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jimotis4heisman;679997; said:
honestly what group of fans have you come not to like? to me the internet has shown what is so great about college football. we have regulars here from usc, tejas, ok st etc that to me are all great guys, great cfb fans. that is one reason i enjoy the sport so much. the "real" fan can sit down talk about his team strength and weakness get up shake your hand and say "wow it was great to have a conversation with a true college football fan" you know sure we have exceptions but the reality is many of the top teams have bandwagoners which ruin the perception for many. we ourselves have the same fault....


Going way back to the BN days, the old BN days and right up till now the only 2 groups that come to mind who were just a complete loss were Miami and Washington fans.

Both had such arrogance and were so firmly convinced their team speed and athleticisim were something our poor Buckeyes had never seen it got to be too much.

Worse for those wine and cheese Washington cocksuckers was the fact our team had just won the NC, returned damn near everyone and was playing at home at night. But we were in for it because they had some brokeback mountain cast member QB and a good WR :shake:

I'm sure there was a decent poster or two from each school but as a whole they stick out in my memory as the two worst groups we've ever had. Texas Tech and WSU stand out in memory as the best 2 groups but I'm sure thats debatable.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks;680656; said:
Opie? Not very big.. In fact, I couldn't believe it when they made him a lineman.

Pace, btw, was hugenormous. And he could run. Best college lineman ever.

I heard Pace ran a 4.7 40. Anyone know if that's legit?

And lol, Opie came into my mind. I actually thought op meant "Original Poster".
 
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Not sure of the 4.7.... that sound sick for a man as big as him.. but.. maybe... he played basketball too, so I imagine getting up and down the court helped his quicks.

Orlando Pace (1994-1996)
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John Cooper said Pace became a starter the first day he strolled on campus. This two-time All-American won the 1995 and 1996 Lombardi Awards and was the 1996 Outland Trophy winner. His pancake blocks earned enough attention to make Pace (6-6, 320) the Big Ten?s most valuable offensive player in 1996.
 
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And here's a clip that has some of his pancake blocks in the '96 game against PSU.

 
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daddyphatsacs;679407; said:
What team were you watching? I think it's a stretch to call the talent of that OSU team greater than the Miami squad.

As for the Clarett statements, I'm not going to even address them because ignorance doesn't deserve a response.

The 02 Buckeyes had more players drafted than the 02 Canes. That's not up for debate. Hence, more talent.

You argue that 13 was not an Offensive key for that team? Did your TV work in 02? I know that was before HD, but I assume you could still see the picture clear enough.
 
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daddyphatsacs;679407; said:
What team were you watching? I think it's a stretch to call the talent of that OSU team greater than the Miami squad.

As for the Clarett statements, I'm not going to even address them because ignorance doesn't deserve a response.

Why? That team was loaded with Draft picks, All-Americans, and all Big-10 players. Mike Jenkins, Santonio Holmes, Troy Smith, LeCharles Bentley, Stepanovich, Mangold, Hawk, Grant, Doss, Gamble, Will Smith, Clarett, Drew Carter, Rob Sims, Carpenter, Nickey, Fox, Nate Salley, Matt Wilhelm, and those are just the names of the top of my head.
 
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OSU lost 9 draft picks and 5 first round picks off of last year's team. Including 3 underclassmen. Over the last 5 years NO TEAM has had as much talent as OSU. Not Miami, not USC, not FL. It all work sin cycles, and much of it is luck as far as what 18 yr old develops, but in this cycle OSU hit the jackpot. They've had the most talent in the nation. Period.
 
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NFBuck;677735; said:
...and if all goes according to plan, he'll pick the Gators on January 8. Honestly, if he put on a Brutus head, it would send shivers down my spine and I'd begin drinking very heavily.

Hehe, I am not the only one that noticed this, he picked us last year when we played Texas and look how that worked out. :(

Corso picking the Buckeyes = The Kiss of death!
 
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OregonBuckeye;680691; said:
Why? That team was loaded with Draft picks, All-Americans, and all Big-10 players. Mike Jenkins, Santonio Holmes, Troy Smith, LeCharles Bentley, Stepanovich, Mangold, Hawk, Grant, Doss, Gamble, Will Smith, Clarett, Drew Carter, Rob Sims, Carpenter, Nickey, Fox, Nate Salley, Matt Wilhelm, and those are just the names of the top of my head.
Off the top of my head, these players in your list had very little effect on the 2002 team. Difficult to include any of these guys in the discussion of talent versus talent in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Especially LeCharles Bentley.
Santonio Holmes - redshirted in 2002
Troy Smith- redshirted in 2002
LeCharles Bentley - in the NFL in 2002
Mangold - backup center played well in the NC title game.
Hawk - special teams and solid backup LB
Drew Carter - fourth or fifth WR that year in an offense that didn't go four or five wid very often.
Salley - backup safety, didn't play very much.
 
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pace was 6 7 330ish the day he walked on to campus. the term pancake was invented as to give him a stat to push his heisman campaign. i dont know about his 4.7 speed. i do know it was not odd to see him running downfield past guys while he went and pancaked a second guy. he was unreal to say the least. stringer himself was something special, but hicks and pace were in thier own world...


edit since were on it greenies to the guy who names paces hs number... oh and thrown in the school (thats easy)
 
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