Fond Memories

PHOTO BY ROBERT WILLETT - THE NEWS & OBSERVER

I ran across the following article about University of North Carolina rising sophomore T.J. Thorpe and some of his progress this spring.  The title of the article was enough to grab my attention and it certainly brought back a number of good memories [UNC Screen Game To "Thorpedo" Teams Next Fall" by Haley @ Keeping it Heel].

For those that followed the Jordan  football or simply had the opportunity to see Thorpe in action during his time as a Falcon there is no doubt that on at least one occasion you probably saw him do some remarkable things after catching the 'jail break', 'alley' or 'tunnel' screen.  He had absolutely no fear of working back into the middle of the field, accepting the pass and then finding the seams and exploiting them.  If the majority of the Falcons executed the play, it was over, pure and simple.  But it was when only Thorpe and perhaps a few others executed the play to perfection that one had the opportunity to see how incredible he was on the prep level.  Even when things were breaking down around him - the play typically still went for solid yardage.

Yes, those are some fond memories and I'd imagine that from what I've read in this article that Tarheel fans might just get their own dose in the future.

Photographs courtesy of newsobserver.com (The News & Observer)

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