Thanks for the classy post, Mike. I know that you and Frank butted heads a bit. When we met at the CMU game a few years ago you told me a great story that involved you, Art Monk, and Frank. I won't repeat it of course, but it was a cool story.
I don't see you in the photo...were you in the top row or weren't frosh in the photo?
Speaking of names, there were some serious players and coaches in that photo. Some of those guys had later careers that our current players would be lucky to match.
I was always sorry that Frank never got a chance to recruit with the Dome as a tool. Now we have the (renovated) Dome, the IPF, and membership in a P5 conference to sell. Frank had facilities that were decaying and truthfully, "decaying" exaggerates the opulence of what we had. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 was a manure field and 10 was "decaying" we were about a 6.
Despite his defensive background, Frank's offenses with Bill Hurley were so much fun to watch. And for the folks not alive at the time, Orangejet put the hurt on his share of opposing QB's. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
Since his name was brought up, I never had a problem with Dave Jacobs. He was always fair to me. I will say that last Spring I was in there and he didn't have what I wanted but promised to call my cell phone after he checked "the warehouse". OK, he didn't call but it happens. As a result I went up to the bookstore in the Shine Center and their selection blows away the M Street merchants. They get all my business now.
I liked the Maloney-era unis. So sue me...
Quick totally unrelated question; a guy at my local sporting shoe store ran at SU and told me he never heard the term "M Street". It was just called Marshall Street, according to him. My Grandneice, Class of a few years ago, said the same thing. True? As a proud member of the Class of somewhere in the 1800's that saddens me.