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6 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

OTF is hosting a happy hour in Midtown in Houston tonight. I’m thinking about showing up and offering outlandish critiques of the coaching staff and various players in order to see how many old and middle aged men I can cause to stroke out or to challenge me to fist fights or 40 yard dashes. 

Be sure to wear a name tag that says CloseTo J

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1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

I am not sure pressing the most physically gifted WR in the country is a great idea. Day is not a moron, he will have plenty of man beaters in his play book. We saw crossing routes in that film. 

Cover 2 man is not a great run coverage. You are asking for front to stop the run game with honest numbers. I assume OSU will try to establish the run game. That said If Texas can stop the run with honest numbers, OSU will struggle to score. 

You are assuming an offense with a QB starting his 1st game is capable of executing 10 play drives to score. I am not convinced that is the case. That is generally something PK bets on. Is it a bad game plan to force OSU to execute, bet that Texas will get them behind the chains over a course of a long drive, and lean on your pass rushers to end it? 

Relying on press man will require 1st round NFL CB talent and that is not even a lock, because OSU has 1st round NFL WR talent. I could see PK mixing in more coverages. We will see Cover 3. He can also mix in some Cover 3 Cloud (roll up a CB to the flats on one side). Throw in some man and Cover 2/4 and some blitz packages. I think the worse thing to do vs a new QB is let him get comfortable with the coverage. That is why I brought up Ewers vs Bama. Sayin is a talented QB, if he knows where to go with the ball, he will have success. Mix up the looks make him hold the ball an extra second or 2 and hopefully that allows Colin to impact the game. 

Two man is a good passing situation coverage assuming the opponent doesn’t have a QB who’s much of a running threat. It should require a difficult throw to beat it. There was a period of time in the 2010s when it was the coverage de jour in the NFL, but now over half the league has QBs who’ll gash you with their legs, so it’s more of a mix in against those QBs instead of a major 

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12 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

OTF is hosting a happy hour in Midtown in Houston tonight. I’m thinking about showing up and offering outlandish critiques of the coaching staff and various players in order to see how many old and middle aged men I can cause to stroke out or to challenge me to fist fights or 40 yard dashes. 

A bunch of boomers in midtown after the sun goes down? You should wear a go-pro for our entertainment 

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12 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

OTF is hosting a happy hour in Midtown in Houston tonight. I’m thinking about showing up and offering outlandish critiques of the coaching staff and various players in order to see how many old and middle aged men I can cause to stroke out or to challenge me to fist fights or 40 yard dashes. 

Wear a shirt/hat with @closetojumping on it and "let the games begin"  😋

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21 hours ago, texifornia said:

"The couple wed in 2000 and welcomed three sons – Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry."

Did they both get concussions after Jesse?

That might explain the shape of her head.

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30 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Sayin is young and I get it. But he couldn’t even beat out Milroe and transfered. I hope we wreck shop 

That, and deBoer apparently didn't think too highly of him. 

 

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32 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

I don’t want a pass to the half

back in a flat go for 80 yards before half time either 

yeah, I blame that entirely on coaching. It was a stupid fucking mistake, just like our stupid special teams bullshit I the playoffs as well. It’s an outlier. 

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Posted
13 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

One of the best things about the move to the sec is now we have only three conference teams who want to beat us more than any other team on their schedule and will focus and prepare accordingly.  
 

In the Big 12 it was 9 teams a year.  And it made our schedule more difficult than it appeared on paper.  

I said this at one point a few years ago, but it got so annoying having teams roll shit out on us every week that they had been working on all summer specifically to face us. Rivalries aside, teams can't really do that in the SEC because we are one of about 5 really hard games on the schedule. A&M is the only team stupid enough to sacrifice a win in another game for a chance to beat us, and then they end up losing both. 

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31 minutes ago, Fud said:

Two man is a good passing situation coverage assuming the opponent doesn’t have a QB who’s much of a running threat. It should require a difficult throw to beat it. There was a period of time in the 2010s when it was the coverage de jour in the NFL, but now over half the league has QBs who’ll gash you with their legs, so it’s more of a mix in against those QBs instead of a major 

No argument there. Every coverage has it uses. My argument is more about being stagnant in coverage. 

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7 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

I said this at one point a few years ago, but it got so annoying having teams roll shit out on us every week that they had been working on all summer specifically to face us. Rivalries aside, teams can't really do that in the SEC because we are one of about 5 really hard games on the schedule. A&M is the only team stupid enough to sacrifice a win in another game for a chance to beat us, and then they end up losing both. 

It's more than that.  We only have rivalries with three teams. In the Big 12, even when we sucked, every school wanted to kick sand in our face more than any other opponent (well Okie State would rather beat OU, but that's the only one).

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Just now, SydneyCarton said:

The only thing worse than having to explain a joke to someone is when a person like you shows up and has to explain the joke to themselves out loud. 

I’m talking from experience. I was shit talking Mack during the ole Miss game of his final year and booing him and some old guy got in my face and choked me as I laughed at him and said Mack is getting fired. He was removed from the stadium. 

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1 minute ago, Frank Drebin said:

It's more than that.  We only have rivalries with three teams. In the Big 12, even when we sucked, every school wanted to kick sand in our face more than any other opponent (well Okie State would rather beat OU, but that's the only one).

Also add that Texas beating any Big XII team outside of OU was considered table stakes by everyone. If we win we were supposed to, if we lose we get shit on. Miserable experience and I'm so happy we are out of that conference. 

 

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11 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Dude saying negative things about Mack Brown gets old people so fired up. 

You have no idea.  I had a family member that was retired from the AD and she was in her 80's and wanted to fist fight me when I suggested he needed to be fired in 2013.

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56 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Sayin is young and I get it. But he couldn’t even beat out Milroe and transfered. I hope we wreck shop 

Not stanning for Sayin, but that's not what happened. He was an early enrollee and transferred after Saban retired. He wasn't even there his freshman year. 

Also, chastising a should-be high school senior QB seeing he won't beat out the incumbent starting QB who ultimately got drafted after that season in the third round of the NFL draft is... quite the take.  

That being said, I also hope (and think our defense will) wreck shop.

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Wednesday - Bobby

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Bobby Burton

By Bobby Burton

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I'm told that the Texas coaches are pushing the team hard this week. That's not all that unusual; we are just 10 days out from the first game of the season.

But it seems the idea is to push them hard one last week prior to the beginning of game week.

Plus, there is some offensive line movement occurring given the absence of Trevor Goosby currently.

As I reported late yesterday, Brandon Baker has seen some action at left tackle in recent practices.

**

Yesterday, I asked a former player who had attended a scrimmage which Longhorn would "surprise" fans this season.

The answer was immediate: Brad Spence.

They commented on Spence's speed, tenacity, experience and his toughness.

**

I know this article is a little shorter than usual, but yesterday was a heavy travel day for me.

Many thanks to the folks who joined us last night for the Longhorn party at Scholz Beer Garten.

I know I don't just speak for myself. It was truly great to meet and/or see so many people we've gotten to know virtually through On Texas Football.

So many folks offered encouragement, excitement and a shared passion over the Longhorns, it was just great to see everyone out there together.

I'm in Houston already this morning and we'll have the event at Social Beer Garden in midtown beginning at 5pm this afternoon. I hope more Longhorn fans can join us.

Hook'Em!

 

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

OTF is hosting a happy hour in Midtown in Houston tonight. I’m thinking about showing up and offering outlandish critiques of the coaching staff and various players in order to see how many old and middle aged men I can cause to stroke out or to challenge me to fist fights or 40 yard dashes. 

Interesting...Social Beer Garden is on my drive home.  I'd love to see this.

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34 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Not stanning for Sayin, but that's not what happened. He was an early enrollee and transferred after Saban retired. He wasn't even there his freshman year. 

Also, chastising a should-be high school senior QB seeing he won't beat out the incumbent starting QB who ultimately got drafted after that season in the third round of the NFL draft is... quite the take.  

That being said, I also hope (and think our defense will) wreck shop.

The story at the time is that Mack was coming with Daboer and Daboer felt like he was a better for his offense. Alabama had committed serious NIL to Sayin and Daboer wanted to use it elsewhere, so he ran him off while they were both brand new to campus. Ohio State was waiting with open arms. 

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43 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Also add that Texas beating any Big XII team outside of OU was considered table stakes by everyone. If we win we were supposed to, if we lose we get shit on. Miserable experience and I'm so happy we are out of that conference. 

 

I remember we were playing OSU one season where we were unranked and they were ranked 6th nationally. We won, and everyone took that as evidence that OSU was overrated rather than evidence that we might actually be good. There was literally zero upside to playing 90% of our conference games. 

31 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

It also helps when you have a WR block like Whittington. Damn he inflicted some pain.

Worthy got a nice shot in on a DB as well. Skinny dudes from Fresno love contact. 

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40 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Not stanning for Sayin, but that's not what happened. He was an early enrollee and transferred after Saban retired. He wasn't even there his freshman year. 

Also, chastising a should-be high school senior QB seeing he won't beat out the incumbent starting QB who ultimately got drafted after that season in the third round of the NFL draft is... quite the take.  

That being said, I also hope (and think our defense will) wreck shop.

Sorry Mama Sayin 

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54 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The only thing worse than having to explain a joke to someone is when a person like you shows up and has to explain the joke to themselves out loud.

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Texas isn't the only team fucking around with putting an AA Safety in the Nickel role. OSU is trying to figure out Jordan Hancock's replacement. Hancock was a Swiss army knife for the OSU defense last year and guys like that don't grow on trees. No guys actually grow on trees, I guess, but you get the drift. Anyway, the most versatile guy on their defense these days is Caleb Downs. They're reluctantly giving him reps at NB. The problem with that is they are not in love with their back-up safety options. Should be interesting for Texas on 8/30.

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    Ohio State lost seventeen players who played key roles during the team's national championship run after last season. Eight of those players were on the defensive side of the ball.

    It's hard to say which one was the biggest loss or the hardest to replace, which might be two different conversations.

    Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams was the highest-drafted player from the Buckeyes' 2024 roster. Defensive end Jack Sawyer made the season's top play in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Linebacker Cody Simon led the team in tackles and wore the Block O for the Scarlet and Gray last year.

    Regardless of who is the biggest loss, one player who was always going to be difficult to replace is Jordan Hancock.

    Notice there's no mention of Hancock's position next to his name. This is intentional because it's difficult to determine exactly what role Hancock played last fall.

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    "We can only have 11 on the field," safeties coach Matt Guerrieri responded when asked how many guys it will take to replace Hancok in April. "Jordan was critical for us to be able to do a lot of things."

    According to Pro Football Focus, 419 of Hancock's 771 snaps in 2024 were at nickel, his most common position. However, Hancock also played 200 snaps at free safety, 94 in the box and six as a wide corner.

    Hancock's versatility stood out especially in the second half of the season.

    Following Ohio State's loss at Oregon, where the Buckeyes allowed 32 points and 496 yards, the defensive staff made adjustments to the scheme, and Hancock started lining up in more positions depending on the offense did and the defensive play called for. While he mainly continued to play at nickel, his snaps as the deepest safety increased, including reaching 39 against Tennessee and 40 against Oregon in the Playoff.

    The Buffalo Bills selected Hancock in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, with some viewing him as a potential steal at that point. As the Bills' secondary has faced minor injuries, Hancock's versatility has been evident, playing 48 of his 109 preseason snaps at free safety before suffering a shoulder injury over the weekend.

    "Jordan did a great job," Guerrieri said this week. "He gave us flexibility to be able to play in the box, deep part of the field. You see him with the Bills right now playing safety."

    Losing eight defensive starters meant the Buckeye defense wouldn't look the same this season, but having a player who contributed as much on that side of the ball was a luxury the Scarlet and Gray are trying to replicate.

    The leading candidate to replace Hancock as Ohio State's nickel in 2025 is fifth-year senior Lorenzo Styles Jr. A former wide receiver at Notre Dame, Styles has been a cornerback for the Buckeyes for two seasons. Last year, he played the fourth-most snaps at corner behind the main rotation players, but only received 20 or more snaps in two games.

     
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    "He's been doing well," secondary coach Tim Walton said of Styles on Tuesday. "He's competing, he's learning, he's growing, he's smart. He processes the game well. He's a hard worker. He's a student of the game. He puts the time in. He puts in the extra hours. So his work ethic and his commitment to getting it right has been evident. He's had an outstanding training camp, and he's gonna get better."

    Second-year cornerback Bryce West seems to be the No. 2 at nickel, but the Scarlet and Gray have tried out other players at that spot as well. Junior Jeremaine Mathews Jr., the expected starter at one of the outside corners, has worked inside during practice, along with unanimous All-American safety Caleb Downs.

    "A bunch of guys give us flexibility," Guerrieri said. "I mean, like I said, you've got guys, Lorenzo Styles gives us flexibility. Bryce West has given us flexibility. Caleb gives us flexibility in a number of places. So you have guys that have had really good camps to be able to do things. Jermaine Matthews can play a lot of positions. So you've got guys, like I said, that have those traits of what we look for, and we're able to build it to put guys in the best position."

    Reading between the lines of those quotes, it is clear that Ohio State lacks a direct replacement for Hancock. While the Buckeyes cross-train their secondary players so they are more comfortable shifting to different roles if needed, they do not yet have someone who can move as seamlessly from slot corner to the box to deep safety on consecutive plays as Hancock did.

    Of course, Hancock wasn't the same player at the end of his career as he was before his first start or even at the beginning of last season. 

    "If you look at defensive back holistically, okay, run, cover, tackle mentality. How do we put guys that have those traits in position?" Guerrieri said. "So there's a reason that we meet together as a secondary, because guys need to be cross-trained positionally from there. Obviously, each spot has unique traits that you wanna be able to do. But I would say we've been doing this. So you saw Jordan on display from that position, but we've been doing this in our room. And so we feel confident from a depth standpoint where we're at."

    The closest player to Hancock is Downs, who also exhibited more positional flexibility in the second half of last season. However, playing him more at nickel means another player — likely either Jaylen McClain or Malik Hartford — must step into his important role. 

 

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9 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Your take was terrible in its logic and it was also uninformed. Shut the fuck up about it or own it, but don't be a bitch about it.

Sorry papa sayin. Maybe you can add me to your ignore list and lay out an insult laden diatribe about how I’m stupid and retarded and you’re the best ever and we are all dumb and I’m burnt orange and white etc.    then we can all revel in your cool stories and go off tangent about Houston donors clubs and 1 up each other about foot races 

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1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Sometimes one precedes the other

This reminds me. I don't even remember how the footrace premise came about, whether I was shit talking someone or some other absurdity. The actual last footrace I was in was a 100 yard dash on a football field against @SydneyCarton. I beat the guy by 10 yards with our other friends pointing and laughing at him. I offered to wear a mini-parachute behind me to make the next race more competitive but he declined. 

2 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Sorry papa sayin. Maybe you can add me to your ignore list and lay out an insult laden diatribe about how I’m stupid and retarded and you’re the best ever and we are all dumb and I’m burnt orange and white etc.    then we can all revel in your cool stories and go off tangent about Houston donors clubs and 1 up each other about foot races 

You're normally fine. Don't be a pussy and get your feelings all hurt. 

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3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

This reminds me. I don't even remember how the footrace premise came about, whether I was shit talking someone or some other absurdity. The actual last footrace I was in was a 100 yard dash on a football field against @SydneyCarton. I beat the guy by 10 yards with our other friends pointing and laughing at him. I offered to wear a mini-parachute behind me to make the next race more competitive but he declined. 

You're normally fine. Don't be a pussy and get your feelings all hurt. 

I used to be relatively quick.  And since I replaced booze addiction with a working out addiction four years ago, I am in good shape.  My 14 year old daughter is fast -- runs track and is good at it.  I still thought I could beat her in a 100 yard dash so we raced a couple months ago on a track.  Nope.  She smoked my ass easily.  Was humbling.

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11 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

This reminds me. I don't even remember how the footrace premise came about, whether I was shit talking someone or some other absurdity. The actual last footrace I was in was a 100 yard dash on a football field against @SydneyCarton. I beat the guy by 10 yards with our other friends pointing and laughing at him. I offered to wear a mini-parachute behind me to make the next race more competitive but he declined. 

 

Sigh. I know that getting some kind of response is exactly what you want...but here we are.

Sometimes I wonder if you’re capable of being truthful, or if your memory is just degrading with age. 
 

It was a 50 yard dash. There was no one else there. You don’t know how many yards you beat my by because you weren’t running backwards. And you always neglect to mention that since there was no one else there, you also acted as the Starter, at your own insistence. I’m sure there was no inherent advantage there.

And the only time anyone has ever mentioned a parachute to you was a) questioning your favorite pair of pants and b) contemplating throwing you out of an airplane without one. 

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4 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Sigh. I know that getting some kind of response is exactly what you want...but here we are.

Sometimes I wonder if you’re capable of being truthful, or if your memory is just degrading with age. 
 

It was a 50 yard dash. There was no one else there. You don’t know how many yards you beat my by because you weren’t running backwards. And you always neglect to mention that since there was no one else there, you also acted as the Starter, at your own insistence. I’m sure there was no inherent advantage there.

And the only time anyone has ever mentioned a parachute to you was a) questioning your favorite pair of pants and b) contemplating throwing you out of an airplane without one. 

I did that once. We were in a small plane over Baja. I couldn't let the other guy just jump and get away with it. It was like acid in my mouth. Underrated experience, really. 

Also, besmirching my honor with the implication of lies and damned lies is one thing, sir, but I'll not have you cast shade at the veracity of my triumph. If you want to relive it and have witnesses and recordings this time, name the time and place!

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19 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Texas isn't the only team fucking around with putting an AA Safety in the Nickel role. OSU is trying to figure out Jordan Hancock's replacement. Hancock was a Swiss army knife for the OSU defense last year and guys like that don't grow on trees. No guys actually grow on trees, I guess, but you get the drift. Anyway, the most versatile guy on their defense these days is Caleb Downs. They're reluctantly giving him reps at NB. The problem with that is they are not in love with their back-up safety options. Should be interesting for Texas on 8/30.

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    Ohio State lost seventeen players who played key roles during the team's national championship run after last season. Eight of those players were on the defensive side of the ball.

    It's hard to say which one was the biggest loss or the hardest to replace, which might be two different conversations.

    Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams was the highest-drafted player from the Buckeyes' 2024 roster. Defensive end Jack Sawyer made the season's top play in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Linebacker Cody Simon led the team in tackles and wore the Block O for the Scarlet and Gray last year.

    Regardless of who is the biggest loss, one player who was always going to be difficult to replace is Jordan Hancock.

    Notice there's no mention of Hancock's position next to his name. This is intentional because it's difficult to determine exactly what role Hancock played last fall.

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    "We can only have 11 on the field," safeties coach Matt Guerrieri responded when asked how many guys it will take to replace Hancok in April. "Jordan was critical for us to be able to do a lot of things."

    According to Pro Football Focus, 419 of Hancock's 771 snaps in 2024 were at nickel, his most common position. However, Hancock also played 200 snaps at free safety, 94 in the box and six as a wide corner.

    Hancock's versatility stood out especially in the second half of the season.

    Following Ohio State's loss at Oregon, where the Buckeyes allowed 32 points and 496 yards, the defensive staff made adjustments to the scheme, and Hancock started lining up in more positions depending on the offense did and the defensive play called for. While he mainly continued to play at nickel, his snaps as the deepest safety increased, including reaching 39 against Tennessee and 40 against Oregon in the Playoff.

    The Buffalo Bills selected Hancock in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, with some viewing him as a potential steal at that point. As the Bills' secondary has faced minor injuries, Hancock's versatility has been evident, playing 48 of his 109 preseason snaps at free safety before suffering a shoulder injury over the weekend.

    "Jordan did a great job," Guerrieri said this week. "He gave us flexibility to be able to play in the box, deep part of the field. You see him with the Bills right now playing safety."

    Losing eight defensive starters meant the Buckeye defense wouldn't look the same this season, but having a player who contributed as much on that side of the ball was a luxury the Scarlet and Gray are trying to replicate.

    The leading candidate to replace Hancock as Ohio State's nickel in 2025 is fifth-year senior Lorenzo Styles Jr. A former wide receiver at Notre Dame, Styles has been a cornerback for the Buckeyes for two seasons. Last year, he played the fourth-most snaps at corner behind the main rotation players, but only received 20 or more snaps in two games.

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    "He's been doing well," secondary coach Tim Walton said of Styles on Tuesday. "He's competing, he's learning, he's growing, he's smart. He processes the game well. He's a hard worker. He's a student of the game. He puts the time in. He puts in the extra hours. So his work ethic and his commitment to getting it right has been evident. He's had an outstanding training camp, and he's gonna get better."

    Second-year cornerback Bryce West seems to be the No. 2 at nickel, but the Scarlet and Gray have tried out other players at that spot as well. Junior Jeremaine Mathews Jr., the expected starter at one of the outside corners, has worked inside during practice, along with unanimous All-American safety Caleb Downs.

    "A bunch of guys give us flexibility," Guerrieri said. "I mean, like I said, you've got guys, Lorenzo Styles gives us flexibility. Bryce West has given us flexibility. Caleb gives us flexibility in a number of places. So you have guys that have had really good camps to be able to do things. Jermaine Matthews can play a lot of positions. So you've got guys, like I said, that have those traits of what we look for, and we're able to build it to put guys in the best position."

    Reading between the lines of those quotes, it is clear that Ohio State lacks a direct replacement for Hancock. While the Buckeyes cross-train their secondary players so they are more comfortable shifting to different roles if needed, they do not yet have someone who can move as seamlessly from slot corner to the box to deep safety on consecutive plays as Hancock did.

    Of course, Hancock wasn't the same player at the end of his career as he was before his first start or even at the beginning of last season. 

    "If you look at defensive back holistically, okay, run, cover, tackle mentality. How do we put guys that have those traits in position?" Guerrieri said. "So there's a reason that we meet together as a secondary, because guys need to be cross-trained positionally from there. Obviously, each spot has unique traits that you wanna be able to do. But I would say we've been doing this. So you saw Jordan on display from that position, but we've been doing this in our room. And so we feel confident from a depth standpoint where we're at."

    The closest player to Hancock is Downs, who also exhibited more positional flexibility in the second half of last season. However, playing him more at nickel means another player — likely either Jaylen McClain or Malik Hartford — must step into his important role. 

 

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13 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

I used to be relatively quick.  And since I replaced booze addiction with a working out addiction four years ago, I am in good shape.  My 14 year old daughter is fast -- runs track and is good at it.  I still thought I could beat her in a 100 yard dash so we raced a couple months ago on a track.  Nope.  She smoked my ass easily.  Was humbling.

Last footrace I was in was on a beach when my buzzed ass challenged my 6th grade son.  I pulled a hamstring within 20 yards but by that time he was well ahead of me.  It was quite humbling.

He went on to be all-district 5A in 5 events (sprints, jumps, sprint relays) so I suppose that assauges my shame a tiny bit.  The only thing I was all-district in was spelling.

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11 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Sigh. I know that getting some kind of response is exactly what you want...but here we are.

Sometimes I wonder if you’re capable of being truthful, or if your memory is just degrading with age. 
 

It was a 50 yard dash. There was no one else there. You don’t know how many yards you beat my by because you weren’t running backwards. And you always neglect to mention that since there was no one else there, you also acted as the Starter, at your own insistence. I’m sure there was no inherent advantage there.

And the only time anyone has ever mentioned a parachute to you was a) questioning your favorite pair of pants and b) contemplating throwing you out of an airplane without one. 

Also, admitting that I couldn't see you because I was so far ahead of you is one of your greatest own-goals ever. 

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1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

I did that once. We were in a small plane over Baja. I couldn't let the other guy just jump and get away with it. It was like acid in my mouth. Underrated experience, really. 

Also, besmirching my honor with the implication of lies and damned lies is one thing, sir, but I'll not have you cast shade at the veracity of my triumph. If you want to relive it and have witnesses and recordings this time, name the time and place!

Surly tailgate, obviously. But I suppose it'll have to wait till 2026 for the board to enjoy ~50ish age men racing, probably hurting themselves, and all of it chronicled forever here, in infamy. 

The fun part is, I can't really lose. I'm a fat old white man, with little to no ego about winning or losing any race. But you, Al Bundy, former HS athlete, won't be able to handle it if for some reason you actually did lose this time around. 

And also, thanks for tacitly admitting there were no witnesses the first time, you shitbird. 

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