Article on Downs and the Defense

[Jim Hyla]

Thought you might like to read this.http://www.syracuse.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/sports-0/111062047227251.xml

[lhayes]

Thanks -- great article!  Love that quote:  "as tough as a radial tire, as quick as a juicy rumor, as dependable as a noon whistle."

[billhoward]

A "crimson curtain"?

[q]They [Cornell team] know that in the past 133 games, during which Cornell's defense has been a crimson curtain, Downs has played 133 times. They know that this cannot be merely a coincidence. [/q]

[ugarte]

My favorite quote comes from Downs himself: "I still picture myself doing a lot of that*," he said the other day. "It's just that it almost never works out that way. I've had my chances, but I guess my hands never did catch up with my feet.

*scoring a lot of goals and celebrating

[Jacob '06]

Anybody else notice that all 7 members of his family have a first name that begins with J? I thought it was pretty funny.

[Pace]

Well, at that point I doubt it's an accident.

*Briefly wonders what it would be like to have 5 Downs' on the team* Lol