During my four years at Baylor...five, sir!....five years at Baylor, I saw so many good running backs come through town, it was disturbing.
However, no one impressed quite as much as the Tyler Rose did my freshman year in terms of awe-inspiring effort, skill, power and determination. So glad I made the trip that day--great weather, great weekend and a nice introduction to 6th Street, though somewhat subdued. Part time starting Baylor QB Greg Wood had his neck broken during the game that day. Good news is that he didn't just recover and get his degre but went on to become of all things an orthopedic (spinal) surgeon in his home town of Jackson, Mississippi. (Forgive the Matt Foley motivational moment there). I'll bet more than one of you was at that game.
That said, just two seasons later, as a freshman Dickerson was turning heads and a year later turning into a world-beater--the most amazing back I'd ever seen, anyway. Not sure I've seen one better since then, either.
I guess they're lauding Tebow, why, because he won as an underclassman and was always in the running to repeat after? Shoot, Earl was Earl. I suppose it's those bastard Irish's fault. Was that little prick Rudy there, too?
