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Not defending Grinch at all really, but there is such a thing as a practice player and a game player. Sometimes a guy won't show in practice but balls out in a game. And sometimes that has nothing to do with effort, it's just the way out can happen. Maybe that was the case with White and Grinch wasn't necessarily "wrong" for not starting him early in the season. But what would make him wrong is not starting him this week after that performance and the poor play back there from everyone else. It's nearly the end of the season and he's seen the body of work from everyone else back there in live games. It's only one game and maybe Brendon just played one game out of his mind, and isn't any better than what we've put out there. But considering the alternatives, it would be inexcusable not to start him and find out. Especially against MSU where we need a big, physical safety out there.
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Isn't that what they have scrimmages for?
I just can't jive up what I saw on the field, the concept of a competent coach and the fact that kid was riding the bench (and would still be if not for a fluke event).
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zincfinger
Gert Frobe-approved
I guess as far as practices, scrimmages, and games go, the theory there would be that Brendon White is Bizarro Superman Hiley.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
FORMER OHIO STATE CORNERBACK WILLIAM WHITE KEEPING A POSITIVE MINDSET, TAKING PRIDE IN SON'S PLAY AS HE CONTINUES FIGHT AGAINST ALS
Saturday was a special day at Ohio Stadium for William White, for more reasons than one.
Regardless of what happened on the field during the Buckeyes’ game against Nebraska, Saturday was going to be a meaningful day for White because of a video that played inside the Horseshoe during the game.
Featuring White, fellow former Ohio State players Chris Spielman and Archie Griffin, current Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, former coach Jim Tressel and his doctor at the Wexner Medical Center, Stephen Kolb, the video encouraged fans to donate to the William White Family Fund for ALS, which funds research for the disease White was diagnosed with in 2016.
Saturday became even more special for William White, however, when his son Brendon White was called upon to take Jordan Fuller’s place in the lineup after Fuller was ejected during the second quarter of the game.
In his first significant playing time for Ohio State’s defense, Brendon White excelled, recording 13 total tackles with two tackles for loss and putting himself in position to potentially make his first start at safety when the Buckeyes play Michigan State this weekend.
To have that happen on the same day his video was shown at Ohio Stadium – which William White said was originally scheduled to be shown at the Buckeyes’ previous home game against Minnesota – was a concurrence that he could only attribute to an act of God.
“They showed my video, then he goes out on the field and he makes two or three tackles or something like that, and the performance that he had … I was very proud of him that that opportunity finally came,” William White told Eleven Warriors in an interview this week. “You just be very thankful, just very thankful for how all of that was able to happen.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-sons-play-as-he-continues-fight-against-als
Saturday was a special day at Ohio Stadium for William White, for more reasons than one.
Regardless of what happened on the field during the Buckeyes’ game against Nebraska, Saturday was going to be a meaningful day for White because of a video that played inside the Horseshoe during the game.
Featuring White, fellow former Ohio State players Chris Spielman and Archie Griffin, current Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, former coach Jim Tressel and his doctor at the Wexner Medical Center, Stephen Kolb, the video encouraged fans to donate to the William White Family Fund for ALS, which funds research for the disease White was diagnosed with in 2016.
Saturday became even more special for William White, however, when his son Brendon White was called upon to take Jordan Fuller’s place in the lineup after Fuller was ejected during the second quarter of the game.
In his first significant playing time for Ohio State’s defense, Brendon White excelled, recording 13 total tackles with two tackles for loss and putting himself in position to potentially make his first start at safety when the Buckeyes play Michigan State this weekend.
To have that happen on the same day his video was shown at Ohio Stadium – which William White said was originally scheduled to be shown at the Buckeyes’ previous home game against Minnesota – was a concurrence that he could only attribute to an act of God.
“They showed my video, then he goes out on the field and he makes two or three tackles or something like that, and the performance that he had … I was very proud of him that that opportunity finally came,” William White told Eleven Warriors in an interview this week. “You just be very thankful, just very thankful for how all of that was able to happen.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-sons-play-as-he-continues-fight-against-als
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Poe McKnoe
Head Coach
It would be something if White can come out and give an encore performance to next week and absolutely shine.
I just can’t decide if that something is net negative or net positive.
I just can’t decide if that something is net negative or net positive.
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
If there is a game thus far on our schedule that we need to stop the run it's this one. Last week White made 13 tackles and a couple of them were TFL. Make Sparty pass to beat us. The secondary is all healthy and should be up to the challenge. STOP THE RUN!
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gold_pants
Heisman
The only issue I have with the practice player vs gamer is none of the DBs were on fire. The coaching staff should have been trying anyone , including walkons. I have lost a lot of faith in our coaches.
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