Marvin Burdette, an all time great
Greg Irvin, Pat Hearn, Nick Adams, Chris Hubbard, Sam Accursio- quality players that will be remembered for outstanding contributions
Dontavious Jackson and Cornelius Richards- good players that represented us well!
(I'm away from home on my phone, so please add other seniors that I've left out.)
Thank you, Blazer seniors!
Taylor Klein is a Senior.
(11-24-2012 07:31 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]Taylor Klein is a Senior.
Thank you, Taylor, for being a solid snapper for a LONG time! You will be missed!
Here is what is listed. 1 or 2 may come back due to RS or medical RS.
Sam Accursio
Nick Adams
Joe Bento
Marvin Burdette
Patrick Hearn
Greg Irvin
Dontavious Jackson
Lamar Johnson
Santonio Jones
Taylor Klein
D'Andre Mostella
Landon Nolen
Cody Payne
Cornelius Richards
Daniel White
I feel for these guys to have never had a winning season.
daniel white was excellent as a freshman or sophomore ...what happen to him
I think he is one that is getting a medical redshirt.
good ,he will be able to fill a spot at linebacker
He's surely eligible if he wants it, and having him back would be huge.
I think Santonio Jones is possibly coming back IIRC from an recent article about him but I may have him mixed up w/ someone else.
I may have missed a player somewhere.
I can't remember if we had 16 players on Senior Day or not.
Good of you to post a sentiment of gratitude to the team's seniors. They echo that of many who frequent here.
(11-24-2012 10:49 PM)Smaug Wrote: [ -> ]He's surely eligible if he wants it, and having him back would be huge.
From what I hear, he won't be back.
You beat me to this thread, dragon.
I just got back from orlando this afternoon.
Thanks to all the seniors. For sure. I was completely broken hearted for those yesterday.
But not just them.
Seeing the team after the game yesterday before they got on the bus was...emotional, to say the least.
Ya know, there are some great guys on this team.
Guys that embody what it means to be a UAB Blazer.
Marvin- I watched him being carried to the bus, one arm around a trainer, another around one of his fellow players. Tears in his and limping with help from his comrades like the FN SOLDIER he is.
Sam- surrounded by the majority of the blazer fans that we there yesterday, his family. Clearly disappointed but smiling his famous smile.
Ty- the future and present of this program. A FN WARRIOR. Every game that I have talks to him after he said told me how much he appreciated the fan support of the team and they WILL BE BETTER.
Jackie- another FN WARRIOR. So humble. So polite and friendly. So thankful for the support.
D Reaves- see above. Ditto.
Brian Autry, Connor Boyett, Deric Scott and on and on. The bios go on. There are so many guys like this on our team.
We may not be a good football team and this year didn't go the way any of us wanted. Not the seniors, the coaches, the players, the fans, anyone.
This program may not have produced many wins but it has produced some great young men.
I'll take that for now. That is so much more than wins in bigger scheme of things. The wins will come. All the great guys past, present and future are what let me know that better things are ahead. Things don't overnight. But these guys and the ones who follow, will keep pounding the rock.
I left the stadium yesterday, heartbroken but optimistic. For now, this season is over. Time for everyone to learn from it and move onward and upward.
I left proud to be a Blazer and dying for that first game of next year.
GO BLAZERS!