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View Poll Results: Who's the Greatest Buckeye Punter (Vote for 2)
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Andy Groom
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40.30% |
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B.J. Sander
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19.40% |
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Tom Skladany
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53.73% |
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Tom Tupa
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62.69% |
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A.J. Trapasso
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Other
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11-01-2007, 09:21 AM
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Illuminatus Primus
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Who's the Greatest Buckeye Punter? (Please vote for TWO)
Three years ago, we did a series of polls in which the BP community selected the "Greatest Buckeye Ever" team. Since then, many more great players have passed through the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, so it's probably a good time to revisit the polls.
Every week, we will post a poll on "Who's the Greatest Buckeye" at each of the positions. The first poll, quarterback, will open today, and run for a month.
All players selected for the poll will be from the "modern era", which we have more-or-less arbitrarily determined to have begun with the hiring of Woody Hayes in 1951. However, there will be a special poll for the older Buckeye stars, where you will be allowed to choose amongst such greats as Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, Chic Harley, etc.
Please vote on each poll, if you can. Also, please note that each poll will allow you to vote at least twice, as we would like to compile a first and second team. If you vote for "other", please let us know your selection(s) by setting forth the name(s) in a post.
Polls will be posted as follows:
1. Quarterback
2. Multi-purpose player
3. Tailback
4. Fullback
5. Wide Receiver
6. Tight End
7. Offensive Tackle
8. Offensive Guard
9. Offensive Center
10. Defensive Tackle
11. Defensive End
12. Outside Linebacker
13. Safety
14. Cornerback
15. Kicker
16. Punter
17. "Old Timer"
18. Head Coach
So, please vote now for your All-Time Greatest Buckeye Punter; please make TWO selections.
Thanks for your participation.
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11-01-2007, 09:25 AM
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Step into the sun
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11-01-2007, 09:30 AM
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11-01-2007, 09:34 AM
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Heisman Candidate
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Can't go wrong with Tupa. Being a QB and Punter...
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11-01-2007, 09:34 AM
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This one shouldn't even be close. Skladany was a two-time All American.
Groom time after time boomed one out of our own end to flip the field on our opponent. He was Mr Clutch. That gives him the #2 spot for me.
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11-01-2007, 10:22 AM
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As much as I like some of the more recent guys, I went with Skladany and Tupa.
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11-01-2007, 10:52 AM
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Just beat scUM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NightmaresDad
This one shouldn't even be close. Skladany was a two-time All American.
Groom time after time boomed one out of our own end to flip the field on our opponent. He was Mr Clutch. That gives him the #2 spot for me.
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Make that 3 time All American. Also Skladany:
-was team captain in '76
-still holds the record for the longest Field Goal in OSU history at 59 yards.
-has a career average of 42.7 yds per punt
-has the #3 and #4 highest season punting averages in OSU history
-has the best punting average game in OSU history vs tsun in '76 with a whopping 52.3 ypp!
He was in fact OSU's last 3 time AA (74, 75, 76) for 26 years untill Mike Doss became a 3XAA in '00-'02.
I know the trend here is to pick guys who have played in the past 10 years or so but Tupa and Skladany are #1 and 2 and its not even really that close.
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