BALDIES7980
Well-Known Member
WOW. Have some of you guys even been too college?This is all very very true. Disconnect is perhaps the best word to describe it.
We have a HC that I truly believe is just as concerned about turning out quality young men than he is NFL football players. Yes he wants to win football games but he's made it clear that he wont sacrifice moral standards to do it. As a player you either do it the right way, or you are gone.
What's disturbing is for whatever reason that message doesn't seem to be getting across to a large percentage of players. Inside that lies the disconnect.
Do you have kids anywhere close to college age?
There is a reason they are refered to as young adults.
They think they are grown up and adults know they are not.
They are going to do things and some of them are going to get in trouble. Mentors, bosses, coaches can talk all they want, we aren't going to stop them.
In the end we can advise and try to convey the true negatives that can result but they will have to take what they have coming and be responsible for the consequences.
I laugh when ignorant people think this stuff doesn't exist pretty much everywhere in America. Probably the world for all I know.
I will admit that the culture of Iowa City has changed alot since my times there and that may be contributing to the situation but people can't be there all the time to cottle these kids and make sure they don't screw up.
Its just cannot be done and if people tried harder the kids would just work harder at finding ways around it.