You are delusional.
Continuing the same direction will result in the same outcome…

Miami stumbled into the same situation that Boals has stumbled into this year. They have a lot of players who are just barely not good enough to get P4 money. I say stumbled because that isn't really a thing you can strategize for when you recruit. You recruit the best players

We had our chance last year and didn't get it done. But what happened this year isn't exactly the new normal. Most years our player losses won't be this bad.

I think that is well put; it often feels like that on offense the last two years. Nothing was officially ever said about the offensive portal defections from last year but, given the departures and change in offensive coordinator, one has to fairly wonder if it was because at least some offensive players thought they were not gonna get a chance to show what they could do based on a conservative offense. And more to the idea of playing not to lose, i don't know about anyone else but the Central Michigan game felt like Ohio started to run out the clock at the start of the second half because of the 24-point lead. It is a tough problem. Obviously, Ohio has its formula and won 24 games in the last two and a half years, so, to some significant degree, it works. If Ohio can run the ball, drain the clock, and play defense, it minimizes risks in the passing game and that is what they will do. And I'm fairly sure the coaching staff doesn't want to hear about stats in part because they have the formula but they don't want the players being upset about stats. The thing i wonder about that approach is will the offense be ready to win big games if they didn't do much in games except mostly runs, tunnel screens, hitches and slants? When we need the passing game, can we get anything done? This year is different in that, as much as I respect him, Navarro's strength is running not passing so you don't necessarily wanna take that risk with him throwing. However, 2023 was a different story. In 2022, Ohio was 40th in total offense and 23rd in passing yards. That was partly due to necessity as the defense struggled for the first six weeks. However, in 2023 the offense brought back most of the key players but finished 93rd in passing offense and 95th in total offense. The biggest problem with the run and play defense is games where you cannot run the ball, then it breaks down. When you play the better teams wiht great run defenses like Miami or Toledo, and you can't run, you aren't draining the clock, your defense is constantly on the field and will wear out and will be working repeatedly trying to defend short fields.

Yep - the college is now called the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts. We attended the festivities Friday night - a reception and dinner in Putnam Hall, a pep rally on the college green complete with the 110 and cheerleaders and a program and performance in Men Aud including the Singing Men of Ohio. The university pulled out all the stops for this one.

Sure did. Jeff and Mark had significant input (basically control) of the redesign of the room. I'm going to go back as soon as I can. The Pete Sousa wall of photos was absolutely amazing. There's quite a bit of old athletics stuff displayed too including a 25 cent football program from 1946 for a game between my alma mater, Muskingum College, and Ohio U and one from Homecoming 1938 at Miami between Ohio U. and Miami U. Good stuff and a real showplace.

The question is how to do we know the rules of the game which seem to be evolving court decision by court decision? Its a luxury that the administration doesn't have to make a decision on its foootball and basketball coaches while everything is in flux.

With the pay going up in the P4 that will mean less players transferring out or down I believe. Smaller total roster size will limit how many players a P4 program can have. Its going to require a new recruiting strategy at some point once the changes settle down. Basketball what I've read is going to 15 scholarships. Does that allow for more depth at a place like Ohio? Its going to be a few more years yet for it to be sorted out.

I wish the entire team played with the heart of Austin Brawley. This is tough to hear and I hope he is ok. Prayers and thoughts going his way.

I freely admit that I don't understand current eligibility rules, but won't Navarro still be eligible one more year after this? That doesn't mean that he will want to continue to play, of course, but as I see it, he was a 2020 recruit. He didn't play in 2020, and then played sparsely in 2021. If one was his redshirt year, and the other was his covid year, shouldn't he have had 4 seasons to play at Ohio, meaning he would still be eligible in 2025?

Yes, it is insane. But honestly, like most college boards there are a few that go nuts after an loss and a few that goes nuts after a win and a few that do both. I don't think we are worse here than anyone else. Honestly, from what I have seen we might be better than average at posters able to keep a more even keel.

Roster size is actually growing, growing in the sense, you can pay them all. We can’t do that.

Down goes Toledo.

Consider that door wide open.