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DE "Captain Jack" Sawyer (All B1G, All-American, Buckeye Legend Forever, National Champion)

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sammyjenkis said:
Not a fan of Pickerington 6 - that sounds more like an interception return. Hows about a play on the McAfee in the moment call:

Jack Sawyer Strip Sack Gimme That Scoop and Score

Or something full blown alliteration:

Sawyer's Ewers StripSackScoopScore Six
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I think Pickerington 6 sounds pretty cringe. To me, it sounds like a true crime podcast a la the West Memphis 3 or the Central Park 5. Not sure why folks are pushing for it
 
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RB07OSU said:
If you are a true Buckeye, this is a must read. Jack's story is so well written and he should be the first to hoist the Natty trophy if we win it. This article forced me to rub my eyes and wonder if I wrote this...well, until the being bigger and better at football part. I have all the memories of backyard football saying I would be like Joe Germaine (when I thought I would be 6 foot or taller) or Teddy Ginn (until I realized I did not have Olympic speed). Jack is getting to live that dream and I am here to see it happen.
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Holy Shit. That Jack has a future in writing after this whole football thing.

Also I feel old I was a sophmore at OSU when the Roy hall incident happened to Ginn.
 
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BUCKYLE said:
www.dispatch.com

They shared a name and a spirit to fight. Now, Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer wears ‘JBS Strong’

In his final months of life, a Mentor teen watched the Ohio State defensive end wear a "JBS Strong" armband in his honor at each game.
www.dispatch.com
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Thank you for sharing this article. It's too early to cry staring at my phone, yet here I am. Anyone who has been through some shit can no doubt relate to many themes in this article.

PACE ... choose positivity boys.
 
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dragurd said:
Holy Shit. That Jack has a future in writing after this whole football thing.

Also I feel old I was a sophmore at OSU when the Roy hall incident happened to Ginn.
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I agree, hopefully he has a long and prosperous NFL career, then can write and commentate. Jack has always been exciting to have on board and watch, but his transformation as both a player and person has been amazing to watch.

And you're not old...I was about to graduate HS when that happened. That's the beauty to be shared at Ohio State though, we all have our great memories at different point in time and get to share them. Kind of like Carmen Ohio, time and change levels. But we get to see guys like Jack keep coming through as a very fortunate fanbase, but he has his own legacy now that will live forever.

But enough sap, Jack said one more and then forever. Lets do it.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
After the TTUN game, we gave ourselves all a week to digest it. Then we had a meeting: players only, plus Coach Day. And just like everything else in our program, that meeting wouldn’t have made for a great movie. It wasn’t a bunch of egos flying around, or big speeches. It was more just like … some family conversations. Don’t get me wrong: Those were grown man family conversations. Guys were upset, frustrated, tempers flared, it got heated. Some difficult questions were asked, and no one shied away from any of them. Especially not Coach Day — and that’s such a credit to him, when you consider the circumstances. He’s got people all over town, the internet, radio, TV saying he’s this awful coach, or he should be fired. And it’s like he didn’t even care about any of that. All he cared about was our locker room, and our accountability, and our getting back on the same page. He was basically like, “We’re going to the Playoff. That’s happening.” And once we were going, we knew we had two options. Option A: We could stay down after taking that punch from TTUN, and already be defeated, and play the way most people expected us to play. Or option B: We could get back up. Be pissed off. Lock in. Go out there. And play OUR f***ing game.

We could quit, like we knew everyone wanted us to … or be the best team in the country, like we know we are.

We chose Option B.

Honestly, man … it’s crazy to think how time flies. 16, 17 years ago, I’m in the yard with my dad making plays like I’m Laurinaitis. Ten years ago, I’m in the family room going nuts and yelling at Zeke through the TV. Five years ago, I’m in Pickerington becoming Ryan Day’s first commit as a head coach. A year ago, I’m in Columbus telling Coach that we’re running it back — and deciding with my brothers that we’re doing it together, and pushing our chips in for one more season, and trying to hang a banner that’ll outlive us all.

And now we’re here. “One more season” is down to one more game. Whatever happens Monday night, please know: Coming back as a senior is a decision I’d make again in a heartbeat. It’s been a dream come true for me to play football at this school, and I mean that literally. I dreamed of playing here — and then it came true.

Anyway……. that’s it from me. Time to lock in.

Time to show them how we take a punch in Ohio.

Time to go out there and play OUR f***ing game.

Time to be Buckeyes.

One more, then forever.

—Jack

Just sayin': Really great article by Jack. Everyone should read it.
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That kinda took my breath
 
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