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College football or skiing?

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gr4
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Alright i know newschoolers isnt the best place to get advice on serious subjects, but i thought it would be interesting to see what someone else's view on the dilemma is.

To start out with, I just moved to salt lake city from albuquerque, new mexico to attend the U of U. When i was in albuquerque i played football for UNM and somewhat enjoyed it. When i transfered to the U i talked to the coaches and ended up being invited to play for the utes. This was pretty cool because it gave me the opportunity to play for one of the best teams in the country. The first couple of weeks in utah were great, skiing 5 days a week and enjoying all the city had to offer. Then today i went in for the first day of winter training with the team. It was down right awful. It was the hardest workout ive ever been though and i had 6 coaches screaming at me for an hour and a half. I came out of the weight room literally hating life and it took me a full 30 minutes to change clothes. The players on the team were not the friendliest people, to say the least, and i could tell that they were not at the U to get an education, but to collect scholarship checks and look good for nfl scouts. to top it off i found out the schedule for the entire spring semester and it includes 6 workouts a week, 3 at 6am, that progressively get harder. The other 3 are at 2 and i have a class that gets out at 1:45 two miles from the football practice facility, which means showing up late and getting "punished" all because i want to pursue my degree. Then the worst part, no skiing allowed.

basically i want to see what an outsiders view on the situation is. is it really worth all the bullshit to play football or should i live the dream and ski 5 days a week? if feel like being a jackass just fuck off and dont hit the reply button. im really not in the mood for that type of stuff.
Jan 25 2010 7:11PM
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Snowgoner
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honestly, i say football.  like a guy a few posts above me said, skiing will be there when you're out of college, football will not.  this is a once in a lifetime shot, and if you really love football, then you can live with a coach screaming at you, and the intensity of the workouts. 

skiing is great, but sometimes you have to look at things in perspective.  because if you decide not to play, in 10 years you could be looking back saying, "i really wish i took that opportunity, i would kill for that right now."
Jan 26 2010 5:36AM
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860media*
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this^^^
Jan 26 2010 8:54AM
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gr4
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alright i dont know if you guys really care or not but i talked to the coach and explained my situation and he said "Turn in your equipment or we will put a hold on you bursar's account." and thats it. I was hoping we could work something out where i work out at a different time to fit my schedule but he basically gave the impression of fuck you youre wasting my time. haha looks like i come out the winner though. Skiing 5 days a week and getting good grades so i can go to grad school sounds pretty nice. I had a good run with football and i can always say i played D1 football for 2 seasons and then moved on.
Jan 26 2010 4:59PM
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skibikeclambake
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did you talk to the head coach or one of his assistants?
Jan 26 2010 5:02PM
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everyone
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i quit football, swimming, and baseball for skiing, i didn't like the mindset of the team, if you don't do good you get punished, and the obligations of practice and weights were a burden.

i've never been happier about any other decision i've ever made

Jan 26 2010 5:06PM
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gr4
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it was the special teams coach. You hardly ever talk to the head coach when you are a walk on.
Jan 26 2010 5:06PM
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skibikeclambake
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Its different at every school, but thats what I expected.

I really think it should work differently than that. Head coaches should know every player on the team, and should actually care about that player.

Jan 26 2010 5:11PM
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camlax
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hate to sound like a jerk but its called d1sports.
at the d1 level, athletics are an industry not a game.
i played d1 lacrosse and then when i was done, moved out to utah to take some classes at the u and ski. when i played lax, if the coaches found out we went skiing, you were kicked off the team no if ands or buts.

chose what you want to do. sports or skiing. there is no two. in my opinion, play the sport and ski after. you have a once in a lifetime opportunity and when you are older, do you really want to say you passed it up because of a few strength coaches doing their jobs and making you work?
Jan 26 2010 6:19PM
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lilwhiz165
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this is a skiing website so most people are probably gonna say skiing. . .
Jan 26 2010 6:25PM
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