A Champion's Mentality - Facyson

While some lament the loss of Manning this weekend (which indeed sucks), I prefer to focus on the positive. Take a look at a few quotes from a Brandon Facyson Q&A from earlier this year.

When asked about his goals for this year...

I definitely want to start. I'm not looking to redshirt. If not starting, I wanna be a nickelback or something like that, but I definitely want some playing time. As a freshman, I wanna be all-conference and first-team and any other accolades I can get. I'm shooting for the highest, so I'm not looking to settle anywhere. I've just gotta stay hungry and grind every day.

When asked who he is looking forward to playing against...

We don't play Clemson of Florida State this year, but I really wanna face Amari Cooper at Alabama. We're close to the Georgia Dome, so that'll be a chance for all my friends and family to go and see what it's like. I'm looking to put on for Newnan, so definitely looking to good things in the Georgia Dome and continuing on this season.

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1461583

I remember reading this back in January and thinking chances are that this kid is in for a rude awakening. Then, he is the best newcomer on D at spring camp. Now, he is looking like a legit playmaker in fall practice and will likely be on the field a lot this year, including the game vs. Bama.

His comments point to a champion's mentality and that is exactly what we need more of. We need guys that have the attitude and the ability to be ELITE. I am just singling him out here because he is a new face. The same could be said of Exum, Gayle, etc. Guys that exemplify the Shane Beamer comment that "We are not going to back down from anybody." Amari Cooper? Check. Sammy Watkins? We have an island for you son. AJ? Meet #99 .

Facyson has got to play a real game before we should start turning the Kool-Aid bottoms-up, but it is quite nice to see him looking the part so far.