YOU THINK YOUR KID IS READY TO PLAY NCAA FOOTBALL?

[SJR 04]

My nephew stumbled on an article about what it's like as a freshman playing D1 football. He sent me the link posted below. The comments posted below were from him telling me stories and feelings he never told me while on college.

http://www.gridironstuds.com/blog/you-thought-you-loved-football-then-they-gave-you-a-scholarship/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Like I loved football but all that other shit made it toughh. My freshmen year was the worst. Hardest year of my life lol. Every freshmen goes through it but nobody ever tells you how it's really going to be. 6 am lift meetings at 7-8:30amthen class at 9:20am til practice time then maybe a night class at 5:45 depending on the day or study hall at 7 pm. Days were long. Saturday's are the games. That's all day. Sundays you have lift at 12 then watch film til like 4 or 5. Then study hall for two hours. Freshmen year was tough lol.

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Unc, this is funny to look back at n laugh but that article I sent u right freshmen year I'll never forget. Me n pat were leaving study hall after a long day it was 9 pm. The grind was getting to me I was like fck this shit in my head. Then all of a sudden a bus passed by and Pat O'Connor just goes I wish I jumped in front of that bus ???. At the time it wasn't funny cause it was like damn I know what he feels like. Shit was tough but now looking back that was funny n reading that article

[AztecPadre]

Is this where IMG comes in handy?

[LiberalDonaldTrump]

42 minutes ago, SJR 04 said:

My nephew stumbled on an article about what it's like as a freshman playing D1 football. He sent me the link posted below. The comments posted below were from him telling me stories and feelings he never told me while on college.

http://www.gridironstuds.com/blog/you-thought-you-loved-football-then-they-gave-you-a-scholarship/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Like I loved football but all that other shit made it toughh. My freshmen year was the worst. Hardest year of my life lol. Every freshmen goes through it but nobody ever tells you how it's really going to be. 6 am lift meetings at 7-8:30amthen class at 9:20am til practice time then maybe a night class at 5:45 depending on the day or study hall at 7 pm. Days were long. Saturday's are the games. That's all day. Sundays you have lift at 12 then watch film til like 4 or 5. Then study hall for two hours. Freshmen year was tough lol.

Comment #2

Unc, this is funny to look back at n laugh but that article I sent u right freshmen year I'll never forget. Me n pat were leaving study hall after a long day it was 9 pm. The grind was getting to me I was like fck this shit in my head. Then all of a sudden a bus passed by and Pat O'Connor just goes I wish I jumped in front of that bus ???. At the time it wasn't funny cause it was like damn I know what he feels like. Shit was tough but now looking back that was funny n reading that article

Class of 2011?

[sportsnut25]

21 minutes ago, AztecPadre said:

Is this where IMG comes in handy?

That's what IMG says.

[SJR 04]

23 minutes ago, LiberalDonaldTrump said:

Class of 2011?

Yes

[SJR 04]

33 minutes ago, AztecPadre said:

Is this where IMG comes in handy?

Great point. 

[noonereal]

Nice post SJR04 but honest, I don't like the tone of the linked story.

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Upon a college football player’s arrival on campus,  they will find out a number of things,  much to their chagrin.

Sorry, this is absolutely not the case universally as it is stated. 

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for many it will be too much to handle.

this I agree with, depends on how you were prepared at home, school and in your sport

most important, it depend on your genetic make up otherwise stated, your personality

Just last week someone posted how their kid did more traveling (for games) in high school than in college. Well then that part they were prepared for. This is why OOS games are so valuable, not just for the experience of seeing other places. 

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I hear this in every sport and not just at the DI level, although it is much tougher the higher up the food chain you are. 

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For some,  what I just explained above is the path they are willing to travel to reach their goal.  For many more it’s a grind that they thought they wanted but find out this whole college football thing is not what it’s cracked up to be. 

I'd like to complete this paragraph:

For others,  the structure and support the average student is void of is welcomed and embraced. The early work outs and unwanted muscle (especially in girls sports) is part of the job. They appreciate the status, experience and it feeds their competitive nature. They are part of a private fraternity upon first step on campus. 

After graduation, they are more desirable a hire than is a "norm," as the non student athletes are refereed to. 

There is a reason student athletes have a higher graduation rate than non student athletes and why they have higher GPA's. 

Yes it's tough but it's rewards are plentiful.

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Again, I do agree, it's not for everyone. (especially when Daddy transfers you after a year because the coach is "playing favorites." I hope I never hear another parent say this as long as I live.

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and in the end, you received a totally free education. With spending money and private cafeterias. Even "snack stations," kiosks around campus, just because you play a sport. You graduate and now have friends in the NBA, MLB and NFL. 

Yeah, the kids that can't hack it have really missed out. 

But the ones that can, they are big winners. 

OK, I am done now. 

[LiberalDonaldTrump]

1 hour ago, SJR 04 said:

Yes

Lol o Connor looked like big bird from Sesame Street 

[SJR 04]

13 minutes ago, LiberalDonaldTrump said:

Lol o Connor looked like big bird from Sesame Street 

I loved Pat. He gave his all out there. I'll never forget him diving into the endzone when they knocked of Savon Huggins and the star studded SPP team. 

[LiberalDonaldTrump]

11 minutes ago, SJR 04 said:

I loved Pat. He gave his all out there. I'll never forget him diving into the endzone when they knocked of Savon Huggins and the star studded SPP team. 

Trust me I know class 2010 , Vir Fidelis 

 

 

are classes weren't filled with athletes like all they other teams but we had heart and that hill and that's all we needed

[Cat_Scratch]

1 hour ago, noonereal said:

Nice post SJR04 but honest, I don't like the tone of the linked story.

Sorry, this is absolutely not the case universally as it is stated. 

this I agree with, depends on how you were prepared at home, school and in your sport

most important, it depend on your genetic make up otherwise stated, your personality

Just last week someone posted how their kid did more traveling (for games) in high school than in college. Well then that part they were prepared for. This is why OOS games are so valuable, not just for the experience of seeing other places. 

---------------------

I hear this in every sport and not just at the DI level, although it is much tougher the higher up the food chain you are. 

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I'd like to complete this paragraph:

For others,  the structure and support the average student is void of is welcomed and embraced. The early work outs and unwanted muscle (especially in girls sports) is part of the job. They appreciate the status, experience and it feeds their competitive nature. They are part of a private fraternity upon first step on campus. 

After graduation, they are more desirable a hire than is a "norm," as the non student athletes are refereed to. 

There is a reason student athletes have a higher graduation rate than non student athletes and why they have higher GPA's. 

Yes it's tough but it's rewards are plentiful.

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Again, I do agree, it's not for everyone. (especially when Daddy transfers you after a year because the coach is "playing favorites." I hope I never hear another parent say this as long as I live.

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and in the end, you received a totally free education. With spending money and private cafeterias. Even "snack stations," kiosks around campus, just because you play a sport. You graduate and now have friends in the NBA, MLB and NFL. 

Yeah, the kids that can't hack it have really missed out. 

But the ones that can, they are big winners. 

OK, I am done now. 

I hear this in every sport and not just at the DI level, although it is much tougher the higher up the food chain you are. 

I agree, it's every sport you get a scholarship in.

and in the end, you received a totally free education. With spending money and private cafeterias. Even "snack stations," kiosks around campus, just because you play a sport. You graduate and now have friends in the NBA, MLB and NFL. 

2 Grandsons that have potential to be decent pitchers. One is already a starter as a 7th grader in Kentucky. The other has thrown 4 no hitters, but is only in the 6th grade. It is why I always tell my G-kids that grades come first. You could get hurt the first game and your athletic days are done. Always have a backup plan.

 

[SJR 04]

9 hours ago, LiberalDonaldTrump said:

Trust me I know class 2010 , Vir Fidelis 

 

 

are classes weren't filled with athletes like all they other teams but we had heart and that hill and that's all we needed

2010 class had at least 3 high major players and solid qb in have Hernandez 

[LiberalDonaldTrump]

That was 09 .. we had devin O'Connor