Fair take.Top 2 with Stubbs no. 1? Is that what you’re trying to say? You never saw Ted Hendricks then.
Fair take.Top 2 with Stubbs no. 1? Is that what you’re trying to say? You never saw Ted Hendricks then.
I loved JJ but I’m not one to believe JJ would have scored more points. Erickson has a wide-open very potent offense. JJ ran the old Gary Stevens offense which he inherited from Schnellenberger who inherited it from Shula who inherited it from Paul Brown perhaps through Weeb Ewbank. I can’t remember that part right now. It was the same concept that Paul Brown ran with the great 1950’s Cleveland Browns teams with Otto Graham as QB. It was a very effective offense that had great success over the years. Of course it evolved as it passed through many hands, and some very good hands.Probably along the lines of Ga Tech vs Cumberland in 1916.
There was Compuserve back then. Maybe Prodigy, AOL?It was 1991. If you were posting on an internet board, the only person reading those posts was like Bill Gates.
I watched him (Jones) play in an exhibition with Redskins and he was not the same. Another unheralded, unknown, unrecruited player. We had so many....like the guys I mentioned earlier, Jimmie Jones, Russ Maryland, even Torretta.Takes a certain type of country kid to fit in with Miami. There certainly haven’t been many. Shockey is another one.
Rusty was awesome. And Patrick was really good, too. KP used to fight anyone and everyone in practice - those 2 guys were some badass white dudes.
also, people forgot how good Larry Jones was. 230 pound beast of a RB.
Yeah I read something wherein Medearis and that ***** lineman supposedly both said it was just part of the game. Don't believe for a second that Medearis said that though.It WAS a cheap shot. Everybody knew that.h
We had 3 very good DEs, I think all in the same class, recruited by JJ, Patrick, Rusty and Krein. Exceptional college players but none made it in NFL. (Rusty didn’t have a chance obviously.)
It's been years since I heard that story. That's just awesome. When a reporter asked a Nebraska player who was better, Miami or Washington, since Nebraska played both of us in 91, the guy said, "Miami. Washington didn't have #98."Let me tell you a story about Rusty.
If I’m not mistaken JJ went to a HS game to see a stud OL tackle and WALA this stud was get destroyed by Rust a skinny DE that absolutely annihilated the OL stud.
After the game JJ went straight to Rusty and ask if he’s being recruited, Rusty said he has ZERO offers or any corespondents from any college.
JJ said young man I’m coach JJ of the University of Miami Hurricanes and I’m offering you a full scholarship, will you please play for me.
Rusty broke down in tears , this moment ignited a of PASSION that fueled Rusty to be one of the greatest DE in the U history.
True story brothers.
GOCANES
Weird because Rusty told a different story at the UM Hall of Fame induction. Says he was being recruited by everyone and was asked who he hasn’t been recruited by that he wants to. He said Miami and his coach called Soldinger who he coached and got Rusty an offer.Let me tell you a story about Rusty.
If I’m not mistaken JJ went to a HS game to see a stud OL tackle and WALA this stud was get destroyed by Rust a skinny DE that absolutely annihilated the OL stud.
After the game JJ went straight to Rusty and ask if he’s being recruited, Rusty said he has ZERO offers or any corespondents from any college.
JJ said young man I’m coach JJ of the University of Miami Hurricanes and I’m offering you a full scholarship, will you please play for me.
Rusty broke down in tears , this moment ignited a of PASSION that fueled Rusty to be one of the greatest DE in the U history.
True story brothers.
GOCANES
He was a country boy with attitude.I thought country boys didn’t fit in at Miami though?
You may be right about that. I’d sure like to have that 91 UM defense these days though.That Houston Coach was just 30 years too early with that offense. He would be a perennial 10 win coach in todays era.
Weird because Rusty told a different story at the UM Hall of Fame induction. Says he was being recruited by everyone and was asked who he hasn’t been recruited by that he wants to. He said Miami and his coach called Soldinger who he coached and got Rusty an offer.
It seems I was mistaken on whom my story was about it could have been Kevin Patrick or Greg Marks .correct. Rusty was actually a pretty highly
Recruited guy. 4 star equivalent type of recruit, iirc. Was part of one of the all time best classes UM has ever signed