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Published August 07, 2005 07:20 am - “He loves the game and he loves to play,” Wilson said. “The biggest thing with him is honing it in and keeping him focused. He has a chance to be a great one, but it’s going to come down to how well he is able to focus on the things that are really important.” Larry Birdine is "Mr. Intensity" John Shinn The Norman Transcript Norman, Okla. — Larry Birdine knows how to draw attention.
He has a mix of size and speed that makes him one of the top defensive ends in the Big 12 Conference. He knows how to make plays. Yet those aren’t the only reasons Birdine draws a crowd. Go to any OU football practice and a blind man can identify Birdine. Just keep your ears open and you’ll hear him, too. “He plays with a lot of intensity and he’s not going to back down from anybody or anything,” linebacker Rufus Alexander said. “And he’s going to say what’s on his mind.” “With Larry, what you see is what you get,” added linebacker Clint Ingram. “How he acts out on the field on Saturdays is how he acts every day when he’s walking around.” That means when Birdine has something to say, he’s going to say it. It doesn’t matter who might be listening. There is a downside to such honesty. Outside the Big 12, Birdine’s known more for running his mouth than running down ball carriers. 
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