B., The Chef

I’m gonna rant. I REFUSE to be told by anyone I’m wrong on this. There is a standard at Ohio State that’s been set for generations. You CANNOT compromise on that standard. When you choose to Ohio State, you know you’re choosing to meet that standard or GTFO @Jermiah_Smith1 meets that standard EVERY single day. That is why you sit in living rooms with the families of recruits, and tell them you need to leave home and come to Ohio State. He will be surrounded by a culture that is held to the standard he holds himself to. He will be held accountable by his teammates and coaches every single day. In the NIL era, it’s special to have an environment where the greatest college football I’ve ever seen chooses to suit up every single day for himself, his brothers, the greats before him, and the fans. When you compromise on that standard, when you say “oh it’s okay Ryan Day, we forgive you for getting shoved in a locker by a soft USC after having two weeks to prepare.” The second you start doing that, you lose that standard. You become Alabama. You become Michigan. You become Penn State. You can no longer in good faith go tell a Jeremiah Smith to come to Ohio State… because we’re no longer holding ourselves to standard you hold yourself to. You’re not setting up each other to be our best selves when you do that. That’s a principle I can’t cross. I can’t compromise on that. You have to appreciate the Jeremiah Smiths, the Zach Boren’s, John Simon’s, JT Barrett’s, Chris Olave’s… those guys with insane leadership intangibles. Those guys who regardless of talent and record, meet that Ohio State standard every day. Those are the guys who make Ohio State the standard.