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Aug 7, 2014 11:14 PM
SportsAndLady;1642371 wrote:Agree with your second paragraph. To believe matta has never done anything slimy is pure ignorance. You can't get to where Matta is with being a 100% angel.

Now, matta definitely seems like one of the good guys in college basketball. But come on, nothing at all shady?
Believe what you want, but he is so adamantly against it, I would honestly believe that he's never dont anything like that. He def "plays the game" with boosters, etc (hence why I'm here), but he certainly has never paid for a recruit to come to OSU. He'd quit before he did that.
Aug 7, 2014 11:14pm
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Aug 8, 2014 8:44 AM
SportsAndLady;1642371 wrote: Now, matta definitely seems like one of the good guys in college basketball. But come on, nothing at all shady?
Not saying the guy is a complete angel...but seriously, besides him saying he wasn't going to leave X (which all coaches do btw), what shadey thing, negative thing can you dig up on the guy in over 20yrs of being a head coach? When he came to OSU, after the debacle with O'Brien...there was no way in hell he could have even attempted to cheat. Yet he brought in that amazing class that went to the title game. If there was a time when someone would question...that would have been it. Of course, I also thought O'Brien was a stand up guy..so yes, anything is possible.
Aug 8, 2014 8:44am
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Aug 10, 2014 2:29 PM
Goodluck Okonoboh was never committed to OSU. Unless he was committed to them and literally lied to the rest of the world. Which, I would find hard to believe considering he didn't end up there.

However, there is no question he was paid to go to UNLV.
Aug 10, 2014 2:29pm
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Aug 10, 2014 3:44 PM
Laley23;1642882 wrote:Goodluck Okonoboh was never committed to OSU. Unless he was committed to them and literally lied to the rest of the world. Which, I would find hard to believe considering he didn't end up there.

However, there is no question he was paid to go to UNLV.
lol, as soon as I saw his name I thought "He went to UNLV right? *checks Google* Yep, definitely got paid"
Aug 10, 2014 3:44pm
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Aug 10, 2014 4:35 PM
Terry_Tate;1642892 wrote:lol, as soon as I saw his name I thought "He went to UNLV right? *checks Google* Yep, definitely got paid"
I followed that recruitment VERY closely. It seemed to be mostly IU, then OSU was close behind. He took a visit to UNLV, which was in the picture, but distant 3rd, and all of a sudden he is committed before the weekend (visit) was over. I mean, lol at people who dont think UNLV is cheating like a mother to get these kids out there (not sure there is anyone who believes that...)
Aug 10, 2014 4:35pm
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Aug 10, 2014 6:16 PM
Laley who is playing with the iu team that I saw just lost to Ottawa?
Aug 10, 2014 6:16pm
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Aug 10, 2014 8:11 PM
Midstate01;1642944 wrote:Laley who is playing with the iu team that I saw just lost to Ottawa?
I know Hanner Perea couldn't play. They wouldn't allow him in the country with a DUI conviction (lol).
Aug 10, 2014 8:11pm
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Aug 10, 2014 9:50 PM
Laley23;1642882 wrote:Goodluck Okonoboh was never committed to OSU. Unless he was committed to them and literally lied to the rest of the world. Which, I would find hard to believe considering he didn't end up there.

However, there is no question he was paid to go to UNLV.

It was all of 2 days. He committed silently to OSU on his official, and then the next day the OSU coaches called his high school coach and the HS coach told them UNLV offered him more. They said they found out later that "offering more" was not merely a better opportunity.
Aug 10, 2014 9:50pm
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Aug 11, 2014 9:41 AM
Midstate01;1642944 wrote:Laley who is playing with the iu team that I saw just lost to Ottawa?
Everyone but our bigs, who are injured and our starting big, Hanner Perea, cant get a work visa lol.

FWIW, Wisconsin lost to Ottawa last year and Cuse went to OT with them. They arent a bad team at all.

Crean is mixing some line-ups, Stan Robinson is shooting right-handed trying to get away from being a lefty cause he sucks at it lol.

That said, it just looks like another frustrating season lol. But, I am not too worried about this trip and the results.
Aug 11, 2014 9:41am
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Aug 11, 2014 11:03 AM
I was just curious who they had playing.
Aug 11, 2014 11:03am
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Aug 18, 2014 10:44 PM
Should get a new thread started soon but I'm not doing it with this being the first post. Ohio State released their non conference schedule today and wow is it shitty. I hope nobody goes to the games against the shit teams to prove a point. Might only be marginally better than last year which was embarrassingly bad. At least they have at Louisville and neutral against UNC because the rest is trash.

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/18/ohio-state-releases-non-conference-schedule/
Aug 18, 2014 10:44pm
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Aug 19, 2014 9:42 AM
Yeah, pretty weak.
Aug 19, 2014 9:42am
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Aug 20, 2014 2:45 PM
Ohio State gets their heads out of their asses and scheduled a home and home with UConn for 2015 and 2016. They're already playing Kentucky next year and UCLA the year after that as well but hopefully they add some more good matchups instead of 8-10 patsies and just 3 good games.
Aug 20, 2014 2:45pm
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Aug 21, 2014 4:18 PM
Terry_Tate;1646123 wrote:Ohio State gets their heads out of their asses and scheduled a home and home with UConn for 2015 and 2016. They're already playing Kentucky next year and UCLA the year after that as well but hopefully they add some more good matchups instead of 8-10 patsies and just 3 good games.
I honestly dont get why team dont schedule home and homes in basketball. Losses dont hurt really, and a W far outweighs the ramifications of a L.

Especially when you are a football school who doesnt need any kind of revenue from basketball.
Aug 21, 2014 4:18pm
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Aug 21, 2014 9:40 PM
Mickey Mitchell has decommited from Ohio State. Not much of a surprise with his brother leaving last year but still hurts as he is crazy athletic for his size.
Aug 21, 2014 9:40pm
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Aug 21, 2014 9:42 PM
Laley23;1646458 wrote:I honestly dont get why team dont schedule home and homes in basketball. Losses dont hurt really, and a W far outweighs the ramifications of a L.

Especially when you are a football school who doesnt need any kind of revenue from basketball.
I don't either. What the hell is 8 or 9 games against complete shit teams going to do for the team? I'm fine with 5 or 6 of them to fill the schedule, but schedule some tough games early, make it easy before conference play then that will be brutal in the B1G. Just completely short changes the fans to do it this way.
Aug 21, 2014 9:42pm
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Aug 21, 2014 9:54 PM
Mickey Mitchell decommits.
Aug 21, 2014 9:54pm
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Aug 21, 2014 9:59 PM
Orly?
Aug 21, 2014 9:59pm
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Aug 21, 2014 10:22 PM
bases_loaded;1646530 wrote:Orly?
Yes.
Aug 21, 2014 10:22pm
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Aug 21, 2014 10:36 PM
Terry_Tate;1646521 wrote:Mickey Mitchell has decommited from Ohio State. Not much of a surprise with his brother leaving last year but still hurts as he is crazy athletic for his size.
Laley23;1646529 wrote:Mickey Mitchell decommits.
you're a tad late, but thanks anyway
Aug 21, 2014 10:36pm
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Aug 21, 2014 11:32 PM
If the reports about his back and knees are true, then this may end up a good thing IF they can get ahmad
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Aug 22, 2014 1:21 PM
Midstate01;1646553 wrote:If the reports about his back and knees are true, then this may end up a good thing IF they can get ahmad
Not a surprise or shock to the coaching staff. And he is in fact continuing to struggle with injuries from what I have heard. Really like what I saw in him, but those injuries do not sound good, back especially.
Aug 22, 2014 1:21pm
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Aug 23, 2014 12:41 PM
vball10set;1646543 wrote:you're a tad late, but thanks anyway
I was 10 minutes after Terry. Nothing to get all up in arms about and post sarcastic "orly" posts.
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Aug 23, 2014 3:45 PM
Laley23;1646849 wrote:I was 10 minutes after Terry. Nothing to get all up in arms about and post sarcastic "orly" posts.

This can be remedied by reading a few posts to see if your news has already been posted, especially since it's on the same page ;)
Aug 23, 2014 3:45pm
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Aug 23, 2014 5:36 PM
vball10set;1646884 wrote:This can be remedied by reading a few posts to see if your news has already been posted, especially since it's on the same page ;)
I view pages by hitting the "go to first unread post".

Terrys didnt show up. I posted news.
Aug 23, 2014 5:36pm