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heinieg71

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Mar 26, 2010 7:07 AM
That is a shame. He always seemed to be a great kid. His addition to the staff will be a plus.
Mar 26, 2010 7:07am
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captvern

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Mar 26, 2010 8:14 AM
Thats a shame. I am proud to be a fan of the Buckeyes and Tressel when you read or hear interviews and how they put things into perspective the way Freeman did. Just goes to show that Tressel teaches much more than just the game of football. He turns these boys to men.
Mar 26, 2010 8:14am
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Thunder70

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Mar 26, 2010 8:20 AM
Never did get the credit he deserved. Really liked watching him play...

Not surprised to see Tres step up...
Mar 26, 2010 8:20am
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vball10set

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Mar 26, 2010 9:14 AM
tough break for Freeman-I hope he has a long and successful coaching career...and what a classy gesture by Coach Tressel--it makes me even more proud to be a Buckeye when I see things like this--GO BUCKS!!!
Mar 26, 2010 9:14am
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queencitybuckeye

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Mar 26, 2010 9:38 AM
Hopefully, he will serve as a lesson to the kids that the student part of student-athlete can become critical in the blink of an eye.
Mar 26, 2010 9:38am
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mallymal614

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Mar 26, 2010 9:50 AM
This is the right thing to do. Too many times when people take chances with an heart problem in sports, tragedy strikes. Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis are a few examples of that. Hopefully this doesn't break him and that he can find a passion in something near equal to football.
Mar 26, 2010 9:50am
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darbypitcher22

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Mar 26, 2010 10:25 AM
He played the game hard, fast, and with reckless abandon, like any great linebacker would. Its great to see that Tress is adding him to the staff, and I'm sure he'll end up having a great career in whatever he decides to do
Mar 26, 2010 10:25am
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detectivegibbles

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Mar 26, 2010 1:33 PM
Can't wait to see him on the sidelines. Great kid that dawned the scarlet and gray with pride.
Mar 26, 2010 1:33pm
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thedynasty1998

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Mar 26, 2010 2:32 PM
darbypitcher22 wrote: He played the game hard, fast, and with reckless abandon, like any great linebacker would. Its great to see that Tress is adding him to the staff, and I'm sure he'll end up having a great career in whatever he decides to do
Really? I don't want to knock him because I thought he was a good player and would have a decent pro career in time, but those are the last words I'd use to describe his style.

I always thought he was a little too slow, a little too passive and made up for it with playing smart.
Mar 26, 2010 2:32pm
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se-alum

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Mar 26, 2010 2:40 PM
Definitely sad to hear this news.
Mar 26, 2010 2:40pm
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that_guy

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Mar 26, 2010 4:25 PM
thedynasty1998 wrote:
darbypitcher22 wrote: He played the game hard, fast, and with reckless abandon, like any great linebacker would. Its great to see that Tress is adding him to the staff, and I'm sure he'll end up having a great career in whatever he decides to do
Really? I don't want to knock him because I thought he was a good player and would have a decent pro career in time, but those are the last words I'd use to describe his style.

I always thought he was a little too slow, a little too passive and made up for it with playing smart.
I kind of agree with that. Hard, fast and wreckless abandon are words I would have never associated with Freeman at OSU. I thought he was a very good player, but he was never the big hitting/big play type of LB. He was more of the smart technician type who was never out of position and was more a drag down tackler rather than a big hitter. It's not a bash on him, as that type of player is needed on OSU's defense and he fit the role well...
Mar 26, 2010 4:25pm
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BlueDevil11

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Mar 26, 2010 7:11 PM
That is sad to hear, but I am glad that Tressel is taking care of him.
Mar 26, 2010 7:11pm
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steel_curtain

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Mar 27, 2010 12:24 PM
Sad to hear, good luck to him.
Mar 27, 2010 12:24pm
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Mar 27, 2010 2:22 PM
very sad to hear, but like he said, its good he found out before something tragic did happen...its kind of hard to believe though that he had made it this far without any other physical identifying this problem
Mar 27, 2010 2:22pm
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Mar 27, 2010 8:05 PM
thedynasty1998 wrote:
darbypitcher22 wrote: He played the game hard, fast, and with reckless abandon, like any great linebacker would. Its great to see that Tress is adding him to the staff, and I'm sure he'll end up having a great career in whatever he decides to do
Really? I don't want to knock him because I thought he was a good player and would have a decent pro career in time, but those are the last words I'd use to describe his style.

I always thought he was a little too slow, a little too passive and made up for it with playing smart.
darby blacks out and types words that sound good on paper, but have no real relevance to the actual person. And good luck getting an answer, he won't defend his retarded comments LOL
Mar 27, 2010 8:05pm
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Big Gain

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Mar 27, 2010 10:10 PM
DeyDurkie5 wrote:
thedynasty1998 wrote:
darbypitcher22 wrote: He played the game hard, fast, and with reckless abandon, like any great linebacker would. Its great to see that Tress is adding him to the staff, and I'm sure he'll end up having a great career in whatever he decides to do
Really? I don't want to knock him because I thought he was a good player and would have a decent pro career in time, but those are the last words I'd use to describe his style.

I always thought he was a little too slow, a little too passive and made up for it with playing smart.
darby blacks out and types words that sound good on paper, but have no real relevance to the actual person. And good luck getting an answer, he won't defend his retarded comments LOL
"Retarded"?? Go to the bottom of the slur waste heap.
Mar 27, 2010 10:10pm