scuzzy
03-29-2021, 03:10 AM
I'm not asking formula's n spreadsheets. Just your personal anecdotal evidence solely
I got humble in sports a few times but a few that I really remember. My neighborhood was crazy with baseball, I have about 15 close friends that got swooped on scholarships none made it to the pros only a couple triple A. We were the preppy aau fggts that smacked around NE ohio teams every summer. It was a huge "we should kys" deal if we lost a game but that was just disappointment in our own mental mistakes. First humble came in middle school when we won some state tournament and got bid into the semi-semi's Little League World series. I think we went something like 2-5 and got spitroasted by Florida/Arisona teams that ball all year. We played the Japanese team, their pitchers on team threw like 65mpg, no biggie. He only threw 5 balls all. game. Every pitch was precision, they had curves, they had sliders. The Knuckle was 65, the fastball was 65. We we 12-13yo, crushing realization of amateur hour. It was the best sports experience heading highschool. Over the offseason 1/2 team never played ball again for life, the other 6-7 solo dolo'd into deep self realization, heavy batting coaches and obsessing that level My buddy and I spend 1-2 hours every other day in 70-80 mpg cages back to back until blisters started pinching. Cheesing around as kids in our local fields with tennis balls ended quick.
My second time was college, rented out a house with a few football players. It was Ohio University, the dude was the 3rd QB backup as a junior. Any sport we played, hoops, golf, ultimate frisbee, rugby. Murdering everybody. Needed a extra couple bodies on our co-ed softball intramural team, sure bros. Wife beater, ofting 350-400 foot bombs over NCAA fences in t shoes and $40 womens bats.
The third time was NCAA football to NFL game speed. My pops got grandfather 2 Browns PSL's since 60's and i've been happily blessed with unlimited Sundays watching Browns be lousy in 2 diff stadiums and 17 rows up at the 40. Obviously being a uni student we get first dibs on NCAA bleachers. Most apparent notice is the speed and quickness of the NCAA to NFL jump, especially if you've played football and know how to appreciate watching it. Importance of that first step 6" step is, linebackers pursuit angles, niche shit. Even D-2, D-3 athletes are insane 1% athletes. But the critical complexity of each position is way fine tune from HS to College. A whole different game when a 6'4 defense end can track down half backs who all part time as Olympian sprinters in college. For baseball, basketball the fundamentals are the same foundation. You can get the overall feel of a 5v5 hoops game early and get burned by good community college kids. Okay you can visually see where the level is at you have to reach. Casual fans who never played organized football can't really comprehended the importance of 11 man system, it's ego system. Watching my few roommates college football regime was disturbing. Not pleasant at all, NCAA wresting is mental and physical suicidal. I'll never fully appreciate NCAA football or it's talent level. And my college buddies will never appreciate the real grit of a NFL game.
If Bran misses 2 clutch freethrows it's like :facepalm because you and lil tony been money from FT line since 4th Grade
No one can criticize Tom Brady or really understand how good he is.
I got humble in sports a few times but a few that I really remember. My neighborhood was crazy with baseball, I have about 15 close friends that got swooped on scholarships none made it to the pros only a couple triple A. We were the preppy aau fggts that smacked around NE ohio teams every summer. It was a huge "we should kys" deal if we lost a game but that was just disappointment in our own mental mistakes. First humble came in middle school when we won some state tournament and got bid into the semi-semi's Little League World series. I think we went something like 2-5 and got spitroasted by Florida/Arisona teams that ball all year. We played the Japanese team, their pitchers on team threw like 65mpg, no biggie. He only threw 5 balls all. game. Every pitch was precision, they had curves, they had sliders. The Knuckle was 65, the fastball was 65. We we 12-13yo, crushing realization of amateur hour. It was the best sports experience heading highschool. Over the offseason 1/2 team never played ball again for life, the other 6-7 solo dolo'd into deep self realization, heavy batting coaches and obsessing that level My buddy and I spend 1-2 hours every other day in 70-80 mpg cages back to back until blisters started pinching. Cheesing around as kids in our local fields with tennis balls ended quick.
My second time was college, rented out a house with a few football players. It was Ohio University, the dude was the 3rd QB backup as a junior. Any sport we played, hoops, golf, ultimate frisbee, rugby. Murdering everybody. Needed a extra couple bodies on our co-ed softball intramural team, sure bros. Wife beater, ofting 350-400 foot bombs over NCAA fences in t shoes and $40 womens bats.
The third time was NCAA football to NFL game speed. My pops got grandfather 2 Browns PSL's since 60's and i've been happily blessed with unlimited Sundays watching Browns be lousy in 2 diff stadiums and 17 rows up at the 40. Obviously being a uni student we get first dibs on NCAA bleachers. Most apparent notice is the speed and quickness of the NCAA to NFL jump, especially if you've played football and know how to appreciate watching it. Importance of that first step 6" step is, linebackers pursuit angles, niche shit. Even D-2, D-3 athletes are insane 1% athletes. But the critical complexity of each position is way fine tune from HS to College. A whole different game when a 6'4 defense end can track down half backs who all part time as Olympian sprinters in college. For baseball, basketball the fundamentals are the same foundation. You can get the overall feel of a 5v5 hoops game early and get burned by good community college kids. Okay you can visually see where the level is at you have to reach. Casual fans who never played organized football can't really comprehended the importance of 11 man system, it's ego system. Watching my few roommates college football regime was disturbing. Not pleasant at all, NCAA wresting is mental and physical suicidal. I'll never fully appreciate NCAA football or it's talent level. And my college buddies will never appreciate the real grit of a NFL game.
If Bran misses 2 clutch freethrows it's like :facepalm because you and lil tony been money from FT line since 4th Grade
No one can criticize Tom Brady or really understand how good he is.