Well needless to say, the big fella from Shippensburgh featured in the May 9th video post was a load; a tough competitor with size and athleticism for the position...a real challenge for me. Sometimes I got the job done, sometimes not. Happily, he seems to have missed Mike at the end of his rush, probably because he was surprised to find so little opposition on the way in. I'm going to set aside some time and watch the two Shippensburgh games again - '70 and '71  - and see just how well I did. Nice to have them as a reality check!

There are other DTs who stand out as I remember back to my time as an OL. Slippery Rock showed up at Brockport in '71 with a troika of redwoods. Wish we had a program from that game. I am certain that they cycled three fellas who were 6'5" and 235-240 pounds into the two DT spots. I spent the entire game in survival mode, hanging on just to get in the way a bit. I'm glad we played them, but they pummeled us. Danny Elvin was a rookie QB that year. Would be interesting to hear what he has to share about that game. I know that I allowed a sack.

Slippery Rock was every bit as tough as Indiana. The cumulative Indiana score for the '68 and '69 games were 65-31 Indiana; for the '71 and '72 Slippery Rock games, 84-0 Slippery Rock.

Again, we are the richer for having played the tough PSAC schools. It's important to get a measure of oneself, a level. I liked a good test. Still do. Would bet that that's how we all are.

Did I mention that nice pass from Mike and Duke's TD run?

Frank Connell, #75