2024 Countdown Thread

[DaddyBigBucks]

As I sit here in California it just clicked over to 9 PM Pacific Daylight Time, but in the old 43210, where The 'Shoe is, it just clicked over to May 23rd.

That means there are now 100 days until the season begins.

Tomorrow we begin in earnest with Bill Willis.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

For a brief second I thought to myself "I better figure out when 100 days is, because we'll need a thread". Then I remembered DBB exists and wouldn't let it get to that point.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

RETIRED NUMBER

Bill Willis was 86 years and 29 days old when he visited the 'Shoe to see his number retired on 11/03/2007

He lived just 24 more days
Rest In Peace

2x All American
National Champion
College and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee

Bill Willis

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

THOMAS “PEPPER” JOHNSON

• Captain 2x
• Defensive MVP 2x
• UPI All-American (1985)
• Sporting News All-American First Team (1985)

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

2x All-B1G
2x All-American
1x, should have been 2x B1G Defensive Player of the Year
2x B1G Defensive Lineman of the Year
Joey Bosa

 

[Bestbuck36]

Praise the lord I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

4x Academic All-American
B1G Record Holder for consecutive extra points made (216/216 career)
Ohio State record holder for extra points in a season (89) (in 2014)
Former Ohio State record holder for kick scoring in a season (128) (in 2014) (Broken by Noah Ruggles in 2021)

Sean Nuernberger

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

David Thompson

Cameron Johnston

B1G Punter of the Year (2016)
Ray Guy Finalist (2016)
National Champion (2014)

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

2x Academic All-American
3x All B1G
2x All-American
2x B1G DL of the Year
Ohio State Record Holder (Career Sacks and TFL, Season TFL)

Mike Vrabel

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

All Big Ten
All-American
Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Captain

Will Smith
RIP

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

2x All Big Ten

Matt Finkes

For those too young to remember, Finkes and Vrabel were bookends. All the Buckeye fans I knew at the time didn't talk about one without talking about the other.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Adolphus Washington



Haskell Garrett

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

4x Academic All B1G
Winner of multiple B1G Player of the Week Awards
Completer of passes on fake punts in B1G CG
Flipper of Bottles

Drue Chrisman

(and Avery Eliason)

 

[cincibuck]

Killing time till the season opens by watching silent movies of the game from the 40s and50s. 8 man fronts, single wing, strange substitution rules. Ever wonder why Woody hated the pass? Neither team has a qb who can throw the ball or receivers who can catch it. But it gets me through.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Tyleik Williams, one of my favorite Buckeyes currently on roster