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@AppelhansBraden You posted this over 2 years ago. How are you doing today? I hope that you have continued to progress and are living a happy, prosperous life. I noticed you transferred to Drake. Do you have another year of eligibility? I would look forward to following the rest of your career.

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that.  I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help. Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.   I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place! Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in. You change from here. I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point.  So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year!  -BA1

@M_Vernon I feel like the same thing happened last year?

No hoops banquet. No reason. Personally was expecting a solo set from Wilder Evers. The show must go on!

@JerryQuickel It looks like a Raiders helmet. I believe I have 1 left.

@D1Jerseys1 They haven’t played football in years….I forget what they looked like

Man that got out of hand! This is my hobby and passion! My attempt at an April fools Joke! Thanks to all that have reached out but I’m not stopping! I hope to showcase every College Football team at some point!

@shre98 Should know by the end of the month. Trending in the right direction.

Melvin Council said he would text his agent right after this to see if there's an update on whether he could come back. He mentioned that he would "most definitely" come back if given the option to return to #Kubball

@ScotPollard31 @KStateMBB @kstatesports @KUHoops That is a sick individual. My hope, for the sake of humanity, is that Dom will see this thread and do the right thing. Apologize. It isn’t that hard to do the right thing. It won’t fix everything but it would be a nice step in the proper direction.

Hey Dom, you deleted it, but seriously, GFY. Kstate fans keeping it classy as usual 🙄

@AintNoSeatsPod I have 1 left.

This might be the best red Jersey Kansas has ever worn.

@dillondavis3 He will keep his job if there is a high buyout. Good guy. Teams usually do relatively well. Brings in good kids and recruits. For a non-rev sport he checks a lot of boxes. Let’s hope they keep playing well and make a run so this is moot.

KU's getting hot at the right time but I still think they need to reach the NCAA Tournament for Schneider to keep his job. Too talented of a team not to get there, even with Davis missing games. Keep it rolling ladies. #RockChalk

@Sully_2029 @franfraschilla @tgoff11 Fran blocked me for this response (which wasn’t critical). Might need a thicker skin.

Ban @franfraschilla from Allen. Please. @tgoff11

@tomrowe @WinterSportsLaw He never suggested he agreed. He said the judge did a great job explaining.

@WinterSportsLaw You said: "does a great job of laying out why NCAA eligibility rules have serious antitrust problems." I assume you agree with the opinion if that is what you wrote. How about pointing out the weakness of the ruling, or that other USDC's have held otherwise, often.

The recent federal court order described in this article, which holds that the NCAA’s 5 yr rule likely violates antitrust law, does a great job of laying out why NCAA eligibility rules have serious antitrust problems. In short, they limit economic competition in a labor market.

@WinterSportsLaw I have been saying that we will eventually get to the point when the rule becomes “if you are enrolled at the school, you are eligible to play.”

@Williamjkelly Good info! I feel like I would drop them as “my team” if they cross the border but I still find myself reading articles favorably (like Max Crosby) so I’m not sure I could flip allegiance. I will decide once it is official that they are gone (and I do believe they are gone).

Chicago math. Bears packing up. Obama Presidential Center now $850 MILLION — one of the most expensive ever. $3 BILLION spent on illegal immigrant services. Mayor Brandon Johnson is underwater with voters. Gov. Pritzker wants the White House. I’ve covered this city my whole life — trading the Chicago Bears for illegal immigrants may go down as the worst trade in NFL history. Chicago taxpayers get the bill.

@amelissa555 The team that scored more goals was the better team today.

We were the better team. Huge congrats to team USA, you don’t deserve it but you got it 😄And that’s why we love and hate hockey!

@FarhanLaljiTSN I might give greater thought to what he had to say if he didn’t personally choke and miss a wide open net that would have sealed the game.

So one team dominates, gets goalied & loses in a gimmick. 35 million devastated & hand-wringing for the next 4 years. The other team celebrates & in 24 hours its fans will forget about it for the next 4 years and get back to the sports that actually matter to them 🤷🏽‍♂️

@BradDirks @ClayTravis Canadian NHL teams haven’t won a Cup since 1993 despite having over 20% of the teams. Embarrassing!! When was your last Olympic Gold? Ours was today.

If Canada had been smart and become the 51st state, they’d be gold medalists right now.

@TheBertaTiger Lol. Whine much? Your teams gonna win a Stanley Cup this century

The United States’ Mickey Mouse run to the Gold Medal: -In the easiest division in the Olympics -Faced Slovakia in the Semis, who lost to Finland 6-1 -Canada didn’t have Crosby, Morrissey, or Point in the final and still got dominated -Saved by fake 3v3 hockey 🇨🇦’s game

Biggest fluke in sports history. Congrats to the Americans. Never beat Sid when it counted and needed a 3-on-3 bounce

@MattyWorthy32B We were proud of our 51st state way back then.

'The American Mind Cannot Comprehend This': “2010 Team Canada Gold Medal🥇 Celebrations Across Canada.” Good Luck Tomorrow Boys 🏒🍁🇨🇦

You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.