Spoiled

I was spoiled at UCONN.

I mean I really had it better as a staff member for a soccer team than the football team at a mid-major...or any school at a mid major.

A year has gone by.  I'm guessing that all of the teams in the athletic department had maybe a dozen trips with flights.  Maybe less.

I remember having flights back to back weeks.

I remember flying on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

I always was jealous of the basketball teams that flew to Syracuse.

I bet most athletes at a mid major are jealous of me for getting to fly.  Period.

As for hotels, I know that the teams at this mid major would never ever stay at the places we stayed at.  As a staff member I got Double Tree, Mariott, Embassy Suites and Crowne Plaza...and god forbid at one point a Ramada.  At a mid major it's Motel 6, Best Western (Which surprisingly I ended up at once)  or tents on the side of the road.

Ok maybe not tents on the side of the road, but you get the point.

The gear.  I got to keep my gear.  The head of ticketing at a mid major had to give back his gear.  You get more gear as a staff member at a big school...I mean a team manager, a volunteer, an anything, than the head of ticketing at a small school.   

I got hats, gloves, jackets, sweatshirts, pullovers, soccer pants, t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, polo shirts and even sneakers.

At a mid major I got a polo shirt and a donated pull over.  I am begging to have gear stolen for me.  I could pay to have stuff embriodered.

Pay for gear?  I'm too spoiled for that.

I actually laughed at the idea...although I sort of might end up doing it. 

So I have an appreciation for what I had at UCONN.  An appreciation that I hope isn't lost on the athletes that go there.  Because even though you might not get treated like basketball, you are treated better than 98% of all other college athletic teams.

It just takes some time and perspective to realize that.