STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Smeared with grass stains and blue field paint, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barretts ruffled uniform was proof of what No. 24 Penn States defense can do with two of its most versatile players available.Linebackers Brandon Bell and Jason Cabinda returned Saturday night for just their second game together since the season opener and led Penn States 6-sack, 24-21 win, with Barrett out of sync most of the night.It was the kind of performance Brent Pry envisioned when he took over Penn States defense last winter. Pry vowed to terrorize offenses with high-pressure packages akin to those his predecessor used to mold the Nittany Lions into a top defensive unit the last two seasons.A game plan like Saturdays had to wait for Bell and Cabinda, and some of their backups, to get healthy.Ive been telling you guys for three years that this Brent Pry guy is pretty good, and he has stepped up, coach James Franklin said. I mean, we lost seven linebackers this year, for long periods of time and our defense just kept grinding and grinding, making no excuses, and just playing.The Nittany Lions (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) didnt have to grind this time. They simply attacked.With Bell and Cabinda back, Penn State went after Barrett with extra-man pressure all night. The Nittany Lions blitzed or showed pressure on more than 56 percent of their plays after playing more base defenses with their starting linebackers hurt. Pry, who was the teams linebackers coach before ascending to defensive coordinator when Bob Shoop left for the same job at Tennessee, has always valued Bells ability to time and disguise the blitz from the outside linebacker spot. He wasted little time getting the veteran involved.Although Bell hadnt practiced since Week 3, he showed no signs of rust and combined with fellow outside linebacker Manny Bowen on 16 blitzes. Bell finished with a sack and factored in on 19 tackles.Cabinda last practiced in Week 1. Playing with a cast on his left hand, he finished with 12 tackles and was also called on to pressure Barrett, blitzing four times up the middle before Ohio States final drive. Then, in a different look, Cabinda sped around the outside to help create back-to-back sacks that ended the Buckeyes night.Those two veterans have been in the trenches like that before, so it didnt really faze them, Penn State safety Marcus Allen said.But Cabinda attributed his success to the players in front of him, and theres no doubt that Penn States rotation of five defensive ends and six defensive tackles wore Ohio State down. Especially tackles Jamarco Jones and Isaiah Prince, who were driven backward most of the night.Eventually, Penn State was getting pressure by bringing just four.We say the team thrives off of how the defensive line plays, defensive end Garrett Sickels said. Whenever the defensive line gets (tackles for loss), whenever the linebackers get sacks, create turnovers, the more things we can do, were going to put ourselves in a better position to be successful.Penn State created some of that scheme flexibility as the game wore on.On Ohio States final drive, Pry shifted gears with a three-man front, with Sickels off the line. But at the snap, Sickels and Cabinda both charged into the backfield from opposite sides to help finish Barrett off.Up front, we knew thats where the battle would have to start, Cabinda said. We needed to be in a physical game. I dont remember the last time I was this sore after a game.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Jordans Outlet . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Cheap Jordan Shoes . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. 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They are regarded as two of the best managers in the game today, and both have fun personalities in an era when many managers are look-alike, think-alike robots who rarely say anything too interesting and avoid controversy like those brussels sprouts sitting in your fridge for the past four months.Francona has already won two World Series, with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007, while Maddon is managing in his second and aiming for his first title. Francona is 30th on the all-time wins list and has a .533 career winning percentage; at 57 years old, the Cleveland Indians skipper could easily move into the top 15 if he keeps going for another six or seven years. Maddon has a similar .535 winning percentage and ranks 66th on the wins list; hes 62, but in a good long-term situation with the Chicago Cubs.What makes a Hall of Fame manager?Before answering that question -- and Franconas and Maddons place in history?-- we must first know which managers are already in the Baseball Hall of Fame.The Hall of Fame lists 23 men elected as managers. There are many others who were successful managers elected as players. In fact, Im surprised how many Hall of Fame players won a World Series title as a manager: Fred Clarke, Frank Chance, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Collins, Frankie Frisch, Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker and Lou Boudreau all won as player-managers; Red Schoendienst and Bob Lemon also won titles in their post-playing careers. Chance, the player-manager when the Cubs last won a World Series, is the only one on the list to win twoo titles.ddddddddddddnyway, were not talking about those guys. Were also not taking about Hughie Jennings, who managed the Tigers to three AL pennants from 1907-1909, but was elected as a player after a short but excellent run as a star shortstop for the great Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s. Were also not talking about Clark Griffith, who was elected in the pioneer/executive category, although he ranks 22nd on the all-time wins list as a manager and also won 237 games as a pitcher.So were comparing Francona and Maddon to the other 23. One of those is Rube Foster, who kind of deserves his own category. He was regarded as the best black pitcher in the early 1900s, founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, and organized the Negro National League. Hes known as the Father of Black Baseball.Two others -- Ned Hanlon, the manager of those Orioles teams, and Frank Selee -- did their best work in the pre-World Series era (both won five pennants), so they dont really have applicable careers to more modern managers.That leaves 20 managers to look at. Does that seem like a small group? Its actually similar to the numbers at individual positions. There are 17 catchers in the Hall of Fame, 24 first basemen, 20 second basemen, 23 shortstops, 16 third basemen, 20 left fielders, 21 center fielders and 23 right fielders (as listed on the Hall of Fame website), so managers are elected at about the same frequency as position players.The two main criteria for our group of 20: World Series championships and longevity. ' ' '
