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skinfanjon
03-10-2008, 06:04 PM
So, it's 3:30 AM this morning and I go to the diner for breakfast, and this guy comes and sits down next to me. I glance over, but quickly turn my attention back to my paper. While I'm reading, I hear these guys discussing the 49ers with the guy next to me, and again, I don't really think much of it other than Im sitting next to a delusional niners fan who thinks their going to be decent next year.

So finally, it hits me like a thunderbolt and I jerk my head up...sure enough, its Vernon Davis. He asks me if I go to Maryland (I'm wearing a UM hat and hoody) and I say yes and that I enjoyed watching him play (nevermind that I went to VCU at the time). Turns out he's a really nice guy, we talk for a few minutes as we eat our breakfast at the counter and then I head out. I'm not into autographs or anything, I just wish him luck and tell him to stay healthy next year.

Anyway, I know we have some Maryland fans here, so I just thought I'd share the story. There was an Escalade in the parking lot which I'm sure was his, black with nice rims. He seemed like a really good dude, pleasant and engaging and just a genuinely nice guy. Like I said, its 3:30 AM, and the guy was by himself and just getting a bite to eat, staying out of trouble. Seemed like the Anti-Pacman, lol.
IowaSkinsFan
03-10-2008, 06:08 PM
3:30am? Jeebus. Think he was getting a head start on his training or does he need to go out at that time to avoid the attention?

Or was this a "Perkins" breakfast?

Anyone need clarification on that, just let me know.
LATrueRedskin
03-10-2008, 06:12 PM
Duke does seem to be a very nice guy. I hope he does well in the NFL and represent UMD with pride!
Brit'Skin
03-10-2008, 06:18 PM
Duke does seem to be a very nice guy. I hope he does well in the NFL and represent UMD with pride!

I only wish he went to a team with a half decent QB.
Hes great to watch but he can't do much with no one to throw him the ball.
IowaSkinsFan
03-10-2008, 06:21 PM
I'm sure he is a great guy and I hope he has a great, healthy life, but I don't want him on a team with a great or even a good QB because that's just one more team to go through in the NFC.
skinfanjon
03-10-2008, 06:30 PM
3:30am? Jeebus. Think he was getting a head start on his training or does he need to go out at that time to avoid the attention?

Or was this a "Perkins" breakfast?

Anyone need clarification on that, just let me know.

I have no idea why he was out so late/early, but he clearly wasn't drunk or anything. He eats a lot, I can tell you that much, lol.

And I'll bite- what's a Perkins breakfast?
IowaSkinsFan
03-10-2008, 06:33 PM
I have no idea why he was out so late/early, but he clearly wasn't drunk or anything. He eats a lot, I can tell you that much, lol.

And I'll bite- what's a Perkins breakfast?

LOL, no problem! Perkins is a 24 hour restaurant that has all menu items available at all times of the day. So you can get a biscuits and gravy at 11pm or a nice steak at 7am. It is very appealing place on the college circuit after the bars close down and the munchies hit you. The easy part is getting there, the hard part is deciding what to order at 3am? Breakfast or supper.
Brit'Skin
03-10-2008, 06:38 PM
LOL, no problem! Perkins is a 24 hour restaurant that has all menu items available at all times of the day. So you can get a biscuits and gravy at 11pm or a nice steak at 7am. It is very appealing place on the college circuit after the bars close down and the munchies hit you. The easy part is getting there, the hard part is deciding what to order at 3am? Breakfast or supper.

That sounds great.
WarEagle
03-10-2008, 06:38 PM
He's six-foot-three, 253 lbs. I wonder how many calories he needs each day.
skinfanjon
03-10-2008, 06:48 PM
LOL, no problem! Perkins is a 24 hour restaurant that has all menu items available at all times of the day. So you can get a biscuits and gravy at 11pm or a nice steak at 7am. It is very appealing place on the college circuit after the bars close down and the munchies hit you. The easy part is getting there, the hard part is deciding what to order at 3am? Breakfast or supper.

Man, I wish we had one of those. Just the diner and Plato's.
IowaSkinsFan
03-10-2008, 06:50 PM
He's six-foot-three, 253 lbs. I wonder how many calories he needs each day.

It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound......
WarEagle
03-10-2008, 08:21 PM
It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound......

That's just incredible. I know that athletes have a special cafeteria in most colleges. The nutritionist must have to multi-task.
Vernon Davis goes on my good guy list, and I'll root for him whenever I chance upon his games.
IowaSkinsFan
03-10-2008, 08:25 PM
A good meal plan calls for eating six meals a day to maintain a healthy weight. Football player are often carrying extra 'playing' weight for obvious reasons, so they are constantly eating and in much larger portions as their metabolism is so much higher than an average adult.
greatest2
03-10-2008, 09:10 PM
i was fortunate to watch him play at maryland. him and Shawn M. they were both beast, but Davis was something else. i remember him literally carrying 5 guys 10 yards, no exageration. he was so good.

you said diner, is that the UM diner, cause we have one. im a senior so i was jus wondering
skinfanjon
03-10-2008, 09:12 PM
i was fortunate to watch him play at maryland. him and Shawn M. they were both beast, but Davis was something else. i remember him literally carrying 5 guys 10 yards, no exageration. he was so good.

you said diner, is that the UM diner, cause we have one. im a senior so i was jus wondering

Its the one on Rt 1, towards the entrance to the Beltway. I don't know the actual name of the place, its *something* diner.
ihatedallas
03-10-2008, 09:35 PM
Well, Davis is a workout warrior...I know people who et p about 3/4 so they can work out at around 5/6 then work out again in the afternoon. I wouldnt be suprised if that big meal was to get ready for lifting.


Either way, cool story.
shally
03-10-2008, 10:57 PM
It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound......

not for me.. at 61 i can cruise by the salad bar and just take lettuce (without dressing, lol) and be up a pound.. life aint fair once you hit 40....
greatest2
03-11-2008, 12:04 AM
Its the one on Rt 1, towards the entrance to the Beltway. I don't know the actual name of the place, its *something* diner.

i know where your talking! great to hear he comes back around. all i can say is i hope i see him again before i graduate. I was lucky my freshman year, he was/is when healthy such a absolute man child. a freak of nature.

a, if you will, Sean Taylor
IowaSkinsFan
03-11-2008, 07:22 AM
not for me.. at 61 i can cruise by the salad bar and just take lettuce (without dressing, lol) and be up a pound.. life aint fair once you hit 40....

I don't think it waits that long.......
warpaint
03-11-2008, 07:32 AM
So, it's 3:30 AM this morning and I go to the diner for breakfast, and this guy comes and sits down next to me. I glance over, but quickly turn my attention back to my paper. While I'm reading, I hear these guys discussing the 49ers with the guy next to me, and again, I don't really think much of it other than Im sitting next to a delusional niners fan who thinks their going to be decent next year.

So finally, it hits me like a thunderbolt and I jerk my head up...sure enough, its Vernon Davis. He asks me if I go to Maryland (I'm wearing a UM hat and hoody) and I say yes and that I enjoyed watching him play (nevermind that I went to VCU at the time). Turns out he's a really nice guy, we talk for a few minutes as we eat our breakfast at the counter and then I head out. I'm not into autographs or anything, I just wish him luck and tell him to stay healthy next year.

Anyway, I know we have some Maryland fans here, so I just thought I'd share the story. There was an Escalade in the parking lot which I'm sure was his, black with nice rims. He seemed like a really good dude, pleasant and engaging and just a genuinely nice guy. Like I said, its 3:30 AM, and the guy was by himself and just getting a bite to eat, staying out of trouble. Seemed like the Anti-Pacman, lol.

not concerned about vernon,was wondering though if you made that 8 am class ,also who paid you or him lol
dj_stouty
03-11-2008, 08:25 AM
So what type of breakfast was he eating? You can tell a lot about a person by the breakfast they order. :)
Sweepea436
03-11-2008, 08:41 AM
So what type of breakfast was he eating? You can tell a lot about a person by the breakfast they order. :)

Agreed. You can tell which end of the candle he was burning. Eggs & oatmeal - He just getting up to lift ----- French toast, fried potatoes, bacon & sausage...... he's "tuned in" and about to wrap things up and go to bed! lol
RedskinsDave
03-11-2008, 11:03 AM
LOL, no problem! Perkins is a 24 hour restaurant that has all menu items available at all times of the day. So you can get a biscuits and gravy at 11pm or a nice steak at 7am. It is very appealing place on the college circuit after the bars close down and the munchies hit you. The easy part is getting there, the hard part is deciding what to order at 3am? Breakfast or supper.

Holy low steak standards!!! :)
skinfanjon
03-11-2008, 02:54 PM
not concerned about vernon,was wondering though if you made that 8 am class ,also who paid you or him lol

Didn't have class until 12 and we paid our own checks.

So what type of breakfast was he eating? You can tell a lot about a person by the breakfast they order. :)

The answer is "all of it".