No kidding. As I posted a few weeks ago, the lateral was possible because it fit our strengths...athletes in space. Make it a scrum and we're shoved out of the stadium.
I still remember the names from when I was a kid -- Trosch, Taterek and Hendricks. Spelling might be butchered on the first two. Regardless, my dad taught me to watch and appreciate the linemen, particularly on defense. Those '70s teams may have been weak to mediocre but it was never boring, not with the great schedules, rocking Orange Bowl, and so many disruptive Canes defensive tackles. We defeated Texas, and hung tight with great Oklahoma teams in '73 and '75, primarily due to those linemen.
My dad died in 2012. In his final years he bemoaned that none of our defensive tackles were worth watching. Absolutely. And nothing has changed. It's beyond insulting for many of the younger posters here, including top guns at the website, to pretend that our talent level has been special and should have resulted in high national finishes. That is runaway ignorance. Stop salivating over screen passes and route trees. Last spring somebody from the staff here touted Michael Wyche as vastly improved and now a force. That's how pathetic it has become. We don't even know what we are looking at. This year most of our defensive tackles were returnees. They weren't worthy of a glance. I watched Norton briefly. He should be your third best newcomer, not someone who is touted as a savior.
I'm confident Richt will shift things in the proper direction. From what I've seen in Dade County for years, he'll have to mostly look elsewhere. This county has become sideways finesse with lots of prancing touchdowns. Celebrations are practiced and cherished. That's obviously the highlight for the kids. I'm not sure defensive tackles are allowed to try out for the roster. They might disturb the prancing and therefore the celebrations.