If you weren't there ... it was a beautiful scene. Blue skies. Green, synthetic grass with little pieces of rubber beneath instead of dirt. A standing room only crowd of over 1,000. It was a real American day with the red, white and navy blue jerseys, the tailgate picnics and the festive atmosphere on the Boca Raton campus. The countdown to TEXAS has officially begun ...
Above, Rusty Smith winds up to fire a pass while LB Ted Czepiga leaps in his way. A RS senior, Czepiga played a great game, mostly on the second team. The half-built building in the background is the new student rec center, opening in August.
RB Charles Pierre carries the ball through a hole in the second team defense. WR Cortez Gent looks to throw a block on DB Erick McIntosh who is ready to make the tackle. Pierre had two rushing TDs in the game while E-Mac had his share of great plays too.
TE Jamari Grant shows off his impressive wing-span while blocking for K Warley Leroy. Erick McIntosh can't get around the edge in time. Grant played with the first team offense for most of the day after starter Jason Harmon was knocked out on the first play with a knee injury following a reception.
Photos by UP photographer Kelsey Hamilton.
6 comments:
Wow, that area looks absolutely beautiful.
I also love seeing another Florida college stepping it up. Hopefully the State of Florida will have a better bowl record next year then 1-4.
FAU was the 1 :P
FAU looks very formidable in these pics. Nice work Jay.
Just seeing Leroy's name gives me the chills. Man I hope we have somebody else this year, or at least I hope he's improved.
Imber: he had one bad game. In a 30 mph wind. Come on.
I don't know. He went 19-27 for 70 pct for the season, but I agree, a lot of that had to do with the USF debacle. Still he did miss a 22 yarder against ULM and a 32 yarder against Troy. He's not horrific, but I can't help but hold my breath when he kicks.
Why? He was 0-3 against USF in the wind. The one he missed against ULM was in the slop (you were there). If you take those away now he's 19-23 and I think a couple of those misses were blocks and/or long kicks of 40 plus yards.
I think we are lucky to have such a kicker. Not only is he good but mentally tough ... the USF misses cost us a huge upset. A lot of guys would have melted down after that. Not Warley, had had some big kicks down the stretch and against Troy and Memphis.
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