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Let's take a logical look at your theory.

In 2024 OSU had a total of four players drafted into the NFL. Marvin Harrison Jr., Mike Hall, Cade Stover, and Tommy Eichenberg.

In 2015 after winning the national championship they had a total of 14 players drafted into the NFL. Six of those players drafted in rounds 4-6. Not top tier draft picks.

The Ohio State football roster is capped at 105 players for the 2025 season, a new NCAA rule change allowing more scholarship players (up to 85) and the rest walk ons. And last year that number was 120 players.

Out of all those players only 14 were drafted. The math alone says that OSU isn't beating any NFL team.

Only the best college players get drafted into the NFL. They are accumulated over several years to form an NFL rosters. College teams look great against each other but you are taking this a bridge too far.

This becomes a conversation every year. And you're correct. The worst NFL team would beat the best college team like a college team would beat a JV highschool team. It's not close. Of all the leaps, the leap from college to pro is easily the biggest. Almost everyone on the team was an absolute star of their college and high school teams. Yes, some people blossom later or are in bad situations and thus don't get scouted or drafted and they walk on etc etc. But most of them, if they were held a year or two behind or in a different situation, would have been the star of the team.

It's kinda reminds me of the men's vs women's tennis argument from years ago. There used to be a lot chatter about how the best women could stack up to men. I mean, the women got a LOT stronger in the 90's and 00's and eyeball test says it's possible, right? That was until the Williams sisters, who were ranked as the top women, said they could beat any man ranked lower than 200. They played the 203rd ranked man and he beat them in succession 6-1, 6-2. And it wasn't even as close as that would make it seem. Point being.. it looks like a top tier college team could challenge an NFL team. Um, actually no.

Wow. Thirty years. And still nowhere near a championship. Sad.

I was there, with my wife, and cousin, and his friend.

Got to a season ticket seats and the guy beside me had a saw blade. He cut his seat out, then asked me if I wanted it to cut my seats out. I said no, but ended up taking all 4 of the seats at the end of the game.

Still have MY season ticket seat hanging in my office.

I wish Art was still alive. That way I could wish him dead one more time. Ahhh, the memories. Still not in Canton, !!!

Don’t think I’ve forgotten Tagliabu, either.

A life of crime!

What IS that, fate?

Urinal screen. 🤣

Hahaha I see it!

I thought the business idea was to win. I see other team do it and they actually look having some fun….

I’ve always believed that drafting to protect the qb was the idea. But yeah winning is #1.

I wonder what that "cap insurance" will ultimately amount to....

That's why this FO set it up so we have 2 1st round picks.