[MD Buckeye]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

Dispatch

Barton to give senior pregame speech
Tackle to stress game defines players' careers
Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:57 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


What red-blooded American hasn't dreamed of standing in front of a football team before a big game and delivering a stirring speech? The words, they must flow to have the desired effect. A little Rockne, a little Bryant, a little Hayes and maybe some paraphrased JFK ("Ask not what your teammates can do for you, but what you can do for your teammates").
Buckeyes co-captain and senior right tackle Kirk Barton will get that chance, addressing Ohio State before The Game with Michigan.
What has he longed to say? What's going to be his hook? On what historical reference will he lean?
"I'm usually more spontaneous," Barton said.



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I'd love to be a fly on a wall for this one lol. I have no doubt he'll get that team fired up and have no doubt that he will have the O line in check.