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Ohio State at Indiana, Jan 28th, 8 PM EST, FOX

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Well, boy howdy. Having watched both mens and womens BB teams get their fannies kicked this past week in Bloomington, that arena is still poison for tOSU. Have NEVER seen a 15 point run where everything goes right for one team, and everything goes wrong for the other (tOSU). With that wild run excluded, tOSU played them pretty much even. Not entirely certain how long it took, but I was shell shocked and just happy the buzzer sounded to end the half. #23 is going to be a multi-millionaire come NBA draft time, #1 is the purest shooter (good!) I've seen since Seth Curry, and the rest of the team was always contributing. Wow, what a shot. Sensabaugh had a valiant effort, and Okpara has gone from being a freshman, to being a grown-up. Albeit one who doesn't have much "O", but someone I'd want on my team. Sueing tried, but didn't quite have the consistency. McNeil showed plenty of grit, abandoning his normal roaming of the arc, and going toward the hole. What, 5 (?) three point plays, the hard way. The other guys tried hard too, no doubt about it, but IU's defensive game plan was simply too much. Write it down, IU in Final Four. Only wished they'd stuck Jimmy Jackson in a uniform....Loved the double-down on the big, our guys at 6'8" couldn't match up, and the effort on the boards was much better, but those stats showed that IU was superior in every way.

Agree with the above, let's get some seasoning of the frosh, we're ain'ta gonna make the Dance this year, and maybe not NIT either.
 
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BuckeyeBiz said:
Hate to say it but this squad is toast. Agreed with others that are calling for a change up in the starting lineup. At least start building something for next year. Very uninspiring play. Coach has lost the locker room. He’s consistent in his team cowering in January but this is the biggest collapse I can remember. I don’t see how he gets another season even with the improvement on the recruiting front. Ohio State brings far too many resources to deliver this type of performance. Ready for the next chapter…
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I don't know how any us could know he "has lost the locker room" without speaking to players, or if they said something publicly. If any did I haven't seen it.

I'd be shocked if the doesn't get at least another season to turn it around. They extended his contract through 2028 six months ago. That's a lot of money to pay a guy to leave, and a lot of egg on the face of whoever approved the extension.

If you want him gone today then hope he's caught banging a cheerleader so they can terminate his contract. Doesn't seem his style, though.
 
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Too much money on the 'buy-out' table for Smith to say adios. He'll get next year for certain, and given the youth of the two recruiting classes, what, 11 frosh or sophs? believe he'll get next year and the following year as well. But with 11 schollie players, Holtmann will only have two available scholarships to give to transfer players. Sooo, those two xfers had better be solidifying older guys that can play, instead of adequate players looking for more PT (or an tOSU graduate degree). Not certain tOSU offers enough NIL $, or the opportunity for a nati will cause two guys with star power to join up. However, it's always Go Bucks! PS, believe Holtmann is a good coach for tOSU.
 
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