QB Joe Germaine (Rose Bowl MVP, B1G OPOY, B1G MVP)

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Cool story indeed - I read about it in a linked article in Joe's thread.

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[Buckskin86]

The quick rise (and even quicker fall) of Joe G

The Rams took the Big Ten offensive player of the year, Ohio State's Joe Germaine, in the fourth round of the '99 draft. By the start of the 2001 preseason, Germaine was primed to be the team's top backup behind Warner.

But after connecting on 19 of his first 23 preseason passes in '01, Germaine completed only 12 of his next 40. After misfiring on three of four tosses in the Governor's Cup game against Kansas City, Martz had seen enough. He torched Germaine with a sideline tirade, and during a halftime interview on ESPN announced that Bulger was now his No. 2 QB.

Germaine was traded two days later ? to Kansas City, which by that time was coached by Vermeil, who had drafted Germaine in '99 in St. Louis.

Rams had some characters at QB

 

[Buckskin86]

Local 'Hero' Tries Hand At Coaching

September 01, 2010
Queen Creek High School in Arizona begins its football season on Friday night. How in the world is that significant back here in Buckeye country?

Well, let?s just say there will be irony on display when the Bulldogs open their season under their new head coach, who happens to be Joe Germaine.

That would be the same Joe Germaine who hails from the Phoenix area, came to OSU after setting records at the junior college level, became a star quarterback in the Big Ten and led the Buckeyes to a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the Rose Bowl over Arizona State.

That would be the same Arizona State that is located just a few miles north of Queen Creek.

And it gets better. Germaine, who played for the St. Louis Rams out of college and also logged time in the Arena Football League, was hired by a guy named Paul Reynolds. That would be the same Paul Reynolds who was a starting linebacker on that very ASU team that came a defensive stop away from the 1996 national championship. The trophy proved elusive when Germaine threw the winning touchdown in the final seconds of a 20-17 win in Pasadena.

?Paul Reynolds should turn in his pitchfork,? was the lead of a local newspaper article announcing the Germaine hiring.

?Hey, if you can't beat ?em, join ?em,? Reynolds said.

Sports RappUp

 

[Buckskin86]

Ironic reunion: former OSU quarterback Joe Germaine coaching in Arizona
By Aaron Green
[email protected]
Published: Monday, October 11, 2010

Photo courtesy of the Ohio State department of athletics

Joe Germaine played quarter back for Ohio State from 1996-98, earning MVP of the 1997 Rose Bowl.
joe germaine stats

Arizona State linebacker Paul Reynolds stepped onto the field for the final drive of the 1997 Rose Bowl against Ohio State as confident as could be.

The Sun Devils had just scored a touchdown to go up 17-14 with less than two minutes to play, and the Buckeyes were sending out an unproven sophomore quarterback to lead them on their final drive.

"Pat Tillman (Reynolds' ASU teammate) and I saw this baby-faced guy with big ear pads come running onto the field," Reynolds said. "We looked at each other and said, ?We've got this in the bag.' Unfortunately, we know how that turned out."

Joe Germaine led a 65-yard game-winning drive, culminating with a 5-yard touchdown pass to receiver David Boston, to beat the Sun Devils, 20-17.

Thirteen years later, Reynolds, the athletic director at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Ariz., hired the "baby-faced" quarterback with "big ear pads" to be his varsity football coach.

"My first day in the weight room, we took a photo of the kids and me," said Joe Germaine, 1997 Rose Bowl MVP. Reynolds "had it PhotoShopped and put me in a Sun Devils shirt. Naturally, I did the same to him, only putting him in a Buckeyes jersey."

Germaine played in the NFL for five seasons and has had multiple stints in the Arena Football League since graduating from OSU in 1998.

In his first season as coach, Germaine is 5-1, with a triple-overtime victory over the defending Arizona Class 4A Division II state champions.

"I've always had a passion for the game," Germaine said. "I loved practicing. I loved going to meetings. I just loved learning the game."

Hired by Reynolds in March, Germaine was a quarterback coach at Basha High School in Arizona for three years and an assistant at Mesa Community College for two years before coming to Queen Creek.

"I got into coaching once I started playing Arena Football," Germaine said. "The schedule was different from the NFL, and I had the time to do it."

The Arena Football League plays its games from April to August instead of September through January, as the NFL does.

"It's a thrill, being a head coach," he said. "I'm seeing the game from a different vantage point."

Germaine played for OSU from 1996?1998. Known for his prolific passing and unflappable composure, he threw for 6,370 yards, third-most in OSU history, and 56 touchdowns, second-most in OSU history.

http://www.thelantern.com/sports/ir...ck-joe-germaine-coaching-in-arizona-1.1677467

 

[Buckskin86]

Joe Germaine quickly won over Queen Creek players
by Sarah McLellan - Nov. 4, 2010
The Arizona Republic

There was a bit of skepticism among Queen Creek football players when they discovered a new coach would steer the program this season.

Former coach Curt LeBlanc had been with the team since 2001, building a consistent playoff team as the school's population grew and finally settled in Class 4A Division I.

"At first I don't think everyone bought into a coaching change, and that's obviously rough on a program," said senior quarterback Adam Brzeczek.

What changed their mind?

The resume of Joe Germaine.

"We knew we had something special in a coach," Brzeczek said.

When Queen Creek named Germaine coach, it slotted someone at the helm with a knack for winning and that caught the attention of the Bulldogs. Germaine won a state title with Mesa Mountain View in 1993, a Rose Bowl with Ohio State in 1997 and spent four seasons in the NFL.

"He knows the game. He studies the game," Brzeczek said. "And it wasn't that long ago that he played the game. So he knows as a player what we go through, and obviously in high school he won a state championship. So he knows what it takes, so I think it just goes back to all his experience as a player."

Germaine's experience and coaching skills have definitely inspired the Bulldogs (8-1, 3-0), who can take the 4A-I Desert Sky Region championship Friday with a victory against Scottsdale Saguaro. They pulled out a triple-overtime win against Glendale Cactus and scored important region wins against Apache Junction and Cave Creek Cactus Shadows.

"It was a brand-new coaching staff and a new philosophy, so a lot of change has taken place," Germaine said. "But did I anticipate it going this well? Maybe not. We hoped that it would, but I'll tell you the big difference has just been the kids that we have."

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/pre...maine-queen-creek-football.html#ixzz14Lr3JjX1

 

[Buckskin86]

Cooper added that he kept Germaine for the final possession because he was a better passer than Jackson.

Germaine led his team 65 yards down the field and ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Boston. The Buckeyes won, 20-17, finished second in the nation and Germaine was named Rose Bowl MVP.

Cooper described Germaine in the final possession as "Mr. Cool."

"That was a great drive," Cooper said. "I thought we were going to win the game; there wasn't any question in my mind. That's the game where everybody will remember Joe Germaine for taking us down the field and scoring the game-winning touchdown."

Heading into the 1996 season, Germaine said the team already had that game on their minds.

"You work so hard for a specific goal, and we were a group that was able to accomplish that," Germaine said. "To win it in the fashion that we won, it was really a memory (that lasts) for a long time."

http://www.tribtoday.com/page/conte...ers-of--96-team-sign-autographs.html?nav=5024

 

[LiveForPeace]

Joe Germaine training guru???

I know this is random, but ESPiN had a video online about Trent Richardson and his draft preparation. Towards the end of the video (about minute 1:55), Joe Germaine is working with Richardson in regards to blitz pickup and recognition. It seems that Joe is a training performance specialist with Athletes Performance and Axon. They used a cool virtual system, and Joe looks like he still has Rose Bowl greatness in him. I know many of us don't watch ESPN or give them our "clicks". I don't know whether we are allowed to post links from ESPN on BP or not, but if you want to take a look here's the link: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7594225&categoryid=2564308

 

[bassbuckeye07]

Joe Germaine is fucking awesome

 

[bassbuckeye07]

Joe Germaine is probably the most overrated Buckeye in recent memory. He sucked against scUM in 1996 and 1997 and made some horrible decisions against MSU in 1998. I'd take Krenzel, weak statistics and all, any day of the week.

Look at this idiot

Joe Germaine could destroy This turd with one expressionless look

 

[Buckskin86]

Joe Germaine, a former Scottsdale Community College and Ohio State University football star, will be inducted into the SCC Sports Hall of Fame Oct. 26.

Joe Germaine. As a two-sport standout at SCC, Mr. Germaine was an All-Conference player on both the football and baseball teams.


He holds the record in football for most passing yards in a game (580), ranks No. 1 in completions in a game (49) and holds the record for passing attempts in a game with 62. Although he only played one year of football at SCC, he ranks in the Top 10 in eight different statistical categories.


After he left SCC, Mr. Germaine attended Ohio State University. In his senior year (1998) at Ohio State, he was a full-time starter at quarterback, as well as a team co-captain. He also played in both the NFL and AFL before moving on to a coaching career.

http://arizona.newszap.com/northvalley/sports/116818-127/sweet-lou-frazier-among

 

[Buckskin86]

Germaine building something at Queen Creek
November 23, 2012
By Kyle Odegard
East Valley Tribune

Joe Germaine has Queen Creek unbeaten in Division II and on the brink of its first state championship. (East Valley Tribune)

On Nov. 13, 2010, Mountain View ? arguably the most decorated big-school football program in the state ? fired coach Tom Joseph after the team?s first losing season in history.

The Bulldogs were in the midst of a playoff run, but that didn?t stop the rumor mill from anointing their coach as the heir apparent.

Joe Germaine led the Toros to a state championship as a player in 1993, then went on to win a Rose Bowl as a quarterback at Ohio State and a Super Bowl ring with the St. Louis Rams.

Meanwhile, open enrollment, transfers and a shifting geographical landscape had bitten into Mountain View?s competitiveness, and as the results declined, the clamor for Germaine ? a promising coach with a link to the Toros' golden days ? grew louder. That buzz quickly hit Queen Creek.

?That?s what happens when you have a good coach,? Queen Creek athletic director Paul Reynolds said. ?People are going to talk and say he?s going to go somewhere else. You?re always a little nervous, like, ?Hey, he might really go over there.??

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http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/11/...g_highschools.html?blockID=824567&feedID=7184

Coach Germaine and Queen Creek wins Div. III title

 

[MD Buckeye]

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...w-rapping-with-former-buckeye-qb-joe-germaine

AN INTERVIEW WITH OHIO STATE GREAT JOE GERMAINE

Joe Germaine is a bona fide Ohio State legend. No OSU fan who saw it will ever forget the game-winning drive he engineered to lead the Buckeyes to a comeback win over Arizona State in the 1997 Rose Bowl.

The former OSU quarterback transferred from Scottsdale Community College and, after a redshirt year, he split time with Stanley Jackson at quarterback before taking the job full time his final season. He amassed 6,370 passing yards and closed his career as the school’s third-leading passer despite not getting the full-time role until his last year.

We were fortunate to catch up with Joe to ask him about his football career, favorite Buckeye memories, and his current activities.

Was your early love of football tied to any particular player or team or is football just what you and your friends did for fun?

Joe Germaine: I was born in Denver and because of that I sort of grew up a Broncos fan. I kind of always had a passion for football and I grew up loving John Elway. I liked how he played the game.

Is that why you became a quarterback?

JG: I wanted to be a running back my first game of Pop Warner, but my coaches made me play quarterback and I was devastated. It was a rough first year. I fumbled the snap pretty much every time I tried to receive it, but I got a little better as the year went on. The next year, when I was nine, is when I really started falling in love with playing quarterback.

Contd....

Good stuff

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

8. JOE GERMAINE, 1998
The top signal-caller of the 20th Century, Joe Germanine's 1998 season was record-breaking. The senior quarterback, with legendary receiver David Boston as his running mate, threw for 3,330 yards in 1998, the second-best mark in Ohio State history, and was intercepted on less than 2% of his throws, the fourth-best mark in school history.

Germaine was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player after an 11-1 season that concluded with a No. 2 ranking in the AP Poll. He was selected to Ohio State's All-Century Team in 2000 and has the fourth-most passing yards in Buckeye history.

 

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[RB07OSU]

Happy birthday to the man that is the reason I wore #7 growing up!