I know that they do like to remind the kids that they had better plan on doing something besides playing in the NFL cause statistically, they WILL NOT make it to the NFL. But I have been thinking, maybe it would be better if we stopped telling the kids how unlikely it is that they will make it to the league and instead let them think their chances of making it are better than they really are to deter them from chasing the money at other schools thinking they need it now. For one thing, we have Jalen Royals who has flat out said that he stayed cause he thought it would be better for his NFL prospects than chasing the money at a bigger school. And even though Jordan Love was here when we didn't have to fight the re-recruiting battles every year to retain players that we do now, he has gone public advising quarterbacks to stay at one school cause it's better for their NFL prospects.

Kids can probably google and find out how much the odds are stacked against them going to the league, but we can avoid adding fuel to the fire by making them think they need to chase the big school money now. And most 20 year olds, when they hear in a meeting from a counselor telling them that the odds are against them making the NFL, they are more likely to just interpret it as "The odds are against me making it IF I STAY AT UTAH STATE" and get in in their heads that going to a big school will get them closer to the NFL.

And most kids that don't even make it to the top of the depth chart here, as well as those that start but struggle even against some of their college counterparts(and cause us frustration with hoping we recruit over them), are more likely to see the writing on the wall that they aren't going to the NFL and need to plan on something else, as well as not be the kids that big schools try to recruit.

Finally, even if a kid turns out to be an above-average player for us, but not quite capable of competing in the NFL, it's probably better for academics if a kid finishes the academic program they start, as opposed to going to a school that will pay them but struggle to find an academic program at that school similar to what they start at the first school.

My oldest kid got to live his lifetime dream of playing here at Utah State. He grew up being taken to all the games by his old man.

The minute that GA offered him and his cousin, they both smiled and accepted.

They got to play under Coach GA and Coach MW. He absolutely loved it his time at Utah State.

He simply had tremendous experiences and made life-long friends.

He even met his wife here. They were student athletes together. What some great times!

ag4fr wrote: ↑

March 22nd, 2025, 9:00 pm

My oldest kid got to live his lifetime dream of playing here at Utah State. He grew up being taken to all the games by his old man.

The minute that GA offered him and his cousin, they both smiled and accepted.

They got to play under Coach GA and Coach MW. He absolutely loved it his time at Utah State.

He simply had tremendous experiences and made life-long friends.

He even met his wife here. They were student athletes together. What some great times!

Did he ever take a class about the crusades? And if so did he pass it?

Hoot wrote: ↑

March 22nd, 2025, 9:28 pm

ag4fr wrote: ↑

March 22nd, 2025, 9:00 pm

My oldest kid got to live his lifetime dream of playing here at Utah State. He grew up being taken to all the games by his old man.

The minute that GA offered him and his cousin, they both smiled and accepted.

They got to play under Coach GA and Coach MW. He absolutely loved it his time at Utah State.

He simply had tremendous experiences and made life-long friends.

He even met his wife here. They were student athletes together. What some great times!

Did he ever take a class about the crusades? And if so did he pass it?

I suppose I am a little slow on the uptake here and you are just making fun of me.

In my defense, I did suffer a TBI a few years ago in a car accident.

But to answer your questions, I doubt he took any classes on the crusades or likes movies about gladiators more than the next guy.

Does anyone recommend Gladiator 2?

NVAggie wrote: ↑

March 25th, 2025, 9:19 am

Does anyone recommend Gladiator 2?

I’m not sure about Gladiator 2. But I’ve heard some great things about Rocky 38.

NVAggie wrote: ↑

March 25th, 2025, 9:19 am

Does anyone recommend Gladiator 2?

It was about as good as an unnecessary sequel like that could be. A bit too heavy on cgi and Peter Mensah’s character was clearly meant for Djimon Hounsou but that’s just a Hoot nitpick.