LB James Laurinaitis (St. Louis Rams)

[Brutus1]

Originally Posted by exhawg

No offense, but why is that funny?

It sounds as if he's talking about his own mother, but obviously, the brothers have different mothers.

[buckeyefool]

Originally Posted by Brutus1

It sounds as if he's talking about his own mother, but obviously, the brothers have different mothers.

I'm with hawg...why is it funny?

[HineyBuck]

Originally Posted by exhawg

No offense, but why is that funny?

I got my dad's wife's future daughter-in-law pregnant. Dunno, just struck me as a funny way to say it. Maybe it's because that's exactly why I left football. Summer between freshman and sophomore year my son's mother got pregnant and I had to go to work full time.

Originally Posted by Brutus1

It sounds as if he's talking about his own mother, but obviously, the brothers have different mothers.

OK, sheesh, I stand corrected. Sorry about screwing up what really was a great read.

[OSUsushichic]

Geesh, from the title of this threat I thought James was transferring. I'm glad I'm wrong.

[AJHawkfan]

[censored], for a second there, I thought he was leaving school and heading back home.

Good thing I'm a little slow, eh?

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by OSUsushichic

Geesh, from the title of this threat I thought James was transferring. I'm glad I'm wrong.

Yeah I did too.

I think James has a lot of Carpenter in him.

[timBUCK2]

A very nice article. I remember how excited I was when James announced that he hadn't committed to UM.

It really says a lot to the quality of the Gopher fans that they can continue to support a neighborhood kid that decided his destiny awaited him elsewhere.

You guys think the odds are pretty good that he'll get some playing time Saturday?

[great1]

I saw Laurinaitis's dad at the Indiana game and that guy was huge.

James isnt to bad on special teams. Im sure the Minny people wish they woulda got him because in 2 years i think he'll be a force.

[osugrad21]

The Lantern

Minnesota game a return home for wrestler's son

By David Briggs
Published: Thursday, October 27, 2005
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Freshman linebacker James Laurinaitis tackles sophomore running back Josiah Sears of Indiana during last Saturday&acute;s 41-10 win in Bloomington, Ind.

</td> </tr> </table></td></tr></table>James Laurinaitis will make his return home when the Buckeyes visit Minnesota Saturday.

The freshman linebacker spurned his hometown school in favor of Ohio State, leaving many to wonder how the Gophers could let one of the state\'s top recruits slip away. So does Laurinaitis expect a rude welcome Saturday?

"Those guys were probably expecting me to come here, but Minnesota is a nice state, so there won\'t be any boos," Laurinaitis said.

Or maybe they know who his father is - and that the Road Warrior Animal will be in attendance. That\'s right - Laurinaitis\' father, Joe, is the reigning WWE Tag Team champion and best known to a generation of wrestling fans as the partner of Hawk (the recently deceased Michael Hegstrand) in the "Legion of Doom."

It is he who Buckeye fans can thank for the Hamel, Minn., product now donning the scarlet and gray. Ever since his father gave him a scarlet No. 45 Andy Katzenmoyer jersey, Laurinaitis knew where he wanted to go.

"My dad\'s always been a big Buckeyes fan," Laurinaitis said. "He was a fan of Spielman and Katzenmoyer, anybody with toughness."

The only problem?

"My dad\'s a big tattoo guy, so I was like, \'Oh man. I can see that big Buckeye tattoo across his chest,\'" Laurinaitis joked.

For conservative-minded coach Jim Tressel, the recruiting experience was, to say the least, different.

"Obviously, Joe is very knowledgeable about the competitive world, and he had a lot more experiences coast-to-coast than other parents you meet," Tressel told The Detroit News. "A lot of times, you talk with someone about their accounting firm. He\'s really an intriguing guy."

While Tressel previously might not have known of the wrestling star, that definitely was not the case with his players.

"Growing up, yeah I remember his dad for sure, so we were excited when we heard James was coming," senior linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "His dad will come in and talk with us. He\'s a cool guy."

For now, Laurinaitis might be known as the guy whose dad is the mohawked wrestler, but that could change next year if he steps into a starting role. Already this year, as a backup to senior linebacker Bobby Carpenter, Laurinaitis has seen the field in all seven games.

Of his two siblings, Laurinaitis said his father thinks he has the personality best suited to wrestle professionally. But for now, he\'s going to stick with football. With a proud father who makes it to all the games behind him, Laurinaitis should succeed.

That is, as long as he does not ask himself: What would Dad do?

"He still thinks Woody Hayes shouldn\'t have gotten in trouble," Laurinaitis said. "He\'s like, \'Man, he did what he needed to do to stop a touchdown.\'"
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Freshman linebacker James Laurinaitis tackles sophomore running back Josiah Sears of Indiana during last Saturday´s 41-10 win in Bloomington, Ind.

</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>James Laurinaitis will make his return home when the Buckeyes visit Minnesota Saturday.

The freshman linebacker spurned his hometown school in favor of Ohio State, leaving many to wonder how the Gophers could let one of the state's top recruits slip away. So does Laurinaitis expect a rude welcome Saturday?

"Those guys were probably expecting me to come here, but Minnesota is a nice state, so there won't be any boos," Laurinaitis said.

Or maybe they know who his father is - and that the Road Warrior Animal will be in attendance. That's right - Laurinaitis' father, Joe, is the reigning WWE Tag Team champion and best known to a generation of wrestling fans as the partner of Hawk (the recently deceased Michael Hegstrand) in the "Legion of Doom."

It is he who Buckeye fans can thank for the Hamel, Minn., product now donning the scarlet and gray. Ever since his father gave him a scarlet No. 45 Andy Katzenmoyer jersey, Laurinaitis knew where he wanted to go.

"My dad's always been a big Buckeyes fan," Laurinaitis said. "He was a fan of Spielman and Katzenmoyer, anybody with toughness."

The only problem?

"My dad's a big tattoo guy, so I was like, 'Oh man. I can see that big Buckeye tattoo across his chest,'" Laurinaitis joked.

For conservative-minded coach Jim Tressel, the recruiting experience was, to say the least, different.

"Obviously, Joe is very knowledgeable about the competitive world, and he had a lot more experiences coast-to-coast than other parents you meet," Tressel told The Detroit News. "A lot of times, you talk with someone about their accounting firm. He's really an intriguing guy."

While Tressel previously might not have known of the wrestling star, that definitely was not the case with his players.

"Growing up, yeah I remember his dad for sure, so we were excited when we heard James was coming," senior linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "His dad will come in and talk with us. He's a cool guy."

For now, Laurinaitis might be known as the guy whose dad is the mohawked wrestler, but that could change next year if he steps into a starting role. Already this year, as a backup to senior linebacker Bobby Carpenter, Laurinaitis has seen the field in all seven games.

Of his two siblings, Laurinaitis said his father thinks he has the personality best suited to wrestle professionally. But for now, he's going to stick with football. With a proud father who makes it to all the games behind him, Laurinaitis should succeed.

That is, as long as he does not ask himself: What would Dad do?

"He still thinks Woody Hayes shouldn't have gotten in trouble," Laurinaitis said. "He's like, 'Man, he did what he needed to do to stop a touchdown.'"</td></tr></tbody></table>

[ntd]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

Yeah I did too.

I think James has a lot of Carpenter in him.

As do I...

I imagine he'll put on similar mass that Carpenter put on over his first year here...20 pounds or so...and he'll look pretty intimidating around this time in 06

[ohiostate=life]

Is it just me or does he look waaay skinnier than he really is in this picture. He's 231 pounds but this picture makes his arms look tiny. He needs some different pads or something.

[Dryden]

I think the shoulder pads make him look smaller.

[tundra1]

---From the Lantern story---

"He still thinks Woody Hayes shouldn't have gotten in trouble," Laurinaitis said. "He's like, 'Man, he did what he needed to do to stop a touchdown.'"

---End of quote---

Someone's got to educate the Laurinaitis family, as Bauman was already out of bounds when Woody slugged him.

Other than that, a great read.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by tundra1

Someone's got to educate the Laurinaitis family, as Bauman was already out of bounds when Woody slugged him.

You're going to squabble over a little detail like that with a pro wrestler named Animal?

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by Dryden

You're going to squabble over a little detail like that with a pro wrestler named Animal?

I'm with Dryden, tundra, YOU tell him!