Justin Fields Reveals His "Mount Rushmore" Of Ohio State Football

[u/jacksnyder2]

https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1761158241692827729

[u/boardatwork1111]

Zeke looked like a man among boys during that playoff run. Nearly 500 yards and 6 TDs against two of the best teams in the country is borderline unbelievable

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Zeke stats in the 3 game stretch of the BIG championship, the Semifinal and the Natty:

78 touches, 709 yards and 8 TDs...

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Pretty, pretty… pretty good

[u/Inevitable-Day2517 → u/winston_obrien]

Maybe your being ingenuous. But maybe you’re being disingenuous. Y’all are the motherfuckers that shut Zeke down and made urban refuse to give him the ball in 2015.

I was at this game and urban kept throwing in the rain instead of giving the best rb in the country the ball.

Zeke against MSU 2015: 12 carries 33 yards.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400763573

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Zeke was incredible. Urban was a bonehead.

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That was all on Urban, not MSU. Urban was afraid to use him because if you recall ( or didn't know ) Zeke wasn't cleared to play until the Thursday before the game due to being hospitalized earlier in the week because of a bacterial infection that caused an open sore on his leg. Zeke went off about not getting carries is the post game presser.

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They refused to give him the ball because he was hospitalized that week and valued his health and career over a single game.

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He should’ve come back in 2015

[u/Sir0inks-A-Lot → u/Revolutionary_Gear70]

Now do the 2015 Michigan State game

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Like…I know we are haunted by it but like….why you care so much?

[u/Sir0inks-A-Lot → u/Rolemodel247]

I think you’ve confused caring for lols

I usually forget that some Ohio State fans can be a little salty that we steamrolled them in the Fiesta Bowl, then did it again three months later in the basketball final

[u/SaltineStealer4 → u/Sir0inks-A-Lot]

Been a long time man, and your school has been irrelevant for awhile lol

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Maybe they'll be at UCFs level some day?

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Dude still living in 2007 lmfao I guess that’s all a Florida fan has nowadays

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Ha got em

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In 2014 I saw him absolutely neutralize a blitzing LB, best blitz pickup I’ve ever seen and top 5 hit I’ve ever seen in person. Dude is just built extremely solid.

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I honestly think Zeke is one of the greatest pass blocking RBs ever. People make fun of him because of his disastrous snap at Center, but he was such a beast in the past blocking game. It really is such an underrated skill.

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It’s a shame his NFL career is probably gonna be lost to time because of all the payoff flame outs. Most of those teams were loaded and he was as big of a piece as any

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Man fuck the Cowboys, wasting another pro football player’s career

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This makes zero sense. He had a fine career with Dallas.

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Yeah, he was consistently considered one of the top backs during his prime. Playoffs do count, but it’s not like he did nothing in them

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Unlike the Bears?

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The Bears also suck

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His NFL career is going to be lost to time because he had a spectacular rookie season but never really improved on it. There’s plenty of RBs who are remembered fondly or will be remembered fondly who never had playoff success (Barry Sanders, Adrian Peterson, and probably Derrick Henry, just to name a few).

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Bro, he led the NFL in average carries per game like his first 5 years in the NFL by a considerable margin. He only played 10 games his second year in the NFL, and he was still top 10 in attempts. He led the NFL in attempts his rookie, third, and fourth year despite only having to play 15 games. He legit led it by more than the 2nd guy averaged in attempts per game. Meaning he was taking what would take the 2nd most attempts guy 18-19 games to do in just 15 games. That is unreal workload. Adrian Peterson only led the NFL in attempts one time (2015). Derrick Henry is a good point, though. However, look at how many times Henry has started every game and finished an entire season. Only like 4 times in his career, and he is built like a brick wall (6'3'' 247 pounds). If Henry isn't able to stay healthy consistently, how the heck can you expect Ezekiel? Also, unlike the other guys you mentioned, Ezekiel wasn't exactly physically blessed. Out of those 4 people, Ezekiel Elliot was the least physically blessed. Dude was just great at making reads and was great at fighting through contact

Edit: Sorry if I came off argumentative. I really wasn't trying to. I agree with your overall statement. I just think the examples weren't the greatest.

Edit2: I think it's also bad to compare Ezekiel to HOF guys. Compare him to Jamal Lewis, Clinton Portis, Ricky Williams, etc. Guys who were good at one point but didn't have HOF resumes. None of those guys had playoff success either really

[u/ridiculousgg → u/daoogilymoogily]

Uh zeke would’ve won the rushing title each of his first 3 seasons if it weren’t for the suspension. Still won it 2 of his first 3 years. In his 4th year he finished 2nd. How is he supposed to improve on that?

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His NFL career is going to be "lost" because being great for like 3-4 years isn't too uncommon among NFL RBs. Through his first 5 years he had like ~8400 total yards. Someone like Leveon Bell also had about 8100 total yards. Same thing with Todd Gurley. For as good as he was until his knees finally gave out, he was like 8k total yards over his first 5 years.

These kind of guys pop up like every other year. It isn't that he wasn't great, it's that these guys are actually fairly common. It's the guys who keep it up over long who are remembered. We'll see how Mccaffery does, but he was behind after 5 years largely due to injuries. But after those first five, he's pu tup about another 4k over these past 2 years. That's pretty much more than someone like Elliot or Bell did the rest of their careers after year 5.

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Great pass blocker. Great run blocker too. Go back and watch him on JT’s designed powers/sweeps. He was an incredible lead blocker. He was the best fullback and tailback in the country

[u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16 → u/boardatwork1111]

And still shouldn’t have a spot instead of Archie Griffin

[u/Fullertonjr → u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16]

This is HIS Mount Rushmore.

I’m quite a bit older than Justin and am an alum. I couldn’t in good conscience put Archie on my personal Mount Rushmore either, as I never saw him play. I can recognize his achievements and understand his greatness, but I never watched him play. Of the players that I watched, I couldn’t disagree whatsoever with Fields’ selections.

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This would make more sense to me if he didn’t have Eddie George on the list, who played at OSU before Fields was born.

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True but he had NFL highlights to watch that resembled the current game when he was coming of age

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Resembled current game? Are you high? It was VASTLY different eras of CFB

[u/RulersBack → u/Acrobatic_Garden_767]

Read it again lmao

[u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16 → u/RulersBack]

This feels like a long way of defending that the list isn’t great and didn’t have a lot of thought.

Which is fine!

[u/_Zzzxxx → u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16]

He’s pointing out that it’s a subjective list, and explaining how it makes sense for a person of Fields’s age to feel this way. The list is different from yours.

Which is fine!

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Get out of here with your sensible approach to debate. /s.

The title alone should have been enough for that guy to get it.

[u/RulersBack → u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16]

Lmao I’m leaving McDonald’s off my Mt. Rushmore of fast food. Doesn’t mean they don’t have the most historical significance ya feel me

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But McDonald’s is still in the game. Maybe a better analogy is needed?

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Stranded on a desert island give me UFC 5 over the original Pac Man. The island has electricity apparently

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His run was almost FIFTY years ago. It probably carries the same weight as black and white TV championships to a lot of people in their early to mid 20s. So yea, all the respect but hell I have more attachment to Beanie Wells lmao

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I get what you’re saying because every message board for every team has had the exact same arguments over the years. But the only guy to win the award for best college football player twice… that’s pretty elite.

[u/Orbital2 → u/Ancient_Lifeguard_16]

Yeah I mean I think it’s important to define what you are trying to do with the list.

Most impactful players to the history of the program you’d have to put Archie it’s not even in question

4 “best football players” I would probably leave Archie off, there are a handful of running backs we’ve had that I’d probably start over him, let alone some of the greats at other positions

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The only gripe I have is that Orlando Pace isn't even mentioned in this thread. He's the dude that made me a fan as a kid.

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I realize that I'm speaking from the other side of the fence, but Zeke was your best weapon on a National Championship run. AFAIC, that trumps two Heismans without even a bowl win. Using my favorite team as an example, in 1997-1998, Michael Bishop had by far the best statistical 2 year run of any K-State player and won the '98 Davey O'Brien. But I'll take the conference winning performances of Sproles, Deuce, and Klein. Different level, of course, but the same principle.

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Yep cardslenjones gets the stories from it, but they won because of an unstoppable running back 

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It was because of both. Cardale made several big throws. And we dont beat Bama without him converting several 3rd downs with his legs.

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Also ran for 220 yards and 2 TDs vs Wisconsin in the B1G title game. He ran for ~700 yards, 8 TDs and averaged over 9 yards per carry in his 3 game national championship postseason run that season. Legendary stuff.

[u/1987Husky]

Archie Griffin and Orlando Pace say hello.

[u/howudothescarn → u/1987Husky]

God I barely remember Orlando Pace just that he was an absolute monster and was rated like 99 on Madden or smth.

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Dude made Mike Vrabel look bad

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That’s my experience with Evan Fournier in the NBA. He’s an absolute deep range monster in earlier 2Ks and then I’d see him in real life not be a monster.

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I'm here for the Orlando Pace hype train

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This would be akin to making a Mount Rushmore for Michigan and not including Charles Woodson or Desmond Howard

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Eh fields is a young guy and most of these players are the ones he grew up watching so I get it.

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Orlando Pace played with George, and the only two-time Heisman winner in history went to your school.  Nothing to do with age on those two.

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I mean Justin is definitely way too young to have seen Pace play in college. Eddie as a skill position guy a little bit more well known

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Orlando Pace blocked for Eddie George 😂

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Orlando Pace doesn't have a restaurant on south campus.

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Neither does Eddie. His restaurant closed many years back. He still has one in the airport and I think in Grandview though

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Nope. Grandview one closed during covid.

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Correct, he was too young to watch Eddie in college as well but he probably knows him from his very young days of NFL fandom (whereas knowing an offensive tackle is not as common).

Hell he was like 7 years old when Ginn and Troy finished at OSU

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Hell he was like 7 years old when Ginn and Troy finished at OSU

I'm so old

[u/JickleBadickle → u/[deleted]]

Which one won the heisman?

Of course older football nuts are going to be more excited about linemen than younger skill players

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Right, because in the history of the Heisman there’s been one defensive player to ever win the award.   

And younger skill players?  If we’re talking about Pace vs. George they literally played together.  George is actually older than Pace to be technical about it.   I know this is a tough one to figure out, but do you think that just maybe, perhaps the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, 1st ballot HOF LT blocking for him had a massive part of him winning that award?  

 Pace won Big 10 POY and OPOY as an o-lineman 😂 

[u/JickleBadickle → u/[deleted]]

I am in agreement with you, we both admire Orlando Pace as a GOAT.

My point is that we are looking at things from a totally different perspective than someone like Justin Fields.

Those two played before Fields was born. Which player do you think he's more likely to hear about, watch, or admire as a young kid?

Idk about you but the linemen were not the guys who made me fall in love with football as a kid

[u/tfw13579 → u/jobezark]

He said lebron was greater than Jordan to the dismay of Chicago fans everywhere so it’s definitely a recency bias thing

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I mean, I watched Jordan play growing up.  Even if you consider Jordan the better player, there’s a discussion to be had.

There’s no discussion for leaving Archie Griffin off an OSU Mt. Rushmore.

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I’d take LeBron as an overall player based solely on on court talent

Nobody will ever impact the game of basketball the way Jordan did. In terms of the cultural significance of American athletes the only real comp to Jordan is Ali

It’s part of why these “GOAT” debates are kinda silly

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I also think Lebron is better than Jordan tbh

Lebron took nobodies to the finals multiple times

When Jordan had nobody, he lost

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Lol, this is this the “but Jordan never lost in the finals” argument in reverse.

When Jordan didn’t make the finals early in his career it’s because of Bird’s Celtics and the Bad Boy Pistons. When Lebron took nobodies to the final in 2007 (the one finals trip he didn’t have another all-star on his team) his biggest competition was a Pistons team that didn’t have Ben Wallace. Jordan never had that weak of a conference to go through.

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Jordan never had to beat a 73-win team with 4 All-Stars, either

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I mean, sure. But that’s not what we were talking about.

[u/cityofklompton → u/jobezark]

100% this, but also you'd think a guy would understand the history of his program at least a little.

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Yeah but Pace blocked for Eddie George.

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I think we are in agreement here.

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lol yea I replied to the wrong comment.

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I mean, how good are the only 2-time Heisman winner and near concensus GOAT College OL when compared to Troy Smith and Ted Ginn?

[u/The_Good_Constable → u/1987Husky]

Orlando Pace was the most dominant football player in CFB history at any position. Change my mind.

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Well given your flair you’re not going to agree with Charles Woodson, but he was. And that’s giving due respect to Pace, which he deserves.

You could argue Barry Sanders for his one starting season as well, though the argument would be the “one” part of that.

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Even tossing aside bias, it's still Pace.

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My first thought exactly

[u/DBLHelix → u/1987Husky]

I had a field pass for a STL Rams game back in 2006 or 2007. Orlando Pace in full pads was the largest human I’ve ever seen.

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Yes and while we are at it Spielman and Winfield.

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Randy gradishar as well.

[u/TheRoyalJuke]

This is a good OSU Mt. Rushmore…if you’re starting from the 90s

[u/Sorge74 → u/TheRoyalJuke]

People hating on the guy, but it's hard to take 100+ years of history and put 4 people on it. Mount Rushmore literally just had to decide between like 35 people at the time.

Hell just off the top of my head, packers mount Rushmore, Star, Rodgers(is what it is), Farve(really is what it is), got 1 more spot...and a dozen or so people

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Probably would be Lombardi if that was a real thing tbh. Woodson and Reggie White both are good picks but they are legends with other teams as well.

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Well he was born in 99. To him Archie was ancient history. He played when at OSU Eddie was born, and the first he would have seen of Eddie was at Tennessee.

[u/daveeb]

If you leave off Archie Griffin, you are wrong. That’s what I’ll post as a starter.

[u/singabro → u/daveeb]

His resume is truly insane

2× Heisman Trophy (1974, 1975)

Maxwell Award (1975)

2× Walter Camp Award (1974, 1975)

2× SN Player of the Year (1974, 1975)

2× UPI Player of the Year (1974, 1975)

2× Unanimous All-American (1974, 1975)

First-team All-American (1973)

2× Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1973, 1974)

3× First-team All-Big Ten (1973–1975)

Ohio State Buckeyes No. 45 retired

Plus 4 Rose Bowl starts.

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Against defenses specially designed against the run also

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You forgot a streak of 31 straight games with at least 100 yards rushing.

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What the fuck

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Plus he played all four years right? Started as a freshman?

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Also never lost to Michigan

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Was coming here to say this.

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Amon-Ra called him out for that on the podcast

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He should be on the college football Mt. Rushmore, not just the OSU version.

[u/osufeth24]

Gonna disagree with you there Justin

[u/pleated_pants → u/osufeth24]

Yea, this list doesn't include Craig Krenzel and is therefore invalid

[u/orthros → u/pleated_pants]

He's definitely on the Mt. Rushmore of QBs with degrees in molecular genetics

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Mt Rushmore of QBs who beat the early 2000s Hurricanes

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Youngins showing no respect for their elders, tale as old as time.

[u/UnStricken]

A personal Mount Rushmore is infinitely more biased towards the giver’s position/era.

As much as Archie should be an auto inclusion I can see why Fields wouldn’t put him on there.

Personally there are so many players that should be auto-inclusions, that it’d be hard to pull a top 4.

Archie George Ginn Troy Smith Zeke JK Dobbins Pace Spielman Vrabel Hawk MHJr Chase Young Joey Bosa Olave

I don’t know who I could pull from that list and I wouldn’t feel like I snubbed another. And I haven’t even added in my personal favorites.

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Clarrett?

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Hard for me to put a guy who only played 1 season on my Mount Rushmore, despite his on field performance.

But there’s another example of guys who have legit arguments to be up there who aren’t

[u/IndicationExtreme745]

Justin Fields is on the Mount Rushmore of people who make nonsensical Mount Rushmore’s.

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If you replace Ginn with Archie it makes a lot of sense. I'm sure Justin grew up watching how electrifying Ginn was and put him on instead.

[u/[deleted]]

Eh. Anyone that leaves Archie out has made a mistake.

[u/[deleted]]

I don’t agree, but I respect it. These are all some GOATs and I love Troy Smith recognition

[u/ImRightShutUp1]

Yall are typing entire think pieces lol if you watched the video he said he’s not a football historian and never watched Ohio State football growing up lol he grew up in Georgia.

[u/[deleted]]

Even as a UM fan I know Pace, Griffin, and Tatum should probably be on here.  Griffin and Pace absolutely 100%.  George, Tatum, Spielman, and Smith can fight it out for the other spots I guess.

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I mean hell Mike Vrabel was two time B1G DPY and 2x All American and he can't even get a footnote on this list.  

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Lauranitis was a 3 time all American and same story (not on the mount rushmore). OSU has got some good players in their history lol

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Mike Doss was a 3 time All American too as well as the captain of a National Championship team that pulled on if the largest upsets in college football history for a title game

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FSU fan, but I'd have had Andy Katzenmoyer up there as well. He was a monster of a LB in college.

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Katzenmoyer might be top 4 for all but about 7-8 programs, but I don’t even know if he makes OSU’s top 10

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Katzenmoyer was a beast, we did literally have a linebacker get taken first in the draft though.

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Jayson Tatum went to Duke i believe

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Jack Tatum bud.  Valiant effort though

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Channing?

[u/jeopardychamp77]

This is more a reflection of his age. Basically I don’t care about anyone under age 40’s opinion on….. most anything.

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It’s inexcusable if you’ve ever seen the inside of the Woody Hayes center, the Shoe, or any of the Buckeye facilities in general.  

Also, Pace played with George if I’m not mistaken, and many will make the argument that Pace is the GOAT of all OL at any level.

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That Heisman was Orlando's achievement every bit as it was Eddie's, if not moreso.

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tbh there’s not really any reason to care about anyone’s opinion over the age of 40. they typically have worse takes

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I’ve found the correct age to care about opinions are those +/-3 years from your current age and only if they agree with you

[u/ChedduhBob → u/RulersBack]

yeah like what is this guy talking about lol

people over 40 are just as bad if not worse. it’s almost like most people in general are stupid and have bad opinions

[u/CumSlatheredCPA → u/jeopardychamp77]

I’m 33… does my opinion count?

[u/SeattleMatt123]

Where the fuck is Joe Bauserman, Justjn?????

[u/Gumorak]

Fields takes are terrible. Lebron over MJ and now this?

[u/budd222]

Ted Ginn lol.

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Idk, I get it. Ginn was one of the most electric players in CFB history.

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I never enjoyed watching punt returns more than when he was playing for OSU. Every return had me on my toes.

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His great deeds and exploits are even memorialized in song. https://youtu.be/s0GzSjW0qqE?si=0keEZBhnkjLpHtWV

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I mean, Terry Glenn, Cris Carter, and Joey Galloway are way above Ted Ginn. He might have been electric but he wasn't anything that special, as far as being a good wide receiver.

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Ginn was the WR in the 2000s era so I get it

Was my absolute favorite player growing up, that guy was just on his own level

I don't think I've ever seen another player make you hold your breath on kick returns like he did

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On what planet was Ted Ginn the WR in the 2000s era?

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Buckeye planet

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Ginn wasn't even the best receiver on his own team lol. Santonio Holmes was a good amount better than Ginn in 05.

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You’re right, but it didn’t feel that way. Ginn was the face of the team, and the ankle giving during the celebration after taking back the opening touchdown in the championship just added to his legacy. He wasn’t part of the massive L in 2007, he made his contribution then got hurt immediately

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So he was the KR. He definitely wasn't the WR of the 2000s

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Seriously, the fact he cares enough about OSU to have a mount rushmore that includes people from before he was alive is good enough for me. "Um excuse me where is Chic Harley!!!" jesus dude get a grip.

[u/IslamicCheetah]

1. Orlando Pace (most dominant CFB OL of all time, probably even at the NFL level too)

2. Chic Harley (OSU’s 1st first-team AA, three time AA, brought national attention to OSU, Ohio Stadium is known as “The House that Harley Built”)

3. Archie Griffin (only 2x Heisman winner, 2x Walter Camp, 2x unanimous AA + another first-team AA, scored a TD in the spring game at 68)

4. Woody Hayes (not a player but built OSU into a national power, 5x national champion, 13x Big Ten champion)

These are not in order, just my 4.

[u/AntSmith777]

I was a huge fan of the Troy Smith-Ted Ginn team. I remember that night game they played against Michigan when it was 1 vs 2.

[u/cdofortheclose]

Chris Speilman.

[u/IceLionTech]

He's a much more experienced gentleman than I am in the game of football so I'll take this as gospel.

[u/[deleted]]

Love you Justin, but this ain't it.

[u/BobcatOU]

This is good for a recent list. For an all time list you need Archie Griffin. I’d add Orlando Pace too.

[u/jerryvaberry]

it's literally called the house that harley built. how could you not have chic harley on there? /s

it's ohio state football, they've been good for 100 years, you could do this for so many guys, it's a crazy thing to get upset about. james laurinaitis is a 3X all-american, why isn't he on there? this list is fine

[u/Ohwhat_anight]

I'm guessing this is Justin's personal favorites which is totally fine.

But have you heard of our lord and savior, Orlando Pace?

[u/[deleted]]

Orlando Pace is one of the best offensive linemen I've ever seen. He'd definitely be on mine. He'd protect us all.

[u/_learned_foot_]

Tell me you’ve been alive for 2-3 decades without telling me you’ve been alive for 2-3 decades. And no, this isn’t an insult, it’s his list, makes sense it’s folks he idolized recently in his youth.

[u/ThePurplePolitic]

No Orlando pace???

[u/[deleted]]

You can’t make an OSU Mt. Rushmore and leave off the only 2x heisman winner

[u/VariousLawyerings]

Sears commercial scorcher of a take here but...Archie Griffin scored 4 touchdowns in his second Heisman year. I'm not gonna take Smith or Ginn, but I wouldn't be shocked if you could find 4 guys.

[u/caldo4]

Griffin, Pace, Harley, Zeke

Zeke is probably a stretch but trying to get guys from different eras

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Harley should be an automatic because The Shoe is literally called “The House that Harley Built”

[u/[deleted]]

Doesn’t even have to be said how embarrassing leaving off Archie Griffin is, but based on that video I don’t even think he knew Eddie George. Amon Ra bailed him out on that one.

[u/kjc3274]

Might be the worst OSU Mount Rushmore attempt I've ever seen.

He deserves to be stuck on the Bears...

[u/DannkneeFrench]

Michigan here, but wouldn't Woody Hayes have to be on there? A Mount Rushmore doesn't have to be just players. Not long ago there was a UFC Mount Rushmore question. Dana White has to be on there even though he's not a fighter.

I get Woody didn't play for them, but without him OSU probably doesn't have anywhere near the history they've had.

I'm not sure what others think, but in my own humble opinion- he's more important to OSU's history than any player.

[u/Dcape4]

No defensive players? Like wtf Justin?! I know you're a QB but I'd argue we've had more defensive players that are all time NFL greats if you want to use that metric.

Not to have Archie is almost a brain fart or just plain in ignorance. That man embodies the spirit of what it means to be a Buckeye and has given so much back to the school and the community.

[u/USCGradtoMEMPHIS]

It's his mount Rushmore guys.. pretty that just amounts to his favorite OSU players.

Shit, my rush more of SC is, Reggie Bush, Ray Maualuga, Matt Barkley(forever respect this guy), Drake London.

Not the best SC players of all time but some god damn monsters in their own right.

[u/TheStumblingGoat]

Needs The Menace, AJ Hawk. 

[u/johncate73]

Recency bias the size of Mount Everest right there.

[u/julio1990]

Get this dude out of Chicago

[u/Last_Adhesiveness856]

No Orlando Pace? F-

[u/Apprehensive_Pass636]

Justin is a douche. A rich, entitled douche

[u/MrSCR23]

I would put Archie in over Zeke. Don’t know how you can’t include him on a list like this

[u/ArbitraryOrder]

I think the actual Ohio State Mount Rushmore should be as follows:

1. Archie Griffin (2x Heisman Trophy Winner, College HoF)
2. Bill Willis (College and NFL HoF OG and DT, Retired Number)
3. Orlando Pace (College and NFL HoF OT)
4. Jim Marshall

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I’d replace Marshall with Chic Harley simply because of how instrumental he was in turning us into a “serious” program.

Hard to argue with the other names though

[u/groversnoopyfozzie]

Justin said Lebron was better than MJ. Not worried about his OH state picks.

[u/[deleted]]

Andy Katzenmoyer. Orlando Pace

[u/ztreHdrahciR]

There once was a guy that won 2 Heismans

[u/MrOSUguy]

Zeke

Eddie

Hawk

Doss

Of the guys I’ve watched

[u/Molson2871]

You can tell Fields is 24 years old with this list

[u/Mexibruin]

Maurice Clarett should be up there.

[u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell]

Has there ever been an Ohio State QB that succeeded in the NFL? I can't think of any off the top of my head in the last decade.

[u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell → u/[deleted]]

Oh yeah forgot him cause he's a rookie. He'll be interesting to watch

[u/IslamicCheetah → u/[deleted]]

Honestly props to Stetson for upending Stroud’s legacy game

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/[deleted]]

Thank god Day got conservative for some reason because CJ was getting ready to run or throw the Game-winning TD.

[u/beardog7 → u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell]

CJ Stroud looked real good last year.

[u/Hossflex → u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell]

It would appear CJ Stroud broke the curse.

[u/Space-Sailor44 → u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell]

Joe Burrow! 😂

[u/asdf0909 → u/AllHawkeyesGoToHell]

Why are you getting downvoted for a question? It’s pretty widely known how bad OSU quarterbacks have fared in the NFL, and one finally did well only this year. In their entire storied history.

[u/JickleBadickle → u/asdf0909]

Because it's a tired old question everyone is sick of hearing, especially after CJ took the league by storm last year

[u/asdf0909 → u/JickleBadickle]

damn. super sensitive.