Memphis Food vs. Cincinnati Food (Walk Ons too)

Hey Everyone,

Just getting back in and posting while I work on Cha Cha, sometimes questions are nonstop sometimes I don't get a question for minutes! Which sucks considering the small amount of money I receive per question I send through. But, at least it gives me time to write this! Lucky you! Well, I'm in after working out today and playing open gym with the returning team at Christian Brothers. Now that I am a "graduate" (actually not quite yet) I am now subjected to playing on the team with other people who have graduated, walk-ons and people trying out for the team for next year. Ok, if it is someone trying out for the team and has a shot at a scholarship they are usually pretty manageable and decent players, but a lot of times people trying out to be walk-ons that already attend a school as small as Christian Brothers and are under 6 feet tall are usually way out of their league. People think that NCAA division 2 can't be that great because it is a second division. This isn't true especially for CBU a team that has been a contender in a tough South Region for three straight years. We have played a 5 point game with Ohio University and played close with Murray State. Yes, we do get beat pretty badly by Memphis pretty much every year, but that might not be true anymore with the departure of John Calipari, and many D2 teams knock off mid to low D1 teams every single year in games that are always played on the D1 team's court. Michigan State has lost to Grand Valley State, who we only lost to by 8 points that same year, Findlay beat Ohio State last year and also played Xavier to a three point game this year. We were in the Elite 8 this year with Findlay. So, before you tryout for a D2 team and think you belong just because you can outplay your other underskilled friends on the playground on Saturdays, think again. PLEASE! Well, now that I set up this story with that wonderfully rude backstory today I was on a pretty decent team and we finally won a game against the returning starters (for the most part) after losing the previous two attempts and I felt we would finally start to gain some momentum and my shots were all going in. Then, the great Coach Nienaber decided to make an appearance and gave a player who was crucial to our win to the already "stacked" team and then placed a current student that wants to try out on our team. Wow. Appreciated that loving gift from the Coach I had given so many wins to and this is how he repays me. This guy walked into a situation he was not ready for. Standing at about 5'7" he had to guard Kyle Couvion the best returning guard for CBU who is known to regularly pick the pockets of star guards on GSC teams. So, I will give you one guess as to what happened with this poor guy? He turned the ball over to Couvion about one out of every two possessions and in turn got yelled at me about every possession! Yes, I know it is just an open gym and I should not be so competitive but I have to weed out all these commuters that lose me basketball games, its one of my rules on life. Ok, so I went a little too far I know I apologize to all those tryout guys out there reading this and thinking I'm an asshole, but I have to ask you, "isn't playing with your boys on the weekends good enough?" Well, I'm sure I will get paid back when I try out with professional teams and the players are like "Oh no, not another tall slow white guy!" On other notes, I have been thinking about what food I am going to miss so much during my time to come overseas and it is kind of depressing. When I first came to school in Memphis and left Cincinnati I had enough problems with this, but I was only eight hours away from Skyline, Chipotle, and my Mom's cooking. Now, I will have many countries, states and an ocean between me and my favorite foods. Ok, so maybe I don't need to be eating Skyline or Chipotle so regularly but who can resist the wonderful smooth Skyline chili over crispy french fries or a hot dog and always topped with a nice sized pile of american shredded cheese, or a overstuffed burrito with yummy steak and sour cream (along with some other condiments). I know everyone who loves the food in their current or a past city knows exactly how I feel. On the other side of things, I really won't miss a lot of food in Memphis. They are pretty much only known for their barbeque which isn't even that great. I do like barbeque nachos at Central BBQ near my current apartment, but I don't even visit often and I am within walking distance. Anyways, I am a picky eater and seeing me in another country trying to adjust to their cuisine. I just hope their toilets are ready for Nick Kohs!

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