What’s the dumbest thing you’ve heard a friend say they could do in the sports world?

The extra point thread reminded me of this.

I’m sure we’ve all sat around with friends and debated things like what sport would be the “easiest” to go pro in, how we could fare against pro athletes in various sports, what would be hardest to do in sports, etc.

My friend, who was a really good HS soccer player and played D2 soccer in college, was adamant that every college soccer player could go play CFB and be automatic from 40 yards or closer as a kicker. Automatic as in anything under 40 yards should be like making a layup - 99%+. I told him NFL kickers aren’t even that accurate and his theory doesn’t make any sense because he himself should just go be an NFL kicker in that situation and make a lot of money. Also, colleges would never struggle finding a reliable kicker. But he was convinced it should be that easy for a good soccer player.

A separate friend (who played JV HS basketball) thought he could average double digits in the NBA, with the caveat that he was the primary shot taker on the team. He’s a decent athlete but not a good basketball player or shooter, and around 5’10. He said throwing up enough shots, enough would go in. We argued that he would be guarded by the other teams best defender who would be taller, stronger, faster by a lot and wouldn’t be giving him space to throw up enough open shots for 15% or so to go in and get to double digits.