Front Porch FootballFaces of the South: Will Armstrong
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Name: Will Armstrong
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
College Team(s): Wofford mainly, grew up a UVA fan, now sort of a Dawg fan (bandwagon)
Occupation: Accountant, Transaction Services, Grant Thornton
Q: How long have you been a fan of Wofford?
A: Freshman year, we used to have to go sit front row at all the football games as pledges. It was a great time, was more a fan of the scene than the actual football unfortunately. But now Wofford basketball is the new hot man on the streets. Shout of Justin Gordon and Fletch.
Q: Who is your favorite player of all time?
A:Has to be Roo Daniels, he is a legend. But freshman year we had Eric Breitenstein, he was a mule. We powered the triple option down South Carolina’s throat freshman year with Eric. It was tied 7-7 going into the fourth quarter, so a win in my book.
Q: Favorite tailgate food?
A: Chick-Fil-A nuggets or pigs in a blanket. Or the ritual.
Q: What team do you hate the most?
A: South Carolina and Virginia Tech. Wofford is full of these garbage bandwagon USC fans, shout out Will Bivens and Fitz Ellerbe.
Q: Where is the coolest place you’ve been to?
A: Sports wise it has to be Nashville for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which were also the week before the CMT fest. It was the most insane fan experience ever. Drunk rednecks + the passion of a EPL soccer game + hard hitting hockey = a Pred’s game. Non sports I would say the Namib Desert, in Nambia. Google search it. Or Yosemite National Park.
Q: Favorite Gameday tradition?
A: Licking the skittles and then drawing a little stamp mark on your hand to sneak into the Veranda lot. Or every fan in Anfield singing You’ll Never Walk Alone at the end of Liverpool games. Or screaming Keep pounding during Panthers game. But this is a SEC blog, so I’ll also give you calling the Dawgs. Hair standing up on your arm type experiences.
Q: Who was the most influential in turning you into a Wofford/UVA fan?
A: Wofford I would have to say maybe Seth Knight, he was insistent that we attend every game and cheer and bark loudly. For UVA it was my dad and grandparents. My dad played football there and my grandparents are big fans, so we went to a lot of games growing up. My girlfriend and best friend, who both went to UGA, have made me Dawg fans. It’s hard not to like the Dawgs when you spend a few game days in Athens.
Q: Would you rather go undefeated and lose to your rival or not win a single game other than your rival?
A: Hard question, probably go undefeated and lose to our rival. I mean the Panthers run in 15/16 was so much fun even though we lost to the Falcons.
Q: Describe your perfect Saturday.
A: Wake up around 9:30, throw the robe on, make a BIG pot of coffee and some eggs. Watch EPL (Liverpool) on one screen, and College gameday on the other. Around 1:30 move the TV out to the back porch, walk to publix, get some booze and brats, hang in the backyard and have people over to watch some football. Go out after to the park or beltline and hang outside or shoot the hooch, get a big dinner outside and some drinks with friends. Come back and make fun of my roommate for the late night west coast games he is betting on to break even for the day.
Q: What Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor best describes you?
Reference: https://www.benjerry.com/flavors/ice-cream-pints
A: Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz, because nothing is better than a little coffee buzz. I love it. Shout out Tyler Cooney, sup?
Q: Do you like your teams color scheme? If not, what would you change?
A: I like the gold and black, but our little terrier logo is pretty soft, need a more aggressive looking dog. Aggressive like when we beat UNC, to win the National Championship in basketball. Shout out, David Belk.
Q: Dinner with any celebrity – who you got?
A: Great question, Bradley Cooper is the man, so is Jimmy Chin, but I would say Yvon Chouinard, google him, I feel like he would have some great stories.
Q: Which one of the original Wiggles best describes you? Greg (yellow), Murray (red), Anthony (blue), or Jeff (purple).
A: I have no memory of who the Wiggles are, so I would say Otto from Rocket Power. Also, while I have your attention, reader, stop buying plastic water bottles, buy a Nalgene, saves you money and the environment.
