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Oct 11, 2024
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shoganai
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I've anecdotally noted that a surprising number of former high-level players in
both the pro and college ranks don't have any interest in following the sport as a fan or spectator.
I think for a lot of them it's a combination of burnout and knowing too much about how the sausage is made.
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I work with some former BYU football players
Future_Tacos
6:22pm
Not too uncommon.
mulletino
6:22pm
Being a fan is just not their angle.
Plantagenet
7:08pm
Who hurt him?
WaffleCheese
6:29pm
He don’t like you
Peterbilt
6:31pm
I've anecdotally noted that a surprising number of former high-level players in
shoganai
6:42pm
Jim McMahon barely follows football.
Jeffacka
6:44pm
Yes, this...
U.E. McGill
6:59pm
Yup. I know a guy who played RB in college. He has/had no interest in watching
Powerbait DPM
10:41pm
Worked with two former notable BYU players everyone on here would know. One
Chefcurry
6:51pm
One got PT and the other didn’t???
eyebleedblu
9:35pm
Or maybe he just doesn’t care about it anymore and doesn’t want to talk about
Polecat
10:20pm
My daughter was a great figure skater. Won every competition she was in from
MormonThug
6:57pm
Um, yeah. That's like figure skating
futbolmaven
7:01pm
analogies are hard aren’t they
MormonThug
7:24pm
Let's break it down: Football fun. Figure skating...bad analogy on this board
futbolmaven
8:34pm
RE: I work with some former BYU football players
Blewis15
7:18pm
I have an friend who had a 12 year career MLB playing for the Pirates, Orioles,
srn7668
7:34pm
I’d switch careers with him in an instant.
zerome4sooners
8:13pm
I would be miserable. Dedicating so much of your life to something that ultimately doesn’t matter. That would suck.
cheezedawg
9:25pm
Yeah, who in their right mind would want to be a pro baseball player?
zerome4sooners
9:44pm
I’m already doing that with my crappy job
Peterbilt
9:46pm
You just described employment.
fredgarvin
10:01pm
When I do my job well, I make a billionaire even richer and contribute to
OverratedHumor
10:01pm
Well he did play for the pirates, orioles, an Rangers....
CAPX
10:15pm
^^^ This ^^^ High level athletes are competitors at heart. Regardless of what they accomplished, it’s rare with former
Zach Morris
10:26pm
And others would give anything to play and were not good enough double edgesword
barebones
11:12pm
I was friends with a former D1 player. He said he couldn’t watch football casually because he could only focus on
Beest
7:40pm
I talk frequently with a former defensive standout. Played under Bronco. He says
Real Men Wear Blue
8:41pm
I don’t think Bronco’s wife cared at all for being approached by fans in the
Polecat
10:17pm
I'm related to a former player who casually follows here and there but who
Undefeated
10:28pm
Also, my son plays High School football and I literally can't get him to watch
Undefeated
11:16pm
I have a nephew who was a D1 starting o lineman, he's said he doesn't watch much
UNLVcougar
11:07pm
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