(S3) - PT #2 - Lucky Charms

[Perry87]

Omar Wright rushing with his favorite lucky toy

@`xdave2456`

[Sanctus]

Ronaldo's good luck charm is Irina Shayk, his former love. I added a locket with her photo and a larger picture for your pleasure.

[BoltyMcSpeedy]

Buster Mimes here on behalf of Buster Mimes' Agents and grocery to share some information regarding my client, Current Otter and the Wraiths biggest mistake, #31 Erlich Burnsman, your current league-leading touchdown scorer. It is well known my client is a huge Gecko enthusiast, believing they bring him good luck.

What I am sharing with the league is ACTUAL EVIDENCE supporting the NCAA's claim against my client #31 Erlich Burnsman in the case regarding his alleged (gecko) blood doping. I feel safe sharing this information with the league because i feel my client will benefit enough for it... plus, i'm not so sure he can read so he'll never know.

The following is a transcription from footage shot from a security camera inside an Austin area pet store which my client is accused of breaking into. The footage shows my client... accessing a large front window in order to enter the building after it had closed. He was late picking up his latest... shipment... of pets.

Burnsman- singing

"Geckos are my life. geckos are so small and great. why can't Geckos be my wife? I sneak them all on all my dates.

Geckos inside me; Please, dont get it twisted, geckos and me are like brother and sister.
Wait! let me pause incase you missed it. Geckos and me are like a party in a twister.

Stop! Drop! and Roll with the Burns-man
Singing songs, gonna get me my geckos man
You know i need that blood and need it bad
Just open em up and squeeze out all the rad

JUICE, JUICE, SQUEEZE OUT ALL THE RAD JUICE, JUICE WHERES IT AT I NEED IT BAD THAT JUICE, JUICE, EVERYONE TOGETHER NOW, JUICE, JUICE. GIVE IT TO ME, GIVE IT TO ME.

Geckos on their knees; Please, dont get it twisted, geckos and me are like brother and sister.
Wait! let me pause incase you missed it. Geckos and me are like a party in a twister.

Oh.. there yall are"

As you can see, my client takes his Lucky charms VERY SERIOUSLY. He names and numbers them all. Ive seen his graveyard. I want to make it clear that my client #31 Erlich Burnsman, your league-leading touchdown machine and most definitely not a Wraith, has NOT BEEN FOUND GUILTY of ANY wrongdoing. This is just the story of a man being judged because he is a little different... and because tests showed a little geck-geck blood in his system. NOTHING MORE

We hope this sufficiently supplies the league with the information it desired in regard to my clients good luck charms.

All hail the Otters
-Buster Mimes rep Erlich Burnsman

[7hawk77]

Every game day, Dan Miller decides to clear his mind with some yoga.

It's not something you would expect from a 360 pound beast of a defensive line, but it happens. Growing up, his dad was always trying to get him to run faster, hit harder, throw farther and just be the absolute best athlete. His mother on the other hand his mother was more in to running and yoga. After his brother had a soft tissue injury, his mom told Dan that if he does yoga, he can avoid any such injury.


Ever since then, he regularly integrates and does yoga to keep his body able to bend and not break.

On game days, he mainly does small minor yoga stretches. Anything more would take strength and he wants to be one hundred percent for the games.

On top of that his mother gave him a ying and yang coin. Ever since his brothers injury, she said he would have to be the athlete for the both of them. Before every game, he flips the coin and then grabs it out of the air before it lands. Then he stuffs it in his locker without checking which side it landed on. He does this to remind himself that fate doesn't matter and to make his own chances.

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(Also this was a phone post so I apologize for the spelling etc..)

[adam2552]

Ever since his sponsorship by Land O' Lakes, Paul DiMirio's pregame ritual is to lather his hands up with his "lucky" Land O' Lakes butter. Despite coaches' best efforts to get him to stop, Paul insists that the slippery buttery texture helps with his dry hands.

@124715

[Bayley]

Well, the earth is flat, so Benson Bayley likes to take a globe before each one of his games and break it right in half before trying to flatten it out. Some teammates have wanted him to just get a map, but that is too mainstream according to Bayley. But, he really starts with that and then watches one of the old ECW PPVs. He is a big wrestling fan. So, after his workout, his cutting of the globe, and the PPV, he heads to the breakfast room. He needs a Chick-Fil-A sandwich with some Chick-Fil-A sauce on it. After that, it is time for film. He sits and studies everything about the receivers. He studies their social media profile, their college days, the tape from last week, he hopes to have something to exploit as well as something to chirp about. This is a gamely ritual that will take him to being the best CB in the league. He started in Game 1 doing fantastic so why change? Rituals and superstitions are something that people may not believe in, but also do not want to change. You do not want to change what is working, so no one is willing to risk it.

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[picklerick#33;#33;]

Throughout his career Rick Sanchez has had the same pre-game routine. He goes to Burger King and orders a large Lucky Charms Shake. He then takes it home and adds to scoops of protein powder, half a lemon, and 3 shots of rebel yell bourbon. If he is feeling particularly crappy that day he’ll throw in 2 advil. He blends all of this together and proceeds to drink it while watching Major League 2. After he finishes his drink he proceeds to eat 2 broiled chicken breasts and a cup of broccoli all while listening to the gettysburg address on repeat.

When asked why this is his routine, Sanchez stated “I love Lucky Charms and the bourbon helps to take the edge off.” In 7 years Sanchez has never missed his routine once. The one time it got close Texas was playing San Diego State and there wasn’t a Burger King in driving vancitiy. So one of the trainers went to a local grocery store and bought the lucky charms and vanilla ice cream and made the shake for Rick. His results for that game was 5 tackles, 1 sack and 2 forced fumbles. So it looks like this routine is sticking around for the time being.

[ItsJustBarry]

For Trey Willie, every game day starts the same way. I wake up whenever I am well rested because I never set an alarm since sleep is important. I casually stroll downstairs and sit down for some breakfast. I eat a giant bowl of Count Chocula cereal that I have to special order since General Mills stopped selling it to the masses. After breakfast, I head to the stadium to get ready. Here is where I meet up with teammates to run through a few of our pregame drills. After a quick warm up, I retire to the locker room where I put on my head phones and just zone out for what seems hours to clear my head. I have plenty time for this since we always play the late games each week. About 90 minutes before game time, I have the same lunch prepared for me. Since I am trying to get some protein, I always order the milk steak boiled over hard and side of the finest jelly beans, raw. I finish this meal just in time for coach Hendrix pregame speech before we storm the field. Even during road games, I have a chef that travels with me to ensure I always have my meals exactly as I like them.

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[Roshambo]

Dominic Verns is a creature of habit. Since his Pop Warner days, the pre-game routine is the same, with only a few additions over the years. It is less based on superstition and more on preparation and peace of mind. He eats the same meal the night before a game, lemon pepper chicken with lightly buttered noodles, and drinks a gallon of water - always a new jug bought that day. He wakes up at 6am the morning of a game and gets a light workout in with mostly plyometrics and stretching. So far these things are fairly typical, but this is the end of that, during the early hours of the game day Verns’ meticulous prep begins. Dom is always the first to the stadium, in fact if it is a home game he does his morning workout in the Otter’s weight room. There is an understanding/deal with the equipment manager to have his uniform laid out the night before, rather than during pre-game prep, so that he may arrange it in his special way. Socks laid over each cleat, pants hung behind jersey, helmet shined and placed in front on the bench. Dom inspects and then leaves to check off the most random of his game day ticks… a dip in the Pacific if at home, the nearest pool if on the road. He has gone on record to say it’s a symbolic gesture for no one other than himself, washing away everything - nothing matters but what you do on the field this day or night. The past is the past, today is today.

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[manicmav36]

Owen Taylor doesn’t believe in luck. Everything he has in life is because he worked hard and he earned it. It wasn’t some omnipotent being or strange cosmic force that gave him these things, it was his sheer power of will. That being said, there is one item that he always keeps on him to remind him of the hard work required to get him to where he is today. His grandfather’s dog tags.

Taylor’s grandfather was a lieutenant in the 68th Infantry Division during World War 2 and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was initially brought to a prisoner of war camp but when it was discovered he was Jewish, he and some of his fellow soldiers were transferred to the Buchenwald concentration camp. Although he never like to talk about it much, Taylor’s grandfather told him about eating nothing but bread and soup made rats they caught, long days spent digging ditches and pits for the other prisoners that didn’t make it, and the nights spent huddled together to both keep each other warm and fend off the rats. His dog tags were taken from him when he arrived at the camp but, when the camp was liberated on April 14th, 1945, they were returned to him. Although they did not bring back happy memories, they reminded him that things can always be worse and to keep working to make things better. When his grandfather passed in 2014, he left those tags to Owen Taylor and they haven’t left his side since. A grim reminder of what the world can be like.