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August 27th, 2013 at 9:26 PM
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The after the season thing

never makes any sense to me - what good is being a captain after your opportunity to lead is over with?

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:59 PM
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Why do you have to be

Why do you have to be named/voted a captain in order to lead? One should be a leader BEFORE receiving the distinction of captaincy.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:29 PM
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Exactly.

Which is why I never really got upset over the Rich Rod thing. The guys in the locker room know who the captains are...who the leaders are. Everything else is for media guides and record books. Look at us...99% of this board KNEW Devin, Lewan and T. Gordon were the 3 captains. The locker room felt differently. I don't really worry about that crap. Hell, the QB or PG is always a captain on some teams, that's bullshit...your position doesn't make you a leader of a team. Your actions do.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:27 PM
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...

To much leadership is a bad thing. And none of these guys are official captains. They will be voted on after the season. Ahhhhhhh... Urban likes taking after Rich Rod. Hi defense might play like one too.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:40 PM
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Too many cooks in the kitchen

So, 8 = disaster. Maybe Urban needs a Seal Leadership course, but then again, not.

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August 28th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
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Bob,

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:28 PM
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So the new Circle of Trust

So the new Circle of Trust has been formed?



Isn't this basically what RR tried to do initially?

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:48 PM
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I wasn't going to bring it up

but since it is, Rich Rod did the Pop Warner honorary captains for each game thing, and then I think they named permanent ones at the end of the season in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 the Senoir class decided to name full season captains.

Not eveything he did was bad. I liked some things he did: the Victors Walk, more open CTK videos, etc.

Revolving leadership is a bad idea.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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Travel?

I hope they all make the travel team.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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Circle of Trust

The circle of trust is rather small these days, only 8?

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:49 PM
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circle of jerks

sounds better.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
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aOSU? Is that a thing now?

aOSU? Is that a thing now?

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:32 PM
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I was thinking that same thing...

I thought I was out of the loop for not knowing...now I feel better. Thank you.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:37 PM
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i really hope that's a typo.

i really hope that's a typo.

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August 27th, 2013 at 11:34 PM
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I seriously want someone to

I seriously want someone to explain this.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:16 AM
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Since you are serious,

It is something I have said for years to my business partner who has two degrees from Ohio. Sorry, I guess I should join the team and use the proper vernacular. There are 13 "state" funded universities in Ohio. I have always found it quite grandiose of them to accentuate that they are "The" Ohio state university. Hence, the "a" as in "an".
I respectfully apologize for this deviance from the norm. Never again shall this letter flow from my fingers in such close approximation to the capital letter "O". Please have mercy upon my internet soul.

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August 28th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
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I enjoyed it

I enjoyed it. Don't feel bad that some of your audience didn't get it.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
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Just change the syntax

A state university of ohio.  Fixed.

 

 

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August 28th, 2013 at 10:59 PM
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By all means please continue

By all means please continue to do so.  Please don't take my post as being mean to you.  I actually think this is brilliantly subtle and I LOVE IT!

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August 29th, 2013 at 8:40 AM
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Ditto. I figured it out and

Ditto. I figured it out and loved it.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
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That post and especially the

That post and especially the comments encapsulates one of the key differences between our fan bases.Michigan names 4 captains and some fans are for it, some questioning why there are so many.  There's a difference of opinion, there's debate.  Here there is virtually unanimous gushing over what a great idea this is.  It's almost as though an Ohio State coach could lie through his teeth to the NCAA, reporters, and the president of the university and they would bring him back to a hero's welcome with nary a soul daring to object.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:46 PM
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While there is definitely a

While there is definitely a bit of a groupthink mentality hear, there is some discussion and dissention.   I check 11W occasionally because I like to know what's going on in opponent land and they seem to all gush over whatever Meyer does.  Every choice he makes must be the best because he is UFM.  They recently found out that their future game at VT is going to be on a Monday and everyone loved the idea for the exposure and being the only game on.  I expected to read a bunch of dissent over the shame of playing Monday and such but there was none of it.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:38 PM
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i dont really agree with

i dont really agree with this.  with the stupid upvoting/downvoting obsession on this board, i feel that people with other opinions are cast to a corner.

with the upvoting/downvoting gone, it has improved

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:52 PM
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If that post is an example of improvement,

we can't get voting back fast enough.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:37 PM
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He's absolutely right, I

He's absolutely right, I just don't think he articulated it well.  Most of the time, a dissenting opinion is simply negged around here.  Hitting -1 has turned into a vehicle for expressing a disagreement with a concept.  Instead of offering a counterpoint, people would just -1 the post, which does not lend to a meaningful discussion. 

Perfect world?  I would say something similar to SBNation.  Only upvotes count.  The lack of upvotes would serve the same purpose as a downvote.  However, if you disagree with the point, it doesn't allow the mechanism to anonymously neg the person.  If you want to further the dialogue, you need to reply with a rebuttal.  It still allows for post moderation, but does not cheapen the discussion by allowing a cop out style disagreement.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:51 PM
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Bullshit! My Mgoblog friends and I would negbomb your

comment to hell . . .  if we could.   

I am an Internet tough guy and ALL dissent will be silenced with crowd-think-negbomb shock and awe .

 

 

 

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August 28th, 2013 at 1:51 PM
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There still has to be a way

to punish people for flaming/trolling without punishing people for disagreeing. Ideally, this system wouldn't call for a mod each and every time, as would be the case without any self-moderation (the status quo, or the SBNation system). The previous system of simply collapsing trolling posts failed because legitimate, unpopular viewpoints were too easy to collapse, forcing people to read all collapsed posts for the chance to moderate them above that threshold. This defeats the purpose of collapsing them in the first place.

With the points system, you do get unfair punishment of unpopular viewpoints, but everyone can judge for themselves whether the post is legitimate or trolling. So the points system is still preferred, but self-moderation needs to be something all users are willing to honestly enforce or else we allow Groupthink to take over. Ideally, negs would be flagged with an adjective similar to the previous system, but without including "overrated" since that is too generic.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:15 AM
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WTF?

Take your crap back to MLive.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:24 AM
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Ohio State

Ohio State Football

Sacrificing Integrity for Victory since 1890

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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Ohio State

Anybody not voted captain spends a night in the box.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:25 PM
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Buckeyes

I don't know, but rumor has it Maurice Clarett can eat fifty eggs.

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August 28th, 2013 at 11:23 AM
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Is this a Toy Story 3

Is this a Toy Story 3 reference?

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:13 PM
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I was thinking this, too.

Or I thought they may need 8 for some who legally "drop off" during the year.  Like having reserves!  good idea!

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:16 PM
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In fact, each player not

In fact, each player not arrested was named captain. It's the stock reward for an off-season of good behavior.

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August 27th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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more baby sitters

makes since for them.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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.

Yep. Total since.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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First, The Dirty Dozen.

Then Ocean's 11,12 and 13; now the crazy 8. This should be titled Name That Cap-tune or Eight is Enough, Maybe.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:12 PM
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They screwed it up — they needed 10 captains

One for each word:

Decisions
Honesty
Treat
women
with
respect
No
drugs
stealing
weapons

Like Air Force and BYU, the captains will have nouns or verbs on their jerseys instead of their names. Which Buckeye is "Decisions?" Which is "stealing?"

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:17 PM
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Dammit Don, do the math.

8 is right. You need to realize that honesty and respect don't apply here.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:30 PM
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You need to realize that honesty and respect don't apply here

Dangit, you're right. How could I have not seen that?

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:20 PM
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Captain's "C"

Instead of having a "C" stitched to his jersey, each captain will have a "C" tattooed on each arm.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:55 PM
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Talk about...

"The Scarlet Letter."  Yikes.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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8 captains because attrition

8 captains because attrition will set in as the arrests pile up.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:25 PM
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Urb

urb just started on the twitters @osucoachmeyer. We should all just ask him about his captians ourselves

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:50 PM
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He'll probably just tell you

that he doesn't have any captians.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:55 PM
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if one of them gets arrested or benched...

we will find out that their captaincy was not a committable offer.

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:37 PM
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*

*

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August 27th, 2013 at 10:54 PM
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tell us how you really feel

don't hold anything back

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August 28th, 2013 at 1:27 AM
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You're

You're

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August 28th, 2013 at 2:51 AM
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I agree.  "To hell with

I agree.  "To hell with [Ohio]."  Just clicked on the thread because I was interested into why we were supposed to be interested and didn't find anything of substance.

Off-topic...Rivalry be damned, but I am one of the few M fans that could care less if Ohio (the football program not the entire university or state) fell off the face of the planet and ceased to exist.  

EDIT: Not saying that people shouldn't post stories about Ohio.  I love the First Amendment, and it's just a football blog fergawdsakes.  Just saying I don't understand why people actually care about every Ohio story.

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August 28th, 2013 at 7:56 AM
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Don
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Make up your damn mind

Your comment states "why should we even care" but your sig says "but we all hate O-S-U."

If you really hate them, you will take every good opportunity to ridicule them.

If you really don't even care, then change your sig.

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August 28th, 2013 at 1:06 PM
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To me, there is a difference

To me, there is a difference between hating and acting like an obsessed ex-girlfriend who can't let go. Frankly, I don't post all that much and forgot what my signature even says.

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August 28th, 2013 at 10:17 AM
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Not gonna lie, it is coming

Not gonna lie, it is coming off a bit "little brother-ish" to dissect every single thing OSU does. "OMG they named 8 captains!! That's the difference between us and them. We would never do something so atrocious." I mean I know I don't have to click on these posts but it is nice to come here and read about things other than how bad of a guy Urban Meyer is.

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August 27th, 2013 at 11:41 PM
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Because they are part of the

Because they are part of the fellowship of the ring.

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August 28th, 2013 at 1:46 AM
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Like It's 19BBY
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Because, as we all know...

One doesn't just simply walk into Ann Arbor.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:07 AM
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Granted, they do have to plan

Granted, they do have to plan for attrition due to arrests.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:20 AM
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8 Ohio State football players

8 Ohio State football players have just been formally initiated into the Urban Meyer Circle of Trust.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:37 AM
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FatGuyLittleCoat
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Good call

+1.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:54 AM
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I love that their program

I love that their program can't decide where their leadership is coming from. It means they don't have any.

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August 28th, 2013 at 6:18 AM
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Junk in the trunk- Sir Urbz-A-Lot

Well, we know there must be at least 8 bubble butts on their team, because we all know how Urbz likes his players with a little junk in the trunk.

Urbz likes big butts and he cannot lie.

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August 28th, 2013 at 6:47 AM
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Dammit Urbz we talked about this

7′s the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that’s the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch. You know that old children’s tale from the sea. It’s like you’re dreamin’ about Gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly Brie time, baby.

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August 28th, 2013 at 8:28 AM
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Ok

You win. 

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August 28th, 2013 at 9:11 AM
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Invisible +1

Well played.

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August 28th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
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Win

Had to log in to rec this. This is high quality mockery from my rival.

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August 28th, 2013 at 8:30 AM
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They were originally going to

They were originally going to go with 4 but since they "don't play school" at OSU they ended up with 8.

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August 28th, 2013 at 8:36 AM
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Going from a feature-leader

Going from a feature-leader system to a platoon-style system. Not my first choice but what do I know!!

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August 28th, 2013 at 8:55 AM
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.....gang-style maybe?

.....gang-style maybe?

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August 28th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
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How crappy do the seniors

Who weren't part of the 8 feel?

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August 28th, 2013 at 9:47 AM
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It sounds to me

Like there is a captain for position groups. QBs, RBs, WRs, OL, DL, LB, DB, special teams? Correct me if I'm wrong.



Either that or they're having some leadership issues. I'm personally hoping for the latter. It'll make it easier for them to implode. And that would be excellent.

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August 28th, 2013 at 11:17 AM
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Win

Edit: strange, it saved this in the wrong spot.

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August 28th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
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In fairness to 11W

There are plenty of dudes over there saying WTF? about this.

I really don't care if they have 8, 80, or 0.8 captains, as long as we kick their ass.

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August 28th, 2013 at 1:28 PM
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With the way Ohio is

They'll be down to 4 by the time they roll into Ann Arbor.  They're just thinking ahead (which is something to be said for them).

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August 28th, 2013 at 2:59 PM
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So, the team has 8 captains, including the backup quarterback.

I guess this means that they want full coverage on leadership among all cliques and position groups on the team. So, in this scenario, how do they make, you know, pregame choices like whether to defer the choice on the kickoff and which side of the field to defend. Do they take a vote and majority wins. 

I mean with 8 guys surrounding the referee? Do they all get a crack at making these calls or do they rotate the option so each week  one guy gets his shot at calling heads or tails?

These are unforseen complications that really get messed up by having 8 deciders. Furthermore, how do they split up leadership duties in the lockerroom? I mean one guy could pull rank on another, and this could create a schism in team morale. 

As things stand, Ohio is now poised to practically field a complete unit of captains on offense or defense. What if in the huddle, Miller calls the play but Mewhort disagrees, how do you resolve on-the-field miscommunication? Seriously, I don't think this has really been thought through. You could imagine a whole host of circumstances where having 8 captains could really gum up the works.  

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August 28th, 2013 at 3:45 PM
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You need that many "captains"

You need that many "captains" to keep the inmates in line.  With Urban's past troubles, this is a good move assuming the "captains" aren't into bad things themselves.

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August 29th, 2013 at 3:05 AM
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Kudos to Urbz for the foresight

Very likely that half of them get arrested / kicked off the team, so he'll be left with four by November.

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