01-06-2008, 09:18 AM
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Everything we do is dictated by motive
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For senior Makridis, it's a snap decision to play for Buckeyes
Former linebacker lives OSU dream as snapper
By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Sunday, Jan 06, 2008
NEW ORLEANS: There are about 100 species of snapper, including black, gray, ruby, flame, scarlet, Mexican barred and the ever-popular and much-sauced red.
While we're on the topic, let us not forget the most indistinct of these sea creatures, Lutjanus ambiguus, otherwise known as ambiguous snapper. Yet nothing matches the long snapper for being overlooked and inconspicuous. For Exhibit A, I give you Dimitrios Makridis, a fifth-year senior who plays football for Ohio State.
OK, in the (small) minds of some folks, being the starting ? that's right, Dimitrios is not the backup ? long snapper is not the equivalent of being a football player. And Makridis hears it from his teammates every now
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