I have a nephew who was a D1 starting o lineman, he's said he doesn't watch much

Oct 11, 2024
11:07:40pm

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football at all. He will occasionally if it's on or if he's with people, but he doesn't really follow it or enjoy getting into it.

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I work with some former BYU football players

Future_Tacos

Oct 11, 6:22pm

Not too uncommon.

mulletino

Oct 11, 6:22pm

Being a fan is just not their angle.

Plantagenet

Oct 11, 7:08pm

Who hurt him?

WaffleCheese

Oct 11, 6:29pm

He don’t like you

Peterbilt

Oct 11, 6:31pm

I've anecdotally noted that a surprising number of former high-level players in

shoganai

Oct 11, 6:42pm

Jim McMahon barely follows football.

Jeffacka

Oct 11, 6:44pm

Yes, this...

U.E. McGill

Oct 11, 6:59pm

Yup. I know a guy who played RB in college. He has/had no interest in watching

Powerbait DPM

Oct 11, 10:41pm

Worked with two former notable BYU players everyone on here would know. One

Chefcurry

Oct 11, 6:51pm

One got PT and the other didn’t???

eyebleedblu

Oct 11, 9:35pm

Or maybe he just doesn’t care about it anymore and doesn’t want to talk about

Polecat

Oct 11, 10:20pm

You just answered my question with a question?

eyebleedblu

Oct 11, 11:22pm

Did I?

Polecat

Oct 11, 11:53pm

One got PTSD and one didn't???

AFtotheNW

12:54am

My daughter was a great figure skater. Won every competition she was in from

MormonThug

Oct 11, 6:57pm

Um, yeah. That's like figure skating

futbolmaven

Oct 11, 7:01pm

analogies are hard aren’t they

MormonThug

Oct 11, 7:24pm

Let's break it down: Football fun. Figure skating...bad analogy on this board

futbolmaven

Oct 11, 8:34pm

RE: I work with some former BYU football players

Blewis15

Oct 11, 7:18pm

I have an friend who had a 12 year career MLB playing for the Pirates, Orioles,

srn7668

Oct 11, 7:34pm

I’d switch careers with him in an instant.

zerome4sooners

Oct 11, 8:13pm

I would be miserable. Dedicating so much of your life to something that ultimately doesn’t matter. That would suck.

cheezedawg

Oct 11, 9:25pm

Yeah, who in their right mind would want to be a pro baseball player?

zerome4sooners

Oct 11, 9:44pm

I’m already doing that with my crappy job

Peterbilt

Oct 11, 9:46pm

You just described employment.

fredgarvin

Oct 11, 10:01pm

When I do my job well, I make a billionaire even richer and contribute to

OverratedHumor

Oct 11, 10:01pm

Well he did play for the pirates, orioles, an Rangers....

CAPX

Oct 11, 10:15pm

^^^ This ^^^ High level athletes are competitors at heart. Regardless of what they accomplished, it’s rare with former

Zach Morris

Oct 11, 10:26pm

And others would give anything to play and were not good enough double edgesword

barebones

Oct 11, 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

Oct 11, 7:40pm

I talk frequently with a former defensive standout. Played under Bronco. He says

Real Men Wear Blue

Oct 11, 8:41pm

I don’t think Bronco’s wife cared at all for being approached by fans in the

Polecat

Oct 11, 10:17pm

RE: I don’t think Bronco’s wife cared at all for being approached by

HiLife

12:49am

I'm related to a former player who casually follows here and there but who

Undefeated

Oct 11, 10:28pm

Also, my son plays High School football and I literally can't get him to watch

Undefeated

Oct 11, 11:16pm

I was the same way in HS. Didn't watch sports until college.

fattycoug

Oct 11, 11:21pm

I have a nephew who was a D1 starting o lineman, he's said he doesn't watch much

UNLVcougar

Oct 11, 11:07pm

Isn’t that how Luke Staley is these days??

ITSYABOI

12:42am

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