Doug and Bill asked this question and the results were surprisingly close.

Is this crazy or a legit question?

BYU SMU on
Indiana as well

The latest on a lot of big names:

Jo Burra losing first game of the season

Hey Bengal fans. Turn on Fox at 4:25pm and watch how its done.

Sounds like this is under consideration.

Personally, this is long overdue as he’s obviously not there mentally any longer. Riddled with dementia, forgetting what state he’s in.

Rambling incoherently for hours



Who do you think the elites should choose for you to replace him?

GITT and defend todays unies from the NY Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Wow. Horrible stuff.

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Bill, Austin, and Birm, You all talked at length today on snap judgements about moving CJ hicks to DE, and I just want to know why you all seem so confident he would do well there? I get he has all the physical tools, but he would be far from the 1st player with all the physical tools to never have it work out. You brought up Baron Browning and Parsons and Carter, but all 3 were at least capable LBs capable of doing more than just rushing the passer even if that was where they were best, Browning might not have been elite, but he was at least playable at LB. CJ hasn't shown any of that. It was brought up this morning on TPD, but he got run over by the backup QB of Western Michigan, that doesn't seem like someone that would make a great DE to me. Maybe I'm wrong and CJ can excel there, but his processing of the game seems slow, all of his reactions seem slow, and I just am not sure that will change at DE, and a DE that reacts slowly isn't going to be too effective. Is there anything other than his theoretical potential from HS that suggests he will be a good DE now in year 3 with OSU, and especially one good enough to take a true DE, like curry, Kenyatta, Houston etc that has played and practiced at the position for years off the field?

Great way for the rat birds to lose

Typical —

Violence before responsibility.

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Is the Roosters shoe pushed back to tomorrow?

Predictable ending, IMO

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Who you got?

Pissed my Montreal Canadiens are missing yet another playoffs season. So Im pulling for the Winnipeg Jets this year. They have been fun to watch for me. But playing the Avs is a tough first round draw.

The West is a murderers row. But think Panthers end up winning it all.

Im calling Florida over Jets in 6.

Kayden McDonald--Talk about putting a young player in the right situation. I have not liked OSU's short-yardage DL for years. He is the right guy for the task--gets low and has tons of strength and leverage. He was awesome! I think Hamilton is good but McDonald pushes the pocket back. Keep him in the short-yardage package!

Will Howard's pocket presence--man it is night and day compared to last year. I don't care how many TD's McCord puts up this year. Will Howard's ability to slide in the pocket and leave only when necessary is huge. He is great at this and this will be so helpful for our OL and offense as a whole.

Judkins--I don't care that the long TD got called back due to a needless holding penalty. He is great. Vision and power. And showed some speed on that play. Treveon is playing with better vision and is special catching the ball and getting to the edge, but this guy is great! Another player that helps the offense get first downs and be successful as a whole.

Chip Kelly--I thought all of the formations, the mixing of run and pass, the motions were all great. The whole offense seems more dynamic.

Will Kacmarek--the blocking and now the ability to catch the ball. Very encouraging!

Arvelle Reese and Gabe Powers--they looked really good again. Aggressive and instinctive. I am not worried about LB depth anymore.

Caden Curry--always seems like good things happen when he is out there. His effort caused a holding penalty.

Young guys showed up too--Aaron Scott and Julien Sayin. Need a year in the weight room but talent showed up. Bennett Christian and Lorenzo Styles are older but inexperienced but looked great too!

Thank you to all who contributed to the thread last week. NFL starts this week, lets dive right in

Composite system recap:
*13-11 last week in rated plays. Down 3 units.
*The top 5 plays went 1-4 which shouldn't be acceptable to anyone. Absolutely have to do better, confident that they will.
*Bottom of the board carried the day going 12-7 from there to salvage at least a winning record.
*The "Leans" went 8-2 which doesn't mean much since I don't bet them but it was good to see.
*I am talking about how the leans performed knowing full well that if they went 2-8 there isn't a chance in hell Id bring it up.. lol

I will have some content to post as soon as I get my hands on it. Best of luck to everyone this week.

Ahh yes, writing a recap after going 1-4 the previous week. Good times.. Ill face the music each time though, its how you react after getting punched in the nose.

Those who followed the system hang in there. After 8 years of doing this one thing becomes more clear every season... there is always room for improvement. Other moral victories aside, losing and learning absolutely must go hand in hand. The system was 6-0 all time week 0 heading into this year, regression to the mean was bound to happen, kinda like death taxes and michigan cheating as their only way to beat Ohio State. Enough of that. It wasn't a great way to start, but we managed our bankroll properly and are ready to get it back (and more) this week. Full slate of games and the rust knocked off, and we get to watch our Buckeyes which is the best part of it all. The system owes us a bounce back week, I'm confident it will deliver, so lets get it.

We enter CFB Week 1 down 4 units with some making up to do. There are definitely some takeaways from week 0 that will rollover into week 1 with the continuous improvement objective in mind. No overreactions, stay focused, and lets get ready to fire away. Ill have some reading material to share shortly to help those who do their own research and handicapping. Best of luck to all

LFG

Have tix, trying to make plans.

that nothing is better than beating that crew of arrogant assholes. I have been guilty of tracking this cheating scandal too closely. Taking too much hope in them getting hammered by the NCAA. I was elated watching them get beat by Texas. As much as I wish misery on that team from the NCAA nothing....NOTHING feels better than beating those lying, cheating, arrogant shitbags on the field. It's time for Day and this team to deliver the real punishment to them and their delusional fanbase. It's going to be a hell of a season.

Much better than last week.

• Will Howard was really good again tonight. The underthrown ball to Jeremiah might be my only complaint.
• Henderson and Judkins looked like two of the best backs in America. Judkins was so much better than last week. James Peoples continues to flash as well.
• The offensive line was damn good. Seth McLaughlin is the best of the bunch right now. No concerns here (which feels great to say).
• I don't know if Jeremiah Smith is an alien or a vampire or a werewolf. It's one of those rare situations where someone was being super-hyped yet it was still not enough hype. He's not human.
• The wide receiver/tight end blocking was really good other than the Gee Scott hold that cost Judkins the long touchdown.
• I thought Chip Kelly did a lot of cool stuff today (the four tight-end package comes to mind). I was a little surprised to see him whip some of that out against a team like WMU, but I'm not complaining.
• I want to see more Julian Sayin. It was cool to see Air Noland congratulating him on the sideline after the TD pass.

• Cody Simon's presence was felt early and often (that includes one unfortunate whiff).
• Caleb Downs is awesome. Still can't believe he's at Ohio State.
• The entire defensive line was great, but Kayden McDonald may have stood out more than anyone.
• I love Jordan Hancock but didn't love the one tackle where he ducked his head down. That was some dangerous stuff. Fortunately he was fine afterward.
• Arvell Reese is everywhere. He stands out every time he is on the field. His ability to read and react is really really good for a second-year player. He's a much better linebacker than CJ Hicks and should continue to see the field more and more.
• I am still in favor of finding ways to use Hicks as a blitzer (not sure if we saw any of that today or not).
• Nice to see Aaron Scott, Jaylen McClain, and Eddrick Houston making some plays.

• Random note: I find Jake Butt to be extremely good as a commentator.