aOSU names 8(?) captains

Submitted by uofmdds96 on
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/08/25137/ohio-state-football-captain… Leadership by committee? Then after the season someone will decide who is/are the real captains? That is like watching any sporting event with my 7 year old daughter and her saying that she is rooting for the team that wins. "They were all within 12 votes." So maybe GW Bush and John Kerry could have been co-presidents?
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Nolongerusingaccount

August 28th, 2013 at 2:51 AM ^

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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Don

August 28th, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^

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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mh277907

August 28th, 2013 at 10:17 AM ^

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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Maizenblueball

August 28th, 2013 at 6:18 AM ^

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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WolverineMac

August 28th, 2013 at 6:47 AM ^

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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maize-blue

August 28th, 2013 at 8:30 AM ^

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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falco_alba15

August 28th, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^

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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Ron Utah

August 28th, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^

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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charblue.

August 28th, 2013 at 2:59 PM ^

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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jsquigg

August 28th, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^

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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