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Welcome to the board, the more great posters the better. I hope you enjoy talking Ohio State football with us. This site is going to be special when Clarity puts everything together.
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LONESTARBUCK
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I have been watching you
I have been folling the o-zone and bucknuts since they started, I was unaware of this site until a few weeks ago. I have to say I like it very much, format is excellant. Found out about the site through VG. How do we let the buck fan know about the site.
I have been folling the o-zone and bucknuts since they started, I was unaware of this site until a few weeks ago. I have to say I like it very much, format is excellant. Found out about the site through VG. How do we let the buck fan know about the site.
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3yardsandacloud
Administrator Emeritus
Welcome LONESTARBUCK. I think "word of mouth" is the main vehicle for attracting new members at the moment. If you know some good Buckeye fans, feel free to let em know.
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Veteran Leadership (from OZone)
great article about the vets taking young players under their wings...
Fall Camp 101: Veterans Pass Down Fall
Camp Tips to Underclassmen
By John Porentas
Tim Anderson is gone. So are Alex Stepanovich and Will Smith. All three are in the NFL, their Buckeye careers ended.
Though those three are no longer on campus and in fall camp, their influence remains on the OSU football team, and not just in the record books.
While they were here, those players, and others like them, took young players under their wings and taught them how to approach fall camp.
"I lived with Tim Anderson the last two years in camp and he basically was never at the hotel. He was always watching film at the Woody," said Quinn Pitcock in describing what he saw in Anderson's approach to fall camp.
Pitcock says that Anderson's example was noted, and passed down to him as a player.
"I'll probably do that this year, just never be in my room until 10:00 at night. That's probably something I'll do this year," Pitcock said.
"He studied the game and that's how he became a great player."
Defensive end Mike Kudla had a similar experience. As a young player he was paired with Will Smith in fall camp, and saw firsthand what it takes to get prepared for a season.
"I was lucky. Will and I became good friends when I first came in. We lived together that first camp and we've been good friends since then," said Kudla of his fall camp roomie.
"Even though he's moved on to the NFL, I still stay in contact with him and we talk a lot. He's been a really good mentor for me and a really good friend."
Like Pitcock, Kudla saw Smith spending extra time in the film room, and says he'll be doing it the same way as a result.
"I'll definitely get in there (the film room) a couple times," said Kudla.
Kudla said that Smith taught him the value of extra work, but also says that sometimes you can get a little too much of a good thing too.
"The older guys get in there, but the meetings are pretty rigorous," said Kudla describing a typical day at fall camp.
"We're probably in there four to five hours a day watching film, so when you get a couple of hours off, it's not very much, you just kind of want to gather your thoughts and think about what's going on.
"You can't have football 24 hours a day.
"You've got to have some time for yourself."
Defensive line coach Jim Heacock is a big proponent of extra film study, and said that Pitcock's mentor, Anderson, was a perfect example of what it can do for a player. He's thrilled with the legacy of extra film study that Anderson handed down.
"Anybody that was around Tim knows that he was in the film room all the time. His work ethic was unbelievable and there's no doubt that it rubbed off on these guys," Heacock said.
"I think film study is the difference maker.
"I think it makes a guy reach his potential. Tim Anderson made himself a pretty good football player, and a lot of it was self-made.
"There was a time when we had actually talked about him being an offensive lineman, but he made himself a player just by work ethic.
"The film study gave him an edge, and he's been able to pass that along to these younger guys."
Over on the offensive side of the ball, it is much the same. Buckeye center Nick Mangold described his first experience at OSU camp and how his mentor helped him along.
"Two short years ago I was in here as a freshman and I was starry eyed," said Mangold.
"Alex Stepanovich took me under his wing.
"For as much as he's a tough guy, he really helped me out.
"He let me make my own mistakes and mess things up on my own, but he was always there if I had a question," said Mangold.
Mangold confirmed that the current crop of upper classmen is trying to continue the tradition of mentoring the younger players at camp and pointing them in the direction of good habits.
"We hang out a little bit, watch a little extra film, try to bond with the younger guys, because a lot of the younger guys are going to have questions after a day's practice because there's a lot of stuff going in.
"They'll have a lot of questions, so sometimes at night we'll go over those," said Mangold.
Though the conversation gravitates toward things like film study habits and Xs and Os, Mangold said that there are other more down-to-earth lessons handed down to him by Stepanovich as well.
"It was mostly football, but there were a few life-skills kind of things too," he said.
"I know the first thing he was big on, he asked if I had nail clippers with me, if he could borrow them.
"I said yeah, sure, but I was kind of puzzled, so I asked him why, and he explained that you have to keep your nails real short while you're playing football because 1) they'll get pulled back which is how the college game goes and 2) there's so many guys who get the ingrown nails. It's a pain you don't want to have to deal with. It was something that he brought to me as a life experience," Mangold said.
Mangold is rooming with freshman offensive lineman John Skinner this year, and he too is passing down the wisdom of having a good fall camp as Stepanovich did for him. Like Stepanovich, Mangold is not limiting his advice to on-field issues.
"It's the same kind of deal," he said.
"For example, without sounding vulgar or anything, toilet paper is crucial to have at camp.
"I've got the stuff with the aloe in it.
"It's one of those things that you're here and you're stuck here, it's not the comforts of home.
"It's like you're at public rest room every day," said Mangold
Mangold said that he won't, however, be passing down the nail clipper advice to Skinner. That's because it's no longer needed.
"I actually don't have them now that they have them over at the Woody Hayes," he said.
Film study, nail clippers, and toilet paper; essentials for a successful camp. If you're a rookie, just ask the veterans.
great article about the vets taking young players under their wings...
Fall Camp 101: Veterans Pass Down Fall
Camp Tips to Underclassmen
By John Porentas
Tim Anderson is gone. So are Alex Stepanovich and Will Smith. All three are in the NFL, their Buckeye careers ended.
Though those three are no longer on campus and in fall camp, their influence remains on the OSU football team, and not just in the record books.
While they were here, those players, and others like them, took young players under their wings and taught them how to approach fall camp.
"I lived with Tim Anderson the last two years in camp and he basically was never at the hotel. He was always watching film at the Woody," said Quinn Pitcock in describing what he saw in Anderson's approach to fall camp.
Pitcock says that Anderson's example was noted, and passed down to him as a player.
"I'll probably do that this year, just never be in my room until 10:00 at night. That's probably something I'll do this year," Pitcock said.
"He studied the game and that's how he became a great player."
Defensive end Mike Kudla had a similar experience. As a young player he was paired with Will Smith in fall camp, and saw firsthand what it takes to get prepared for a season.
"I was lucky. Will and I became good friends when I first came in. We lived together that first camp and we've been good friends since then," said Kudla of his fall camp roomie.
"Even though he's moved on to the NFL, I still stay in contact with him and we talk a lot. He's been a really good mentor for me and a really good friend."
Like Pitcock, Kudla saw Smith spending extra time in the film room, and says he'll be doing it the same way as a result.
"I'll definitely get in there (the film room) a couple times," said Kudla.
Kudla said that Smith taught him the value of extra work, but also says that sometimes you can get a little too much of a good thing too.
"The older guys get in there, but the meetings are pretty rigorous," said Kudla describing a typical day at fall camp.
"We're probably in there four to five hours a day watching film, so when you get a couple of hours off, it's not very much, you just kind of want to gather your thoughts and think about what's going on.
"You can't have football 24 hours a day.
"You've got to have some time for yourself."
Defensive line coach Jim Heacock is a big proponent of extra film study, and said that Pitcock's mentor, Anderson, was a perfect example of what it can do for a player. He's thrilled with the legacy of extra film study that Anderson handed down.
"Anybody that was around Tim knows that he was in the film room all the time. His work ethic was unbelievable and there's no doubt that it rubbed off on these guys," Heacock said.
"I think film study is the difference maker.
"I think it makes a guy reach his potential. Tim Anderson made himself a pretty good football player, and a lot of it was self-made.
"There was a time when we had actually talked about him being an offensive lineman, but he made himself a player just by work ethic.
"The film study gave him an edge, and he's been able to pass that along to these younger guys."
Over on the offensive side of the ball, it is much the same. Buckeye center Nick Mangold described his first experience at OSU camp and how his mentor helped him along.
"Two short years ago I was in here as a freshman and I was starry eyed," said Mangold.
"Alex Stepanovich took me under his wing.
"For as much as he's a tough guy, he really helped me out.
"He let me make my own mistakes and mess things up on my own, but he was always there if I had a question," said Mangold.
Mangold confirmed that the current crop of upper classmen is trying to continue the tradition of mentoring the younger players at camp and pointing them in the direction of good habits.
"We hang out a little bit, watch a little extra film, try to bond with the younger guys, because a lot of the younger guys are going to have questions after a day's practice because there's a lot of stuff going in.
"They'll have a lot of questions, so sometimes at night we'll go over those," said Mangold.
Though the conversation gravitates toward things like film study habits and Xs and Os, Mangold said that there are other more down-to-earth lessons handed down to him by Stepanovich as well.
"It was mostly football, but there were a few life-skills kind of things too," he said.
"I know the first thing he was big on, he asked if I had nail clippers with me, if he could borrow them.
"I said yeah, sure, but I was kind of puzzled, so I asked him why, and he explained that you have to keep your nails real short while you're playing football because 1) they'll get pulled back which is how the college game goes and 2) there's so many guys who get the ingrown nails. It's a pain you don't want to have to deal with. It was something that he brought to me as a life experience," Mangold said.
Mangold is rooming with freshman offensive lineman John Skinner this year, and he too is passing down the wisdom of having a good fall camp as Stepanovich did for him. Like Stepanovich, Mangold is not limiting his advice to on-field issues.
"It's the same kind of deal," he said.
"For example, without sounding vulgar or anything, toilet paper is crucial to have at camp.
"I've got the stuff with the aloe in it.
"It's one of those things that you're here and you're stuck here, it's not the comforts of home.
"It's like you're at public rest room every day," said Mangold
Mangold said that he won't, however, be passing down the nail clipper advice to Skinner. That's because it's no longer needed.
"I actually don't have them now that they have them over at the Woody Hayes," he said.
Film study, nail clippers, and toilet paper; essentials for a successful camp. If you're a rookie, just ask the veterans.
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Have we found out the true identity of Computerbuck?
"Starry eyed" is a dead giveaway, and this would help explain his OL fetish.
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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
The Ozone having a get together
Just saw this over at the-Ozone.net. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get there due to prior commitments, but it seems like a great place for Buckeyeplanet members to hang out and watch football together.
Just saw this over at the-Ozone.net. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get there due to prior commitments, but it seems like a great place for Buckeyeplanet members to hang out and watch football together.
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Scooter, this is driving me nuts.... what the hell is that thing in your avatar? It looks like one pissed off penguin.
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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
haha Its a photoshop combo of a cat and a penguin.ScarletInMyVein said:
I guess no one was interested in the-Ozone's little bash? Oh well, I tried.
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WyoBuckeye
All-American
Link to a great post on the Ozone. Comments?
http://forums.the-ozone.net/messages/67140.html
I come over here to read the posts sometimes, but I haven't posted much. I saw this on the Ozone and thought that some of you might enjoy it.
http://forums.the-ozone.net/messages/67140.html
I come over here to read the posts sometimes, but I haven't posted much. I saw this on the Ozone and thought that some of you might enjoy it.
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Nothing like a good allegorical narrative to get your day going right...
Football, alcohol, and legends of the 'Shoe...what more do you need? (He threw in the Swedish Bikini Team for those of you thinking women
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Football, alcohol, and legends of the 'Shoe...what more do you need? (He threw in the Swedish Bikini Team for those of you thinking women
)
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Aahhhhhh. That was so relaxing I've almost forgotten the last miserable month of my existence.
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gold_pants
Heisman
Great Articles on Ozone and some great quotes
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_1.htm
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_2.htm
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_3.htm
I especially love this quote:
During the dark ages of Coop agaisnt Michigan it never seemed like we would hear a senior not know what to do with all of his gold pants...
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_1.htm
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_2.htm
http://www.theozone.net/football/2004/Michigan/noteandquotebook112104_3.htm
I especially love this quote:
During the dark ages of Coop agaisnt Michigan it never seemed like we would hear a senior not know what to do with all of his gold pants...
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