2024 Ohio State Off-Season Thread

[Mdot21]

OSU is doing it right with the NIL. Using NIL money to keep proven players on the team instead of going to NFL/transfer and using NIL money to get proven players like Downs and Judkins in the portal. Should always do it like that instead of wasting it on HS kids who haven't proven jacksh*t. 

OSU boosters and fans donating like crazy to NIL collectives out of a burning desire to beat Michigan right now. Ryan Day doing some serious spending trying to build a super team to beat Michigan this year and save himself from getting fired.

[TyphonInc]

I think all of us would do the same (spend someone else's money to build a super team.)

I mean why not? I know Dabo has some I'm staying true to my recruits philosophy, but it seems to have overall hurt he elite status of his program. (In a vacuum I'd prefer that, but this wild west spend to be the best culture I think you need to adapt.)   

[MrNubbz]

yup, and most of us don't care if it means more wins

I know I don't

Kind of sucking the fun right the hell out of CFB and the true meaning of competition.Hell actual student athletes are going find themselves lined up against goons being groomed for the league.

[MrNubbz]

 Ryan Day doing some serious spending trying to build a super team to beat Michigan this year and save himself from getting fired.

Not going to need that to upend the weasels in the coming season

[Mdot21]

Not going to need that to upend the weasels in the coming season

that's what you dweebs have been saying 3 years running now....blind squirrel finds a bucknut every once in awhile.

[MrNubbz]

Talk to the posse. Harbaugh "I don't know who Stalions is" as a video is produced of Connor streaking down the sideline as he calls a timeout and issues directives to the defense

[FearlessF]

Kind of sucking the fun right the hell out of CFB and the true meaning of competition.Hell actual student athletes are going find themselves lined up against goons being groomed for the league.

this has been going on since the 1800s
it's just above board now

[MrNubbz]

Ya but good teams use to be sprinkled with 5*s.Now they can be bought at every position.NEVER thought i'd see the day when a salary cap was needed in CFB. Maybe Cleveland wins the series,then BOOM

[Mdot21]

Ya but good teams use to be sprinkled with 5*s.Now they can be bought at every position.NEVER thought i'd see the day when a salary cap was needed in CFB. Maybe Cleveland wins the series,then BOOM

they were bought before. with bagmen. SEC famous for this. now it's all out in the open and above board. prefer it this way to be honest.

[Brutus Buckeye]

When Harbaugh takes the NFL job, O$U can buy all their best players for the next 30 days.

Even if they don't start, it weakens them.

[FearlessF]

I'll encourage Rhule to buy a few O-linemen from Ann Arbor

[MrNubbz]

they were bought before. with bagmen. SEC famous for this. now it's all out in the open and above board. prefer it this way to be honest.

Nope bagmen brought spending cash,NIL can bring set for life.What's a poor bagman to do?

[FearlessF]

up his game, or fail

[Temp430]

Ohio State is trying to plug the portal with cash. 


https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2022/06/03/ryan-day-13-million-nil-maintain-ohio-state-football-roster/7496445001/