2008 Woodie Awards
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Issue date: 11/10/05 Section: Sports
The Brick House, this year's Men's University Flag Football Champions, finished the year with a record of 8-1. The Chanticleer sat down with one of the reasons behind the impressive record, quarterback Justin Griffin, for a chat.
CS: So how did you meet these guys?
JG: Well, I've known Cory [George] a little while longer than everybody else, just through people or whatever. I met everyone else through intramural sports. We'd have teams that would play against each them and then this year I moved into the house with them and we started playing together.
CS: What was your favorite game this season? The one where you think you played really awesome.
JG: That would be against KA, the last game. Our defense had been the best part of our team. They didn't play as well, but I felt that it was just such an exciting game as far as it going back and forth and any momentum could have taken the whole game.
CS: What is your major?
JG: Physical Education.
CS: What do you want to do with it?
JG: Teach and coach.
CS: Coach what?
JG: Baseball and basketball. I never played football in high school, so it was a new experience for me. Baseball and basketball are my two best sports. I played baseball for two years at a junior college.
CS: Where?
JG: Snead State.
CS: Have you ever gone out for JSU's team?
JG: No. I was never that good. I got hurt a lot when I played at Snead. I hurt my wrist.
CS: What positions did you play?
JG: I pitched and played third.
CS: What do you have in your CD player?
JG: Matchbox 20. I think it's one of their first CD's. It's got the great first seven or eight songs.
CS: What is your favorite class right now?
JG: Health Programs 6-12. I had to teach last class meeting for 30 or 40 minutes. It was pretty fun. I thought, getting up there, I'd be nervous, but we'd done a lot of teaching in P.E., so I was pretty calm and I had a great lesson and everyone enjoyed it, so I was pretty pleased.
CS: So you're planning to teach high school sports or junior high?
JG: Most people starting out have to do junior high, but it's my goal to teach varsity sports as I move up
CS: Any higher aspirations? Come back here one of these days?
JG: I would love to coach college, but I don't think it would turn out like that. I just enjoy the high school kids. It seems like they have a better connection with each other. In college you get guys that come from all different places. In high school you grow up with the guys you play with and I think it's a great connection. I like seeing that.
The guys can be found playing Intramural Water Polo and Volleyball this season. They will also be playing against Samford University's top Men's Flag Football team on November 12 at 11 a.m.
CS: So how did you meet these guys?
JG: Well, I've known Cory [George] a little while longer than everybody else, just through people or whatever. I met everyone else through intramural sports. We'd have teams that would play against each them and then this year I moved into the house with them and we started playing together.
CS: What was your favorite game this season? The one where you think you played really awesome.
JG: That would be against KA, the last game. Our defense had been the best part of our team. They didn't play as well, but I felt that it was just such an exciting game as far as it going back and forth and any momentum could have taken the whole game.
CS: What is your major?
JG: Physical Education.
CS: What do you want to do with it?
JG: Teach and coach.
CS: Coach what?
JG: Baseball and basketball. I never played football in high school, so it was a new experience for me. Baseball and basketball are my two best sports. I played baseball for two years at a junior college.
CS: Where?
JG: Snead State.
CS: Have you ever gone out for JSU's team?
JG: No. I was never that good. I got hurt a lot when I played at Snead. I hurt my wrist.
CS: What positions did you play?
JG: I pitched and played third.
CS: What do you have in your CD player?
JG: Matchbox 20. I think it's one of their first CD's. It's got the great first seven or eight songs.
CS: What is your favorite class right now?
JG: Health Programs 6-12. I had to teach last class meeting for 30 or 40 minutes. It was pretty fun. I thought, getting up there, I'd be nervous, but we'd done a lot of teaching in P.E., so I was pretty calm and I had a great lesson and everyone enjoyed it, so I was pretty pleased.
CS: So you're planning to teach high school sports or junior high?
JG: Most people starting out have to do junior high, but it's my goal to teach varsity sports as I move up
CS: Any higher aspirations? Come back here one of these days?
JG: I would love to coach college, but I don't think it would turn out like that. I just enjoy the high school kids. It seems like they have a better connection with each other. In college you get guys that come from all different places. In high school you grow up with the guys you play with and I think it's a great connection. I like seeing that.
The guys can be found playing Intramural Water Polo and Volleyball this season. They will also be playing against Samford University's top Men's Flag Football team on November 12 at 11 a.m.