06-25-2022, 03:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2022, 01:38 AM by TheHammer43. Edited 2 times in total.)
Well, this is it. After all that hard work, the 2 a day practices, getting my ears blown up by coaches, the pressure to impress my hometown, and silence those who thought I'd never make it.
I remember the days back in Cayuga thinking I'd never look back at Hamilton, you see I left in grade 6 due to some bullying problems, and just when I thought that would change I became ridiculed by my peers for being a "City kid" see everyone in Cayuga was a country kid and I couldn't tell you the difference between a hay bailer and a composter. However, Cayuga did wonders for me though. Growing up I had this obsession with football, my whole family played from grandparents to uncles and my dad. I got to shed my skin and show what I was made of. All 5 Years of High School football were as good as you could hope for, made the finals every year but only lost once, couldn't have asked for a better experience. But what really topped it off was the Scholarship to my favorite university, my hometown McMaster Mauraders. University was a lot different, with only one championship and a whole lot of better players, which made sticking out really difficult, probably explains the lack of CFL scouts interested in me, I did okay in "UNI" But not well enough to get drafted to my also Hometown Team The Hamilton Tigercats.
But one day I saw this post... a league I've never heard of before. ISFL? I couldn't have joined fast enough. The whole experience has been nothing short of amazing for me. I'm not sure if it's the Canadian in me or not but I worry about annoying people or people thinking I'm not too bright, but nothing my warm welcoming arms so far, I've had so many questions but not one has gone unanswered.
Its been a few weeks and I get my first couple of GMs asking me about my experience and I tell them it's great and to be honest, it really does feel great, everyone was so happy to see how involved I was and how I wanted to take whatever team I'm on to the top and stay there. DSFL Or not I want the team I play for always to remember how much of an impact I made and left behind.
Draft day. I get a message from a GM.. Steg.. asks me if I'm excited about the draft. Again to be completely honest I was worried, I wasn't really sure why as he assured me I had nothing to be worried about but I was. Was I nervous about being drafted last? even if I was I would want to show everyone who passed on me that they made a huge mistake. Or maybe I was worried that I would go super early and be a bust? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. We put in 110%!
It's Eight O'clock, Drafts a little late....
Eight-ish roles around and things are rolling I can hear the echoes of people's voices I've never heard before.... The first round goes by and I didn't get drafted. No big deal this is how the business works, Show em you have 1st round potential and that you are a steal. The second round goes by. Alright, NO PROBLEM.
Seventeen Picks later and I'm practically on the edge of my seat.... "With the eighteenth pick in the DSFL draft the Dallas Birddogs select Bay Webb" I was so happy. I legitimately screamed "Let's go"
And here I am. In the show. And now that I've got a taste, I want the whole damn meal. Time to leave a mark. My Mark.
GO BIRDDOGS!!!
I remember the days back in Cayuga thinking I'd never look back at Hamilton, you see I left in grade 6 due to some bullying problems, and just when I thought that would change I became ridiculed by my peers for being a "City kid" see everyone in Cayuga was a country kid and I couldn't tell you the difference between a hay bailer and a composter. However, Cayuga did wonders for me though. Growing up I had this obsession with football, my whole family played from grandparents to uncles and my dad. I got to shed my skin and show what I was made of. All 5 Years of High School football were as good as you could hope for, made the finals every year but only lost once, couldn't have asked for a better experience. But what really topped it off was the Scholarship to my favorite university, my hometown McMaster Mauraders. University was a lot different, with only one championship and a whole lot of better players, which made sticking out really difficult, probably explains the lack of CFL scouts interested in me, I did okay in "UNI" But not well enough to get drafted to my also Hometown Team The Hamilton Tigercats.
But one day I saw this post... a league I've never heard of before. ISFL? I couldn't have joined fast enough. The whole experience has been nothing short of amazing for me. I'm not sure if it's the Canadian in me or not but I worry about annoying people or people thinking I'm not too bright, but nothing my warm welcoming arms so far, I've had so many questions but not one has gone unanswered.
Its been a few weeks and I get my first couple of GMs asking me about my experience and I tell them it's great and to be honest, it really does feel great, everyone was so happy to see how involved I was and how I wanted to take whatever team I'm on to the top and stay there. DSFL Or not I want the team I play for always to remember how much of an impact I made and left behind.
Draft day. I get a message from a GM.. Steg.. asks me if I'm excited about the draft. Again to be completely honest I was worried, I wasn't really sure why as he assured me I had nothing to be worried about but I was. Was I nervous about being drafted last? even if I was I would want to show everyone who passed on me that they made a huge mistake. Or maybe I was worried that I would go super early and be a bust? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. We put in 110%!
It's Eight O'clock, Drafts a little late....
Eight-ish roles around and things are rolling I can hear the echoes of people's voices I've never heard before.... The first round goes by and I didn't get drafted. No big deal this is how the business works, Show em you have 1st round potential and that you are a steal. The second round goes by. Alright, NO PROBLEM.
Seventeen Picks later and I'm practically on the edge of my seat.... "With the eighteenth pick in the DSFL draft the Dallas Birddogs select Bay Webb" I was so happy. I legitimately screamed "Let's go"
And here I am. In the show. And now that I've got a taste, I want the whole damn meal. Time to leave a mark. My Mark.
GO BIRDDOGS!!!