Day: February 26, 2025

I’m forecasting today. Having finally had the chance to sit down and consider the upcoming sports year, I am ready to think about what the boys need to do in order to be successful. I’m going to start with the High School and move up from there. The High School is a question mark. To Transfer… Or Not to Transfer. That is the question. There are certainly options. We are in a situation where if he stays he has an opportunity to see minutes on both sides of the ball. He could be pretty good on offense given this style of play the Thunder tend to go with. On offense there is a good line and one of the top 5 running backs in the state (if the rb stays). The problem is compounded by a slew of seniors who want to believe they have what it takes to be top D1 athletes (most don’t), a coach who is daddy coaching his kid to get more playing time than he deserves (on both sides of the ball), and a staff who has extremely limited connections at the next level in terms of bringing in coaches to see our kids.

So, what do I do? I have to find a way to get the kid on film and get him seen. That could be about transferring. It could also be about falling into the strength of schedule and hoping his impact vs. these other teams (who are getting the college coaches to come out) shines through. It worked to a certain degree for his big brother who was playing out of position and still got an offer.

He took that offer, played meaningful snaps as a 17 yr old freshman, and now he’s a prospective starter for a new team in year 2. He still hasn’t even turned 18, and he is likely to tear up the FCS as a top CB. He has the confidence and the ability and the defensive scheme to get looks. The strength of schedule is a serious thing. The Big Sky Conference is often the #2 conference in the FCS. Add to that a ’25 schedule that includes FBS Colorado State and FCS champs South Dakota and we are in for a ride. Can’t wait to watch.

Some Thoughts:

1. Blog done. Now onto 2 hrs of writing and then the dreaded workout. Maybe one day I’ll find joy in that workout. It’ll be after I start looking beach ready tho.

This is supposed to be about Healthy writing time. I am writing this while also listening to strange time slip stories (building an understanding of how these stories inspire fiction even if they themselves are fiction) which is really one of those things I shouldn’t be doing but tend to on occasion in spite of not having the level of multi-tasking I want to have. I am trying to build that skill in moments, but fewer moments than I have in the past. This post is usually about the past. Turning back to what I’ve done over the years I recognized that I talk about writing time and writing schedules and scheduling itself a lot. The key to healthy writing time, at least for me, is locked in these old posts with new evolutions coming in future ones.

Here’s what I know:

1. Technology is not the answer. Back in 7.366 I argued for the use of tech like Skedpal AI. That ain’t it, folks. These heartless algorithms don’t take into account how you feel or what are the best moments for you to be with the people you love.
2. That brings me to number two: Write when you aren’t trying to make time for someone else. You know what I mean. You know the hours you leave open for people. You know when those people are going to need you or you’re going to need them or at least to be available to them. Ideally, you should sync up schedules so you are working when your partner is working, kids are at school, etc.
3. Gamification is hit or miss. For me it’s often a hit. If you reward yourself for good work, fine. The real key here is to build that discipline in order to help you stay on task with the daily work. I’ve been doing well these last few days.