This big Thursday Buckeye Talk is a lot about feelings and a little about psychology. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have been digging into the football specfics and the potential on-field fallout from Ohio State's loss to Oregon since it happened Saturday. This is a little more big picture. With the help of the opinions and survey votes of text subscribers, Doug, Nathan and Stephen examine the feelings around a loss like this one.
It hurts OSU fans, obviously. But is the threat of a devastating loss a critical component of what makes the college football regular season great? And how much would the feeling around a big loss change if there was a 12-team playoff and much more room for error in the regular season?
Interesting answers, and some relevant and insightful opinions from the texters on this topic. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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Does the threat of a crushing regular-season defeat make college football more exciting?

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Among the Ohio State topics discussed by Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis:

Has NIL impacted the way freshmen athletes interact with the media and build their personal brands?

Real life doppelgängers.

Which football players could make the basketball team?

Comparing Jeremiah Smith to other versions of great OSU wide receivers.

What the summer months look like for the current roster

Could a dominant defense hold the offense back?

How good would Ohio State be if it had to start its second-string defense all season?

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NIL’s impact, Jeremiah Smith and what Ohio State football’s summer schedule looks like

This episode of Buckeye Talk is all about getting to know thy enemy, which matters when discussing the greatest rivalry in sports.
Ohio State closed out its spring session last week with the first nationally televised spring game, and now Michigan is set to become the second on Saturday. In preparation, Stephen Means is joined by Jimmy Watkins as the two discuss what's going on in Ann Arbor as the Wolverines embark on a new era under Sherrone Moore.
Plus, an unnecessarily long conversation about why JJ McCarthy was the perfect OSU villain and how Michigan plans to follow that up. 
Lastly, they look at the reasons why the Wolverines could still be a threat in 2024.
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Why Ohio State football fans should care about Michigan's spring game

This Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions.
Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis:

The impact of Ohio State's first two losses to the post-spring transfer portal window.

Players and people within the OSU athletic department they’d love to interview knowing they’d get 100% honesty.

Which position group would they buy stock in?

What are their favorite sports teams and how they became passionate about them?

Is the defensive line’s success more about its upside or problems with the offensive line?

Who would they start at quarterback if it were up to them?

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An Ohio State stock watch, two early transfers and who should be the 2024 starting quarterback

Ohio State's 2025 recruiting class is off to a strong start, and its class added two more members over the weekend.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis break down OSU’s latest commitments and what they bring to the program. Then the two look ahead for a class featuring 13 commits and sitting in the top spot in the recruiting rankings.
While Ohio State has started great, it's far from finished putting together its 2025 class. As it heads into the next few months where recruiting in the only priority, the two look at what are the most important needs still left on the board.
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Two new commits and Ohio State’s most important positions left on the recruiting board

This Monday episode of Buckeye Talk features a rewatch of Ohio State's 2024 spring game.
Stephen Means and Nathan Baird look back at the performances of quarterbacks Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz, Julian Sayin and Air Noland looking at how they played and what comes next. Plus a transfer portal conversation on how many quarterbacks they think will still be on the roster in the fall.
Then a conversation about the bevy of options Jim Knowles and the defense previewed and whether they think OSU needs to find another offensive lineman in the transfer portal
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