Glory Days

I went to my college football team’s season opener this year and made a startling realization: I am getting old. As of next year I will not have played with any of the current players. All the seniors now were freshmen my senior year. After this season I will be truly removed from the program. I got kind of sad at this thought. I spent some time reflecting on my football career. I have not thought about it that much since I graduated, but watching the game reminded me of all the effort I put into it and how much I actually enjoyed playing. I try not to dwell on the past but it was thinking about how not knowing any players on the team will really isolate me from the team and make it difficult to look back. It’s like that chapter on my life will really be closed and any attempt to go back after this season will be truly backward looking.