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    Quote Originally Posted by MangyOldBison View Post
    The unbelievable success of the Bison with six out of the last seven national titles in football likely has spoiled all of us a bit. Even has gotten to the point that those who wish to beat the Bison have found they had better be a lot more like them to try to do so. While everything seems to pale in the light of that sort of success, I don't know that it is fair or even realistic to try to hold up the rest of the programs to what has been accomplished by Bison on the collegiate football field. However, on an apples to apples basis, I will point out again that Amy is the WINNINGEST athlete in the history of the NCAA, with 20 titles, compared to the next highest of 17 for Julie Inkster. The jump from the college to professional level is huge, just like the jump from high school to NCAA is. Whether she will match the sort of success that she had at the high school and NCAA levels remains to be seen, but I am convinced that she will! I personally believe that she is close to a breakout season in the LPGA along with Kim Kaufman of South Dakota as well. Here is another stat to bear in mind. Of all of the people who play the game of golf, the odds are 1 in 400,000 of one of them even making it to the professional level. No less staying there and succeeding. The odds are a little better for football but also not so good: "Of all the boys in America who play high school varsity football, less than 6 percent will go on to play at the college level, including those who go on to Division III schools were scholarships are not allowed. Of the precious few who do go on to play college football, only 1.8 percent will be drafted by the NFL. Bottom line? If your child is playing high school football, his chances of making it to the NFL are 0.08 percent or about 8 out of 10,000."
    Considering Im not comparing her lack of success against what the FB team has accomplished I would say your post is rather windy.

    There isnt a person here including me who doesnt wish her great success. BUT to keep hearing how shes tearing it up or all of the excuses why she isnt on a regular basis just doesnt play well. The leaderboard says it all despite the success she had while playing at NDSU. Of which most of us are very aware of BTW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 56BISON73 View Post
    Considering Im not comparing her lack of success against what the FB team has accomplished I would say your post is rather windy.

    There isnt a person here including me who doesnt wish her great success. BUT to keep hearing how shes tearing it up or all of the excuses why she isnt on a regular basis just doesnt play well. The leaderboard says it all despite the success she had while playing at NDSU. Of which most of us are very aware of BTW.
    So what are you comparing her success to then? There has to be some bar does there not? I think she is doing marvelously well and has done so, and will go far beyond where she is now. If that bothers you may I suggest that you "stick the click".


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    Quote Originally Posted by MangyOldBison View Post
    So what are you comparing her success to then? There has to be some bar does there not? I think she is doing marvelously well and has done so, and will go far beyond where she is now. If that bothers you may I suggest that you "stick the click".
    Obviously your definition of "doing marvelously" is different than mine. Losers make excuses. I will leave that to youre as your pretty good at it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bisonaudit View Post
    Her best season to date she finished 80th on the money list, so yeah. It’s only one data point but if it proves to be representative that would be good.
    I would say 80th on the money list of the LPGA tour is pretty damn good. An early tourney out and finished 41st with a $6,100 payday. I did not make $6,100 the last 4 days.
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    Oh my, the ignorance of some posters who are best left on ignore. (Dang quotes....) So, we make a big deal of Bison football players who do well in the NFL. Well, to be on active roster means you are in the top 1696 players in the world. (worse if practice squad) But, but, but what if a starter in the NFL. Well, there are over 700 starters.

    So, Amy from North Dakota's best finish, was 80'th on the LPGA tour. Kind of puts it in perspective. I assume there is some kind of european tour too, so not sure where this is in the entire world, but that is darn good in my book and puts it in perspective versus those football players everyone worships; she is very much on par, or better with their status in her relative field (yes, Ginger Jesus is likely higher). So I suggest folks trying to say Amy is "not succeeding," please shut your yappers and let us enjoy her success.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 56BISON73 View Post
    Obviously your definition of "doing marvelously" is different than mine. Losers make excuses. I will leave that to youre as your pretty good at it.
    All that aside, I believe that Amy and Kim are on the cusp of breaking through, and it sounds like we will all be equally excited when that happens! The difference may be that I along with some others am also real excited right now and each time they go out! Not unlike Brittany Altomere and Danielle Kang and Kim Kaufman very nearly at the CME and others in 2017 with life changing results in fact for Brittany and Danielle! Kim Kaufman of Clark, South Dakota battled the best in the world in the CME Tour Championship right down to the wire, where if she hadn’t faltered just a tiny bit she would have cashed out $500,000 dollars just for that one event rather than 50k!!! Again, absolutely life changing. And the beauty of it is that often winning or even just contending with the very best in the world for that first one proves to be the key and impetus to subsequent years and years of greatness! I think that the chances of that happening for both Amy Olson and Kim Kaufman are very good indeed!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Meaty View Post
    I would say 80th on the money list of the LPGA tour is pretty damn good. An early tourney out and finished 41st with a $6,100 payday. I did not make $6,100 the last 4 days.
    Well, last year she finished 97th. And I am guessing you didn't "work" 60 days last year. And you didn't have to pay for other expenses such as a caddy. Life on the LPGA unless you are one of the very top money earners is incredibly difficult.

    Now don't get me wrong. Amy's achievements have been incredible and finishing 97th is a great accomplishment. A certain poster is a bit over effusive in praise. I prefer to speak realistically. Realistically I am concerned about the sustainability of her career especially when she begins her family unless her earnings increase. So with that in mind, I am hoping she can start to knock out more consistently high finishes to retain her sponsors, get more and make it a more sustainable career.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PattyBison View Post
    Well, last year she finished 97th. And I am guessing you didn't "work" 60 days last year. And you didn't have to pay for other expenses such as a caddy. Life on the LPGA unless you are one of the very top money earners is incredibly difficult.

    Now don't get me wrong. Amy's achievements have been incredible and finishing 97th is a great accomplishment. A certain poster is a bit over effusive in praise. I prefer to speak realistically. Realistically I am concerned about the sustainability of her career especially when she begins her family unless her earnings increase. So with that in mind, I am hoping she can start to knock out more consistently high finishes to retain her sponsors, get more and make it a more sustainable career.
    Realistically, there are no more than two people who should be concerned about her “beginning her family”.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PattyBison View Post
    Well, last year she finished 97th. And I am guessing you didn't "work" 60 days last year. And you didn't have to pay for other expenses such as a caddy. Life on the LPGA unless you are one of the very top money earners is incredibly difficult.

    Now don't get me wrong. Amy's achievements have been incredible and finishing 97th is a great accomplishment. A certain poster is a bit over effusive in praise. I prefer to speak realistically. Realistically I am concerned about the sustainability of her career especially when she begins her family unless her earnings increase. So with that in mind, I am hoping she can start to knock out more consistently high finishes to retain her sponsors, get more and make it a more sustainable career.
    You dismissively mention a "certain poster" here, and I'm not sure, but I think that I could be that poster! Thanks for taking the time from your busy schedule of being one of the top 50 motivational speakers in the entire world to offer up this drippingly sincere and incredibly insightful appraisal of Amy's chances vis a vis her biological clock along with all of the other harsh realities of life on the LPGA. Somehow, however, as a CPA and honors graduate of NDSU, I think she has a pretty good grip on all of this, but 5673 and myself for two feel totally unworthy of this sort of brilliance! If you would deign to consider personal coaching to help a couple of fellow Bison out, please advise!


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    Quote Originally Posted by bisonaudit View Post
    Realistically, there are no more than two people who should be concerned about her “beginning her family”.
    I agree. She mentioned it in a recent interview. That is the only reason I included it. Although to your point I shouldn't have included it at all. I have concerns with her ability to make the tour sustainable regardless.

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