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Post by cornhole on Apr 24, 2022 9:17:18 GMT -6
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Apr 24, 2022 11:03:29 GMT -6
I guess Mike Turk was busy? No Ted Clem? Nothing against the legends that showed up, but Mike Turk is the GOAT and no kicker in Troy's history has ever made a kick like Ted Clem made to win a National Championship in 1984.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Apr 24, 2022 17:10:54 GMT -6
Lawrence Tynes
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Apr 24, 2022 17:43:44 GMT -6
Did not kick a 50+ yard field goal to win a national championship. Ted Clem made the greatest kick in Troy History. The second best kick in Troy history was made by Evan Legassey in Death Valley under pressure with 1 second put back on the clock. Who even is this Lawrence Tynes you speak of? /s
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Apr 24, 2022 18:31:36 GMT -6
Just as you can't induct all deserving Hall of Fame members in one year, you can't have all the legends show up in year one. Based on the success yesterday was, I expect all of the events of the day will become annual events. I expect Lunch With the Legends, the garage sale, the Fun Run, and possibly other events to be seen again. We will have the opportunity to dine with other legends as time goes on, I'm sure.
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Post by Troystet on Apr 25, 2022 10:37:35 GMT -6
There is no finer representative of Troy University and no finer former player than Freddie Thomas. I am a better man for both having played along side of Bootsie as we called him and knowing him as a friend. Not a Troy game I have attended he hasn't been there and him coming up to say Hi to basically a nobody in the scheme of Troy football. Freddie Thomas is Troy Football and that man bleeds Cardinal, Grey and Black
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Post by Troystet on Apr 25, 2022 10:40:37 GMT -6
I guess Mike Turk was busy? No Ted Clem? Nothing against the legends that showed up, but Mike Turk is the GOAT and no kicker in Troy's history has ever made a kick like Ted Clem made to win a National Championship in 1984. We have burned a few bridges unfortunately with Turk and it makes me sad. He will always be the GOAT to me and yes!! There should be a statue of Ted Clem with his hands in the air after that 50 yd FG in 1984. No other photo captures our tradition than that kick
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Post by jonesoxygen on Apr 25, 2022 14:37:33 GMT -6
Aside from DeMarcus Ware, Freddie Thomas, Jerrel Jernigan and Bear Woods are the three biggest names and as good a "face" for Troy football as there ever will be. If I were choosing "lunch with legends" panel, those guys would make my list too. I'm not taking away from any others, but this was a great start. I think the goal was to represent multiple eras that would resonate with the fans and they did that with Coach Gailey, LB and these guys. Job well done and I look forward to next year. As for Ted Clem, 2 of his 3 kids live here, he has 2 grandkids here and is probably available at a moments notice.
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