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<blockquote data-quote="spartansstink" data-source="post: 130619545" data-attributes="member: 1488840">Let's look at it like this.Let's suppose your son is the starting QB on a 6-4 high school team. He's the reason the team is 6-4. He's good enough that the college of his dreams is going to offer him a scholarship but he has to come for a visit first. Another top-ranked QB is scheduled to come in also. He just wants a chance at that scholarship - no guarantees.Let's suppose the team is #16 in the state and has to play the #1 team who hasn't lost in 3 years. The game is on Friday night. The visit is scheduled for Saturday morning. Everything is perfect - the game, the visit, the timing.Then, on Thursday night, a sudden snowstorm hits. The game gets moved to Saturday.So, as his father, how many of you would tell your son to possibly give up the chance for the college of his dreams, on full scholarship, for a high school game he is going to lose?Would you tell him &quot;Sorry son, you made a commitment to your teammates, coaches, and fans. You can still play QB somewhere, maybe not X University, but a lesser school like Marshall. You owe it to Joe the Barber to play this game.&quot;Or would you tell him &quot;Son, you've got to do what is best for you. Ya'll aren't winning this game tomorrow. You can't throw away your future for a trivial game today. Yeah, some people will be upset. But 10 years from now? No, they'll be saying 'Hey, I knew that guy when he was just...&quot; to THEIR sons.&quot;Put yourself in the son' shoes. Which choice would you make?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spartansstink, post: 130619545, member: 1488840"] Let's look at it like this. Let's suppose your son is the starting QB on a 6-4 high school team. He's the reason the team is 6-4. He's good enough that the college of his dreams is going to offer him a scholarship but he has to come for a visit first. Another top-ranked QB is scheduled to come in also. He just wants a chance at that scholarship - no guarantees. Let's suppose the team is #16 in the state and has to play the #1 team who hasn't lost in 3 years. The game is on Friday night. The visit is scheduled for Saturday morning. Everything is perfect - the game, the visit, the timing. Then, on Thursday night, a sudden snowstorm hits. The game gets moved to Saturday. So, as his father, how many of you would tell your son to possibly give up the chance for the college of his dreams, on full scholarship, for a high school game he is going to lose? Would you tell him "Sorry son, you made a commitment to your teammates, coaches, and fans. You can still play QB somewhere, maybe not X University, but a lesser school like Marshall. You owe it to Joe the Barber to play this game." Or would you tell him "Son, you've got to do what is best for you. Ya'll aren't winning this game tomorrow. You can't throw away your future for a trivial game today. Yeah, some people will be upset. But 10 years from now? No, they'll be saying 'Hey, I knew that guy when he was just..." to THEIR sons." Put yourself in the son' shoes. Which choice would you make? [/QUOTE]

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