Just to make sure you aren't falling asleep out there in "Daily Reader Land," I am giving you Seven Questions this week with a little twist. As you may already be able to tell, there is actually only one question, and five respondents. I'll let them tell you the rest.
1) Not to open up any wounds or anything, but without any more football or football training in your lives, what have you been doing with your time?
Kevin Holland, ex-wide receiver
First off, I would hardly say there is no more training in our lives. If you are not aware - except that you are - most of us are off to Mexico or Florida in just over two weeks. This is crunch time, we have to work harder then ever. [Senior defensive end Chris] Lawrence is trying to drop weight like it's going out of style, [Senior offensive lineman Rich] Aronson is in the gym at least twice a day, and the rest of us have been doing the beach work-out for a good six weeks now ... except Jon Hooson. And I hate to say it, but you haven't been in the gym much yourself.
To make up for the no football part, we have recently signed up for Tufts University Flag Football league. Now our team is stacked, so I would assume our record will be better then 2-6. We also have a secret weapon. Ben Bloom may take some snaps behind center. "He sees the field very well and is an excellent play maker," Coach Samko told me. I think we have filled the void very well, keeping so busy, this is actually the first time I have even thought about not playing or training anymore ... except four times last week, and 12 the week before.
Jason Casey, quarterback and captain
While life without football has been almost not worth living, I have been able to find solace in the "post-football life regiment" created and mastered by one Donald James Proulx upon the completion of his career. It's simple, really: remain angry and bitter at all costs while fueling an intense poker addiction with plenty of Texas Hold 'em at Chester Ave.
Benjamin "Body Bag Blue Cheese" Bloom, center
Actually Tim, my football career at Tufts isn't over. I created the Tufts Jumbos in Dynasty mode in NCAA 2005 Football on my PS2. I created all the seniors too. I did make a position change or two, making myself the starting QB instead of Jay Casey - he's the backup and starting holder on the field goal squad. I just won the Heisman this year.
I guess I'm still living the dream as a Tufts football player, and even though it is just a video game, it still feels real to me.
David Hatch, offensive lineman and captain
As many people know, I still spend a lot of time in the gym because I work there ... actually I like to see all these skinny little kids wearing wife beaters and gloves lifting their 25 lb. dumbells. Anyways, I would have to say that now, with all this free time on my hands, I can finally work out that one special muscle that, unfortunately during football season, I didn't have any time or energy to use, that one muscle that would normally get a lot of exercise living in DU, that special muscle many of you ladies know personally ... that's right ... my brain.
Chris Lawrence, defensive tackle and captain
I've been walking around campus with an orange UNICEF container collecting pennies, as well as distributing safe sex literature to the freshman girls of Wren Hall.
-by Tim Whelan
