JWins Football Open Practice, Media Day, Camp & Check-In Pics

[NFBuck]

It's almost time.

 

[osugrad21]

Blade

Article published Monday, August 4, 2008
First step of long Buckeye journey
OSU ranked near top of every poll


Ohio State linebackers James Laurinaitis, left, and Marcus Freeman won't spend much time without their uniforms on.
( ASSOCIATED PRESS )

By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
COLUMBUS - It is a long way from the foyer of the University Plaza Hotel here in the heart of central Ohio to Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens in south Florida. But Ohio State's 2008 football season starts here, where the Buckeyes checked in yesterday in advance of today's first practice of training camp, and in their best-case scenario, it all ends with a third straight appearance in the national championship game, scheduled to be played on Jan. 8, 2009 near the tip of the Sunshine State. Ohio State, ranked near the top nationally in every preseason poll released so far, and the favorite to win a fourth straight Big Ten championship, took the blue-collar, lunch bucket approach as it prepared for the first day of what could be a 5 1/2-month football season. "Everyone is saying this and that, but we just kind of block that all out," senior offensive tackle Alex Boone said. "We're going to have to make some big strides [in camp]." Ohio State has 20 starters back from last year's team that won a Big Ten title outright and went 11-2, losing only to Illinois in the second-to-last game of the season, and in the national title game to LSU. That deep returning corps is led by the likes of Boone, linebackers James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman, and defensive back Malcolm Jenkins - all of whom resisted the lure of NFL millions for one more shot at the big ring.
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[Cornerback6]

Gotta love James' tshirt.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hr5HXKiOhU&fmt=18]YouTube - Buckeye's fall camp begins. Kurt Coleman and Marcus Freeman.[/ame]

Buckeyes report for fall camp

 

[rocketman]

Good god. Beanie, go easy on your teammates in full contact drills.

 

[jwinslow]

FYI, the original gallery is now edited down to 140 edited photos instead of 600+ random ones. They are sorted by player number.

Good god. Beanie, go easy on your teammates in full contact drills.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Elit ists and their blocked websites

 

[ysubuck]

I take exception with the fact that someone thinks that you can "outBarwis" Barwis.

Can't be done.

But that said, man do these guys look great. Coach Lichter has done a fantastic job with these guys this summer. Is there any way that we can generate enough hype for him so that the Sporting News will do an article on how tough he is??

 

[jwinslow]

JT doesn't love many distractions, but he absolutely loves sticking it to Michigan. I wonder if he'd get behind a rumble between Barwis & Lichter at midfield before the game :)

 

[ysubuck]

I'm not sure that UM fans could handle it if Lichter KO'd him.

At this point I think they'd handle a 63-3 OSU win better than a Barwis loss.

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

Anyone know what the rest of Ballard's hat looks like?

 

[shetuck]

Here are a few 2007/2008 side-by-sides just for fun... A wave of contrasting (yet equally positive) thoughts and words come to mind.

IMO, the KEY difference between the two sets isn't just the passing of a calendar year, or a season's worth of Big Ten football, but the single-minded focus and determination that comes from the pain which lingers on from Jan 7 2008.

2007: Young, inspired, wide-eyed, teeming (with enthusiasm)
2008: Mature, seasoned, eagle-eyed, on-fire (with a mission)

 

[Cincy Buck]

I didn't see if anyone figured out who the one fella is ( in black). I am going to take a shot in the dark and pull a blast from the past. Is it possible it is Aaron Johnson from Louisiana ? He was supposed to be enrolled last year and was wanting to walk on.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

 

[RB07OSU]

Everyone is coming in looking like they're in great shape. I can't wait to start hearing some good reports from practice.