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OL Justin Boren (Official Thread)

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MililaniBuckeye;1147891; said:
I can't wait until Nov 21, 2009, when fullback Zach Boren runs behind his big brother Justin from the 2-yard-line for a touchdown against Michigan on their home turf. 111,000+ scUM crying in their milk.

Even the word "irony" itself couldn't decribe that...
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COVER STORY
Changing of the guard
Ohio State lineman Justin Boren makes an emotionally charged return to Michigan - as a Buckeye
Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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BUCKEYE BLOOD: Junior offensive lineman Justin Boren (65) now lines up with younger sibling Zach (44), a freshman fullback at Ohio State. (Kyle Robertson, Dispatch)

Justin Boren has it made today, compared with his father's plight.

When Boren, Ohio State's junior left guard, enters Michigan Stadium - two years removed from the last game he played there as a member of the Michigan Wolverines - at least he'll be wearing a helmet and pads. His father's only protection in the stands will be his OSU apparel and his pride.

"Yeah, I'm thinking I'm going to need some security," Mike Boren said, laughing.

But the former Wolverines linebacker was only half joking. He still wears the 1982 Big Ten championship ring he won at Michigan, and his memories of playing for the late Bo Schembechler are still as fresh as the days they happened. Many former Michigan players still don't understand how Mike Boren could let this happen, how he could let his oldest son transfer to the hated rival.

"That's why I told my wife, 'Maybe you should stay home with our daughter and watch it on TV,'" Mike said. "She's thinking it's going to be nothing, but she doesn't understand how crazy it's going to be."

This promises to be a homecoming like few others in the history of The Game. Never has a player as prominent as Justin Boren changed sides in midstream. He also made waves on his way out the door.

Recruited out of Pickerington North High School by former coach Lloyd Carr, Boren left Michigan just a couple of months after Rich Rodriguez took over as coach in the winter of 2008. Boren cited what he saw as an erosion of "family values" in the new regime, among other things.

Several others also left, including highly rated quarterback Ryan Mallett. But Mallett transferred to Arkansas.

Boren, on the other hand, crossed over in one of the greatest rivalries in sports, and at least one former teammate is still bitter about it.

"He just didn't feel like he needed to be here no more," standout defensive lineman Brandon Graham told reporters this week. "A lot of people leave because it's their situation. I just like splashing it up because he went to O-State. He could have (gone) anywhere else, but he went to Ohio State."

What Boren did, OSU defensive tackle Doug Worthington said, was come to his senses.

"He was on the dark side before," Worthington said. "It's going to be a great experience for him, to be able to wear the perfect colors and go out there and get the job done.

"I'm happy to have him behind us. He has become a great teammate and friend of mine, and it's cool to see him out there to represent Ohio State."
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Buckeyes still marvel at the maize and scarlet path taken by OSU lineman Justin Boren
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
November 19, 2009

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Ted Crow/Plain Dealer illustrationMAKING THE SWITCH
The story of former Michigan lineman and current Buckeye Justin Boren (above) is a topical one this week: "This is a team that he played for and it obviously didn?t go well for him," Ohio State defensive lineman Doug Worthington said of Boren, "and he probably has a little bit of bad blood with that maize and blue."

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State defensive lineman Doug Worthington was chasing down a running play at Michigan two years ago when the Wolverines offensive lineman he was banging heads with all day shoved him from behind into the pile.

Five months later, Worthington and that Michigan lineman, Justin Boren, were Ohio State teammates.

"When we first heard it, we were thinking, 'wow, this is ridiculous, is somebody from Michigan really about to come here and transfer and play with us?'" Worthington said this week. "It was kind of funny early because he had been in maize and blue so long, we didn't know if he was a little infiltrator. But he shows his loyalty every day, and it'll be good to go play with him Saturday."
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Buckeyes still marvel at the maize and scarlet path taken by OSU lineman Justin Boren | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com

Changing colors: For athletes, joining 'the other side' can be traumatic | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
Justin Boren's actions at Ohio State deserve jeers from U-M fans
BY JAMIE SAMUELSEN
FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER

How do you think fans should treat Justin Boren on Saturday?
I doubt this will get quite the same attention Brett Favre got when he returned to Lambeau Field, but in a way, it should. Like we talked about two weeks ago when the fans were booing Matthew Stafford at Ford Field, I?m not too big on advising fans what they should say and to whom they should say it. They buy the tickets and they have the right to ? within reason ? ?express? their opinion. But if you?re asking, I?ll say this. I always like to follow the Golden Rule ? do unto others as you?d have them do unto you.

So if you use that theory to react to Boren?s behavior ? then treat him like dirt.
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gracelhink;1600065; said:
So after Brandon Graham's trash talking,
any chance Justin Boren lines up at Left Tackle tomorrow?
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No but I bet there is a great chance that Graham lines up on the right side at one point and Justin happens to pull and blast the hell out of the DE on the right side. :biggrin:
 
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MililaniBuckeye;1600070; said:
Way back in this thread, when Zack was literally crying because Justin was thinking about going to Ohio State, who've even dared to think we'd ever see this:

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Yeah, I went back and read the first 5-6 pages earlier this week. Irony doesn't even begin to describe it. The kid could wind up being a four year starter at FB. Crazy.
 
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Hubbard;1596519; said:
I would love to see JT give Justin a goal line carry for a TD chance. And have his brother line up as FB to block for him.
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A buddy of mine and I were talking about just this thing a couple days ago. It was sparked by a conversation of the '85 Bears and how, in the Super Bowl, The Fridge had a TD run buy Walter didn't. It moved onto how just how loud would the booing be if Tress lined Justin up as the runningback on 1st and Goal at the one-inch line.
 
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Boy was he pumped up before the game. This was a huge redemption game for him. If we had lost, he would have been 0-3.... you know, like many of the Michigan guys on that team.

Of course, if he had stayed at Michigan, he'd be 0-4.
 
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