…is in a nostalgic time warp. Nine years ago, I picked up...

…is in a nostalgic time warp. Nine years ago, I picked up @odeosbourne at the airport and got him to Carroll’s campus, where I was coaching. after competing for me in high school. While Carroll unceremoniously eliminated us, it started an epic ride through the crazy, rapidly developing world of MMA…all the way to the big leagues of the UFC and working in education to boot. Might not have been the road we planned, but it worked out better than we could’ve hoped. That’s often how college goes, though.

Today, he and I are driving 800 miles to drop the male offspring off at school, to start his collegiate career and wrestling journey at Minot State University. It’s a surreal day, but having seen firsthand how unusually cruel 2020 has treated graduating seniors, my sadness is buoyed by knowing he’s got more to do that isn’t in a family bubble. I had a chance to be his teacher, and coach…and, although one of those was easier than the other, I was fortunate to have the chance to do both.

I don’t know how this will go for @zandertomes , but know the end result will be amazing. And, just to clarify, not just because he’s majoring in Weed. (at Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

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