RB Lydell Ross (official thread)

[Buckin' A]

I wish Michael Flatley...umm....Lydell Ross all the best in the NFL.

 

[BrutuStrength]

yeah I think he was on injured reserve for a year and then cut and never invited back. Or maybe his injury never completely healed. I'm surprised not much has been heard about him.

He was drafted by the Rams as a safety, got injured in preseason (ACL or similar) and on IR for his rookie year. He was then cut/released.

He went to a bachelor party for my older brother's friend (his sister or fiance knew the Bellisari's well as kids,) and my younger brother ended up hanging out with him a lot that night (my younger brother is about the same age and height as Steve, and most of the other people in the party were a bit older.)

At the time of the party, he said he was rehabbing and working out with Drew Carter, who was preparing for the draft at that time. I looked for info on him on NFL and Rams sites last season, but could never find any specific information regarding him being released by the Rams.

 

[flybuckeye]

I think Bellesari was cut by the Rams and then the Browns picked him up but I don't think he made the team. He was on Wall to Wall Sports the other night and said he has a 9-5 but since he still thinks he can play and that he loves the game so much he signed with Dayton. He said he works during the day and then drives to Dayton for practice at night.

 

[Thump]

I guess I'm the only one who finds it hard to believe that the worst starting running back in OSU history has a place in the NFL.

 

[WoodyWorshiper]

Lydell Ross was simply a grotesque under-acheiver.

This was a guy we HAD to have coming out of HS, allegedly "stole" him away from Notre Dame.

Now, as a senior Captain, this guy spent the night that his team was humiliated 33-7 by Iowa in a game that he ran for an amazing "0" yards hanging out in a strip bar.

There is a very fine line between having "great character" and simply being a "character." Decide on your own.

 

[MistriBuck]

Lydell Ross was simply a grotesque under-acheiver.

i think perhaps a different phrase would be more appropriate, hard to call a guy who is on the WHAC walls for second highest bench in his category and one of the highest squats an under-achiever, he obviously worked very hard, just didn't translate on the field..........it's obvious he lost confidence along the way, and only gained it back for short periods of time, because he showed flashes even later in his career when he was running more on instinct (down the stretch in '03)

 

[bukIpower]

So you're saying you wouldn't ever go into a strip club? come on Woodyworshiper.... the guy straight up worked his ass off in the off seasons, and if I remember correctly everyone thought the world of him after his first year. Like the past poster said Lydel worked hard, and because of that I don't care what his numbers were he's always go'n to be a buckeye So why not give the man some credit?

 

[KevinBuck]

"hard to call a guy who is on the WHAC walls for second highest bench in his category and one of the highest squats an under-achiever, he obviously worked very hard, just didn't translate on the field."


That lack of on-field translation is exactly why he's an underachiever. Bench and squats are not "achievements" in the game of football. It's not about hard work, it's about production.

That said, I always liked Lydell and wanted him to be the man at OSU, but his underachieving continually frustrated and baffled me...

 

[jwinslow]

No his fame is based on his production, his character and place as a buckeye is not. The guy worked his butt off and never developed into a star like we thought he would. WW needs to get off his high horse and realize that people who actually know the guy made him a team captain for some reason. Yes, he made a mistake at a strip club but to call him a character, attempting to trivialize his incredible work ethic, is just asinine.

 

[Zurp]

realize that people who actually know the guy made him a team captain for some reason.

Good point. Team captain voting is not a popularity contest. Players earn the status as team captain. Lydell Ross earned it somehow.

Which speaks volumes for Mr. "Worst OSU Player Ever," according to many people on this message board. Bellisari was a team captain. Actually, Bellisari was a 2-time captain (until he screwed up before the Illinois game). I believe that the players respected him and his leadership, even though a majority of us fans did not.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

BTW.. Bucs also just held a private workout for MoC

 

[buckzip]

I understand that Susan has been working out his privates for a long time.

 

[bukIpower]

Underachiever? Yes....


Who wouldn't underachieve when you ahve to step in and fill in MoC's shoes. What people need to realize is that like the past posters have stated no matter if the person doesn't even play, whether their even crazy fans like us. Why call them out unless they totally screw up?

What he did was become Senior Captain, and worked hard in the weight room to try and better his self.

 

[MistriBuck]

That lack of on-field translation is exactly why he's an underachiever. Bench and squats are not "achievements" in the game of football. It's not about hard work, it's about production.

what??? underachiever would mean lack of effort, for lack of trying..........he was an underperformer, didn't meet expectations, could be labeled a disappointement, but not an underachiever, it was not for lack of effort...............i guess by your definition Mo Hall was also an underachiever?

 

[Lunchbox]

what??? underachiever would mean lack of effort, for lack of trying..........he was an underperformer, didn't meet expectations, could be labeled a disappointement, but not an underachiever, it was not for lack of effort...............i guess by your definition Mo Hall was also an underachiever?

"underachieving" has nothing to do with a lack of effort. Underachieving is to be less successful than expected, to fail to fulfil one's potential. doesn't mean they didn't try hard. "His" definition is the conventional one.