Why Ohio State is going all-in and should we be worried about Alabama?

FOX Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt discusses the current state of Alabama’s program as the Tide continue to lose players in the transfer portal following Nick Saban’s retirement. He reveals how far ‘Bama has fallen down the hierarchy in the SEC and what their expectations should be for Kalen DeBoer’s first season in charge. Klatt then discusses the busy week at Ohio State as the Buckeyes added All-American Safety Caleb Downs and 5-star QB recruit Julian Sayin from Alabama. He points out how college football history has shown that rivals’ success is the ultimate motivator and that is playing out in Columbus following Michigan’s National Championship. Klatt also explains why Ryan Day is giving up play-calling to Bill O’Brien and details which areas Day will now shift his focus towards.
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Alabama’s exodus: 1:33-16:57
Ohio State reloading: 16:58-29:50
Bill O’Brien hired as OSU’s new OC: 29:51-38:48
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Why Ohio State is going all-in and should we be worried about Alabama?
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[@thomaskessler2596]

Mr. Klatt, I enjoy listening to your commentary. I am an Usher at Ohio Stadium, so I don't get to hear you and Gus each week. But the 2 of you make following a game so much fun to watch. Keep up tge GREAT work! Go Buckeyes! God Bless!

[@gibby2231]

you can record the game and watch it later

[@creoleman]

Ryan Day is turning into Thanos with the transfer portal.

[@ifheavenwashuman]

0 rings, and endless underachievement. Go Blue.

[@JoeKoors]

​​@@ifheavenwashumanlol, good one. Enjoy your 4 losses and piles of 3 stars for the next 10 years bud

[@stilesfly18]

@@ifheavenwashumansanctions are coming

[@SG-jv5zi]

When our three and four stars are put in your five stars to shame, you may want to get your money back​@@JoeKoors

[@stevedupree1325]

So you're saying Michigan is going to beat Ohio State 6 out of the next 10 years? I'll take it. Go Blue.@@JoeKoors

[@jamesmatheny9010]

I love how people like Lane Kiffin can get all upset because Ohio State is spending a lot of money to try to build for this season when in fact, they are doing it the legal way. While the SEC has done it the illegal way for years, but he will not comment on that!

[@cammcnamee1592]

Yeah scouting is illegal but buying rosters is fine according to the rules. I do agree though the SEC did it long before “NIL.”

[@bigmichael03]

Didn’t Jim Tressel get fired for this very same thing???😂😂😂😂

[@mjw9928]

@@bigmichael03 lol, no. but it's funny you think he did. Players sold their belongings for tatoos.

[@mjw9928]

I just listened to Josh Pate, and he had no problem saying it.

[@lancesilvis4085]

@@mjw9928Marice Clarett testifies otherwise.

[@user-qy1em8xd4b]

Your breakdown of why Michigan would beat Washington was unreal. Great insight, I learned more about football because of your analysis. Keep it up!

[@SeanTheRuthless]

I'm blown away by the off season so far. After the Missouri game was probably the most defeated I've ever felt as a buckeye fan just because of the uncertainty the future held. No clear quarterback, all the juniors that could have opted for the draft basically would have had an entire new starting defense. Not to mention everything Michigan accomplished the last 3 seasons. Obviously the most recent moves probably wouldn't have been possible if Saban didn't retire, but still this has been a complete 180 and probably the most excited I've ever been for spring football at Ohio State. Go Bucks!

[@mikewinterburn2376]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@TonyLauLetta]

yep!!

[@HoveringGold]

There is a part of me that does feel bad for Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz, that neither will likely get their true chance as a starter for the Buckeyes. I do agree with you though, there needed to be a Quarterback Ohio State could trust for 2024 and in the future. I look forward to this Spring game too.

[@dt2471]

Osu O Line play sucks. They can have all the flashy skill positions they want but sucky O line play means there is no offense. OSU needs a O line, not skill players and this is why Ryan Day is soft.

[@SocratesTheWiseOne-tr3uf]

OSU'S gonna get dog whipped by Michigan in the Shoe, they can go and get Patrick Mahomes and it ain't gonna stop. They will pay for trying to destroy Michigan with sign scandal. Michigan has 9 starters returning on defense

[@VersinKettorix]

'Bama just finished an era that would equate to the John Wooden days at UCLA. The post-Saban period is going to take some adjustment, but the timing is fortunate because making the playoffs just got much easier for teams.

[@michaelkraus4135]

Face it BAMA .............Will never DUPLICATE WHAT SABAN DID . Ohio st. has a URBAN MEYER Hangover.

[@thomasorzack5795]

Right-just make the playoffs-regular season not as important-just make playoffs

[@Janto001]

With the added games…roster depth will start to also come into the forefront once then injuries start to make themselves known. The teams having the edge will be the once’s that have been consistently bringing in and developing the top recruiting classes. So that’s the Georgias, Alabamas, Ohio States, and Oregons.

[@Justin-pq3rq]

@@thomasorzack5795ya u hû hi

[@jonathanwillis1143]

Big Buckeye fan and here are my observations. 1) OSU has always recruited well with the H.S. players. They hauled in the no. 3 or 4 class this year depending on which recruiting service you trust or believe. That was no surprise. 2) Losing to Michigan 3 years in a row puts pressure on OSU just like we did to UM during our run of wins over them (which saw them go through 2 coaches and almost fire their 3rd coach after a dismall 2020 season). But Harbaugh turned it around and now we have been soundly beaten by UM 2 of the last 3 season (the 2023 game was close). Considering the pressure Day is under and considering we lost our QB to the portal, and also considering that we could have lost of lot of guys to the draft and the portal, Ryan Day knew he had to react. 3) I am thrilled for Ryan that he and his staff have been able to finalize a great H.S. recruiting class with an exceptional transfer portal class as well. They needed it. That they also managed to get so many guys to come back is astonishing considering how the 2023 season ended. Then again in most cases when a team finishes the regular season 11-1 you would think that's really good. But as it has always been in the Michigan vs OSU rivalry you put so much stock into that game. When you are on a 3-year losing streak to UM it becomes panic time in Columbus. Clearly some serious NIL money is being spent. So has OSU over-reacted? Yes. Have they sold out for next year? Probably, though in fairness some of those recruits -- namely the freshmen QBs -- will not see much time in 2024. And Caleb Downs (S) is only a sophomore so he could play 2 years before going pro. A few of the QBs may ultimately transfer out after spring ball. That is par for the course when you have a deep QB room. At RB Henderson will leave after 2024 and Judkins could also go pro (he could stay for 2025 if he wanted). So they will need RBs coming in over the next 2 years to fill those spots. Their defense will see massive change for 2025 so that will be their biggest recruiting needs moving forward. Should OSU be good this year? Yes. But this depends on how well the KSU QB transfer does and how well the OL does. Are they loaded on defense? Yes. But so is Michigan. In the B1G the 4 teams to really watch will be OSU, Michigan, Oregon, and Penn State. Not sure yet about teams like USC, UCLA, or Washington. Same for Iowa or Wisconsin. Nebraska should be better. As for Alabama, will they be OK? Yes. Of the guys that stay their composite recruiting ranking is still extremely high. Their coach just needs to come in and prove himself. If he does that this year and the guys like him then they will get some great players and should be competitive with anyone. For now Georgia should be the best in the SEC and I'm not sure OSU is on Georgia's level just yet. We need to see if OSU can gel and bring a hungry, cohesive team to each game.

[@jh-ll8yl]

Osu has always paid well on the recruiting trail.

[@gibby2231]

i aint readin that bud

[@gibby2231]

how do you know? @@jh-ll8yl

[@lamarwashington7093]

@@gibby2231no one asked you to. This is for the real fans ✊🏾

[@bl6369]

I'm a Michigan fan but respect your post. OSU will be LOADED next year. Now let's see how the team culture and focus will be. That's the big question. Will this team be willing to go into the deep waters when and if the game calls for it. It will be interesting to see. IMO I can't see anyone in the B10 next year compete with OSU. Even if Harbaugh comes back M is losing a ton on offense.

[@tabc123]

If Georgia did what Ohio st just did no one would complain about it. Sec fans are in tears right now

[@thephenomkid24]

Nobody in the sec is worried about Ohio.

[@stevenwood1468]

Who would have ever thought that the OC at Indiana in 2019 would be the HC at Alabama in 2024 ?

[@thomasrocco1402]

It’s one thing to go gangbusters in the portal. However, the thing that makes me feel good about the culture at Ohio St is all the draft eligible players who decided to come back. Let’s go Bucks!

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

"decided to come back"........ for $$ because their draft stock tanked after losing in embarrassing fashion to two "M"s at the end. Yeah, real inspiring stuff

[@MasonShinrock]

You have no culture at obuyo soft

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Yeah, nfl scouts don't care who won the game. They are getting players. You're talking several 2nd rounders coming back.

[@davidmilton5887]

​@@HughMorristheJoker Who was a 2nd rounder ? Certainly not either of the DE's,neither of which is good rushing the passer. Burke needed good workouts to move up that high. Williams needed the same. The rest are fringe at best.

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

Culture of Softness and individuals. There is no TEAM in O.H.I.O.

[@DougalsBrooks]

Considering Ryan Day’s lack of success against Michigan, it’s time for him to move on. OSU has one goal every year and it’s not about winning a national championship, it’s about beating Michigan. Day has to go!

[@JackycClark]

Ohio State just hired Chip Kelly as OC . So much talent this year and at least a handful of excellent coaches . If Knowles can get DL coach Johnson to adapt to his vision and Knowles makes full use of the players available , good lord what a defense . Same on offense , if the coaches come together with a plan to maximize this roster (using all the receivers) the only thing stopping the Buckeyes will be the clock .

[@cobra-judy-anspq11]

This season should be absolutely amazing for us Buckeye fans. With all that’s going on in our crazy world these days I hope we get that chance to enjoy the amazing success we’ve enjoyed this off-season. There are still a couple of position groups that need some bolstering, but overall the embarrassment of sudden riches at almost every other position is something we haven’t seen…maybe _ever._ I can’t wait to see the competition for this year’s starting QB between Devin and Will, and the one in ’25 that will include Air and Lincoln and Julian. The dual threat at RB this season will be the best in all of college football. Our defense will be the best it’s been in decades…perhaps ever. Our receiving corps will be the best in college football…and that includes the TEs. The O-line just needs to show that they’ve improved year over year and a little extra depth for the long season ahead would be reassuring. We lost our punter to the portal. So, if there are any Australian rugby players out there who’d like to pick up a B1G championship ring…and a Natty this coming season, please send your resumé ASAP to the HR department at THE Ohio State University.

[@Zoetropeification]

Is a new Day dawning for the Buckeyes? Can you feel it in the Air? Just Sayin.

[@Edward_USMC13]

How do you not include WILL In this little buckeye recruitment haiku 😂

[@michaelstaley8726]

😂

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

Nope - you're not getting a new HC, just some prima donnas who only play for $$. That worked out well for you last year.....and the year before......and the year before that. But definitely keep the delusion going, it's gonna make the moment Day is back on the hot seat as you struggle thru 2024 Al the sweeter.

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

I can feel NCAA probation coming on.

[@waldy1386]

I can feel it in the Air Noland, yes

[@chuckgrizzard-ud5jd]

Joel I’m a massive Buckeye fan and I really enjoy show! You give the good and the bad. Always appreciate your perspective. You been spot on with your analysis of the Buckeyes and most teams. Keep it up

[@JoelKlattShow]

Thank you. Seems like the Buckeyes are poised for a huge year! Can't wait to see what plays out at QB. -Joel

[@kennethchapman9564]

Bill O'Brien recruited Julian Sayin to Bama and I am sure talked Ryan Day into going after him even though the already had Air Norman in the QB room. Two top five QBs in the room elevates the play of both. Sayin in H.S. at Carlsbad , which is not a perennial powerhouse in California, beat the monster powerhouse Mater Day 48-6. This young man was able to elevate the play around him to the next level. Fields did that for the Buckeyes in 2019+2020.

[@rayelee1301]

They beat Mater Dei Catholic.....that isnt the same "monster" Mater Dei you're thinking of hahahaa

[@taxisquad11]

Sayin and his family WANTED him o go to Ohio State when Saban left. Ryan Day did not have to "go after" him

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

OSU had one of the best college QBs in a long time in Stroud but couldn't beat Michigan, National Champs. Ryan Day is the common denominator to all OSU misery, as long as he's there they could have ten 5-star QBs on the roster and still be losers. "Just sayin". Lol

[@bradyphillips1995]

I love how OSU has had such a hot couple of weeks that Joel just glosses over the Julian Sayin commitment

[@johnkim1656]

OSU couldnt win with CJ Stroud + Marvin + Olave, etc.

[@justinheld5393]

@@johnkim1656 ...because Michigan cheated. Conveniently left that out. It's clear it 100% impacted the game when (((somehow))) you hold OSU to 23 points and then OSU goes and scores over 40 against the best D in the nation in Georgia...hmmmm, so wierd

[@mgoboski]

That's because there's a 50% he never even plays at OSU in today's transfer era. These kids are mercenaries and he'll bolt for a bigger bag if he doesn't play soon.

[@taxisquad11]

@@johnkim1656 IGNORANCE, defense was terrible, the WRs will be the same. Good 3 year players always left, not the case this year, NOW Ohio State is not afraid to spend NIL money.

[@taxisquad11]

Become educated, Sayin, MUST stay at Ohio State. He used his one time only allowed transfer when he left Bama for Ohio State

[@jh-ll8yl]

Ohio state paying millions of dollars putting together a super team of five stars and everyone praises their recruiting skills. Jim harbaugh buys a kid a cheeseburger and gets suspended for three games. Sounds about right.

[@edandra615]

There was alot more than just buying a cheeseburger, it's the NIL era now, u can pay players. Mich better get it going.

[@tetoffense7659]

Can't buy recruits cheeseburgers during recruiting dead periods. Do you know what that means?

[@huejaffro2620]

Joel, I see you made some adjustments to your intro video and they are on point thank you for doing that great show!

[@nathanthomas8489]

Don’t count Bama as done! As a lifelong Bama fan, K.D. Is great in his own way of running a program. He will mix it with SEC ways and I believe it will be exciting ‼️RTR!🏈🐘

[@mikethomas860]

Ah! Bama is done. The sooner you accept that. The better you can adjust to the upcoming losing.

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@mikethomas860 19 players on Alabama’s roster next year have been named as a 5 star by some major recruiting website. This is the most in the country. Deboer just took a team with 0 five stars to the title game beating Oregon with an SEC coach twice, Texas handily (who beat Saban), then was competitive for much of the game with UM. Yeah… Alabama is really done right. Definitely going 7-5 next season… give me a break 😂

[@mikethomas860]

@@hudsonstovall8119 you make some good points.

[@thephenomkid24]

Keep telling yourself that. Bama not the same and will have 2-3 losses in the regular season next year.

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@thephenomkid24 ? uh.. 2-3 losses & in the playoff would be my prediction. I don’t have to keep telling myself this. The things I said are true by the numbers, and now you just told me you pretty much agree. Is 10-2 and in the playoff “done” or still competitive?

[@lamarwashington7093]

Ryan day trying to remind everyone who’s been dominating this 10 year war. Looking to dominate the next 10 💪🏾

[@taxisquad11]

LOLOLOL these are the FACTS. Harbaugh is 3-6 vs Ohio State AND U of M is 4-15 vs Ohio State over the past 2 decades

[@davidmilton5887]

Living in the past,eh ?

[@ckc-li1kh]

@@davidmilton5887I thought all Michigan fans did was bring up the past 🤔

[@kevinjohnston4923]

@@taxisquad11 Harbaugh would be 3-7 if Michigan didn’t pretend that they couldn’t play because of COVID. He’d be 1-9 if he didn’t cheat. Hopefully the NCAA doesn’t condone cheating and they vacate those wins.

[@taxisquad11]

@@davidmilton5887 You life is lived in the VERY VERY small phase of 3 years, What a fool. LOLOLOL

[@ml1754]

Day is pivoting as required and constructing his Deathstar, not worried in fact he's making all the right calls....should be great with maybe a LT like Proctor, that would make this team the one to beat no question.

[@gregschulte2953]

Deathstar?

[@EarlyRiser71]

The players may be the "Deathstar," but Day is Jar-Jar Binks.

[@markmesser9747]

Remind me, what happened to the Death Star?

[@KennethVititoe-xr7qi]

OSU is on Georgias level they just need to prove it and we will

[@deadlifefr]

@@EarlyRiser71 I’m pretty sure Jar Jar was a Sith Lord right?

[@ernybonistall2517]

Love the channel and really admired some of the comments about teams over the years getting revved up from their conference rivals winning, and then doing it themselves, as you pointed out. You gave great examples. Also applies to National title rivals - those teams close and wanting the crown. OSU updated portal wins - they will be a beast. I always feel things are cyclical in college football, as history would show, sometimes generational. I'm a Husker fan, so its been a tough 25 years. Its nice to be optimistic as a fan. Our first 2 titles came when I wasn't old enough to know, the other 3 as an adult. Sometimes its just a blessing to have 1. What was interesting about your comment about rivalries, as a Husker fan we had our heart broken every year. Missed field goal and FSU wins in '93, then we win in '94 and '95 beating UF. Then they win. Then we beat UT in '97, and they win in '98. Many years later its still cyclical, and the cream of the crop today is only getting richer in NIL, and transfer. I see it all trickling down first hand in Buford, GA and surrounding schools and now NFL. Should be a great season. Thanks for your great insight and coverage. So much more entertaining from watching a national TV show. Thanks again.

[@matthewmolnar8]

The only issue I have with Ohio State hitting the transfers and signs the way they have, is the 345 QBs they now have to contend for a single spot. It's obsurd to keep recruiting them. Also causes me to feel bad for our original 2 who had high hopes to make something happen

[@duanezuverink6129]

Buying players to come to try and win is what will be the downfall of college football. I have nothing wrong with players being paid a sum for performance on the field from their current university. The problem is the transfer portal allowing a player to move for any reason (paid more money) and play immediately, with no limit on the number of times a player can transfer. Very disappointing, the NCAA as a governing body is a disgrace.

[@elliotthoward4738]

So it was all good when Bama got Ohio state WR or when LSU got Joe burrow or when Texas got Quinn Ewers right also it sounds like your mad the players are getting payed like they should be getting payed everybody but the players we’re getting Paid also this helps my community the black community like it should have been doing

[@marlonglenn5514]

@@elliotthoward4738 Nowhere in his comment did he say anything like that. What are you reading??

[@tooriginal9724]

Lmao people have been buying players under the table for years this is a incredibly stupid statement😂😂

[@theread3480]

There are limits on how much you can transfer. Its twice. However, if your head coach retires or gets fired, everybody on the team gets a 30 day window to transfer because the head coach they committed to isn't there anymore.

[@marlonglenn5514]

@@tooriginal9724 Yep! But that is called "cheating". Remember how big a deal that is or is it was?? LOL!!!

[@smh0825]

So Ohio State watches Michigan win the title with just three 5 stars (one is a backup) and their grand solution is to go out and buy more 5 stars? Personally, I’d take a page from Michigan’s playbook and develop the culture and the team identity first. I suppose you can do both at the same time, but Ohio State already hasn’t won it all with all of these 5 stars they’ve recruited over the past 10 years.

[@kevinchavis2755]

lol yea right, your chances of winning games are higher the more talent you get. Deep down You’re salty youre team isn’t getting players like that. Why wouldn’t a team go stack their roster, Michigan cheated in 2 and a half seasons. Michigan is about to get cooked by OSU and the ncaa

[@DreamChaser1252]

Better than sending a bozo to steal signs from future opponents to get wins!!!!

[@Kameraspie]

​@@kevinchavis2755 you still have to show up and play. The star ratings arent important against rutgers and bottom feeders. Will they show up in the clutch? That remains to be seen

[@zacharyshand3018]

@@kevinchavis2755 I’d rather be salty than be stupid. 😂

[@jacksondickery509]

This is the dumbest post I’ve ever seen. Ohio State has the best WR development in cfb history lol

[@happytrails3561]

Best PODcast Ive heard Thanks

[@alberttate8198]

With Bill O'Brien as OC... Michigan fans thank you all for that hire. Our Defense is still tough and will be better next year. Do them now boys know what this rivalry means? We do #GoBlue

[@Elijah-qi3dz]

As a Buckeye fan, im getting vibes of 2023 Michigan even though as much as I hate to say that. In 2022 Michigan has a bad end to their season losing to TCU. Same for Ohio State losing to Michigan and Missouri to end the season. And in 2023, Michigan returns a bunch of players who should have left for the draft and win a National Championship. Now for Ohio State, returning a bunch of players who should have left and finish business by attempting to win a national championship is the same thing that happened with Michigan last year. Go Bucks!

[@gibby2231]

Georgia clears

[@taxisquad11]

STOP with your vibes they're dumb

[@sparkyman8249]

Wouldn't it be nice to see the B1G 10 win the natty 2 years in a row? Could happen ...

[@lancesilvis4085]

following Big Bro’s blueprint.💪 Can’t blame y’all it sure worked for us! We had alot of 3-stars come back which is kind of crazy because the people we’re losing to the NFL draft are getting replaced by higher stars now….

[@Elijah-qi3dz]

@@sparkyman8249 Definitely! Getting tired of the SEC being the best conference in College Football. Love seeing a conference not named the SEC take that title.

[@user-wi3we5sp8n]

as an Alabama fan the expectation is definitely to make expanded playoff. But Georgia was already a better program than us the last couple of years and Texas caught up under Sark. So, even with Saban, I think we were the 3rd best team in the SEC. DeBeor will keep us competitive but it will be tougher.

[@woodjablowme3500]

You’re a bum of an Alabama fan, we beat Georgia in Atlanta in 2021 and 2023. Had metchie and Jamo not gotten hurt that championship game likely would’ve looked a lot different. To say Georgia has been a better program? Kirby is 1-4 against Saban, Saban is 7-2 in his tenure at Bama against UGA. They had a subpar Qb in a quarter backs world, brand new OC and DC although Steele has been there before, and a center who snapped with his non dominant hand. And they STILL beat Georgia in Atlanta, played terribly and still took the eventual national champions to the wire, and ended in the Top 5. I don’t understand why Bama fans always think they’re either flawless or pedestrian.

[@christinasteele8839]

@@woodjablowme3500I agree with you.

[@larrymccollum7029]

My guy you're not a Bama fan. BAMA beat UGA SEC CHAMPION.

[@kdprice6927]

In the era of fused commentary, analysis, and entertainment, some of us absolutely enjoy a place not constructed on the latter. Your insights and direct presentation of them is simply special. Thank you, for going the way that is tantamount to sitting with Einstein to learn about physics or walking with Gibbon to explore the Middle Ages. It is truly a treat to enter the classroom of sports where real substance is the main entree. O - H

[@chrisowen3264]

There will never be another era like the one we just saw at bama. I’m not to terribly worried about bama they will still be good. Ohio st has to get tougher up front on both sides if they want to win big games they’ve always had unbelievable talent but it’s been awhile since they’ve won a game that showed they were elite.

[@Katreljones]

Ryan Day not trying to take chances of losing to Michigan. Either this pays off or doesn't but i like some of the moves. Need a Qb that is either elite in the pocket or at least a playmaker, along with consistent wr play.

[@StandStrong614]

Ohio State always has elite receiver play and that won't change this season.

[@Katreljones]

@StandStrong614 this year the wrs need to step up and while I trust Emeka to be the leader I am undecided on how well the others may play, I am hopeful but undecided, need to see scrimmages and at least a couple games to determine if this year's Wr class is going to be elite, good or subpar. I am, however, more hopeful for this upcoming year so long as we get a good Qb that is not afraid to run and can throw it deep.

[@HoveringGold]

Ryan Day is hitting the ultimate reset button on his work at OSU. He let several 2020 and 2021 recruits who did not workout walk, brings in several top transfers, recruits a top 2 2024 class and brings in new coaches for his staff. It's almost like Day is treating this as if the previous coach was fired and he was brought in to overhaul the roster and staff, except he fired his previous self and is trying to become a new and better coach.

[@slyde734]

Jimbo Fischer did the same thing at Texas A&M.

[@techlorknight338]

​@@slyde734jimbo did it at a much larger scale than what day did

[@EarlyRiser71]

But Ryan is still Ryan. He just can't build a team with an elite culture. All this NIL won't change that!

[@HoveringGold]

@@slyde734 So did Jim Harbaugh at Michigan after 2020

[@Blackula31]

N🚫hi🚫 State has ABSOLUTELY ZERO sense of team.... that's their problem. Those players won't run thru a wall for Ryan Day like Michigan players would for Harbaugh.... it's VERY apparent

[@b3kicks239]

Love seeing y’all experience colorado 🦬🦬

[@UrbanKnightMedia]

Great show Joel!

[@stevendonovan9762]

I think we may have a good idea whether Ohio State can win the national championship after Oct 12. That's the day they go to Oregon.

[@willf3087]

I think we’ll have a good idea of whether Oregon can win the national title on Oct. 12. They have to play Ohio State

[@stevendonovan9762]

@@willf3087 I completely agree.

[@dubzillas]

So Nolan and Saiyan both staying the long term…good luck with all that

[@LKeithG]

I don't think that's the expectation. I think the expectation is that they are going to navigate what's happening in the crazy world of the transfer portal by collecting the level of talent that makes sense knowing that once they find their number one, number two and three are probably going to scoot. If they're lucky, just number two but who knows.

[@andrewmclintock3974]

Would love to see a mock draft soon from you Klatt!

[@taekwonjohnson2878]

Great points today Klatt!

[@rarekitkat8742]

Some of this “recruiting” should not be attributed to head coaches. Isaiah Bond getting a lambo doesn’t make SS a great recruiter.

[@austin6446]

Begs the question how FSU gets smacked for "enticing recruits with NIL" but Bond has a Lambo and you're telling me Texas didn't do the same thing? Not an FSU fan btw

[@mikefisher474]

This is blowing up Joel's theory that college football is better off and more teams than ever have a chance. I called this a long time ago. How can mid-level teams compete? The big boys will just buy their best players every year. Why stay at Nebraska after 1 or 2 really good years (as a player) when Bama, Georgia, or OSU comes calling with a truck-load of money? College football is becoming just a semi-pro league. Traditions gone. Bowls worthless. And players nothing more than hired vigilantes. Just like basketball, teams are completely different every 1-2 years with no continuity and growth. That's what made this Michigan team so enjoyable. 12th level talent that was coached-up and developed over 3 years.

[@_jse123]

Joel Is a huge OSu guy so it fits his narrative.

[@samfunfun646]

the secret is that is what it's been all along, the average fan just didn't know it yet

[@adrianbuck8772]

Look how top heavy the sport was in the 4 team playoff era. Alambama,Ohio State and Clemson dominated. And they did that with their recruiting. Since the transfer/NIL era opened TCU and Washington have 1 national Championship game appearance. So its more open in that regard due to the NIL/transfer era and 12 team playoffs should enhance that aswell(look how deep it was this year). While the growth part will be less it also means that the teams which can keep their roster together will have an advantage and that there will be more change from season to season about who is at the top of the sport. If you enjoyed that Alabama can redshirt an 5 star trench guy, play him a little as an sophmore and have him ready to dominate as an junior and repeat that "formula" after the guy gets picked in the first round in the NFL then thats your opinion but most people didnt. And college football has been an semi pro league for a while. Look at the stadiums.Look at the coaches salarys. Look at the TV money. Now its just more honest because it means the guys actually playing get money aswell.

[@zacharyshand3018]

This

[@jh-ll8yl]

I agree. The sport will be unwatchable in a couple years. All schools other than a few will just be farm schools for them.

[@bijan00711]

Really liked the analysis at the end. Is there anything preventing college programs from having a GM role? It's a prestigious enough title to attract the right talent for the role while creating an opportunity to support the head coach in how he wants to run the team.

[@BAMAISBACK394]

I absolutely agree that the expectations from BAMA fans is to win Championships. Why would any REAL Competitor set their goal and desires less than the top? Will KD be another SABAN….? No, we expect KD to write his own success story. Only time will tell. Our motto is “In GOD We TRUST….ALL Others must prove themselves on the Gridiron period.” The real concern I have as a BAMA fan is will our wealthy influential handful of alumni give KD enough time to prove himself? If not, then that is us being impatient and foolish. If yes then, KD had a legitimate shot at being successful and that is all any coach could ask for. Just my 2 cents……

[@zolarichards]

I think Alabama is going to play out like Nebraska when Tom Osborne retired. They still won 10 - 11 games, but the fans still wanted more. They cycled through a lot of coaches. I would expect the same here, even if he makes the playoffs, Bama wants nothing but titles, and if he losses to the wrong schools, a.k.a Auburn or Tennessee, he will be gone sooner.

[@Mgoblue2486]

Ohio ain't UGA. They're doing all this because they just had to watch Michigan win a National Championship. But, A&M proved it's not as simple as just buying a natty.

[@SeanTheRuthless]

Ohio State and Bama are the only teams to give Georgia a run for their money in the last 2 years. Not saying they are Georgia. Just stating facts I guess

[@Mgoblue2486]

@@SeanTheRuthless Michigan just beat Bama.

[@Elijah-qi3dz]

​@@Mgoblue2486Dosent matter. He is right, even if you beat Bama or not although you did. OSU and Bama are the only teams the past three years to give Georgia a run for their money or beat them.

[@Mgoblue2486]

@@Elijah-qi3dz Osu hasn't beaten UGA or Bama in the past three years.

[@tetoffense7659]

yo didnt read what he said@@Mgoblue2486

[@zackmcneal3097]

Joel, if you see this I love watching and listening to your show!! I think an interesting thing of note with O’Brien coming in is to my knowledge he has never been the OC under an offensive minded head coach. Saban and Belichick both being defensive by nature led him to being the sole force behind the offense. Now working with Day, I think his offensive woes that people talk about will be alleviated

[@tetoffense7659]

Not entirely true. O'Brien was handed a playbook at Alabama that he had to work from.

[@jimfrazier8611]

Nobody knew who Kalen DeBoer was until about a month ago, so he's basically been recruiting with one hand tied behind his back at Washington, especially with their lackluster NIL program. That being said, the kids who play for him love the guy, and he got a bunch of NFL-level guys to stay one more year, which doesn't happen often. He'll get a lot of recruiting mileage out of getting to the NC game, plus all the former UW players that will be drafted this year, and being chosen to follow Saban is going to get his foot in a lot of doors he could only dream of at Washington. Then again, I'm a lifelong UW fan, so I also hope he runs Bama into the Grand Canyon like a Thelma and Louise outtake...

[@Zoetropeification]

😄

[@willscarborough9089]

Bama alum and fan. I think a realistic expectation should be to go 9-3 and be competitive and work towards a top 12 (ish) recruiting class. If you go 8-4 and look bad doing it and then your class is number 20 or lower people are going to be upset. With the roster talent I don’t think 9-3 is unrealistic. This year is going to be important for recruiting. CKD needs to show recruits that he can win and be able to sell his vision. If we fall off a cliff then recruiting will too and the entire thing could sink. Long term I think it’s reasonable for Alabama to be a top 15 or better team year in and year out with top 10 recruiting classes. We shouldn’t expect to be number 1 or 2 every year and our roster isn’t going to be the most talented. That said, if CKD can stay in the upper tier of recruiting, attack the portal, and develop kids that’ll stay at Bama (I.e not massive roster turnover) we should be just fine.

[@GG-un7hj]

Buckeye Fan here but I followed Saban and Alabama too. I think Alabama is still a possible Top 5 Team in 2024, maybe going 10-2. Alabama will have excellent DL LBs, still giving them a Top Defense. DeBoer has never coached talent like this before. Watch out!

[@willscarborough9089]

@@GG-un7hj I think that’s a real possibility as well. Realistically we lost nearly 20 to the portal before Saban left and then like 9 afterwards. Those are the ones we’re replacing bc of the incoming class. Proctor was likely to have an issue in the new offensive system and Bond was probably gone regardless. The big loss is Downs to y’all and obviously depth across the board. We have a deep QB room, extremely talented RB room, still a solid WR core, still solid O-Line. The DL and LBs remain mostly unchanged and the Edge position is one we’ve recruited better than anyone for years. That leaves the secondary as a massive question. If we can go 9-3 and sneak into the playoff then that’d be a solid foundation to build on recruiting wise. Anything more is icing on the cake.

[@lexerdaniel4843]

Bama will never have a class outside the top 10 again. The kids being recruited today were newborns when Saban started at Bama and grown up watching them win championship after championship. Not to mention the fact that the staff is full of great recruiters and DeBoer’s scheme is unmatched by any other coach today.

[@willscarborough9089]

@@lexerdaniel4843 I hope that’s true but money talks 🤷🏼. I know we have a lot and others can’t buy everyone but I’m just wary of this new era. I do think the A still means a lot to kids. If we pull top 10 classes with CKD I feel really good about the future.

[@taxisquad11]

@@GG-un7hj Bama lost 30 of their most talented players AND THE reason players came to Alabama

[@RipGoforth]

Can't wait for the Vegas line on who's gonna make the dance!

[@romallama44]

The similarities between Michigan last year and Ohio state this year just keep growing. -Upper classmen returning -Key transfer portal pickups -Coach is known for losing big games - Questions surrounding a very talented QB OSU is looking like Michigan with more receiver depth

[@nigelperry1686]

OSU does not look like UM and they won't until they address the serious deficiencies related to the OL and DL.

[@EMINEMG.O.A.T4LIFE]

​@@nigelperry1686bro the guys are coming back tf u know nothing, plus last time I checked, they are getting offensive lineman in the portal and as high school prospects, theyll look a lot better next year on o line from what I have seen in person at Ohio State

[@timmayer8041]

He's no longer Cryin Day, he's Buyin Day

[@taxisquad11]

Harbinger of bad news Harbaugh. Hurring off the NFL Harbaugh

[@austinholland5286]

Kalen deboer is gonna do the exact same thing Brian Kelly has done at LSU! 10-2 9-3

[@Edward_USMC13]

Is Ed O, saban in this analogy? 😳 😂

[@ragmanintx]

Oh, that warm feeling that comes from certainty based on the vaporware of the mind.

[@reggiechristian-mz1cf]

Ryan day doesn't do it this year with this loaded team, he won't be able to survive the off-season. He has the best team by far this year

[@Tyrannis07]

I don't get how in one breath you can say Saban is the Greatest ever, then list all the top recruiting classes and talent composites he had that didn't result in titles. He had to cry to the Committee and use the SEC bias to get into the playoff this year and still didn't win. Hard to imagine another head coach couldn't have done what he did over the past decade with a top recruiting class every year, top coordinators on his staff, bias in the polls, weak OOC schedule, and a free loss every year.

[@lewisbeeman]

Ryan Day knows that if he doesn’t beat Michigan, win the B1G, and put forth a team on the field that can compete if not win the National Title, then he will no longer have a job in Columbus. That is just the truth.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Well then he'll get a 35 million dollar buyout and his choice of any opening in the sport with his great record. Not a bad life

[@taxisquad11]

That is ignorant, The new President and AD knows Day has the highest winning % in college football. They know if they fire Day what happened to Alabama's roster and recruiting classes happens to Ohio State. Ohio State returns to the years of Bruce and Cooper where 3 or 4 loss seasons are the norm. It took 20 years for Ohio State football to recover from Woody's firing.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@taxisquad11 you aren't wrong, but after going 15-1 against Michigan, the money boosters in Columbus aren't rational

[@lewisbeeman]

@@taxisquad11 yeah, you are probably right. I’m just dumb. Ryan Day doesn’t actually ever need to beat Michigan. He shouldn’t even focus on the game. As long as he can beat Purdue and Indiana and the rest of the scrubs he will be fine.

[@thebluefus]

Ohio state is embracing the new college football by handing out millions to top recruits.

[@ml1754]

It's a business and they are in it to win...not cheat...but win.

[@bencurti7693]

​@@ml1754 Why, how noble of you...sheesh

[@conner7349]

I was at the Missouri game. Haven’t seen a more defeated Ohio State team since the year after Tressel was fired. It was difficult to watch. That being said, these off-season moves are giving me a lot of hope. Maintaining players and transfer players alike look like we’re really gearing up for a run. We have to make it our year while other powerhouses deal with their setbacks. Alabama, Michigan, Washington, Oklahoma and Oregon might need a year or two to work some things out but they aren’t going anywhere. They’re top notch programs and they’ll reload quickly. We have to strike now.

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

Buying more prima dona players changes nothing. Hate to say it but you guys need a new head coach. You should have embarrassed Mizzou not vice versa. Your locker room is full of dead men walking and adding some guys making a million or more over guys who have been there working for three years is only going to worsen the environment.

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Right Enzo. You know so much and are so wise. Why aren't you an AD or coach by now?

[@user-kn9qz8xh6n]

Putting too much on a preseason game.

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

@@HughMorristheJoker LMAO - osu fans demand only coaches and ADs may criticize their program. Michigan has destroyed them. 🤣😂

[@chrisaustin22]

​@@EnzoMoresi-mj8bcpls tell me what's funny and how did Michigan destroy our program, and have you looked at Michigan team lately, sit down sir

[@Gonzo1968]

Joel is spot on! Top 5 Rosters in college football 1 Georgia 2 Ohio St. 3 Texas 4 Oregon 5 LSU With FSU,Oklahoma, Just Outside top 5..

[@Howard-bj1jq]

Go Buckeyes! This will be our year!!!

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

Dream on.

[@LT33013]

@@zubrickadvisors6742better chance than your team 😂

[@NAFUSO1]

As a Buckeyes fan, I hated losing to Meatchicken and even moreso losing to Mizzou. BUT...I have to remind myself that being a fan of a team that consistently wins 11 games a year in one of the toughest divisions in college football is a luxury very few teams have.

[@smellycheese2466]

Whatever helps you sleep at night bud. But Michigan will always be there to haunt your dreams go blue 〽️

[@apocalypsety2641]

Remind me of the record in our lifetimes? Pretty sure it’s 19-6 Ohio state. Trust me Michigan is nowhere near my dreams 😂😂

[@JimDement-cy7od]

Yes 19-6 OSU over the last 25 years.

[@JimDement-cy7od]

Michigan..1 hit wonder.

[@user-ic9bg3ht4q]

TCUN- Those champions up north

[@swarringimj]

Glad to be in the Big. See ya at Autzen! Hope you enjoy your stay in Eugene. Not to much though. Quack.

[@TherealBrutus]

really liked your analogy of less than everything but more than nothing

[@joelcurtis3363]

This is whats going on at Texas A&M. They hate Texas and can't stomach the Longhorns being on top of them in the same conference again. Which is why they were willing to payout and go another direction. They are trying to get ahead of the game.

[@jdobbs7700]

A&M may have finally gotten the right head coach. Time will tell because that's a really big herd of cats to manage in College Station.

[@Solomon1682]

Ohio has the best team money can buy. Congrats. Here’s my question. Joel Klatt said players came back for unfinished business. What is that? Beating Michigan? Big Ten title? National title? Haven’t done any of these in 3 years. Hard to say unfinished business when there’s been no accomplishments to build on imo.

[@_jse123]

Klatt is a OSu Ryan Day Fan boy. The SEC had theirs with ESPN and he is the guy at FOx that gooos over OSu

[@Dave-854]

@Solomon1682 isn’t that exactly what unfinished business is? Ohio State has been really good the last 3 years and they have nothing to show for it. So they are coming back to win something. That’s exactly what it means 🤔

[@douglawson9732]

Whatever Meatchicken fan! As far as 3-0 the last 3 seasons. Lets just leave out the prior 15 seasons or so the Buckeyes owned you. Congrats on your championship. And as far as the money can buy, welcome to college football today! Get over it.

[@elj2312]

@@douglawson9732or you can be a typical BLOwSU fan and forget about the last 100 years!

[@Kameraspie]

​@@douglawson9732look at whole series record or shut up dont cherry pick bucknut

[@The_Chewmiester]

Joel, what you said at the 11 min mark is MODERN Alabama fans, not old school Bama fans. I grew up in the later Stallings, DuBose, Franchoine, and Shula eras. I remember losing 8 games in a year. I don’t have super high expectations in the next few years for DeBoer. I expect to lose at least 2 games, no more than 4 in year 1. Modern Bama fans are spoiled. They don’t remember the 17 year gap between natties…

[@domenicac.giampaolo9277]

Love getting a different perspective of football.

[@reconsoldier135]

I’m a Michigan fan but I’ll say this as objectively as I can. With the kind and quantity of offseason moves Ohio State has been making just winning The Game this season won’t be enough to save his job, he better win it all with that roster or quit on his own

[@tetoffense7659]

Win 14 or 15 games or he's fired? That's insane.

[@taxisquad11]

Michigan is back to what it was in the past. 5 Wins every 20 years

[@bencurti7693]

​@@taxisquad11Well, we shall see...I would not count on that, especially if Sherrone Moore becomes coach. Remember, we didn't need a boatload of 4 or 5 star recruits to win it all.

[@taxisquad11]

Day will not be fired. Didn't you see what happened to Bama when Saban left? The best players at OSU will be gone and their recruiting class will be killed. It would be back to 3 and 4 losses every year like it was under Bruce and Cooper. The Admin at OSU has seen what happened, they can't afford that. I ask EVERYONE who wants Daya fired to give me ONE name of a coach that would be twice as good as day and none can. SImple solutions are for simpletons

[@bencurti7693]

One thing to keep in mind, are the comparative schedules for 2024/25. Pretty much a night and day comparison...OSU is cupcake city...Akron, Western Mich., Marshall, Purdue, NW, Indiana. The only two challenges, IMO, will come from Oregon and maybe UM. UM on the other hand...yes, two cupcakes with Fresno St. and Arkansas State, but then you have Texas, Washington, USC, Oregon and of course, OSU. Will UM lose a few...good chance. OSU, on the other hand...really no excuse not to go undefeated with that schedule. I would worry about Oregon, but after that...

[@robertfaye3805]

Joel, I think Caleb Downs reason for choosing Ohio State is a Winning Athlete's perspective. It wasn't NIL or Coaching, he could have gone to Georgia for that. He said staying at Alabama may not avenge his last lost, but at Ohio State he get a shot at the last team to beat him next year... I Love That!

[@markstandohar5977]

Joel, I don’t think ANY 3-Loss teams will get in UNLESS all were against Playoff teams and ALL were very close losses, otherwise, 2-loss teams will be the line-drawn in vast majority of years going forward

[@taxisquad11]

A 3 loss Alabama or Michigan gets in over the likes of a 2 loss Louisville, SMU, Liberty or MAC team

[@grahamjones8562]

I have been thinking a lot about the fact that it is hard for play callers to be head coaches. I wonder if this explains some of the struggles that big time offensive minds have endured such as Ryan day or Lincoln Riley. My main worry is that it's difficult for these coaches to give up this duty and trust in someone else and I wonder if that leads to some baggage down the road when you decide who should keep vs lose their job.

[@anwarwilliams7365]

JK 🌹 is so positive! All sunshine and rainbows Colimbus,that's wonderful 😅😅😅 #GoBlue

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

This ∆∆∆∆∆∆∆. 🤡. Should be great to watch them re-implode early 2024. Klatt is getting worse in his prognosticating the longer he has his show, less common sense, more hype-spinner. He's becoming just another talking head. He used to be against this buying players because it doesn't build culture it builds resentment in the ranks,but now suddenly a team can buy it's way out of a terrible head coach.

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

This is going to be great. That is the difference between us and them. They buy players, we MAKE players. They have no team, just a bunch of highly paid mercenaries. They'll break at the first opportunity. I cannot wait.@@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc

[@StandStrong614]

You guys talk like you didn't go 20 years with 1 or 2 wins. Your fall is going to be hilarious. Do you think Day would be a better coach if he knew what plays the other teams were running?

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

@@StandStrong614 - here we go, it's no longer "what have you done lately, its let's play rear view mirror. No, actually we aren't mired in the past more than 3 years ago as you wish we were. National Champs, teams that spanked you three years running don't need to - only those guys that have to look back a decade to find their last NC are obsessed with the distant past.

[@pdgoblue2518]

@@StandStrong614 you poor baby 😢so sorry the bully up north beat you up again so you went crying to mommy 😢 Hey, at least Caleb downs will fit in perfectly with the locker room since he's never beaten Michigan either 🤣🤣🤣

[@joshbazon2764]

I strongly believe the transfer portal exodus from Alabama is good for college football since its forcing some of the old college football blue bloods (Ex: Penn State, Nebraska, Auburn, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, and others) to get back into the National Championship and playoff games. I admire Nick Saban, but Alabama hired a great coach in Kalen DeBoer.

[@tetoffense7659]

I'm waiting to see what happens after the spring portal. How many of these blueblood guys end up at Alabama? 15, 20?

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@tetoffense7659 Alabama could not gain a single addition and still have potentially the top composite roster in the country. They have 19 players still on roster who were named a 5 star by a major recruiting website. After the exodus, that stat is literally insane. Saban is undoubtedly the GOAT.

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

If Ohio State doesn’t win it all, fire Ryan Day.

[@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music]

Day should of been fired 2 years ago. Day shouldn't be calling plays.

[@caryjoyner4839]

I can tell you flat out, don't worry about Alabama, this team always finds a way to win and with the coaching staff in place and the players on board and other players coming in, Alabama will be back in the winning grove in 2024! ROLL TIDE!

[@taxisquad11]

Changes were made in the staff. Recruiting will not be the same, Players came to play for Saban not for Alabama

[@BOBBY_27]

Ohio state looking like a real threat in 2024

[@atrain132]

🤣🤣👌

[@lamarwashington7093]

@@atrain132fr man I’d be laughing scared too 😂

[@atrain132]

@@lamarwashington7093 not when you have a crybaby coach who can't develop players, or win the big games.

[@tetoffense7659]

I heard Sharone Moore get his players an NIL deal from Kleenex@@atrain132

[@taxisquad11]

@@atrain132 ignorant hater

[@lawrenceduval9901]

Watching Joe Klatt talk like Ohio is guaranteed the title is hilarious. Can't wait to hear him babble why it didn't happen next January.

[@taxisquad11]

LIAR Klatt said no such thing

[@TheBBear86]

What? Luckily, listening comprehension is a skill that can be developed.

[@rayelee1301]

They still have Day though, right? Not worried. Talent has never been an issue at OSU, especially over the last few years. The issue is culture and coaching. Players more worried about what they're gonna wear on the bus to the game rather than winning the game. Nothing has changed there but the names on the back. Looking forward to more Day pregame whistle mosh pits

[@tetoffense7659]

Cool story bro.

[@rayelee1301]

@@tetoffense7659 yep, part 4 coming soon

[@lancesilvis4085]

@@rayelee1301Bill O’Brian is the only OC Bama has had out of the previous 5 (excluding Rees) that has not won a Natty. And he just coached the worst offense in the NFL. Real solid pickup.

[@davidjelinek9970]

Can’t wait for Alex orji runnjng the Lamar Jackson offense for Michigan . Jim met with their OC already after the Ravens game

[@RussellisMid]

He's mid

[@lancesilvis4085]

It’s going to be crazy watching us give this super team that’s self-destructing the final nail in their coffin on a disastrous season. The hole that will cause in the state of Ohio’s economy may send it back into a second great depression.

[@jonstoops5850]

Welcome to the $$$ game

[@carymorrison332]

I'm a Buckeyes fan I'm from Columbus it looking will good but lits see in the.spring game

[@ironhide132]

As a Washington Huskies fan, this video brings me so much joy to know Kalen is losing so many players! I know, I know, it’s Alabama, they will be just fine…but this helps with the sting of losing Kalen and so many of our players to the portal!

[@Lanny-io9bi]

I feel for you guys losing coach after the success and I just can't see bama staying anywhere close to being able to making it through the SEC next few years at least

[@SPG8989]

That why he left. You people are losers without him

[@tjadams1089]

@@Lanny-io9bihe literally just played in the national championship with an inferior roster and beat Texas. Outside of Georgia who is stopping bama

[@Lanny-io9bi]

@@tjadams1089 😂

[@ironhide132]

grow up@@SPG8989

[@alvenokondyles6632]

Who cares? If you can't develop them and coach them. They will still lose.

[@ericbarry7540]

As an Ohio State fan I am glad to see that we are finally getting serious about QB.

[@Solomon1682]

Seriously? Serious about QB? Did you forget about CJ Stroud who is crushing it in the NFL?

[@AL_1547]

@@Solomon1682 Lol and Fields, Haskins, and JT before him. OSU has had elite QB play for years until this past season. And McCord wasn't even terrible, we are just used to OSU having a superstar behind center.

[@Dawg-Bone]

I guess a top 5 NFL quarterback as a rookie is not serious. Makes sense.

[@zacharyshand3018]

“Finally getting serious?” You reek of entitlement. Look at your recent history of quarterback play-you’re spoiled.

[@ericbarry7540]

@@zacharyshand3018 I meant after this year I have enjoyed watching CJ Stroud shock NFL fans this year

[@gymclasshero1982]

With all thats going on in Columbus, if OSU loses in November, its going to be the biggest loss in the history of college football history. You cant reload that much, and lose to the team up north. Hang the banner OSU, you won the offseason!

[@JamesAnderson-zp8gx]

It's like the SEC is turning into a farm system for OSU.

[@grizzlyman329]

Day is trying to buy a Natty, he was handed a great program that Tressel and Urban built, he never rebuilt a program.

[@Lanny-io9bi]

It's today's football

[@calebleeson5662]

That’s everywhere. Let’s not act like Alabama doesn’t pay their players a lot either

[@deadlifefr]

You’re really dull aren’t you?

[@tetoffense7659]

So are you mad Michigan NIL payed it's players to come back along with 7 starters out of the transfer portal?

[@taxisquad11]

"buy" is ignorant, EVERY Top Ten program does the same. Tressel and Urban DID NOT have to deal with NIL or a portal. You're an embarrassment to REAL and intelligent OSU fans

[@lancelatkiewicz5070]

I am so sick of Hartline getting so much credit for his receivers. Hands down an elite recruiter but his receivers do NOT play hard nor are tough. One of the reasons for some of the buckeyes run struggles is because his recievers do not block and they simply do not play with their hair on fire. Because he is such a good recruiter i felt like this aspet of his WR play has been let off the hook - Mike Sainistril even said it he said when its a 50/50 ball he doesnt feel osu kids want it as bad - Hartline has built a mega talented room full of divas - and its a reason osu culture and attitude and blocking has lost an edge

[@taxisquad11]

SO SO ignorant about Hartline and his receivers. Why are they successful in the NFL??

[@Al-Rudigor]

You sound crazy. The reason those five star guys don't play as freshman is because they have to learn to block. Nobody cares what a cheater says.

[@user-cl7qm7vj3k]

Hearing about the "gold rush" that the Bucs got both in the portal and in their recruits gives me pause. Football is certainly about skill and ability but it is also very much more. It is a team sport and people have to want to play together, work together and fit with their strengths and weaknesses to make a complete team. That starts with having the "right" fits, great and consistent coaching and a belief in each other. My thought is that the 2024 staff and team has to show us what "The Team Up North" showed us last season. At that point I will buy the hype. Thanks for your work and astute observations.

[@NathanReed-yx8qv]

Hey Joel! With the exception of the teams in the Big Ten and SEC will there ever ever be a championship from a school outside of these to conference?

[@taxisquad11]

Not in recent years was his point. Clemson ONLY because of a generational QB. Qbs since then not much.

[@cleveranwitty811]

Ryan Day begged players to stay, and then asked boosters and NIL collectives to write big checks in the portal. All to save his job. He has to have superior talent, because he can't develop worth a ......

[@jasonbugs2877]

I know people don't want to put out videos on this because it's NICK SABAN. But, Saban has been outcoached repeatedly the last few seasons. They've underachieved a LOT in the last few years. Saban openly came out and said as he got older he's been missing when hiring assistants and coordinators. Alabama has been outcoached repeatedly and have had mediocre assistants. People are not talking about this. If DeBoer is the X's and O's guy people say he is, Alabama could look BETTER albeit with possibly less talent in the short term(Talent will NOT be the falloff people think). 'You measure a coach by seeing the games they won as the SECOND most talented team on the field'. Name me a game that Saban won as the less talented team the last several years. Name me a game that Kirby Smart has won as the less talented team the last few years. DeBoer has proven this. Those two coaches have not. No one wants to talk about this because it's Saban. Alabama could BE BETTER under DeBoer, IF he can get the recruiting even in a top 5'ish somewhere will be elite. People aren't used to Alabama outcoaching them. This is going to be different.

[@BrianKellyisGay]

The thing that seperated Saban was his consistency. He was an elite coach in 2004 and he was an elite coach in 2023. Even elite coaches go through ups and downs but Saban was at the peak throughout many different eras. Other coaches have maybe out coached Saban at certain points, like Urban Meyer, Gus Malzahn, Dabo Sweeney, Kirby Smart, Jim Harbaugh. But none have done it for as long. It’s very possible that DeBoer puts Alabama’s offense at a higher level than it was under Saban for much of his time here. It’s very possible the level of the team, in a certain year or two, reaches the height of a Saban-led Bama team. But as a Bama fan, it’s almost impossible for him to do it at a consistently-elite level for over 20 years like Saban did. At some point his scheme and system will fall out of style, but Saban adjusted his under the current circumstances every time. That will be the difference. Bama could be better next year or the year after potentially if DeBoer is able to replace his success at Washington, but it won’t be on the level of Alabama being penciled in as the title favorite every year for a decade plus.

[@versions1]

Is tampering even considered as a possible reason for these transfers heading over there along with NIL?

[@billkinnunen2384]

Pay-for-Play is illegal under NCAA guidelines. Hilarious how flippant people are about it. Glad my team won a national championship without it. Go Blue!

[@AZindani1]

If Jim Harbaugh stays at Michigan, the will continue to dominate NCAA football

[@flman1478]

I got some bad news for you, Mich is bring back a ton of D players. the Running back room is stacked and the o line is going to be good. Good luck!! You'll need it

[@taxisquad11]

U of M has lost 35 players out of their 2 Deep, including JJ and Corum. They will lose Harbaugh and his D coordinator. The NCAA will take scholarships away from U of M and the last 2 recruiting classes were ranked 17th and 15th. Those are the FACTS, not pie in the sky

[@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc]

More important, a winning environment of hard work as well. OSU is bringing back .....Ryan Day - turning the program back to the great ol days of John Cooper, maybe lower.

[@zubrickadvisors6742]

IT's amazing to see none of these Buckeyes worried about the money being given to these mercenaries. Their time is coming.@@EnzoMoresi-mj8bc

[@bschmid100]

Joel. That intro makes me want college football back 😢

[@atrain132]

Buckeyes might be getting some more players, but they have a soft crybaby coach who can't develop them, and can't take them to the big game.

[@elilucas3361]

A lot of people coping and hating on Ohio State in these comments 😂 Michigan calling OSU out for buying players when they spent the last 3 years cheating is hilarious

[@user-jc8uk1nq5o]

If that’s what helps you cope and sleep better at night have it, you need the offseason is the only thing good for osu rn😂😂😂

[@kmfiz]

Yeah the only way we beat the Sucks is because of Connor Stallions 😂

[@ml1754]

Dude you were up by 6 points in your own house against a brand new starting QB on the otherside you persevered that's about it....the wheels are coming off your program in the next couple of months hope you have your mind right when it goes down.

[@anthonyarant5246]

Whatever helps you get through the past three years. GO BLUE!!

[@kryptokc3800]

@@ml1754 Up 6 points & controlling the game. Kyle MCCord was ranked as one of the best QB's statistically & was undefeated starter. Instead of padding Stroud's stats the previous year you should've been giving McCord meaningful reps in big games. You saw JJ come in during games when it meant everything and perform so he wasn't out of his element. So now you bring in a new guy AGAIN and expect him to win his first time in THE GAME. So hopefully it works out and you're so dominant that he doesn't have to carry the team

[@jedrickb]

With the Oregon Ducks in the conference next season, it seems like OSU and UO could become a huge rivalry game over the next several years. I would like to hear your thoughts.