08-06-2008, 06:21 AM
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I thought this deserved a mention. From the most recent "Bucket of Bullets":
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From Coach Dickie B
They talk about Penn State being "Linebacker U." but I think Ohio State has proven over the years that they are the real linebacker university. I'm going to go with four linebackers in the starting lineup simply because there is so much talent I have to. My starting four are Chris Spielman (1987), Randy Gradishar (1973), AJ Hawk (2005) and James Laurinatis (2008). What a lineup! And backing them up would be Andy Katzenmoyer (1998), Tom Cousineau (1978), Marcus Marek (1982) and Pepper Johnson (1985). And that leaves out of the two deep people like Steve Tovar, Matt Wilhelm, Bobby Carpenter and Na'il Diggs. I remember Chris Spielman pacing the sidelines begging Earle Bruce to let him in his first game. Bruce turns to his assistant and asks about putting him in and his assistant says, "I don't think he's ready". Bruce says, "He's ready". Spielman goes into the game on a blitz call and is so pumped up he damn near dives completely over the ball carrier (I don't remember if it was a running back or the quarterback) and snags the guys shoulder pads on the way over to tackle him for a loss. I remember thinking, "This is going to be a fun four years". I never thought there could ever be a better linebacker at Ohio State than Chris Spielman but if Laurinatis has the kind of year we expect him to have he could move into that sacred and most holy spot.
From our staff guys at Bucknuts
Jeff Rapp: Chris Spielman, Randy Gradishar, James Laurinaitis and AJ Hawk then Marcus Marek, Pepper Johnson, Tom Cousineau and Andy Katzenmoyer (yes, he went with a 3-4 formation?)
Steve Helwagen: Hawk, Spielman, Gradishar and Laurinaitis then Katzenmoyer, Cousineau, Marek and Steve Tovar (Helwagen also went with four, he said, to ?Give Jerry Rudzinski a shot??)
Bill Kurelic: Katzenmoyer, Spielman and Gradishar then Hawk, Tovar and Johnson
Kirk Larrabee: Spielman, Hawk, Laurinaitis, and Katzenmoyer then Tovar, Cousineau, Gradishar and Marek
Duane Long: Spielman, Gradishar, Hawk and Laurinaitis then Katzenmoyer, Johnson, Cousineau and Bobby Carpenter
Jerry Rudzinski: (Not allowed to vote for himself): Hawk, Spielman, Katzenmoyer and Johnson then Marek, Gradishar, Tovar and Laurinaitis.
Dave Biddle: Spielman, Marek and Gradishar then Hawk, Laurinaitis and Katzenmoyer
Steve McAllister: Stan White, Gradishar, Rick Middleton and Hawk then Carpenter, Marek, Spielman and Cousineau
Consensus sez: Spielman, Gradishar, Hawk and Katzenmoyer are your first string. The ?back ups? are Laurinaitis, Marek, Cousineau and Tovar (in a tie-breaker with Pepper?)
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I thought it was interesting how many of the "experts" put JL in the top ranks of OSU LBs. Not that he's a slouch, but to see so many put him above Cousineau, Marek, Katz, Pepper, and Tovar was a bit surprizing.
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