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Best Cane DL in College

DTP said:
Warren Sapp did things that I didn’t think a DT could do. How many fat guys have you ever seen run down a running back from behind? And I don’t mean like the running back hit some traffic and had to slow down first. We’re talking about a toss where the back had nothing but space in front of him and Sapp literally tackled him from behind.

We had a really nice run on NFL caliber ends from the late 80’s through the mid 90’s. They don’t get as much credit as a lot of the tackles got but those guys were beasts.
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Yeah. I still remember Sapp in a game against Iowa. Ran down their RB (who I recall was pretty good) from behind and dragged him down by the collar (back when horsecollar tackles were still legal).
 
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Themadcane said:
We have time for another one before the weekend with hopefully some good news

Top five for me- i am not old enough to see Hendricks so I am not putting him on my list although based upon what i have read he should be #1.

Jerome Brown
Tez
Sapp
Russell Maryland
Stubbs

Honorable Mention- Big Vince

Pretty Amazing looking back how much better our DT have been than our DE.
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Sapp was and still is the most dominate DT the University of Miami has ever had. You may not like him off the field or as a person but no one did accomplished what Sapp did on green tree or any other college stadium EVER!!
 
SPFRcane said:
Sapp was and still is the most dominate DT the University of Miami has ever had. You may not like him off the field or as a person but no one did accomplished what Sapp did on green tree or any other college stadium EVER!!
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His game against Nebraska in the 95 OB was the best DT performance I've ever seen, even in a losing cause. The entire DL was banged up. Riley tore his ACL last game of the regular season..and Lang and Holmes were at 70%. For 3 quarters Sapp singlehandedly controlled the LOS...and that 94/95 Nebraska OL was elite.
 
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SWFLHurricane said:
His game against Nebraska in the 95 OB was the best DT performance I've ever seen, even in a losing cause. The entire DL was banged up. Riley tore his ACL last game of the regular season..and Lang and Holmes were at 70%. For 3 quarters Sapp singlehandedly controlled the LOS...and that 94/95 Nebraska OL was elite.
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Hands down.

Honestly, much of the team gave a true blood and guts performance that night. We were so banged up at RB and DB. People don't even realize the monster Nebraska was, and to think that we LED in the 4th.
 
Themadcane said:
As I said Hendricks would be #1 but never saw him.

Yes we had excellent players but which of these would crack your top 5/6
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He played years ago. But he's one of the greatest players of all time, top 100 all time. He has an award named after him.
 
Rellyrell said:
I’ve never seen Ted play, but when u look at the accolades both at the collegiate & NFL level, I don’t need to see him to play to know bro was a beast. He’s a top 75 & top 100 NFL player of all time w 4 rings & stats to match. Ppl always tend to chit on the past or not give it the acknowledgement it deserves when they didn’t see it in person. I see it in the NBA w/ newer fans all the time.

Completely agree w/ u
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@Rellyrell ...in the Mid 90s I was the Executive Sous Chef at the SanDestin Bch Hilton just outside of Destin Fl. The SEC held meetings there a couple times of yr. Each Gathering had a Deluxe Banquet that I oversaw...In 97 I walked up to Spurrier and introduced myself, and we spoke for a solid 10mins. He couldn't have been more cordial, and I was stunned how well he knew his UM FB. He told me that Hendricks was without question, the best Defensive player he played against, including his Heisman yr (1966)
 
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