Tavian was incredible. I would say he may have had the best speed I've ever seen at Iowa. Surely, in the 40. It wasn't just that he was fast, but he got to his top speed so fast. His acceleration was incredible. Dwight and others may have been faster if you were talking longer distance.
I saw him play in HS against Clinton. Wasn't even fair. They had a hard time touching him. I remember in the newspaper that the Miami coach(Ericksen?) said "we're recruiting who we think is the best back in the country", referring to Banks.
The other poster was right. Sedrick Shaw was a great back, but Tavian sat, too much. On any given play, he could take it to the house. He could cut on a dime, and could make people look foolish. Shaw was the tougher back, and deserved to play, too. I would have played them together, and used Shaw as the fullback when needed. Too many times I saw Banks and Dwight standing next to Fry on the sidelines.
He may not have been the most complete back, but he was sure fun to watch.
