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QB/WR Braxton Miller (B1G POY, National Champion, OSU HOF)

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The only good thing to come out of Tatgate (besides, you could argue, upgrading from Tressel to Meyer) is Braxton got basically a free season of playing time under his belt he wouldn't have gotten otherwise

He is going to do special things in his next 2 years on the field
 
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Tanner;2255468; said:
The only good thing to come out of Tatgate (besides, you could argue, upgrading from Tressel to Meyer) is Braxton got basically a free season of playing time under his belt he wouldn't have gotten otherwise

He is going to do special things in his next 2 years on the field
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Are you saying he wouldn't have redshirted under Senior TP?
 
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Buckeyevsworld;2255579; said:
Yeah, but this year it's been louder than in the past. Even their Nascar show probably has mentioned how much the BiG Ten sucks.
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But this time around, it might be because the BiG Ten actually sucks. No point in ignoring it. We'll be back eventually but we might be the 4th best conference at best this year. Anyways,this isn't the place for this. Back to Braxton.
 
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http://btn.com/2012/11/14/journey-tracks-braxton-miller-others-tonight/
?Journey? tracks Braxton Miller, others tonight

The next episode of ?The Journey 2012″ presented by Best Buy airs at 7:30 p.m. t0night and features looks at three more Big Ten football stories: Ohio State?s Braxton Miller, Northwestern?s Venric Mark, and Indiana Senior Day. Watch a short preview here and find bonus clips for tonight?s episode in this post.
Specifically tonight ?

  • Ohio State?s Miller lets us follow him both on and off the field.
  • Northwestern?s Mark has gone from from WR/return specialist to become one of the Big Ten?s best running backs.
  • See Senior Day at Indiana through the eyes of fifth-year senior offensive lineman Will Matte.
  • Watch game highlights from Northwestern vs. Michigan and Wisconsin vs. Indiana.
Follow BTN?s popular documentary-style show on Twitter and go behind the scenes with show producers running @BTNJourney for updates, photos, videos and more. We?re also on Facebook and Instagram (BTNJourney). They post some great photos on that Instagram account. Also, check out the bonus clips below from this week?s episode.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Asked this week if Braxton Miller reminded him of Terrelle Pryor at all, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema compared the OSU quarterback more to another quarterback in this rivalry.

He cited former Badger Russell Wilson, who took a loss last season when Miller threw a last-minute touchdown pass to beat Wisconsin, but who now is a rookie starter for the Seattle Seahawks.

"I've been a huge fan of Braxton's. I saw him as a junior in high school," Bielema said, noting Wisconsin recruited another player from Huber Heights Wayne, which gave him extra reason to see Miller. "So I had a chance to be around him and his high school coaches, see what kind of person he is. He just exudes everything you would like in the world of college football. I think he's just a tremendous talent too.

"I'm not saying he's Russell Wilson, but he carries a lot of those same things. I think that's why Russell, last year after the game and everything that happened there, Russell sought him out. He'd kind of been hearing about him and who he is and what he is. I just wish we didn't have to play him every year because he truly is special."
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/11/braxton_miller_has_a_not-so_se.html
 
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Wisconsin linebackers coach Andy Buh used to line up every day in practice against quarterback Colin Kaepernick when they were both at Nevada, so he has no trouble appreciating what Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller can do.
"He is really good," Buh told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "If you mess up and you don't get lined up properly against him, it is a touchdown."
In four seasons at Nevada, Kaepernick amassed 14,210 total yards (10,098 passing and 4,112 rushing) and 141 touchdowns (82 passing and 59 rushing).
"The quarterback being able to run the ball has changed our game," Buh said. "Defenses these days limiting teams to under 21 points a game is stellar. It is stellar.
"Compared to maybe five or six years ago. You see it. When you see people averaging 40 points a game there is something going on out there. We are trying to catch up to all the different things teams are doing and all the space we're having to cover."
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I haven't seen anyone (at least since Sanders) who can accelerate so quickly in any direction. You can be lined up as well as possible but that only accounts for phase one of the skirmish. Great, you got him to stop. The problem is that if you don't (and you probably can't) tackle him simultaneously with this stop, you're done. He's now accelerating away from your perfectly placed defensive position and you can't react to it. You might actually be better off starting in a less that perfect position and hoping that he then to run across your path.
 
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On a completely different level (obviously) but, to scale, I've had to chase and defend rugby players with similar tricks/quicks as Braxton. The only way to consistently tackle them is to hit them from their blind side/rear. You see this sometimes with Miller. If you can drag him down coming from the side just after he's beaten one of your teammates, you can get him. If you let him get more than a step or so past you, he's gone.
 
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RugbyBuck;2256738; said:
I haven't seen anyone (at least since Sanders) who can accelerate so quickly in any direction. You can be lined up as well as possible but that only accounts for phase one of the skirmish. Great, you got him to stop. The problem is that if you don't (and you probably can't) tackle him simultaneously with this stop, you're done. He's now accelerating away from your perfectly placed defensive position and you can't react to it. You might actually be better off starting in a less that perfect position and hoping that he then to run across your path.
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Obviously we have to see him play more, but Rod Smith showed very quick flashes of Barry Sanders when he was taking the ball to the sideline only to see a whole and rip through it 6 yards before anyone realized it.
 
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RugbyBuck;2256741; said:
On a completely different level (obviously) but, to scale, I've had to chase and defend rugby players with similar tricks/quicks as Braxton. The only way to consistently tackle them is to hit them from their blind side/rear. You see this sometimes with Miller. If you can drag him down coming from the side just after he's beaten one of your teammates, you can get him. If you let him get more than a step or so past you, he's gone.
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So if he doesn't see you coming you have a good chance.
 
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