Moe Massaquoi
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And, you know, the list continues to go on. And so being able to go to a school like Independence and largely being able to play for an individual like Tommy Knotts, our head coach, who's I think he's on 16, 17 state championships. During my run, it was 109 games in a row, seven straight. And the fact that like losing wasn't an option. It was we're going to set a goal.
We're going to go hunt it down. The fact that we're going to work together as a team, there's no individuals that are bigger than the team. The fact that, you know, how disciplined we are or how hard we work, all those things, you know, I think was the undercurrent of allowing us to really thrive.
We're going to go hunt it down. The fact that we're going to work together as a team, there's no individuals that are bigger than the team. The fact that, you know, how disciplined we are or how hard we work, all those things, you know, I think was the undercurrent of allowing us to really thrive.
We're going to go hunt it down. The fact that we're going to work together as a team, there's no individuals that are bigger than the team. The fact that, you know, how disciplined we are or how hard we work, all those things, you know, I think was the undercurrent of allowing us to really thrive.
And Friday nights were exciting because you knew going out there, you're going to put yourself in a chance to win and have a lot of fun in the process.
And Friday nights were exciting because you knew going out there, you're going to put yourself in a chance to win and have a lot of fun in the process.
And Friday nights were exciting because you knew going out there, you're going to put yourself in a chance to win and have a lot of fun in the process.
I played for Coach Rick, so there were no bags being exchanged. Everybody that you saw where that red and black came because they really bought into the culture. What Coach Rick was building really bought into the university. You've seen how the university's grown. Great experience while you're on campus, great education. Bulldog Nation, as everybody knows, is one of the best in the world.
I played for Coach Rick, so there were no bags being exchanged. Everybody that you saw where that red and black came because they really bought into the culture. What Coach Rick was building really bought into the university. You've seen how the university's grown. Great experience while you're on campus, great education. Bulldog Nation, as everybody knows, is one of the best in the world.
I played for Coach Rick, so there were no bags being exchanged. Everybody that you saw where that red and black came because they really bought into the culture. What Coach Rick was building really bought into the university. You've seen how the university's grown. Great experience while you're on campus, great education. Bulldog Nation, as everybody knows, is one of the best in the world.
You see a Georgia hat anywhere, you found a friend for life. And the combination of all those things made it a place that was just, I knew I'd be comfortable. Athens isn't that far from Charlotte, door to door, it's under three and a half hours. And so it's relatively close as you cross state lines. the ability to play early.
You see a Georgia hat anywhere, you found a friend for life. And the combination of all those things made it a place that was just, I knew I'd be comfortable. Athens isn't that far from Charlotte, door to door, it's under three and a half hours. And so it's relatively close as you cross state lines. the ability to play early.
You see a Georgia hat anywhere, you found a friend for life. And the combination of all those things made it a place that was just, I knew I'd be comfortable. Athens isn't that far from Charlotte, door to door, it's under three and a half hours. And so it's relatively close as you cross state lines. the ability to play early.
We were graduating two really amazing receivers in Reggie Brown and Fred Gibson. And so I knew there would be an opportunity to compete for a spot. And the thing that sweetened it all, I got a chance to go with my high school quarterback, best friend, a guy named Joe Cox.
We were graduating two really amazing receivers in Reggie Brown and Fred Gibson. And so I knew there would be an opportunity to compete for a spot. And the thing that sweetened it all, I got a chance to go with my high school quarterback, best friend, a guy named Joe Cox.
We were graduating two really amazing receivers in Reggie Brown and Fred Gibson. And so I knew there would be an opportunity to compete for a spot. And the thing that sweetened it all, I got a chance to go with my high school quarterback, best friend, a guy named Joe Cox.
And so we got a chance to go down there together and, you know, just increase comfort and increase the opportunity to have somebody that's going to make you familiar, have somebody you can work hard with, just do life with. And so the total package was one that worked out really well and haven't looked back since.
And so we got a chance to go down there together and, you know, just increase comfort and increase the opportunity to have somebody that's going to make you familiar, have somebody you can work hard with, just do life with. And so the total package was one that worked out really well and haven't looked back since.
And so we got a chance to go down there together and, you know, just increase comfort and increase the opportunity to have somebody that's going to make you familiar, have somebody you can work hard with, just do life with. And so the total package was one that worked out really well and haven't looked back since.
Well, you know, it's interesting because being an athlete, people look at you one dimensional. And one of the interesting things about Coach Rick is people almost know him more of just as a person than as a coach, which is saying a lot because he had tremendous success at the university. But when we leave the game or even when we're playing the game, we still have to be complete humans.