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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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Who's tougher than Laurinaitis? His brother

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By Tom Archdeacon
Staff Writer

Monday, January 07, 2008
James Laurinaitis didn't mince words:
"I'm being dead serious. He's a tough guy. He's strong as heck. I wouldn't like getting around him in some situations. When he's serious and wants to throw you down, he's gonna do it, period."


So, as the Ohio State linebacker stood there on the Superdome field a couple of days ago ? the same field on which his Buckeyes meet Louisiana State tonight in the Bowl Championship Series title game ? which LSU Tiger was he talking about?
Massive Herman Johnson, the 6-foot-7, 351-pound guard? Ciron Black, the 6-5, 320-pound offensive tackle? Or was he assessing his defensive counterpart, LSU tackle Glenn Dorsey, winner of both the Lombardi and Outland trophies?
Nope, nope and nope.
He was talking about his brother, Joe, a policeman in a small town just outside of Dayton and a security cop at a hospital in the city.



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What did everyone think of Laurinaitis' performance last night? He sure racked up the tackles (around 20?) but to me it seemed as if a lot of them were way after the LOS. Rather quiet for me, but what does everyone think? Don't flame me because I said James had a mediocre game, if you disagree tell me why.
 
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He was around the ball a lot but most of the time it was atleast four or five yards down field. JL didn't make a single play that stands out to me from last night. To be honest when I saw he had as many tackles as he did , I was pretty surprised.

Other than Jenkins pick there really aren't any plays that standout from last night from the D.
 
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SNIPER26;1060399; said:
What did everyone think of Laurinaitis' performance last night? He sure racked up the tackles (around 20?) but to me it seemed as if a lot of them were way after the LOS. Rather quiet for me, but what does everyone think? Don't flame me because I said James had a mediocre game, if you disagree tell me why.
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For James to tackle behind the line of scrimmage, the defensive line has to play some sort of role. Honestly, the LSU offensive line played outstandingly well. I thought James hardly missed a tackle. He was awesome!

All I can say is ONE MORE YEAR!!
 
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Although JL's game was kinda quiet last night, he is still a really good LB. Makes a good number of tackles each game, and is a good leader. I'm definitely keeping my fingers crossed for ONE MORE YEAR! And actually, I know a girl who is really good friends with Teddy Ginn...and he said that JL's dad won't let him leave tOSU for the NFL until he has his degree...So I guess that means he'll be staying with us next season! But that IS just heresay.:roll2:
 
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The clash at the goalline was a classic, but indicative of the game, a very short distance to paydirt. LSU did not run away from OSU last night, other than the TE. They punched them methodically, setting up constnat 3rd & shorts... which are almost automatic for backs like Hester. In contrast, OSU very rarely had any less than 5 on 3rd down, which took the ball out of Wells' hands.
 
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jwinslow;1060464; said:
The clash at the goalline was a classic, but indicative of the game, a very short distance to paydirt. LSU did not run away from OSU last night, other than the TE. They punched them methodically, setting up constnat 3rd & shorts... which are almost automatic for backs like Hester. In contrast, OSU very rarely had any less than 5 on 3rd down, which took the ball out of Wells' hands.
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Seriously...3rd and 1 vs 3rd and 5+ was the story of the game!!!!
 
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jwinslow;1060464; said:
The clash at the goalline was a classic, but indicative of the game, a very short distance to paydirt. LSU did not run away from OSU last night, other than the TE. They punched them methodically, setting up constnat 3rd & shorts... which are almost automatic for backs like Hester. In contrast, OSU very rarely had any less than 5 on 3rd down, which took the ball out of Wells' hands.
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Very true. It's shocking Chris didn't get many 2nd down touches last night. It was disappointing that on 2nd & 9, 2nd & 8 we felt we needed to throw rather than letting Chris keep hammering.

It just felt as though, if first down wasn't productive, it was time to chuck the ball. The only time Beanie got back to back touches was when his first run set up 2 & short.
 
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Although JL's game was kinda quiet last night, he is still a really good LB.
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I just can not agree with this... 18 freaking tackles... 18... that is a lot.. I wish he could have been more aggressive but it has been beat to death why he wasn't...

I thought the young man played really well.
 
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I agree with what a lot of you guys are saying. JL had a pretty good game, anytime you get 18 tackles that is pretty good. James did a great job of doing what he was capable of doing. The d-line didn't help him out at all, it seemed almost all game the d-line was getting blown off the ball, which is the main reason he was forced to make plays downfield. I didn't see anything outstanding for him, but most great linebackers have great defensive lines. Personally I think Laurinaitis is ready for the NFL, he is the best linebacker overall. But, I do not think he thinks he is ready after the last game. He is a player that always wants to get better and is never satisfied. I think James will be back next year to have another shot at the title. But, I guess we will just have to wait and see.
 
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James seemed out of place on a couple of plays, particularly the touchdown pass to the tight end. He was completely focused on that bunch formation.

He may be there physically, but one more year would prepare him better mentally.
 
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