Welcome to the Bucknotts Epi Hour.

We'll call it your most fun Ohio State podcast. I don't know how many I know there's a lot

of them out there. I don't know how many of them out there, uh, crack beers and talk

about guys the way we do. We try and do it a little differently here. I am here in New York City,

the Patrick Merchant Buds and 247 Sports. We're here. We cover the Heisman Trophy Celebrity this weekend.

We'll really dive into that in this podcast. We're going to talk some college role playoff.

We should have Bill Kerlick on the second half of the show to talk some book I Recruiting.

Obviously the early signing period coming up here. But uh, let's dive into to buck eyes and uh,

what's been the latest with the buck eyes and to do that. We're going to bring in our

our regular attendor of the Bucknotts happy hour. Jimmy Hall from 97.1 the fan. Tim,

thanks for joining us again. What you got there?

Oh, hello. Sorry. Just caught me mid-sip there, Patrick. I was just enjoying a little three

o'clock happy hour here for the buck eye happy hour. We've got a rogue hazelnut brown nectar.

You'll be pleased to know that I also had my first winter ale of the season today. So check

it off the list. And of course, it's the traditional. It's the goat of Christmas beers.

The Great Lakes Christmas ale. So and I had it on draft too. And I had it at a golf club.

I didn't take the sticks, but just to have an off day, you're welcome for doing this on an off day too.

I even recorded my one of my own podcasts. It didn't really feel like an off day, but I did get to

go and sit there and have lunch at a golf club and have a a Great Lakes Christmas ale on draft.

So it was unbelievable. There were people out there playing. I would have. I would have.

I think 45 to 50 degrees with low winds. Perfect temps to get out there and swing a man.

Sure. Why not? I mean, I don't know much about golf, but that's that sounds good to me. I we got

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