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DiamondBuck
Football is 100% physical, 100% mental.
TJnTN;1743620; said:
Nice. Reminded me of my fave- maybe some younger members haven't seen this.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfkWuDTsicg"]YouTube - Katzenmoyer blast Corby Jones‎[/ame]
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I love Sabino. He reminds me of Doss - not the biggest defender on the field, but holly crap that kid can lay the wood! Great clips.
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The Katz hit is one of the first plays I can remember in my young Buckeye career...what explosiveness through the tackle. They actually use that percise tackle as the golden standard at OSU now.
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Jones wasn't the same after that hit in that game... at all.
Keep in mind that he nearly beat Nebraska single handedly that year... (Or did, but Nebraska had an extra single foot, if I'm remembering the right game/year.)
At any rate... Jones was a good player and Katzenmoyer effective ended the Missouri resistance in that game in one hit.
Keep in mind that he nearly beat Nebraska single handedly that year... (Or did, but Nebraska had an extra single foot, if I'm remembering the right game/year.)
At any rate... Jones was a good player and Katzenmoyer effective ended the Missouri resistance in that game in one hit.
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Buckskin86
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SAM SPOT IS SABINO'S FOR THE TAKING
By Lee Hudnell
(Photo of Etienne Sabino by The Buckeye Times/Darla Dunkle-Hudnell)
COLUMBUS ? There may be some talk of an ongoing battle at the starting strong side linebacker position this fall at Ohio State, but make no mistake about it, the opening is Etienne Sabino's to lose.
All the way through spring and thus far in fall camp, the junior Sabino has been running with the first team at the SAM backer position, a spot vacated by Austin Spitler (who graduated and is now playing for the Miami Dolphins in the NFL).
There are many who see a battle going on between Sabino and fellow junior Andrew Sweat for the opening, but I'm just not seeing it ? even if Sweat is fully recovered from an ACL injury which kept him sidelined during the spring.
No disrespect to Sweat at all, but Sabino is bigger, more athletic, much faster and hits with greater force. In fact, I'll go as far as to say Sabino is the most athletic linebacker the Buckeyes have on the roster ... and have had for some time.
The only thing Sabino lacks is minutes, but that's definitely going to change in 2010.
"It's exciting," Sabino said of being the possible starter at the SAM spot. "This is what you come here for. You don't come here to sit on the bench, you come here to play because Ohio State is a place where you want to (start). So I'm excited to know that that's a possibility. I just need to keep working and make sure I do that."
The Buckeye Times: SAM SPOT IS SABINO'S FOR THE TAKING; O.J. READY TO DO IT AT FS
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craigblitz
Juice, Full of Juice!!
"bigger, more athletic, much faster and hits with greater force"
Think I will agree with one of those... maybe for another, and nope not the case with another...
So I guess any athlete can play LB, what about being in position, making the right reads, making the right calls for the other LB's, guess that is not important...
Thumbs down for that rag of an article...
Here is to Sabino having a great year along with Sweat and making this defesne one for the ages!
Think I will agree with one of those... maybe for another, and nope not the case with another...
So I guess any athlete can play LB, what about being in position, making the right reads, making the right calls for the other LB's, guess that is not important...
Thumbs down for that rag of an article...
Here is to Sabino having a great year along with Sweat and making this defesne one for the ages!
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TheIronColonel
Hall of Fame
I don't want to cast dispersions on Sabino, because I think he's going to be really good, but this author is missing the point: there's a good reason why Sweat was getting reps and Sabino wasn't. If Sabino has gotten the mental aspects down pat and outperforms Sweat, that's great (we want the best guy on the field). But guys like Taylor Mays are a good example of why you don't just put the biggest, fastest, strongest guy on the field (because Dane Sanzenbacher will make them look stupid when they fail to read a slant properly).
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southcampus
Go Bucks
I was under the impression that Etienne simply wasn't picking up on the system. He was on the field a lot as a true freshman in goal line situations. The tools are there, I'm hoping he has figured out the system and can use the tools God blessed him with.
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My impression, not that anyone asked for it, is that his problem is not mental but psychological. Some people use those words as synonyms, but what I am drawing here is a fairly significant distinction.
Mentally, I think Sabino is very capable. He comes across as intelligent, articulate and sharp in every interview. He has shown on-the-field smarts from time to time. I expect that the problem heretofore is completely explained by what his teammate Rolle calls his desire to be "perfect".
When 'Bino made mistakes or played a step slow because of a lack of experience, he let it get to him. He is plent smart, he just needed to get control of his emotions and learn to play with confidence through the mistakes. Every indication is that he has started to do just that.
With the psychological issues behind him, I expect that his combination of intelligence and athleticism is going to make him an absolute terror for opposing offenses.
Mentally, I think Sabino is very capable. He comes across as intelligent, articulate and sharp in every interview. He has shown on-the-field smarts from time to time. I expect that the problem heretofore is completely explained by what his teammate Rolle calls his desire to be "perfect".
When 'Bino made mistakes or played a step slow because of a lack of experience, he let it get to him. He is plent smart, he just needed to get control of his emotions and learn to play with confidence through the mistakes. Every indication is that he has started to do just that.
With the psychological issues behind him, I expect that his combination of intelligence and athleticism is going to make him an absolute terror for opposing offenses.
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amybuckeye
amybuckeye
AKAKBUCK;1743661; said:
I don't know if anyone remembers, but when Jones got up his helmet was turned sideways. He was practically looking through his ear hole. What was even funnier was you could tell by Jones' body language the hit really shook him and he was trying like hell to act like the hit was no biggie.
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