Some truly great friends were the offensive linemen who arguably had the best view of the entire team. You could always pick their brains for how the team was doing, and they were pretty much right every time.

Most importantly, when we were having a meal at North Dining Hall, they were just one of the guys, and hearing some of their high school stories, or their on-campus shenanigans provided plenty of entertainment.

Or, at the special events, such as the late night pancake breakfasts at the dining halls, good memories were made. I'll never forget one year, where our light heavyweight wrestler challenged one of the o-linemen to a pancake eating contest, and it wasn't even close (the wrestler won by a lot, and even ate the chewed up pancake the o-lineman couldn't finish).

I realize that with the new facility, the occurrences will be less frequent, but I do hope that they still get to hang out with the rest of the folks in the dorms, etc., and that the "ordinary" students get a chance to see those guys as just regular guys, and not just as football players.