Being the competitor that he is, Damar Hamlin's first concern after regaining consciousness was "Who won the game?" (asked in writing). The doctors responded, "You did. You won the game of life." Such a wonderful reply.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. -- Michael Jordan
11 dubs...can we raise a petition to let Denny dot the I for the home opener...would be awesome. Great way to recognize him and all the trainers that do fantastic work out of the limelight.
These RBs will help big time w a new Ryan Day Handpicked QB. Our offense next year should be on par with this seasons. Knowles defenses will only get better as his green staff has more time.
A better defense (and special teams...we need to look at that this off-season), has a bigger impact on the offense than any one player coming back. Defense got better in every statistical category in one off-season...I expect that trend to continue as we start to get Knowles' guys in the system.
My brother does sports talk radio and we spoke yesterday. Went through the roster - and the offense is loaded loaded loaded. Defense should should improve - big question is why gamble with a two score lead when the game clock is your friend ? Philosophy might need a tweak. In any event, trajectory is very positive in ‘23 !
Feeling positive as well. I was totally mashed after TTUN debacle but I surprisingly less so after UGA. The future looks bright for our Buckeyes, we should be a machine once again. Hopefully, we will be right in the mix with the tweaks you suggest. Go Bucks!
Was so close to getting that W lastnight..but poor decisions ultimately led to that loss..I've been saying for years that this program needs a dominant post man, okpara could be that guy with some experience and weight gain
Two losses in one week to the #1 teams in their respective sports (Georgia football, Purdue basketball), when both games were ours to win...it really sucks.
btw, a 6th year player making a fundamental mistake like Sueing did is unacceptable...Holtmann fell on the sword for him, but that's bullshit--this falls ALL on Sueing...period.
Sueing mistake was certainly terrible (you expect better from him), but perhaps have a better plan for press break. And certainly a better sideline play at end of game. Give credit to Purdue Freshmen knocked down a huge 3. That play is why Matt Painter is 2 wins short of 400 wins in B1G.
Sueing mistake was certainly terrible (you expect better from him), but perhaps have a better plan for press break.
Okay, I'll give you that--after further review, Thornton really should have went to the ball...he either catches the pass, or at the very least gets fouled while going after it.
Someone previously mentioned Evan Pryor as a possible slot receiver. With a full RB room, Pryor and Hayden might want to explore that option. Double duty as slot receiver/running back. That kind of talent shouldn't be on the sidelines. It wouldn't hurt their future NFL draft stock either. I don't want to see either of them hit the portal. Get them in the games.
I'm not trying to win a popularity contest. I'm trying to win football games-- Woody Hayes
We've got plenty of WRs. I think the better option is to get 2 RBs on the field in some packages. Flex one (Pryor) out to get a mismatch on a LB. UGA manages to keep 3 or 4 RBs happy with touches. No reason Ohio State can't do the same. Pryor and Henderson both came not wanting to be a bell cow type back.
Completely agree. The thing is that Georgia will bring in a package for a series or 2 like that, maybe more if it’s working well. Fans have to be satisfied with that limited use. We have too many that worry about who is “RB1” and why isn’t such and such getting more snaps after having a good game or another guy has an off game, etc. our fanbase ego can’t handle a by committee approach yet.
I think the concern is more about keeping players in the program, to keep depth. At least that's how I feel about it. Especially this year with all the injuries. Props to Alford for getting dudes to play. I wish Hartline would have got more WR in the rotation, we see what fresh legs look like at the Peach Bowl. I get going with your horses but in this offense there's more than enough snaps to get more WRs on the field in meaningful snaps. Hell even in mop up duty, throw the ball more to get them young dudes experience.
I agree. From game one there should be snaps for young ones to get some experience. After this year if they didn’t learn that then they probably never will. Injuries effected us exponentially.
I'm torn about the level of violence in the sport of football. When I was younger I loved that massive hit, that slobber knocker, that contact that made everyone watching say "ooooo" as a collective response. But as I've aged I care more about the finesse aspect of the game. I'd rather see that ankle breaking cut by the RB than the rib busting hit by the LB.
And yet in hockey one of my favorite things is a good fight.
Like I said, I'm conflicted.
To err is human. Really sucking requires having yellow stripes on your helmet.
I think kids should play flag football until HS mostly because of unqualified fathers coaching. I coached it for years and it used to drive me crazy to see some of the ridiculous things these fathers put them through. The time for saying 'walk it off" is over. They've made strides in training, equipment and fields since my day which puts a lot more speed on the field and since force is ruled by speed there is more explosion at impact. Maybe it's time to go back to grass fields and shoes with less grip (who knows). The trouble with eliminating football is it would have to trickle down to gymnastics(along with other Olympic sports), rodeo, skate boarding (snow boarding etc), boxing and even soccer. I had a serious debate with my brother in law over my nephew having his first concussion and serious knee injury at 12 racing mini cycles. Just last week I read where youngsters are rock climbing and flying planes solo around the world. I don't see how there could be a way of making a lot of things completely safe.
Big kudos to Denny Kellington, a true professional. Many a tragic circumstance is a result of poor training or reaction, even when there is a plan. This man met the unlikely moment when the NFL’s emergency action plan had to be executed. He was prepared, executed under pressure, and in the process saved a life. Well done!
NCAA slams Jim Harbaugh, Michigan football with multiple violations after investigation: report
Harbaugh is reportedly hit with a Level I violation for 'providing false or misleading information' to investigators.
That might just be the thing that pushes Harbaugh out the door. Not saying he will be fired at all, just that if he is offered an NFL job he takes it, even if it’s less than ideal.
Would love to see the last two year's wins vacated because I am a vindictive, schadenfreude filled SOB when it comes to that team up north and the turd running their program.
The pain of discipline or the pain of regret, take your pick
Man the OSU men's team had the game until they didn't. Disappointing to see a 5th year senior make suc ha critical mistake. Opara balled out, tough guarding 7'4". That last sideline play leaves a little to be desired. Hopefully, they can learn, grow and overcome the loss.
Lady Hoopsters rollllllin.
Harry continues to amaze.
Jim Denny to the Rescue. Go Denny Go!
Yo those Buckeye football guys are Dudes! Especially the WR combo of Harrison and Ebuka.
Good to have Chop back in the House (Chop House, get it?. lol). However, don't count your RBs until they're hatched in the fall.
Just respecting the No TTUN Fridays that people keep telling me about. Plus, once we find out more about what the violations are, I will have thoughts.
Just to give you a head start on research, Chase. TTUN and Harbaugh are accused of watching a video feed of players working out, bringing recruits to campus during the Covid dead period, and Harbaugh not cooperating with the NCAA investigation and not being truthful with investigators.
Speaking again about extra running backs, we could use the old Pro Set (2 back set, side by side) or the venerable 1970's wishbone offense mixed in. Mobile option QB (Devin Brown) could adapt to this formation. Modern defenses don't see this anymore and it would provide a nice surprise that might confuse them. What's old could be new again. WTH, give it a try.
I'm not trying to win a popularity contest. I'm trying to win football games-- Woody Hayes
Hard to get excited for the future of the men's bball team with so much one and done. The Lady Bucks on the other hand have been built from the ground up with a good group of veteran players.
It is sad not to have kids to root for for 4 years but it's a news age. I think the NBA suffers because of it. The only reason I was a Celtic fan when I was young was because of the years of Havlicek. I don't follow them there now.
For what it's worth, most NBA players are with their initial team for 7-8 years (if the team wants them) due to the way the rookie contract/first extension work. To use the Celtics as an example, their star duo of Tatum/Brown have been with the Celtics since 2016 and 2017 respectively and are signed through 2024/2026 respectively, so that duo is going to have the better part of a decade together.
It's when you get to guys who've been in the league over a decade that they start getting the power to threaten to leave in free agency and then start bouncing around.
I don't get your first point since it was getting connected to college players so much one would follow them into the NBA when there was no interest in that team before (like following hondo) so being with a NBA team 7-8 years means nothing to that point.
I might have misinterpreted your post. I thought your point was the NBA suffers because of how much player movement there is in the NBA and stars forcing their way out of town - which is an issue that gets discussed all the time with regards to the NBA and is a real concern...but also a lot of the discussion focuses on late career guys while ignoring that you get a nice window early in their rookie contract plus first extension.
But yes, if you choose your NBA team only based on who you liked in college/who went to Ohio State (totally your right, though I do think that's probably much less common than "I grew up in Cleveland so I'm a Cavs fan" or "always loved the Hornets since I was a kid in the 90's" or whatever)? Then yeah, I can definitely see how not being able to ever establish a link with guys in college would affect your NBA fandom because few-if-any NBA-caliber guys would stick around long enough in Columbus long enough for you to really get attached.
In other B-Ball news; Texas fired Chris Beard yesterday. UT acted prior to the Austin DA's office making a decision to go forward, or not with domestic violence charges against Beard who allegedly choked his fiance in their shared residence. His fiance retracted the charge that he choked her a few days after his arrest, but the UT Regents weren't having it and kicked his sorry ass out the door.
Without winners there wouldn't be any gosh darn civilization. We make no apologies for winning or for aiming our entire program toward that goal. - Woody Hayes
The sky in the planet I live in is Scarlet and Gray, but I'm hoping to get a BOOM that Stroud and JSN are coming back for one more season. NIL can get close to matching the numbers both would get in their rookie contracts for next season. Unfinished bitness. I know, I know. It ain't gonna happen, but imagine for a second what it must feel like to know that you're CJ Stroud and heading to the hapless Indianapolis Colts to most assuredly be thrown to the wolves and sacked five times a game, OR come back to be the king of Ohio, win the Heisman, win a national championship, etc, AND make that bag via NIL. And as for JSN, I truly, TRULY hope his first round grade is indeed 100% rock solid accurate. A slip to even the 2nd round would be a total disaster. Whichever team is going to take a HUGE RISK that the JSN they draft will be the Rose Bowl version FROM LAST SEASON. The NIL millions are the same for him, and hopefully he'll be back too.
JSN won't make it out of the 1st round. Mock drafts have him dropping, but someone in the 20-31 pick range is going to get a steal at worst. Didn't he already say in his message about not playing in the playoff that he was leaving?
Yes, he did say he wasn't going to play in the playoff semi to "prepare for the draft." I don't know if that's all it takes to not be able to "reverse" the decision, and am under no illusion that he will, either. Just some hopeful thoughts. I'd love to know how that process goes, on a related note. Does some NFL team just reach out and say "hey look, we'll 100% draft you" or whatever? I just look at the NFL as it is constituted nowadays, and many of the stars come out of these "not-elite" schools like OSU (OSU being elite, obviously). It's never been more competitive when it comes to evaluating talent and then who actually makes it in the NFL. Maybe in the end it's one part hope and one part fear for JSN. Hope he comes back for my selfish desire for OSU to win, and fear that he's going to go into the draft and get dropped to later rounds. I guess that if he has a solid combine and can demonstrate he's 100% healthy, there's nothing to worry about. But lets say he either can't/won't do the combine (ala Jamison Williams, though was dominant before getting hurt in the same season preceding the 2022 draft), or he underperforms at the combine. Bad. Regardless, it will be almost completely unprecedented for a player to sit out an entire season (essentially) and be drafted in the 1st round.
Read an article earlier in the season about soft tissue injuries. It pointed to a certain type of artificial turf that was tied to players having a dramatic increase in soft tissue injuries. That is the exact turf that Ohio State has in the Horseshoe and the WHAC.
1. The Immediate Replacement and Ban of all Slit Film Turf
Just like there are different types of grass, there are also different types of turf (Monofilament, Dual fiber, Slit film). The slit film playing surface has statistically higher in-game injury rates compared to all other surfaces for each of the following:
Non-contact injuries
Missed time injuries
Lower extremity injuries
Foot and ankle injuries
We’re any of our injuries non contact? All the ones I can think of had a lot of contact I believe. I put more on the hits than the turf without being an expert of course.
Quick note on Harry Miller ... was in-stadium for the Peach Bowl. While understandable given the circumstances, no-one in uniform stayed out on the field to sing Carmen Ohio with THE Band. That is except one young man - none other than Mr. Harry Miller, #76. Knowing his story, both me and my 14 year old son had goosebumps, and it oddly helped us both put things into proper perspective.
HARD BREAK ...
BTW: Concerned about the TEAM not staying to sing with the band ... Ryan Day needs to be aware and address it. Could it be indicative of a deeper connection and unity that might have been missing with this year's team, despite all the talk of "brotherhood?" Maybe we'll never know, but it crossed my mind in that moment. More often than not, wins and losses aren't because of the Xs and Os.
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Go Lady Bucks!! 16-0 start is simply amazing!!
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. -- Michael Jordan
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. -- Michael Jordan
Indeed! Congrats to WBB!
How about a shoutout to the Women’s Ics Hockey team? Ohio State’s 18-2-2 and ranked #1.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
What's colder than cold? IcE CoLd! Bawahahaha
Muck Fichigan
Hmm
People are DV'ing 16-0. REALLY!
JI row end 78
Being the competitor that he is, Damar Hamlin's first concern after regaining consciousness was "Who won the game?" (asked in writing). The doctors responded, "You did. You won the game of life." Such a wonderful reply.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. -- Michael Jordan
The second question he wrote: "Haha nice but seriously, who won the game?"
11 dubs...can we raise a petition to let Denny dot the I for the home opener...would be awesome. Great way to recognize him and all the trainers that do fantastic work out of the limelight.
Justice delayed is justice denied....#FTP
This ^
ibleedscarletandgray
These RBs will help big time w a new Ryan Day Handpicked QB. Our offense next year should be on par with this seasons. Knowles defenses will only get better as his green staff has more time.
See you in the 2023 CFP.
Let's hope so Bro. Beat the Irish!
Muck Fichigan
I'm expecting a little drop off on offense with more running and less passing while a better defense which equals out to last year. Maybe better.
A better defense (and special teams...we need to look at that this off-season), has a bigger impact on the offense than any one player coming back. Defense got better in every statistical category in one off-season...I expect that trend to continue as we start to get Knowles' guys in the system.
"The Best Damn Band In The Land!" - Woody Hayes
Good point. More chances and most wearing out defense.
My brother does sports talk radio and we spoke yesterday. Went through the roster - and the offense is loaded loaded loaded. Defense should should improve - big question is why gamble with a two score lead when the game clock is your friend ? Philosophy might need a tweak. In any event, trajectory is very positive in ‘23 !
Feeling positive as well. I was totally mashed after TTUN debacle but I surprisingly less so after UGA. The future looks bright for our Buckeyes, we should be a machine once again. Hopefully, we will be right in the mix with the tweaks you suggest. Go Bucks!
Without CJ? Come on.
Was so close to getting that W lastnight..but poor decisions ultimately led to that loss..I've been saying for years that this program needs a dominant post man, okpara could be that guy with some experience and weight gain
Two losses in one week to the #1 teams in their respective sports (Georgia football, Purdue basketball), when both games were ours to win...it really sucks.
btw, a 6th year player making a fundamental mistake like Sueing did is unacceptable...Holtmann fell on the sword for him, but that's bullshit--this falls ALL on Sueing...period.
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
Sueing mistake was certainly terrible (you expect better from him), but perhaps have a better plan for press break. And certainly a better sideline play at end of game. Give credit to Purdue Freshmen knocked down a huge 3. That play is why Matt Painter is 2 wins short of 400 wins in B1G.
Muck Fichigan
Okay, I'll give you that--after further review, Thornton really should have went to the ball...he either catches the pass, or at the very least gets fouled while going after it.
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
Someone previously mentioned Evan Pryor as a possible slot receiver. With a full RB room, Pryor and Hayden might want to explore that option. Double duty as slot receiver/running back. That kind of talent shouldn't be on the sidelines. It wouldn't hurt their future NFL draft stock either. I don't want to see either of them hit the portal. Get them in the games.
I'm not trying to win a popularity contest. I'm trying to win football games-- Woody Hayes
We've got plenty of WRs. I think the better option is to get 2 RBs on the field in some packages. Flex one (Pryor) out to get a mismatch on a LB. UGA manages to keep 3 or 4 RBs happy with touches. No reason Ohio State can't do the same. Pryor and Henderson both came not wanting to be a bell cow type back.
You're too stupid to have a good time. -Dalton
Completely agree. The thing is that Georgia will bring in a package for a series or 2 like that, maybe more if it’s working well. Fans have to be satisfied with that limited use. We have too many that worry about who is “RB1” and why isn’t such and such getting more snaps after having a good game or another guy has an off game, etc. our fanbase ego can’t handle a by committee approach yet.
I think the concern is more about keeping players in the program, to keep depth. At least that's how I feel about it. Especially this year with all the injuries. Props to Alford for getting dudes to play. I wish Hartline would have got more WR in the rotation, we see what fresh legs look like at the Peach Bowl. I get going with your horses but in this offense there's more than enough snaps to get more WRs on the field in meaningful snaps. Hell even in mop up duty, throw the ball more to get them young dudes experience.
Muck Fichigan
I agree. From game one there should be snaps for young ones to get some experience. After this year if they didn’t learn that then they probably never will. Injuries effected us exponentially.
Inniss, Rogers, Tate.
Ballard, Burton, Brown, Antwi, Grayes and let's not slight Rodgers
Muck Fichigan
Given the WR depth and CB dearth, I wonder if any of these guys might/could play on the D-side.
VA_Buck
Hey whatever works Kozmo. Just get em on the field.
I'm not trying to win a popularity contest. I'm trying to win football games-- Woody Hayes
Gee, sounds the the (OH so dreaded) Percy Harvin role!
OH-IO Goodbye Columbus.
What about TC Caffey?
"We get paid to score touchdowns, not kick field goals"
-- Urban Meyer
Hey Chase, your link to the women's story just comes back to the Skull Session. Intentional?
I don't buy one goddam drop of gas in the state of Michigan!
No, not intentional — it just means something on my end with the link wasn’t input correctly. I updated that. Thanks for the heads up!
I'm torn about the level of violence in the sport of football. When I was younger I loved that massive hit, that slobber knocker, that contact that made everyone watching say "ooooo" as a collective response. But as I've aged I care more about the finesse aspect of the game. I'd rather see that ankle breaking cut by the RB than the rib busting hit by the LB.
And yet in hockey one of my favorite things is a good fight.
Like I said, I'm conflicted.
To err is human. Really sucking requires having yellow stripes on your helmet.
I think kids should play flag football until HS mostly because of unqualified fathers coaching. I coached it for years and it used to drive me crazy to see some of the ridiculous things these fathers put them through. The time for saying 'walk it off" is over. They've made strides in training, equipment and fields since my day which puts a lot more speed on the field and since force is ruled by speed there is more explosion at impact. Maybe it's time to go back to grass fields and shoes with less grip (who knows). The trouble with eliminating football is it would have to trickle down to gymnastics(along with other Olympic sports), rodeo, skate boarding (snow boarding etc), boxing and even soccer. I had a serious debate with my brother in law over my nephew having his first concussion and serious knee injury at 12 racing mini cycles. Just last week I read where youngsters are rock climbing and flying planes solo around the world. I don't see how there could be a way of making a lot of things completely safe.
Big kudos to Denny Kellington, a true professional. Many a tragic circumstance is a result of poor training or reaction, even when there is a plan. This man met the unlikely moment when the NFL’s emergency action plan had to be executed. He was prepared, executed under pressure, and in the process saved a life. Well done!
NCAA slams Jim Harbaugh, Michigan football with multiple violations after investigation: report
Harbaugh is reportedly hit with a Level I violation for 'providing false or misleading information' to investigators.
That might just be the thing that pushes Harbaugh out the door. Not saying he will be fired at all, just that if he is offered an NFL job he takes it, even if it’s less than ideal.
If Indy offers, he's gone...guaranteed
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
Explains alot, looks like Jimmy been trying to get outa Dodge for awhile. Now we know why.
Its a Level One and multiple Level Two infractions! This is no joke.
What a skumbag Harbaugh and the entire program is.
We will know his true feelings after black Monday.
Would love to see the last two year's wins vacated because I am a vindictive, schadenfreude filled SOB when it comes to that team up north and the turd running their program.
The pain of discipline or the pain of regret, take your pick
I'm loving the love for the Lady Bucks, who are selflessly playing the game for "The Sisterhood", and are doing it humbly.
16 & O-H? Pretty awesome, ladies! KEEP IT UP! GO (LADY) BUCKS!!!
Man the OSU men's team had the game until they didn't. Disappointing to see a 5th year senior make suc ha critical mistake. Opara balled out, tough guarding 7'4". That last sideline play leaves a little to be desired. Hopefully, they can learn, grow and overcome the loss.
Lady Hoopsters rollllllin.
Harry continues to amaze.
Jim Denny to the Rescue. Go Denny Go!
Yo those Buckeye football guys are Dudes! Especially the WR combo of Harrison and Ebuka.
Good to have Chop back in the House (Chop House, get it?. lol). However, don't count your RBs until they're hatched in the fall.
Muck Fichigan
Wow...no talk of NCAA investigation into Harbaugh's mis-leading info in the NCAA investigation.....
CBus love
Just respecting the No TTUN Fridays that people keep telling me about. Plus, once we find out more about what the violations are, I will have thoughts.
Thank you for that, Chase, and here's a virtual uv to show my gratitude ^
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
Just to give you a head start on research, Chase. TTUN and Harbaugh are accused of watching a video feed of players working out, bringing recruits to campus during the Covid dead period, and Harbaugh not cooperating with the NCAA investigation and not being truthful with investigators.
Also, using too many coaches during practices.
EVERY TEAM IN THE COUNTRY does that
Chase, will you marry me?
A healthy RB1 RB2 and RB3 would be nice.
#walkaway
The RB looks crowded. Hello Portal for somebody(ies).
OH-IO Goodbye Columbus.
Speaking again about extra running backs, we could use the old Pro Set (2 back set, side by side) or the venerable 1970's wishbone offense mixed in. Mobile option QB (Devin Brown) could adapt to this formation. Modern defenses don't see this anymore and it would provide a nice surprise that might confuse them. What's old could be new again. WTH, give it a try.
I'm not trying to win a popularity contest. I'm trying to win football games-- Woody Hayes
Hard to get excited for the future of the men's bball team with so much one and done. The Lady Bucks on the other hand have been built from the ground up with a good group of veteran players.
Now of they can get Sheldon back!
I don't even follow men's BB anymore. It's like there are just a bunch of "rental players" out there.
Nothing is too difficult for the person that doesn't have to do it.
It is sad not to have kids to root for for 4 years but it's a news age. I think the NBA suffers because of it. The only reason I was a Celtic fan when I was young was because of the years of Havlicek. I don't follow them there now.
For what it's worth, most NBA players are with their initial team for 7-8 years (if the team wants them) due to the way the rookie contract/first extension work. To use the Celtics as an example, their star duo of Tatum/Brown have been with the Celtics since 2016 and 2017 respectively and are signed through 2024/2026 respectively, so that duo is going to have the better part of a decade together.
It's when you get to guys who've been in the league over a decade that they start getting the power to threaten to leave in free agency and then start bouncing around.
I don't get your first point since it was getting connected to college players so much one would follow them into the NBA when there was no interest in that team before (like following hondo) so being with a NBA team 7-8 years means nothing to that point.
I might have misinterpreted your post. I thought your point was the NBA suffers because of how much player movement there is in the NBA and stars forcing their way out of town - which is an issue that gets discussed all the time with regards to the NBA and is a real concern...but also a lot of the discussion focuses on late career guys while ignoring that you get a nice window early in their rookie contract plus first extension.
But yes, if you choose your NBA team only based on who you liked in college/who went to Ohio State (totally your right, though I do think that's probably much less common than "I grew up in Cleveland so I'm a Cavs fan" or "always loved the Hornets since I was a kid in the 90's" or whatever)? Then yeah, I can definitely see how not being able to ever establish a link with guys in college would affect your NBA fandom because few-if-any NBA-caliber guys would stick around long enough in Columbus long enough for you to really get attached.
At least it's recent. You could be A Kentucky fan.
OH-IO Goodbye Columbus.
The only time I really get excited for men's college bball anymore is March. So wake me up then!
In other B-Ball news; Texas fired Chris Beard yesterday. UT acted prior to the Austin DA's office making a decision to go forward, or not with domestic violence charges against Beard who allegedly choked his fiance in their shared residence. His fiance retracted the charge that he choked her a few days after his arrest, but the UT Regents weren't having it and kicked his sorry ass out the door.
Without winners there wouldn't be any gosh darn civilization. We make no apologies for winning or for aiming our entire program toward that goal. - Woody Hayes
The sky in the planet I live in is Scarlet and Gray, but I'm hoping to get a BOOM that Stroud and JSN are coming back for one more season. NIL can get close to matching the numbers both would get in their rookie contracts for next season. Unfinished bitness. I know, I know. It ain't gonna happen, but imagine for a second what it must feel like to know that you're CJ Stroud and heading to the hapless Indianapolis Colts to most assuredly be thrown to the wolves and sacked five times a game, OR come back to be the king of Ohio, win the Heisman, win a national championship, etc, AND make that bag via NIL. And as for JSN, I truly, TRULY hope his first round grade is indeed 100% rock solid accurate. A slip to even the 2nd round would be a total disaster. Whichever team is going to take a HUGE RISK that the JSN they draft will be the Rose Bowl version FROM LAST SEASON. The NIL millions are the same for him, and hopefully he'll be back too.
Round on the ends and "HI" in the middle. O-HI-O.
JSN won't make it out of the 1st round. Mock drafts have him dropping, but someone in the 20-31 pick range is going to get a steal at worst. Didn't he already say in his message about not playing in the playoff that he was leaving?
You're too stupid to have a good time. -Dalton
Yes, he did say he wasn't going to play in the playoff semi to "prepare for the draft." I don't know if that's all it takes to not be able to "reverse" the decision, and am under no illusion that he will, either. Just some hopeful thoughts. I'd love to know how that process goes, on a related note. Does some NFL team just reach out and say "hey look, we'll 100% draft you" or whatever? I just look at the NFL as it is constituted nowadays, and many of the stars come out of these "not-elite" schools like OSU (OSU being elite, obviously). It's never been more competitive when it comes to evaluating talent and then who actually makes it in the NFL. Maybe in the end it's one part hope and one part fear for JSN. Hope he comes back for my selfish desire for OSU to win, and fear that he's going to go into the draft and get dropped to later rounds. I guess that if he has a solid combine and can demonstrate he's 100% healthy, there's nothing to worry about. But lets say he either can't/won't do the combine (ala Jamison Williams, though was dominant before getting hurt in the same season preceding the 2022 draft), or he underperforms at the combine. Bad. Regardless, it will be almost completely unprecedented for a player to sit out an entire season (essentially) and be drafted in the 1st round.
Round on the ends and "HI" in the middle. O-HI-O.
Chase out of LSU did it before the Bengals drafted him but it doesn’t happen often, for sure.
you got a better chance of seeing Jesus...just sayin'
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
I would like nothing more than that. Real talk.
Round on the ends and "HI" in the middle. O-HI-O.
I don't think NIL is coming anywhere near the 4-5 million per year CJ and JSN are likely to earn in the league.
For reference (Chris Olave's rookie contract is 19+M over four years; Garrett Wilson's is 20.5M over four years).
Nobody seems to know how much the NIL deals are worth, but I'm quite certain they are much less that the above NFL numbers.
I'm also pretty sure the IRS is going to know/find out how much the NIL deals are worth . . . and probably sooner than later!
So glad Miyan decided to come back. I hope we keep all the guys in that room and they are all healthy next season. RB should be a strength.
The Excellence of Execution, the Best there is, the Best there was, the Best there ever will be!
Pretty wild the Emeka finished the season with only 112 yards less than Harrison
LOL @ thinking all these RBs are going to be healthy with this S&C staff
Read an article earlier in the season about soft tissue injuries. It pointed to a certain type of artificial turf that was tied to players having a dramatic increase in soft tissue injuries. That is the exact turf that Ohio State has in the Horseshoe and the WHAC.
1. The Immediate Replacement and Ban of all Slit Film Turf
Just like there are different types of grass, there are also different types of turf (Monofilament, Dual fiber, Slit film). The slit film playing surface has statistically higher in-game injury rates compared to all other surfaces for each of the following:
Non-contact injuries
Missed time injuries
Lower extremity injuries
Foot and ankle injuries
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
We’re any of our injuries non contact? All the ones I can think of had a lot of contact I believe. I put more on the hits than the turf without being an expert of course.
I still expect a transfer or two, but hopefully, I'm wrong.
Do you see Pryor in a more Curtis samual role? Does anyone think Henderson transfers?
Doug
yes, and I've mentioned this numerous times....and no, I don't
Faster, tougher, and more violent...
Quick note on Harry Miller ... was in-stadium for the Peach Bowl. While understandable given the circumstances, no-one in uniform stayed out on the field to sing Carmen Ohio with THE Band. That is except one young man - none other than Mr. Harry Miller, #76. Knowing his story, both me and my 14 year old son had goosebumps, and it oddly helped us both put things into proper perspective.
HARD BREAK ...
BTW: Concerned about the TEAM not staying to sing with the band ... Ryan Day needs to be aware and address it. Could it be indicative of a deeper connection and unity that might have been missing with this year's team, despite all the talk of "brotherhood?" Maybe we'll never know, but it crossed my mind in that moment. More often than not, wins and losses aren't because of the Xs and Os.
JOB