blue angels wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:18 am
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PALax11 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:56 pm
Very difficult for any athlete but more common than it has been in recent memory. Navy's Xavier Airline came back to lacrosse last year and believe he intends to do so again.
Arline may have been on the team and played a little, but he had minimal impact for Navy. I looked it up and he had 8 points in 6 games. No idea if he was injured, and didn't play more, or something else. just being on the team is one thing. being a key player is another.
Arline was hampered by a lingering hamstring injury. He was still impactful when he played, even without fallball.
If he survives this FB season in good health, I expect 2 more good lax seasons for him.
QB of Navy's triple option offense is one of the most hazardous assignments in the Naval Service.
I'm glad he's the backup QB. They played him at running back (not slotback but lined up in the fullback spot) a couple plays last wk.
They're still trying to find a way to get the ball to him in open space.
Therein lies the question, and you raised it..... "If he survives the football season in good health." Lacrosse isn't low contact baseball...... He must be a special athlete to even make both team. Then, he must be very fortunate to be healthy enough to make an impact. Hat's off to him for trying and hope he succeeds.
Knew this guy, Giulian Gary, a bit (section 4 football rivals and worked out with him as well as a former lacrosse member at MD who was his Hs QB named Nate Watkins, and others who were at a certain level in offseasons) and always stuck with me though I realize healthcare and tech makes two sports easier now than in the early 2000s. So it’s kind of my point of reference on football/lacrosse. Many folks around her remember seeing Jim Brown at cuse when they were middle aged but that’s pretty anachronistic as a reference recognizing this one is getting stale but conversely that the money in football is so much greater now that the pressure to not play a second sport has to be far elevated these days.
It is a fact I know from his mouth that he had a spot on the lacrosse team if he could’ve pulled it off.
Also note the B Sun wasn’t an editorial beacon of excellence 20+ years ago when you hear certain folks whine about it “now”…ithica
Terps' Gary fills big role from small-town roots
Oct 06, 2000 at 12:00 am
COLLEGE PARK — COLLEGE PARK - Guilian Gary recalled the overwhelming feeling of homesickness that gripped him soon after he had begun his freshman year at the University of Maryland.
Coming from the small, upstate New York town of Horseheads, located a long pass from Ithica, the Terps' junior wide receiver did not exactly settle in smoothly with a campus population that dwarfs that of his hometown.
"I'm a homebody. You could fit (the population of) Horseheads in here nine, 10, 11, 12 times," Gary said. "Within the first week (after moving to College Park), I was ready to go home. On the first day, I was ready to go home."
Two years later, Gary has adjusted nicely to the big-college environment. And he has found another home in Maryland's offense.
While the Terps (2-2) have struggled to open holes consistently for running back LaMont Jordan and have gone through additional ups and downs at the quarterback position, Gary has emerged as the anchor of a young receiving corps.
Gary, 6 feet, 177 pounds, has caught the team's lone two touchdown passes while leading the Terps in receptions (18) and receiving yardage (266). And in the eyes of Maryland coach Ron Vanderlinden, the raw talent that made Gary too impressive to redshirt as a freshman is beginning to blossom.
"What I've seen this year from Guilian is a continuing ability to make plays, but he's handling it with a lot more poise. He's learning to become a player who expects to make big plays all of the time," Vanderlinden said. "He was young and excitable last year. Part of leadership evolves from the way you carry yourself. This year, he's a lot more serious and mature."
Gary cut his Division I teeth in relative anonymity as a punt returner. Although he played in nine games as a freshman, he did not catch a pass that year. But between the game experience and hearing the encouragement of coaches and seniors who took note of his crisp route-running, smooth hands and quick feet in practice, Gary sensed early on he belonged.
He took the next step as a sophomore, playing in all 11 games and starting three in 1999. He was the leading punt returner and receiver on the 5-6 team that barely missed a trip to the Aloha Bowl.
Four starts into the 2000 season, Gary already has surpassed his receiving yardage total of last season, and he is only six receptions shy of last season's 24."
"[Gary]" dedicates himself to being the best in practice, and it shows in games," center Melvin Fowler Jr. said. "He gets a lot of positive yards after the catch. He's a great addition to our offense."
Initially, Gary dreamed of joining Maryland's men's lacrosse team. A high school All-American in the sport, he ran with Maryland's midfield second unit for several weeks. But just before the Terps' first scrimmage, Vanderlinden pulled the plug on that extracurricular activity, since conditioning drills had trimmed Gary's weight by 15 pounds.
A converted running back who passed on Syracuse, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech in choosing Maryland, Gary said he would be playing lacrosse if not for football. Growing up in Horseheads, the idea was to play as often as possible.
"I was always playing three sports, and you play in as many summer leagues as you can. You try to stay entertained," Gary said. "(Horseheads) really is as boring as it sounds."
Gary wants a shot at professional football, and he sees a future in teaching and coaching. His father, Gregory, runs the financial aid department at Cornell, in Ithica. His mother, Brenda, is a manager of an outsourcing company in Richmond, Va.
And their son, no longer the homesick homebody, is determined to carve a niche in Maryland's program and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
"Guilian listens and learns. He accepts coaching, and he's evolving as a person and as a player. I attribute a lot of that to his character," Vanderlinden said. "I hope he'll emerge into one of the league's better receivers. He's shown us that he is capable of that."
