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How Ohio State built a $20 million, 'national championship or bust' roster
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:16 pm
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two days after the Michigan Wolverines paraded through Ann Arbor with the national championship trophy in January, Ross Bjork met Ohio State coach Ryan Day for the first time.
Bjork was in Columbus, finalizing a deal to become Ohio State's next athletic director. There and then, Day revealed a plan that ultimately produced one of the most prolific offseasons in college football history.
Since taking over as Ohio State's head coach five years ago, Day has a sensational record of 53-8; among active FBS coaches, only Georgia's Kirby Smart owns a better winning percentage.
But for the Buckeyes, that hasn't been nearly enough. Day has yet to win a national championship. Far worse, he has suffered three straight defeats to That Team Up North, something that hadn't happened this millennium. Stinging further, rival Michigan rolled to its first national title in 26 years. Only a week after maize and blue confetti showered the celebrating Wolverines inside Houston's NRG Stadium, Day showed Bjork exactly how he planned to rebound.
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Day's vision became a reality. Buoyed by a name, image and likeness war chest this year of $20 million, according to Bjork, the Buckeyes struck gold in the transfer portal, landing two of the SEC's top players in safety Caleb Downs and running back Quinshon Judkins. Ohio State signed another star-laden recruiting class, featuring the country's most hyped freshman wide receiver, Jeremiah Smith. Several key players from last year's team, including preseason All-America wideout Emeka Egbuka, also put off the NFL to come back for a final season. Day even convinced sitting Power 5 head coach Chip Kelly to bolt UCLA and become his offensive playcaller.
One NFL scout called this the most talented team he has ever evaluated at Ohio State, with more depth than the 2021 national champion Georgia team that set a draft record with 15 players selected in 2022.
"Pound for pound, player for player," the scout said, "they have as many good players as any [college football] team that I can remember."
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Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:25 pm to RLDSC FAN
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How Ohio State built a $20 million, 'national championship or bust' roster
Built? Did you mean bought?
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:29 pm to RLDSC FAN
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How Ohio State built a $20 million, 'national championship or bust' roster
Rosters have been built on money (one way or another) for a long time now.
If all players were zoned to certain colleges like they’re high schools, programs would have spent a hell of a lot less on facilities and coaching salaries over the last 20 years. All that shite has been for one thing: recruiting.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:33 pm to Globetrotter747
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Rosters have been built on money (one way or another) for a long time now.
Oh come the frick on.
There is absolutely no comparison between the current roster monetary bullshite and some under the table deals in the past.
Schools are openly bidding for and buying players at this point.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:33 pm to RLDSC FAN
They've gave a bunch of guys money. Groundbreaking work by Ohio St
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:37 pm to Tornado Alley
If you think this didn’t happen before you’re fooling yourself. Two things changed: 1. We know who is buying the big names now and 2. Lower level players are getting some scratch now.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:40 pm to Dairy Sanders
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If you think this didn’t happen before you’re fooling yourself. Two things changed: 1. We know who is buying the big names now and 2. Lower level players are getting some scratch now.
It was definitely happening back in the day. But it was not even remotely to this degree in terms of the amount the players are getting, nor was it literally open season on players from other teams.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:43 pm to Tornado Alley
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Built? Did you mean bought?
Most of the starters are guys that stuck around for a 4th or 5th year due to "NIL"
We did "buy" Downs, McLaughlin, Judkins, and to a lesser degree Howard
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:49 pm to Tornado Alley
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There is absolutely no comparison between the current roster monetary bullshite and some under the table deals in the past.
I’m not talking about that shite.
I’m talking about eight figure head coaches, seven figure coordinators, and ridiculous facilities. All of that exists to lure recruits.
NIL or not, you’re not winning without major financial investment in your program. The same teams will win that have been winning.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 4:59 pm to Globetrotter747
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The same teams will win that have been winning
Truth.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:02 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’ll give Ryan Day credit. Harbaugh did his best to break him. Instead, Day and the Buckeyes seem more determined than ever.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:07 pm to RLDSC FAN
$20 million with Will Howard at QB?
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
Gonna troll OSU so hard when they fail to win it again 
They are like the (now former) Alabama without the competence
They are like the (now former) Alabama without the competence
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:14 pm to RLDSC FAN
If LSU can't win it... I'll take Ohio State getting one finally ahead of Georgia, Bama, or Texas.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:36 pm to jcaz
They paid for a soft as a pillow schedule
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:47 pm to idlewatcher
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idlewatcher
Weird post
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:55 pm to idlewatcher
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Gonna troll OSU so hard when they fail to win it again
Man, I hope so. OSU has some bad fans.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:56 pm to Dubosed
I heard Ben Hartsock (former OSU guy) on the radio a couple of weeks ago and he said you could tell the way Day talked about Howard when he named him the starter that Day didn't think Howard was that dynamic. But, as Hartsock pointed out, your last three national championship QBs are Stetson Bennett, Stetson Bennett, and JJ McCarthy. So, he just has to keep mistakes down while steering the ship. I just don't think anyone other than UGA or Oregon will be able to keep up with them.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 6:00 pm to RLDSC FAN
plot twist - Bjork was hired by OHST boosters to fire Day in the event it all fails like it did with Jimbo - Bjork has experience with these situations -
nice knowing you Bryan Day - hope you ain't too hard to find in the unemployed coaches lounge -
Posted on 8/26/24 at 6:09 pm to 3D
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They paid for a soft as a pillow schedule
as is usual
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