Two things about this time of year:
1 thing is rad.
1 thing is lame.
Rad - summer high school football is starting
Lame - the club coach leeches touring colleges with kids that came out the WOMB as D1 kids, parading them around camps to make the 5'10 210 pounder think they have a legitimate shot if they just keep paying for those private lessons!!!!!
Arkansas QB Matt Jones (6-6 1/4, 242) was a freak to run 4.37, vert 39.5”, & convert to WR
Arguably the best 2005 NFL Draft athlete (21st overall - Jaguars)
🐖Two 7OT wins (Eli’s Ole Miss & UK)
🐖Won SEC West in 2002
🐖2500+ NCAA rushing yds
🐖NFL career 13 YPC
@johnvarlas He would be appointment listening every day. Either he would be extremely loved or assionated depending on which side of the issue you were on
@johnvarlas@rmcoleman14 I can think of two immediately number one what if the grizzlies do not make the Otis Thorpe trade and get to keep their pic in the LeBron Carmelo d Wade draft.
Number two what if wildfire tummy rich had not been hiding under the ring
A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
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The more Lane Kiffin talks, the better Jon Sumrall looks. Did the Gators dodge a bullet when Kiffin chose LSU? Here's my column: https://t.co/OJCppSJLn8
Kenny Smith says the Lakers HAVEN’T taken LeBron for granted 👀
“In college I played with Michael Jordan. In the NBA with Hakeem. Never in their tenure did I hear the word ‘my team’ or ‘taken for granted.’ The things they worried about, were not cookies. Or seats on the plane or seats in the stands. Did the Lakers take him for granted? I would say no. When he wanted AD to be there, they went out and figured out a way to get him. When they needed to make a trade for Luka, they did it. When they needed to draft your son, they did It!”
When does Vrabel get fired?
I'll answer: once your value to the organization becomes LESS than the costs and the risks, you GONE!
In other words, put everything on a scale.
Do his moral decisions outweigh his coaching ability and potential?