As I read the news looking for something good to read, I come across that Former First Round pick Jeff George, wants to return to the Minnesota Vikings. He is 39 years old and has not thrown a pass in the NFL since 2001. My question is why does the NFL keep giving chances to players that are way passed there Prime? George has played for many different teams and he cannot get along with team mates, Why do they keep bringing him in for a chance. I really home that someone breaks his leg, cause he is washed up. So to all of you out there, what football players do you feel just need to retire?
College Aid Loans: Is there any Freedom from them.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
When I was coming out of High School I was told College was supposed to be the best years of your life? I was always told that going to school will help you get a better job. I was never told that it could be really really expensive. I thought I would graduate high school and go to a big school, never worrying how much it would cost and live the college life. I figured that I would be able to get a lot of Grants and would of liked to try to get a scholarship. Was I wrong, I did get some grants but when I started I was not really sure what field I wanted to go into. I started down the path of education. Some of the classes were easy, but some of the material I was not understanding. Also, Coming from a small high school I was over whelmed. I didn't know anybody so I lost my drive to go to class. I ended up sleeping through classes and dropping class to take fun thinks. Finally it caught up to me.
Well if you miss to many classes they give on NO financial Aid. What I was not told was you have to attend a certain number of classes to get the help. The only thing that I knew was that I ad to have a certain GPA to keep it. Another thing they do not tell you is that if you drop a class it is counted against you also. So, being on Financial Aid Termination I was unable to play from my classes.
I had to take out a college aid loan through the bank to pay for classes. I was told that this money can be used to pay for books and supplies, They also do not tell you that you have to pay the interest every year. I used this money to go back and take the fun classes again, which did not help me get to the correct career path. It left me in big debt.
So I final make a decision to go to a littler smaller school, that was more expensive. Once again I used all the money I could from my first loan and grants and seemed to be enough for one semester. So once again I had to take out loans, this time they are federal loans, so you only get a certain amount. Plus, you get the extra cash if you have a bill that is all paid up. That is not told to you. So once again, finally have a college degree, but bigger loans to pay off. Also, one of them has interest building up on it that they do not tell you about.
Did you know that 8% of graduating seniors carried student loans of $40,000 or more in 2004, according the Project of Student debt. That is really scary that people are starting there career already in debt. So if you are starting a family you already have debt for the loan, plus you have a house payment or rent, and bills and if you plan to have kids there expensive also.
So the question I have is what do you do? Do you not go to school? Is there an easier way to pay them back?
As I sit here listening to some music it brought a thought to my mind. I see all these athletes out there wearing there headphones before the game. They are using the music to get there mind focused on what needs to be done on the field or even on the courts. When I get ready for a game of any type I am thinking about what music I want to listen too get me ready. It really depends on the mood I want to be in. If I want to go out there and have fun and be pumped I will listen to anything you can dance too. If I know that it is all about business I put on that makes me think about the task at hand. It could be anything, from Eminem to Metallica.
What is it that my fans out there listen to get themselves ready for the big game?
As I set her and go over some of the Scores from this past weekend. Something Really caught my Eye. Two Teams I felt could of Competed for the National Championship are 0 and 2. Michigan and Notre Dame. Michigan was rated in the top in the first poll of the year, but they get beat by Appalachian ST. Michigan has done a big Downward Spiral. They could very well start the Season 0 and 3. There Starting QB Chad Henne was injured in the lose to Oregon and Freshman Ryan Mallett. Could this spell the end of the Coach Carr era at Michigan? I doubt it but if they don't win a game watch out. At Notre Dame this was supposed to be Charlie Weiss Break out year. I feel that there is question there also. He has now used 3 QB. From what I hear the Freshman Jimmy Clausen will be starting again. I thought he was supposed to taken them to a national title game from the first time he stepped on campus. He better beat Michigan this weekend or the fans of ND and going to be causing a stir. They need to give him time though. There is still some recruiting that needs to be done. I feel that having good seasons the last two years raised the bar. They have a young ball club that will take some time to gel.
So I think this game this weekend will be one of the better match up's. I think both teams need to get a win to get the monkey off there back. If ND Loses that will be 2 loses against the big 10. They fans will be upset. If Michigan loses do they stop and stay wait til next year?
Anyone out there seen any big surprises in the first 2 weeks of the season? Also has anyone seen any Early Heisman Candidate's?
The NCAA Football season starts here in a couple weeks so I decide to go out and do some research and see were players are rank to be this years College Football Heisman. I started with www.msnbc.com and found this list of the top ten players. 1. John David Booty, USC 2. Darren McFadden, Arkansas 3. Steve Slaton, West Virginia 4. Colt Brennan, Hawaii 5. Ray Rice, Rutgers 6. Brian Brohm, Louisville 7. Mike Hart, Michigan 8. Pat White, West Virginia 9. Tim Tebow, Florida 10. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
I know what you are asking your self. Who does the sportsdork think is going to win? For me it is too early to tell. I will have to do more research on it and watch a couple of games and I will let you know.
Name: SportsDork36 Home: IL, United States About Me: I am a 30 year old sports nut. Think you know more than me, I will prove you wrong! I have a wonderful beautiful wife who I have been with for 8 years, married for almost 4. She is amazing. We have 3 beautiful children who are our world. I work in healthcare in the computer world. I have my associates in computer science, working towards my BS in management. I volunteer my free time as an assistant coach for highschool basketball, hope to be a head coach one day. See my complete profile
