You know the drill.. Take in the info i give you and do with it what you must. Hope this helps someone through a tough time and inspires you guys to keep grinding. Leave video ideas below 1Love- GOD BLESS
Bro..facts I went to Bama...I stopped playing my rs soph year. I tried to comeback they told me they needed me but then let the trash ass stenght coach tell me no. The Direct of Operations and that coach both got fired a year later. I quit in the middle of spring I was just over it.
It is AMAZING how similar our stories played out, 30 years apart. I accepted a football scholarship to Duke University in 1983. I too was a 17 year old college freshman with a promising athletic future who got turned off by the D1 college football experience. I was highly recruited and had offers from all the schools in the ACC, Big 10, and several top schools from across the country. I was fortunate enough to be blessed with a rare combination of size, quickness, and speed. Plus I had good grades-I graduated with a 3.4 GPA and a 1350 SAT score. I could have chosen any number of quality schools but I chose Duke for a couple of reasons. I was a nerd who just happened to be 6'8", 255 pounds and run a 4.7 40. I wanted to challenge myself academically because I love to compete at everything. I narrowed my choices down, eliminating football factories for academic schools. I visited Duke, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Stanford, and Georgia Tech. My actual first choice was Northwestern--Denny Green was head coach and he said he'd give me a chance at OLB--but my official visit was in February. When I flew out of Greensboro it was 45 degrees. It was 10 degrees when I landed at O'Hare. Too cold for The Kid! I grew up in North Carolina and Duke fit my criteria plus it was only an hour away from home. You would think I would have been welcomed with open arms...but that wasn't the case. My position coach's first words to me when I stepped in the football office at the start of summer school were "I am going to break you boy!" No hello. No welcome. Just a threat. Our relationship devolved from there. I became his whipping boy. In 2 years of playing for this fool he never said anything poise to me. If I beat someone in a drill or scrimmage he would curse them out for loafing. He didn't like me because I didn't fit his mold of what a football player should be. I didn't live and breathe football 24-7. I didn't bench 400 out the gate (never mind that I came in squatting damn near 700!) so I was "weak". He and the head coach blocked me from walking on to the basketball team (I was 2nd team All State in high school). He hated me because football didn't define me, it was just something I did. I wound up leaving after 2 years of this and transferred to a smaller school, completely disillusioned with big time athletics. You are doing good work here. Kids need to understand What they may be getting into so they can be aware of all the potential pitfalls. Keep telling your truth Youngblood!
iBxTheProdigy Am glad you doing better brother i wish you gave CFL a Shot. More important glad your in good health an doing good Brother. God Bless you Brother
Tootall4yall I know I’m kind of late, but that sucks man. Was the coach so obsessed with football and winning that he didn’t care about the well being or mental health of his players? Did he realize there’s life after football and not everyone’s gonna go pro?
It's unfortunate that many young black males are told that their whole worth is based on the sport they play. It's also sad that many of them believe it. And due to their economic situation they feel like in order to be successful in life they have to make it to the league.
Coming from someone who played at a lower tier d1 and eventually hated playing the sport because it consumed every last second of my day, it was dope hearing someone who had similar experiences as myself, best thing I ever did was walking away from the sport and finding an identity that wasn’t me being a football player anymore and accepting and being okay with that
I quit after 1 season post high-school football because of the ego's and lack of authenticity in individuals... Your words resonate well and I am reassured I made the right decision. Great video man, keep sharing your stories.
iBxTheProdigy can you take a look at my highlights they are on my channel. I would love to know your opinion on them. Because I know whatever you say will be valid. I am a multi-sport athlete. And I’m a inside linebacker. This was my first year of playing football so great things are still yet to come.
You’re exactly right bro. For example look at the late Kobe Bryant, the reason he was successful is that he set himself up for success after basketball. Like yeah he worked his ass off at basketball, but he knew it was gonna end at some point so he found his other passions in storytelling, writing and coaching. The man’s the only NBA player to have an Oscar so his work ethic from the court translated to other pursuits.
Great high school offensive lineman, Great JuCo offensive lineman, POOR D1 offensive lineman, decided to call it quits my junior year after I finally went d1, the love for football was gone wayyyyyy before my sophomore year. See I actually quit my freshman year summer but my parents convinced me to keep it going, the coaches were the main reason for real. The man is so right I was 21 when I quit playing I’m 25 and I’m just now figuring out my NEW life’s plan and believe me I was actively searching for my purpose, because I didn’t have a hobby outside of football but I always knew I was meant for more than just football....I’m not going into details but I appreciate his point of view and I respect his action to go out and get what he knew was for him! Respect brother !
We are in the whole Junior Day Phase (I'm the parent) I just want my young dude to be happy, and be successfull (college doesn't determine that imo). I'm hopeful the good Lord will him through a nice small Christian College. Love your channel. thanks for keeping it real..
Level Up! I used to play ball at Memphis and SDSU this video really resonated with me, your speaking facts. Just keep praying and keep grinding. Appreciate the video
You’re exactly right bro. For example look at the late Kobe Bryant, the reason he was successful is that he set himself up for success after basketball.
This video helped me a lot man. I’ve always been good at soccer and everybody has been telling me that I should play in college. I honestly just don’t want it anymore. All my friends and family bring it up all the time and it’s been starting to get to me.
I played college soccer. It's been 15 years I'm still having nightmares about how it could've gone differently. I could've been one of the stars of the team instead of 2nd string but it didn't pan out that way for me.
My grind my first 2 years in college. 6am lift class 7am to 1pm practice 330 - 730 bruh. I loved it tho. I loved the coaches gut they left overnight to texas a&m. I didnt like my teammates tho.
Hey man, really enjoyed the video and took a lot from it. I’m a sophomore in high school and am starting to lose interest in football and not enjoying practices and games, but made a few friends from playing. I am also going to do a running start program starting my junior year so I’ll be away from the high school for my last 2 years. Do you have any ideas of what to do?
Champ, do consider being a Coach. First, you have football experience, you have care & heart for others aka unselfish, and you are knowledgeable of football. While doing or being a Coach, you may want to think about being a niche sports agent for offensive linemen. Just a thought. Godspeed.
Jesus is King Keep God First✝️ Football is not life nor basketball or any other sport. Repent of your sins for Jesus is coming soon✝️ Have a blessed night
You know the drill.. Take in the info i give you and do with it what you must.
Hope this helps someone through a tough time and inspires you guys to keep grinding.
Leave video ideas below
1Love- GOD BLESS
Bro..facts I went to Bama...I stopped playing my rs soph year. I tried to comeback they told me they needed me but then let the trash ass stenght coach tell me no. The Direct of Operations and that coach both got fired a year later. I quit in the middle of spring I was just over it.
It is AMAZING how similar our stories played out, 30 years apart. I accepted a football scholarship to Duke University in 1983. I too was a 17 year old college freshman with a promising athletic future who got turned off by the D1 college football experience. I was highly recruited and had offers from all the schools in the ACC, Big 10, and several top schools from across the country. I was fortunate enough to be blessed with a rare combination of size, quickness, and speed. Plus I had good grades-I graduated with a 3.4 GPA and a 1350 SAT score. I could have chosen any number of quality schools but I chose Duke for a couple of reasons. I was a nerd who just happened to be 6'8", 255 pounds and run a 4.7 40. I wanted to challenge myself academically because I love to compete at everything. I narrowed my choices down, eliminating football factories for academic schools. I visited Duke, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Stanford, and Georgia Tech. My actual first choice was Northwestern--Denny Green was head coach and he said he'd give me a chance at OLB--but my official visit was in February. When I flew out of Greensboro it was 45 degrees. It was 10 degrees when I landed at O'Hare. Too cold for The Kid! I grew up in North Carolina and Duke fit my criteria plus it was only an hour away from home. You would think I would have been welcomed with open arms...but that wasn't the case. My position coach's first words to me when I stepped in the football office at the start of summer school were "I am going to break you boy!" No hello. No welcome. Just a threat. Our relationship devolved from there. I became his whipping boy. In 2 years of playing for this fool he never said anything poise to me. If I beat someone in a drill or scrimmage he would curse them out for loafing. He didn't like me because I didn't fit his mold of what a football player should be. I didn't live and breathe football 24-7. I didn't bench 400 out the gate (never mind that I came in squatting damn near 700!) so I was "weak". He and the head coach blocked me from walking on to the basketball team (I was 2nd team All State in high school). He hated me because football didn't define me, it was just something I did. I wound up leaving after 2 years of this and transferred to a smaller school, completely disillusioned with big time athletics. You are doing good work here. Kids need to understand What they may be getting into so they can be aware of all the potential pitfalls. Keep telling your truth Youngblood!
Much Love, God Bless.
Same thing happened to me at a juco in Texas man.
Am glad you transfer to another school Bro to continue your school an football.
iBxTheProdigy Am glad you doing better brother i wish you gave CFL a Shot. More important glad your in good health an doing good Brother. God Bless you Brother
Tootall4yall I know I’m kind of late, but that sucks man. Was the coach so obsessed with football and winning that he didn’t care about the well being or mental health of his players? Did he realize there’s life after football and not everyone’s gonna go pro?
It's unfortunate that many young black males are told that their whole worth is based on the sport they play. It's also sad that many of them believe it. And due to their economic situation they feel like in order to be successful in life they have to make it to the league.
i’ll be blessed to compete at any level juco naia d3 d2 d1 if basketball never works out for me hopefully god has another plan for me 🤞🏿
no hopefully. He has a plan regardless! Stay the course
Facts
Great attitude...
Coming from someone who played at a lower tier d1 and eventually hated playing the sport because it consumed every last second of my day, it was dope hearing someone who had similar experiences as myself, best thing I ever did was walking away from the sport and finding an identity that wasn’t me being a football player anymore and accepting and being okay with that
Instant sub
Seems like a lot of youth think that ball will be their career not understanding you have a .002 percent chance of that happening
I quit after 1 season post high-school football because of the ego's and lack of authenticity in individuals... Your words resonate well and I am reassured I made the right decision. Great video man, keep sharing your stories.
I’m 16 right now and I want to be this wise when I’m 20‼️
Appreciate that, the key is to learn from others mistakes 💯
iBxTheProdigy can you take a look at my highlights they are on my channel. I would love to know your opinion on them. Because I know whatever you say will be valid. I am a multi-sport athlete. And I’m a inside linebacker. This was my first year of playing football so great things are still yet to come.
Level up (Keep Grinding and remember, god has a plan for everyone
Capital G brother
God** capital G bro
Literally one of the most realest UA-camrs I’ve seen. Spitting straight Faxx Rn 🙌🏾
Much love family 💚🙏🏾
You’re exactly right bro. For example look at the late Kobe Bryant, the reason he was successful is that he set himself up for success after basketball. Like yeah he worked his ass off at basketball, but he knew it was gonna end at some point so he found his other passions in storytelling, writing and coaching. The man’s the only NBA player to have an Oscar so his work ethic from the court translated to other pursuits.
Facts
Glad you're in a good place mentally right now. That's really what's most important. Happy for you man.
Much Love 💚🙏🏾
I’m actually going through this right now. I plan on finishing this semester out and transferring to become a full time student.
hey man I been feeling the same. How has your last 2 years been?
Great high school offensive lineman, Great JuCo offensive lineman, POOR D1 offensive lineman, decided to call it quits my junior year after I finally went d1, the love for football was gone wayyyyyy before my sophomore year. See I actually quit my freshman year summer but my parents convinced me to keep it going, the coaches were the main reason for real. The man is so right I was 21 when I quit playing I’m 25 and I’m just now figuring out my NEW life’s plan and believe me I was actively searching for my purpose, because I didn’t have a hobby outside of football but I always knew I was meant for more than just football....I’m not going into details but I appreciate his point of view and I respect his action to go out and get what he knew was for him! Respect brother !
Much Love 💚
Played at the D1 level as well and I can testify to all the facts you just dropped!! Keep going big dawg and never stop growing. Level up!
We are in the whole Junior Day Phase (I'm the parent) I just want my young dude to be happy, and be successfull (college doesn't determine that imo). I'm hopeful the good Lord will him through a nice small Christian College. Love your channel. thanks for keeping it real..
Level up 🐐
#REAL
Level Up! I used to play ball at Memphis and SDSU this video really resonated with me, your speaking facts. Just keep praying and keep grinding. Appreciate the video
You’re exactly right bro. For example look at the late Kobe Bryant, the reason he was successful is that he set himself up for success after basketball.
This is a great video I look up to u thank u and god bless
Appreciate that, God Bless 🙏🏾💚
This video helped me a lot man. I’ve always been good at soccer and everybody has been telling me that I should play in college. I honestly just don’t want it anymore. All my friends and family bring it up all the time and it’s been starting to get to me.
I’m going through the same thing with football bro 💯💯💯
I played college soccer. It's been 15 years I'm still having nightmares about how it could've gone differently. I could've been one of the stars of the team instead of 2nd string but it didn't pan out that way for me.
I quit DIV 1 football, i often have nightmare about it to, I have a dream where Im running to the complex because I still have eligibility.
Appreciate you big bra, keep this video up man. Keep posting videos to man
I believe in you bro, you gonna succeed
Much Love Family💚🙏🏾 Appreciate That
My grind my first 2 years in college. 6am lift class 7am to 1pm practice 330 - 730 bruh. I loved it tho. I loved the coaches gut they left overnight to texas a&m. I didnt like my teammates tho.
Level Up🙌🏾
You did already help me so much and I am not even done watching
Level Up ❤️
What’s the intro song? I wanna use it
Thank you for your transparency, brotha. 🙏 new subscriber from university of Washington
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Wow Bro I respect you as a person so much 👊🏽 keep doing your thing
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Bro you should still check out if there is still opportunity i mean your talented enough just a better fit might work
LEVEL UP love this man keep doing u
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leveling up thank you for wisdom taught
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Level up
Level Up Inspirational man keep it up
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LEVEL UP 😈
Level upppp. I was thinking about starting football at 23, never played football before😂 i was doing it for the girls, but nevermind lol
When did yu stop growing vertically
Level up💯
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Sports are temporary, it’s not meant to be a long term thing, one injury could end it all.
Just out of curiosity why do think the concept of football is stupid?
Taking excessive unnecessary physical damage
For the entertainment of others, and to puff up the egos of the players/coaches.
Hey man, really enjoyed the video and took a lot from it. I’m a sophomore in high school and am starting to lose interest in football and not enjoying practices and games, but made a few friends from playing. I am also going to do a running start program starting my junior year so I’ll be away from the high school for my last 2 years. Do you have any ideas of what to do?
Wdym be away from the high school?
Level up and love u Mann
Much Love 💚
Aye shoutout Illinois boys no cap we the best
Do you think you could've made it to the league
Not a doubt in my mind
iBxTheProdigy I saw your highlights your easily more athletic than 98% of the pros right now. You coulda easily made the NFL
You retired? I’m confused. I wouldn’t try to knock someone for trying to be pro just because your route wasn’t that one
I hope I didn’t give the impression off that im knocking anyones path in the video, If so it wasn’t meant to be that way. Also, yes I no longer play.
iBxTheProdigy you will be alright you can tell you got a good head on your shoulders
Champ, do consider being a Coach. First, you have football experience, you have care & heart for others aka unselfish, and you are knowledgeable of football. While doing or being a Coach, you may want to think about being a niche sports agent for offensive linemen. Just a thought. Godspeed.
Appreciate the love, it has crossed my mind 🙏🏾💚
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What beats do you use in your videos? they help my mood bro
I appreciate it, and it varies
LEVEL UP !!!!
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Level up ✊✊✊
What college did you go to?
Missouri State
Love god
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noti gang
#Respect
Its always PLAN A
Do you think kyrie is in this state of mind ? 2:52?
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Do you think your college experience would be different if you were older by a couple years?
No doubt
go eagles
Are you an eagles fan?
Yesssir #FlyEaglesFly
Stop lookin sory and try out for a CFL or nfl team u got what it takes
😂😂
I'm serious dude
Be like deestroying but stay on the team
Or dockery as a Seahawks free agent
more storytimes?
noted
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Jesus is King Keep God First✝️ Football is not life nor basketball or any other sport. Repent of your sins for Jesus is coming soon✝️ Have a blessed night
soul searching at 16 🤦🏽♂️ don’t know what to do instead of football no more
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