VALLEY'S SUPER DAVE : LINS LEADS MONARCHS INTO TITLE SHOWDOWN AGAINST MOORPARK.Byline: Dave Desmond Daily News Staff Writer When you're the latest in a long line of all-everything quarterbacks, it's inescapable. There will be comparisons. David Lins, the latest model at Valley College's quarterback factory, has drawn more than his share of comparisons. What makes this situation unique, however, is that the names of past All-Western State Conference quarterbacks Joe Mauldin, Sean Fitzgerald, Jim Arellanes and Aaron Flowers rarely come up. Lins, a free-spirit quarterback if ever there was one, instead is matched up with some almost real characters. Coaches and teammates have likened him to Superman, Charlie Brown, Ronald McDonald and Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable. . We're not exactly talking the Four Horsemen Four Horsemen Name given by the sportswriter Grantland Rice to the backfield of the University of Notre Dame's undefeated football team of 1924: quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, halfbacks Don Miller and Jim Crowley, and fullback Elmer Layden. here. So, with the WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) South Division title at stake Saturday when the Monarchs host Moorpark (7-1), Valley is throwing its hopes on someone out of a comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. ? ``But you can't judge this book by its cover,'' said Eric Ruhle, Valley's top receiver. ``The kid can flat-out play. He's a leader. He may not look like a winner but he is, that's for sure.'' At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds with wild red hair - ``like Ronald McDonald,'' one teammate says - Lins doesn't immediately strike fear in opponents. ``He looks just like an average guy,'' coach Jim Fenwick said. ``But he's like Superman. He comes out of the phone booth, covers that red hair with a helmet, covers those skinny little legs with his uniform and goes out and proves that he can stand up to the tradition of quarterbacks here.'' It doesn't take X-ray vision In fictional stories, X-ray vision has generally been portrayed as the ability to see through layers of objects at the discretion of the holder of this superpower. People often pretend to have this ability through the use of X-ray glasses, which are a special type of "joke-around" to recognize how much the sophomore from Crespi High School has meant to the Monarchs. He has completed 130 of 198 passes for 1,707 yards and 16 touchdowns in leading the Monarchs to the brink of another WSC title. In the past four games, Lins has averaged only about 2-1/2 quarters of playing time as Valley has trounced a quartet of teams with a combined 1-25 record. He passed 163 times this season before throwing his first of only two interceptions, an impressive run, to be sure. But that's nothing compared to another ongoing streak. Teammates claim that Lins has worn the same pair of surfing shorts to school and practice every day since they first met him. ``I swear, he wears them to school, to practice and on dates,'' receiver Eric Carpenter said. ``I think he goes to church in them too. He's like Charlie Brown. He's always wearing the same thing.'' To church? Good grief "Good Grief" is the twenty-sixth episode aired of TV comedy series Arrested Development. Synopsis Michael is adjusting to his new role as vice president, and G.O.B. is starting to feel that his work as President is getting in the way of his magic career. , David Lins. ``Hey, they're pretty comfy com·fy adj. com·fi·er, com·fi·est Informal Comfortable. comfy Adjective [-fier, -fiest] Informal comfortable Adj. 1. ,'' Lins said. ``I don't want to sound like a bum, but I went to an all-boys' school. You get up 10 minutes before school and, whatever you have on when you wake up, you go to school in.'' Lins, an avid surfer, also faces waves of razzing by teammates for his complexion. ``He's kind of pale too,'' Ruhle said. ``If he surfs so much, you'd think he'd have a better tan. He's like Casper.'' Earlier in the season, Lins faced the possibility of floating right out of the Monarchs' lineup. He was benched during Valley's 32-26 upset loss to Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. after twice being sent to the sideline for not wearing his protective mouth piece. Teammates wondered aloud whether Lins was the one to lead them to a successful defense of their WSC title. ``We didn't know how he'd respond the next week,'' Fenwick said. ``We didn't know whether he would bounce back and handle the pressure.'' Lins immediately answered any questions by taking Valley into Bakersfield, arguably the state's loudest and unfriendliest stadium, and engineering a 24-14 upset of the nationally ranked Renegades. ``I was really focused for the game,'' said Lins, who called audibles about half the time against Bakersfield. ``It definitely helped my confidence a lot.'' It also helped him gain his teammates' respect. ``That was definitely the game,'' Ruhle said. ``He showed a lot of poise. Until then, a lot of people were iffy if·fy adj. if·fi·er, if·fi·est Informal Doubtful; uncertain: an iffy proposition. [From if. about his ability to lead us.'' Some still question Lins' future at the next collegiate level, namely four-year school recruiters. While teammates already are taking calls from Division I coaches, Lins' phone has yet to ring. Lins is not the proto-typical 6-3, 215-pound quarterback that every major college is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. these days. ``But somebody is going to get a very good quarterback, if they can see through those stereotypes,'' Fenwick said. Until then, Valley's superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. waits. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what else I can do about it, other than to just keep going,'' Lins said. Surely someone could use a Superman-type to call their plays. Perhaps Kent State. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos Photo: (1) Quarterback David Lins has been an unlikely hero for the Valley College football team. David Sprague/ Daily News (2,3,4,5) SEE YA IN THE FUNNY PAPERS SUPERMAN: Looks like Clark Kent This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , plays like the Man of Steel. CHARLIE BROWN: Good grief. Both seem to wear the same clothes every day. RONALD McDONALD: From the hairline hair·line n. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front. up, Valley teammates insist the resemblance is uncanny. CASPER: Who has the better tan, Lins or the friendliest ghost you know? |
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