wolfpack78

I walked on at Ohio State the year after they beat the U for the National Championship (2003) as a 6'2 280 lb guard. I had offers from smaller division schools but was considered too small for larger D1 schools. Blew out my ACL in camp of my sophomore season, rehabbed for a year and toiled on scout team for two years before being put on scholarship and playing in eight games my senior (5th) year. Got to play on field goal team in a win at Michigan but my last game was unfortunately a loss to LSU in the national championship game. Had a blast playing and would have loved to continue after college, but my size was kind or prohibitive (I got up to 293 at one point in college) for the NFL game. The interesting thing I never appreciated while in the thick of it is the doors being a college athlete opens up for you after the fact. The CFO at my current employer has told me a number of times he loves hiring college athletes because of the time management skills, drive and work ethic that they have that most folks don't. For the reason I will always encourage my children (child as of now) to pursue athletics in addition to academics for the various life lessons it teaches.

Long time lurker - first time poster. The end of the drought last year combined with a potential franchise QB has reinvigorated my fandom of the Bills. I was in elementary school in the 90s when the Bills made it to four straight super bowls - last year was the first time in my adult life I got to see a Bills playoff game. I've even taught my two year old daughter to say 'Go Bills!' any time football is on. I think my interest in the NFL (in consideration of the Bills and my love for fantasy football) has never been higher. I am, however, getting concerned that the game is changing, for the worse, with all of the rule changes. I'm an OSU guy through and through, and I can only imagine Jack Tatum is rolling in his grave every time one of these new era personal fouls are called.