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BALLHAWKU said:
me too Kiri
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Kind of a spoiler here, but whatever. We were on the sidelines for the first offensive and defensive series. On the actual sidelines, we were rocking with the players before the opening kickoff. I put Carter on my shoulders so he could see what was going on. After the punt from the defensive series, our escort told us we had to get off the sidelines and up to the box. I was yelling at Duke on our way off the sideline, "Let's get it Duke." Yelled at him twice. He grabbed his helmet and went to the huddle with Yearby running behind him.

At this point they are still in the TV timeout. Finally we get into the concourse on our way to an elevator, and we hear the crowd going bonkers, Taylor (Make a Wish rep, die hard Canes fan btw) and I look for the nearest TV, enough time to see Duke streaking down the middle of the field for a score.

I tell our escort, "Dude, Duke will be looking for Carter, because he said he'd give Carter the ball if he scores!!!!!" He said he had to take us up. So we end up going up, and they started giving us flak about clearances security wise. In the middle of the "this is Carter Hucks" malarchy, our escort gets two calls, one he ignores, the second he answers. He looks at us and says that Duke is wondering where the **** Carter is, and HE wanted us back down there. So we go back down.

On the way to the sideline, I saw the ESPN guy that they had there and told him to follow me, had tell him like 4 times, he grabbed his camera.

All of the players were yelling to Carter as we were coming on to the sideline, "Duke is looking for you!" We see Duke coming ball in hand. They shared a moment that the ESPN guy was able to catch (FOX missed it I believe, and I'll post a pic later). It was epic. I told Duke what happened, and I told him thank you, and expressed how much it meant to us.

He looks me square in my eyes and said, "I told you I got you........." That was Duke's longest career rush at the University of Miami.

Got real dusty.

I'll post the full day tomorrow evening, tired as **** from this week.
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You got me with this post. Thank you for all the updates. With God all things are possible.
 
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The security staff at NoLife are the WOAT. Seriously some of the worst in the history of mankind.
 
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Sorry the security staff tried to ruin your day but glad you got the game ball.

You must be exhausted. lol But a good tired.
 
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This is probably the best thing I've ever seen on this board. Really glad you got that opportunity to make some amazing memories.
 
I think Carter was a wonderful way for the guys to take some of the focus off the disappointment in the losses. This is the best thing I have seen on any message board about the Canes. I wish you son a healthy life and really hope he has helped turn around the Canes season.
 
Kirijax said:
Sorry the security staff tried to ruin your day but glad you got the game ball.

You must be exhausted. lol But a good tired.
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Got the game ball and the ball Duke scored with. That ball has a lot to it.
 
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Was Carter invited back? Would be that much more awesome if the team made him a team mascot.

Also it seems like Carter clicked with a couple of players, especially Duke. Did any of the players promise to keep in contact with him?
 
Truly one of the bright spots this season. It's good to see that we have good kids on the team like Duke, Chick, Chad, and everybody else who had a blast with Carter.
 
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Mr. Hucks, I'll be praying for your son. You have a beautiful family and I'm very glad that your son was able to have this experience.
 
Man it feels like Im cutting some onions in a windy desert. Your son will be an all time great player at the U one day and I cant wait to watch him play. That run seemed like he was focused on Duke all during practice and did his own version of it lol. All in all, your family and Carter will definitely be in my prayers from here on out. God bless the big homie!!!!!
 
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GREATEST THREAD IN HISTORY OF THREADS!!!! LETS US ALL PRAY FOR CARTER AND SUPPORT OUR CANE BROTHE IN ANY WAY WE CAN!!!! GOD BLESS!!! THIS THREAD IS AWESOME IN SO MANY WAYS!!! PROUD TO BE A HURRICANE!!!
 
plantcity3 said:
Was Carter invited back? Would be that much more awesome if the team made him a team mascot.

Also it seems like Carter clicked with a couple of players, especially Duke. Did any of the players promise to keep in contact with him?
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He was invited back by everyone, from Donna and Blake to coaches on the staff. None of the players asked for communication actually. Being cautious because of the NCAA probably.

We'd like to come back for spring practice. He should be out of the hospital by then and able to travel if all goes well, which we fully expect.
 
DHucks...we were there...i hate we disn5 get a chanxe ti meet you guys...i will reachout to you on our next visit... would love to meet carter....tell him Shaq is jealous because Carter got the chance to put on a Hurricane uniform first....great story... all the more reason to be a Cane
 
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DHucks said:
plantcity3 said:
Was Carter invited back? Would be that much more awesome if the team made him a team mascot.

Also it seems like Carter clicked with a couple of players, especially Duke. Did any of the players promise to keep in contact with him?
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He was invited back by everyone, from Donna and Blake to coaches on the staff. None of the players asked for communication actually. Being cautious because of the NCAA probably.

We'd like to come back for spring practice. He should be out of the hospital by then and able to travel if all goes well, which we fully expect.
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Nice. This thread puts into prospective how much football really means in the grand scheme of things and has put a smile on everyone's face. I know you have to stay strong for your boy so I salute you and your wife also.
 
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