MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

Considering the PACKERS drafted a tight end and already have four others on their roster Joe's odds aren't very good.   I still expect him to be bouncing a round ball next season.

But, good luck to him wherever the future takes him.

[Pioneer Hoops Fan]

6 feet tall in the 7th grade ... It's a curse

Looks like I started to be a 7 footer as well.  I grew 11 inches in 6th grade, was 6'0" in 7th grade, and topped off at 6'5" in high school.  Lets just say that Junior high was akward at best until my body caught up with my growth.

The only thing that kept me alive in was my Irish Charm and smile    Ok so now I'm really pushing it!

[John Gleich]

I was 6'0" by 6th grade
6'1" by 7th grade
6'3" by 6th grade
6'5" by the beginning of Freshman year, 6'6" by the end
6'7" by the beginning of Sophomore year, 6'8" by the end
6'9" by the beginning of Junior year, and I about topped off there.

Needless to say, my mother was going nuts because something I'd worn a month or two before no longer fit me!

[fredfalcon]

It's official! Jeff Berkhof is the permanent UW-RF Men's Basketball Coach!

[Stout survivor]

The 7 foot curse

-clothes are spendy
-can not blend into crowds of people
-can't fit in desk at school
-feet hang off bed
-low ceilings
-always need exit row on planes
-when you go to movie theaters you have to sit in the back or off to the side
-tight fit on bus trips
-refs always bail out the little guys
-shower heads are to darn low

perks
-when single height is its own pickup line
-when no high school basketball can still get into college ball
-sometimes get the bump to first class due to a full flight in coach
-get invited into VIP sections at nice bars
-if girlfriend wants to wear heels she wears heels
-if a member of the opposite sex should wear something low cut it is even lower from up here (sorry mom)

[Greek Tragedy]

Ummm...

7th grade to present:  5'3"

The bad (things that have actually happened):

Getting carded for rated R movies at Walmart
Getting pulled over by police simply because I looked too short and young to drive
Getting carded at "spirit stores" in places like Pick N Save, just to look around
Being forced to stand in the front row on "picture taking" days
Can't see crap at Linkin Park concerts
Generally, women don't like dating guys shorter than them
Usually get hit by swinging doors because the round window is too high and people don't see me coming through
Having to stand next to the tape measure just to make sure I'm tall enough to ride the roller coaster
Sitting in the middle in the back seat because I didn't block the view in the rearview mirror

The Good:

Shopping in the kids section is cheaper
Have gotten away with getting the "youth" ticket price
No one had problem body passing me at the Linkin Park concerts
Squeeze through crowded areas with ease
Clothes in high school still fit me
Forcing my way to the front of crowds to get a closer look because "hey, it's just a short guy and he won't be in the way"
My lame vertical jump looks more impressive
Everyone thinks I'm really fast because my little, short legs move really quick, but I'm slower than [chose something real slow]

[Rico 21]

I was 6'0" by 6th grade
6'1" by 7th grade
6'3" by 6th grade
6'5" by the beginning of Freshman year, 6'6" by the end
6'7" by the beginning of Sophomore year, 6'8" by the end
6'9" by the beginning of Junior year, and I about topped off there.

Needless to say, my mother was going nuts because something I'd worn a month or two before no longer fit me!

...so, you're telling me you went to 6th grade twice?

[John Gleich]

I was 6'0" by 6th grade
6'1" by 7th grade
6'3" by 6th grade
6'5" by the beginning of Freshman year, 6'6" by the end
6'7" by the beginning of Sophomore year, 6'8" by the end
6'9" by the beginning of Junior year, and I about topped off there.

Needless to say, my mother was going nuts because something I'd worn a month or two before no longer fit me!

...so, you're telling me you went to 6th grade twice?

I guess this IS what I said, isn't it...?

[badgerwarhawk]

That isn't the worst of it PS.  You actually got demoted BACK to the sixth grade after being in the seventh grade.   That's pretty bad regardless of how tall you are. 

[diehardfan]

I... topped off at 6'5" in high school..... The only thing that kept me alive in was my Irish Charm and smile 

Wow. Now that's one big leprechaun!

I was 6'0" by 6th grade
6'1" by 7th grade
6'3" by 6th grade
6'5" by the beginning of Freshman year, 6'6" by the end
6'7" by the beginning of Sophomore year, 6'8" by the end
6'9" by the beginning of Junior year, and I about topped off there.

On the plus side, BW, he skipped two years of school after that!

Tom and Stout Survivor... way funny. Love the lists. There are definitely good and bad things about both and you guys totally captured them agonizing and hilarious fashion.

-when single height is its own pickup line

This was totally the funniest... I sorta envision you walking up to the ladies and being like... "Hey Baby, I'm tall, wanna go out Saturday night?"

But 7ft wouldn't have been tall enough for me at all. I'm holding out for an 8ft guy so I can pop out a couple of those All-World centers that Wheaton has had such a difficult time finding.

Getting pulled over by police simply because I looked too short and young to drive

This has obviously never happened to me, but height wouldn't have necessarily solved your problems cause you totally have a baby face like me (hence your unsuccessful experimentation with a mustache a few years back! ).  Just last year someone asked me what year in high school I was and if I was sixteen (I was 25). Oww! I guess I'll appreciate this when I am in my late thirties and still look like a coed.

[Just Bill]

-when single height is its own pickup line

This was totally the funniest... I sorta envision you walking up to the ladies and being like... "Hey Baby, I'm tall, wanna go out Saturday night?"

There was a great series of Dilbert strips where the Boss hired and promoted a guy only because he was tall (so tall, in fact, that his face was cut off by the top border of the strip).  I'm sure SS and Shotblocker could get jobs at that firm.

[Pioneer Hoops Fan]

The 7 foot curse
-clothes are spendy
perks
-when single height is its own pickup line

Like I said I never got to 7 feet, but when I grew 11 inches in 12 months...I was pretty much stuck wearing sweatpants to school until I slowed enough to wear real and functionable clothes.

I'm sure the line goes like this...cuz this is how I landed my wife..."Hey, what's up.  You see how tall I am?  Can you see how big my shoes are?  You know what they say about guys with big feet?"

Followed by a jaw drop, cuz she can't believe you just asked that.

Then the line finishes with "We wear big socks!"

Any girl who doesn't fall for that is a fool...just ask my wife.  She might tell you right after she stops laughing her butt off cuz she knows I'm an idiot!

[Greek Tragedy]

Swampgoon lives about 4 blocks from the police station.  To get to his house, you have to take about 2 one-way streets past the police station.  I passed the station and went to his house, I was followed and pulled over in Dave's driveway because the officer thought I was "trying to lose him"...I was also followed by Stevens Point's finest for over a mile before he continued on...an hour later my mother got a call from the police department asking if her car had been stolen. lol.

April, I think if you and a 7-footer had offspring, he or she would be big enough to play center at Wheaton, I don't think you need an 8-footer. 

[diehardfan]

I don't know who decided to remove the inappropriate post made earlier, but thanks. I really appreciate it.  Obviously I had the power to do it to, I just didn't feel that it was my place to delete something directed at me.

April, I think if you and a 7-footer had offspring, he or she would be big enough to play center at Wheaton, I don't think you need an 8-footer. 

I guess, but I was sorta thinking in this completely theoretical, illogical, nonsensical world where I would actually marry a guy for his height, that it would be the average of our two heights... like 5'9" + 8' = 7'1.5". Something like that. Wheaton can get plenty of decent 6'4" to 6"5 guys... we just haven't had a truly great (or consistent) center since Joel Kolmodin graduated and the lean years have been rough.

[janesvilleflash]

I removed it. It seemed funny at the time, but after re-reading it, it wasn't. Sorry.