Word: birks
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...Matt Birk. Mike Shreve. Dean Jacobson. Glen Warner. Alex Garcia. Dave Elliott. Maybe you don't recognize their 50- or 70-something uniform numbers, but their jerseys are the dirtiest and their bodies the sorest...
...offensive line didn't come into 1997 fully-intact the way its counterparts on the defense--seniors Chris Smith, Jason Hughes, Tim Fleiszer, Chris Schaefer and Brendan Bibro--did. Although it returned as starters seniors Birk and Elliott and junior Shreve, the loss of last year's captain Sean Riley at tackle and Rob Jungerhans at center meant some fairly significant realignments were necessary...
Potentially, the most significant loss could have been captain and tackle Sean Riley. A moral leader of the line, his loss would have been sharply felt were it not for the stewardship Birk assumed at the other end of the line...
...Matt Birk is the anchor of the line," Menick said. "He's got tremendous ability, tremendous experience and he's a very hard-nosed football player...
Menick and Smith, as well as Jeff G. Compas '98, Jason E. Hughes '98, Aron D. Natale' 00, Isaiah J. Kacyvenski '00 and Glenn S. Jackson '99 on defense and Matt R. Birk '98 and Rich J. Linden '00 on offense all seem destined for post-season Ivy League honors, which will be announced tonight...