It is finally beginning to hit me that all the clichés that every Senior has said since my Freshman year are actually true.  It goes by fast, enjoy every minute, you’re only a Senior once, etcetera etcetera.  It’s all true—as much as I would not have expected it to be so as a Freshman.  Ironically, I am now the one saying these things, and I certainly hope this year’s Freshman listen better than I did.

It’s been a great beginning to my Senior year here at Wabash so far.  We’re clicking as a team, blowing out our opponents in our wins, and yet we all feel that there is much room to improve.  You know that you’re at a special place when people get upset after a 56-7 win at all the mistakes they feel were made.  Every week we are looking to improve, to not just beat our next opponent, but to play the best we possibly can.

A highlight so far has been being voted captain by my teammates, along with Matt Kraft, Skip Tokar, and Matt Hudson.  It’s been great to have another linebacker at the coin flip with me, especially one as “hard” as Matt Kraft, in the words of Coach Gilbert.  I know that every time Kraft interlocks his fingers with mine at the toss, that he is only thinking “hard” thoughts, and planning how he can make the rest of the team as “tough” as him. 

All joking aside, this week will be a true test for both sides of the ball.  Allegheny is a good team—the best we have seen thus far.  I’m excited to have the opportunity to truly test our team against one of the better teams in the conference.  Trust me, we will be bringing our best to Meadville.

WAF,

Bryan Watson, Senior LB