Reply #238: As a former starting linebacker in high school, I sense the reeking envy through the pixels.

[apocalypsehow]

It's easy to paint all "jocks" as bullies, but I doubt there are any more "bullies" in the world of jockdom than there are in the school populations as a whole.

What I suspect most of this ranting on "jocks" is about is that partly thanks to their accomplishments on the field, they are better known, i.e., more "popular," and also very few people tend to "bully" them in turn thanks to their athletic ability. Don't even get me started on the more numerous trips to the back seat "jocks" tend to undertake. This stimulates even more envy which often smolders for a lifetime, I reckon. My 20 year HS reunion had some notable instances of it.

This is what drives much of the resentment of "jocks," I've noticed over the years.

Edit: grammar.