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It’s odd. Being the only female on your sports team, no? Is it really a team? Even though the group consists of five players, it’s more so just a game with yourself at the end of the day. Hitting balls around a green field all day. Maybe some sand, dips and curves along the way. But what was it really? Golf. That boring sport? The one you associate with the rich and old people who are retired. Well for some, many actually, it’s their life. Like a Football player. Or a baseball player. It’s a sport that takes time, knowledge and tons of patience to master. Many try, but often never reach the goal they want to, due to the pressure of the idea. It is only you. Any mistake is on you. Everyone’s watching you.
This is that pressure this young woman felt. A top scholar, a bit of a quiet soul, and the only female on her school’s Division 1 Golf team. Now why was she here? Why did they allow a woman into the group? Simple. The team’s highest praised player was out due to injury, and despite the fact this young woman was nothing more than a reserve, she was called up to the main squad for an upcoming tournament. Four grueling days of play, early mornings, tons of walking, and not to mention, eighteen holes of hell. Perform badly enough and you’d be cut, the board getting smaller and smaller every day. Make it to Sunday, that was the goal. Now this wasn’t a problem for most of the team, being one of the best ranked groups in the country, it was sure enough that they’d make it in. The only one they didn’t think who could of course was this young, foreign woman. Foreign? Yep. She was a transfer student from overseas. The team being made up of mostly ‘Frat-Like’ players, it was hard to fit in. English wasn’t her first language, she looked nothing like them, and not to mention there was barely anything in common besides the love of the game.
The team would be posted up in a house, just on the eighteenth hole of the course. It was beautiful, much better than any hotel room. This is where they’d stay the weekend, as there were houses all over the course that would provide shelter for the other teams competing in the tournament. The whole bus ride over, she didn’t say a peep. Headphones on, simply in another world. She was soft looking, but had a hard interior. She was polite, but chose not to speak. The coach was aware of this, but didn’t make any sort of intervention, as everyone was their own person at the end of the day.
The night before the tournament, they all laid up in the house, the boys in the living room having a few drinks before their big day tomorrow, talking about all the girls on campus, their own lives, school, typical college talk. Except for one. Her. Locked away in her room for the night, she stared out at the sunset over the lake on the last hole. She thought to herself that she shouldn’t belong here. That she should just leave. But.. she knew she was here for a reason. Clearly she was good enough to be called up from the other reserves. Or was it just for headlines? She’d be the only female in the tournament, something already breaking Sports News outlets everywhere. It was nerve racking. She’d be interviewed for sure throughout the tournament as it was a televised event. Sure, not as big as the PGA Tour, or some major Golf Tourney, but still, it was exposure. Her parents would be watching, her trainer from when she was younger back home. But that was the thrill of playing at the collegiate level no? Finally getting to experience that national exposure. Unlike the rest, she didn’t care so much about that. She wanted to just play the game. Do as best as she could, prove something of herself. But being surrounded by the best college players around the country didn’t help. Only time and patience would tell if she could prevail and seek a good result, hoping to land a spot on the main squad.
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So! This is a little bit of an idea I’ve hatched in my head lately, as it’s more of a Sports, Slice of Life themed story! Now with that being said, I do want to add other elements such as Romance and Drama specifically as we dive further into this story. Just a few things I wanted to go over before you message me so we don’t have to revisit them later!
Who are you?
So what I mean by this is, who will you be playing in the story? I’ve compiled a few ideas in my head, but if you think of something else feel free to suggest them.

• One of the players on her team.
• One of the players on another team.
• Her Caddy! Basically guiding her through the tourney.

So these are just my ideas, but again you’re more than welcome to bring your own ideas! Now, another question you might have is,
Do you have to know anything about Golf?
The answer is No! Simply put, there will be a lot more involved in this story besides just that, so I don’t expect you to know anything. Though if you do, surely you’ll be able to provide more in those specific scenes though again, It’s not required! I want this story to be open to anyone who comes across it.
—---
Now just some basic rules and regulations to go over!
Be yourself! I love more down to earth people, don’t feel like you have to overdue your intro or try to please me!

• I will go more over my character as we get into planning, a bio, refs, all that sort of thing. I just want to make sure we match up before all that!
• Please try and reach out to me over chat first! If you cannot, PM is more than ok!
• Any questions you may have I will be willing to answer, there are no stupid questions!
• Please don’t just say “Hey” in your intro! Introduce yourself a little, but again you don’t have to go over the top! I just want to make sure you’re serious about this idea!
• This plot is open to any gender!

And that’ll be it on my end. I’d love to see some of you, though it’s quite a niche plot, I’m hoping to find someone who would love to explore a deep rooted college romance and sports thrill!
See some of you soon! <3

Close LA schools forever and give parents vouchers.
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I know that this post is a little late because some counties have already had/are in the middle of their spring break, but when is y'alls spring break week if you happen to know? I work in a different county from the one I live in, but the break for students of the one I work in is March 27-31.

It’s odd. Being the only female on your sports team, no? Is it really a team? Even though the group consists of five players, it’s more so just a game with yourself at the end of the day. Hitting balls around a green field all day. Maybe some sand, dips and curves along the way. But what was it really? Golf. That boring sport? The one you associate with the rich and old people who are retired. Well for some, many actually, it’s their life. Like a Football player. Or a baseball player. It’s a sport that takes time, knowledge and tons of patience to master. Many try, but often never reach the goal they want to, due to the pressure of the idea. It is only you. Any mistake is on you. Everyone’s watching you.
This is that pressure this young woman felt. A top scholar, a bit of a quiet soul, and the only female on her school’s Division 1 Golf team. Now why was she here? Why did they allow a woman into the group? Simple. The team’s highest praised player was out due to injury, and despite the fact this young woman was nothing more than a reserve, she was called up to the main squad for an upcoming tournament. Four grueling days of play, early mornings, tons of walking, and not to mention, eighteen holes of hell. Perform badly enough and you’d be cut, the board getting smaller and smaller every day. Make it to Sunday, that was the goal. Now this wasn’t a problem for most of the team, being one of the best ranked groups in the country, it was sure enough that they’d make it in. The only one they didn’t think who could of course was this young, foreign woman. Foreign? Yep. She was a transfer student from overseas. The team being made up of mostly ‘Frat-Like’ players, it was hard to fit in. English wasn’t her first language, she looked nothing like them, and not to mention there was barely anything in common besides the love of the game.
The team would be posted up in a house, just on the eighteenth hole of the course. It was beautiful, much better than any hotel room. This is where they’d stay the weekend, as there were houses all over the course that would provide shelter for the other teams competing in the tournament. The whole bus ride over, she didn’t say a peep. Headphones on, simply in another world. She was soft looking, but had a hard interior. She was polite, but chose not to speak. The coach was aware of this, but didn’t make any sort of intervention, as everyone was their own person at the end of the day.The night before the tournament, they all laid up in the house, the boys in the living room having a few drinks before their big day tomorrow, talking about all the girls on campus, their own lives, school, typical college talk. Except for one. Her. Locked away in her room for the night, she stared out at the sunset over the lake on the last hole. She thought to herself that she shouldn’t belong here. That she should just leave. But.. she knew she was here for a reason. Clearly she was good enough to be called up from the other reserves. Or was it just for headlines? She’d be the only female in the tournament, something already breaking Sports News outlets everywhere. It was nerve racking. She’d be interviewed for sure throughout the tournament as it was a televised event. Sure, not as big as the PGA Tour, or some major Golf Tourney, but still, it was exposure. Her parents would be watching, her trainer from when she was younger back home. But that was the thrill of playing at the collegiate level no? Finally getting to experience that national exposure. Unlike the rest, she didn’t care so much about that. She wanted to just play the game. Do as best as she could, prove something of herself. But being surrounded by the best college players around the country didn’t help. Only time and patience would tell if she could prevail and seek a good result, hoping to land a spot on the main squad.
—---
So! This is a little bit of an idea I’ve hatched in my head lately, as it’s more of a Sports, Slice of Life themed story! Now with that being said, I do want to add other elements such as Romance and Drama specifically as we dive further into this story. Just a few things I wanted to go over before you message me so we don’t have to revisit them later!Who are you?So what I mean by this is, who will you be playing in the story? I’ve compiled a few ideas in my head, but if you think of something else feel free to suggest them.

• One of the players on her team.
• One of the players on another team.
• Her Caddy! Basically guiding her through the tourney.

So these are just my ideas, but again you’re more than welcome to bring your own ideas! Now, another question you might have is,
“Do I have to know anything about Golf?”
The answer is No! Simply put, there will be a lot more involved in this story besides just that, so I don’t expect you to know anything. Though if you do, surely you’ll be able to provide more in those specific scenes though again, It’s not required! I want this story to be open to anyone who comes across it.
—---
Now just some basic rules and regulations to go over!
Be yourself! I love more down to earth people, don’t feel like you have to overdue your intro or try to please me!

• I will go more over my character as we get into planning, a bio, refs, all that sort of thing. I just want to make sure we match up before all that!
• Please try and reach out to me over chat first! If you cannot, PM is more than ok!
• Any questions you may have I will be willing to answer, there are no stupid questions!
• Please don’t just say “Hey” in your intro! Introduce yourself a little, but again you don’t have to go over the top! I just want to make sure you’re serious about this idea!
• This plot is open to any gender! :)

And that’ll be it on my end. I’d love to see some of you, though it’s quite a niche plot, I’m hoping to find someone who would love to explore a deep rooted college romance and sports thrill!
See some of you soon! <3

Yesterday I covered Thursday's Sweet 16 games. I have a part 2 today that will go over Friday's games. These next two days can't go by fast enough!
Game 5: (1)Alabama vs (5) San Diego St.
Team Profile: (1) Alabama
KenPom: 2
T-Rank: 2
Major Contributors: Brandon Miller
Alabama has been one of the best teams in the country all season long. Nate Oats’ squad plays an NBA style, up-tempo offense. The man of the hour is freshman forward Brandon Miller who is one of the top players in the nation. Alabama also has veteran PG Jahvon Quinerly leading this team on the floor. The Tide also possess one of the nations top defenses that seems to heavily contest every shot
Team Profile: (5) San Diego St.
KenPom: 15
T-Rank: 10
Major Contributors: Matt Bradley
San Diego State brings an elite defense into this tournament where they are allowing the 4th fewest three point shots in the country. San Diego St. is extremely experienced, every rotational piece is a Junior or a Senior, end even then, that includes just two Juniors. The Aztecs like to slow the game down and take their time creating open jumpers or lanes to the hoop
Game Profile:
Spread: ALA -7.5
Alabama without a doubt should be favored with how dominant they are on both sides of the ball. If the Tide can speed this game up, San Diego St. will get uncomfortable and make mistakes which Alabama will capitalize on. For the Aztecs to succeed, they need to be efficient and methodical on offense and defend the way we know they are capable of. The Aztecs best asset is their experience, I wouldn’t be surprised if they try and score at the rim to get freshmen Miller and Clowney in foul trouble early. If SDSU can hang with Alabama deep into the 2nd half, their experience may allow them to prevail.
Game 6: (1) Houston vs (5) Miami
Team Profile: (1) Houston
KenPom: 1
T-Rank: 1
Major Contributors: Marcus Sasser
The Coogs have been dominant this season. They come into this one top ten in offense and defense with stud PG Marcus Sasser leading the way. Houston defends hard and has one of the best offensive rebounding rates in the nation. It isn’t always pretty, but Houston basketball is extremely effective. Sasser and one of his co-stars, Jamal Shead have battled injuries down the stretch here, but when healthy, it’s hard not to see Houston as the nation’s best team
Team Profile: (5) Miami
KenPom: 32
T-Rank: 34
Major Contributors: Isaiah Wong, Nijel Pack, Norchad Omier
Advanced metrics don’t love Miami, but they keep winning. The ACC regular season champs are led by one of the top point guards in the country with Isaiah Wong. The Canes have a very good offense in part due to Wong’s abilities as a scorer and passer. They are great at getting high percentage jump shots and drives to the rim. Miami’s defense has been very suspect most of the season. They lack the length to be elite on that end of the floor. However, they have shown the ability to force turnovers and generate fast break scores that way
Game Profile:
Spread: HOU -7
Houston is incredibly tough to beat when healthy, but Sasser and Shead are arguably the most important players on this team and injuries to them could be the end for Houston. If the Coogs are efficient with their shooting, they should eventually pull away and win this game. Miami on the other hand has to take advantage of Sasser and Shead who are not 100% and they are equipped to do that with a great guard of their own.
Game 7: (6) Creighton vs (15) Princeton
Team Profile: (6) Creighton
KenPom: 12
T-Rank: 13
Major Contributors: N/A
Creighton is balanced personified in college basketball. They are top 25 in offense and defense and don’t have one dominant player, but rather a deep roster of stud playmakers. Creighton is really good at scoring off of 3s, and overall they are really good at staying out of foul trouble. Their only real deficits are not forcing a lot of turnovers and they don’t grab a lot of offensive rebounds
Team Profile (15) Princeton
KenPom: 91
T-Rank: 94
Major Contributors: Tosan Evbuomwan**, Keeshawn Kellman
Princeton are the darlings of this tournament reaching the 2nd weekend as a 15 seed. They are led by Tosan Evbuomwan who has one of the highest usage rates in the nation. Princeton doesn’t have any particular stat that jumps out, but they are very good at defensive rebounding and preventing 2nd chance points. They also like to score inside with the infamous backdoor cut.
Game Profile
Spread: CREI -9.5
Creighton is the largest favorite of the Sweet 16, and it isn’t hard to see why. There are so many guys that can contribute to this team’s success and they have very few weaknesses. If Creighton plays up to their capabilities, Princeton doesn’t have much of a shot. That being said, Princeton has an opening in the rebounding game. If outside shots aren’t falling, Princeton should allow very few offensive rebounds to Creighton which can allow Princeton the ability to capitalize on the misses with offense on the other end.
Game 8: (2) Texas vs (3) Xavier
Team Profile: (2) Texas
KenPom: 5
T-Rank: 6
Major Contributors: N/A
Like Creighton, Texas doesn’t have one star, but a collection of great pieces that can hurt their opponents. The Longhorns are great on both ends of the floor, top 15 on offense and defense. Texas wants to use their warchest full of guard talent to penetrate the defense and score in the lane. They are a team without many weaknesses, but they also don’t possess any outlier strengths
Team Profile: (3) Xavier
KenPom: 15
T-Rank: 20
Major Contributors: N/A
Xavier lost their one major contributor in Zach Freemantle about a month ago. They have weathered the storm and a near upset to make it to this point. Xavier is the best shooting team left in the field as they make 39% of their 3s. Defensively, there are some definite question marks around this team’s ability to stop elite offenses in the country. If you can’t stop them, outshoot them. In the absence of Freemantle, Souley Boum has been the unofficial leader of this team on the court.
Game Profile:
Spread: TEX -4
The Longhorns are favored and rightfully so. It’s hard to bet against a team in March that has elite guards and has few holes in their game. If the Longhorns can defend the arc and keep Xavier from bombing them from deep, this should be a very winnable game for Texas. Xavier is going to need to shoot well from deep in this one. The good news is that they have the talent and personnel to do just that. This could very well be the most entertaining game of the Sweet 16.