11/3/2009
Syracuse, N.Y. - Intramural football at SU saw a whole new group of champions this fall.
On Sunday, the BJ (or Broadcast Journalism) flag football team won their very first, and last, A-division championship flag football title. This was their first year as a team, but because they are attending the S.I. Newhouse School for one year as graduate students, they won’t be able to play together next fall.
The divisions are broken up into different categories: A, B, and C, with Division-A being the most competitive.
“This Might Be Our Last Chance”
Quarterback for the BJ team, Collin Sullivan, made it a point to let his teammates know it was all or nothing on game day.
“For most of us this is our last shot at glory,” started Sullivan. “I wrote an e-mail to everybody today saying listen, I don’t have many words, but this might be our last chance for a championship title at a somewhat significant sport,” he said.
Brotherhood at the Heart of the Team
Nick Carboni was a starting cornerback and offensive lineman in the game, and he wanted to win just as much as Sullivan. But to him, the friendships he made were just as important.
“When we first met we talked about getting a team together to see where we could go in the tournament,” said Carboni. “I love those guys like brothers. We definitely bonded during this season and I was happy that everyone got a chance to win,” he finished.
According to Carboni, the A-Division was dominated by fraternities in past years. But despite that track record, Carboni said the BJ team came in with their sights set on winning.
“Our quarterback Collin Sullivan is a great leader. I think we came in expecting to win,” said Carboni.
Re-Living the Glory Days
For others, like wide receiver Josh Sims who participated in sports during his undergraduate years, it was an opportunity to experience the excitement of playing the game all over again.
“[During] undergrad my last two years, we won the championship [at Villanova University]. So it was really cool to be a three time champ now, at two different schools. It was exciting,” Sims said.
After the game, the teammates, happy from the thrill of winning, walked off Skytop Field with once-in-a-lifetime memories as flag football champions.
Note: All video was shot in HD with a Kodak Z18 Pocket Camera and was meant to be a feature story oriented for the web.
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