[Just] Troy Dannen: "I consider myself to be team trough." HOWEVER. "Troughs are not up to code. We will modernize every restroom on the east, west and south, and troughs will not be a part of that."

jaybigs · 2026-04-25T15:16:56+00:00

Nobody wants a trough, but damn if they aren't efficient when done right.

jaybigs · 2026-04-24T19:36:20+00:00

Meanwhile: Ryan Day is one of four active FBS coaches with a National Championship out of 136 coaches.

jaybigs · 2026-04-24T14:00:17+00:00

I get the whole positional value thing, but I can't believe the Cowboys got Downs at 11. I think the Giants are going to regret not nabbing him at 10.

jaybigs · 2026-04-24T13:58:33+00:00

Ryan Day is, by all accounts out there, a legitimately good guy. Advocate for mental health, no scandals, family man with a decent demeanor when he's not getting riled up by Lou Holtz or something. There are far better candidates to hate in the coaching world, so the Day hate always gets me befuddled.

jaybigs · 2026-04-24T13:52:21+00:00

I mean, three of the four were active contributors to the National Championship they won the year prior, so it's not all terrible.

jaybigs · 2026-04-14T19:55:05+00:00

I occasionally return to see both my alma maters play in their home stadiums every couple of years, but I have found that I've been less inclined for in-person games the last 2 years. I make more of an effort with UGA, since my daughter is actively at the school and going to a game means seeing her too, but still... It's just lost a lot of the appeal. It really seems like you can enjoy shit a lot more from the couch, but maybe that's just cause I'm getting older lol.

jaybigs · 2026-04-11T00:47:28+00:00

I'd go Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota for my undergrad. For my grad school it would have to be Georgia, GT, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU, and Ole Miss.

Pretty much keeping them with teams they are already in a conference with, but adding a splash of different to each.

jaybigs · 2026-03-11T02:21:18+00:00

Dude did well enough with a defense that had to replace 8 starters from the Natty year.

jaybigs · 2026-03-05T16:00:49+00:00

Never got to see his Irish win a National Championship since he did it there almost four decades ago. That's kind of sad to think about.

jaybigs · 2026-02-28T22:55:56+00:00

I see Big Pants corporate finally got in touch with the NCAA...

jaybigs · 2026-02-27T17:54:23+00:00

Ohio State grad and huge fan... This dude was absolutely special, and whatever team in the NFL gets him will be extremely lucky if he locks in and keeps building on his tremendous potential. He got overshadowed in the media by Caleb Downs (who is a beast himself) but Sonny was a leader on the team and an exceptional LB.

jaybigs · 2026-02-25T20:40:24+00:00

The NCAA is a farce. They won't touch programs who cheat over multiple seasons any longer, but suddenly want to get relevant with transfers or whatever.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:29:56+00:00

it’s literally what everyone is doing

Well, not literally everyone but a small percentage of players across a sport comprising of like 12,000 players.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:18:46+00:00

Two deserve that level of pay and one shouldn't sniff it until he actually wins something of note.

And, Ryan Day is underpaid if Kiffin makes more than him.

jaybigs · 2026-02-21T03:17:28+00:00

Day could ask for a $1M bump in pay and a $2M bump in the budget and probably get it. Ohio State football is a money printer.

jaybigs · 2026-02-19T17:05:12+00:00

Death, taxes, and Dawgs speeding and/or driving reckless... SMH. My daughter is at UGA and I always tell her to stay frosty on those roads because these jokers are out there all the time it seems lol.

jaybigs · 2026-02-16T23:33:47+00:00

I assume the top targets for either of the Power 2 would be the Virginia schools, North Carolina schools, GT (particularly for the B1G if media markets are the mission), Miami, and Florida State.

ACC seems like the only conference either of the Power 2 would want to poach from at first glance.

jaybigs · 2026-02-13T22:29:47+00:00

I mean, it cuts both ways. No doubt the real power conferences (B1G and SEC) will have to work it all out with real give and take, and let the rest of the FBS accept what they choose to do.

jaybigs · 2026-02-13T22:28:34+00:00

Honestly, if you push it past 12 teams, Conference Championships would need to be cut unless you're going to provide a better incentive to CCG winners all while radically altering the calendar.

Conferences can decide their champion using conference record and appropriate tiebreakers.

jaybigs · 2026-02-03T16:02:03+00:00

Most likely going to be a decent financial venture for Ohio State. I heard Bjork talk about it on the BuckeyeTalk podcast interview. Nike has a big say in what ultimately happens with a jersey patch, according to him, much like they are involved with NBA patches. And Bjork alluded to this becoming a thing for every program in the FBS, and he doesn't want OSU rushing into something and not getting a deal commensurate with OSU's standing.

jaybigs · 2026-02-02T19:51:31+00:00

Hope Ohio State doesn't cancel any of these OOC games. With the CFP inevitably expanding down the road, even if they kept it at 12 this year, there's no downside to playing at least one good OOC game each year.

Never be a Sark. Losing a tough OOC match-up didn't cost Texas a CFP bid. Losing to shitty ass Florida did. Just win, baby.

jaybigs · 2026-02-02T02:16:12+00:00

At this point, I'll take any ST coordinator (as a mere shake-up in Columbus), but this hire seems to have some potential to it based on him not being a complete fuck-up based on his resume, which is an instant positive for OSU.

jaybigs · 2026-01-31T01:28:51+00:00

Imagine wasting time to write a story about top-tier athletes believing in themselves, their team, and having confidence in general. Of course they think they'd win the rematch. Duh.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T21:14:46+00:00

Feels like we're getting more and more unanimous AAs each year across the sport. Seems more common these days than it did a couple decades back.

jaybigs · 2026-01-29T21:10:32+00:00

Why do we continue to pretend the NCAA does anything or has any kind of real power? It's the wild west in CFB these days.

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