we're here not only for the homecoming but we're actually doing an alumni
event to celebrate those 03 and 04 championship teams as well so
it's really cool we were able to bring back a lot of people from those teams so
it's been a really good kind of starting event to get everyone back into
supporting not only the stuff that we accomplished but also the teams that are
coming up it's kind of surreal you know we're older some of us a little bit
heavier but it's really cool no one's changed everybody's still the same and
we kind of pick up right where we left off
I feel great baby I feel amazing it's wonderful event get the catch up with
all the old guys it's great it's great reliving memories
what's great seeing these guys these guys started a program and the foundation
and now look at what's going on we didn't have any of this when we were
playing but through their hard work and their values
look what what it became today the field that you guys playing on right now we
actually had to build the stadium seats that was one of our practices but I do
remember a lot of the games and the wins and and unfortunately some of the losses
but I just think about the times on the bus and the hotel you know in the locker
room before or after practice you know at pregame meals and just hanging out and
laughing and really getting to know you know what these guys were about the guys
that I was going to battle with every week got rings to remember by all the hard
work we put in and scrapes and people throwing up just enjoying life now one of my
biggest memories is just thinking back that last three a day and we thought we
was going to get out of up downs and Coach Barnes had us find somebody our size and we
had to wrestle 'em and whoever lost had to do up downs that day
what I really miss about it is just the camaraderie seeing all the players work
together seeing coming back now seeing all the upgrades that the school has and
what we didn't have where we had a muddy field to practice on and now they're the
amenities is a little bit better I think it was the Christopher Newport game I
think they had two different opportunities from the one-yard line and
defense stopped them both times you know as far as football goes you
don't get much much better than being able to say that you stopped someone at
the one-yard line and then ended up winning the game and the conference because we
won the conference
what words do you have today for some players who are on the team now keep
your players what would you want to tell them really the guys just need to go out
and you know just cherish every moment because you know you only have so many
guaranteed games and just play hard and understand just what this whole college
football thing is about it's about you know gaining those lifetime friends and
meeting those people that are going to be in your life forever
and never give up on your dream it always could come true I'm a person that
tore ACL thought my career was over came here to d3 where you're
not going to get the same competitiveness day in and day out but I
worked hard I didn't let people say you're in D-3, you're not gonna
make it I tried to prove people wrong and long as you keep trying and trying
and getting better at your to your position do your techniques you'll be
seen hey man we've come a long way take it in you know you don't have much
and I'll say time to just think about it just take advantage of the opportunity
that you got you may feel like you didn't get your opportunity but when it
comes you got to cherish it everybody's against you but just know that your band
of brothers always gonna be there for you we got guys here that it's been
years 15 years in the making and it feels like
you know we just never missed a beat
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