If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
With two daughters over the age of 18, I can confidently say that you can't force them to do anything, just suggest things and hope they pick correctly. When we pushed, they went the opposite way.
If it was something obviously important, my wife and I ruled over all, but in terms of what clubs or school to choose, things that they were directly tied to and could make a sound decision on, it's ultimately up to them to decide what they think is best because then you'll get the best results because its what they wanted to do.
Mostly reverse psychology, guilt and a little fear mixed in. Didn't really work but she made it through her first three weeks of college without arrest or anything worse.If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
Yay us.
@mattndallas great campus in the middle of nowhere. @larsiu so many athletes got screwed with Covid recruiting
@mattndallas great campus in the middle of nowhere. @larsiu so many athletes got screwed with Covid recruiting
Covid, and now NIL with the transfer portal.
College coaches now are more reluctant to spend on high school kids when they can get a proven kid from the portal for the same price.
Kids coming into college don't have the same power as kids even 7-8 years ago.
@mattndallas great campus in the middle of nowhere. @larsiu so many athletes got screwed with Covid recruiting
Tech question...
Any way I can figure out which comment McM is talking about here when he just "@'s" me? trying to figure out which campus in in the middle of nowhere. 😆
If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
Had to deal with nonsense yesterday...
Text from HS Coach to me direct at like 6pm:
"FYI Missing practice for a concert is not an excused absence."
Had no idea what he's talking about. I text wife and daughter asking if they know what he's talking about.
Apparently, wife/Mom and her are going down to Nashville Thursday to see Tate McRae at Bridgestone, then coming back Friday AM. Daughter thought she would just skip practice Thursday, I guess. Told the Coach. He was pissed. Threatened to bench her against East Central Sat. 🙄
I knew nothing about it.
Me - "You're the fucking third leading scorer in the state, on the fucking 9th fucking ranked team in the fucking state, say you want to play fucking college soccer, and you're skipping fucking practice in the middle of the fucking season to go see fucking Tate McRae in fucking Nashville?!?!? WTF!!"
Her - "Bro, it's not that deep. (Iverson voice) It's practice."
I was like Jason Lee in Almost Famous, daughter was Russell, wife was Dick the Manager, and the T-shirt was 'skipping practice". 😆
If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
Had to deal with nonsense yesterday...
Text from HS Coach to me direct at like 6pm:
"FYI Missing practice for a concert is not an excused absence."
Had no idea what he's talking about. I text wife and daughter asking if they know what he's talking about.
Apparently, wife/Mom and her are going down to Nashville Thursday to see Tate McRae at Bridgestone, then coming back Friday AM. Daughter thought she would just skip practice Thursday, I guess. Told the Coach. He was pissed. Threatened to bench her against East Central Sat. 🙄
I knew nothing about it.
Me - "You're the fucking third leading scorer in the state, on the fucking 9th fucking ranked team in the fucking state, say you want to play fucking college soccer, and you're skipping fucking practice in the middle of the fucking season to go see fucking Tate McRae in fucking Nashville?!?!? WTF!!"
Her - "Bro, it's not that deep".
I was like Jason Lee in Almost Famous, and the T-shirt was 'skipping practice". 😆
Have you been to a Tate McRae concert? She’s smokin.
If either of you figures out a way to get your teenage daughter to listen to you, please let me know.@mattndallas Lotta good DII schools out there. Super competitive too. The "naturally athletic" requirements in DI are usually a bridge too far for 95% of girls.
Good luck. Sounds like you're giving her the best advice. Or, well, trying to anyway, haha.
Had to deal with nonsense yesterday...
Text from HS Coach to me direct at like 6pm:
"FYI Missing practice for a concert is not an excused absence."
Had no idea what he's talking about. I text wife and daughter asking if they know what he's talking about.
Apparently, wife/Mom and her are going down to Nashville Thursday to see Tate McRae at Bridgestone, then coming back Friday AM. Daughter thought she would just skip practice Thursday, I guess. Told the Coach. He was pissed. Threatened to bench her against East Central Sat. 🙄
I knew nothing about it.
Me - "You're the fucking third leading scorer in the state, on the fucking 9th fucking ranked team in the fucking state, say you want to play fucking college soccer, and you're skipping fucking practice in the middle of the fucking season to go see fucking Tate McRae in fucking Nashville?!?!? WTF!!"
Her - "Bro, it's not that deep".
I was like Jason Lee in Almost Famous, and the T-shirt was 'skipping practice". 😆
Have you been to a Tate McRae concert? She’s smokin.
Haven't. I'll assume she is.
Am going to see Third Eye Blind, Dawes, Kelly Willis, Jack White, Pixies, and Sturgill on Saturday though...apparently.
My payoff for funding this Nashville boondoggle, I guess.
@bradstevens is your daughter considering Marian or Butler? Depending on what she's interested in studying, Marian could be a good option for smaller, Catholic schools.