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This Thursday Buckeye Talk episode is homework that nobody actually wanted. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means created their own Big Ten fan satisfaction rankings for each of the 14 schools, combining how good the schools are at football and men's basketball and how much fans care about each of the two programs. The formula is this: Each school was broken into two percentages that equ...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is taking rants and strong takes from Ohio State text subscribers and then talking them out. The topics covered, in order: Whether Ohio State is the Kansas City Chiefs and all the issues that go into trusting the Buckeyes or not The lack of running backs getting in the groove, why short yardsage is the real run game issue The idea of the Buckeyes nee...

Ohio State basketball opened the season with a 91-53 win over Robert Morris on Monday night, and on this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are using that first win to inform their discussion about what this 2022-23 season might be like for the basketball Buckeyes. Three new transfers and four true freshmen were part of the nine-man rotation in the opener, which was a sign of...

On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are talking about the Ohio State Buckeyes on the national scene, and diving back into a part of Ohio State’s game Saturday. This episode: * The Georgia-Tennessee game and what it meant for Ohio State (1:19) * Clemson and Alabama lose and create a shakeup in the playoff race -- what does it mean for the Big Ten? (14:45) * Illinois loses...

On this postgame Buckeye Talk from Evanston, Ill., Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dig into Ohio State's 21-7 win over Northwestern. The Buckeyes said they had never played in wind like that, but why wasn't Ohio State able to run the ball earlier, even in very rough conditions? That is discussed at length, as is what worked and didn't work in the passing game, how the OSU defense h...

On this game preview Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to break down Ohio State at Northwestern on Saturday. No gambling pod this week, so this is the only Buckeye Talk that will appear in your Friday feed. The breakdown: How bad weather may affect the game (0:20) Denzel Burke and the OSU cornerbacks (7:16) Defensive tackle Mike Hall's emergence (14:49) Defensi...

It is a giant rapid fire Buckeye Talk this Thursday, as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means steer clear of Ohio State play-calling and answer questions related to everything else. In order, the topics: Picking a college football team to play aliens Transfer portal balance Saying talent-equated Get rid of old stadiums Is C.J. Stroud or Justin Fields better? Year 2 Ohio State running bac...

On this Wednesday rants Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises gets stuck on one topic longer than usual. But it's a pretty important one -- the play-calling tendencies of Ohio State coach Ryan Day the last two weeks, especially in the run game. Maybe 60 percent of the 100-plus rants sent in were on this topic, so the pod breaks down this way: Segment 1: Doug mostly lays the groundwork f...

On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are back for the usual discussion. That means a deep dive into an aspect of Ohio State, a look at the national college football scene, and then a list of what's on their mind outside football. First, (4:50), they talk about the bubble screens Ohio State ran against Penn State and why they didn't work. Then (18:24) the discussion moves t...

It's the postgame Buckeye Talk from Ohio State's win over Penn State. But Doug is worried he's going to get locked in Beaver Stadium. So he has to hurry: Part 1: Offense good or bad? Part 2: JT Tuimoloau, Marvin Harrison Jr, C.J. Stroud and Cade Stover shine Part 3: Run game ... what do you think? Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

On this Friday episode of Betting the Buckeyes, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker are, as always, looking at Ohio State football and college football from a gambling perspective. First, Tyler suggests an Ohio State bet for this week and it may be a change from the old reliable Ohio State angle that had been cashing. Then (13:37), Doug and Tyler each make a betting suggestion in each of the Power...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are breaking down Saturday's game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions. First, they start with the most interesting things they heard from Ryan Day and Ohio State players on Wednesday and Thursday. That includes more discussion at Jaxon Smith-Njigba's health, Julian Fleming's...

The rants are late this week, and for that Doug Lesmerises apologizes. But they are here, with Ohio State text subscribers sending in great thoughts to ponder. The topics: The importance of the Ohio State offensive line and sticking with the run game An Ohio State fan at a Penn State Halloween party Letting a kid pick his or her favorite team, and will Bama still be good in 10 years? Was Ohio Stat...

On this Wednesday episode, we're switching it up. Instead of Ohio State rants (which will come your way Thursday), this is a rapid fire Q&A with Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means taking questions from text subscribers. In order: (0:30) The 2023 OSU schedule (7:30) Julian Fleming and his role this season (18:05) OSU players that could get hot down the stretch (23:43) How the coaching...

On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are back to break it down. First, a look at the opposing pass defenses that the Ohio State Buckeyes could face in their quest for a national title. How might Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Clemson and Michigan fare in trying to slow down C.J. Stroud? Plus, a second look at how Iowa defended the Buckeyes, and an answer to whether the Ohio...

On this postgame Buckeye Talk from Ohio State's 54-10 win over Iowa in Ohio Stadium, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are breaking down how the OSU passing game got it rolling late and how the OSU defense smothered Iowa's desultory offense all game. First, the guys look at C.J. Stroud and how he played almost two different games. The Iowa defense provided a real test early, but the...

On this episode of Betting the Buckeyes on Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker start with a discussion of the gap between the offensive outputs of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Iowa Hawkeyes this season, and what that means for the gambling perspective of Saturday’s Ohio State-Iowa matchup. TSHoe, as always, has a suggested Ohio State bet for that one. Then it’s onto five picks from ea...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are previewing Ohio State vs. Iowa on Saturday. First, Doug is joined by John Steppe of the Cedar Rapids Gazette to break down what Iowa does pretty well and what Iowa does very poorly. Then (25:47), Doug, Nathan and Stephen talk about the most interesting things learned from Buckeyes like C.J. Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr....

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are answering questions about Ohio State football recruiting from text subscribers. Among the topics covered: Is there any chance Tennessee flips OSU receiver commit Carnell Tate? Which defensive line recruits from Damon Wilson, Matayo Uiagalelei and Keon Keeley might the Buckeyes land? Could Ohio State flip safety...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is again taking rants from Ohio State text subscribers. Topics covered, in order: Iowa scars and what the Buckeyes should expect vs. the Hawkeyes Ohio State's history of successful revenge How wins over ranked teams should be counted Giving Emeka Egbuka credit Why passing is the way to win Comparing Ohio State's history of NFL QBs...

On this Monday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are celebrating a wild weekend of college football that didn't include the Ohio State Buckeyes, who were off. After several unbeaten teams lost, including Alabama, Doug and Nathan each give their projected four-team playoff bracket for the first time this season. Could both Ohio State and Michigan make the playoff if...

On this weekend Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are taking another look at the Ohio State football roster while the Buckeyes are off and splitting their regular season in half. They have six regular-season games to go, and they have collected six wins, thanks in large part to the skills of these 25 players. In the preseason, Doug, Nathan and Stephen...

On this Buckeye Talk episode of Betting the Buckeyes, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker are diving in even without an Ohio State game this week. In the first segment, they discuss TShoe's evolving strategy of betting the first quarter, as he continues to dig into the numbers on that. He's 5-1 on OSU bets like that this season, and even without the Buckeyes, he has a team to hit with a first-quar...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk Podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are joined by Richie Kyburz, a Buckeye Talk listener who won the Buckeye Talk NCAA Tournament bracket contest six months ago. A spot on the pod was one of the prizes and it took this long for Buckeye Talk to get itself together and get Richie on the show. With Ohio State halfway through the regular season and of...

On this Wednesday edition of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is back with rants about college football and Ohio State football that he had saved up from test subscribers. Topics covered in order: Snakebitten Ohio State football stars through the years, like Jaxon Smith-Njigba Is college football in a bad spot? Ohio State's offensive line the best in years Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Ohio State Plura...