The Prospect: Shannon Kennedy

[Loki]

Glad you guys are liking it. It sucks, all the DC guys who had been over there seemed to have left already. Redneck and Darjar have returned sorta but besides that, they're all gone. I like it at MM but all of a sudden I'm not getting any replies on my posts. The last 5-7 or so have gone unnoticed with the exception of a reply from SC, and he's a DC guy!

[Leak2Troupe03]

loki1230 said:

Glad you guys are liking it. It sucks, all the DC guys who had been over there seemed to have left already. Redneck and Darjar have returned sorta but besides that, they're all gone. I like it at MM but all of a sudden I'm not getting any replies on my posts. The last 5-7 or so have gone unnoticed with the exception of a reply from SC, and he's a DC guy!

I just haven't been able to post anything when it comes to dynasties. Since buying Madden I haven't even put NCAA back into the PS3. and I was enjoying that game. I can't stay off Madden Online when I get the chance to play now.

Great stuff though man, as always.

[Loki]

I can imagine. Madden always pulls me away from NCAA. Luckily, I have neither this year and don't want them unless I get a next-gen system.

I plan on having this thing run a full career, 3 years of college and 10+ years in the NFL, documenting it all. Even if it goes into the time I get my hands on Madden 08, I'll just convert things, it'll all work out well I think because I have a long way before I'm in the year 2007 in this player dynasty. Then when I get 08, I'll just do it in Franchise mode and put his ratings the same as they are on Madden 07.

Also, questions for Shannon are greatly appreciated about football or his personal life doesn't matter to him.

[SilverChaosVII]

I am usually the same exact way... Madden usually pulls me away from NCAA... this year was different.

I got Madden, played it for about a week straight and haven't really touched it too much since. I enjoy NCAA a lot more this year... not sure why. I just do



Question:

Shannon, why are you being such a bitch when it comes to this Chloe chick

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loki1230 said:

It sucks, all the DC guys who had been over there seemed to have left already. Redneck and Darjar have returned sorta but besides that, they're all gone.

Me and bearcat are still over there often as well, bud!

I've been a silent follower so far, but this is terrific stuff as always Loki.

[Loki]

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August 10th, 2003
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I so don't wanna go to practice tomorrow. I forgot how nice it is when you get the weekend off and have to go back on Monday. It's so dreadful.

Chloe came down and got here at about 11 Thursday night. We were both pretty worn out, her from the drive and me from the week of football. I had another day of practice Friday so we decided to just take the night to sleep. She woke me in the morning to take me out to Denny's down the block, I got up and headed out with her. I had the French Toast Slam and got a side of breakfast fries to go with it. Denny's French Toast is simply amazing...not as amazing as Chloe though.

It was nice spending some time with her but I had to get to practice so we went back to the dorm, I showered up and her and I headed down to the field. She watched the entire practice, both sessions, not moving one bit and not a single complaint. Heh, I remember when I'd ask Liz to come to my practices. She'd be such a bitch. Chloe...I didn't even ask her to come, she wanted to.

Coach took it a little easier on us since it was Friday but it was still a pretty rough day. I puked...twice I think. No big deal, I have a tendency of puking when I'm working hard like that. I don't sit out like the rest of the girls on my team. Travis Allen still has his "sore hamstring"...whatever. I'm so glad our offense is very pass heavy, I don't trust him with the ball.

I called home after practice. It was nice to hear my mom's voice; I miss her and the rest of my family terribly. My brother, James was named the starting quarterback for Allentown Central Catholic. I guess it just runs in the family. He's lucky though, he's 6'1" 200 lbs. He got my Dad's genes, I got my Mom's. Of course. Not complaining though. My sister, Lynn, is going to join the volleyball team. I'm not gonna lie though..she's not necessarily all that athletic. She was a good cheerleader though, she should have stuck with that. My cousin Rob's birthday is in two weeks on the 27th, I wish I could be down there to chill with him and everything...It's his 18th.

After I got off the phone, I went and took a shower. By the time I got out and was all ready to hit up the town it was about 10:30...perfect. There was a party going on at the "football house" where five seniors from the team live. Beer pong, girls dancing on the bar...naked, a hookah in the back room...damn! Chloe got jealous when I wouldn't take my eyes off the two girls up on the bar but I'm a man, what do you want from me? Chloe and I took up a game of pong...I couldn't resist, it's my favorite drinking game. We were up against the house "champions", my center Jason Dill and some tiny little chick he was hanging out with.

I think it's fair to say me and Chloe owned them...shut em out actually so they had to run around the house outside naked. That girl had a bangin' body...ughhhhh! I was happy though because I was with Chloe, who has her own bangin' body, a body I got to bang that night, and the night after that, and then this morning too.

She's a lightweight...haha, but she's cute when she gets like that.

Here's a picture of me from the spring game. It's pretty shitty quality but it gets the job done.

Fan Mailbag

SilverChaosVII, PA asks...
Shannon, why are you being such a bitch when it comes to this Chloe chick?

Haha oh man, way to put me on spot. I really don't know, I guess love just does that to you...or whatever this is. Lust maybe? We've been like this since 8th grade but up to this point I was always the one screwing her over. I guess things just turned around though. I'm pathetic when it comes to girls and relationships and shit, trust me I know. My father made sure I knew that everyday I was with that tramp Liz. This weekend had a lot of great points to it though so...maybe things will improve between Chloe and myself. Thanks for checking in!

[Leak2Troupe03]

Shannon, whats up with quarterbacks wearing the visor now-a-days? Trying to keep the safety from reading who your looking at while dropping back? It sounds like your having some luck with the ladies, but I am starting to wonder exactly why because if you dress outside of football anywhere near the way you do your uniform (those hideous socks + black visor) I dont see how.

[SilverChaosVII]

LMFAO, great answer Shannon

[Maize]

Loki, this is great. Your writing is fantastic and all of the personal stuff is very believable. Can't wait to see how Shannon does in his first game action and against Fresno....

[Loki]

maizeandblue15 said:

Loki, this is great. Your writing is fantastic and all of the personal stuff is very believable. Can't wait to see how Shannon does in his first game action and against Fresno....

Thanks a lot man. I always taught in my creative writing classes that you should use things you have experienced or have seen other people experience in your writing as well as things people tell you. That's what I've done with Shannon, everything in this story has been something that either I have gone through/am going through or have watched my friends go through.

[Loki]

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August 29th, 2003
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One day...just one day, until our first game, MY first collegiate game. One day until MY legacy begins. Tomorrow, we will step on that field and we will make our presence known, whether it be good or bad, against those Washington Huskies. Coach Hill busted our asses this week and made sure we understood how important this game as well as the rest of our season would be. Thing is...it's real important to him because he's on the chopping block, at least that's what I heard. I don't care about that though; I'm out there to win. I'm out there to lead our team to successes it has never reached before. We have the team for it, even Travis Allen is going to be an important factor (unless he decides to be a little primadonna again and cry about his hamstring).

The last two weeks all I've done is watched film with Jason Dill, my center (I mentioned him in my last post). They're fielding an average this season and it has been stated many times that that is their biggest weakness. Works for me. I like to bust Jason about how he and his little friend that evening got their behinds handed to them by Chloe and I; he gets pretty upset about it. It's hysterical, apparently he doesn't look to lose at pong. Oh well, we're "house champs" now. Haha.

Speaking of Chloe, I haven't spoken to her in a few days. I told her about a party last Saturday and how I hooked up with a couple different girls. She didn't like that and flipped out, calling me a pig and all that typical stuff. I'm sorry...she's miles and miles away, we're not dating, I thought it was alright to do what I wanted. It's not like I don't miss her. I miss her a lot...terribly. I don't know what to do with myself when she's not around, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna go out and have fun...oh well.

My cousin Rob's birthday was Wednesday. I really wish I could've been there but I'm out here in San Jose. I invited him to fly out here but he couldn't because of work. It sucks, I haven't seen him in so long...since like Christmas Eve...that's 8 months ago. He and I used to chill all the time, we were boys...life changes though. He's still my boy, always will be.

Fan Mailbag

Leak2Troupe03 asks...
Shannon, whats up with quarterbacks wearing the visor now-a-days? Trying to keep the safety from reading who your looking at while dropping back? It sounds like your having some luck with the ladies, but I am starting to wonder exactly why because if you dress outside of football anywhere near the way you do your uniform (those hideous socks + black visor) I dont see how.

Haha damn, I thought I had some fans reading this thing...guess not. Like I said, the photo was bad quality (blame Marcus). I'm surprised you even see a visor in the photo but it's actually clear, not black. I'm not color blind. As for the "socks", it's ankle tape. I cut a lot so I like to make sure my ankles are good, ya know? Don't worry bro, once I'm on the field you won't be worried about what I'm wearing anyway and neither will those defenses.

As for the ladies, I'm a pimp, what can I say?

[Loki]

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August 31st, 2003
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Okay so things didn't start out as planned...

...but they definitely improved after my start. On my very first collegiate pass, I threw an interception...and they returned it for a touchdown. Washington's fans were going nuts, I have to admit it rattled me a little bit but I couldn't let it get to me.

Haha, I can't imagine how many fans were sitting at home thinking, "Get this kid the hell out of there, NOW!" Believe me, I was thinking it too.

Our O.C., Jim Stokes, assured me things would be fine and just to relax and keep my composure. On the ensuing drive, I led the team down the field for a 13 play, 73-yard drive capped by a 17-yard touchdown pass to the man who I think will be my favorite target this season, Jamar Taylor. The first quarter closed with the score 7-7 but I was very optimistic after that scoring drive.

Washington's offense looked weak and our defense gobbled them up everytime they took control of the ball it seemed. I took control of the offense again and took the first snap off for the races. If there's one thing I knew they weren't expecting, it was for me to run like I did. 13 yards gained and now I can see it in the defense's eyes; they were scared. I drop back and hit my other receiver Greg Wilkerson for a nice gain and we continue our march down the field. A couple more plays and I find Jamar again in the endzone for the score. 14-7 us.

"This is what I'm talking about guys. They thought we'd walk into their house and just lay down but we didn't. We came to play and we're playing our hearts out! Keep this up boys," shouted Coach Hill as we returned to the sidelines.

The early jitters how once felt were gone. I had no problem taking the snap and dropping back or rolling out, reading the play, and hitting the open receiver or, even better, tucking it and darting down field. That's what I did for our final score of the half; a 20-yard touchdown run that gave us the 24-7 lead.

The emotions in the locker room were pumping. We were beating a "BCS" team and not by a little. Their defense was terrible. I don't think I'm as good as they were making me look but I wasn't complaining. The only guy that didn't seem so happy was our tailback, Travis Allen. He got the ball just 4 times in the first half. It's not my fault, I don't call the plays. Coach Hill likes to pass...maybe too much.

"Yo Travis!" I called but he ignored. I got up and took a seat next to him. "I'll get the ball to you man, don't worry."

I did. We shot out of the gates in the second half and scored 21 in the third quarter. I got Travis the ball 13 times in the quarter for 70-some yards (can't remember off the top of my head) and a score. He was happy. I threw another pick but the Huskies did nothing with it.

We won the game 59-28. Was a great game for all of us and I really enjoyed it. The feelings, the speed of the game, I loved it! People always told me it was nothing like high school but I doubted it; I was wrong. There is nothing like being on the gridiron, 100,000 students and fans shaking that stadium, screaming for their team. This is what football is all about.

In my first collegiate game I went 29-of-48 for 415 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. I also ran 8 times for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns. I'm not gonna plan on getting those numbers everyday but hey...maybe I really am better than people give me credit for.

Tomorrow, Jamar, Greg, Travis, our center Jason Dill, and I are gonna hit up the game film. No matter how good you play there are always a ton of mistakes you made that could've improved the outcome of the game. I always try to find the little things I screwed up on so next time, instead of winning 59-28, we win 77-21 or whatever. The team with the least amount of mistakes usually wins the ballgame. I'm a perfectionist, I like it that way.

I wonder if Chloe watched the game. I should give her a call...

[Loki]

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September 6th, 2003
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Ouch. That's all I can really say is ouch.

Stanford > Washington, that's all I know.

That and I played like shit. 3 interceptions, 3 ridiculous interceptions. What was I even looking at? I mean seriously, I should have just ran out and handed them the damn ball. Sure I played well besides those few mistakes but they were big mistakes.

Along with Jamar and Greg I had a big game going 32-of-48 for 441 yards and 4 TD's but I couldn't careless with those 3 interceptions on my resume. What the hell was I seeing out there? Travis fumbled twice as well so Coach Hill wouldn't give him the ball much throughout the game. I really feel bad but...I'm pretty sure he hates me. Jamar and Greg both had over 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns each.

It's not so much that they spanked us all game as it was the 21-7 third quarter. We fell apart in the second half on both sides of the ball and never picked back up from where we left off in the second quarter down just 17-14.

I was nervous though. More nervous than I had been last week at Washington. Must've been the hometown jitters or something because I played like an idiot.

Bleh...1-1. Sorry boys!

856 yards passing, 9 TD's, and 5 INT's in 2 games...1AA West up next!

[Loki]

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September 8th, 2003
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I don't know, maybe I should be worried about the game on Saturday but I'm not. It's 1AA-West. They aren't even a really friggin' school!

Chloe's birthday is tomorrow and I'm buggin. I hate all this drama that's between us right now...I shouldn't have said anything. She still won't answer my phone calls or my IM's. Why do I screw everything up?

From what I can see in her AIM info, she's dating some dude named Chad. I didn't realize you could find a boyfriend at a Fashion school in LA but then I remembered she was in LA. Great...dude's probably some spoiled, rich jackass.

Whatever...couple days till the 1AA West. I'm excited to get back onto the gridiron and get a win, hopefully. We need to win, 1-2 with a loss to a 1-AA team is not good at all.

[Loki]

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September 13th, 2003
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Wow. I'm not sure I can even write anything for yesterday's game. I'll say it now since the game is over but I knew we'd win...I just didn't realize it was gonna be like that.

42 first quarter points, gotta be a record no? We won handily 98-7 and could've broken the record for points scored in a game but Coach Hill decided against it, putting the third team offense in late in the third.

I tore them apart...literally. 19-of-28 for 365 yards, 6 TD's, 7 carries, 146 yards, and another 3 touchdowns. Unbelievable. I never had a game like that in high school. Good thing I didn't go to Hofstra...I'm obviously too good for them.

Jamar had an amazing game. I think 3 of my 6 touchdown passes went to him. Travis Allen had 63 yards on the ground and a touchdown as well.

2-1 baby but San Diego State's up next. My dad's been warning me for weeks about them, I hope he's wrong. They just got done slaughtering Utah State by a large margin...we can do it, I know we can.

1221 passing yards, 15 TD's, 7 INT's, 29 carries, 313 yards rushing and 6 TD's in 3 games...SD State's next!

[SilverChaosVII]

Chloe's a whore... find yourself a real girl Shannon.

lol...


Even though it was you pimpin it up that got ya into trouble lol



Anyway, lovin it bro... kinda high scoring games but I can look past that cause of the awesome story.

[Loki]

silverchaosvii said:

Chloe's a whore... find yourself a real girl Shannon.

lol...


Even though it was you pimpin it up that got ya into trouble lol



Anyway, lovin it bro... kinda high scoring games but I can look past that cause of the awesome story.

This defense is terrible...I can't help it man and I mean 1AA West I honestly tried to avoid scoring. I'm four games ahead of this, just wait till you see the next three.

BTW, I'm running with Hawaii's offensive playbook so that's why there's so much passing going on.

[Loki]

It has been a month but...this isn't dead. New post coming tomorrow most likely.

[SilverChaosVII]

Ok cool. I was sorta beginning to wonder.

[Loki]

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September 21st, 2003
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So...how bout them Yankees?

...Yea.

Either 1AA-West sucks that bad or San Diego State really is that damn good. I don't even want to talk about how terrible I played, I'm so pissed. I threw 3 or 4 touchdowns, couldn't even tell you because I didn't care with the 5 or 6 interceptions I threw. What really pissed me off though was how Jamar and Greg couldn't seem to hold onto the ball when I threw it to them and I wound up flipping out at Jamar. He's my go-to-guy and I need him to catch the damn ball when I throw it to him.

Then, our defense didn't do much better and our corners got burned on just about every play. We lost, 58-35 or some shit, whoopdie friggin' do, San Diego State can beat one of the shittiest teams in the league.

And I mean that.

We suck.

I haven't gotten to see how C.J. (asshole) is doing out in Fresno State but heard some talk that he isn't doing all that bad. I think they're 3-0, good for him, hope he's enjoying that kid of his with that loose little bitch. Haha!

Next week's Utah State, maybe we can salvage some kind of pride after they beat our ass...whatever...I'm out.

P.S., I saw a picture of that pretty little LA douche she's with, Chad, dude's definitely a total tool.