Athletic Article Polling B1G Players
The Athletic surveyed Big Ten players about favorite stadiums and NIL deals.
The Big House was not mentioned as a favorite stadium.
But the thing that stuck out to me in the article was this quote from Sainristil: Mike Sainristil, DB, Michigan: “We were able to fly in the helicopters with the National Guard. That’s not something you can just wake up and choose to do. It was a real cool opportunity. That was last summer we did that. If I could do it again I definitely would. A lot of guys were scared. A lot of guys were you know, falling asleep because they were nervous. … I was asking them if I could hang out the back and take pictures and stuff! It was awesome!”
Have you ever been so scared or nervous that you fell asleep? Is that a thing?
The other notable thing is that Jeff Sims said he didn't want to go into his NIL deals.... perhaps something not quite permissible?
Link: https://theathletic.com/4736609/2023/08/01/big-ten-best-stadium-nil-survey/
Yes, there is an old saying or test jailers/detectives had back in the day where if you had multiple suspects for a crime, leave them alone in a room for a while and if one is sleeping when you return it was them.
Probably not admissible as evidence but it's a thing thought at one time, lol.
Funny enough, my brain's natural reaction to a sudden force to do something I don't want to do is to instantly become wonky-level tired. Not daily, planned things but sudden inconveniences. I'll start to yawn instantly. Can't say it happens when nervous but I've heard of it.
I think they are asleep because they are sociopaths and so not perturbed by suspicion or guilt, and so are inordinately calm- not because they are stressed or narcoleptic.
No, I heard that from my uncle that was a police officer pretty much his entire life. I then heard the same on a TV show (First 48, IIRC) and both focused on the guilt=sleeping aspect specifically.
As I mentioned, it's not exactly a science and it's likely BS. I don't necessarily buy it and I know a court wouldn't. I've just heard it said before.
August 2nd, 2023 at 10:20 PM ^
"First thing on the job, you know what I learned? How to spot a murderer. Let’s say you arrest three guys for the same killing. You put them all in jail overnight. The next morning, whoever’s sleeping is your man. You see, if you’re guilty, you know you’re caught, you get some rest, you let your guard down."
The only time I'm going up in a helicopter is if it's with the National Guard/ other military. Even then I probably wouldn't. Too scurred
August 2nd, 2023 at 10:51 PM ^
When I used to ride on CH 46s (phrogs) and CH 53s (shitters) the joke was always that it was good when hydraulic fluid was dripping on you because it meant it was flowing.
This was the early 90s and many of these had bullet patches from the Vietnam era.
I flew in a helicopter once in Alaska and I think I'm good for life. I don't get scared of heights or planes. Hell, I've gone skydiving and bungee jumping and would do both again in a second.. however, something about the helicopter and being over rugged mountains and not being able to glide if necessary made it much scarier
My dad was an Army helicopter pilot. When he and his old Army buddies would get together (mainly two other pilots) they would tell hilarious, almost unbelievable stories about times they had to convey people from one location to another (not combat related), tried to make them either scared or sick (once my dad's job for a couple of weeks was simply to fly officers to and from R&R in Saigon), other times when they or other pilots got lost (this was before GPS) and so on. It's probably different today, but it seems like they had to be a little crazy to fly helicopters in those days.
Fighting forest fires, our crews were sometimes ferried by helicopters closer to the fire.
It should have been scary: flying in mountains, with updrafts, plus wind currents pushed by the heat of fires, but mostly it felt cool. Of course I was young and dumb.
Now I'm older and dumb.
August 3rd, 2023 at 11:48 AM ^
My experience is 20 years in the past, but it's not much different these days (except the getting lost part).
Yes. At the Battle of Gettysburg on the 3rd day during the Confederate artillery barage on the center of the union line, many Union soldiers were said to have fallen asleep. It was the biggest artillery barage ever in world history up to this point.
Historians thought that it was nonsense that many union soldiers were said to have fallen asleep during it, but some now think this explains it.
As part of army rotc when I was at michigan we flew in a chinook over to fort Custer. A bunch of us fell asleep. I always assumed it was due to be very tired college students combined with the vibration of the helicopter and kind of white noise of the rotors. To wake us up when we got close to the base, the pilot put us in a short free fall. Definitely wakes you up.
August 3rd, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
I agree with your assumption about the vibration and white noise. I've had many great naps on helicopters.
I was a Recon Officer in the National Guard back in the 70's and I had a helicopter pilot assigned to me who had just returned from Nam and yes, they are CRAZY.
Not a military guy but I get super, and I mean SUPER, yawny and tired when I'm anxious/nervous over a big presentation at work. It's kind of weird but it's definitely tied to anxiety/nervousness.
The Big House was not mentioned as a favorite stadium.
Would you have fond memories of a place where you got your ass kicked?
I would have never equated sleepiness with nervousness until this thread. Amaizing! In any case, I flew in a helicopter one time, when I was but a pup less than 10 at a county fair where some yocal was giving short trips for a fee. It was quite fun, as I recall. In the Navy I rode submarines - kinda different from a helicopter, but pretty much the same thing in a different direction.
August 3rd, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
I don't know, but they could have taken the whole ride with their eyes closed, therefore they were "asleep". Just a guess
The other notable thing is that Jeff Sims said he didn't want to go into his NIL deals.... perhaps something not quite permissible?
Or maybe, just maybe, he just didn't feel comfortable speaking publicly about how much money he earns...? You know, like a normal person?