Man, thinking about Baker Mayfield’s time in college really takes me back. It wasn’t some fancy institution named after him, obviously, but his whole journey through college football? Wild stuff.
I remember specifically watching those Oklahoma games. I wasn’t even a huge Sooners fan, not really. But you couldn’t help but get sucked in. I’d flip on the TV on a Saturday, maybe planning to just catch a few minutes, and then bam, hours later, I’m still there, totally invested.
It all started, for me, hearing about this walk-on kid over at Texas Tech who then transfers to Oklahoma, sits out a year, and then just explodes. You gotta respect the hustle, right? I followed the story, watched the highlights, saw him win the Heisman. It felt like a movie script sometimes.
What It Got Me Thinking About
Watching him play, especially during that senior year, it was electric. Planting the flag after the Ohio State game? Pure guts, maybe a little dumb, but totally captivating. But it also got me thinking, you know? About the whole college sports machine.
- You see these kids playing their hearts out.
- The pressure is just immense, from coaches, fans, media.
- Everyone’s trying to figure out if they’ll make it to the pros.
It kinda felt like they weren’t just students anymore, more like mini-pros already, just without the big paychecks back then (though that’s changing now, I guess). Seeing Mayfield’s ups and downs, even in college, the intense scrutiny… it’s a lot. You watch them celebrate, you watch them struggle, and you realize it’s a tough road.
So yeah, when I think “Baker Mayfield college,” I don’t think of a building. I think of that whole rollercoaster ride I watched unfold on my TV screen. It was fun to watch, sure, but it definitely makes you pause and consider what these athletes actually go through just to play a game. Crazy stuff.
