Quite frankly, most schools woukd be happy to have 3 or 4 guys over 900. We're spoiled!

That doesn't seem to me to be what he's saying at all. What he seems to be saying is that during this run of Buckeye domination and wins, there were still half of the games that were close, and that sooner or later, one of these close games will go the other way.

Criteria, schmiteria. We can enshrine anyone we want.

I live when the off-season is in full swing!

Sometimes it's just the guy in front of you.

"Piece of mind" or "peace of mind." Hope you're not referring to any mental health issues with the former. /s And I agree with you - good luck to him. Hope he finds success (unless playing against the Buckeyes).

Whereas Jordan left after 3 years, if Davis and Meyers leave after this year, they will have still spent 4 years in school (having each had a red shirt season). "Early" depends on your perspective.

Other than the fact that there has already been an entire forum post and discussion on this issue, it's very timely. Hoping for a fix soon.

Coach Mick is going to take a couple years to turn that bulk into muscle, but with his size and apparent flexibility, he shoukd then be ready to contribute as a Buckeye OL. Good write-up.

As much potential you might have, it sometimes takes time to develop it. As goid as you become, your path to seeing the field might yet be blocked by someone still better. As good as you are, injuries can prevent you from performing. And in some cases, the recruiting rating might overstate how good you can or will become. I expect that the 1st three of these are what's been in okay for these guys, and that all or most will come into their own in 2020.

More power to him!

I fully expect that, if he can make the transition he did over 6 months, then over the next year or two, Coach Mick & Co can help him add another 5-10 pounds of muscle.

Yeah, save that for the work computer.

I counted something like a mere seventy-odd ads and maybe 15 links to (usually old) 11W articles. I'm thinking there may be a glitch.

I remember when Pete Rose was the first $100,000 singles hitter (after 2 batting titles). And back before that, to when Jim Brown, the best RB the NFL had seen, walked away away from his $60,000 salary to make movies. Oh, and more recently than either of those, when Woody Hayes made $43,000.

... and we fans are the ones who essentially drive that demand.

As soon as I saw the metrics I knew that they'd be unfavorable to those "older" teams, simply because the game has changed. In a more run-heavy era, there would be fewer pass break-ups, and probably fewer tackles by the secondary (especially with a good front 7). Changing the metrics would probably mean comparisons with contempories to see how good a team (or unit) is vs others playing the same game. This requires far more data and analysis than any sportswriter can obtain on his own.

So you're saying not that many? /s

I don't know how widespread it was, or if it's still happening... but it DID happen (not with just a single player), and yet the program suffered nothing but the loss of those players for a few a few games. REAL cheating to gain an actual on-the-field advantage, and the silence from the media (and for all intents and purposes the NCAA) is deafening.

I don't see how this kid's remarks compare with those of Hart, Kalis & Co. He's saying his GOAL is to beat Ohio State (which it should be, since they are rivals, no matter how unrealistic it might be at present). He doesn't sound to be making a guarantee of success.

Those 3 descriptors, combined, are what set this group above others in recent years. In some years we've had maybe 2 of the 3, not not all of them, and for the two holes we will be filling this year (a number which is pretty common) the new guys competing display a combination of talent and depth. The weakest link is at LT where a loss to injury could force the use of (god forbid!) a 5 star recruit or Big Thanos instead.

No word, apparently, on an attempt to equalize the number of practices based on the number of spring practices held?

That certainly clears things up! (Seriously - we're all with you in scratching our heads)

Well, it IS the off-season.

I recently rewatched the highlights from that game, for the first time in a a couple years. After his first big play, and he was displaying his jersey #, I started thinking that I didn't remember Bennett being such a hotdog... before remembering that he wasn't hotdogging it at all, but honoring his friend and teammate's memory. Such a great leader making a statement on the field.