hahaha. The Oxford basketball team! Yippppeee!
Who knows why people bluster like this. Perhaps to mask an insecurity. Perhaps he’s just narcissistic. Later, he’ll deny he ever said these things. What’re you going to do with a friend like that? Don’t let it bother you. In a year and a half, it’s 90% likely you’ll never talk to him for years or even think about him. That’s what happens with HS acquaintances and even friends.