The past two weeks I have been invested in a lot of school and a lot of football. We have played two of our toughest and oldest rivals, Nebraska and Oklahoma State. Let me tell ya, both were extremely close games!
It was a great experience to be at BP stadium (get it?) and Jerry's theatre.
I still get paid the same amount even though we are Big XII champs, I get the same clothes every year, I still have to endure the elements without any form of recognition. So whats winning to me?
I don't care about winning, sometimes I enjoy a loss here and there. Its hard to explain but when someone has had the same occupation since the age of 15, the repetitiveness gets to you and its just another day at work. Over time, the view of football, sports, fans, and how our society works, evolves. The point of WINNING has a different frequency to me.
If I was at a school who didn't go to a bowl game, I would be getting the same amount of money, same amount of clothes, but less work because I don't have to spend half my christmas break away from home.
So who wins at the end of the day? Does the student who works for almost rather than studying? Or the elites who make a shit ton of money because some gladiators won a game sponsered by Dr. Pepper, Oil companies, and fast food joints.
I choose happy win (that doesn't come from a dollar).
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I ran into Bill Hancock before the Nebraska Game. Bill Hancock is an OU alumni who works for the Bowl Championship Series. Bill was the first person at my mock interviews.
I didn't really run into him, I actually saw him from afar and intuition screamed opportunity. I paced over to Bill with no idea on what I was going to say but I "winged-it" successfully and we held a nice little discussion.
It felt good to know I can network by reintroducing myself to someone at the top of the pyramid. I felt 100% myself because I jumped into unfamiliar waters with nothing but good vibrations.
Its good to get your name out there. What counts is how people use it.
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