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OL Justin Boren (Official Thread)

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Wouldn't it be something to see us run the spread here next year (only against scUM) with Boren and the rest of Block O running to the line.....just to take a dig at RR? I'd love to show them that we can thrash them playing the spread here if we choose to!

This crazy thought just came to my head! :)
 
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Boren transfer seen as blessing for Ohio State
By Jon Spencer Telegraph-Forum staff

Roger Clemens' reported affair with a 15-year-old would explain allegations that his wife received body-enhancing drug injections from the pitcher's personal trainer. She obviously thought HGH stood for High school Girl Hormones.
Mike Tyson's drug cravings, which he freely admitted Tuesday night on the ESPN news magazine, "E:60," would explain the former boxer's appetite for ear lobes and why he covered one side of his face with a tattoo.
LeBron James' decision to turn the other cheek after nearly getting decapitated by Wizards bully DeShawn Stevenson would explain LBJ's comparison of Stevenson to rap artist Soulja Boy. He really does think Stevenson is a one "hit" wonder.
When you stop and think about it, almost everything makes perfect sense in an imperfect sports world that daily spins off its axis.What doesn't make sense is the suggestion being floated that some Ohio State football fans might not welcome Michigan transfer Justin Boren, for fear he will infect the locker room with cooties -- i.e., Wolverine rabies.
The sophomore offensive lineman has been portrayed as a prodigal son from Pickerington who might not be forgiven for leaving Ohio for Michigan in the first place.
The seed has also been planted that Boren might be seen as something less than a bona fide Buckeye because his dad, Mike, played at Michigan under Bo Schembechler and declared he will always be "a Michigan man."
If I'm Justin Boren, I'm not losing one wink of sleep over any of this.
"We welcome Justin Boren with open arms; Mike Boren, too," former OSU All-America lineman John Hicks told The Columbus Dispatch. "Well, we've got to take the old man, too. We've just got to straighten the entire family out."



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osugrad21;1152157; said:
"We welcome Justin Boren with open arms; Mike Boren, too," former OSU All-America lineman John Hicks told The Columbus Dispatch. "Well, we've got to take the old man, too. We've just got to straighten the entire family out."
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John Hicks is the man!
 
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Even the Wall Street Journal's abuzz...

WSJ: Turncoat U.

Turncoat U.

By DARREN EVERSON


May 2, 2008

It's one thing for a paid professional athlete to switch sides in a rivalry. It's quite another when a collegian does it. Justin Boren, an offensive lineman at Michigan, left the team in March because of his displeasure with the school's new coaching regime under Rich Rodriguez. Then last week he dropped another bombshell: The Ohio native announced he was transferring to Ohio State, Michigan's blood rival. Transfers between sworn collegiate enemies like this are exceedingly rare, and not just because of loyalty -- many schools and conferences have rules discouraging it. Here are two more college athletes (and one coach) who have swapped sides.

cont'd... goes on to talk about Brock Berlin, Marvin Stone, and Mike Montgomery
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Howard: U-M may struggle

Q . When a former player like yourself sees a player (Justin Boren), who had harsh comments about the new staff, transfer to Ohio State, what do you think?
A . At first, I was like, 'Wow, he's talking about family values.' And sometimes you use key words, and I read that, and I was like, 'Damn, this thing is just blowing up.' So I came up here (to Michigan) and I watched them practice. I was in the weight room working out, and two players started talking to me, and in general conversation they said, 'This guy,

Desmond, was a complainer. He complained about workouts, he complained about practices.' And this is what they told me: 'Really, we're better without him.' I said, 'Wow, that's a different side of the story I hadn't even thought of.' I knew they were training in a way they've never trained before.

So then he went to Ohio State, and I was like, 'Well, how loyal can this guy be? All the colleges available to him, and he goes to Ohio State?' I talked to Rich, and Rich told me he talked to him, and Rich said (Boren) never was really happy no matter what they did. And Rich said, 'Desmond, I've got to do things my way.'

I tell people all the time, this is college football. It's not tennis, it's not golf. At the end of the day, Rich is going to do things his way. He's going to separate the people who can take it from the people who can't take it.
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OregonBuckeye said:
Howard: U-M may struggle
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every story is like a coin it has two sides-and some edges. it is what it is. justin is within his right to change his mind, scholarships are on a year to year basis and we see many kids who are not offered another year from the program. so the kid has the same right to walk away.

the difference maybe that one is an 18-20some kid and the other is a grown man. sometimes wed be better of to say it is what it is well see him on the field...
 
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