RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

[Blackburn]

I agree with the poster above.

If you are a OSU Football star, you can have a comfortable life in Columbus. Most successful Buckeyes do more (and earn more) in C-Bus than the NFL city they played in.

Gonzo said his Sr. year (paraphrasing) 'everyone I know if the NFL is miserable'. It didn't stop him from going however. But I do think it had an effect on the Juniors coming back. NFL is not as fun as OSU.

He should look at this options at the end of the season.

Nice position to be in :)

 

[osu_edu]

True but it does pay for Better houses and cars.

tell that to jason white....

osu.edu ROCKS!!!

 

[Gatorubet]

Uh, no it doesn't...

State Farm would let him be an agent so quick it'd frighten you. He could be a top producer because almost every cold call he makes will get a response far more favorable than you or I.

Who wouldn't want to talk to Beanie about Buckeye football in his memorabilia covered office....while you purchased life and auto from him and then had a yearly renewal chat?

 

[shetuck]

State Farm would let him be an agent so quick it'd frighten you. He could be a top producer because almost every cold call he makes will get a response far more favorable than you or I.

Who wouldn't want to talk to Beanie about Buckeye football in his memorabilia covered office....while you purchased life and auto from him and then had a yearly renewal chat?

Sure... but will he be able to pronounce "mowdists enshoorenz" like Archie?

I think NOT!!!!

 

[MD Buckeye]

Rivals $

Talks about how the staff is still holding Beanie out of contact drills at this point and how the "Boom & Zoom tandem" of Herron & Saine have stepped up.

 

[Buckskin86]

Back will have a tough decision ahead of him
By Jason Lloyd
04/05/2008

CHRIS Wells has already committed to four years of football at Ohio State.

Do you believe him?

More importantly, should he actually stay?

Wells was very convincing a few days ago when he said he wanted to stay four years and leave Ohio State as the greatest running back in school history. He'll have to get to work on winning some Heismans just to stay in the conversation.

Jim Tressel has a longstanding rule that projected first-round picks should leave early for the NFL. James Laurinaitis disregarded that in deciding to return for his senior year. Malcolm Jenkins likely could have been a first rounder, too. That elusive national championship, though, brought both players back for one more run.

You could argue that a trend is starting, that a few elite players at Ohio State (don't forget A.J. Hawk) are choosing to stay four years because they enjoy college so much.

But none of those players who have already made that decision carry the ball 35 times a game. Those linebackers and cornerbacks are used to handing out the hits, not taking them.

Running backs only have a certain amount of carries -- and by extension hits -- in their bodies.

The mystery is that no one knows when the body will give out.

It's for that reason that more and more elite backs are choosing the NFL after just three years of college. The top five running backs in this year's draft -- Darren McFadden, Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Stewart, Jamaal Charles and Felix Jones -- all left school with a year of eligibility remaining.

Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch, first round picks last year, left college after their junior seasons. Same with Reggie Bush and Laurence Maroney in 2006.

Wells' body was seemingly destroyed last year. An ankle injury in the spring lingered all season, prompting Jim Tressel to encourage Wells through the media to develop a warrior's mentality. Running backs in the Big Ten, he said, are going to hurt. It's part of the job description.

His ankle hurt so much last year, Wells didn't even realize he played the entire season with a broken bone in his hand, too. It required surgery to repair, much like the surgery Wells had on his bad ankle in high school.

See a trend? The injuries and surgeries are already piling up, and Wells is only 19 years old.

The Morning Journal - Back will have a tough decision ahead of him

 

[ysubuck]

Heisman trophies don't pay for houses and cars...

We beg to differ Mr. Mililani!! FIGHT ON!

 

[matcar]

I somewhat agree.. It would probably be the smart thing to do.

However, let's say he does win the Heisman next year (Just for clarification, I'm not trying to say that he IS going to win a Heisman next year, but it is a definite possibility). That makes 2 Heismans a definite possibility. That would make Beanie only the second person in the history of the world to win 2 Heismans, and it would not escape him that those would both be RB's from OSU. Some things are worth more than money, and that may very well be one of them for him. For me, it wouldn't even be close- I would come back. Yes, even with all the millions in my face.. The chance to win TWO heismans.. It's just unfathomable to me, it would be so amazing. Couldn't it be the same with Beanie?

And you have to consider the fact that one thing tOSU is good at is getting alumnus jobs. If Wells were to stay for his senior year- especially if we won at least one heisman- he could open up a bar in C-bus, become an announcer, or any other number of options and he'd be set. It wouldn't be the money that he'd get from another year in the pros, obviously, but it's be a safe source of income that he'd never lose. So it's not like he'd go broke or anything; he just wouldn't be able to afford those extra few mansions.

NFL millions versus local hero thousands. Advice: Go with the millions and then you'll still be able to get local hero thousands when you're done.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

April 4, 2008

Thoughts on Beanie

A few leftover musings on a very interesting interview session with Beanie Wells yesterday (and yes, I'm going to refer to him as Beanie on this blog....quick, anybody know Boomer Esiason's real first name? When was the last time you saw a certain golfer called Eldrick "Tiger" Woods? Or Wayne "Woody" Hayes?)
OK, onto Beanie: I meant to get this into my story last night but didn't. I found it significant that Beanie said he hurt his wrist and ankle on the same play....LAST SPRING. That means he played the whole year on a painful ankle (which we knew) and with a broken bone in his wrist (which we didn't know until very late in the year).

Continued......

 

[krazeyk]

NFL millions versus local hero thousands. Advice: Go with the millions and then you'll still be able to get local hero thousands when you're done.

with that statement you're ignoring the first part of xcrunner's argument. If he wins the first heisman(knock on wood)the oppertunity to win his second would be so great as to surpass the millions in the NFL sentimentally. lthough I don't think anyone could be mad at him or even disappointed for leaving early even if he doesn't get a heisman the first year.

 

[Taosman]

If Beanie were to win a Heisman, the money offers from the NFL could be so good that, he would leave. And he knows what the shelf life of a running back is(short) he would probably go or be told by JT he should. He would NOT stay. And he, being the good son, would want to take care of Mom.

 

[Dryden]

Heisman trophies don't pay for houses and cars...

O.J. Simpson sold his for $255,000, and he was a murderer!

 

[shetuck]

O.J. Simpson sold his for $255,000, [strike]and[/strike] because he was a murderer!

fify.

 

[shetuck]

Even the New York Times is abuzz...

NYT: Ohio State's Wells Puts Heisman in Reach

April 6, 2008

Ohio State's Wells Puts Heisman in Reach

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Some college standouts shy away from talk about the Heisman Trophy, as if the mention of it will somehow jinx their future.

But not Ohio State tailback Chris Wells. He is not only thinking about winning it this fall, he has been planning on it for the past few years.

"I'm not going to sit here and tell you I don't think about winning the Heisman," he said Thursday after the Buckeyes completed a spring-practice session. "Because that's something I've worked hard to accomplish."

[...]

Wells said that he was only 70 percent last year, and that the pain was unbearable in some games.

"I think some of those touchdown runs were 100 percent, and some of the other plays were 50," said Dick Tressel, the Ohio State running-backs coach and older brother of Coach Jim Tressel. "So that made it 70."

Fullback Ryan Lukens says it is hard to imagine what Wells will be when he has recovered.

"He looks 100 percent healthy to me right now," Lukens said. "He's going full-go. but the coaches have to stop him sometimes because they don't want him falling on his wrist. It's very exciting to be blocking for a back the caliber of Beanie Wells."

Dick Tressel said Wells's drive set him apart, and he compared Wells's running style to that of the Hall of Famer Jim Brown.

Wells's rushing total set an Ohio State record for a sophomore. He said he planned to play two more years before moving to the N.F.L.

"When somebody talks about Ohio State, and the great players, I want my name to be mentioned," Wells said, listing Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Keith Byars and Antonio Pittman. Griffin is the only two-time Heisman winner, in 1974 and 1975, and George won in 1995.

"Those are all great guys, don't get me wrong," Wells said. 'But I want my name to be at the top."

 

[Dryden]

"When somebody talks about Ohio State, and the great players, I want my name to be mentioned," Wells said, listing Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Keith Byars and Antonio Pittman.

I respect Wells played with Pittman, and Antonio was a great back without a doubt, but reading those four names together ... my first thought was that little jingle from Sesame Street, "One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong!"