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[size=6][b]Buckeyes by the numbers[/b][/size]

[size=6][b]Here's the numbers that matter on Buckeyes[/b][/size]

Updated: Monday, 27 Aug 2012, 9:16 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 27 Aug 2012, 9:16 AM EDT
By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - 7,000,000--In dollars, the cost of the new scoreboard at Ohio Stadium and other updated electronic gadgets around the old place on the banks of the Olentangy. The 11-year-old scoreboard was a measly 30 feet by 90 feet. The new one is 42 feet by 124 feet and will feature a high-definition that which utilizes "Surface Mount Diode LED technology."

4,200,000--In dollars, estimate of how much Urban Meyer gets paid for the calendar year 2012 under the six-year contract he signed with the university. That does not include so-called "retention payments" of $450,000, $750,000 and $1.2 million -- separate from his escalating contract -- he'll get if he's still the coach at the end of January in 2014, 2016 and 2018, respectively.

1988--Last time the Buckeyes had a losing record (4-6-1) before last year's 6-7 mark.

1897--Last time Ohio State lost seven games in a season prior to 2011.

560--Face value, in dollars, of a season ticket to Ohio State football this fall ($70 per home game).

223--Number of new high-def TVs around the stadium concourse and press box, also part of the $7 million electronics makeover.

165--Difference in weight between the heaviest player (340-pound DL Chris Carter) and the lightest (175-pound DB Vince Petrella).

127--Yards per game passing by the Buckeyes in 2011, which ranked 115th of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

107--Where Ohio State ranked in total offense of the 120 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2011.

80--Height, in inches, of the tallest Buckeye, 6-foot-8 tight end-turned-lineman Reid Fragel. That's exactly a foot taller than his shortest teammate, CB Adam Griffin.

79--Length of the suspension, in days, of senior LB Storm Klein. Initially charged with domestic violence after an incident with the mother of his child, Klein was kicked off the team July 7 by Meyer for a violation of the program's "core principles." Klein pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor Wednesday, appealed to Meyer, and was reinstated Thursday night. He will sit out at least the first two games.

41--Points surrendered by North Carolina in a 41-21 loss to Missouri in last season's Independence Bowl, which was current Ohio State defensive co-coordinator Everett Withers' last game in that role for the Tar Heels.

37--Number of wins Meyer's teams have in their first four games of his 10 seasons as a head coach. The losses include a 37-31 setback at Marshall in the fourth game of his first season at Bowling Green in 2001, a 28-26 loss to Texas A&M in the second game of his debut season at Utah in 2003, and at home against Mississippi in the fourth game of the 2008 season, his fourth year at Florida.

28--Buckeyes who weight at least 275 pounds, including 12 who go at least 300 pounds. And that's after Ohio State hired Sarah Wick as the new staff dietitian.

25--Incoming freshmen members of the recruiting class. Meyer has said "a ton" of freshmen will play this season.

13--Round of the MLB draft in which Meyer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves after graduating from Ashtabula (Ohio) St. John High School. He played two years in the bushes before going to the University of Cincinnati, where he played defensive back on the football team.

9--Members of the recruiting class who enrolled in either January or March at Ohio State. Not coincidentally, perhaps, almost all nine have been mentioned by Meyer as being freshmen who will have an immediate impact.

8--Home games, matching the most in history (2002, 2003).

4--Losing skid heading into the 2012 season, the longest to begin a Buckeyes season since the 1898 team inherited a five-game losing streak; the number also represents that Meyer has retained the existing defensive coordinator at each of his four head coaching positions (at Ohio State, Luke Fickell).

3--Number of mission trips P Ben Buchanan has made to Honduras, where he helped build a dental clinic.

2--B1G logos on the FieldTurf at Ohio Stadium this season, at each end of the field between the 20- and 30-yard lines facing the west or press box side; also, 2012 marks the second annual Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes are not eligible for a title, that game, or a bowl because of NCAA sanctions.

1--Name, two players. Corey Brown, nicknamed "Philly" after his hometown, will be a go-to guy at WR. Corey Brown, nicknamed "Pittsburgh," is a backup at safety. The Corey Brown on offense wears No. 10; the one on defense, who is no relation, has a 3 on his jersey.

.771--Meyer's winning percentage in his first seasons at Bowling Green (8-3 in 2001), Utah (10-2 in 2003) and Florida (9-3 in 1005). If he approximates that percentage this year, the Buckeyes will go 9-3.





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I think it depends on the development of the WRs.

The defensive line will be one of the best in the nation.
The DBs will be very good. The LBs will be fast if nothing else and should be solid. So I think the defense will be one of the top 2 in the Big Ten with MSU.

The O-line and running game should be solid. If the WRs have developed the offense should be very good, and if nothing else will be the best conditioned in the Big Ten.

Good WRs and I see nothing worse than 11-1.

If the WRs still struggle 10-2 or 9-3.
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[quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1346550447' post='1153799']
Just thought I would mention that "That Team Up North" is getting dee-fucking-stroyed by Alabama right now.
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:headbang:

41-14. Hmmm, that number sounds familiar for some reason.

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[quote name='Jason' timestamp='1346529354' post='1153746']
Ohio beat Penn State.
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The best part was that Ohio was down 14-3 at the half, but won 24-14. They had a lot in common with Jerry Sandusky - in that they "came from behind".

[img]http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5611/statepenn.jpg[/img]

The Bobcats did this in front of more than 97,000 Penn State fans - supporters of a once proud program whose administration systematically covered up for a coach who liked to rape children.

Fuck Penn State - I hope they lose every game, forever.
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