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Issue date: 7/9/09 Section: Sports
"I have to stay on him because up until the other day he still owed us some rent payments for himself," said Georgia fullback Fred Munzenmaier, one of Stafford's former roommates, laughing. "I definitely had to stay on him about that."
Munzenmaier's father owns the house that Stafford used to live in, and that Munzenmaier, fellow fullback Shaun Chapas and wide receiver Kris Durham still reside at.
As far as a new roommate for the fall goes, they've already found one - baseball player David Thoms.
"I think Fred knows him better than anybody," Chapas said. "We've hung out a couple times, and he's hilarious. He's a fun guy."
He went on to add this, stating the obvious: "He's got some big shoes to fill."
Tailback Carlton Thomas said last week that Chapas and Munzenmaier, both redshirt juniors, have been leading all the running backs, a young and inexperienced bunch, in meetings and drills this summer.
They say it was just something that needed to be done.
"The simplest way to put it is we're the oldest guys in the meeting room now, so we know the routine, so we just let those guys come to us, and if they need anything we let them know," Munzenmaier said. "I work out in the early group and Chapas works out in the later group, so we just lead our younger guys and make sure they know what they're supposed to do."
That said, though, the young stable seems to be plenty motivated by itself.
"They're definitely dedicated," Munzenmaier said. "If you ask them to stay out there after we're doing working out, they don't complain about it, they get out there and do it."
While it was pretty easy to find a roommate to replace Stafford (after finally getting his rent), both fullbacks balked at predicting which tailback they would be predominantly blocking for come fall.
"I have no idea," Chapas said. "But whoever it is they're going to deserve it."
Munzenmaier's father owns the house that Stafford used to live in, and that Munzenmaier, fellow fullback Shaun Chapas and wide receiver Kris Durham still reside at.
As far as a new roommate for the fall goes, they've already found one - baseball player David Thoms.
"I think Fred knows him better than anybody," Chapas said. "We've hung out a couple times, and he's hilarious. He's a fun guy."
He went on to add this, stating the obvious: "He's got some big shoes to fill."
Tailback Carlton Thomas said last week that Chapas and Munzenmaier, both redshirt juniors, have been leading all the running backs, a young and inexperienced bunch, in meetings and drills this summer.
They say it was just something that needed to be done.
"The simplest way to put it is we're the oldest guys in the meeting room now, so we know the routine, so we just let those guys come to us, and if they need anything we let them know," Munzenmaier said. "I work out in the early group and Chapas works out in the later group, so we just lead our younger guys and make sure they know what they're supposed to do."
That said, though, the young stable seems to be plenty motivated by itself.
"They're definitely dedicated," Munzenmaier said. "If you ask them to stay out there after we're doing working out, they don't complain about it, they get out there and do it."
While it was pretty easy to find a roommate to replace Stafford (after finally getting his rent), both fullbacks balked at predicting which tailback they would be predominantly blocking for come fall.
"I have no idea," Chapas said. "But whoever it is they're going to deserve it."
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