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2007 Buckeye Linebackers

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CleveBucks;811028; said:
No it wasn't. It was played in Arizona Cardinals Stadium and had nothing to do with the Fiesta Bowl.
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Yes, but the actual name is University of Phoenix Stadium. :wink2:

sandgk;811029; said:
Fair enough - so to 'Bus's original point, it was not a BCS Bowl game.
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And the BCS itself considers the National Championship Game to be a 'BCS Bowl'. So although the game in Glendale was not the Fiesta Bowl, it was a "BCS Bowl" game.
 
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[quote='BusNative;81120;7]I was joking about the Ch'p game... you know, pretending it never happened.[/quote]

A little too subtle for some of the more thick-headed of this lot. :tongue2:
 
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Bucky Katt;811218; said:
Originally Posted by 'BusNative
I was joking about the Ch'p game... you know, pretending it never happened.
A little too subtle for some of the more thick-headed of this lot. :tongue2:
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And so I didn't respond. Ignore the game if you want, but the question remains: which LB scheme are the Bucks going to use, the one that got after Texas, Penn State and Chad Henne, or the one that was fifteen to twenty yards down field all night long and made Chris Leak look like a Heisman Trophy winner. IMO It wasn't a lack of skill at the position. It was a piss poor coaching plan.
 
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agreed it was a coaching problem in the NC game. Comments by Alex Boone recently confirmed that for me. Said every time they thought they knew what was coming, Florida did something else. On top of that, the adjustments (by the coaching staff) were slow in coming.

As for schemes with the back 7, what we see early in the season (especially against YSU) will be different than late in the season. My guess would be "conservative" all the way... keep the play in front of you, backpedal, backpedal, backpedal. We have the athletes to still dominate YSU, Kent State, Indiana, etc., but what happens toward the end of the season??

It would be more fun, for sure, to go balls out with guys like Coleman, Laurinaitis and others picking off passes, stepping in front of receivers, etc. but I think we'll have to wait until the coaching staff feels more confident in the guys on the field.

Washington State ought to be a statement game.
 
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cincibuck;811267; said:
And so I didn't respond. Ignore the game if you want, but the question remains: which LB scheme are the Bucks going to use, the one that got after Texas, Penn State and Chad Henne, or the one that was fifteen to twenty yards down field all night long and made Chris Leak look like a Heisman Trophy winner. IMO It wasn't a lack of skill at the position. It was a piss poor coaching plan.
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UpNorthBuckeye;811335; said:
agreed it was a coaching problem in the NC game. Comments by Alex Boone recently confirmed that for me. Said every time they thought they knew what was coming, Florida did something else. On top of that, the adjustments (by the coaching staff) were slow in coming.
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I'll be interested to see what Taver Johnson brings to the table. He's got a wealth of experience.
 
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Article published Sunday, August 12, 2007
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Linebackers uphold OSU tradition

By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER


I?ve always felt it was an honor to play here, even before I got the chance to put on the uniform and walk into this stadium,? Laurinaitis said.

?The tradition, the great linebackers ? that?s why I came to Ohio State. You get chills just thinking about all the players who came before you, the guys who really made Ohio State football what it is.?

For a Buckeye linebacker, the idols are many. Andy Katzenmoyer, Chris Spielman, A.J. Hawk, Randy Gradishar, Tom Cousineau, Steve Tovar, Pepper Johnson all distinguished themselves at the position while playing at Ohio State.
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?Those guys played the position like it was made for them, like they were born to be great linebackers. I just try and work hard every day to uphold that tradition as best as I can, but it is very humbling to think about that,? he said.
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?With James, Marcus Freeman, Larry Grant, Curtis Terry, Ross Homan and Austin Spitler, we?ve got some very good people at linebacker,? Tressel said. ?Those guys have played in a lot of games for Ohio State, and besides being a skilled and talented bunch, they also play with a lot of pride, and I think it shows.?
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toledoblade.com -- Linebackers uphold OSU tradition
 
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Wealth of depth with linebackers should keep defense formidable

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By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Monday, August 13, 2007
COLUMBUS ? Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock is apprehensive about beginning the season with a revamped secondary and defensive line, but the team has more competent linebackers than Idaho has potatoes.
Junior James Laurinaitis, who won the Bronko Nagurski award as the nation's best defensive player last season, is back at middle linebacker, while junior Marcus Freeman and senior Larry Grant currently are starting at the outside spots.



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