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Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (5x National Champion, OSU HOF, CFB HOF, R.I.P.)

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Best Buckeye;1127139; said:
Upon being introduced to the first a kid named Cole, he remarked Oh the wrestler, I' ve admired watching you wrestle since you were a sophomore. And the second Woody remarked that he knew the boys dad well. A kid named Green, whose dad played for the Browns.
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He was used cloning technology to gain an unfair advantage? Fucker.

I bet is was the second one who punched the Tiger. You know how it is when replicants go bad.:tongue2:

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Gatorubet;1151912; said:
He was used cloning technology to gain an unfair advantage? Fucker.

I bet is was the second one who punched the Tiger. You know how it is when replicants go bad.:tongue2:

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Since you obviously have first hand experience, please tell us if you are Gator #1 or Gator #2.
 
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I have a second-hand Woody story to share.

A family friend when we lived in Indiana used to tell a story about how his son, a Clemson grad, and his son's buddy both drove from SC up to Indianapolis years ago and once decided to stop in Columbus and find Woody's house. They did find his place, knocked on the door, and Woody even invited them in for a chat. They even had the balls to ask him about "the punch." Woody's response, "yeah, I wasn't too happy about that interception."

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For you Buckeyes who weren't around during Woody's career here is something to think about. Woody didn't like to pass the ball. The three yards and a cloud of dust term doesn't actually mean 3 yards on each play but rather the style of play in which woody engaged in.
Think about it, his teams ran the ball at you. Every opponent knew this and had the box loaded almost every play with 8 and 9 guys.
In todays world coaches go to a more open game to battle this, but not Woody. He still ran right at them , and beat them.
This is his testament, that was his coaching greatness, that his teams were so fundamentally sound and executed so well that they could beat the loaded boxes.
That was his coaching greatness.
 
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Credit to MGoBlog for the link...

Mirlyn - Ann Arbor and Flint - Full Record

Title: Football at Ohio State.
Author: Hayes, Woody, 1913-1987.
Published: [Columbus? 1957]
LCCN: 57003754
OCLC number: (OCoLC)ocm02636611

Direct link to the book:

MBooks - Football at Ohio State.

I love the section in Section IX about "The Morale Factor" and Napolean as it pertains to defense...
 
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This is the part I like:

Taken from “Football at Ohio State” circa 1957…written by Wayne Woodrow Hayes:

Section IX - Our Defense

1. The Morale Factor

Napoleon once said: ‘The moral is to the physical as three to one.’ He must have been talking about the defense. For this certainly is true of a defensive football team. Often when one reads in the newspapers of an upset, he finds that the defense held the favorites scoreless or at least to relatively few points.

Many times a defensive team that is not outstanding in physical ability is able to reach great heights. Our 1952 defensive platoon was an excellent example of this. On that defensive unit there were only two men who had the physical ability to be starters on the offensive unit, yet that defensive team finished the season as the No. 1 defensive unit in the Big Ten.

I our upset win of Wisconsin, who came to Columbus rated No. 1 in the nation, it was this defensive unit that turned the tide of battle by stopping Wisconsin’s great fullback, Alan Ameche. In the Illinois game, in which Tommy O’Connell set a Big Ten record for passes thrown, this same unit tied the Big Ten record by intercepting six.

A week later against Michigan, our defense played with its back to the wall the entire first quarter. We were able to get out of trouble by its recovery of Michigan’s fumbles and by the phenomenal feat of Fred Bruney of three interceptions in one half.

Early in the season, we had decided to use a looping 5-3 defense as our basic defense for the simple reason that these linemen were neither big enough nor strong enough to be able to play a straight defense. At this point, I feel it is fitting that we mention the names of those eleven men: Dick Anderson and Dick Thomas at ends; Bill Vavroch and Irv Denker at the tackles; Greg Jacoby, the middle guard; Tony Curcillo, Skip Doyle and Bud Bond, the linebacker; Marts Beekley, George Rosso and Fred Bruney, at the three-deep positions. This was an aggressive, competitive unit that could reach great emotional heights in the tightest games.

There seem to be several factors which tend to make defense a more competitive and emotional type of play than offense. Perhaps it is the fact that the defense is allowed to use their hands or perhaps it is aggressiveness born of their desire for the “quick switch” offense, in which there is always the possibility of blocking a punt, intercepting a pass, recovering a fumble or scoring by use of a safety. This team spirit is reflected in their pursuit, their desire to help out a buddy under attack.
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The real 'Woody' that too few knew

By JASON LLOYD
[email protected]


It only feels as if Ohio State football began in 1951, when pointed glasses suddenly became fashionable and yard line markers and Clemson linemen became endangered.

Truth is, Ohio State played football for 50 years ? and even won a national championship ? before Wayne Woodrow Hayes was hired away from Miami to revive a program that at the time was best known for burying its coaches.

Hayes won four national championships and produced three Heismans during his 28 years. His temper was as short as his heart was large. He was a Lieutenant Commander in World War II and a history buff who demanded his players show compassion to "pay it forward," all while angering university officials with his childish sideline behavior and his legendary tantrums.

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ToledoBlade

Woody knew war and football


"Men, this is war. I don't care anything about the national championship or the Big Ten championship, but if we win this game today and, afterward, if the Good Lord says, 'Woody, it's your time,' I'll say, 'Lord, I'm ready.'"


- Woody Hayes, pregame

vs. Michigan, 1975


They don't make locker room speeches anymore like the ones W.W. Hayes, God rest his soul, used to bark out.

Then, again, it's not politically correct anymore to equate a football game with war. Of course, Woody was a military historian and knew a little bit about it. He was a naval commander in World War II. And he and Bo Schembechler, God rest his soul, had their famous Ten-Year War. And up here in our little corner of the state we have long referred to it as the Border War. So be it.

Remember when the Big Ten was the Big Two and the Little Eight? Since 1935, when the Ohio State-Michigan game was permanently moved to the last game of the regular season, the game has impacted the final Big Ten standings 43 times, including 22 occasions when the winner took all. Five Buckeye teams and three UM squads came into this game ranked No. 1 in the nation. Each school has seen five undefeated seasons ruined by the outcome. For 10 straight years, from 1972-81, the teams squared off for a trip to the Rose Bowl. Call it, The War of the Roses.

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Just finished [ame="http://www.amazon.com/War-As-They-Knew-Schembechler/dp/0446580139/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228661976&sr=8-1"]War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest[/ame] by Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press. What a book. I finished in 3 sittings. If I wasn't married and didn't have kids, it could have easily been 1 sitting. Woody was absolutely fascinating. The book concentrates with 10 year war and what was happening in the campuses at that time. Bo made a good story as well but to me it was Woody that was more fascinating and made the story. TSUN athletic director Don Canham made a good story also.

I wonder if lthe Big 10 in the late 70's being behind in the passing game isn't much like the Big 10 is now behind in the coaching and recruiting games. Without great teams to play against consistently will the Buckeyes continue to struggle with out of conference foes.
 
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t_BuckeyeScott;1349492; said:
Just finished War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press. What a book. I finished in 3 sittings. If I wasn't married and didn't have kids, it could have easily been 1 sitting. Woody was absolutely fascinating. The book concentrates with 10 year war and what was happening in the campuses at that time. Bo made a good story as well but to me it was Woody that was more fascinating and made the story. TSUN athletic director Don Canham made a good story also.
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Thanks for the preview. I bought 4 copies for Christmas gifts. One for my dad, one for my brother, one for my son, and keeping one for myself. Also bought 4 copies of David Hyde's book on the 1968 season. Looking forward to some good reading in preparation for the bowl game.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKPUqSssLNA&feature=related]YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 1[/ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OReS...etty-cool-scum-vs-tosu-video.html#post1395364

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0kIo3F-r40&feature=related"]YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 2[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNG9mM5EWts&feature=related]YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 3 Final[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNoTkmdYPM&feature=related]YouTube - Ohio State Legends: Woodrow "Woody" Hayes[/ame]
 
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BUCKYLE;1395377; said:
YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OReS...etty-cool-scum-vs-tosu-video.html#post1395364

YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 2

YouTube - Tribute to Woody Hayes Part 3 Final

YouTube - Ohio State Legends: Woodrow "Woody" Hayes
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Great post BUCKYLE, but that being said, F-YOU you prick! You just made me cry. Coach Hayes "Dotting The I" to me is the most electrifying, emotional moment in the history of Ohio State Football. But, other that that moment of personal "vulnerability," THANK YOU!:oh:

Peace.
 
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