My son played at Tulane University and got his Masters while he was a four year starter. As you can tell I am extremely proud of him. I respect all college athletes because all that I know of are like having two full time jobs. I get really pissed when I am at any college game and fans ignorant of the responsibility of college athletes “get on them”.
You nailed it. I played 5 years of d2 football in college then went into play 2 years in Canada and 2 years in the AFL and they basically own you year round. We weren’t required to live on campus year round but when we were there your schedule was basically planned for you. And when you were home and you came back they would know just by looking at you and seeing you lift and move if you did anything over break and they would expose you and try to make you quit. That basically showed them you weren’t committed. We were a top 25 team so the demand was even more. I could only imagine what it was like at the top d1 level.
Yeah dude been there. Pitched at a mid major D1. It was a effin’ grind lol. The schedule you just laid out is accurate. Loved it though, and it helped me grow a ton as a person. We played Wake a few times, upset them once!
I'm gonna say it right now. That is why half the baseball players in the major leagues are from South America. You're getting the 8 hours of days of working out and practicing everyday without the other commitments. Maybe you're not getting the complete mature human being? Like an American raised player? you are getting a professional level athlete. My problem was the very beautiful and gifted college sweetheart who jugle the academics and a boyfriend much better than me. Then my other problem was auditory dyslexia. Takes me forever to read a book. And my other problem was graves disease. I literally was a 150 lb wirery athlete. But I did play junior college baseball for a few years. It was basically the same. Plus, I had to work part-time feed and house my x wife and help get her through school. Had my homeless high school buddy living in a trailer on the side of the house. He was my pitching machine. Went to school, worked, tried to do homework, was there for my x wife, and I played in men's leagues on the side. Obviously, I didn't make it. But I did learn a lot from practicing with the team for 2 years, and I helped coach for a year. Afterward, I basically played semi pro men's leagues for 20 years. But yeah, when I was young, I basically played ball 4 hours a day sometimes more. 6 hours. It is definitely a serious commitment to go the college route. I have the utmost respect for players who went that route.
My son played at Tulane University and got his Masters while he was a four year starter. As you can tell I am extremely proud of him. I respect all college athletes because all that I know of are like having two full time jobs. I get really pissed when I am at any college game and fans ignorant of the responsibility of college athletes “get on them”.
You nailed it. I played 5 years of d2 football in college then went into play 2 years in Canada and 2 years in the AFL and they basically own you year round. We weren’t required to live on campus year round but when we were there your schedule was basically planned for you. And when you were home and you came back they would know just by looking at you and seeing you lift and move if you did anything over break and they would expose you and try to make you quit. That basically showed them you weren’t committed. We were a top 25 team so the demand was even more. I could only imagine what it was like at the top d1 level.
Yeah dude been there. Pitched at a mid major D1. It was a effin’ grind lol. The schedule you just laid out is accurate. Loved it though, and it helped me grow a ton as a person. We played Wake a few times, upset them once!
I'm gonna say it right now. That is why half the baseball players in the major leagues are from South America. You're getting the 8 hours of days of working out and practicing everyday without the other commitments. Maybe you're not getting the complete mature human being? Like an American raised player? you are getting a professional level athlete. My problem was the very beautiful and gifted college sweetheart who jugle the academics and a boyfriend much better than me. Then my other problem was auditory dyslexia. Takes me forever to read a book. And my other problem was graves disease. I literally was a 150 lb wirery athlete. But I did play junior college baseball for a few years. It was basically the same. Plus, I had to work part-time feed and house my x wife and help get her through school. Had my homeless high school buddy living in a trailer on the side of the house. He was my pitching machine. Went to school, worked, tried to do homework, was there for my x wife, and I played in men's leagues on the side. Obviously, I didn't make it. But I did learn a lot from practicing with the team for 2 years, and I helped coach for a year. Afterward, I basically played semi pro men's leagues for 20 years. But yeah, when I was young, I basically played ball 4 hours a day sometimes more. 6 hours. It is definitely a serious commitment to go the college route. I have the utmost respect for players who went that route.
Just pulled into practice? Hockey practice? There's effin' snow on the ground!!
@@plumisland1070 we have indoor facilities here
two hours of homework per day is nothing
Sounds not to easy for sure
Shoulda played hockey....eh?