Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey From the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench by Mark Titus

Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey From the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench by Mark Titus

Author:Mark Titus
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Basketball, Humor, Sports & Recreation, Sports, Topic, Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780385535113
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2012-03-06T05:00:00+00:00


TWENTY-TWO

I like to think that the founding of my blog was a lot like the founding of Facebook, or at least how the founding of Facebook was portrayed in The Social Network. It wasn’t, of course, but I like to think it nonetheless. (I also like to think that my basketball career was a lot like Jesus Shuttlesworth’s, my academic career was a lot like Will Hunting’s, and my ass-kicking career was a lot like John McClane’s—it’s more fun that way.) In truth, the only real similarity between the origin of Facebook and the origin of my blog is that they both can be traced back to getting dumped by a girl. I was newly single, living alone in my one-bedroom apartment, and absolutely bored out of my mind because my social skills were terrible and I wasn’t much of a partier. One random night in October, I was browsing Facebook (what a coincidence!) and noticed one of my so-called friends posting a bunch of stuff about why everyone should check out his blog.

Since I had nothing better to do, I decided I’d oblige, if for no other reason than he seemed passionate and I felt that I should at least humor him. I clicked on the link he provided and concluded pretty quickly that his blog was awful. The writing was terrible, the topics were uninteresting, and his tone made him sound like a real poopdick. Based on this, you’re probably thinking, Hey, just like your blog! That must be where you got your inspiration!, and even though you’re obviously joking and just trying to be an ass (you don’t really mean it, do you?!), you’re actually kinda right.

After reading this guy’s garbage, I realized that nobody in their right mind would let him write for their site, which meant that he had to have started his blog on his own and had to have been in sole control over everything. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit now, but at the time I had no idea what a blog was. Once I read his blog and learned about the concept, though, I figured there was no reason I couldn’t do the same thing. And so, since I was bored not only on that night but with life in general, I Googled “create a blog,” clicked on the first link provided (which was obviously Google’s blogging service, Blogger), and just started writing.

It was entirely my idea to start the blog, but in the beginning it was a three-man operation with Danny and Kyle. Toward the end of the previous season, the three of us formed a bond while sitting on the end of the bench for most of the games. Kyle was a scholarship player and certainly played more than Danny and me, but it wasn’t uncommon for him to also sit out entire games and join the two of us in our benchwarmer fun (which primarily just consisted of finding both the most and the least attractive female in the stands).



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