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Jan 5, 2017
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deja-blu All-American

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deja-blu

Bio page: deja-blu
Joined: Apr 4, 2003
Last login: May 17, 2024
Total posts: 3,453 (131 FO)

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Have a good story about the difference in your skills and D1 FB player skills

(Private)

1/4/17 10:29am

We had a guy in my ward about 10 years ago who had played football . . .

Coop

1/4/17 10:35am

RE: We had a guy in my ward about 10 years ago who had played football . . .

1/4/17 4:05pm

Between my junior and senior years of HS I went out to BYU's wrestling camp

BYUFam1

1/4/17 10:42am

Curl strength is theoretically used for wrapping up when tackling...

mvtoro

1/4/17 10:53am

And Mo was an offensive guard - if he was pulling someone in with a curl motion

BYUFam1

1/4/17 10:54am

I would probably yell at one of my players if he was curling

ALC

1/4/17 9:16pm

We do "curls for the girls"

mvtoro

1/4/17 9:44pm

Well, a tall guy has so much more distance to curl, press, etc. just physics

DumpsterFire

1/4/17 11:49am

That's why babies dominate the strongman competitions.

mvtoro

1/4/17 11:52am

I beat Jimmer in a 3pt contest.

Kerbouchard

1/4/17 6:29pm

Played basketball against some of the football players in the RB - Matt Berry

KellyKoog

1/4/17 12:06pm

I played pick up basketball with Ty in the SFH years ago. The guy could shoot the lights out

Adrielle

1/4/17 12:24pm

I had a couple of FB players in my beginners golf class. They both sucked @ golf

Revolution

1/4/17 12:24pm

Same CC experience for me haha. 1994?

DumpsterFire

1/4/17 4:08pm

I lapped Todd Christensen once on the SFH track...

DumpsterFire

1/4/17 4:17pm

I have a brother in law that was a national champion heavyweight wrestler in

PKCoug

1/4/17 1:03pm

And you said, "if you ever hurt my sister, I will tear you apart!"

mvtoro

1/4/17 1:10pm

How does the line go?

PKCoug

1/4/17 1:20pm

"Biff...get your dang hands off her..."

BlooGeek

1/4/17 1:40pm

I didn't have illusions of grandeur about college sports

stoils

1/4/17 1:26pm

I went to USU and played a pick up football game on campus with a pratice squad

sgriff

1/4/17 1:39pm

I played pickup against Ziggy in the rb once

PHXSUNS31

1/4/17 1:51pm

Did he keep apologizing?

(Private)

1/5/17 6:31am

I don't remember him apologizing, but he was a very nice guy

PHXSUNS31

1/5/17 10:41am

Took a yoga class and Jamaal Williams and Rob Daniel were in it.

Brute66

1/4/17 2:08pm

My body is telling me it is time for chips and salsa. Guess I'd better listen.

deja-blu

1/4/17 4:25pm

According to that teacher, you are doing yoga, my friend.

Brute66

1/4/17 6:05pm

Oh good, I'll pretend that was one of my New Year's Resolutions.

deja-blu

1/5/17 8:14am

A starting BYU safety was not very good when we played football on the mission.

Dillinger

1/4/17 2:13pm

Hmm nice specifics

PKCoug

1/4/17 2:30pm

I don't beat a man in press coverage and tell. I'm a gentleman.

Dillinger

1/5/17 10:55am

We beat a bunch of football players in bball intramurals. We had some JC guys

BYUheaven

1/4/17 2:21pm

A couple of weeks ago I played basketball with a guy who was just released from

Superman21

1/4/17 2:21pm

Was it Tyler Kuder?

BYU Grounds

1/4/17 2:29pm

Yes, that guy.

Superman21

1/4/17 2:50pm

Well not football, but I left HS after my Jr year of HS and went to

deljdc

1/4/17 2:29pm

Zac Dawe served in my ward and played in our turkey bowl one year

2002Cougar

1/4/17 2:39pm

Intramural 4a semi finals against team of former BYU players.

lyrok

1/4/17 2:45pm

Here's mine from several years back:

Pete

1/4/17 2:47pm

Played flag football against a team with former BYU rugby players.

Caboom

1/4/17 2:50pm

I've always wondered why more teams don't install more trick plays using lateral

bluefish

1/4/17 3:56pm

In flag football the best teams always do this

jensen46

1/5/17 11:03am

Ok, this is hilarious

Machiavelli

1/4/17 3:59pm

That gave me a great laugh!

Robert Baratheon

1/5/17 10:27am

I had a cappuccino drinking contest with Ryan Kessman. Dude blew me out of the

DB Cooper

1/4/17 2:55pm

Play basketball regularly with some guys

ICBlue

1/4/17 3:31pm

I'm a fireman and I work with a former NFL player

Coug-Ida

1/4/17 4:04pm

I took a coaching class at BYU and it had a few football and bball players in it

marticorp

1/4/17 4:12pm

In HS I started on the basketball team, I guarded Kevin Garnett. He was better

ray ray

1/4/17 4:53pm

I watched him play the Jazz his rookie season.

(Private)

1/5/17 6:45am

Not football but played pickup with Jabari when he was like 17.

credfern84

1/5/17 11:10am

Harvey Unga is the last guy to have beaten me at ping pong.

mvtoro

1/4/17 5:28pm

Uh, was that an honor code violation?

jaredm

1/4/17 7:23pm

His senior year was my fault. My bad.

mvtoro

1/4/17 7:44pm

On the mission we had 2 BYU football players, 1 who was very highly recruited

BYUfan92

1/4/17 5:28pm

I'll never forget the time I wanted to find out my 40 yard dash time.

DB Cooper

1/4/17 5:38pm

Played against Harvey Unga, Lee Cummard, and Noah Hartsock

VenturaCoug

1/4/17 6:17pm

Played in a turkey bowl once with Brandon Oggletree.

ldssdl

1/4/17 7:13pm

Colby clawson helped pack our moving truck, he just grabbed our washer and dryer

jaredm

1/4/17 7:19pm

Coach woulda put me in 4th quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt.

Real Men Wear Blue

1/4/17 7:25pm

Used to play church ball with an ex-NFL Olineman - Rick Mallory

Zenoch

1/4/17 7:30pm

This one's not even D1

foosman

1/4/17 7:39pm

My freshman year in HS, I was playing spring ball with the varsity. I was in as

ImuaKahuku

1/4/17 10:06pm

Tevita Hola was my first zone leader. He was a backup on the dline awhile ago.

sgriff

1/4/17 8:12pm

Well.. I played football against Ka'Deem Carey in HS

Dissenter

1/4/17 8:13pm

Wait, was this a football game or basketball?

Ash

1/4/17 8:17pm

4 covered 5... obviously basketball

Dissenter

1/4/17 8:18pm

Well it may have been flag football too.

Ash

1/4/17 8:24pm

Basketball.

(Private)

1/5/17 6:56am

Used to play pickup ball with Brandon Bradley every Monday night

SwitzerBowl

1/4/17 10:08pm

I played football against Brandon with a bunch of kids on the autism spectrum

mvtoro

1/5/17 10:34am

My mission trainer was a four-year player (never starter but got PT) at USU...

Homercles

1/4/17 10:09pm

Have one other--another guy on my mission was a Utah FB and rugby player...

Homercles

1/4/17 10:20pm

RE: Have a good story about the difference in your skills and D1 FB player

Opietheman

1/4/17 10:09pm

Speed is the biggest differentiator...

Katewot

1/4/17 10:29pm

I have a similar story...

RalphWiggam

1/4/17 11:23pm

Reno Mahe, Joel Theler and Bryan Kehl

chodilicus

1/4/17 11:33pm

I took a class with

jensen46

1/5/17 10:05am

Not D1 football but a bunch of us guys were playing basketball at the rec center

BigYfan

1/5/17 10:11am

I've had the same experience against WBB players. It was too easy it wasn't even

Ash

1/5/17 2:08pm

Depends on the sport. It may work this way in soccer and basketball, but I think

chilango

1/5/17 2:39pm

I watched my brother play one on one against Candace Parker, I was impressed.

ray ray

1/5/17 6:14pm

I had to gaurd John Denney in church ball, I'm tall but he's like two of me. I

Robert Baratheon

1/5/17 10:44am

We played against Terrell Suggs (All-Pro Ravens LB) in my senior year of HS.

mvtoro

1/5/17 10:47am

I once played intramural football at BYU against a former player who had played

chilango

1/5/17 10:52am

I met a girl once who was an amateur boxer who said that she could destroy

Ash

1/5/17 2:10pm

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