Catching Up with Jamie Wood
Wood is one of six Army All-Americans in the 2009 ClassJamie Wood’s long wait is finally over. After receiving his Buckeye offer nearly a year ago and then committing five days later, he waited 12 months to make it official. As he prepares to enter the program, we caught up with him to talk about where he might play, his gaming habits and who we shall now and forever refer to as “All Flannel Tops”.
Now that it’s finally official, how does it feel to be a Buckeye?
It feels great. I’ve been committed so long that, I don’t want to say not as special, but just not as big as the other guys who have just made decisions. But don’t get me wrong I’m so excited about it all.
During the recruiting process, which coach had the greatest influence on your decision to come to OSU?
It honestly was a ‘no-brainer’ but if I had to say one, I would say Coach Tressel. Just how he runs the whole system is what I liked. He hits all aspects of life when dealing with a young athlete not just football and that’s what I loved.
What do you plan to study at Ohio State?
Its still up in the air. I had originally planned on communications, but I’m not totally sold. I wanna use all my resources (tutors and all) to the fullest so I may try to challenge myself with some help to get me started.
Do you have a preference as to which position you will play?
I am going in as a safety and I’m totally fine with that. But I’ve told the coaches that I will play wherever the team needs me and I meant that.
What do you expect to be the biggest difference between the High School and College game?
The biggest difference I think will be the whole speed of the game. I know coming from junior high ball to varsity as a freshman was a big change as well and I’m expecting the same on the next level.
What current or former Buckeye would you say your skill set and style compares to?
I really don’t know who I’d compare it to. I want to go out there and make a name for myself though, not in a selfish way but in a productive way that can help the team as well!
What is one thing you want Buckeye fans to know about you that we already don’t know?
I love to play video games. Whether it be on PS3 or 360 I am always playing the game. Since I’ve been out of school I’ve been up till 4 in the morning some nights playing NCAA 09 online.
Who is the best dressed in this recruiting class? Who needs some style tips the most?
Best dressed, uh, I don’t know… I like to look nice, but all of us do, so thats a tough one! I’m gonna give my boy Johnny Simon some style tips! He’s all flannel tops and jeans or sweats now, but I know he’ll get the hang once I get a hold of him.
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Thanks to Jamie for sitting down and doing this interview with us. Best of luck to you as you start your Buckeye career in March!
That’s some funny shit.
good answers all around. welcome to ohio state!
Looking forward to Mr. Wood laying the wood on “would”-be opponents.
… too much?
Welcome to the scarlet and gray, my friend.
I love diarray in the enemy camp!!
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/02/17/cfbnotes.html?sid=101
this was in good shizzy a couple days ago, haha
LOL @ Flannel tops and sweats
kids in my high school used to wear that shit all the time, we called them rednecks
You called Johnny Simon a redneck, not me!! What gonies!!!
Johnny Simon: My new favorite Buckeye.
He stays up til 4 in the morning playing PS3!!! My hero!!!
He’s already in my top 10 all time faves, just for saying that.
Jamie Wood,
I watched you play in HS, couldnt wait to see you in scarlet and grey, and I still cant. Good luck man!!!
Nice interview –
poor writing (bad grammar and editing)
great content, just put it together.. As a journalist for many big sources, I appreciate the content but cringe at this article’s flow.
this article and “Celebrate Good Times…”
EDIT!
How can you criticize an interview when the quotes are straight from Jamie? Enjoy the blog man!…..nice work and interesting to hear a different side of Jamie that’s not in main-stream media…that Simon stuff has me dying…..
Yeah, I’ll be the first to admit that we’re a bunch of hacks, but I guess I’m having a hard time seeing the poor writing and grammar in this one.
What specific advice to you have?
I’m not trying to insult the blog at all!! I love 11w and actually have it as my home page. 99% of the time the writing is superb. It’s just a few instances with Alex, perhaps. Maybe I am just OCD?
Just a few minor suggestions from a news writing/blogger/j-list:
-Choose a writing style (stick to AP or another style)
-Never say “Jamie wood sat down with us” -sounds like a little kid. Jamie Wood sat down with 11W Monday….etc.
-You are a blog but also a credible news-source! Don’t use “we sat down with” instead “11W sat down..”
-Some of the commas just add to grammar errors and make sentence structure improper.
-uses ‘and’ a million times in one sentence
-just small things that take away from the overall quality of the article/site that can be easily fixed
Don’t get me wrong, 11w is great…just a writer trying to make his favorite blog better!
No problem. Thanks for the feedback!
Excuse me, but this is the difference between a BLOG and a magazine or newspaper. The writers of this blog do a fine job of reporting everything OSU and do not need to worry about sound like a Sporting News article. These gentleman do the work of researching articles in the best fashion on the net and are not professional writers like you are. Please do us all a favor and correct your son’s/grandson’s homework instead of nit-picking the writing style or sentence structure.
I hope my writing style is to your liking as I am not a professional writer either.
….. and to the writers of this blog, you all do a great job and I enjoy your site daily as my first read of the day. Please continue to focus on content and dont worry about frustrated people who claim to be writers and fell like they need to pick you apart. This is the best OSU site on the web (and in print).
i agree, the informal style is part of what makes it so great. If i wanted to read something like what 11wguru is saying, i’d go read buckeye extra from the dispatch or something
Completely agree, PB.
A world in which grammatical errors do not exist on 11W makes me sad to think about it. It would be out of hound.
Content is king. I can’t spell and don’t speak the Queen’s English and I don’t want my blog of choice to either.
Dude its a blog, Chilax.
I love this site almost as much as I love PJ Hill.
Almost. But not quite. Trust me, we’re thankful for that. We’d probably need a restraining order if your love for 11W matched your love for PJ :)
Big game tomorrow – think PJ might get the start?
I like how Jamie wants to make a name for himself…I think this kid is going to crack the two deep next year and be a great one in columbus
wow…this guy serious?
I wish 11W could be more like ESPN.
Just kidding.
11wguru is better than you.
Hey, I write a blog on BuckeyeXtra during football season!
sweet, i read them all during football season. I quit reading them quite as regularly since then, especially since most of the information off of the official one is on here several days earlier anyways
Holy hell, that guy better steer clear of anything I ever write. I’ll make his eyes bleed.
wow, you’re so scared of 11wguru showing up that you decided to put your own blog on hiatus? that sucks dude, i rather enjoyed your ramblings. can’t wait until you’re back, wherever you go
Thanks, I think. 11Wguru can come and criticize all he wants, if it makes my writing better (which will improve regardless due to me actually spellchecking and whatnot since I’ll be doing it for a reason)
Walt Harris to Akron?
Man, Jim Tressel hates staff changes.
Welcome to C-Bus JW.