I think all the originals met at McKinley, right? The one tie I know to Shaker Heights is Eddie Levert had a house there.

Bill Romanowski off the top of my head. Saw it at a Georgia Tech-Notre Dame Gator Bowl games a couple decades back in the handshake line (and yes, it was a Golden Domer, who let loose a loogie).

"the new harbaugh is born."

Nah. The old playing up the strength of the opponent thing is done by every coach. I believe Lanning actually means it. I also think he does not want to see OSU in early December.

Oregon also showed a lot of vanilla early in the season and Boise has the Heisman frontrunner almost midway through the season.

Welcome to Day 2 (or 3) of the NFL Draft. ... It was terrible. I was actually hoping Matthews was coming in after the bomb. Low bar, but at least Burke played better in the second half.

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I see the statistics and understand why Ransom and JT got it. But my eyes saw Henderson destroy a blitzer and gash the Akron defense and, even though Finley was hurting already, he had to throw in the towel after Sawyer was through with him on back to back plays. So Smith, Sawyer, Henderson for me.

Think you missed something with Connecticut. Scott Leach played four years at Ohio State and was with the Buckeyes for five years; he's in every media guide from 1982 through 1986. He started his career on offense but injured his knee (IIRC). He moved to safety, starting the 85 Rose Bowl when Terry White was out. Played nickel and later switched to LB and was a strong special teams player. Hard hitter who was even drafted by the Saints despite being a backup most of his career. 

By no means is he an all-time great but I remember him more than Louis Pietrini, who I believe was a backup his entire time on the line. But if you're really going for best from every state, think you missed this one.

Neither can they

Williams, I remember, caught a pass in every one of his 48 games, which was a record that stood. His highlights in the 1980 Rose Bowl -- unbelievable (along with Todd Bell at Rover).

Not saying he was Top 10, but Thad Jemison was another guy who was pretty good from around that early 80s era. Before Donley and Williams, the best receivers might have been Bruce Jankowski, Dave Hazel and Morris Bradshaw. 

That's a fake tweet from a parody account, as much as it does seem based in reality.

Nah. I'd say came in as a pinch runner after someone slapped a ground-rule double and then got caught between second and third in a rundown after straying off too far.

That is not a stress-free situation at all. You're coaching not only to keep your job at the current school but as an audition for other assistant jobs, you have the risk that a team will quit on you or that your bosses won't support you. 

I know Dabo is not well-liked  on here for good reason, but I remember reading ban article where he said when he got the interim job at Clemson, he and his wife cried together. They weren't tears of joy, either. It can be an opportunity, but it can be a curse, too.

Harris wasn't running out of bounds much early in his career. In the first two Super Bowls and the AFC Championship Games against the Raiders, he often ran over people. The whole Franco runs out of bounds thing was started by Jim Brown when Franco was closing in on Brown's record. At the time, 1983, it was true. But it's not career-defining.

I'm originally from Ohio about 35 miles from Pittsburgh. I rooted for the Steelers before they ever won a Super Bowl, pull for the Pirates and the Penguins (even in the lean years). No bandwagon combo in that.

Agree. If you go down from Youngstown past Steubenville, you'll find a lot of Steelers fans. They have had Steelers broadcasts for decades. People there just grow up with those teams. 

After all, they aren't the Ohio Browns and Ohio Bengals. Not sure how anyone can compare NFL fandom with people from Ohio rooting for TCUN

As to Archie hearing older players come in and speak, I remember someone said Dave Whitfield, who played on the 68 and 69 teams, came in and a gave a fiery, tearful speech that riled everyone up the week of the weasels game. Not sure if that's the speech Archie remembers, but I do recall hearing that story.

Way, way overdue. I was ticked about 10-12 years ago when those guys set up a website to tout his career and he still was snubbed. A lot of it, according to Broncos fans, came from Dr. Z, Paul Zimmerman, who shot his candidacy down every year, and Peter King, who seemed to parrot Zimmerman.

I loved watching Randy play and I'll enjoy watching him finally get his reward

I heard just the opposite, that Reich and the GM wanted Stroud badly. But Tepid Tepper, the owner, wanted a shiny Heisman winner and forced the pick on them. If so, they paid the price for his foolishness. But of course, there's a reason he's been an owner for like five or six years and is already on his (counting interim) seventh or eighth head coach.

One Pro Bowl down, a dozen or so left to go. Congrats, CJ!

*mid-1970s*

Long overdue. In the mid-1980s, there were few college football linemen held in higher regard than Chris Ward. I know it's open for debate, but I felt until Stringer and Pace came along, Ward was the second-best lineman in OSU history behind Hicks.

I saw enough of him to know: OK blocker, bad on snaps. I was surprised to see him on some preseason All-America watch lists but I guess that comes with starting at Bama.

Was hoping to see an OT come in (or Tshabola or Montgomery make strides) and Fryar shift inside. But McLaughlin being OK is an upgrade over what we've seen and if Jackson declares, I would be fine with an interior that featured McLaughlin and Fryar at guards.

To quote and turn it around on the others who panicked every time a 4th string defensive back hit the portal: "Is this the first domino to fall?"

I believe it is, and see a lot more opting in than opting to the draft.

I agree with what others mentioned, mainly that an immediate solution is needed to hit next year's potential. As for helping the program long term, Howard would bring experience, which you would hope helps Brown, Keinholz and Air Noland. They can learn nuances of the position from him. Then, when 2025 rolls around, the hope would be at least one of those guys would be ready to roll.

Maybe it doesn't happen, maybe it does. You can call it culture or whatever, but it never hurts for younger guys to be able to pick the brain of an older player, be it high school, college or pro.