YankeeVol
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I was 125 out of 575 in HS and took all advanced classes from 7th grade on, but the first couple years college educated me on how easy my HS might have really been. Took me a minute to figure out making the grade in college. First step was to throw my rotator cuff out and get away from trying to play ball. That was very counter productive. You invest time trying to make the active roster, but you can't do that cause you're not making the grade....cause you're at the ball field all the time.I had a 4.0 for my undergrad at Austin Peay, so there's nowhere to go but down
According to the VA, a lot lol.You got issues. lol.
Been to The Varsity this week to watch all the post election distress eaters?
There's a reason I joined the Army and didn't attempt college right away (didn't exactly plan on doing 20 years but here we are). Zero chance I would have had good grades had I attempted it earlier.I was 125 out of 575 in HS and took all advanced classes from 7th grade on, but the first couple years college educated me on how easy my HS might have really been. Took me a minute to figure out making the grade in college. First step was to throw my rotator cuff out and get away from trying to play ball. That was very counter productive. You invest time trying to make the active roster, but you can't do that cause you're not making the grade....cause you're at the ball field all the time.
My son was a 2 sport HS player, but had a more practical approach. Said he was done when he graduated and had no desire to play in college cause he knew he wasn't going pro and had things to do, so why kill yourself practicing at the college level if you know you're not good enough for the pros.
I'm not one for regrets. You make your decsisions and commit to them. But, I do sincerely regret not going the service route, letting them educate me in the process, and having a 20 year retirement by 40, and a new career for a 2nd retirement. I really put some thought into that.There's a reason I joined the Army and didn't attempt college right away (didn't exactly plan on doing 20 years but here we are). Zero chance I would have had good grades had I attempted it earlier.
Man, there’s so much to be said for just getting some life experience under your belt and maturing a bit. I did fine in undergrad, 3.something, but did much better when I went back to school when I was furloughed post 9/11. It was more interesting to me 10 years later when I went back and I was definitely more mature…kind of.There's a reason I joined the Army and didn't attempt college right away (didn't exactly plan on doing 20 years but here we are). Zero chance I would have had good grades had I attempted it earlier.
Like I said, I didn't plan on doing 20 but I'm glad I did. Can't complain about having a pension at 38 (not to mention VA disability). Now I just gotta figure out what I want to do when I grow up lol.I'm not one for regrets. You make your decsisions and commit to them. But, I do sincerely regret not going the service route, letting them educate me in the process, and having a 20 year retirement by 40, and a new career for a 2nd retirement. I really put some thought into that.
However, I was a little bit more reserved (or shy) then and I had a tendency to get dizzy and sometimes black out if I cooled off real fast after demanding activities. Happened in track a few times. We'd do 7 miles of sprints basically including warm up/down laps in two hours and they'd have the locker room ac on arctic blast. That pretty well put me out sitting on the bench cooling down. Happened a couple times in football during suicide sprints. Then again suicide sprints may have done that to quite a few so that prob wasn't a fair measure. lol. Sooooo....I was a little spooked about having to do basic training because of that, even though it only happened maybe 3-4 times. I learned real quick to just stay outside to cool down. The regret is not trying and seeing how it went.
What sucked at track is the only requirement for hte distance runners was they could run anywhere they wanted as long as they kept running the two hours of practice. So, alot of them hit the road and enjoyed Wendy's Frostees while us sprinters were under hte watchful eye of hte track coaches the whole time. Don't think they cared about distance performance anyway. My HS down in Griffin back then was a speed school in track and football and enjoyed much succcess as the state level.
That's the thing about the car biz, once you get in, it's hard to get out. I started selling cars right after I graduated just until I found a "real" job. 35 years later, here I am.According to the VA, a lot lol.
The problem is that I made way too much money in sales (I mean I was good at it). It's ruined anything else for me
Honestly I have a very good job here at Georgia State. I just need them to double my pay
Yep. We have a lengthy list. As well as Gault (UT). Jeff Treadway (UGA Baseball). Ronnie Dennis (broke gault's fastest man in GA time for his own record that still stands in the 100 yard), Jesse 'The Hammer' Tuggle(Valdosta State/ATL), Stacey Driver (Clemson/NYG?), Mike Mack (UGA), Freddie 'Spiderman' Gilbert (UGA/Denver?), Wayne Curtis (The OG dual threat QB that gave Gault his career), Carey Griffin (full football/baseball ride at GT), Randy Baldwin (Ole Miss/Minn Vikings) etc., etc. UT recruited GHS for a while because of Gault and a couple others that went with him but didn't materialize. Lord knows how many collegiate players we've had that didn't go pro. Kennesaw State HC is the son of our HS coach back then. We are well past even the storied Valdosta High when it comes to alumni advancing to college and pros.Like I said, I didn't plan on doing 20 but I'm glad I did. Can't complain about having a pension at 38 (not to mention VA disability). Now I just gotta figure out what I want to do when I grow up lol.
Griffin, GA? Fred White is from there.
MBA from TTU?Sooo....instead of another new job this year, we're gonna get our fix by adding a degree.
lol. Good luck. I got mine at TnTech years ago. A personal achievement I'm glad I went for. And you chose UT over SNHU. They woulda drove that bus all the way down here to deliver your diploma.
MBA from TTU?
Same - 1983
I was a Finance major and completed my undergrad degree in 1973. Got a job in Chattanooga, and was soon enrolled in the UTC MBA program. I breezed through every class with an A.DEC '89. Went thru the summer and finished in 18 months.