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WR Ted Ginn, Jr. (Official Thread)

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LloydSev said:
This kid probobaly worked harder in HS than he does now in College... in HS he played QB, WR, CB, KR, PR, etc..

Now he's focusing solely on offense and some special teams..
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Are you honestly comparing the physical pounding one would take in the Senate League to the one a player takes in the Big Ten week in and week out? Newsflash...there is no comparison. I don't care how much he or any other player played in high school, the physical jump from HS to college is huge.
 
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No, kn1f3party has been saying that physically he didn't think Ginn was ready for as many touches as many people would like, even mentioning he was only 165 pounds. Even if preparation was the only thing being discussed there is no way you can say the high school football is as complex as the college game. It's just not the case.
 
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LloydSev said:
We were not talking about the playing, we were talking about the preperation. Working hard to be as good as you can be.
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I don't even think the preparation is any comparison...a route called in the huddle has multiple possibilities of change when he gets to the line depending on coverage, blitz looks, etc.

A HS returner does not have to prepare very much, his HS DB days were usually lock down cover 1...his most prep time came at QB. In HS, that does not compare to an offensive gameplan at the D-1 level...not even using OSU's playbook
 
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But when you throw in everything else this kid did, running with Olympic asperations. I think this kid is used to working his ass off to do the things he wants to do. And I don't think kn1f3's arguement can change that.
 
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I don't agree his assertion about overworking him nor do I agree with your thoughts about preparation...bad word choice possibly but I guarantee the hours spent preparing for saturdays (film, practice, study table, meetings) doubles the time spent preparing for a friday night. The intensity of the preparation is a whole other thread....

BIATCHabutuka said:
good job cutting off that tangent before we could go there.
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I know you guys well eh VG?
 
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Who gives a shit. I say get him the ball as much as possible. The only thing I know is he isn't getting enough touches now.

Hes too valuable on punt and kickoff returns. When he gets more wideout experience hes gonna be a demon.

He will be fine guys. The good thing about ginn is that hes so elusive he will not get popped as much as some lesser athletes.
 
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From the Plain Dealer:

Critics have been crying for OSU to use him more, so the coaches did against Penn State. In a formation with a pair of wide outs on both sides of the field, Ginn took a handoff in the third quarter on a reverse and went 42 sudden yards on a play that was called back for hold- ing.

Said an exasperated Tressel: "How silly was it to hold? I mean, they're not going to catch him. We should have just had each one of our guys drop to a knee."
 
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LloydSev said:
Not to play devil's advocate. But we only got the ball to him twice. Or should I say, he only caught the ball twice. He also had 1 punt return. So I don't think we are getting it to him anymore than normal.
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Troy hit him right in the hands in the first half on a slant and he dropped it. Would have gone for about 15 or 20 in PSU territory.
 
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