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Ty Law writes a letter to his 15yr old self
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:51 am
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:51 am
Very good read
Ty Law letter to myself
Ty Law letter to myself
quote:
One night, after your high-school team loses a game it should have won, you’ll be walking home from the stadium and you’ll see your friend’s grandmother sitting on her front porch — a sweet old lady … one of those old-school, heart-of-gold grandmas. You’ll smile, wave and say hello, addressing her as ma’am, just like Pap taught you.
And she’ll be like, “What in the hell’s wrong wit y’all boys losing a game like that! G’on and get yourself home, boy. Get outta here!”
quote:
You’ll be one finger twitch away from having your brains splattered all over Wykes Street. Your dumb arse will dare him to pull the trigger,
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:54 am to oleyeller
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If you had
One shot
Or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it
Or just let it slip?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:56 am to oleyeller
Sammy writes a letter to his 15yr old self
“In 2018 there’s gonna be a powerball that’s almost a billion dollars. The winning numbers the week before are....”
“In 2018 there’s gonna be a powerball that’s almost a billion dollars. The winning numbers the week before are....”
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:02 am to oleyeller
quote:
You will one day be forgotten for gifting Tom Brady a SB ring. Don't sweat it too much.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:09 am to oleyeller
Otis Smith
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:24 am to oleyeller
You make the pros and 1 day get screwed out of Super Bowl MVP for a pretty boy QB that got all the credit because of a stupid rule and our kicker
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:37 am to oleyeller
quote:
On one of those trips home, you’ll be in the kitchen and you’ll notice a letter from the bank sitting on the counter.
That $5,000 Pap used to buy you the LeBaron? He took out a loan for it. He put his house up as collateral, and he fell behind on payments. He had to file bankruptcy.
Now, he’s in danger of losing the house.
This will tear you up, man. This is the house you grew up in. The house Pap paid for with the money he made breaking his back at the steel mill all those years.
Where’s he going to live now?
What’s he going to do?
How are you gonna help him?
By the time you get back to Ann Arbor the next morning, you’ll realize that there’s only one thing you can do.
You gotta leave college early and go to the NFL.
Your coaches will not like this idea. They’ll try to talk you into staying.
The NFL projections will have you going anywhere from the third to the seventh round. Your coaches will break it down for you and say that even if you went in the third round, you’ll make what … maybe $300,000? Then you’re gonna buy a house and a car and whatever else, and you’ll have maybe $100,000 left?
That’ll kind of backfire on them, because you’ll be like, S***, 100 grand? That’s a wrap, then. I’m out!
probably the part the "he should stay!" crowd doesn't ever seem to get.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:38 am to BilJ
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One night, you’ll be out at a team dinner at Abe & Louie’s in Boston. You’ll be talking about what’s gonna happen when Drew comes back. And Tom will speak up and say, “He’s not getting his f****** job back!”
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:39 am to BilJ
You’re not considering that sweet exercise science degree or those insurance salesman connections you get by staying
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:54 am to NIH
A degree from Michigan is worth a lot more than 100k but I could understand the motivation.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 9:57 am to BilJ
quote:
probably the part the "he should stay!" crowd doesn't ever seem to get.
Agreed.
Fans always look at that argument through the lens of what they want the player to do, and seldom take into account the player's family situation.
The thing lost on those people is the reality that 3 year players are only as close to graduating as their level of seriousness with academics. If they're electing for 'stay eligible' majors and barely skating by, returning for that senior year is irrelevant in terms of their degree. If they're serious, they can be close on credits when they leave early.
Also, it's not like these guys can never set foot on a college campus again. Several schools have outreach programs to former players to make it much easier for them to return years later to get their degree. I believe Tennessee has a program where it's free for a former athlete to come back and finish their education.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:11 am to beaverfever
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A degree from Michigan is worth a lot more than 100k but I could understand the motivation.
Not for him. Worked out pretty great
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:14 am to beaverfever
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A degree from Michigan is worth a lot more than 100k but I could understand the motivation.
Somehow I don't believe the headline "Michigan does not allow former NFL player back at school to finish degree" would grace a local newspaper.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:16 am to oleyeller
This guy is too smug to like. Congrats I guess. And Paps needed Dave Ramsey around.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:21 am to oleyeller
Awesome read. Thanks for sharing!
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:29 am to beaverfever
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A degree from Michigan is worth a lot more than 100k but I could understand the motivation.
Over time vs “regular” people vs HS grads a lot more but a) no Engineering or whatever the highest paid Major was then was getting $300k coming out b) he can always go back
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:36 am to H-Town Tiger
My only real point was that a degree from Michigan is different than a degree from the average state school. That’s an elite school.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:49 am to beaverfever
And his 15 year old self is all "I'm gonna eat what I want, and do drugs when I want. Whateva, I do what I want."
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