First what makes a nickname? T-Bone chose his, everybody else was given theirs. Which is right? No real answer to that. How many people can remember how a nick name came about anyway? Can a nickname change? I thing so. After Captain America's comment regarding being a two sport fantasy winner and his comparison to Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders he gets another nickname. PrimeTime, and he likes it.
Second question, what makes a collegiate athlete. When I hear the term I'm think football players at Auburn, basketball players at Villanova etc. But what is it? Only players playing division 1 sports or all levels? Is it all sports, or is it just major sports, is it only players on ranked teams? or does it matter. I'm sure that everybody has a different opinion.
Prime Time here. 2 excellent topics and I would like to offer some personal insight to both if I may.
ReplyDeleteNicknames - Generally speaking nicknames are GIVEN to you by your friends, family, teammates, or work colleagues. There is of course the rare occasion that an individual requests his or her own name. Although typically frowned upon such by general society there are one off situations where it is accepted and in the unique case of T-Bone.... celebrated. It is also possible to have multiple nicknames and have them switch depending on the environment, audience, and situation at hand. For instance, when I'm up in NYC I am know as Jimmy 3 States (amount of states of traveled through to get to work), Yards, Jimmy Batroom (misspelled purposely to denote NYC accent and referencing my old seat there and its close proximity to the bathroom), Jimmy 3 Iron (when on the links with with my NYC folks), Uncle Jimmy when I hit homeruns for the kids during softball games, and Capt. America by Coach for some unknown reason. My fantasy conquests have netted me a new name....Prime Time which I shamefully admit that I love. For the upcoming softball season I am definitely changing the name on my jersey to Prime Time. I have also proposed that T-Bone and Prime Time be called the "Bash Brothers" for softball...I know, I know....it's my first request, but as mentioned above, it's sometimes acceptable.
Collegiate Athlete - When mentioned I immediately think of basketball, football, and baseball. I was on the roster for swimming at Richmond, but never entered the pool b/c I was too busy with extracurricular activities. Even if I did compete for a full season, I would be hard- pressed to bill myself as a collegiate athlete. Puddles played 3 years? of soccer at Gettysburg and his stats were abysmal, even for a defenseman....0 for 10 SOG, 1 assist, and a worsening overall team record as Puddles progressed through school. I think I was just as much an athlete if not more by playing on our ultra-competitive intramural fraternity softball team for a few tough reasons...1) We never practiced like Puddles did with his team, 2) Games were right after classes sometimes and never on weekends, 3) We supplied our own equipment and uniforms and 4) Libations were a requirement and consistently consumed during play and we still performed at peak levels. We all know Puddles is a Prima Donna and could never survive in such conditions. Under these strains, his stats would more than likely read 0 for 3 SOG (less game play) and 2 "DSR" per game. DSR = Designer Sweats Ruined.