Buck played football and baseball (his Senior Year) and Mike was a good LB if they are of the same blood. I'll check it out. Both were good guys.

Had to add him on my wish list....nice video coupled with alums as relatives......go after this kid hard.

Verbal to Ohio.

(Thanks to Kovy)

You might recall when, for several seasons, Major League Baseball tracked a stat called Game-Winning RBIs.  It discontinued doing so when it concluded that, too often, the stat was misleading.  Example: When a first-inning homerun held up for a 1-0 win and the hitter was awarded a GWRBI.

I've often wondered about the extent to which tackles is a misleading stat.  Examples:

* I remember when Benny King was leading the Bobcats in tackles.  He was playing for dreadful Ohio teams against which opponents ran virtually at will.  Benny might have been a good linebacker, but should his legacy be tied to total tackles?

* At Akron Bryan Wagoner, if I recall correctly, led the MAC in tackles.  But, yikes!, he was playing for Akron which was surrendering points by the bushel.

Other stats, I realize, can be equally misleading.  If, for example, a team doesn't throw much - vintage Ohio - then it's unlikely that QBs and receivers will record impressive stats. 

Formations can influence stats.  When Ohio was running the triple option exclusively, tandems piled up rushing yards.  By contrast, these days Ohio operates mostly from a one-back set. 

And on on...

Agreed.

The younger Mangen has been selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-State game, FYI.