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Word: joes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Center looks weak so far, with Joe Pellegrini taking a year off, but when you guys who play like Danny Jiggetts fighting to earn a spot on the offensive line, you know things are looking...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: So You Say You Can Punt? | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

...first time in his eight-year reign as God pro tempore of Soldiers Field, Joe Restic really means it when he describes the Crimson's chances with "cautious optimism" (i.e., pessimism). One can just see him, oh, say, round about the Dartmouth game, ready to wheel and deal from the sidelines with personnel changes and strategic maneuvering, only to find himself--like Richard III on Bosworth Field-having no resources to work with...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: So You Say You Can Punt? | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

...time starter Joe Kross and fellow senior Brian Silvey have the inside track on the starting tackle slots, but junior Eric Spiegel and 260-pound sophomore Mike Durgin will press for those jobs. "You know," Restic said, "Durgin reminds me of Danny Jiggetts." And in case you've forgotten, '76 grad Jiggetts is a member of the Chicago Bears...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: So You Say You Can Punt? | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

...running game happens to lag, Joe Restic may Multiflex with some play-action aerials to the likes of solid senior tight end Paul Sablock (17 receptions last year) and split end candidates Rich Horner and John MacLeod (a split end converted to safety, then back to split end when Gary Confer bagged football for academics...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: So You Say You Can Punt? | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

Senior Gary Bosnic can do the job as placekicker and kickoff man, but punting is another story. Joe Restic does not have a punter, and more than half a dozen pretenders to the role have been snapping their knees off at practice. We could be talking coffin-corner kicks from deep in our own territory, and that's downright frightening...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: So You Say You Can Punt? | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

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