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- From: davidc@montagar.com (David L. Cathey)
- Newsgroups: tx.politics
- Subject: Re: Football Failures at Bowie Force end of Season
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.002547.16933@montagar.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 00:25:46 CDT
- References: <1992Nov15.165112.19752@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <1992Nov16.192156.14510@watson.ibm.com>
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- In article <1992Nov16.192156.14510@watson.ibm.com>, johniac@austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti/100000) writes:
- > fred j mccall 575-3539 (mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com) wrote:
- > : The
- > : idea behind school is to TRY and prepare people with some of the
- > : skills they are likely to need. Given the odds, they aren't likely to
- > : need football skills, WHICH IS WHY IT ISN'T PART OF THE CURRICULUM.
- >
- > Some people like to play longshots. The odds of me winning the Lotto are
- > 16 million-to-1, and yet I bought a few tickets anyway. You better start
- > guarding that 7-11.
-
- However, you are an adult, the the high school student isn't. That's
- why they can't buy beer, cigarrettes, hard liquor, etc...
-
- Since the best way to play the longshot is to drop out of school,
- they can do that. Why play simply ridiculous odds when you can play nearly
- impossible odds of getting on a Pro team?
-
- > : >would just ignore the teacher and daydream. Especially if the teacher evicted
- > : >anyone who was being disruptive.
- > :
- > : She can't do that. Then they wouldn't be able to play football.
- >
- > Of course before no pass-no play, there was a lot less pressure on her to
- > put up with disruptive behavior. Thanks a lot, Fred.
-
- Without No-pass/No-play, the student would flunk school, not
- graduate, not get into college, and most likely never get advanced coaching
- that would entice a scout to draft them to a Pro team. Thanks a lot, John...
-
- > : > And there are a lot of
- > : >things that are easier than studying and mastering the material.
- > :
- > : Until you get caught.
- >
- > Let's see...if I fail, there's no way I can play football.
-
- Well, "unlikely" would be better...
- > If I study hard and
- > pass a class I have no interest in, I will get to play football.
-
- And possibly do well enough on the SAT to get into college on an
- athletic scholarship or somesuch. Football is expensive, so a scholarship is
- highly suggested. Playing in the bigger leagues increases those odds of
- getting noticed by a scout. If no college wants to recruit him, then at least
- time is saved by not having to go back to get a GED.
-
- > If I cheat,
- > I'll probably get to play football.
-
- At least until you quit/"graduate" High School... But that is not
- in line with your assertion of Fred and I "denying" student a career choice
- in football, is it?
-
- > The worst that can happen is that they
- > won't let me play football which is what they're doing NOW. Sounds like it's
- > worth a try.
-
- If playing High School football is the limits of your dream. If you
- think you are good enough to do it alone, maybe we should just throw you out
- now and let you apply for the Cowboys. Good luck. Why bother with the cheating?
- You won't make college entrance exams, even for athletes, so continuing
- the football career into College is unlikely. Hardly in line with your
- target of a football career which you believe is being "denied".
-
- Still no clue, John? A football career is very dependent upon getting
- onto a college team. Otherwise you just aren't seen, you aren't sufficiently
- challenged. High School football only pits your skills against those within
- the state, and even not always against the best in the state (depending upon
- your school size). A 4-year College Football player is still a lowly
- rookie on a Pro team. Talk to a Pro player about the differences between
- Pro's and College. It's like night and day. It's no longer a game, but
- a business. Someone off your local High School field is not adequately
- prepared for that environment.
-
- Pro football careers are not made in High School, but in College ball.
- But you have to get there to know if you have what it takes. If you think
- the training in High School is enough to play Pro ball, then you ought to
- read some George Plimpton. I think the correct book is "Paper Lion"?
-
- > John Iacoletti IBM AWS Austin Internet: johniac@austin.ibm.com
- > My opinions do not reflect the views of the IBM Corporation
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