Cool story I felt compelled to share

Submitted by MGoFoam on February 5th, 2021 at 1:32 PM

I was seeing a patient in the hospital yesterday on whom I operated in 2013. He and his wife are extremely nice people. After a very pleasant conversation, he looked at the Michigan lapel pin I wear on my white coat and said, "I forget you were a Michigan fan." He went on to say, "Our nephew went to Ohio State." I said, "I'm sorry." He said, "He played football there. Chase Young." This guy's brother is Chase Young's dad. He said Chase still knows better than to mess with his dad, who is a retired police officer and 6' 10".

Later, it made me think how a conversation about Chase would have been different in 2013. Now it's about a 1st round draft pick who will probably be Defensive ROY. Back then, would it have been, "I have a 16-year-old nephew who's a really great athlete who will probably play college football?"

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KentuckianaWolverine

February 5th, 2021 at 1:40 PM ^

Yeah.  It's always difficult to put much credence into "my child (in this case, my nephew) will be a college football player, and is very good.  Will probably go pro".

I had an employee that told me her son was about to go play for a small college, and will go pro one day.  That she'll probably quit once he goes pro.

My response was basically of the "that's cool" type.  I'll be damned if that kid isn't playing for the Chiefs (and starting in the Superbowl, on Sunday) right now!  ?

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Magnus

February 5th, 2021 at 2:09 PM ^

I feel sorry for some parents who get the wool pulled over their eyes by recruiting companies and the like. A kid at my school several years ago was told by a guy who ran a Combine that he was the #2 RB in the country. He went halfway across the country and paid a bunch of money to be told that.

Meanwhile, he was the third best running back on our team and barely played before transferring and eventually quitting the sport altogether.

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UMgradMSUdad

February 5th, 2021 at 2:48 PM ^

I have a colleague whose son played rugby, and was (according to his father) really good, and decided to try out for the local high school football team.  According to his father, while he had no football experience, his athletic ability was off the charts and ran a 4.5 40. A few weeks later, I decided to check the high school's football roster just to see if I could find any information about him, and yes, he was listed as a RB as were the two more experienced players who were ahead of him on the depth chart. All 3 RBs were listed with 4.5 40s.  

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RGard

February 5th, 2021 at 3:14 PM ^

Abilityin one sport doesn't always translate into another. 

I worked with a kid right out of Dartmouth where he played football.  We were in the UK and he met some rugby players and asked if he could play in their local town team one Saturday..

The next week he showed up to work with a broken nose and his arm in a sling from it being dislocated and limping badly from a bruised shin.  He didn't play anymore rugby.

 

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Laser Wolf

February 5th, 2021 at 1:47 PM ^

Was in Columbus with a Buckeye fan friend (yes yes I know) for the game in 2018 and stopped in at the hotel next to Ohio Stadium for one last drink before heading into the stadium. Chase Young's family was next to us at the bar and could not have been nicer people. 

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