June 13, 2012
NAME: Matthew Couch
HOMETOWN: Enola, Pa.
FAVORITE MEAL: Steak and Potatoes
FAVORITE TEAM GROWING UP: Philadelphia Eagles
FAVORITE PLAYER GROWING UP: Michael Jordan
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I: Love to Hunt and Fish
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Lounge and watch TV
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Supply Corps
WHAT HAS SURPRISED ME THE MOST ABOUT THE ACADEMY IS: How they can squeeze so much into one day.
AFTER MY SERVICE COMMITMENT I HOPE TO BE: Working in business.
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANYONE IN HISTORY IT WOULD BE: George Washington
MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "But with that being said..."
IF I COULD BE ANYONE IN HISTORY I WOULD BE (NAME AND WHY): Myself, because everyone is unique in their own way.
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A successful CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
IF I COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ONE OF MY TEAMMATES IT WOULD BE (NAME AND WHY): Kolu Pescaia to know what it is like to live in Hawaii and to have "mad flow"
IF I COULD BE COACH FOR A DAY I WOULD: Shorten practice and let the guys sleep.
WHEN MY PARENTS ARE IN TOWN I LIKE TO: Go out to eat and catch up.
ON MY IPOD IS: A lot of Iration.
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Any summer that I went to my grandparents farms in West Virginia.
MY FAVORITE MEAL IN KING HALL IS: Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: Where are all the ships?
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The electricity that flows over the stadium from the fans.
MY FAVORITE CLASS IS (NAME AND WHY): Any of my economics classes because they can be applied to anything in life.
THE FIRST TIME I RAN OUT OF THE TUNNEL AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS I: Looked up so I could see the Hornets screaming by.
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Blue Collar