2024 Countdown Thread

[ScarletInMyVeins]

hey,

that’s exciting! it’s great that it’s starting up again, days isn’t too long. time flies by so fast. good to hear you’ll be getting serious with Bill Willis – it’s going to be an intense and interesting period. as I see it, the time until the season starts goes by in a flash, so it’s worth being prepared for everything.

Best regands Christopher

What? T.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Captain
Jamar Martin

All B1G
Malik Harrison

 

[Bestbuck36]

No one has ever looked as punishing in shoulder pads as Jamar Martin. Katz is close but I'd still give it to Jamar!

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Vaughn Broadnax
In the I-Formation age, All-conference and All-American teams would feature two tailbacks and no fullbacks, even though every team had one of each. As a result, players like Vaughn would finish their career with no post-season honors. So in lieu of a resume, I offer the following:

Press Play


Of course the announcer (sounds like Al Michaels) says, "What a play by Schlichter". It was Vaughn that made that play. For decades afterwards it was known as "The Block"

 

[Steve19]

"Art Schlichter will be remembered as a winner!"

An embarrassment that any author who ever used Enron back in the day as a case study of excellence would understand.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

All Big Ten
Academic All Big Ten
Captain
4 Year Starter
William White

In 2022, this day of the countdown fell on July 28th. Sadly, William White passed (of ALS) on that day, with the above picture gracing the last post in the countdown at the time.

All Big Ten
Captain
National Champion
AFCA Good Works Team

Joshua Perry

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Chris Spielman

Brian Rolle

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Season)
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
College Football Hall of Fame
Tom Cousineau

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Career)
4 year starter
Academic All Big Ten
Academic All American
3x All Big Ten
All American
Captain
Marcus Marek

Ohio State Record Holder (Solo Tackles - Season/Career)
4 year starter
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
Team MVP
Lombardi Award
2012 Dungy Thompson Humanitarian Award
College Football Hall of Fame

Chris Spielman


The record book has discrepancies in it regarding solo tackles and total tackles. Without an exhaustive analysis, the source of the discrepancy was chosen using Occam's Razor: If one assumes that the Solo Tackle tables showing 142 for Cousineau in 1978 is the error and that the other tables showing 101 solo tackles for Cousineau in 1978 are correct, then no other changes have to be made. Any other resolution of the discrepancy would involve multiple errors. Because of this, the above shows Spielman as the record holder for solo tackles in a season.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Season)
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
College Football Hall of Fame
Tom Cousineau

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Career)
4 year starter
Academic All Big Ten
Academic All American
3x All Big Ten
All American
Captain
Marcus Marek

Ohio State Record Holder (Solo Tackles - Season/Career)
4 year starter
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
Team MVP
Lombardi Award
2012 Dungy Thompson Humanitarian Award
College Football Hall of Fame

Chris Spielman


The record book has discrepancies in it regarding solo tackles and total tackles. Without an exhaustive analysis, the source of the discrepancy was chosen using Occam's Razor: If one assumes that the Solo Tackle tables showing 142 for Cousineau in 1978 is the error and that the other tables showing 101 solo tackles for Cousineau in 1978 are correct, then no other changes have to be made. Any other resolution of the discrepancy would involve multiple errors. Because of this, the above shows Spielman as the record holder for solo tackles in a season.

I got taken to the ground just reading this.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

National Champion
All American
Team MVP

Jim Otis

Captain
Scottie Graham

His name is spelled "Scotty" and "Scottie" in the record book, depending on what section you're in, but the Columbus Dispatch always spelled it with the "ie" back in the day. Another Buckeye fullback who would have won his share of post-season honors if fullbacks had been considered for such. On 3rd and long, John Cooper would almost always call a draw. There were several times he was asked about a great call that resulted in a first down, but he never took the bait. He always admitted that his thought was to "run a draw and punt, but ol' Scottie bailed me out". I remember a 3rd and 18 that Scottie turned the "run a draw and punt" into a first down against, IIRC, Purdue one year. Those conversions were the small victories that we had to content ourselves with during some of those years. Scottie may not be a hall of famer, but he was easy to cheer for and was a great Buckeye at a time when there wasn't much to cheer for (by Buckeye standards).

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Chris Worley

Tommy Eichenberg

Anyone else ready for B1G Saturday night?!

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

OSU Record Holder (30 points in a game, tied with Keith Byars and Pete Johnson)
All Big Ten
Big Ten Running Back of the Year
Carlos Hyde

Rob Kelly

 

[Bestbuck36]

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Season)
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
College Football Hall of Fame
Tom Cousineau

Ohio State Record Holder (Total Tackles - Career)
4 year starter
Academic All Big Ten
Academic All American
3x All Big Ten
All American
Captain
Marcus Marek

Ohio State Record Holder (Solo Tackles - Season/Career)
4 year starter
3x All Big Ten
2x All American
Captain
Team MVP
Lombardi Award
2012 Dungy Thompson Humanitarian Award
College Football Hall of Fame

Chris Spielman


The record book has discrepancies in it regarding solo tackles and total tackles. Without an exhaustive analysis, the source of the discrepancy was chosen using Occam's Razor: If one assumes that the Solo Tackle tables showing 142 for Cousineau in 1978 is the error and that the other tables showing 101 solo tackles for Cousineau in 1978 are correct, then no other changes have to be made. Any other resolution of the discrepancy would involve multiple errors. Because of this, the above shows Spielman as the record holder for solo tackles in a season.

I'm very partial to this day I won't lie

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Still pissed Philly Brown muffed that punt in the Orange Bowl.... Carlos was ripping them apart.

 

[brodybuck21]

Still pissed Philly Brown muffed that punt in the Orange Bowl.... Carlos was ripping them apart.

Ahhh dammit