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Ep. 267: Introducing the Favorite Modern Football Buckeye -- our Ohio State bracket game Mar 16, 2020

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We're starting a game, and we want you to join. This Buckeye Talk episode introduces the Favorite Modern Football Buckeye Bracket -- our 68-player field to determine the favorite Ohio State football player from 2001 to the present. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss the four brackets and all the decisions that went into seeding this bracket, which will be voted on by our text subscribers over the next several weeks.

The bracket is divided by offense/defense and by era. There is the Jim Tressel/Fickell era (2001-2011) and the Urban Meyer/Ryan Day era (2012-2019). So the four regions are Tressel Offense, Tressel Defense, Meyer Offense and Meyer Defense. Who might the top seeds be in each bracket? We revealed the voting on that and delved into that debate. Which lower-rated players could spring upsets? We talked about the potential sleepers in each bracket.

We'll be doing this for the next several weeks, while also bringing you our regular Buckeye Talk episodes each Wednesday. But we probably also will sprinkle in some mini-pods to answer a few questions, update the bracket and stay connected to you. So during these strange and difficult times, we want to stay with you and provide some fun wherever we can. Visit cleveland.com/osu to keep up with the bracket, and text 614-350-3315 to join our text subscription on a 14-day free trial so you can take part in the voting.

Stay safe, be good to each other and thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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Spring Game canceled headlines Mar 12, 2020

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Ohio State cancels the April 11 spring game over the coronavirus as the sports world is in flux.

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Ep. 266: The most exciting Ohio State player this season; basketball tourney preview; assistant coach salaries Mar 11, 2020

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On this Buckeye Talk episode, a text subscriber asks an intriguing question -- outside of Justin Fields and Garrett Wilson, who will be the most exciting Ohio State football player in the 2020 season? Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have a wide variety of answers to that question -- and many others.

This Buckeye Talk delves into more than an hour of football questions, from Wilson as a punt returner to picking the starting running back for Week 2. Then it's a 30-minute preview of Ohio State basketball as the Buckeyes prepare for tourney time, in the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament. We give some predictions on how the coronavirus will affect college sports (although that changes by the minute) and then we debate whether Ohio State football assistants get paid too much, with results from a text subscriber poll on that subject.

As usual, thanks for listening, and be well out there in Buckeye Nation. Thanks for being part of our pod.

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Spring Football Starts Buckeye Talk Headlines Mar 06, 2020

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Ohio State began spring football practice and there was lots to learn about the Buckeyes.

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Ep. 265 (Part 2): Most Important Spring Football Buckeyes Q&A Mar 04, 2020

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This is Part 2 of the weekly Buckeye Talk Podcast, since the episode was so long, it had to be divided into pieces. Listen to Part 1 first, then enjoy this 90-minute section of questions from text subscribers.

The theme of the most important players for Ohio State spring football continues, but there are also questions about cornerback recruiting; tips for attending games; suggestions for defensive leadership, and much more. It's what you expect from Doug, Nathan and Stephen each week, just in two parts.

Plus, there's a discussion on the best place to take napkins from in order to build a stack in your car.

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Ep. 265 (Part 1): Ten Most Important Buckeyes For Spring Football; Master Teague Injury Mar 04, 2020

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Well, Buckeye Talk finally did it. This episode got so long, it had to be broken into two parts. The topic is the Ten Most Important Players for Ohio State Spring Football, but in the middle of recording on Tuesday, news broke that running back Master Teague was lost for the spring. And that affected the list. So Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises couldn't stop talking, and this thing went crazy.

So Part 2 will pop up in your podcast feed right after this one. That episode is another 90 minutes of all the questions from cleveland.com text subscribers. This episode is the guys running down the top-10 list of Buckeyes as voted on by subscribers, as they also reveal their own top-10 lists.

If you see the 90-minute run time and think Buckeye Talk ran short this week, don't worry. It ran longer than ever. So this is Part 1 and get ready for Part 2. Thanks as always for listening.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines, Week of Feb. 26 Feb 29, 2020

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NFL Scouting Combine intel, Ryan Day's contract extension and uniform number changes.

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Ep. 264: Should Ohio State's Ryan Day be the Big Ten's highest-paid coach? Feb 27, 2020

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Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises are at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, where 11 Ohio State football players are either working out for talent evaluators or taking meetings or both. Before getting into that, they discuss Ryan Day's three-year contract extension and what that says about his long-term future in Columbus.

They also delve into what they have seen so far at the combine, including J.K. Dobbins' lingering ankle injury. He may not participate in positional drills, and Chase Young definitely will not. But some other Buckeyes can help themselves by testing well this week.

Then Doug and Nathan turn to the Friends of the Pod for OSU football questions and, prompted by Doug's traumatic experience at the Circle Center Mall, the go-to options at food courts. That conversation bounces from Taron Vincent to Chik-Fil-A to the freshman wide receivers to free samples from food court Chinese vendors and much, much more.

You can also now subscribe to the Buckeye Talk text service directly by texting to 614-350-3315. Cost is only $3.99 a month after a 14-day free trial.

As always, thanks for making Buckeye Talk part of your week.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines, Week of Feb. 19 Feb 19, 2020

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A potential transfer rule change, a big basketball game ahead and football expectations for 2020.

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Ep. 263: Is 2020 a National Championship or bust season for Ohio State? Feb 19, 2020

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On the latest episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means ponder the question of whether it's fair to view the coming season of Ohio State football as a national title or bust kind of year. The guys go over five reasons why that might be the case and then reveal the results of a text subscriber survey on that topic.

Then it's on to the proposed transfer rule change in college football, which could create a world where players in all sports (not just some, as is the current rule) get a one-time transfer in their career with immediate eligibility. There are the results of a survey on that on whether fans support it -- but are there potential unintended consequences?

Then it's on to subscriber questions and the things that annoy fans about Ohio State football and things that annoy them in life. From bandwagon perceptions to paranoia about media conspiracies to lots of complaints with bad driving, it's time to get some things off your chests. Then at the end is a little basketball talk.

It's a long Buckeye Talk, but this week is really broken up like three separate podcasts, so you can take it all in or pick and choose the parts you like best. However you listen, thanks for making Buckeye Talk part of your week.

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