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Of all the great defenders in Big Ten history, who would you least like to be tackled by in the open field?

Tell us on Twitter. Your responses so far:

@steve33hays without question Bob Sanders!

@brettbarker bob sanders!

@jppalm Dick Butkus. I don't want him tackling me in the open field, in a closed field, or in a padded cell.

@JeffSvoboda I'm gonna have to go with Jack Tatum on the defender thing. Anyone named "The Assassin" works for me.

@HoosierNiner LaVarr Arrington of PSU

@elevenwarriors As much as we hate to admit it, it's gotta be Arrington. Katzenmoyer close 2nd.

@michaelgraham I'm going to have to go recent, and say Bob Sanders.

@HoosierNiner LaVarr Arrington of PSU

@elevenwarriors As much as we hate to admit it, it's gotta be Arrington. Katzenmoyer close 2nd.

@JonEarnest Dick Butkus

@CaliHawki Bob Desmond Sanders! And after that I would say Shonn Greene even though he was a RB, he still hit just as hard as Bob!

@312WolfmanPSU Lavar, who wouldn't fear the Lavar Leap back in the day.

@mllantz it's got to be Katzenmoyer. his hit on Corby Jones of Mizzou was straight filth

@justinlee Lavar Arrington, and it's not even close. Ask Steve Bellasari.

@kevinspaul LaVar Arrington -he just leveled people.

@dmaetz Mike Doss

@bucketochicken Bob Sanders. Duh!

@Dweeze Has to be Bob Sanders.

@Chezman1399 LaVar Arrington always seemed like a big, mean, nasty Line Backer. I'd hate to get hit by him

@AndrewGothelf Definitely Pat Fitzgerald- on the sidelines, he still looks like he could go out and destroy someone

@IlliniBaseball Dick Butkus, lock.

@feetforlove that's a simple one... LaVar Arrington, because he is fast enough to catch you, and just a sick athlete in general.

@ryanwartick That's as easy as it gets: Butkus.

@nittanywhiteout Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor, Sean Lee, Levi Brown all in the last 4 years. Simply take your pick.

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