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John Cooper is one of 8 coaches on the 2008 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. Others include Lou Holtz and John Robinson.
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Buckskin86
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'New type of hunger' fuels Pace
By Bill Coats
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/20/2008
One of the first things new offensive coordinator Al Saunders noted when he was hired in January was that the Rams' offensive line "probably will need some attention."
He's just hoping it won't be constant medical attention, as was the case last year.
"I'd never seen anything like that," said tackle Orlando Pace, shaking his head. "Every week it seemed like somebody was going down and we were on the waiver wire, getting guys to come in, guys off the street. That made it tough for us."
It was Pace who set the painful pace, suffering a season-ending injury to his right shoulder in the regular-season opener. The perennial Pro Bowler, who signed a seven-year, $52.8 million contract in 2005, had missed the last six games of the 2006 season after tearing a triceps muscle in his upper right arm. Advertisement
"The triceps was tough, but when I did the shoulder, it was one of the toughest things I've had to handle, not only in my professional career but in my life," Pace said in a rare offseason interview. "I was so excited about coming back and playing last year ... and I couldn't even make it through one game. It was so disappointing. It took me awhile to get over it mentally."
Pace, 32, underwent surgery Sept. 20 in Houston to repair his rotator cuff and labrum. Rehab began soon thereafter, although he was in a sling for several weeks.
"It feels pretty good," Pace reported. "When it first started, it was a slow process. But now it's a matter of lifting weights and getting it strong again, getting it back up to where I was."
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Buckeyedynasty
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Just heard it on the news so I don't have a link. Coach Cooper has been selected and will be inducted into the college football hall of fame this year. Congrats to Coach Cooper!
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mercer_buckeye
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Probably getting in because of all his accolades from the Hoying recruitment 
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mercer_buckeye;1152877; said:
Coop is a good guy who won a bunch of games and raised the bar for tOSU recruiting...but he will always be remembered in Columbus for hot tubs, 0.00 GPA, and 2-10-1/3-8
Earle Bruce had at best, mild success...but he is loved for his passion and dedication to the school.
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mercer_buckeye
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I agree with you on Coop probably the best recruiter in the country in his day. On the Earl Bruce thing I'll never forget a interview I saw with him where he said his first time at Ohio Stadium for the dotting of the i at the crescendo he started crying and screamed "I'm a Buckeye, I'm a Buckeye."
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Way to go Coop!
Especially in the state of Florida - Tito Paul, Courtland Bullard, Tam Hopkins, Bryce Bishop, Ryan Pickett, Michael Jenkins, and the Bellisari Brothers were all top Floridian recruits signed by Cooper. Under Cooper, Ohio State was one of the first nothern schools to recruit Florida heavily, and it is certainly paying dividends today with Tressel at the helm.osugrad21;1152893; said:
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