 and 2-time all american and a consummate leader of the defense during one of our best stretches in school history.
The only player who could have conceivably been ranked ahead of him was ranked #2 (it's more "1A / 1B" in my opinion), so I'd say they got this pretty right -- especially at the top.
Tatum's a pretty glaring omission; he should have definitely been in there over Hawk.
I'm not sure how anyone could argue with Archie as #1. He's a fixture of the OSU program and being the President of the Alumni Association speaks volumes about how involved he is with the Ohio State community, both in Columbus and worldwide. A truly legendary player and Buckeye.
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Hard to argue this list, although Tatum and Katzenmoyer are both names that one could argue, and there are dozens of others who would be worthy of discussion. Archie is pretty much a no-brainer. Hard to argue his success on the field, and hard to argue the impact he's had on the program and the university off the field.
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I'm with you on this, AV. It's what you get out of a subjective listing. It's just a matter of opinion. The only one that isn't debatable is Archie.
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I cannot argue with that list - especially with Archie at the top! He is the complete essence of a Buckeye through and through
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Joe Bauserman must have been #11
You beat me to it.
That would mean he barely missed the list. Bauserman barely missing isn't Bauserman football.
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You took the words right out of the Buckeye Nation's collective mouths!!! I will always thank him for being a Buckeye, but Bauserman and barely missed were never used in the same sentence when talking about his passes!
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That comment is just out of bounds.
What time is the next show and who's the opening act?
If you're throwing Bauser jokes out there... I'll be in the 11th row.
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11th row is just about the right spot for a Bauserman out pattern.
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I don't know about Bauersman, but when I went to OSU we had a guy named Greg Fry leading the team. You cannot tell me Bauserman is better than Fry. Look it up.
Someone missed the joke.
The joke must have been over his head...
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You're right. He definitely wasn't better than Greg Fry. My bad.
Did you sleep through the 2011 season or is this selective amnesia?
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Everyone always forgets how great Antione Winfield and Mike Doss were....
OSU is one of those schools where a top 10 just does not do justice b/c you leave of Tatum, Jim Parker, Bill Willis, Doss, Pepper Johnson, Cousineau, Hicks, Byers, Cris Carter, Mangold, Stringer, Stillwagon, Germaine, Warfield, Galloway, Laurinaitis, heck, even Nugent! Let us all be so thankful that OSU has had so many wonderfully talented players! There's a reason that eSECpn ranked OSU has the #3 greatest first program of all time...consistent talent and success!
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JB322 - how incredibly right you are. And even with your list there are another 30-50 that could be in a top 10. And none of us remember the 40's and 50's when OSU was just at the threshold of their rise in collegiate FB. How many of those players would crack this list! A Top 10 is impossible to choose; one person's Laurinaitis is another person's Gradishar which is another person's Katzenmoyer. I would imagine every position has ten that could be included.
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I'd agree with the list. Its tough to make a top 10 with Ohio State but I think they got it right.
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I think Chris Gamble would be an honorable mention, the guy played both sides of the ball, almost unheard of in today's game.
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LOL. Makes me feel old as sh!t...02 was my soph year at OSU.
Archie belongs at the top of the list and I agree with DJ that Tatum belongs on the list also. Of the three bad ass Jacks, Tatum is #1, Reacher (the books) #2, and Bauer #3.
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Who wrote this article, Captain Obvious?
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I was thinking the same thing, thought the knowledge was so common it didn't need discussion.
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Right. Thank you Sporting News for telling us what we already knew.
I may be getting ahead of myself but if he has a good Senior Year I think Braxton could crack the top ten.
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I think he'd need a Heisman or at least O'Brien Award. To be the best of all-time, you need to at least be the best nationally at your position. Braxton has been very good to us, but some may even leave him out of an Ohio State QB top 5.
How about a third Silver Football? Has that ever happened? Braxton is very capable of putting himself in the in the to 10 all time, and with respect if number 5 isn't in your top 5 Buckeye QBs you need to rethink your list.
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As of right now it's a pretty solid debate if he's in the top 5. Horvath, Kern, Schlicther, Hoying, TP, and Troy Smith just to name a few. He doesn't have any bowl wins. I think after this season he's in, but it's not guaranteed.
That's a great list, and very valid. Not that any of those should be omitted, but John Hicks is the one that stands out to me.
Obviously we are talking football. All time OSU athletes, I'm thinking Jesse Owens, Archie and Jack Nicklaus as the #1, 2 and 3 respectively. Feel free to disagree.
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Agreed with that completely.
Tatum has got to be #10. If for one reason only, he would be the only member of the 1968 National Championship team included on the list.
Notice neither the '68 nor the '02 championship teams are represented.
Wasn't Hawk technically on the team in 02?
So was Troy.
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List is not bad, but Janowicz should probably be ahead of Troy. Vic was so versatile and one of the most underrated Buckeyes. Bill Willis and maybe John Hicks deserve consideration, too.
Lists are great & all & this one isn't bad, but yeah, Jack Tatum is very easily a top 10 gradation when it comes to Buckeyes. Actually, top 5 for me anyway.
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Notice how the '68 Championship team is not represented.
How has Rex Kern's name not come up? To me, it is almost a no-brainer to at least put Rex on the list. We all think of Jack Tatum as one of the great football players ever to pass through Columbus. But for my money, Rex Kern and Jim Otis were the real forces on the greatest Buckeye teams ever, 1968-69. With a healthy Rex Kern in his last game, they might never have lost. There could be four or five guys (Jim Stillwagon?) from '68-'69 on your top ten list.
Stillwagon is the most obvious snub. However, they