Troy Slip and Slide

Troy Slip and Slide

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And you thought blocking defensive linemen in the Sun Belt Conference was tough. Try navigating a river made of plastic with several of your closest 300-pound friends.

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It's summertime, and you're an offensive lineman at Troy. What do you do? Practice? Memorize your playbook? Work out? Two verbs: slip and slide.

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It's no stretch to say that seeing these students barreling quickly towards you constitutes the nightmares of more than one opposing defense.

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Bringing it in for a huddle is one thing, but this, it's safe to say, is decidedly another.

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The slip n' slide is an event in which the competitor not is judged not only on speed, but also technical skill.

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As the student-athlete on the right can attest, Under Armour is a fabric which is useful not only on the field but also on artificial plastic waterways designed for children.

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From terror, to ecstasy, to denial, to enthusiasm, the slip n' slide truly runs the gamut of human emotion.

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In the end, everyone was a winner. Except, of course, for that surely trashed plastic tarp.