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Old 04-29-2019, 01:25 PM   #23
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Re: Number Seven Belongs To Thiesman

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Originally Posted by Schneed10 View Post
Love him, I pretended to be him as a kid in the backyard for years. But I'll remember him just as fondly whether Haskins wears #7 or whether he wears something else.

I remember Theismann for Theismann, not for the number he wore. I remember what he did more than anything, won us our first SB. That's not going to change if someone wears his number.

That's why I just don't get the number fuss.
Agreed. And it would be easy to identify other numbers that could be considered off limits -- Monk (81) and D. Green (28) immediately spring to mind for me. If Haskins wears #7, it won't change those memories of my childhood rooting for those teams one bit. I like the fact that his initial reaction was to say he'd need to talk to Mr. Theismann. I like that a lot and the respect it shows for the team's past.
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