(S14) PT 2 - Game day

[Sweetwater]

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[Rising Equinox]

Lanzer Grievous doesn't have a very unusual "game-day ritual" compared to other people, but he definitely does have one. Every morning, on game day, he starts the day by calling his parents and thanking them for everything they have done for him. It may seem somewhat childish to many that he always has to talk to his parents before a game, but he knows that without them he would not be in the position he is in now. They have always supported him and the decisions that he makes throughout his life, even before he started playing football. Without them, he would have never had success.

Another thing that Lanzer does occasionally before a game is just sit down, by himself, in complete silence and kind of have his own meditation session. He doesn't do this to relax or anything like that. He does it to get hyped. He just thinks about the future and the endless possibilities that await him inside and outside of football. Lanzer realizes that his football career won't last forever, but he will try his hardest to make the best of every moment, because not every athlete gets the opportunity to play their sport at the professional level like he is.

[SDCore]

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[Duilio05]

Waking up at 7 am, I continue my self conversation wondering why anyone freely chooses to live in Texas while I shower, dress and eat breakfast. My go to breakfast choice is a nice big self made omelet loaded with ground pork, onions, hash browns, peppers, cheese, and asparagus. Send the game day ritual text “Marshal Up” to the team group chat. Most of the team has already been chatting about what they’ve had for breakfast and how pumped we are to play today.

I’ve been getting to the stadium via neighbors and newly made friends. I bribe them to give me a ride to the stadium in exchange for the all access pass the team allows me to give out for each home game. I hope the bribe will allow me some grace with neighbors if I ever host one of our ruckus team parties. It has also been a great way to connect with locals not associated with the team.

When I get to the stadium I do a ritual visit of the field before going inside the locker room. So far every time I do this I get emotional reminiscing the fact I no longer get to play on the Boise State Blue field. Hopefully one of these game day mornings I’ll be happy walking across a green field.

Once I get to the locker room the emotions pass away as I hear and see my teammates hyping themselves up with music, jokes, and the typical sports banter. I can’t help but get excited in anticipation of making another QB regret his choices for a day.

[Duress]

On game day, Guy Nikko wakes up at 8:07 AM, just like he does every day. He immediately sprints through his apartment and does a quick workout in his miniature personal gym. After getting his muscles warmed up for the day, he takes a long, warm shower and practices his lines for his upcoming cameo in a sports-related film. He has two lines this time; During the team huddle he says, "Let's go!", and after the team loses the first game in the film he pats the lead actor on the back and says, "We'll get 'em next time." This might not seem like much, but Guy wants to be absolutely sure he doesn't fuck this opportunity up. Guy then eats a healthy brunch and makes his way to the field.

He warms up with the team and participates in all the players pre-game activities. Guy loves the feeling of being surrounded by the team and feeding off of each other's energy. He then listens to his favourite upbeat songs of the week for a few minutes to maximize his hype level. Then he runs out of the tunnel and talks to the coaches to see where he'll be lining up for the first snap. Since Guy plays some linebacker and safety, he has to spend a little extra time watching film every week. That's alright with him though, he knows that film can make the difference.

[br0_0ker]

Alarm clock goes off at 5 o'clock in the morning. Start the day off with some breakfast, can't be hitting the field on an empty stomach! My meals look a little different from a lot of the players in the NSFL and DSFL, since I'm 100% vegan. So instead of bacon, sausage, and eggs, I'm making a big ol' hash with potatoes and peppers, and tossing in onion, mushroom, some tofu of course. And beans. Lots and lots of beans. I eat beans 3, 4, sometimes 5 times a day, freakin' delicious. Anyways, after breakfast I'm down in the film room if it's a home game, or I'm hitting my tablet for a couple hours in the hotel if we're away. It's never too late to get a few more reels in. Usually we have team meetings and activities starting right after lunch, so I head over to where we are getting grub and hang with the team for a bit until it's time to suit up. ATH-M50s go on once we hit the stadium, and it's gritty electro until gametime. My teammates actually joked they were gonna find me one of those old Rock Band drum sets and rig it up next to my locker I'm always drumming to my breaks. Part of it's just getting in the right rhythm, getting timing down; there are some routes I run to the rhythm of certain songs, so getting my playlist on before the game always puts me in the right mindset.

[KingCollins]

You know Taffy's routine. It the morning, he eats the same breakfast everyday. 10 blended banana flavored laffy taffy milkshake, with a side of eggs and bacon. His chef will usually make this, as he is so picky to where if there's only 9 banana taffy, he wont drink it. Its a bit to heavy to go out there and run on the field just yet, so he takes a nice relaxing sauna trip. He takes a more normal lunch--completely vegan. He loves his greens. He heads out to the pre-game film and gets prepped with the team. It's never to late to finish lunch, as he eats a small amount of chicken and rice to hang out with some teammates at the hotel. Finally, he's ready to head out to the stadium with the team. On the way to the stadium, he puts in his headphones and listens to his upcoming news network, The Taffy Network. He likes to do business transaction on the ride out, so he will often look for potential news anchors and special guests to come on his network. The bus stops, its game time. This routine allows him to stay locked in and ready for the game.

[nickyvmlp]

When I'm prepping for my next game, I am obsessed with research on my opponent. What are the strengths and weakness of the defense that I'm facing? Who could I burn? Who should I avoid? Even little things like what their hobbies are. Things like that are important for proper trash talking. You can surprise someone with some information they aren't expecting and get that one extra step you need to burn them. When you play tight end, you have to focus on all three levels of the defense. You're blocking the D-line, going one on one with the linebackers, and going deep with the secondary, so you have to know your enemy down to the most minute detail. Unfortunately, the last few weeks have been really hard for the Solar Bears. Four losses to start your career does hurt your psyche just a little bit, but you just have to keep putting in the miles. Train harder. Study harder. Know your enemy, and eventually the wins will come. I just need to keep my nose to the grindstone and play my butt off. We're gonna come back, I just know it.

[WALDO]

Jeffery Murphy wakes up in his hotel room. He usually requests to have a one bedroom alone, so he can watch Tv as late as he wants. As soon as he gets up he starts watching sportscenter, usually he will watch until First Take goes on, where he will then take a shower while listen to Stephen A Smith whine about the cowboys for no reason. After he gets out of the shower, he will head out to the gym, usually working out with the team. He listens to some of his favorite tunes, most of which can be found at this spotify link. He then heads out for lunch with his teammates, with the most popular destination is Red Lobster, because they are rich football players, where else would they eat. He then heads back to the hotel room, the game in 3 hours, he calls his family and they wish him a good game, he loves to talk to his kids the most, who love to see him on the TV. He will drive to the stadium, where he gets dressed and gets ready on the field, listening to his music. Before he goes to the locker room, he always finds time to sign and hand out some gear to some young fans.

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[Frick_Nasty]

Mo Berry wakes up everyday at 5:20 in the morning everyday. Mo makes Kodiak Cake waffles, glass of orange juice, and couple multivitamins. I then pop in DDP yoga to get the most out of my body. I then hop in my 2005 Ford F-150 browse through my tape collection, usually end up putting in some Garth Brooks or Toby Keith. Arrive at the stadium ready to get tapped up by trainers with boxing wrapping on my hands because I'm ready for a fight. After the trainers I put some headphones on and put on Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God listen to the whole album straight to get into the kill mode to bring the pain as soon as the first whistle blows. I then go to each defensive teammate and start to help them out in anyway because at the end of the day were a unit and we have to be on the same page. I then follow through the normal team warm ups. I then introduced the tradition of running out on the field with the American flag. so no for every game with the Marshals I grab Old Glory and run out from the tunnel to endzone and wave the stars and stripes as proudly as I can. That is only way Mo can get into the zone for game day.