Here's a non-female version of this analogy...
2001 NFL draft

Girl A from a nonBCS school, considered too small by some scouts - the epitome of a team player


Girl B from national championship caliber teams with blazing speed, expected to revolutionize the quarterback position, as flashy as it gets

craigoscarson wrote:

Here's a non-female version of this analogy...
2001 NFL draft

Girl A from a nonBCS school, considered too small by some scouts - the epitome of a team player


Girl B from national championship caliber teams with blazing speed, expected to revolutionize the quarterback position, as flashy as it gets

I like the female version more.

If you're not a professional athlete, scratch these girl B's off your list.

Marko Jaric, Carl Pavano, and Tom Brady have spoken for these 3.

The one on the left is Adriana Lima. I'd say she's the epitome of Girl B right now.

Still looks like you married up, Craig.

Glad you both found happiness and that it is in the simple things rather than the allure of the world.

craigoscarson wrote:

tw wrote:

SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE
This may be taking the analogy way too far and spoiling some of the fun but for what it's worth....
I never went to USC, but as far as the analogy goes, I passed over a great girl A to marry a hot girl B. It was fun for, oh, about an hour, then it was pure hell from then on and has cost me a life's fortune and a ton of misery. I eventually found another girl A and life is now real and much more satisfying.
High maintenance women who live by their looks use it to their advantage not yours. :angry: :P

TW- I'm in the complete same boat....

I was in medical school and married Girl B --a Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and it was a nightmare for 2 years. We had the big huge wedding, people told us that we were like Ken and Barbie reincarnated, but we never had a real connection. The only thing I ended up with was a bunch of sports memorabilia, 3 seasons of season tickets and all of her credit card debt. I never in my life thought I'd ever get divorced, but talk about high maintenance, it was unbearable....

http://media.www.unews.com/media/storage/paper274/news/2001/03/12/Sports/CardioKickboxing.Fun.Flexible.Fitness-54528.shtml

I took 2 years off from school and decided that I wouldn't remarry until I was older, established and well-off....and girl A just fell in my lap, and I couldn't be happier. She was also divorced, from a bad marriage, had a child already, and from the other side of the country. We both felt like used cars (certainly the luster is off a bit when you've been through a divorce)....But from day 1 it felt right, we eloped (no big fancy wedding this time), we don't socialize 1/20th as much as my ex and I did. (We spend more time on the couch in our living room with our 1 yr old daughter), we're a pretty boring couple but we're really happy.

We eloped, wore our old wedding clothes and took pictures in front of an adult book store and McDonalds for kicks. I think we spent $50 that day


I certainly understand why recruits think that the flashy, popular schools are appealing; however they're not always a good fit.
I wonder if given a 2nd chance, if Ben Olson or Chris Burgess would have made the same decisions. Both would have been great fits at BYU and certainly did not fit in where they ended up. Even Brad Garrett, who ended up at Oklahoma State (and isn't playing much at all; doesn't seem to fit into their rotation) would have been playing 20-25 minutes a game for us this year, and his parents could see him play in person.

My brother is a Cornell educated attorney and has worked for Wilson-Sonsini, etc. and to me he's the epitome of a guy that understands the value of "Girl A". He's so risk adverse, that the thought of a big payoff pales in comparison to the potential of a big loss. He always believes in the safe investment and it's served him well.

I certainly wish the best for Kaveinga and I hope he picks the team that is the best fit for him and not make a decision because of what's flashy or what his friends in high school think would be cool.

USC has a lot to offer, but there are a lot of dangerous pitfalls too. Pete Carroll is certainly Girl B, but my money is on Bronco anyday.

Girl B is clearly self absorbed...self absorbed chicks are always skanky. She'll convince you to sacrifice your principals and then cheat on you the second a richer, better looking guy comes around.

Girl A = a successful marriage, a strong family, a happy life and a fair shot at the celestial kingdom.

Birl B = a short, loveless sexual relationship fraught with sin and misery. You're Shot at the highest level of the celestial kingdom even after a long and terrible repentence process...not so good.

Girl A all the way....

Men....*slaps forehead*