Introducing the new weekly segment on Ticats.ca, the #Ticats Weekly Tweetcap. The Tweetcap will bring you the top five tweets from Ticats players each week, while also giving fans an opportunity to get in on the action with the fan tweet of the week. Finally, the weekly post will give a snapshot of what the @Ticats official Twitter account has been up to over the course of the last week.
Use #Ticats in your tweets this week for a chance to be recognized as the fan tweet of the week in next week’s edition of the Ticats Tweetcap.
Player Tweets of the Week
I got to stand up watching this game #BeatBama
— Ted Laurent (@tedlaurent) September 20, 2015
After the Ticats game on Saturday night, Ted Laurent was watching his alma mater Ole Miss upset the Alabama Crimson Tide. Laurent’s former squad beat Alabama for the second straight year, becoming only the second team ever to beat a top-3 Crimson Tide team in consecutive seasons.
pic.twitter.com/OoG5iVWvbx — Zach Collaros (@ZCollaros7) September 21, 2015
Following a two-day wait to hear the status on Zach Collaros’ knee, the Ticats quarterback broke the silence and delivered the news on Twitter with an emotional message to the fans.
I love #4 so I’m going to put on the rest of the season just for my boy ….
— Simoni Lawrence (@Simoni_Lawrence) September 21, 2015
No time to feel sorry for ourselves because no one else will! I believe in Jeff and Jacory! I know they’ll exceed expectations! #OneMission — Bryan Hall (@BryanHall95) September 21, 2015
After Collaros announced that his injury was season-ending, a couple of his defensive teammates responded with some heartfelt tweets. Both Lawrence and Hall were clearly upset about the injury, but neither is ready to let it get them down moving forward. The love was returned by Collaros on Tuesday at his media availability, when the quarterback told media that he’d be staying in Hamilton during the rehabilitation of his knee.
“I just want to be here. I’ve been playing team sports since I can remember, and you don’t get that feeling when you’re sitting at home. I love being around these guys, I’d miss Simoni and B-Hall, Andy and Bakari, I couldn’t go home and just sit around.” – Collaros
Felt great to go back to my old high school @fhcitrojans and help with practice. The coaches and volunteers there are top notch people.
— Mike Daly (@DalyNews8) September 22, 2015
Mike Daly, along with a number of other Ticats players, are participating in the team’s high school mentorship program this year, coaching high school teams in the Hamilton area. Daly had the rare opportunity to return to his former high school in Kitchener to mentor the students there. Each player will be going to two of their teams’ practices and one game to mentor students both on and off the field.
Me and my boy @tedlaurent going for a yoga class tonight !!! Very excited to practice with @mokshahamilton !!!
— Simoni Lawrence (@Simoni_Lawrence) September 22, 2015
Simoni Lawrence and Ted Laurent doing yoga together, what more needs to be said? If Big Ted is getting after it at yoga, what’s your excuse for not going?
Fan Tweet of the Week
No need to cancel the parade yet. Still a great, complete team. #oskeeweewee#Ticats — Dariusz Grabka (@dariusz) September 20, 2015
@Ticats Tweet of the Week
“I don’t doubt that I’ll be back before July.”- @ZCollaros7 pic.twitter.com/w9NKzV71yA
— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) September 22, 2015
