Yeah, my fate was set, my father owned a business putting in cell tower foundations and I had been working summers doing that since I turned 15. I loved it. I was running dozers, big excavators and loaders.
I've made a good career out of it. Have my own business now. That’s not too bad for a non college grad.
I would have loved to spend 4 years in college, it would have been a great time, but it wasn't an option for me financially and I loved what I was already doing.
I have a daughter and 2 nieces that graduated from UK, so they ended up getting deep into my pockets anyway. So did Michigan State.
While I didn’t become a fan the 'college kid' way, I chose a different way to become a fan.
I'm also a Detroit Tigers, Detroit Redwings, NY Mets and Chicago Bears fan too, I didn't attend any of those universities either. I guess by AUhoosier's definition, you can only be a Bears fan if you played for them. Yikes.