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LB Trey Johnson (Official Thread)

brodybuck21
Wilbert Johnson is a U.S. Army veteran who has been working for the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years. He delivers the mail in Miller’s neighborhood, and he couldn’t help but notice the stacks of envelopes with college logos being sent to that brick house.

Coincidentally, Johnson is the father of Trey Johnson, a former four-star linebacker from Lawrenceville (Ga.) Central Gwinnett — who signed with Meyer and Ohio State in the 2013 recruiting class.

Though Trey’s career didn’t pan out — he eventually had to give up football because of injuries — Wilbert still has a love and respect for Meyer and Ohio State. He concedes that when he’d deliver those stacks of letters to the Miller house, he always put the Ohio State letters on top. He wanted those to be seen first.

“Ohio State took care of Trey,” Johnson said, “even after football was no longer an option.”

One day when Johnson was on his route, he saw Kristina in front of her house, so he struck up a conversation about his son and his football experience. The conversations turned into a friendship, one that began before Meyer’s leave of absence. Kristina and Johnson would speak frankly about Ohio State, and Johnson had the perspective of a parent who sent a son to Columbus but didn’t have a heartwarming story for the way his football career turned out.


The Millers saved most of the mail Harry received from colleges who were eager to get his signature on a letter of intent. (Ari Wasserman / The Athletic)
Johnson also had his son’s view on how seriously Meyer takes domestic violence.

“When I asked my son about all the (Meyer news), he said that’s one thing coach Meyer did not tolerate — guys putting their hands on young ladies,” Johnson said. “He didn’t and doesn’t condone that at all. I told my son that doesn’t sound like him, and my son agreed. He also said, ‘coach Meyer has so much on his plate all the time between taking care of all the guys and making sure none of the players get in trouble, then here goes one of the people on his staff has a problem. That’s got to be overwhelming. There’s only so much one man can do and know because it’s a whole lot to be responsible for.’

“I thought that made sense, and none of the stuff they were saying about coach Meyer sounded like the man I knew.”

The man Wilbert Johnson said he knew was a powerful coach who was strong and stern but also deeply caring. After Trey Johnson’s career ended, Ohio State continued to give him access to all the resources he always had, including academic support and tutoring, exposure to people of influence in business and the potential for internships.

Wilbert Johnson is real about the football element — “When it comes down to playing, you better play well,” he said — but also said Meyer was a key figure in Trey Johnson’s professional development. Trey Johnson has an Ohio State degree, lives in Columbus and is in management at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

“That insight is valuable,” Kristina said......

https://theathletic.com/581278/2018...IZvaw4mTuYX3zOyBfQRLaAd3YydKCZUbmcbCupVvYIstk
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BTN Big Ten Power Rankings: Michigan takes over No. 2 spot in post-Week 7 list

Big Ten Power Rankings: Michigan takes over No. 2 spot in post-Week 7 list
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

Every Big Ten team has reached the midpoint of the season. The races in the East and West are competitive, so it should be a fun second half. Get James Laurinaitis' latest Big Ten Power Rankings, presented by ArcelorMittal, inside.

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Big Ten Championship Tickets

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ScriptOhio said:
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Just sayin': Ohio State's odds of being in the B1G Championship Game just went up this weekend.
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Yup, got my normal reservation through shoowin again. Too easy not to. See ya all for drinks on Friday night again?

For what it’s worth, my options are in the money. :wink: I got in for lower level mid-field Club at $75 opening price. They are up to $175 it looks like.
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Game Thread Indiana @ Ohio State - 10/06/18, 4:00PM (FOX)

brodybuck21
pnuts34 said:
Isn’t that always the problem with young RBs who are used to outrunning everyone? Alford needs to hammer that into Dobbins’, to go forward for 4yds instead of dancing for 1.
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pretty sure weber has been dropped for a loss a few times trying to bounce runs outside just as well....both these guys just need to go forward!
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OL Justin Boren (Official Thread)

ScriptOhio
brodybuck21 said:
Boren brothers happy to talk trash in new career
By Tom Knox / For Columbus CEO
Posted Oct 6, 2018 at 3:28 PMUpdated Oct 6, 2018 at 3:28 PM

Zach and Justin Boren were central Ohio football royalty, highly ranked recruits from Pickerington who starred for Ohio State University and had careers in the National Football League. Now, they’re using their name and ties to the Buckeyes to buoy Boren Brothers, a fast-growing waste-management business. Here’s how it began, and how they’ve leveraged and balanced their ties to Columbus’ most prized pastime.

Q: How did you become an expert in waste management?

Zach Boren: It started from surrounding myself with people who knew the industry. I constantly networked, was kind of an open book — I took in a bunch of information. And honestly I started with the Yellow Pages, companies who can utilize our services. ...

But also, just the network we were able to build at Ohio State. There were so many people we came across being Buckeyes and when we played football that, you keep in touch with those people. It’s crazy how big the network is at Ohio State and especially football supporters and football boosters. When you’re done playing, you’re able to reach out to those people and really talk to them about the business world and see how they can utilize your services.

Q: How have your connections to Ohio State benefited the growth of the business? Even when you were cold-calling at the beginning, did people say, “I know that name”?

Justin Boren: I think it’s huge, and it’s not just us. One thing about Ohio State football — there’s so much tradition. Ohio State and Columbus, they take care of their own. If you play sports, especially football, and you do the right things, and you don’t get into trouble, and you don’t do something stupid, there’s going to be endless opportunity. Whether it’s your own business, or opportunities for employment, I think that’s one of the great things........

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181006/boren-brothers-happy-to-talk-trash-in-new-career
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Re: Zach Boren: We have buddies that we played with that are in real estate, that are in financial management. There are so many guys out there and doing great because of their name, because of what they did at Ohio State. Being an Ohio State football player — and especially coming back to Columbus — it’s huge.

Re: Justin Boren: I think it’s huge, and it’s not just us. One thing about Ohio State football — there’s so much tradition. Ohio State and Columbus, they take care of their own. If you play sports, especially football, and you do the right things, and you don’t get into trouble, and you don’t do something stupid, there’s going to be endless opportunity. Whether it’s your own business, or opportunities for employment, I think that’s one of the great things.

If they don't, Ohio State should definitely promote this in their recruiting process, especially to the recruit's parents. In addition to the basic athletics and academics presentations, have some of the guys come back (or make some videos) showing the advantages/opportunities that former Ohio State football players have had and/or are having in careers after football, etc.

You have to love the picture on their dumpsters:

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BP'ers get all nerdy about weather (split from Poll thread)

BuckeyeNation27
Jaxbuck said:
It is a major disadvantage for a person who's body is acclimated for the north to try to have to all of a sudden play at a high level in the heat and humidity that your opponent is used to.

That is so obvious and easily understood that I know you are willfully trying to obfuscate the entire argument.

As you said, it has been concisely stated; why should southern schools enjoy a permanent home field advantage?

Other than being a fan of a southern school, and by extension then a fan of all southern schools, I think you don't really have a good reason.
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I'm going more for the angle of how you build a team. You aren't going to build a 90s Fun and Gun team in the B1G. You'll win a bunch of games early and then put up a stinker when you have to play in the rain on halloween at night at Penn St. So now you've built your team to be able to win in the B1G......and you have to face a team from the south in the south for a title.
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