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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on May 22, 2025, 10:54:29 AM
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Terry Connealy, '95 Orange Bowl
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Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
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Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
Agree. And if you don't want to supply a jersey, you may supply a song.
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Opposed
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Opposed
Guilty!
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Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
No facking way - already. Great googly moogly
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Nebraska Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday.
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NO. 98 LB THOMAS “PEPPER” JOHNSON
1982–1985
Captain (1984, '85)
UPI All-American (1985)
Sporting News All-American First Team (1985)
Pepper Johnson is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in Buckeye history. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Pepper committed to Earle Bruce's program and quickly went to work.A four-year letterman and two-year starter, Johnson was the only the fourth Buckeye in history to become a two-time captain. Johnson, along with Chris Spielman, formed one of the most tenacious linebacker tandems in university history. The team named Pepper the defensive MVP during his junior and senior seasons, in which he was also named All-Big Ten and All-American. He went on to win two Super Bowls with the New York Giants.
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Joey & Nick Bosa
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No. 96 William Hackett
G William Hackett
1942–1945
b. Dec. 9, 1923
National Champion (1942)
First team All-American (1944)
Team Captain (1945)
William Hackett played guard for Ohio State at just 5-foot-9, 191 pounds, and yet, was known as one of the best in the country at his position.
Hackett joined the football team at Ohio State in 1942, but didn't earn his first letter until the 1943 season, when he switched numbers from No. 28 to No. 96. He started two years at guard, helping the Buckeyes to an undefeated record in 1944.
For his 1944 season, Hackett was named a first-team Big Ten and All-American selection. He was named team captain for the 1945 season, but did not play after undergoing brain surgery as a result of a car accident during the offseason. Fortunately, the injury did not impact his everyday life, as Hackett went on to become a successful veterinarian. He was inducted into Ohio State's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame in 1986 before his death in 1995 at the age of 71.
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they dodged UNL
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they dodged UNL
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One jersey countdown per school pls, you damn dirty ape.
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I couldn't leave out Danny Noonan - for Cowboys fans and Caddy Shack fans
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One jersey countdown per school pls, you damn dirty ape.
Damn straight,specially when your last NC was before the turn of the century and that was mythical. And nobody besides a bugeater can recall who they were damn dirty ballot stuffer
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It's my cornsidered opinion that ya bucknutz got too many stickers on yer helmets too
doesn't seem to slow y'all down
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Cameron Johnston, punter '13 - '16
Johnston holds the Ohio State record for most punts downed inside the 20-yard line in a career (109) and a season (31 in 2015). He also holds the record for the best single-game punting average (57 yards against Illinois in 2014).
Honors: He was named the Big Ten Punter of the Year in 2016 and was a Ray Guy Award finalist that same year.
NFL Career: Following his college career, Johnston played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Mike Vrabel DE,'93-'96
defensive end for the Buckeyes from 1993 to 1996. During his time at Ohio State, Vrabel was a two-time All-American, a two-time Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and is still the Ohio State record holder for career sacks.
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It's my cornsidered opinion that ya bucknutz got too many stickers on yer helmets too
doesn't seem to slow y'all down
Those are prolly for class cutting or amount of tutors
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a kicker??? that's yer 2nd #94 pic, just to annoy Badger and Utee?
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The Cheshire Cat of ESPN/ABC, according to my wife.
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No. 93 Will Smith
Ohio State's first great defensive end of the 21st century, Will Smith accomplished just about everything a young man dreams of when he becomes a Buckeye.
2000-2003
b. July 4, 1981 (Queens, N.Y.)
National Champion (2002)
First-Team All-American (2003)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2003)
Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2003)
Team Captain (2003)
In 2002, Smith was among the defensive stars of Ohio State's national championship team. In 2003, Smith was a first-team All-American and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. In 2004, Smith was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the NFL draft.
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Buckeyes, Smith finished his Ohio State career with 167 total tackles, 46.5 tackles for loss and 23 sacks. Smith was also a team captain in 2003, and graduated from Ohio State in 2005 with a degree in criminology.The Utica, New York, native went on to play nine seasons for the Saints, recording 67.5 sacks in his NFL career, earning a Pro Bowl berth in 2006 and helping lead the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl win in 2010.
Smith's life came to a tragic end in 2016, when he was fatally shot in New Orleans, but his legacy as both a Buckeye and Saints great lives on.
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#88 is next week
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#88 is next week
I'm out of town next week, had to get this one in early.
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I'm out of town next week, had to get this one in early.
Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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Back when people from Ohio knew how to hold a trophy
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Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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I'm sure there's a #93 in there someplace
unfortunately, back when Tom Osborne was coaching - cameras and the internet hadn't been invented
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I'm sure there's a #93 in there someplace
unfortunately, back when Tom Osborne was coaching - cameras and the internet hadn't been invented
I said techie not neckie
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As a senior in 1980, Nelson had one of the finest seasons of any former walk-on. He was a team captain, the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-American, and a finalist for the Lombardi Award. The 1980 defense may have been the best of Tom Osborne’s career. Nelson and crew held opponents to just 9.2 points per game (the lowest of the Osborne era) and recorded three shutouts.
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No. 92 Adolphus Washington
Ohio State's defensive line under Urban Meyer has been one of the strengths of his program since coming to Columbus in 2012, and the next man on our list was a big reason why.
DL Adolphus Washington
2012-2015
b. Nov. 24, 1994 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
National Champion (2014)
Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2014)
Adolphus Washington signed to play for Ohio State as part of Meyer's first recruiting class in 2012 and made an immediate impact. The Cincinnati native earned his first individual accolades in 2014, as he was named as an All-Big Ten honorable mention. Washington accumulated 10.5 tackles for loss that season and 4.5 sacks as Ohio State won its first national title in 12 years.
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No. 91 Jim Cope
It takes a special player to start for three years and win three-straight Big Ten titles, but that's exactly what Jim Cope did.
DE
1972-1974
b. June 23, 1953 (Oil City P.A.)
Three-year starter
Big Ten Champion (1972, '73, '74)
Rose Bowl Champion (1973)
Cope started for three seasons on the Ohio State defensive line, helping lead the Buckeyes to a share of three-consecutive Big Ten championships and a 1974 Rose Bowl victory. Though he played opposite of All-American defensive end Van DeCree throughout his career, it was Cope who led the team in tackles for a loss during the 1973 and '74 seasons, recording eight each year.Perhaps Cope's most important accomplishment was his unblemished record against Michigan. During his time at Ohio State, the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines two times and tied once. Each time, Bo Schembechler's squad was ranked in the top four.
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John Dutton
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Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
i would also think it would be interesting if only photos of players that will play in this next season for teams. eliminating the same photos that get used every year.
not sure that would work but it would be more interesting
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i would also think it would be interesting if only photos of players that will play in this next season for teams. eliminating the same photos that get used every year.
not sure that would work but it would be more interesting
I was thinking the same thing, actually.
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Senior kicker Nathanial Vakos.
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Pictures of a bunch of people nobody knows? That doesn't sound very interesting to me.
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Pictures of a bunch of people who should be known.
Glass half FULL, Mr. Bummer.
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Meh. I know your school's legends. I'm never going to remember your school's 2025 place kicker.
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Pictures of a bunch of people nobody knows? That doesn't sound very interesting to me.
you are right
seeing picture of guys from 5-25 years ago that are basically unknown except for the teams fans or most likely made more impact in the NFL than in college are not interesting to a bunch of guys
But seeing guys you don't know but will see when the teams are playing this year to me is interesting and I can then go to the teams roster and look them up and learn more about the players from that team
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Meh. I know your school's legends. I'm never going to remember your school's 2025 place kicker.
well that makes sense since your team is not in the Big Ten on a Big ten board
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Missed the day but I’ll not let this guy pass by.
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Lulz. There's no such thing as the Big Ten and even if there were, this hasn't been a "Big Ten board" for decades. Don't be so sensitive. People can have opinions that differ from yours
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Lulz. There's no such thing as the Big Ten and even if there were, this hasn't been a "Big Ten board" for decades. Don't be so sensitive. People can have opinions that differ from yours
i agree
let me have mine and I will let you have yours?
Again Reggie White great NFL player, nobody remembers him from college other than those really tight to UT but yes he was a great NFL'er, thanks for the memory lane photo.
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let me have mine and I will let you have yours?
Sure thing, boss. I mean, I'm not the one that was trying to gatekeep the "Big Ten board" ya know?
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UT DL Rodrique Wright in 2005. My apologies for not posting our 2025 DL with this number, he'll be a freshman and I've never even heard of him.
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But seeing guys you don't know but will see when the teams are playing this year to me is interesting and I can then go to the teams roster and look them up and learn more about the players from that team
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John Hohl K
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i agree
let me have mine and I will let you have yours?
Again Reggie White great NFL player, nobody remembers him from college other than those really tight to UT but yes he was a great NFL'er, thanks for the memory lane photo.
Ehh, he was an unanimous All-American and the first defensive player to be named SEC Player of the Year since 1968. 4th pick in the draft.
He was a known dude in college.
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Florida's best-ever #90 was a draft bust. But great in college!
Huey Richardson
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No. 90 Dr. Warren Amling
OL Warren Amling
1944-46
b. Dec 29, 1924 (Pana, Illinois)
d. Nov. 1, 2001 (Columbus, Ohio)
All-American (1945, 46)
Captain (1946)
Varsity "O" Hall of Fame (1981)
College Football Hall of Fame (1984)
OSU All-Century Team (2000)
Warren Amling started on the Ohio State basketball team before switching to first-year coach Carroll Widdoes' program in 1944. Amling quickly showed he belonged, clearing the way for Heisman-winning halfback Les Horvath in 1944. In 1945, Amling earned All-American honors at guard. Amling switched to tackle the following year and earned an offensive captaincy. The New York Giants selected Amling in the 11th round of the 1946 NFL Draft, and the Buckeye lineman turned them down in order to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
Amling graduated from the Veterinary School with honors in 1947 and practiced in London, Ohio until late in life. He passed away in Columbus in 2001.
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No 89 this year for Wisconsin.
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Florida's best-ever #90 was a draft bust. But great in college!
Huey Richardson
I remember him freak athlete,glad things didn't work out with the squeelers. To bad he couldn't catch on somewhere else though - I read his bio.He got his degree and was headed to a business meeting in WTC on 9/11 and left with others when the 1st plane hit.
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John Frank TE (1980-83)
Born: 1962 (Pittsburgh, PA)
High School: Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)
Ohio State
Finished his Ohio State career with the most catches of any tight end to that point.
Honors
1983 Captain.
1982 All-Big Ten.
1983 All-Big Ten.
1981, 1982 and 1983 Academic All-American.
1982 and 1983 Academic All-Big Ten.
Named to the Ohio State All Century Team.
1983 awarded a National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Scholarship.
1998 Inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Miscellaneous
He is a board-certified Otolaryngologist.
Co-founded the Israeli Bobsled Team.
Won two Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers.
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Franks to Cleveland Hall Mary
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Ingles also has one of the great nicknames in Cornhusker history: “Guy the Fly.” It perfectly captured his speed, elusiveness and size (Ingles was listed at 5’9″ and just 158 pounds). I’m guessing defenses found him to be a pest as well.
In 1970, Ingles had 34 catches for 603 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns. Halfway through the season, he became Nebraska’s all-time leading receiver, and the first Husker to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a career.
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#88 is retired by Wisconsin and will never be used again.
So, here we go with Pat Richter.
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Stop it.
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Weird last name
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Trigger Warning-- this is NOT a current player on the 2025 team. You've been warned.
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oops, forgot the current roster, there are 2 guys!
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oops, forgot the current roster, there are 2 guys!
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Trigger Warning-- this is NOT a current player on the 2025 team. You've been warned.
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With COVID years, you never know
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TE Jackson McGohan.
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Texas' 2025 starting tight end:
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NO. 88 Van DeCree
After a standout prep career at Warren Western Reserve, Van DeCree joined the Ohio State football team in 1971.
DE Van DeCree
1971-74
b. Sept. 24, 1953 (Warren, OH)
All-American (1973, '74)
All-Big Ten (1972, '73, '74)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1990)
Ohio State Football All-Century Team (1999)
Standing 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, DeCree compiled 128 total tackles, eight tackles for a loss and one defensive touchdown over two All-American seasons in 1973 and 1974. He was a three-time all-Big Ten selection; won three conference titles and a Rose Bowl; and never lost to Michigan — though a 10-10 tie kept the program from winning the national title during his junior season.
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No. 87 Greg Lashutka
Anytime you can be named a captain for a Woody Hayes-coached team, chances are you are going to be one of the best in Ohio State history to wear your number.
TE Greg Lashutka
1963-65
b. March 28, 1944 (New York, NY)
Three-year starter (1963-65)
Team Captain (1965)
Greg Lashutka was a three-year letterman and starter for Ohio State from 1963-65 as a tight end. In 1963, he caught one of his two career touchdowns against Indiana, in what was just his second career game. The Buckeyes finished the 1963 season with a 5-3-1 record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten. OSU concluded the season with a 14-10 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor in front of just 36,424 fans, the least-attended game at the Big House in 20 years.
Lashutka went on to have a successful political career after football, serving two terms as the Columbus City Attorney before serving eight years as the 51st Mayor of Columbus from 1992-2000.