You nailed it. Football from when back in the day when it was worth watching. Not a bunch of showboats. Just ass kickers.
Yes sir. My dad coached both Basketball and football. In a peewee game, the opposing PG could get to the rim because he was quick and fearless. Dad calls a timeout and tells my little brother, to form tackle the guy next time he makes a move to drive to drive into the key. My brother form tackles him like NFL 1960. He gets a foul as the player went to the line and made 1 free throw. He comes down after a timeout, to do the same move, my brother faked a tackle, he drops the ball, Brother picks it up and goes for a layup. We won by one point eventually, and it was the championship game.
Even coaches of FB teams would tell their biggest hitter, to “lay some wood” on a player. I still watch games and wonder why the players and the fans can be so enthusiastic, but they won’t do “everything it takes” to be a winner.
And Dobler played both ways-—an actual football game. None of that play half of a game then say how tired you are? And go wheeze on the sideline after two plays.
Too much showboating and as role models it's amazing what kids are doing now. Just saw some highlights for HS basketball. After each made basket the player goes into 10 seconds of goofiness, it's laughable.