The Prospect: Shannon Kennedy

[Loki]

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April 11th, 2004
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For awhile I felt like I was losing my sanity as you guys read in my last post a couple months ago but I think since then that everything has settled down. Liz has flown in a couple times so I could see J.C. and give her the money for child support. Ashley, though reluctantly, has dealt with it. All that stress has been lifted off my shoulders...just in time for some football!

Yesterday was the Spring Game. I got to meet all my freshmen receivers and I gotta say they aren't all that bad. Some of those kids have some hands let me tell you. I didn't play too much, just enough to warm me up to the game (like I ever cooled down, it's football!). I did pretty good though I did throw two picks that I wasn't happy with. If there's anything I want to improve it's my vision. I don't know what the hell my problem is with all these interceptions but it's not happening this year. To be honest, my goal is no more than 15 and I'm going to get it.

After the game, Ashley and I hung out. We watched some movies and what not, you know. Not that far though, remember I told you this girl was a virgin. This relationship is pretty serious though. Almost 6 months with her now, she's simply amazing. All you guys better be jealous. If my life wasn't so jumbled up with all this school crap and everything else going on, I might honestly ask her to marry me but it's probably too soon. Married? I'm 18. 19 in six days though bitches. Gettin' smashed...as usual.

September 4th...cannot wait!

[Loki]

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April 23rd, 2004
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Well it took them a long time for some reason but Coach Hill has been fired.

THANK GOD and GOOD RIDDANCE!

Seriously, he was a joke of a coach and a huge asshole. Seems Dick Tomey is expected to be our new head coach. The man has had some good success at other university and is 4-3 in bowl games in his career. Much better than Coach Hill already.

I'm excited. Hopefully this means some more improvements to our team since I feel we were already headed in the right direction with a 6-6 season under our belts this past season. Bowl game or bust in 2004 I say and we're gonna get there!

[chosenone58]

Sweet....

I hope Shannon gets things straight with his son. Don't make the kid suffer! Sounds like the new coach is going to be the trick for SJSU.....

[USN]

what were Shannon's stats fpr his freshman year?

[Loki]

papelbon58 said:

what were Shannon's stats fpr his freshman year?

I'll have to get the complete statistics for you but he finished with 5,005 yards passing and 55 touchdowns or w/e one more than the record is. Also had like...34 interceptions?

[SilverChaosVII]

Damn, gotta cut down on that total lol.

Great read like always

[Loki]

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May 21st, 2004
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Finally, my first year of college is officially over! I just finished taking my Sociology final and seriously ran out of there. The fact that I got a C or better in all my classes makes me happy, it was definitely a rough year considering everything. My GPA should be somewhere around a 3.0 once grades for this semester are tabulated. I could head home now but I've chosen to take some more classes this summer because I want to stay as far away from A-Town as I possibly can.

Mandatory football practices start in less than two months and I can't wait. Seriously, football is what I live for and these past 5 months have been driving me nuts! Coach Tomey is a pretty chill guy and he really seems like he knows what he's doing here. The offense isn't going to run all that differently from how Coach Hill was doing it, which is good because the defense was clearly one of our weaker points along with my ridiculous interceptions. I hope I can get that under control or else I'm never getting into the NFL or the friggin' CFL for that matter. Football in Canada...gross.

Ashley and I are still together though it seems as though we're dangling by the last string. I love the girl but I don't know how much more of that flirtatious bullshit I can deal with. Why do I go out with all these flirty girls? The only one that wasn't flirty was, well, Chloe. What a surprise! She always was the perfect girl...it's too bad she's an idiot.

September 4th baby...bring it on!

[Loki]

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July 6th, 2004
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I'm never drinking again...

I might just never go out again...

Why are you doing this to me God?

Why did you have to take him too?

Marcus is dead...

He got drunk, lost control of his car, and smashed through a store down on Main Street. No seatbelt, no airbags, nothing...

I can't talk right now...

[Loki]

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July 11th, 2004
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So there it lay right in front of me. Another casket, another body. For the second time in less than a year, someone I held close to me in my life had been taken away and strewn before me inside this wooden box. Feelings were imaginary now; I am numb to everything. What else could I be? I had nearly nothing life in my life that mattered besides my family. Two of my best friends were gone and honestly, you can pretty much say three because Chloe and I have fallen far away from what we used to be.

As I stared at this wooden box, the cover closed to hide the destruction, all I could do was stare and nothing more. What God could be so merciless, so uncaring, that he could simply strip a man of everything he had going for him? I speak of Marcus, not myself. He was going to the NFL. He was going to make something of himself. He was going to be a great father, husband, leader, whatever, he was going to be great! But now, just as he had to my cousin, God had taken him away as well. What great man does such terrible things? What great man creates the vicious world we live in? What great man is there, if he is not a great man at all?

I had to have stared at that polished wooden box for a good period of time before even considering rising from my knees but as I began to, a hand placed itself upon my shoulder.

"It's okay Shannon. God did not do this as punishment to anyone, it was Marcus' time just as it will be ours one day as well. Most die old but some die young and it was just Marcus' turn. Don't be angry, don't even be sad. Marcus is fine...I promise," said the person with their hand on my shoulder. I turned to find Chloe, her eyes red and full of tears, by my side.

My heart felt as if it had been shot with a wooden arrow and sank into my stomach. I leaped up and pulled her in close. She tucked her cold, wet face into my chest and squeezed with all her might. My emotions poured out. All that emptiness disappeared. It was like she had been sent simply just to make me feel a million times better.

After the viewing, Chloe, her husband..., and I went out for some coffee. Chloe...what was I doing? The damn girl was married, her husband was right there, the tool that he is, and I didn't give a damn. I flirted like crazy and he just sat there watching with his arms crossed. Tough shit, she was mine first.

It sucked to have to see her fly back out to LA so soon but...whatever. I was just happy to see her and happy to feel those feelings all over again. She has always felt like the one and I still feel it. I could love Ashley with all my heart and everyone's in the world as well but it would still never be the same as my love for Chloe. Chloe's just that perfect girl, at least in my world, and when everything is said and done, I still believe it will be her and I in the end.

Robbie Dukes, Marcus...love you kids.

[chosenone58]

Damn, kid. First Robbie Dukes, now Marcus. Shannon needs to pull it together. Football season needs to start quick. And remember God is not a man.

[Leak2Troupe03]

Was this a real life thing with Marcus, because I know Robbie was. Great stuff man.

[cooljayhu]

loki1230 said:

Football in Canada...gross.

lets just take it easy there shannon. Seriously I will throw down with your bitch ass if you keep dissing my country and our obviously superior football prowess . Actually to be perfectly honest you would be an ideal fit on a CFL team. You be sorta like Doug Flutie man.

[Loki]

chosenone58 said:

Damn, kid. First Robbie Dukes, now Marcus. Shannon needs to pull it together. Football season needs to start quick. And remember God is not a man.

Yea man, life's been pretty rough for Shannon over the past year. And I know, to some extent at least, that God is no man but these are the writings of an angry and confused Shannon, remember that.

leak2troupe03 said:

Was this a real life thing with Marcus, because I know Robbie was. Great stuff man.

Nah man and I pray it never does. I love my friends and I've always had worries about some of them but I hope I never have to deal with death in my life again. Unfortunately, that is clearly unlikely. Thanks for reading though bro. Gonna be needing some DC Players soon so I better see your ass signing up! Haha. You too chosen.

[Loki]

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August 4th, 2004
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Practice, practice, practice. That's all my life has really consisted of for the past couple days. Full practice started last week and it's been kicking my ass. I have to say, Coach Tomey works us hard but it's good because we'll be ready come September 4th. No one's stopping us this year, I don't care if I have to do it all on my own, which I won't because I know I've got a great team around me.

Today's my sister's birthday so I hit her up and talked for awhile. It was nice to talk to a family member, especially a sibling because I feel like I make them think I don't care about them sometimes, ya know? James is all ready for his Junior football season and why wouldn't he be? The damn kid already won a state championship. The bastard, haha.

It's been almost a year now that Ashley and I have been together. Woohoo...NOT. Not sure why I'm still with her, the relationship feels so empty sometimes. I've been talking to Chloe a lot, seems that husband of her's is quite the jackass I thought he was. She always did like them that way. She thinks she's pregnant though so...yea.

Bleh...I should get some sleep. It's late, media day is tomorrow afternoon, and I've got class and a date with Ashley. Peaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace.

[Loki]

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August 27th, 2004
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Heisman candidate say what?!?

So our first game is a week away and like I had been last season, I'll be writing a lot more again. My life has always been more interesting during football season, inside and outside of football, it's weird.

I figured now would've been a good time to update in here again seeing as how this would've been Rob's 19th birthday. It's been rough thinking about it up to this day but once it got here I think a weight got lifted off my shoulders. I just wish I could spend another day with him, playing hockey up at Miller Field or just chillin with the rest of the family. I don't know if he's in heaven as much as I pray everyday he is or some place else we go after we've passed but I know he's somewhere watching all of us like we're a terrible reality show on MTV or something.

I actually had a dream about him the other night. I wish I could remember what happened. All I remember is him being there with all of us on Christmas Eve at my uncle's like always. Dreams are so confusing though, I try not to look into them too much because then my mind wanders into other thoughts that just scare the crap out of me.

To get back on track with football, I wasn't kidding. Many of the sports news outlets have me touted as one of the top candidates for the Heisman trophy this year. I gotta be honest it's a pleasure to be considered but...did they see the way I played last season? All those interceptions; those record-setting interceptions. It was pretty ridiculous but hopefully I can live up to my expectations.

Our first game is coming up and it's against #14-ranked Arizona State at their home field. If I want to start living up to my expectations I'm going to have to do against them on September 4th.

All you bitches better be watching! The Spartans are going somewhere this season!

[chosenone58]

loki1230 said:

chosenone58 said:

Damn, kid. First Robbie Dukes, now Marcus. Shannon needs to pull it together. Football season needs to start quick. And remember God is not a man.

Yea man, life's been pretty rough for Shannon over the past year. And I know, to some extent at least, that God is no man but these are the writings of an angry and confused Shannon, remember that.

My advice was for the angry confused Shannon. If your looking for DC players, sign me up! lol

Heisman? Already? Damn, Shannon. It's like that?

[Loki]

chosenone58 said:

My advice was for the angry confused Shannon. If your looking for DC players, sign me up! lol

dyncentral.proboards24.com/index.cgi?board=madden&action=display&thread=1197056591

[chosenone58]

I am all in, homie!

[IXI B@CkSt0P IXI]

WOW!!!

Finally found time to read all of this from start to finish. This is great man, and I can't believe it's this great already. Can't wait to see the upcoming season. Also, im really excited too see how things play out between Chloe and Ashley. Kinda scary actually. Im that situation myself, so who knows...

[Loki]

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September 5th, 2004
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I saw the Mike set to blitz but chose not to motion or audible to something else. The ball snapped, I dropped back, and could see the Mike linebacker already through the line. "Great," I thought as I tried to quickly find a receiver...no one's open. He dove for me so I ducked, I thought I was going down till I picked my head back up and realized he had just rolled right over my back. I took off to the right, not caring to find a receiver any longer and more concerned with gaining some yardage. My freshman receiver David Davis through a big block out in front of the corner that really sprung me down the field with just the strong safety to beat.

The 20...the 15...the 10...shit! We converged so I made a quick spin move and watched as his arms flew past my face. Touchdown baby!

Talk about making a case for the Heisman, haha! Yesterday's game vs. Arizona State had to be one of my favorites for awhile. For the second season in a row, we took out a legitimate Pac-10 contender in the first game of the season. This time was different though, it wasn't so close. 73-42 was the score and it was more than that before they scored two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Four different receivers had 100-yard games as I went 38-of-52 for 505 yards, 7 touchdowns, and unfortunately, though no thanks to my tight end who literally handed the pass to the defender on the third one, 3 interceptions. I also rushed for 109 yards on 18 carries. Travis Allen had a great game too rushing for 99 yards on 13 carries.

This game has me so excited for the season now. If we can take out a ranked opponent like that, we must be legit right? I sure hope so. Another test vs. a Kansas State who just got done barely beating Fresno State is ahead of us and if we can beat them, I think some teams need to start worrying.