more than a late 3rd, or even 4th round pick *before* he tore up the knee. Would you rather be a 6th round pick with like a 150K signing bonus, or get (likely) a couple million bucks to come back for one more year at Michigan?

Pretty much this. The kid is going to be covering kicks more than getting carriers if he has any kind of NFL career. The knee injury and NIL make this any easy decision really (as much as I enjoy busting his balls over it)

 

[buckeyemania11]

Gemon Green declares for the draft, leaving scUMs secondary depth situation as dire if not more dire than ours. They better hope for a wicked pass rush next year.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

We were all circle jerking about their defensive losses this time last year. The fact remains that until Day builds a team that can answer the bell in the third quarter, get smacked in the mouth and punch right back, I don't think we should start sucking each other's dicks just yet.

 

[buckeyemania11]

We were all circle jerking about their defensive losses this time last year. The fact remains that until Day builds a team that can answer the bell in the third quarter, get smacked in the mouth and punch right back, I don't think we should start sucking each other's dicks just yet.

True, but it doesn't hurt that some more of their super senior guys are actually moving on instead of staying again.

Hopefully we can not shoot ourselves in the foot multiple times and actually score enough in the 1st half this year so that the start of the 3rd quarter punch isn't really available for them. That would be ideal.

 

[Bucklion]

Yeah well, that's the kind of personal dysfunction that drives me to post angry rants about college football on message forums. You're not wrong, there is no way in hell Michigan is doing enough to compete for National Titles, and it's probably going to make me stroke out eventually. My problem is my first Michigan football game was in 1988, and I was still young enough in 1997 to believe "okay, we're finally back; from here on out we're big time again."

As I'm sure you know, that's not how that story went at all.

Anyway this thread is too nice now; tell me to eat crap and that Biakabatuka is a war criminal before the mods swoop in. :)

EAT SHIT GODDAMMIT...and Biakababiteme can take Ricky Powers with him to Gitmo (yes, I'm old)

 

[Jaxbuck]

True, but it doesn't hurt that some more of their super senior guys are actually moving on instead of staying again.

Hopefully we can not shoot ourselves in the foot multiple times and actually score enough in the 1st half this year so that the start of the 3rd quarter punch isn't really available for them. That would be ideal.

Ideal would be a team that can close out games that get close, late.

Having to be ahead by 3 td’s in the first half to win is a rough way to make a living.

 

[NFBuck]

We were all circle jerking about their defensive losses this time last year. The fact remains that until Day builds a team that can answer the bell in the third quarter, get smacked in the mouth and punch right back, I don't think we should start sucking each other's dicks just yet.

Yep. Right now, today, we are 0-2 against these fart-sniffers this decade and I'm 100% convinced that is an internal problem. I will continue laughing at their foibles, but until I see a Ryan Day team not stacked with Urban Meyer's guys, and with a defense capable of actually...defending...beat them, I'm not predicting a win against them.