Catching Controversy | The Legend of Ethan Woy

[Woy]

Impressing The Scouts

Two weeks after the last day of school, I went with some teammates to State College for their open football camp. At least that awful senior class is out of here and now it's oh-nine's time to shine. We have great work ethic and plus tons of talent, so I expect at least a district title.

"Welcome fellas, to Senior Football Camp at Penn State. You all chose to come here to either get better or to get noticed by scouts. And by the end of the next two days, you will be a better player and a better individual. Now go with your position coaches gentlemen, we have a lot of work to do."

"Receivers, over here!"

Coach Mike McQueary called all the senior receivers over to the track where there were five scouts with stopwatches. I figured they were going to time us in the 40, something I am definitely not strong in.

"We're going to start you guys off with a 40 yard dash. First up, Anderson."

I waited in line nervously as guys before me were running in between the 4.4 to 4.6 range. I've never been the fastest kid, but I always make up for it with my hands and jumping ability. If I could somehow squeeze out a 4.8, then the rest of my game can put me in the position to have scholarship offers on my table next week.

"Woy! You're up."

Sweat started dripping from my forehead to the track below me. I took my time getting into a stance and waited for the gun...

*BANG!*

One...two...three...four...

*CLICK!*

I stood up and caught my breath. As I looked over to the other drills, one of the Penn State scouts started walking my way. I was waiting for bad news, when...

"You ran a 4.51."

"What? There's no way I ran that."

"You're right, it was technically a 4.507, but we had to round it up."

Holy shit, I just posted my best 40 time of my life. Track really must have paid off. Next we got to the JUGS machine, something I was looking forward to.

"Woy, you're up!"

This time I walked up to the line with a swagger to my step. Confidently, I looked up and waited for the first football.

The first bunch of throws weren't hard to get to and I caught every one. The final four throws were a bitch though and really made me work. The first one was sent high and I used my entire 6'3" frame to go up and get it. The next one was completely the opposite. It was close to touching the ground when I went down to scoop it up. Slowly getting up, I saw another football rocketing towards the left side of me. I sprung out of my stance and brought the ball to my chest. Finally, the last ball was shot out to the right side of me. I got a little cocky and threw my hand out to reel it in. Flicking it into the air, I yelled...

"Throw it to the left, throw it to the right, doesn't matter cause Ethan's going to catch the football all damn night!"

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"Hi, may I take your order?"

A few days after camp, I was working as a waiter at Gateway - a restaurant a few miles away from my house. The mysterious guy pulled down the menu from over his face and said...

"Yes, can I find an Ethan Woy around here?"

"Oh my God, you're..."

[Woy]

Did I mention that I hate cliffhangers? Lol woy this looks nice, I am following. You change your profile name to just Woy?

I love cliffhangers - wants the reader wanting more. :D And yeah I asked Rush to do that about an hour ago. There's really no use for the numbers anymore, lol. 15 has been my number for every sport and 09 was the year I graduated high school.

Maybe if I make Robert Morris's basketball team and they give me a jersey number like 24, I'll be woy2413. :tongue:

[goDawgs1433]

I bet it's JoePa...

[Woy]

Man, I hate when other people use cliffhangers. Can't wait for the next update tho.

Thanks Saints.

I bet it's JoePa...

It could be. We'll have to see. ;) Thanks for checking in Foster.

Update possibly tomorrow before I go to work. If not, late after work. And if not then, this weekend sometime.

[Woy]

Good updates Woy, I see you have also changed your name, mines still like 10 times cooler lol.

Lol it would be cooler if it was Lawson. :tongue:

[Woy]

Update probably tomorrow. I'd have it for today, but I'm going to a party soon.

[Woy]

I got back last night in time to do an update but, *looks at avatar*, you obviously weren't getting one. I'll try to have one up by the time I go to work, otherwise it'll be posted after 9 EST.

[Woy]

Secrets and Violations

"...Rich Rodriguez!"

"Yeah kid. Why are you working at this dump? You should at least be at a fancier restaurant."

"Haha, I guess so. What brings you around here Coach?"

"I've watched gamefilm on you Ethan, and despite the level of competition you're playing in, you're very talented. I also saw you stand out at the Penn State camp..."

"Wait, how'd you know of that?"

"Don't worry about it. Anyways, I wanted to talk to you about playing for the Wolverines..."

Chills ran down my spine when he said that. Go Blue. The Big House. Sure I'm a Penn State fan, but hell, I have to admire that kind of tradition. They are of the greatest college football programs of all-time and just being mentioned of possibly playing there is an honor.

I always considered myself a basketball player at heart, and that football was just a hobby for me. Now that I'm getting recruited by not only Division one teams, but Big Ten teams, I have to wonder. Do I pursue football after this year or do I follow my love and play basketball at a smaller school? Or do I try to do both? Decisions, decisions.

"We'd have you possibly start in the slot your freshman year, or if you practice well enough, start opposite Greg Mathews. Honestly, I think we're going to have a down year coming up. Neither quarterback can run my spread well and we have little talent on offense as it is."

"You never know Coach, you could surprise some people this year."

"Kid, it's wrong of me to say, but I don't have my hopes up. Oh, would you look at the time, I've got to go. Meeting a recruit in Maryland here in a few hours. How 'bout you give me your number that way I can talk to you a little more about the Michigan program?"

I took a napkin and wrote down my number for Coach Rodriguez. Upon leaving the restaurant, he stopped for a second and walked back towards me. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a white enevelope.

"Oh shit, forgot to give you your tip."

"But I didn't even serve you any food."

"Let's just say you'll see a little more tips in the mail the more you think about committing to the Wolverines."

He walked through the doors and I sat down at the table to open it. Ripping apart the evenelope, I turned it upside down and saw a stack of 20 dollar bills fall right into my lap. I stuffed them into my pocket and walked off.

When I got to my car after work, I pulled the stack of bills out of my pocket and started counting.

"24...and 25."

Wow, I just got 500 dollars for considering to play at Michigan and Coach Rod. I don't think this is legal by NCAA rules, but if no one finds out, it's not a rule violation, right?

Senior year just got way more interesting.

[packersfan4eva]

don't do it. take the money and go to osu.

[T.Dot]

llllllllllolllllllllll, nice storyline

[GMSFootballa54]

Yeah biznitches... :D

[Archer]

Nothing wrong with that

Ethan was just a really good waitor thats all

[Woy]

don't do it. take the money and go to osu.

OSU? But thanks for checking in.

llllllllllolllllllllll, nice storyline

Thanks Mitch.

Yeah biznitches... :D

Knew you'd like that. ;)

Nothing wrong with that

Ethan was just a really good waitor thats all

Exactly, nothing suspicious at all. :tongue:

I'll try to have an update tomorrow.

[Archer]

I'll try to have an update tomorrow.

Good because im following so much now that you will want me to fuck off after a while of following so much

Yes i know that didnt make sense

[Woy]

Good because im following so much now that you will want me to fuck off after a while of following so much

Yes i know that didnt make sense

Haha it didn't really, but I get the point. Thanks man.