• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

RB Antonio Pittman (Official Thread)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
Ok so after a good sophmore season, I figured that Pittman might be in a nice place to set some records.

So I took a look:

First I took a look at 100 yard games in a career:

The top 3 are:

Archie Griffin - 34 - 27 short
Eddie George - 20 - 13 short
Keith Byars - 17 - 10 short

Pittman has 7 as of right now. I think he has a good chance to get about 8 a year and that would give him 16 moving him into second place on the all time list.

Then I took a look at total yards in a career:

The top 4 are:

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><ST1:pGriffin</st1:City> – 5589 – 3877 short
George – 3768 – 2056 short
Tim Spencer – 3553 – 1841 short
Keith Byars – 3200 – 1488 short


Pittman has 1712 yds right now. So if you give him his number he had this year of 1300 for two more years that would give him 2600 more and that would put him second on the list.

So Pittman could go down as one of the top 3 running backs of all time in tOSU history. Then his backup could also go down as one of the best too.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Upvote 0
crazybuckfan40 said:
Ok so after a good sophmore season, I figured that Pittman might be in a nice place to set some records.

So I took a look:

First I took a look at 100 yard games in a career:

The top 3 are:

Archie Griffin - 34 - 27 short
Eddie George - 20 - 13 short
Keith Byers - 17 - 10 short

Pittman has 7 as of right now. I think he has a good chance to get about 8 a year and that would give him 16 moving him into second place on the all time list.

Then I took a look at total yards in a career:

The top 4 are:

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><ST1:place w:st="on">Griffin</ST1:place></st1:City> – 5589 – 3877 short
George – 3768 – 2056 short
Tim Spencer – 3553 – 1841 short
Keith Byers – 3200 – 1488 short

Pittman has 1712 yds right now. So if you give him his number he had this year of 1300 for two more years that would give him 2600 more and that would put him second on the list.

So Pittman could go down as one of the top 3 running backs of all time in tOSU history. Then his backup could also go down as one of the best too.
Click to expand...

That's...umm...kinda crazy. And I don't mean in a bad way. Wow, it's kinda cool looking at how realistic that actually is. :)
 
Upvote 0
Dispatch

4/19

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
Running back wishes he could get back on field
Pittman a spectator because of hamstring injury
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
<!--PHOTOS--> <table class="phototableright" align="right" border="0"> <!-- begin large ad code --> <tbody><tr><td> <table align="center"> <tbody><tr><td align="center">
20060419-Pc-G1-0600.jpg
</td></tr> <tr><td class="credit" width="200"> NEAL LAURON DISPATCH </td></tr> <tr><td class="cutline" width="200">Antonio Pittman wishes he were running away from defenders instead of watching practice. </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody> </table>
Antonio Pittman knows all about being "the next best thing."
Two years ago, that was him. He enrolled at Ohio State early out of Akron Buchtel High School to get a head start on his college career.
He was good in the spring of 2004, weaving in and out through a rebuilding Ohio State defense and making his presence known, even as he backed up seniors Lydell Ross and Maurice Hall.
For those who remembered those spring moments, his rise to a 1,331-yard season last year — becoming only the third sophomore in OSU history to crack 1,000 yards rushing — was no big surprise.
But Pittman has had to stand on the sideline during contact drills this spring to allow his pulled hamstring to fully heal. He has had to watch sophomores Maurice Wells and Erik Haw and prized freshman Chris "Beanie" Wells do what he did that April 2004. All three have had stellar moments, Pittman said.
"It’s real tough to sit there and watch," said Pittman, even though he has been reassured by the coaches he’s still No. 1.
"You get hungry, you know; you feel when somebody makes a good play like, ‘Man, they’re coming to get me.’ You can’t be comfortable back there watching. You’re just too eager to get in."
The impulse was there again yesterday as the team staged an inside drill, in which the backs are obligated to run between the tackles.
"He was begging to get a carry," Maurice Wells said. "But he has that hamstring, and it would be best for him to go ahead and rest that. But I know it’s real frustrating for him. It has to be."
So much so that Pittman would like to see some action in the spring game Saturday. The coaches will make a decision about before the annual draft of the teams today, running backs coach Dick Tressel said, but it’s not looking good for Pittman.
"He’s been rehabbing, not preparing to play tailback in the Big Ten, and those guys (on defense) Saturday are going to get after him," Tressel said. "Do we want to do that without him being fully prepared? But he’s healthy, I think, and if we were going to play Michigan on Saturday, he’d be playing, I promise you."
In the meantime, Pittman has had ample time to study his younger cohorts. He likes what all four, himself included, might be able to present in the fall.
"We can go big back with E. Haw and Beanie, and spread it out with me and Mo," Pittman said. "You can change the game up a lot.
"We all have our own style of running, and it’s so different. With me not being the biggest back, but I like to run inside. And Erik is a bigger back, but he will take it outside and show his speed. And there is Mo being the little Warrick Dunn, and Beanie just the straight-ahead runner ."
But Pittman is still No. 1 for a reason.
"I thought I heard his sophomore year rushing was the second-best in the history of Ohio State University, and the guy before him (Archie Griffin) won the Heisman," Tressel said.
"I hope we’re smart enough to not let a hamstring cloud our memory. He’s a pretty good player, and he’s done enough in practice where we won’t forget."
[email protected]
 
Upvote 0
CPD

4/19

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL



Fatigue won't back down RB Pittman



Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Doug Lesmerises

Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus- Antonio Pittman has watched other running backs impress this spring, thinking from the sideline, 'Man, they're coming to get me.' "
Frustrating, yes. But far better than the alternative - watching your backups with no fears at all because no one's good enough to challenge you.
Pittman is nursing a hamstring injury that bothered him even before the Fiesta Bowl. Thus Ohio State's starting tailback began the spring on the sideline and only last week started to practice, though defenders still aren't allowed to hit him.
The result has been lots of extra time for top recruit Chris Wells and inexperienced subs Maurice Wells and Erik Haw. And it's worked out for everyone.
Pittman is still entrenched as the starter, but backs two, three and four have shown the Buckeyes will have many more backfield options than a year ago, when the choices to carry the ball were Pittman, tired Pittman, exhausted Pittman, and maybe Maurice Wells if he could figure out what was going on and not fumble.
"There no question that a couple games [last year] Pitt was tired," running backs coach Dick Tressel said. "That's never best, to be tired. And we can keep him out of that situation. But we're going to get everything out of Pitt."
What head coach Jim Tressel and offensive coordinator Jim Bollman have to figure out is the best way to get the most from all four tailbacks at the position Jim Tressel agrees should be the most improved on the offense.
Pittman, who will be a junior, is 5-11 and hopes to play at about 207 pounds, nearly 10 pounds heavier than last year. He's a little guy who likes to run inside.
Chris "Beanie" Wells, out of Akron's Garfield High, is 6-1, 235, a big star recruit who runs inside.
Mo Wells, at 5-10 and 190, was sometimes lost as a freshman but has quick feet and should grow even more evasive with increased comfort. He's an smaller guy who goes outside.
And Haw, at 6-1 and 212 pounds, has good size but likes to cutback or find the corner, a bigger guy who can run outside.
"I don't think any of us are alike," Pittman said. "It's a lot of change of pace."
Wells and Haw could have been lost in the glare of Pittman breaking out and Chris Wells' hype, but the backups of last year have forced themselves into the picture.
"If I didn't come out and play my best, it'd be really easy to get lost in the mix," Mo Wells said. "Definitely from last year, we're going to have more guys who can carry the ball."
There's also two veteran fullbacks in Stan White Jr. and Dionte Johnson. So the Buckeyes have used a lot more sets with two receivers, one tailback, one fullback and one tight end this spring. Last fall, three receivers was the norm. But they haven't yet devised formations to get two tailbacks on the field together, though Dick Tressel is all for it.
 
Upvote 0
Pittman is still entrenched as the starter, but backs two, three and four have shown the Buckeyes will have many more backfield options than a year ago, when the choices to carry the ball were Pittman, tired Pittman, exhausted Pittman, and maybe Maurice Wells if he could figure out what was going on and not fumble.
Click to expand...



Did anyone else find this little tidbit particularly funny? LOL i laughed at work reading it.
 
Upvote 0
i thought it was pretty stupid of them to call out one of their players like that... he has one fumble and that of course came in THE GAME but making it seem like this man fumbled all through out the year is pretty stupid... and if maybe they would have tried him out with the first string team instead of the two's and three's he would have had better stats for the year. but now even with gettin bigger stronger and faster he is going to be thrown under the bus for Chris Wells... which is understandable to a point... he is overhyped and really hasn't earned anything yet but he is your prototypical big ten back(if you can tell i have a lil biased towards MoWells... only because the man came from Sandalwood repping hard for them saints... yes i went to sandalwood and played on the team with him)
 
Upvote 0
Stt he wasn't calling him out. Fae it last year Mo was thrown under a bus. An undersized true frosh forced to carry the ball in a BIG 10 game. He wasn't ready last year, plain and simple. I'm pretty sure Wells had more than one fumble also, I myself can remember getting a "Brandon Schnittker"-esque vibe often when Mo would come in. He did have fumbilitis last year. This year he looks bigger, stronger and he's got a great grasp of the concepts and playbook. I think he will shock teams as a change of pace. Pittman, to Beanie. Pound Beanie in a while, get the defense thinking about it too much, then bang hit em with Mo or Haw for a downright nasty speed attack. Big things are expected from this group of guys this year.
 
Upvote 0
Mo Wells will be just fine. He may not have been ready to produce last year but he still had a couple of nice runs. He is lighting fast and will be a nice change of pace back to come in after the ball is being pounded. Mo is also a receiving threat and if used right could take a short screen for 6. Mo Wells is the same size as Tyrell Sutton and he ran for 1500 and 16 TDs in the Big 10. Sutton plays in a spread offense and was utilized better in space. So give Mo some time to pickup the system and also the coaching staff to find plays to utilize his skills best. It's great that we have a stable full of backs that all have huge potential.
 
Upvote 0
BuckNutJoeHall said:
Stt he wasn't calling him out. Fae it last year Mo was thrown under a bus. An undersized true frosh forced to carry the ball in a BIG 10 game. He wasn't ready last year, plain and simple. I'm pretty sure Wells had more than one fumble also,
Click to expand...

According to the official site, MoWells had 61 carries for 199 yards and 1 TD (13 yards vs. NW'ern), with only the 1 fumble.

But let's remember this thread is about Pittman.
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top