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HI< S*OOL T1M1 & !N EA* ( U GOT 6! ,,UW1 & !Y TR1T$ U L "EY"O ELSE4 ,WE 7 EA* J "O (! GUYS4 ,B5O ,BRYANT & ,MATT ,J"OS TOOK ME "U _! W+S4 ,I />T$ ON A SC\T T1M =A LL :ILE4 ,!N ,I 0 MOV$ UP 6! SECOND & ?IRD T1MS4 ,I PROBABLY GOT HIT H>D] 9 \R PRACTICES ?AN ,I DID 9 GAMES4 ,I 0 PU%$ UP ! DEP? *>TS RELATIVELY QKLY4 ,I PLAY$ 9 E GAME MY FRE%MAN YE>1 ON KICK RETURNS & RUNS "H & "!4 ,I _H A FEW NICE RUNS Z A FRE%MAN4 ,I _H A MEMORA# KICK(F RETURN 9 ! #FCB N,NAL *AMPION%IP GAME 9 ! ,ROSE ,B[L4 ,T 0 FUN4 ,Y DON'T RE,Y APPRECIATE ?+S UN- TIL Y >E A LL OLD]4 ,I TOOK X = GRANT$4 ,I WI% ,I _H 5JOY$ X M4 ,I 0 NA@IVE -+ \ ( HI< S*OOL4 ,! HYPE ( X ALL &! CR[D ( #AJJ1JJJ IS :AT ,I REMEMB] MO/4 ,I 2CAME A />T] Z A SOPHOMORE4 ,EV5 ?\< WE LO/ A LOT ( TAL5T1 ,I 2LIEV$ WE _H A %OT AT REP1T+ Z N,NAL *AMPIONS4 ,9JURIES 6,B5O & ,JAY ,B>RY MADE ! S1SON MY -+-\ YE>4 ,I _H #AEI Y>DS1 9CLUD+ A #GJ-Y>D BR1KAWAY1 AG/ ,>IZONA ,/ATE1 & AF T ! FLOODGATES OP5$4 ,I _H #A1JJJ- PLUS Y>DS RU%+ MY LA/ ?REE S1SONS4 ,"O FUM# ,I D REMEMB]1 T / BO!RS ME1 0 ! "O 9 ! #AIIC ,ROSE ,B[L AG/ ,MI*IGAN4 ,X DID K9D ( TURN ! GAME >.D4 ,S9CE WE LO/ 0SEV5 PO9TS1 ALL ,I C SAY IS1 Y1H1 ,I BLEW X4 ,GO+ 96! #AIIC S1SON1 ,I HE>D AB ,COA* ,JAMES /EPP+ D[N L "EY"O ELSE--,I HE>D X ON ! NEWS4 ,WE _H A MEET+1 & T 0 MY SAD- DE/ "D Z A ,HUSKY4 ,I CRI$4 ,X 0 RE,Y T\<4 ,I ?"\ WE DID A GRT JOB ( B\NC+ #FCC BACK F ADV]S;Y4 ,WE _H "S GRT W9S MY JUNIOR & S5IOR YE>S ) BACK-TO-BACK #G-D S1SONS4 ,WE 7 N ELIGI# = B[L GAMES ?ANKS 6! ,PAC-#AJ SANC;NS4 ,I W5T ON 6A SIX-YE> C>E] 9 ! ,,NFL )! ,OAKL& ,RAID]S4 ,I _H ! M"OY1 ! C>S1 ! H\SE1 B / DIDN'T FEEL L ,I _H X ALL TGR4 ,MY LIFE 0 H1D+ 9 ! WR;G DIREC;N4 ,Y C LOOK L Y H "EY?+ GO+ "R1 B 9SIDE Y "K "S?+ IS N "R4 ,"S P TRY 6FILL T VOID ) DRUGS & SEXUAL REL,N%IPS4 ,A ,RAID]S T1MMATE M9I/]$ 6ME1 & Z A RESULT ,I GAVE MY LIFE 6,JESUS ,*RI/ & FELT ! CALL ( ,GOD4 ,I DECID$ 6RETIRE & PLANT A *UR* 9 ,DUBL91 J \TSIDE ( ,OAKL&4 ,X'S CALL$ ,! ,WELL ,*UR*4 ,S ,I'VE BE5 ! S5IOR PA/OR "! S9CE4 ,2+ A ,HUSKY1 NUMB] "O1 HELP$ ME 6GR[ UP Z A "Y MAN4 ,I 2LIEVE X HELP$ ME 6DE- VELOP M 4CIPL9E 9 MY LIFE4 ,! C>E] REC- ORDS M1N ! MO/ 6ME N[4 ,X'S "O ?+ 6-E 9 & H "O GD S1SON4 ,6H ! L;GEV;Y 0 IMPOR- TANT 6ME4 ,I L 6BE A F9I%]4 ,M ?AN ! RECORDS1 ,I HOPE ,I BR"\ EXCITE;T TO ,HUSKIES FANS :O WAT*$ \R T1M4 #FCD 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,NAPOLEON ,KAUFMAN1 ! FA/E/ ,HUSKY "E1 ?RILL$ FANS = F\R YE>S & BROKE _M REC- ORDS Z ! ONLY ,HUSKY 6RUN = M ?AN #D1JJJ Y>DS 9 A C>E]4 ,HE E>N$ ,ALL-,AM]ICA HONORS 9 #AIIC & #AIID & ,ALL-,3F];E ?REE "TS4 ,HE [NS ,,UW RECORDS = C>E] RU%+ Y>DS 7#D1AJF71 RU%+ ATTEMPTS 7#GCE71 RU%+ T\*D[NS 7#CD71 ALL-PURPOSE Y>DS 7#E1HCB71 #AJJ-Y>D RU%+ GAMES 7#AG71 MO/ #BJJ-Y>D GAMES 7#D71 & MO/ #EJ-PLUS Y>D RUNS 7#F74 ,KAUFMAN PLAY$ SIX S1SONS =! ,OAKL& ,RAID]S1 ": HE [NS ! 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DECI.N 6BE A ,HUSKY1 ,MOM DIDN'T TALK 6ME = TWO "DS4 ,%E GOT OV] X4 ,MY P>5TS GAVE ME TREM5D\S SUPPORT & ATT5D$ E HOME & AWAY GAME :ILE ,I 0 AT ,WA%+TON4 ,TWO WEEKS 2F ! #AIIA S1SON />T$1 X 0 DECID$ T ,NAPOLEON ,KAUFMAN & ,I WD 2 ! ONLY 9COM+ FRE%M5 :O WD N SIT \ ! YE>4 ,!Y PUT ME AT SECOND-/R+ TI5'T Y GLAD ,I DIDN'T G 6,/AN=D80 ,%E NO4$4 ,6BE "P ( S* A GRT FOOTBALL T1M 9 #AIIA 0 AMAZ+4 ,X 0 A P]FECT S1SON4 ,I R1LIZ$ H[ GD WE 7 AF ! SEC- #FCG OND WEEK (! S1SON :5 WE B1T ,NEBRASKA ON ! ROAD1 #CF-BA4 ,AF ! GAME1 ,I REMEMB] ! FEEL+ 9 ! LOCK] ROOM 0 WE CD RE,Y RUN ! TA#4 ,! AMAZ+ ?+ AB \R T1M 0 H[ DOM9ATE \R DEF5SE 0 AT E POSI;N4 ,!Y 7 3/ANTLY MAK+ BIG PLAYS1 & \R DEF5SE 0 SCOR+ A C\PLE T\*D[NS A GAME1 TOO4 ,I PLAY$ ?REE GAMES 2F ATT5D+ MY F/ CLASS4 ,COA*ES =C$ U 6G 6/UDY HALL E "D = AN H\R OR TWO4 ,DEF5SIVE L9E COA* ,R&Y ,H>T1 :O RECRUIT$ ME1 & MY POSI;N COA*1 ,MYLES ,CORRIGAN1 7 3/ANTLY ASK+ ME1 8,>E Y GO+ 6CLASS8 ,H[ >E YR /UDIES GO- +80 ,AT ! "T1 ,I ?"\1 ..,^! GUYS >E S AN- NOY+1 :Y C'T !Y L1VE ME .AL"O8 ,!N Y RE- ALIZE AFW H[ M* !Y C>$ AB A?LETES & H[ !Y IMPRESS$ ON U T WE 7 "! 6PLAY FOOT- BALL & GET AN $UC,N4 ,X'S L Y APPRECIATE YR P>5TS M Z Y GET OLD]4 ,_! MONITOR+ RE,Y HELP$ ME4 ,R&Y & ,I >E / GD FRS4 ,I CAUD L9E1 & ,I W5T ACR ! MI4LE4 ,I SAW ,BILLY ,JOE ,HOB]T 0 "U PRESSURE1 S ,I /OPP$ & W5T BACK 6! CORN]4 ,MY P>5TS H A PO/]-SIZ$ PICTURE (! CAT* AT HOME1 & X'S / A *]I%$ MEMORY4 ,6W9 A N,NAL *AMPION%IP 9 MY F/ ,,UW S1SON 0 UNBELIEVA#4 ,"O ?+ AB T T1M IS H[ "EY"O F$ (F EA* O!R4 ,:AT IMPRESS$ ME 0 H[ 9DIVIDUALS CD PLAY S WELL Z A :OLE4 ,S _M P 7 N AFRAID 6H _! NUMB] CALL$ 9 CLUT* SITU,NS4 ,!Y WANT$ 6MAKE ! PLAY4 ,T'S :AT SEP>AT$ U1 S _M 7 WILL+ 6/EP UP 6MAKE BIG PLAYS AT OPPORTUNE "TS4 ,! COA*+ /AFF KEPT U HUM# T (F-S1SON4 ,COA* ,DON ,JAMES _H A KNACK = KEEP+ 8 PLAY]S "W+ 6BE ! BE/ !Y CD BE4 ,T F/ (F- S1SON !Y 7 3/ANTLY ON U 6GET 9 \R W9T] "W\TS4 ,I GOT 6CAT* FOOTBALLS ?R[N 0?REE GRT QU>T]BACKS--,BILLY ,JOE1 ,M>K ,BRUNELL1 & ,DAMON ,HU>D4 ,BILLY ,JOE & ,M>K _H DI6]5T ROT,NS ON _! BALL1 S9CE ,M>K 0 LEFT-H&$4 ,BILLY ,JOE 0 A HECK ( AN ALL- >.D A?LETE ) AN EXTREMELY /R;G >M4 ,HE N"E LO/ A GAME HE />T$4 ,BRUNELL #FCI _H GRT T\*4 ,BO? PREP>$ Z IF !Y WD 2 ! />T]4 ,DAMON BROKE MO/ ,,UW PASS+ REC- ORDS AT ! "T1 & WE >E CLOSE FRS4 ,WE MADE X BACK 6! ,ROSE ,B[L MY SOPH- OMORE S1SON1 DESPITE ! (F-FIELD 4TRAC;NS ( #AIIB1 & LO/ 6,MI*IGAN 6F9I% #I-C4 ,WE 7 HIT H>D ) NEWS ( ,BILLY ,JOE ,7HIS AC- CEPT+ (A LOAN LAUN*$ AN ,,NCAA 9VE/IG,N 96! ,,UW PROGRAM1 : L$ 6SANC;NS7'1 B ,I DON'T BLAME ANY (! LOSSES ON ! SITU,N4 ,I / DON'T "K ALL ! ISSUES T 7 BR"\ AG/ HM4 ,WE 7 ALL V SUPPORTIVE ( ,BILLY Z A PLAY]4 ,X SEEM$ L !Y 7 TRY+ 6F9D WAYS TO BR+ U D[N1 & "O (! 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