WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Official Thread)

[utgrad73]

New Friends/team-mates

When they met on the football field last fall in the first round Div II playoff game, they opposed one another and it was an all out battle. As we all know Piqua prevailed and TCC's reign as State Champs was over. Little did these two know that they would become friends or even room-mates later in the year. This is one of those combinations that sounds good when you say "dane and saine", and feels good knowing that both have the potential to make an impact at tOSU. If you could be a fly on the wall during the next four years to hear what they would be saying. If you could experience what they will in the upcoming seasons as they enrichen the lives of all that follow them and the team. These things would be very cool. Summer football camp starts for Dane next week and I assume Brandon will join him as well. These guys love playing football and what could be better than seeing them both practicing and meeting the challenges that they will face. They both will have many successes. :osu:

Brandon's coach Nees is willing to bet his reputation that Saine will succeed at Ohio State, he said

"Brandon has a burning desire to do everything successfully," Nees said. "He's going to succeed because he has such a great work ethic. People like him can't fail."

Central Catholic coach Greg Dempsey said Sanzenbacher, who made an oral commitment to Ohio State last summer, never backed off playing the game at top speed, despite the security of knowing his football future with the Buckeyes was already set.

"Before the season started, he had Ohio State in the bag, and he could have put it in cruise control and just been careful so he wouldn't get injured," Dempsey said. "But he just hit it harder than ever. Dane just did everything that needed to be done. You just don't see many star players work as hard as he has."
Dempsey said that Sanzenbacher has a proven record of meeting challenges, and he expects that to continue when the 6-0, 180-pounder gets to Columbus.

That being said, I really look forward to seeing them both perform as they take those abilities to the next level. tOSU football just got that much better (if that's possible). Go Bucks!​

 

[Cincinnatibuck]

Did Dane decide not to play in the North-South game?

 

[jwinslow]

Did Dane decide not to play in the North-South game?

Between track and enrolling this summer, this weekend was their only chance to celebrate his graduation. That was the reason I was given for his absence from the North South game.

 

[gobucks10]

Between track and enrolling this summer, this weekend was their only chance to celebrate his graduation. That was the reason I was given for his absence from the North South game.

too bad. might've helped the north score!:tongue2:

 

[utgrad73]

Between track and enrolling this summer, this weekend was their only chance to celebrate his graduation. That was the reason I was given for his absence from the North South game.

My understanding was he is planning on being on campus this week though to enroll and begin summer practice. I can understand him not playing but the North sure did miss him. If Saine would have played, the two may have cancelled each other out.

 

[utgrad73]

Keeping up With the Big Boys

Dane and Cam Heyward were reported as being hosts to Kevin Koger and his father. We are all waiting for a decision from Kevin to be the second Toledo athlete in two years to commit to tOSU. (I forgot about William Buford in B Ball - he would 3)

In speaking with Mr Sanzenbacher, his son is "keepig up with the big boys". Translation: Dane is doing well so far in practice and is keeping pace with his team-mates during these past few weeks and is in good health. This is coming from someone who is very humble and not boastful. Sub-translation: Dane is doing damn good and is probably getting his butt kicked a little but is lovin every minute of it. (my speculation!)

So, I am sure he was convincing as a host and spoke well of the program. Having Koger and Sanzenbacher playing for the Bucks would make my day, week, month, year, ... decade. We wait, Sept 1 is still out there a ways.

:osu:

 

[utgrad73]

WR Comparisons (updated 7-26-07 at 10:37 pm)

Here are this years and lasts WR Comparisons, the 2008 Class has their senior season to play yet. I didn't find a 2006 yards received for T. Washington. These comparisons don't include yards rushing, kickoff and punt returns etc (except Sanzenbacher which I did have). Feel free to forward any updates or any suggestions.​

Updated: Added what infornation I could on Ginn, Hartline, Small. Information contributions are welcome - table is unprotectcted!​

 

[Bestbuck36]

Nice list. Dane put up some impressive numbers.

Scott's YPC and TD/Rec. ratio is unreal!

 

[utgrad73]

Nice list. Dane put up some impressive numbers.

Scott's YPC and TD/Rec. ratio is unreal!

The YPC numbers for both of them are around 20. That may be a future addition to the spreadsheet. Other measurables can be added too but this was a start. The stats for this year for the new recruits will be added as soon as the season is completed. It might interesting to see how they compare to Ray Small, Brian Hartline, Ted Ginn. etc. I will update it for future recruits.

 

[utgrad73]

Diamonds in the Rough

As we approach Sept 1, we try to gather information on how our favorite recruits and players are doing in preparation for the '07 season. Every news worthy item, any source at any momment can be a wealth of information. One source of information has been the parents who are shuttling their All Ohio sons all over Ohio for the opportunity of a scholarship to play football somewhere in college. It is by word of mouth that these stories propagate and say what some of us already know. We try to put biases aside, but that is soon ignored when all we can visualize is our favorite player catching one over the middle for a first down or that first break away touchdown that leaves us speechless.

During the recent summer football camp at tOSU, Dane Sanzenbacher, has been described as a "Diamond in the Rough". Hearing words like these is music to our ears regardless of who said it. When the sources are his peers, team-mates as well as football parents, these kind words are not only nice to hear but are hopefull that we will soon see them in action.

Of course, the words need to be backed up. So again we wait until the words ring again, for newpapers to print, for the the TVs and radios to blast, and for the sources to sing the song "Diamonds in the Rough". This is the patient game that we play and all those who care, hopes to hear the same encouragement from their sources, about their favorite players, as we wait for these proud moments.

32 Days and counting! :osu:

 

[Taosman]

Want to see the "Great Dane" in action!

 

[utgrad73]

Mystery Offense

From The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Dispatch : Defense has veterans on its side

Reloading with "no-names" and untested but potent

They were no-names because the players hadn't seen the field much. Younger players wait their turn behind the scenes, maybe impressing coaches but remaining a secret until they get playing time.
"That's college football," coach Jim Tressel said. "Inevitably, there's a huge amount of discussion put on who's gone and who's returning that has played. And the truth of the matter is -- the mystery is -- what's going to make a difference is a guy we don't know about."

They will make a difference if not this year but years to come.

Senior tackle Kirk Barton understands.
"It's hard to predict how a college team is going to turn out, especially when we recruit well," he said. "Because we really do have guys that are ready to play, but they have to get in front of (the public) and do it."
The reality is, then, that a year from now, everyone could be talking about the 2007 Buckeyes offense as one of the school's best ever, and how nobody saw it coming.
Maybe Ginn and Gonzalez will be replaced by Saine and Sanzenbacher, and OSU won't miss a beat. (Those are incoming freshmen, by the way, running back Brandon Saine and receiver Dane Sanzenbacher.)

Robo knows what the team potential is and we will too as time wears on.

"People are talking about everybody that's leaving rather than everybody that's coming back," receiver Brian Robiskie said. "We just know within our team the kind of potential that we have."

We wait. :osu:

 

[BB73]

From the first day of practice.

ozone

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

I would say he looks a bit bigger there than the photo of him from Check Ins...

 

[RoscoeParrish]

Does anybody else think he looks like a QB with that #12?