Today is the Day

[Hurley]

Gather round! No retreat, no surrender; that is Shocker law. And by Shocker law we will stand and fight. A new age has begun. An age of Marshall Law! Today we celebrate. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Shocker fans. And while you're at it, shower those roses upon the heads of this special team, this wonderful group of coaches, this historic group of Seniors. Savor each second of this glorious day. Get there early. Leave late. Let the sights and sounds soak into your soul, for we deserve this. Today we celebrate with 10,506 of our yellow and black clad brothers and sisters.

Prepare for glory, friends! And give thanks to Marshall and his determined warriors! TO VICTORY!

[WuShock Reaper]

Good morning Shockerland!

Time for a little pre-pre-pre easy listening music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrJd...eature=related

Go Shockers!!!!

[Uncle Rico]

Yes!!!! To VICTORY!!!

[Kung Wu]

If our team is as pumped as we are this is gonna be a 30 point rout no matter how deep the bench goes. Vautravers gets his share today!

[WuDrWu]

Imho, today is about more than today. As we cheer our guys today, and they provide us with those wonderful moments of glory, celebrate the accomplishment and reward the achievement with your thunder, but do not forget to pay homage to those that paved the way for this team to be successful.

Remember the sacrifices made by players, coaches and administrators that helped to make today possible.


To that end, let me say thank you and congratulations to a few people that I want to recognize today.


Thank you to Jim Schaus for having the guts and foresight to hire Gregg Marshall.

Thank you to Marty Gross for helping to develop the big men and for your tireless efforts behind the scenes for 4 seasons.

Thank you to past players and coaches for laying the groundwork, whether in success or defeat, to get to this point. Rome was not built in a day. Guys like Jason Perez who gave everything he had to this program and will be there today are as big a part of WSU as anyone.

Thank you to last year's seniors J.T. Durley, Aaron Ellis, Gabe Blair and Derek Brown for bringing the team together and showing everyone what it takes to be champions.

And finally, thank you to Graham Hatch for showing all of us what heart and determination can do and what leadership can accomplish. Without you, this team never gets there.

Today is just as much about these guys as it is about today's team. Remember these people, and if you happen to see any of them here today, don't hesitate to thank them in person and congratulate them. It's their day of celebration just as much as it is anyone else's.

Have fun today folks....days like this don't come along that often. Live the moment.


GO SHOCKS!!!!!!!

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

@WuDrWu:, you forgot Ramon. He brought the swag back to this program and helped establish the attitude that now flows from the Roundhouse.

[1972Shocker]

WSU will honor the seniors at 12:19 today, approximately 20 minutes before tip-off.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/24/222...#storylink=cpy

[GarH]

Great post DrWu.

[shoxlax]

@WuDrWu:, you forgot Ramon. He brought the swag back to this program and helped establish the attitude that now flows from the Roundhouse.

Especially when other recruits were bailing right and left.

[60Shock]

Imho, today is about more than today. As we cheer our guys today, and they provide us with those wonderful moments of glory, celebrate the accomplishment and reward the achievement with your thunder, but do not forget to pay homage to those that paved the way for this team to be successful.

Remember the sacrifices made by players, coaches and administrators that helped to make today possible.

To that end, let me say thank you and congratulations to a few people that I want to recognize today.


Thank you to Jim Schaus for having the guts and foresight to hire Gregg Marshall.

Thank you to Marty Gross for helping to develop the big men and for your tireless efforts behind the scenes for 4 seasons.

Thank you to past players and coaches for laying the groundwork, whether in success or defeat, to get to this point. Rome was not built in a day. Guys like Jason Perez who gave everything he had to this program and will be there today are as big a part of WSU as anyone.

Thank you to last year's seniors J.T. Durley, Aaron Ellis, Gabe Blair and Derek Brown for bringing the team together and showing everyone what it takes to be champions.

And finally, thank you to Graham Hatch for showing all of us what heart and determination can do and what leadership can accomplish. Without you, this team never gets there.

Today is just as much about these guys as it is about today's team. Remember these people, and if you happen to see any of them here today, don't hesitate to thank them in person and congratulate them. It's their day of celebration just as much as it is anyone else's.

Have fun today folks....days like this don't come along that often. Live the moment.


GO SHOCKS!!!!!!!

Very well said, Doc.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

I cant stop tearing up. Im so proud of our guys. I always get this way on Senior Day but this so much different.

Thank you!

[GarH]

I envy those who can be at the game. Great times.

[SpanglerFan316]

Gather round! No retreat, no surrender; that is Shocker law. And by Shocker law we will stand and fight. A new age has begun. An age of Marshall Law! Today we celebrate. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Shocker fans. And while you're at it, shower those roses upon the heads of this special team, this wonderful group of coaches, this historic group of Seniors. Savor each second of this glorious day. Get there early. Leave late. Let the sights and sounds soak into your soul, for we deserve this. Today we celebrate with 10,506 of our yellow and black clad brothers and sisters.

Prepare for glory, friends! And give thanks to Marshall and his determined warriors! TO VICTORY!

Sports fans are so silly. (But I love your enthusiasm!!)

[shocker3]

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Not everybody in Wichita got the memo that Today is the Shocker's day.

After attending the basketball and the baseball doubleheader today, I took my mom out to dinner. Unfortunatley we walk into THE EL MEXICO CAFE on South Seneca and they have a sign as you walk in that says "Congratulations Jayhawks". I am not sure what the Jayhawks did today to deserve congratulations, I guess they must have beaten Missouri today (I knew they were playing sometime this weekend). But I thought today was the Shockers day.

I was offended by the sign, so when the gal came over to seat us I told her we changed our minds. She said "oh were not that busy". I told her that wasn't why we were leaving. I said we were leaving because I was offended by their sign.

Now if the sign had said "Congratulations Shockers and Jayhawks", I could have accepted that. But no acknowledgment of the local team is something I can't accept.

I do not intend to ever eat at EL MEXICO CAFE again. It won't be easy, we go there at least once a week. Hopefully they will notice we aren't going there anymore and get the message.

[shox1989]

That stinks.

At least Channel 12 tonight (the top rated news channel) on their 10 pm sports led with the Shockers and gave us a lot of love. They also gave quite a bit of coverage to the Shockers two baseball wins tonight.