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Greatest Buckeye Defensive Back

Greatest Buckeye Defensive Back

  • Michael Doss

    Votes: 10 8.4%
  • Malcolm Jenkins

    Votes: 4 3.4%
  • Shawn Springs

    Votes: 10 8.4%
  • Jack Tatum

    Votes: 73 61.3%
  • Antoine Winfield

    Votes: 20 16.8%
  • Other

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Total voters
    119

LordJeffBuck

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It's probably unfair to lump all of these guys together, but it makes for a more interesting poll:

Michael Doss: All American (2000, 2001, 2002); national championship (2002)
Malcolm Jenkins: All American (2007, 2008); Thorpe Award (2008)
Shawn Springs: All American (1996); Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
Jack Tatum: All American (1969, 1970); National Defensive Player of the Year (1970); national championship (1968, 1970)
Antoine Winfield: All American (1997, 1998); Thorpe Award (1998)
 
JXC;2015857; said:
Tatum here...Doss a close second, just because of how much he meant to the team and to the NC.

Very nice "short post" JXC.

Tatum is easily the best we've ever had here. Hell he might be the best at his position to ever play CFB. But, when Mike Doss went to the podium for his presser after his junior season, with all intentions of turning pro, then looked around, cried like a baby, and announcd he was coming back was a defining moment in this programs history. The "spiritual" leader was born, the team rallied around his great leadership and won the NC. Crazy about Mike was how there was so much talk during his senior season about whether he would make the AA team based on numbers, then came out against scUM in the 2002 finale and probably played his best game ever.

Peace
 
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I went with Jack "The Assassin" Tatum, for reasons that are obvious (or the video posted above). CLOSE 2nd is Mike Doss. Such a great leader on defense while he donned the scarlet and gray.
 
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Tatum is the clear choice here. Agree with LJB that it's more interesting to lump them together; but I would have gone with Springs if he had done a separate cornerbacks poll - even though Jack did play some corner while at tOSU IIRC.
 
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This guy.
 
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knapplc;2016080; said:
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This guy.

I was at every home game he played in while at OSU, including the Spring Game at which he broke his collar bone (that was back when the Spring Game was only attended by the 5000 people with serious OSU Football obsessions). He was exactly what you would expect: OK athlete to be charitable, tough-as-nails, and knew where EVERYBODY on the defense should line up and what their assignments were given the play call. John Cooper said the great think about Mark Pelini was that "...it's like havin' a coach on the field..."
 
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Woody called Tatum the best athlete he ever coached. Hard to argue with that assessment. And the hit he put on Simpson in the Rose Bowl was a thing of beauty (and a game changer).

As a second, I'd probably have to go with Colzie, also. He single-handedly broke open a 14-10 halftime lead against Northwestern by scoring twice in the first 2 Northwestern drives to open the second half (pick 6 and punt return).
 
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DaddyBigBucks;2016087; said:
I was at every home game he played in while at OSU, including the Spring Game at which he broke his collar bone (that was back when the Spring Game was only attended by the 5000 people with serious OSU Football obsessions). He was exactly what you would expect: OK athlete to be charitable, tough-as-nails, and knew where EVERYBODY on the defense should line up and what their assignments were given the play call. John Cooper said the great think about Mark Pelini was that "...it's like havin' a coach on the field..."

Sounds a little like our guy Austin Cassidy. Not the best athlete, and gets burned often, but he knows the defense like nobody's business.
 
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buckeyeintn;2016090; said:
Woody called Tatum the best athlete he ever coached. Hard to argue with that assessment. And the hit he put on Simpson in the Rose Bowl was a thing of beauty (and a game changer).
I can't remember who the Purdue running back was, but I remember Tatum flying over the top and making a train wreck stop on fourth and one to save a close game against the Boilers. The sound of that hit is still with me.
 
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