Hello Fellow CBers,

It has been a long time since I've posted anything, and I just felt like doing so now. I've never been a prolific poster by any means, so most of you probably don't even know who I am or realized I was gone. Typically, and historically, I just add non-serious peanut-gallery comments to posts. I just wanted to share a short story and a few thoughts, and I hope it doesn't come off as self-aggrandizement.

Back at the end of February I was laid off from my job. It was a first for me, as I had never been laid off or fired from any job, and I felt pretty secure in my position. My company at the time laid off around 200 people and it was a strategically financial layoff, meaning they laid off people who made the most money in each department, instead of the least productive. They laid off a lot of irreplaceable people (and no I wouldn't include myself in that description) and they have been hurting because of it.

So, for 3 months I was out of work, and was intensely focused on finding a new job. Never in my life have I not followed BYU football, or even football in general, but I was so focused on my job hunt that I lost all touch with BYU sports, general sports, and even local and national news. I still can't believe I reacted that way, but my focus paid off and I found a better job at a better company with better pay.

Still, I find myself only slowly getting back into the rhythm of following BYU football. I don't know what's wrong with me. The very busy nature of my new job is part of it, as well as lowered expectations with BYU football in general. Maybe what I missed in Spring ball and the recent Media Day is that I shouldn't have lowered expectations, but I find it hard not to.

Anyway, there's my experience. Sorry if I bored you, as I had nothing monumental to say. It was time for me to get back on CB and I thought I would do it this way.