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This is bad but it could be a whole lot worse. At least it looks like he will be able to be back for the first game. I could even see Tressel holding him out of the Navy game just to be sure and saving him for USC. I just hope that the current reports of recovery time hold up.
 
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I think he motivates the O-Line a little more than Boone did last year. Alex was a good player and had all kinds of expectations coming into last years season of which he never fullfilled. I think the media put a lot on his shoulders being a senior and seeing as how our line had struggled. It's no knock on him as he was the most vocal and said himself he wasn't doing what was expected. I feel Justin is a little different in the fact he brings a different hand to the table and leads by example which from what I hear is rubbing off on the younger guys, If anyone wants to be out there in the trenches its him. I think this is just a minor setback but on a positive note it may save some frustration for our D-line trying to get past him in practice!! :-) GET WELL JUSTIN we as Buckeye Nation are behind you and are pulling for you!!
 
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I think things will be fine. Individually- Boren has been stated as the nastiest player on the o line. They were saying that if it was game week he would play. He is by far the hungriest player on the line and he wont let this hold him back. OLINE wise- This will give a chance for a backup to get time with the first team and feel the difference and practice against first team defense and feel the difference, providing a solid backup to spell guys on the interior of the line. When boren comes back I would guess he will catch up and gel quickly being that he will be a leader and that the younger guys will feed off of him. And Pryor allows for a more agressive line due to his ellusive abilities, so the line will be going hard these next two weeks.
 
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NateG;1516610; said:
I think things will be fine. Individually- Boren has been stated as the nastiest player on the o line. They were saying that if it was game week he would play. He is by far the hungriest player on the line and he wont let this hold him back. OLINE wise- This will give a chance for a backup to get time with the first team and feel the difference and practice against first team defense and feel the difference, providing a solid backup to spell guys on the interior of the line. When boren comes back I would guess he will catch up and gel quickly being that he will be a leader and that the younger guys will feed off of him. And Pryor allows for a more agressive line due to his ellusive abilities, so the line will be going hard these next two weeks.
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The skies will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect
 
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Boren bringing some nastiness to Ohio State's offensive line.
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Aug 14, 2009

COLUMBUS ? .Understandably, Justin Boren really didn?t want to talk about Michigan. There is, after all, an entire football season between now and the day when Boren returns to Michigan Stadium as an ex-Wolverine and current Buckeye.

It will be interesting to see how the senior offensive lineman handles that week. A taste?

?It might be a little different,? Boren said. ?I haven?t been to that stadium since my last game I played there, but I?m not looking toward that.

?I?ve got friends that graduated from there, and some are in the NFL and some are not playing football any more. I don?t have any friends on that team, though. I don?t talk to any of those guys.?

In the spring of 2008, Boren left the Michigan program after butting heads with new Head Coach Rich Rodriguez. Boren said the transition from Lloyd Carr to Rodriguez brought an erosion of family values when he left.

But leaving wasn?t easy. His father, Mike, played linebacker for Bo Schembechler in Ann Arbor. Boren?s transfer from Michigan to Ohio State is the highest profile transfer to have ever taken place between the two storied programs.

Boren started as a sophomore for the Wolverines. Michigan?s loss now is Ohio State?s gain, and certainly one the Buckeyes can use.

The OSU offensive line struggled last year, and that brought added criticism to line coach and Offensive Coordinator Jim Bollman. One of the reasons Terrelle Pryor was thrust into playing as much as he did is OSU?s offense couldn?t afford to have a standing target in Todd Boeckman taking snaps.

More than his experience, Boren brings an attitude that seems to be rubbing off on the rest of the linemen.

?He?s got a nasty streak,? sophomore center Mike Brewster said. ?I like playing next to him. He?s a helluva football player, and we?re excited to have him on our team.?
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Boren bringing some nastiness to Ohio State's offensive line - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

Buckeyes brace themselves on line as Justin Boren hurts knee: Ohio State Football Insider
by Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
Friday August 14, 2009

Justin BorenCOLUMBUS -- Ohio State's offensive line competition took an unwanted turn Friday when junior Justin Boren, locked in as the starting left guard, went down with a knee injury during practice.
A source close to the team said Boren was caught up in a pile and went down, and that the knee braces all the offensive linemen wear probably kept the injury from being worse than it is. Another source said it was too early to tell for sure, but Boren may miss only about a week of preseason camp.

That's a timetable the Buckeyes and Boren certainly would be able to handle. A transfer from Michigan, Boren was a starter two years ago for the Wolverines, and though he had to sit out last season as part of his transfer, Boren worked every day in practice, where some outside observers thought he was the best lineman on the team.

"Physically I don't think the year off hurt me," Boren said during the team's photo day Thursday night, "but mentally it was tough to have to sit out last year. It was rough, but it was well worth it."


Now he'll be sitting again. The Buckeyes are three weeks away from starting the season against Navy and four weeks from the season-defining game against Southern Cal. At this point, there's no reason to expect Boren won't be back.
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methomps;1516618; said:
The skies will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect
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I'd like to buy the world a home and furnish it with love,
Grow apple trees and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves.
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,
I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company.
 
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