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irateplatypus · 10-02-2004, 03:19 PM

Have any of you TFP'ers played against someone athletically that ended up making it big?

Here in Oklahoma, we play a damn good brand of prep football. I've played against Wes Welker (Texas Tech, San Diego Chargers) and Teddy Lehman (OU, Detroit Lions) and many players that have started for OU, OSU, Tulsa, Notre Dame and other big D1 programs. Most of the standout guys that I played against in high school are still in the college ranks... but some of them have moved on the NFL or other pro leagues.

It's weird to think those guys I watched on scout films and played against on some windy oklahoma high school field are now playing in front of millions all over the world. Coming from a state without major pro-teams within our borders, it's a source of pride to see local athletes make it big.

I know some of you have played with/against todays pro's... any good stories to tell?

irateplatypus · 10-04-2004, 08:26 AM

lol... oh man, this is hilarious.

we really need to get a ::crickets chirping:: icon added to TFP.

i was sure there were some good stories out there... perhaps i am mistaken.

absorbentishe · 10-04-2004, 08:57 AM

I played some HS pick up B-ball against Jim Jackson, although I wasn't guarding him, he was on the same court. I soon found that as good as I though I was/my team was, we were beaten by one man.

tarvuz · 10-08-2004, 01:26 AM

I played against Terrell Brandon for about 3 minutes when he was a senior and I was a sophomore. He killed me badly.

I played pick-up bball against Kevin Young and Quincy Watts..track stars and Gold Medalists.

10-02-2004, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	Close Encounters of the Wunderkind Have any of you TFP'ers played against someone athletically that ended up making it big? Here in Oklahoma, we play a damn good brand of prep football. I've played against Wes Welker (Texas Tech, San Diego Chargers) and Teddy Lehman (OU, Detroit Lions) and many players that have started for OU, OSU, Tulsa, Notre Dame and other big D1 programs. Most of the standout guys that I played against in high school are still in the college ranks... but some of them have moved on the NFL or other pro leagues. It's weird to think those guys I watched on scout films and played against on some windy oklahoma high school field are now playing in front of millions all over the world. Coming from a state without major pro-teams within our borders, it's a source of pride to see local athletes make it big. I know some of you have played with/against todays pro's... any good stories to tell? __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill

10-04-2004, 08:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	lol... oh man, this is hilarious. we really need to get a ::crickets chirping:: icon added to TFP. i was sure there were some good stories out there... perhaps i am mistaken. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill

10-08-2004, 01:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
tarvuz Tilted Location: Seattle	I played against Terrell Brandon for about 3 minutes when he was a senior and I was a sophomore. He killed me badly. I played pick-up bball against Kevin Young and Quincy Watts..track stars and Gold Medalists. __________________ funny quip

10-04-2004, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	I played some HS pick up B-ball against Jim Jackson, although I wasn't guarding him, he was on the same court. I soon found that as good as I though I was/my team was, we were beaten by one man.