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WR Anthony Gonzalez (2005 All B1G, US Congressman)

THE CATCH

I printed the fourth photo in my series of THE CATCH into a 20x30 poster and it is SICK!

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12/29/05

Gonzalez gives OSU receiving triple threat
Junior complements flashy Holmes, Ginn

Thursday, December 29, 2005
Tim May

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Coach Charlie Weis already has warned Notre Dame to beware of Ohio State’s three-headed receiving monster. It’s slippery, fast and lethal.

Weis has the statistics to prove it, too, because he’s done his homework on Santonio Holmes, Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez as he prepares to face them Monday in the Fiesta Bowl.

"They have combined for 118 receptions and 1,857 yards and 16 touchdowns," said Weis, who really thought that said a lot.

It was the way they performed down the stretch, especially during a fourth-quarter rally at Michigan, that proved his point. Such a performance was expected of Holmes, a junior possibly headed to the NFL after this season, and of Ginn, a speedy sophomore.

But the one who made the most memorable play was Gonzalez, a junior who leaped to pull in a Troy Smith pass at the Michigan 4-yard line to set up the winning touchdown.

Smith agreed it is a three-headed receiving monster. Gonzalez has seen to that.

"Physically throughout the year, we haven’t had a team that was able to take one receiver out of the complex of the play with just one defender," Smith said. "I might be biased when I say it, but I think I’ve got the best receivers in the nation, flat out."

All three have proved one important thing, Notre Dame linebacker Brandon Hoyte said.

"Bottom line is all of them can score," Hoyte said. "They have guys on their team that if they get the ball, they can take it for a quick six. We need to corral those players and stop them from making plays and scoring."

Gonzalez seems uncomfortable when someone puts him in the same category as Holmes and Ginn.

"I still would say if I’m a defensive coordinator looking at our offense, I’ll take my chances with me before I will Ted or Santonio," Gonzalez said. "I can’t imagine they are going to be burning the midnight oil trying to figure out how to stop me.

"I don’t expect that at all. They would be foolish to do that because the rest of our guys on offense will kill ’em if they do that."

He is an unabashed fan of Holmes and said he has learned much from studying him, even though Holmes is only six months older. He also speaks highly of Ginn, who still could get better with age.

Maybe Gonzalez defers to them because he would prefer to strike from the shadows, but Ginn said the secret is out.

"You just overlook him a little bit, and then he comes, and he comes with a big punch," Ginn said. "He can jump, he can run, he can give you a shake. There is just so much stuff that guy can do that people don’t know and can’t see yet because he’s just now coming along."

Yet some were calling Gonzalez "Mr. Clutch" after his catch at Michigan.
"It was a big-time play, a memorable play, the kind of play we all want to make, but I’m glad Gonzo made it," Ginn said.

Gonzalez said, "I feel I have played confidently the whole year, but something like that does boost the confidence a little bit."

Yet taking bows is not the way to go through life as a receiver, Gonzalez said.

"The thing about it is you’re only as good as your last catch," he said. "So if the first play against Notre Dame I drop the ball, I don’t think too many people are going to say, ‘Oh, . . . he’s great. He had that catch against Michigan.’

"They’re going to say, ‘What the heck did you drop the ball for?’ "
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Gonzo just comes off as a regular guy that just happens to play Ohio State football. Very humble. My friend who knew him in HS said he had something like 150 missed calls on his cell phone after The Game and his voicemail box was maxed out.
 
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That must be one big printer! :biggrin:
The printer sitting 2 feet from me right now will do 42" wide by nearly unlimited length (the most I've ever done is 6 feet though) :)

That little 20x30 print is nothing, we did a bunch of those to "test" the quality when we first got this printer :biggrin:

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Wow, I had no idea Santonio had 10 tds this year
 
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Gonzalez great third Buckeye option

Sophomore receiver comes up big in the clutch

By Doug Harris
Dayton Daily News
PHOENIX | Ohio State receiver Anthony Gonzalez may have picked up a few members in his unofficial fan club since the Michigan game, but he realizes nobody has taken out a lifetime membership.
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The sophomore from Cleveland expects to be option No. 3 on pass plays as long as Santonio Homes and Ted Ginn Jr. are around, which is why he hasn't let his newfound celebrity inflate his ego.
<!-- inset --> <!--begintext--> "If I'm a defensive coordinator looking at our offense, I wouldn't take my chances with Ted and Santonio before me," he said. "They're not burning the midnight oil thinking how to stop me. They'd be foolish to do that."
But Gonzalez made two TD grabs in the Big Ten opener against Iowa, silenced most of a Michigan Stadium-crowd of 111,591 with a reception for the ages and has 27 often-timely catches in all this season.
"Whatever we need, whatever we ask for Gonzo to do, he comes through with it," Ginn said, "and that's what stands out in my mind a lot."
The e-mail addresses of all Ohio State students can be found on the school's Web site, and Gonzalez's in-box is usually full.
Among the messages are those never-ending ads for hair-loss treatments and the like — come to the think of it, the prematurely balding Gonzalez may be a potential customer — but many have come from exceedingly grateful Buckeye fans.
He made a clutch catch in the final minute against Michigan, out-jumping a defender and keeping a firm grip on the ball while getting walloped. It set up the decisive touchdown in a delectable 25-21 win.
"I delete 99 percent of my e-mails," he said. "I get so much junk mail, I don't even look at that stuff. But anything complimentary, I leave for my mother to read. She likes looking at that."
Gonzalez, though, understands how fickle fans can be. Worshiped today, vilified tomorrow.
"You're only as good as your last catch," he said. "If against Notre Dame I drop my first ball, people aren't going to say, 'That's the guy who made that catch in the Michigan game. He's great.' They're going to say, 'Why'd you drop that ball?' "
The Buckeyes are 28th nationally in scoring at 32.6 points per game — their highest output since the 1998 team averaged 35.8.
Much of the increased firepower can be traced to the maturation of junior quarterback Troy Smith, who at long last has come to see the value of film study.
"Troy's always been a leader," Ginn said, "(but) he sat down and watched film and started to see things from a defensive standpoint, and he knew where he wanted to go with the ball. He just wanted to make sure everyone in that huddle — from linemen to receivers to tailbacks — were all on the same page."
But Gonzalez believes Ginn's development has been no less dramatic.
Although he's had only two TDs on special teams, compared to four last year, his numbers are up as a receiver.
He has 43 catches for 636 yards and three TDs (he had 25 for 359 and two scores last year). He's also averaging a Big Ten-best 29.6 yards per kick return.
"People get these ridiculous expectations for everybody," Gonzalez said, "If he doesn't get six catches for 180 yards and three touchdowns and a punt-return TD, he had a bad game.
"But I think he's done a really good job. His route-running, for some reason people harped on that. But his route-running is great, and he's blocked really well."
Gonzalez attended a Catholic school in St. Ignatius, but he grew up the son of a former Michigan player and never was a Notre Dame fan.
Of course, the Irish have plenty of supporters in the Ignatius student body. And given their religious affiliation, maybe even a few in the heavenly realms.
But Gonzalez could only chuckle as he tried to picture the Almighty picking sides in the Fiesta Bowl.
"I personally don't believe God has too much to do with sports," he said. "I don't believe the holiest team wins every game. I'm sure He protects you — I believe that and pray for that every game. But I don't believe he puts the ball in a receivers' hands. It's not like Angels in the Outfield."
Contact Doug Harris at (937) 225-2125.
 
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Gonzo just comes off as a regular guy that just happens to play Ohio State football. Very humble. My friend who knew him in HS said he had something like 150 missed calls on his cell phone after The Game and his voicemail box was maxed out.

You are right...we spoke with him after the Indiana game (team bus)...signed an autograph for my young cousin and encouraged him (cousin is a high school kicker and will attend Bucks kicking camp this summer):oh: :io:
 
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