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LB John Simon - (2012 B1G DPOY, Super Bowl Champ)

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Excerpt from Eleven Warriors http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2012/07/12832/mad-about-you?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ElevenWarriors+%28Eleven+Warriors%29


"Don't ask me about the enthusiasm Friday," Meyer said. "There are 125 teams in the country, and I guarantee you 125 of them will be enthusiastic the first and second day of practice. Ask me the 10th or 11th day. The 10th day is the second or third two-a-day. They're tired, sore and maybe their girlfriend told them to go pound salt. I want to see who likes football then, because nobody likes two-a-days, except maybe John Simon.
 
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I noticed that Simon is rocking an MVR shirt which is a pretty cool "insider" thing for anyone from the Youngstown area.

For anyone not from the area, MVR stands for Mahoning Valley Restaurant and it is the hang out spot for Tressel (when he was at YSU) and basically everyone who has ever been connected to football in the area over the years, especially Cardinal Mooney (the Stoops family, Pelini etc.).

They also have the best bocce courts in Ohio.

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RCollett;2192863; said:
I just want the hat. I am convinced that it really doesn't exist and is just a figment of my imagination... Anyone have any info on if the Mossy Oak / Realtree OSU hat really can be found anywhere?
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Hanging out in a weight room at 5:00am with Anthony Schlegel has its privileges. Not the least of which is that when he goes bow-snipping squirrels on Lane Ave., the dead ones won't turn up in your locker if you got to the WHAC early enough to be in on the prank.
 
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Top-five prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft

2. DE John Simon (6-2, 260)
Arguably the most relentless and motivated player in college football, Simon has been a force for the Ohio State defensive line since stepping foot on campus four years ago and lives in the weight and film rooms. A well-known workout warrior, he is a regular on Bruce Feldman's "Freak List" and his football dedication and work ethic prompted Meyer to use the word "Tebowish" to describe Simon. A five-star recruit out of Cardinal Mooney in Youngstown, Simon was mostly a reserve as a true freshman before becoming a sophomore starter in 2010. He had his best season last year as a junior with a team-best 16 tackles for loss and seven sacks, adding 53 tackles and earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. The sparkplug of the Ohio State defense, Simon played a lot of five-technique in the Buckeyes' hybrid 3-4 scheme last season, showing his versatility inside at defensive tackle and in space at linebacker. He has an overpowering, compact build (his muscles have muscles) and will rarely miss tackles with his wrist strength, but is shorter than ideal and lacks elite length. Simon scratches and crawls to the ballcarrier, doing whatever it takes and playing every series as if it were his last, but will also wear himself out at times because of his energetic attitude. He plays with urgency and the foot quickness to drop in space, but is more of a one-speed player without much explosion and lacks much body fluidity because of his rocked-up frame. Simon is more of a tweener DE/DT and lacks a natural position, which might end up being his largest weakness to scouts at the next level. He leads by example in every facet of his life and there aren't enough synonyms for "relentless" to describe him. But with several negatives on his scouting report, Simon isn't a lock to be drafted in the top 50 picks, even though every defensive line coach in the NFL will be banging the table for their team to draft Simon.
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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/rob-rang/19761424/2013-nfl-draft-ohio-state-preview
 
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Buckeye86;2191853; said:
I noticed that Simon is rocking an MVR shirt which is a pretty cool "insider" thing for anyone from the Youngstown area.

For anyone not from the area, MVR stands for Mahoning Valley Restaurant and it is the hang out spot for Tressel (when he was at YSU) and basically everyone who has ever been connected to football in the area over the years, especially Cardinal Mooney (the Stoops family, Pelini etc.).

They also have the best bocce courts in Ohio.

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You can't beat the Tressel Tortellini!!
 
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Elevenwarriors.com

Simon has been voted Team Captain for the 2012 season.
“Being named captain means a lot,” Simon said. “I appreciate the votes of the players. This is one of the biggest honors a player can receive and I’ll be proud to lead this team along with four other great guys. We’ll have a really good season if we all lead well.”
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This makes Simon a 2 time Buckeye captain. He is only the 7th member to claim this honor, last being James Laurinaitis (07 & 08).
 
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