| Lehigh QB Nick Shafnisky (Morning Call) |
Well, he didn't exactly say it like that. But he did talk about proving the haters wrong.
"I love having people either be there for me or count me out," he said. "Personally, I love it all. I love haters. I was just saying to my dad - the more people are talking bad about you, the more people you have to prove wrong. I love proving people wrong, and making my coaches from high school proud."
Now finally healthy, Shafnisky finally has the chance to prove a lot of people wrong - those that doubted his ability to recover from a Rivalry game he'd rather forget, those that thought he might not get over the injury that severely limited him last season, those that picked Lehigh to finish fifth, sixth, or even seventh in the Patriot League.
Despite an infections optimism that carried all the way through the preseason, you could see the chip forming on Shafnisky's shoulder that day, as well as junior LB Colton Caslow's.
How Shaf and Caslow perform with that chip on their shoulder is going to play a big part in the 2015 season.
"We want to show that the 3-8 team you guys saw last year is not what Lehigh's about, and it's not what Lehigh football is about," Shaf said. "When they announced that we were picked fifth, Colton and I just looked at each other, and said, 'We'll see.' Everyone has a different chip on their shoulder to prove everyone wrong."
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