If It's Easy, It Probably Isn't Worth It

Sorry it's been a couple of days since my last post, but I was EXTREMELY worn out from all the football games that took place Saturday...in 95 degree heat.  I wasn't quite sure what to write about until I glanced over at ESPN.com and read a couple of articles.  The article centers around the University of Texas' quarterback battle.  Any college football junkie can tell you that quarterbacking at UT is a very...very big deal.  The story was about Garrett Gilbert and how he had to actually win his starting job back.http://espn.go.com/colleges/texas/story/_/id/6901299/leading-mattered-most-garrett-gilbert-remain-texas-starting-quarterback
So hold up, you're telling me that you DESERVE to start.  This is your third year of college so the job is AUTOMATICALLY yours?  In other words, you don't have to WORK for it...ok, I see you ESPN.  Let's give the youth more of a sense of entitlement.  Now don't get me wrong, I feel as if everyone who plays a sport, no matter how long you have been around, still is subject to competition.  Now does Gilbert deserve to take all of the blame for UT's poor record in 2010...no, I don't think so.  Should his job as the starting quarterback for the University of Texas be up for grabs...yeah, it should.  This is a lesson that I think every child, kid and teenager could use.  Garrett Gilbert "chose" to go to the University of Texas.  This is a decision that he should stick with.  The lesson that should be learned is that, even though there are tough times, and these tough times may be because of YOUR own decisions...you have to put on your big boy/girl pants at some point and deal with it.  The easy route for Gilbert would be to transfer to another school and parlay his past accomplishments into a starting job.  But Gilbert, to me, demonstrated what I believe H.E.A.R.T to be.  He has enough (in my mind) attitude to say, "I'm not going to quit, and you can't make me".  The resilience he showed after almost leading his team to a National Championship, to quarterbacking a losing record the next year, to having to EARN his job back, proves that he can bounce back from any set back.  I think the toughness speaks for itself...Garrett Gilbert stuck with his decision and dealt with the consequences.  I respect him for toughing out the hard times and driving forward.  This is a lesson that young and impressionable kids take to H.E.A.R.T and apply in their own lives when the time comes...instead on transferring out, quitting or just giving up.  NEVER GIVE UP.