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Originally Posted by daytonirish  These MEN and WOMEN who attend the service acamedies are true athletes. They put there bodies through more physical stress then the any college football player does. Whether you believe it or not. Try fighting in the Iraqi desert or in Afghanistain carrying 100-125 pd ruck sacks in the mountains and heat for days on end. No time outs and no substitutions. Dude they are real athletes . Pat Tillman was an NFL player who left to join the military and gave his life for this country. Quite a few of these guys you see on the field for the academies actually end up in the top special op's units, or leading the Marine units into combat. |
Amen to that! And the only evidence I really need is to hear is a student athlete from ND, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, etc., in an invterview compared to the vast percentage (but not all) athletes from other schools. By comparison I hear concise, eloquent answers from students who attend universities that pride themselves on higher education while hearing the "uh's/duh's/ya know's" as the majority of the words sprinkled into the answers of athletes from other schools.
And additionally, I could probably name ten ex-Notre Dame players that are currently analysts for major television broadcasts. These things are relevant in that it shows how these kids are prepared for future interactions when they are able to verbalize their thoughts in an intelligent manner without a great deal of preparation.