Favorite #12

By DLB1276 -12 December 2012
44 Comments
- Football

Who is your favorite Buckeye to wear #12, and your favorite #12 of all time?

Michael Jenkins, John Stockton

dancorona5 on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:07pm #

Dane Sanzenbacher (Because I met him once at Little Bar and he was a cool dude)

Thierry Henry (yeah a soccer player)

GoldenBearBuckeye on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:08pm #

Bill Nelson

Sam Thompson

William on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:56pm #

Sanzenbacher.

Upvote for the Henry mention (Favorite player), but he wore 14 for Arsenal and Barcelona I believe. Edit: He wore 12 for France, so I'll put him down for 12 as well.

Buckeyebrowny919 on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:10pm #

John Stockton..hands down...top 3 bball of all time for me:

Bird

Jordan

Stockton. As a child, i molded my game after his. Couldn't miss a game. (me being short and all lol)

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Buckeyevstheworld on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:38pm #

You mean your favorite players or are you ranking them as far as best players?

"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.

Doc on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:12pm #

Sanzenbacher hands down.

bhartman13 on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:24pm #

Michael Jenkins without a doubt! I was at the Purdue game in 2002 and will never forget the 4th down TD catch that saved the game and season! Nothing felt better than jumping around in celebration while surrounded by a sea of Boilermaker fans!

GoBucks713 on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:52pm #

Jordan against the Magic in like 1990 or something like that. World B. Free when he was with the 76ers, Derek Harper and his 'Stache, Dwight Howard, Evan "the Villain" Turner, and don't forget about 'Nique in his season with the Celtics. Also there's Roger Staubach and Joe Willie "I Want to Kiss You" Namath.

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Scarlet_Buckeye on 12 Dec 2012 - 1:54pm #

Hands down Michael Jenkins. Sanzenbacher would be second, but kind of a distant second.

Triv on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:05pm #

Cardale Jones, hands down.

But seriously I'll go with Jenkins. 4th down in OT of the championship with one of the biggest catches in OSU history, not to mention holy buckeye

Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite

kareemabduljacobb on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:09pm #

I'd go w / Jenkins and Vlade Divac.

BrewstersMillions on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:10pm #

You can keep Sanzenbacher. I'll take Mike.

Michigan or not....The greatest QB in NFL history.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

ShowThemOhiosHere on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:16pm #

I like how the guy Jenkins beat on that play also wears #12.

Class of 2010.

hodge on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:21pm #

TWELVECEPTION.

BrewstersMillions on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:23pm #

Good Guy Boilers.

Has a shot at beating OSU and ruining national title chances.

Doesn't.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

GoBucks713 on 12 Dec 2012 - 5:57pm #

Didn't he turn to catch the ball on the 12??

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dancorona5 on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:18pm #

If i have to chose a #12 NFL QB...i'll chose Terry Bradshaw. My hate for the Steelers is no where close to my hate for Michigan

cplunk on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:24pm #

Nothing wrong with Brady, but the greatest QB in NFl history is Joe Montana. Don't care about the numbers, there has never been and may never again be a guy that you just 100% knew would march down the field for the win at the end of the game. And he never left enough time on the clock for guys like Eli to beat him.

I'll give Brady best #12 in the pros, though.

BrewstersMillions on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:44pm #

Leaving time has nothing to do with it, nor is Eli's success an indictment of Brady. It is a matter of preference really, and Montana's undefeated Super Bowl record speaks volumes to his legend. But I'll still take Brady as neither Super Bowl loss was really on him.

I'm not up for arguing one or the other as both guys are generation crossers-players who would succeed in any era of football. Those don't exist a lot at the QB position. It is defiantly a matter of preference, but I won't hold anything Eli and the Giants offense did (twice) against Brady.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

cplunk on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:47pm #

Fair enough.

I'll take Montana, you take Brady.

FWIW, my dad says Bart Starr.

BrewstersMillions on 12 Dec 2012 - 3:23pm #

Yep, and kids younger than me will say Aaron Rodgers. Its an endless debate. One of the many unresolved 'greatest X" conversations.

4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off

tennbuckeye19 on 12 Dec 2012 - 3:25pm #

I say Bernie Kosar is the best QB ever. And yes, I am off my rocker.

Oyster on 12 Dec 2012 - 3:30pm #

If he hadn't been able to come in and relieve Aikman when he was injured for the last 3 games in '93, the Cowboys wouldn't have won the Super Bowl that season. It also shows what he was capable of doing when there was actually a line blocking for him.

tennbuckeye19 on 12 Dec 2012 - 3:32pm #

He actually had some really good seasons in Cleveland too.

Oyster on 12 Dec 2012 - 4:33pm #

Yep, and still a hometown favorite. I am glad he got a ring though.

William on 12 Dec 2012 - 4:48pm #

From what I've seen Kosar could fit the ball into any window on the field, but the dude ran like a drunk giraffe.

tennbuckeye19 on 12 Dec 2012 - 4:52pm #

Yes, watching him scramble and then slide was a thing of ~~beauty~~ ugly awkwardness. But the guy wasn't afraid to scramble or do whatever it took to get some tough yardage.

Oyster on 12 Dec 2012 - 5:45pm #

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I thought Bernie was a 10!

(his O-Line? Not so much....)

GoBucks713 on 12 Dec 2012 - 5:59pm #

His scrambling technique was uglier than a sexually active band geek.

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tennbuckeye19 on 12 Dec 2012 - 6:02pm #

Sounds a little too "horny" for me...

Oyster on 13 Dec 2012 - 7:00am #

And everyone in unison went: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

ShowThemOhiosHere on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:15pm #

Michael Jenkins and Joe Namath

Class of 2010.

niblick on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:22pm #

Michael Jenkins & Roger Staubach

TheBadOwl on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:23pm #

Sanzenbacher and Aaron Rodgers.

I wouldn't cheer for Michigan if they were playing the Taliban.

DLB1276 on 12 Dec 2012 - 2:24pm #

The reason this post is so funny for me is because I bought an Ohio State #12 jersey because I thought Justin Zwick was going to be the man.

fansince1968 on 12 Dec 2012 - 3:19pm #

Tim Fox - TOSU Defensive Back from 1972 - 1975.

John Brodie - 49ers QB

EvanstonBuckeye on 12 Dec 2012 - 4:44pm #

Mike Guess. Three-time All-B1G!

bigbadbuck on 12 Dec 2012 - 4:55pm #

Joe Namath and Jenkins

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Football is no different, the guys down in the trenches win the games, not the coach.

tennbuckeye19 on 12 Dec 2012 - 5:03pm #

Some recent #12 Buckeyes:

Devin Barclay

Michael Jenkins

Dan Sanzanbacher

Buster Tillman

Justin Zwick

ChiTownBuck on 12 Dec 2012 - 5:56pm #

Buckeye - Jenkins

All Time - Alfonso Soriano

BME_Buckeye on 12 Dec 2012 - 9:26pm #

I like Jenkins but I'm surprise no one said the 12 days of Christmas even thought its not a player. Just an inside joke.

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