Catching Controversy | The Legend of Ethan Woy

[Argath]

I'm itchin for that update. good shit though. I have a feeling woy is gonna cheat on melissa though and he's gonna blame it on alcohol/drugs. Or maybe somebody forces him to have sex rofl

 

[Woy]

Trying to remember how the update went right now. I'll start on it, save it, and then finish when I get off at 11 EST tonight.

 

[Lumpkin]

Computer freezing FTL. That shit used to happen to me, total buzz kill after taking the time to write an update

 

[Woy]

Finishing it up now. Sort of disappointed, cause the original update was better, but this will have to do.

It should be up before 12:15 EST.

 

[Woy]

Putting Bias Aside

"Ethan!"

No response.

"Wake up!"

Still no response.

"You're gonna be late for practice!"

And just when Delone said that, I instantly woke up.

"Wha..oh shit! How much time do we got?"

"Half an hour. Get your ass out of bed."

"Fuck, I'm tired."

"Well I guess one of our linebackers will have to wake you up then. Let's go."

We both walked out the door of our dorm room and into our cars. After a ten minute drive, we made it to our practice facility and wakled into the lockerroom. Some of our teammates were getting dressed as Mike made his way up to me.

"Yo, Coach wants to talk to you Ethan."

"Bout what?"

"Don't know. He's in his office."

I made my way past Mike and knocked on Coach's door.

"You wanted to see me Coach?"

"Yes, take a seat. This shouldn't take long."

I slowly sat down and wondered what Coach wanted to talk to me about.

"From what I've heard, you were a Carolina basketball fan...right?"

"Yes, and I still am Coach."

"Alright, I don't have a problem with that."

"Coach, I have no clue where this is going."

"Is that going to cause any tension with Greg?"

Duh, of course it will. I hate anything and everything Duke, and Paulus has been my 'whipping boy' for the four years he played. But I couldn't tell coach that.

"Nah, we're good."

"Better be. When I announced that he had a chance at the starting job, I wasn't lying. The kid's got talent. If he picks up the new offense better than Andrew, he's going to be under center against Northwestern in a few weeks."

I groaned silently. I'm not thrilled at all to be all 'buddy buddy' with Paulus.

"Alright, I understand Coach."

"Good. Now get ready for practice."

I walked out of Coach's office and started to look for my locker. And of course, who was it beside? Mr. Paulus himself. I made my way over as he was putting on his shoulder pads. I wanted to say if he remembered how to put them on, but instead I said...

"You ready for practice?"

"Yeah. I'm ready to get that starting job."

"Andrew's good man. You're going to have to be on target every pass."

"Hey, I'll worry what I have to do. You just worry about catching my passes."

His attitude was really getting to me, and I couldn't hold back what I said next.

"You want me to catch them like you caught Danny Green's nuts?"

Greg's face got beet red when I said that. Some players around us started to laugh, and I joined in. I couldn't put together what Greg muttered next, but I was sure it was something involving curse words. Hey, I tried to not bag on him, right?

The morning part of practice was killer. Suicides, stadiums, gassers; you name any type of conditioning and chances are we did them. The team got a quick lunch and relaxed for a while, resting our bodies, before going out later in the afternoon for drill work.

"Quarterbacks! Receivers! I will be pairing you up with one another. You will be facing a defensive back in an one-on-one drill. Here's what's on the line. Receivers, if you catch the pass, the defensive back will owe a stadium. Defensive backs, it's basically the opposite. If you break up or intercept a pass, the receiver and the quarterback will owe a stadium. Got it? Good. First up, Paulus and Woy."

Damn, what a surprise. Might as well start running my stadiums now.

"You'll be matched up against Scott."

Kevyn Scott was the team's top returning defensive back. A junior, he was put on numerous pre-season All-Big East teams. He walked up to the line with a blank face, not showing any emotion whatsoever.

"DOWN, SET, HUT!"

Greg took the snap and went into a three-step drop. Kevyn jammed me off the line, throwing me off a little on my slant route. I got into my route and Greg threw it as Kevyn threw his hand up to deflect it. But, he was too slow. The ball made it's way into my hands as I turned upfield.

"That's one Scott!"

I nodded to Greg as to acknowledge his nicely placed pass, but he didn't even respond. Kevyn however started to get a little upset as I could tell while reading his facial expression.

"DOWN, SET, HUT!"

Kevyn jammed me again, but it caused him to stumble a little bit. However, his speed made up the ground as he was step-by-step with me when Greg released the ball. It would have to a perfectly placed lead pass on the fade to get through...and it was. I caught it in stride as Kevyn started to get louder with his cursing.

"Another one Scott! Are you going to let this freshman embrrass you in front of the whole team!?"

I looked around and sure enough, the entire team and coaching staff started to crowd this little section of the field. Kevyn noticed it too and really started to express frustration with both Greg and I. He lined up a few more yards back, so I didn't expect to be jammed this time.

"DOWN, SET, HUT!"

I started my route downfield as Kevyn was reading my eyes. Ten yards downfield, I looked to my right, throwing Kevyn off enough to break into my post route. Once again, surprisingly, Greg placed the ball in the right spot as I caught it in the endzone. Kevyn just threw his helmet down and started running to the stadium stairs.

"You best be running Scott!"

I jogged the ball back to Greg as Andrew and Mike were getting ready to start.

"Damn, you weren't lying."

"Told ya. Just learning the playbook will be the toughest thing for me."

"Yeah, you should be fine. I won't mind catching passes from you every Saturday. Oh, and sorry for the whole Danny Green comment earlier."

"No prob, I hear it a lot. Carolina fan I assume?"

"Yes sir."

"Maybe I'll have to show you how much Cameron is better than the Dean Dome sometime."

I nodded 'yes' and shook his hand - the first sign of putting my bias aside and giving the former enemy a chance...

 

[Rylo]

Nice update Woy. Some stuff cooking for a later plot I see!

 

[Lumpkin]

Turning down sex AND putting aside differences! Where is the real Ethan Woy?

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Dayum Woy. But seriously, not hating on Paulus? WTF's wrong with you?

 

[Argath]

Damn, Paulus shut your ass up. Learn from him and let your game do the talking.

 

[Woy]

Nice update woy, can't wait to see how that duo does in the games.

Woy will do his part, but will Paulus? Besides Robinson still has the starting job, so far.

Nice update Woy. Some stuff cooking for a later plot I see!

Thanks Rylo.

nice update Woy.

Thanks weaver.

Turning down sex AND putting aside differences! Where is the real Ethan Woy?

He's starting to mature. :shifty:

Hey Ethan, why did you take out the last line?



sorry, but I had to throw in the lolpaulus comment

btw, nice update Mr. Woy. Can't wait to see Mr. Paulus screw this little friendship up somehow (other than the reason I posted...lol)

Lol, that's funny. I could go on all day with Paulus jokes.

In fact, the first person to post the video of Danny Green dunking on him, gets a thanks. :tongue:

woy, im finally getting around to giving you the kudos you deserve. epic sir epic.

Thanks a lot bro, I really appreciate it.

Dayum Woy. But seriously, not hating on Paulus? WTF's wrong with you?

Believe me, it's tough enough writing out good things about the guy.

Damn, Paulus shut your ass up. Learn from him and let your game do the talking.

Yeah for now, mainly cause Woy was impressed with his throws.

Paulus gave a true fact. Cameron is so much better than the Dean Dome. I went to the loudest game at Cameron last year against Wake Forest. It was crazy!

That's the only thing Duke might have on UNC.

UNC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RMU (where I'm going) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a dead walrus >>>>>>>>>> Duke.

I'm working on an update now, but I probably won't post it till about 3 EST. I'm going to play out the junior and hopefully senior seasons today, that way I won't have to worry about playing games while in college.

And I'm going to go into my Table of Contents and write little cliff notes for every update, that way if new followers want to jump on board, they don't have to read every single update.

 

[Woy]

I just have 1 question. Are you going to play the basketball games too, or are you making them up? That'd be interesting to see.

Playing them on NCAA Basketball 09. I created myself, put me on Syracuse, and simmed the first season while redshirting. However, the basketball updates aren't going to go in-depth, and there will probably just be like four games mentioned during an update.

 

[goDawgs1433]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY7LnSzHV58&feature=related"]Danny Green on Greg Poopus[/ame]

rofl

 

[packersfan4eva]

Danny Green on Greg Poopus

rofl

nuck forth carolina. nice update, woy, this is a HOF-worty chise

 

[Woy]

Update coming up.

 

[Woy]

...and it's going on the next page.

 

[Woy]

Pre-Game Madness

For every nice pass Greg Paulus threw, the projected starter Andrew Robinson usually one-uped him. Camp was winding down and we were counting the days off till the opener against Minnesota. Starting positions were all but locked up and it looked like Greg would be settled into the backup quarterback slot, when...

"Fuck!"

I was talking to Delone on the sidelines when I heard Andrew scream. I looked over to see him on the ground, clutching his knee.

"Shit, this can't be good."

A few of the coaches and offensive linemen made their way over to the senior quarterback, who was obviously in tremendous pain. I couldn't tell what exactly they were saying, but after a few minutes, two of the offensive lineman picked the wounded senior up and carried him off the field. The diagnois didn't really shock me after practice.

"Fellas, this has been a great camp. You guys all look determined, focused, and ready to make a mark on the Big East this year. However, we did lose one of our own today. Andrew Robinson suffered a serious knee injury, probably a torn ACL, and will be done for the season. That hurts our offense a little bit, but I have no doubt that Greg can come in a perform as well or even better than Andrew. Now get out of here and get some rest. Yes, that means no parties tonight."

Collective groans could be heard throughout the team. Delone broke us down and we headed off the field, knowing tomorrow would be the first game of a new era in Syracuse football.

When I got home, I collapsed right on my bed and fell asleep. Hours later, I was awaken by a text from an unknown number.

"ill cut u some slack since its ur 1st game. 4-60"

Still trying to wake up and comprehend what that meant, I read the text several times before finally realizing it was Rodney. The four and the 60 must mean that he bet on me to at least have four catches for 60 yards tomorrow.

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The next morning came extremely quick. We had our team breakfast, then headed to the Carrier Dome around 10. After some light pre-game stretches with no pads, we went into the lockerroom to change. I sat at my locker for a little while as most of the team started to get ready, then Delone made his way over to me.

"Yah nervous kid?"

"Eh, a little. Just hoping I can get off to a quick start, that's all."

"I hear ya. Usually when I start off fast, I'll continue to play like that."

"Yeah same here. Kinda hoping that Paulus doesn't blow it either."

"You have no faith in the guy, do you?"

"Nah, I do. I just think Andrew was a better fit for this offense and that Paulus's performance in camp might be a fluke."

"Haha, just do you. Don't worry about anyone else."

I just nodded and he made his way back to his locker.

Following a superstistion I've done since seventh grade, I started to put everything on. First left high sock, then the right one, followed by my girdle and the orange pants. Next, I put on the same Spiderman cut-off I've wore since freshman year, my shoulder pads and that dark blue Nike number 15 jersey that Melyssa would be wearing at the game as well. I slid on my orange half-sleeves, and gloves, and then finally put on my helmet shielded by a dark visor.

As I was finally dressed, Coach appeared from his office and the whole lockerroom got quiet. He had a real serious expression on his face as he moved to the center of the lockerroom.

"Huddle around me men."

Everyone then made their way over to Coach and then he started his speech.

"Gentlemen. Today starts a new era in Syracuse football. No more sub-.500 seasons! No more being the laughing stock of the Big East! None of it! If we perform the way we did at camp, there is no doubt in my mind that we can beat this Minnesota squad. They are good, I will give them that. I personally feel we have more talent though."

He started then to pace around the little area we made him, and as he called out players, he stared them right in the eye.

"Offensive linemen! I want you to block your asses off. At least one person gets pancaked, every play. Delone Carter! This is your senior year son. You've fought through adversity, injuries, and now it's your time. Hope you're hungry, cause we're feeding you the ball a lot today. Ethan Woy! Here's your first impression. First impressions always make a mark on people, and I sure as hell don't want the Syracuse faithful to think lowly of you after today. Make them Gopher defensive backs look silly out there. Greg Paulus! I gave you this chance. Don't screw it up."

Then the serious look on Coach Marrone's face started to crack with a smirk.

"Hey D!"

"Yo Coach?"

"Get your ass up here and break it down!"

"Haha, it's 'bout damn time."

Delone made his way to the middle of the huddle as Coach left.

"Coach was right, this is a new era. Let's start this era out right with a good 'ol asswhooping! Now...who we are!?"

"SU!"

"And what we do!?"

"Stomp on you!"

"I said, what we do!?"

"Stomp on you!"

"Break it down now! One, two, three..."

"SU! Will rock you!"

Author's Note: The whole putting a Spiderman cut-off under my jersey is really what I did before football games. Just wanted to throw a little realism in there.

 

[Justo]

pics or GTFO on the spidey cut-off

 

[Archer]

I can't wait for this season!

 

[Argath]

good update. Can't wait to see what happens in the game. You haven't really mentioned melyssa much besides her wearing your jersey at the game

 

[DoubleDeuce]

D00d epix