Aug. 9, 2013
NAME: Marcus T. Thomas
HOMETOWN: Baton Rouge, La.
MAJOR: Political Science
FAVORITE MEAL: My momma's gumbo
FAVORITE TEAM GROWING UP: Florida State Seminoles
FAVORITE PLAYER GROWING UP: Deion Sanders
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I: never lived in a county before attending USNA (think about it)
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Listen to music
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Surface Warfare
WHAT HAS SURPRISED ME THE MOST ABOUT THE ACADEMY IS: How competitive everyone is
AFTER MY SERVICE COMMITMENT I HOPE TO BE: A coach or lawyer
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANYONE IN HISTORY IT WOULD BE: My grandfather
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: Louisiana State 5A Football Champion
IF I COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ONE OF MY TEAMMATES IT WOULD BE (NAME AND WHY): Anyone on defense because I've always enjoyed it more than offense.
ON MY IPOD IS: Johnnie Taylor, Kanye West, Isley Brothers, Odd Future, Enchantment, Big KRIT, Andre 3000
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Baton Rouge, La.
MY FAVORITE MEAL IN KING HALL IS: Breakfast for dinner
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS : Nice place
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The walk from the bus to the locker room
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: LSU in Death Valley on a Saturday night, because it's the best environment in American sports and I'm from Baton Rouge.
MY FAVORITE CLASS IS (NAME AND WHY): Political Philosphy, because I enjoy thinking about thinking.
THE FIRST TIME I RAN OUT OF THE TUNNEL AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS I: was ready to play
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Hungry
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE IS 2013 IS: James Britton
THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2013 WILL BE: an A-Back
THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2013 WILL BE: Chris Ferguson
THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Michael Tuimavave
THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Yours truly
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Jake Zuzek
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Noah Copeland
THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Tanner Fleming
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Justin Haan
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Kyle Cregge