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Spooner are you married? You must have one heck of an understanding, tolerable woman. I like you as a poster overall. Good sense of humor and smart. But you sure are quick to criticize and point out peoples flaws. Im guilty of that myself sometimes, just not all the time:D
 
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Actually I'm excited to see this phenom 28 year old win a Natty. In my mind this is exactly like having Alex Rodriquez on your favorite baseball team. I hope he flips the greatest athlete on Earth switch on - and I will be cheering with all my gusto. But - the first moment the Oh shit happens ...
 
bphawkeye_Rivals said:
Actually I'm excited to see this phenom 28 year old win a Natty. In my mind this is exactly like having Alex Rodriquez on your favorite baseball team. I hope he flips the greatest athlete on Earth switch on - and I will be cheering with all my gusto. But - the first moment the Oh shit happens ...
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That is a good analogy. An even better one might be Barry Bonds though. It is amazing how much fan bases are willing to look past when a person performs well for "their team." Meanwhile they would hate that same player even more if they played well for another team, especially a rival.
 
He just turned 25, he's not 28.
I'm looking forward to seeing him wrestle for the Hawks.
Bring it on Pat, glad to have you!
 
ev_flores0331 said:
Downey is a "dirt bag loser"? He hasn't been convicted of a crime, and he's getting his college degree, right? Maybe even a post-grad degree? I get how you might think he's a "typical frat 'bro'" but maybe "dirt bag loser" is a little harsh, lol
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I'm sure the poster attacking Pat has accomplished way more than him. Lol
 
JustWrestle133 said:
That is a good analogy. An even better one might be Barry Bonds though. It is amazing how much fan bases are willing to look past when a person performs well for "their team." Meanwhile they would hate that same player even more if they played well for another team, especially a rival.
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Not attacking you here but are you speaking from experience. Thanks Tony
 
I'm just going to pretend he's not there. I can already feel myself being drawn into it, because I like the colorful characters, but this feels a bridge too far for me. If it was some other school, I'd probably be rooting for him to do well, but it just feels....wrong to get your 4th second chance at an institution like Iowa.
 
DayHawk18 said:
I'm 26, I have a masters, a home, a car, a job that pays high 5 figures, and a 401k. He's 25 with no car, no degree, no home, and no 401k. Pretty sure I'm winning at life.
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Congrats Day18 - but guess what, nobody here cares about you. As nobody here cares about my story (30 years ago I kicked ass in the USAF had a Master's, drove the Mustang Convertible around Panama City Beach, had the best looking chicks all over me - best friends in the world. Played volleyball and took care of America's Skies at NORAD - no 9-11 when I was there) - Look - Same as what you think - We both took ourselves beyond what a "Kid" does at 25. But actually, what we did at that age was the norm in the '80s.
 
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bphawkeye_Rivals said:
Congrats Day18 - but guess what, nobody here cares about you. As nobody here cares about my story (30 years ago I kicked ass in the USAF had a Master's, drove the Mustang Convertible around Panama City Beach, had the best looking chicks all over me - best friends in the world. Played volleyball and took care of America's Skies at NORAD - no 9-11 when I was there) - Look - Same as what you think - We both took ourselves beyond what a "Kid" does at 25. But actually, what we did at that age was the norm in the '80s.
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Did my water survival at Tyndall. Funny story...I was headed to Eglin out of tech school into one of the F-15 squadrons there and everybody was telling me how lucky I was...Ocean, parties, women.Anyways, three days before I was to graduate, the commandant of our school came in and called my name and two other dudes and asked..."So where were you guys going?" All Eglin. He was like, "Well this is going to hurt...you guys have been diverted to Mt Home AFB in Idaho." Aww...Mtn Home, a girl behind every tree (inside joke, no f-ing trees out there). Worked out well, eventually met my wife there.

I get a kick out of the 25 year old "kid" thing. Kudos to DayHawk ...for real. Not many of his generation have their shit together at this point in there lives. For those that do, good on you. I didn't have a choice...my Dad was like "Son, I love you but you have to have a plan because you can't live with us after graduation." It seems we are working real hard to infantilize young people these days. Not doing them any favors IMHO.
 
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IAChief32 said:
Did my water survival at Tyndall. Funny story...I was headed to Eglin out of tech school into one of the F-15 squadrons there and everybody was telling me how lucky I was...Ocean, parties, women.Anyways, three days before I was to graduate, the commandant of our school came in and called my name and two other dudes and asked..."So where were you guys going?" All Eglin. He was like, "Well this is going to hurt...you guys have been diverted to Mt Home AFB in Idaho." Aww...Mtn Home, a girl behind every tree (inside joke, no f-ing trees out there). Worked out well, eventually met my wife there.

I get a kick out of the 25 year old "kid" thing. Kudos to DayHawk ...for real. Not many of his generation have their shit together at this point in there lives. For those that do, good on you. I didn't have a choice...my Dad was like "Son, I love you but you have to have a plan because you can't live with us after graduation." It seems we are working real hard to infantilize young people these days. Not doing them any favors IMHO.
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I know Chief - I love your stories and your knowledge of wrestling. I think we could have been great buds back in the day. My Dad actually liked me around helping on the farm - but I thought I had better things to do. My best TV show was Call to Glory (and not just because of Elizabeth Shue).
 
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Did my water survival at Tyndall. Funny story...I was headed to Eglin out of tech school into one of the F-15 squadrons there and everybody was telling me how lucky I was...Ocean, parties, women.Anyways, three days before I was to graduate, the commandant of our school came in and called my name and two other dudes and asked..."So where were you guys going?" All Eglin. He was like, "Well this is going to hurt...you guys have been diverted to Mt Home AFB in Idaho." Aww...Mtn Home, a girl behind every tree (inside joke, no f-ing trees out there). Worked out well, eventually met my wife there.

I get a kick out of the 25 year old "kid" thing. Kudos to DayHawk ...for real. Not many of his generation have their shit together at this point in there lives. For those that do, good on you. I didn't have a choice...my Dad was like "Son, I love you but you have to have a plan because you can't live with us after graduation." It seems we are working real hard to infantilize young people these days. Not doing them any favors IMHO.
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I actually lived at home until 25 to save money for a down payment. My parents said "we want you to live here, don't need to pay rent if you buy a house before 28" which was pretty awesome. They didn't like hearing me at 4am trading stocks haha
 
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bphawkeye_Rivals said:
Congrats Day18 - but guess what, nobody here cares about you. As nobody here cares about my story (30 years ago I kicked ass in the USAF had a Master's, drove the Mustang Convertible around Panama City Beach, had the best looking chicks all over me - best friends in the world. Played volleyball and took care of America's Skies at NORAD - no 9-11 when I was there) - Look - Same as what you think - We both took ourselves beyond what a "Kid" does at 25. But actually, what we did at that age was the norm in the '80s.
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Tyndall was my first assignment in '90. F-15s were my first love.
 
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DayHawk18 said:
I actually lived at home until 25 to save money for a down payment. My parents said "we want you to live here, don't need to pay rent if you buy a house before 28" which was pretty awesome. They didn't like hearing me at 4am trading stocks haha
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/csb
 
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Spooner are you married? You must have one heck of an understanding, tolerable woman. I like you as a poster overall. Good sense of humor and smart. But you sure are quick to criticize and point out peoples flaws. Im guilty of that myself sometimes, just not all the time:D
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I'm willing to bet Spooner doesn't work in human resources or public relations. =P
 
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Is_there_vodka_in_heaven said:
I'm willing to bet Spooner doesn't work in human resources or public relations. =P
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Heard he was a first grade teacher.

Hanging with Mr. Spooner:

Kid: "Mr. Spooner, I have to go pee pee."
Spooner: "Your mama is raising an idiot, kid. Nobody uses 'pee pee' anymore."
Kid: "I am going to tell on you Mr. Spooner...you can't call me bad names."
Spooner: <leans closer threateningly and whispers> "Welcome to the real world you little punk. Go ahead, snitch me out...who do you think they are going to believe, me or a snot nosed pissant like you?"
Kid: <pee goes down leg>
Spooner: <wicked laugh>
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If you are gone as a fan. Respectfully don't come back. Stay true to your word and have some soul searching in your own life. I don't expect you to be similar to PD3 as your life most likely has little fault. I was not for PD3, but will cheer for him and the team if he can make the rules bestowed upon him. PD3 is going to have to be good for a bit to ever wrestle a match as a Hawk, so we will see if that will even happen. I hope it is a life changer for him. Time will tell. So, If you are going to find a new team, I understand. But you better flipping do it and you don't need to be a troll on here. So, good bye.
 
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DayHawk18 said:
I'm 26, I have a masters, a home, a car, a job that pays high 5 figures, and a 401k. He's 25 with no car, no degree, no home, and no 401k. Pretty sure I'm winning at life.
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Kind of an aside ... do all you Iowa guys quote your pay in monthly terms?
 
PSU Mike said:
Kind of an aside ... do all you Iowa guys quote your pay in monthly terms?
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Don't know if they still do, but the U of I hospital used to only issue a paycheck once a month. May be where some of the monthly pay talk comes from.
 
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