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LB Coach James Laurinaitis (2x B1G DPOY, 2006 Nagurski, 2007 Butkus, 2008 Lott, 3x All-American, OSU HOF)

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From today's first practice.

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OHIO STATE INSIDER
Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis credits teammates for success

Monday, August 06, 2007

Doug Lesmerises

Plain Dealer Reporter

Columbus- James Laurinaitis earned a wall in his parents' TV room, his football awards from last season taking a spot alongside the action figures from his father's days as a professional wrestler.
Laurinaitis, an All-American and winner of the Nagurski Award for best defensive player in the country last year as a sophomore, wants the awards as far away from him as possible.
"It's definitely not anything I did," Laurinaitis said. "I had four great defensive linemen in front of me, and you realize it's a team game, it isn't individual at all."

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OSU Linebacker Laurinaitis willing to do whatever it takes

His breakout season behind him, junior set on being more physical and making every tackle.

By Doug Harris
Staff Writer

Monday, August 06, 2007

COLUMBUS ? Street & Smith's Magazine approached James Laurinaitis this summer about posing for a regional cover of its college football edition. Though it was a somewhat cheesy throwback theme, the Ohio State linebacker was happy to oblige.
Having grown up the son of professional wrestler Joe Laurinaitis ? the Road Warrior Animal, who got into character with costumes and makeup ? the younger Laurinaitis has few inhibitions.
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Put Hawks' face paint on him and some hair and he could be the Legion of Doom's newest member! That'd be very cool to see a father son Tag Team Championship. lol

Lets wait a few more years though before he starts wrestling.:tongue2:
 
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Pete Fiutak (who, by the way works for cfn.scout.com, not Fox) opines HERE that Laurinaitis will win the Butkus Award. Also in that column, he predicts that OSU will start 11-0 before losing to Michigan.

He also claims that OSU did not face a living, breathing offense before the Michigan game last year. He may actually have a point there, even if it is over-stated; and it adds something to the current debate over the scalet-colored glasses that this year's defense is being viewed through.
 
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Pete Fiutak (who, by the way works for cfn.scout.com, not Fox) opines HERE that Laurinaitis will win the Butkus Award. Also in that column, he predicts that OSU will start 11-0 before losing to Michigan.

He also claims that OSU did not face a living, breathing offense before the Michigan game last year. He may actually have a point there, even if it is over-stated; and it adds something to the current debate over the scalet-colored glasses that this year's defense is being viewed through.
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JL should definitely be in the running by the end of the year, even if he just matches his performance from last year. He may not yet be AJ Hawk (reference the 2007 practive thread), but if he stays through his senior year, he should be near the top in some all-time tOSU stats.

I'm not so sure about that living breathing offense crap. While the Bucks didn't face many amazing offenses, the last two games were both against #2-ranked teams, both with offenses with alot of weapons. The "bend don't break" defenses of 2005 and 2002 faced about the same amount of good and bad offenses. It's easy to pile on because both games came at the end of the season and are what people remember.
 
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