anyone know what it is about? Seems like it could blow up on us.
Something that is not talked about which should be talked about is that it can be a challenge to transition from being a football player into real life, especially if you don't go to the NFL.
A lot of these guys have known nothing but playing football, so when they graduate, and are no longer playing football, its hard to know what to do next with your life. It can be frustrating, and some of these guys take their frustrations out on their past.
Even if you take your education seriously, and have a plan after graduation, it can still be a shock. For me, one minute I was celebrating a Rose Bowl win with my teammates, and the next minute, I was at the parking lot behind AGC Stadium, getting my luggage out of the luggage truck, and we all go our own ways. It was the weirdest feeling ever. I remember being at a restaurant with my dad the day we got back from the Rose Bowl and this feeling washed over me, like "now what?". It took me a good 2.5 years to find my way after graduating. And I am someone who was successful in class, got good grades, took my education seriously and had somewhat of a plan.
For some of these guys they didn't take education seriously, had no post college plan that didn't involve the NFL, and are stuck in neutral in their life. They have known nothing but football and for a lot of them, football was their escape and gave their life meaning. Now what? It can be frustrating, so some of these guys get upset and take out the fact that their post football life sucks on their former coaches.
That's about the best damned thing I've read in a week or so.If Gary has been consistent about his dislike of players using that word then it is not a new discussion for the guys who have been around. The players who respect his approach to this are much more likely to be understanding of what Gary was trying to do and forgiving since they know his motives. The ones who are pissed at him anyway for no playing time or yelling at them or whatever other reason will probably not but they're not going to be happy no matter what.
This can actually be a unifying thing for the team if its all handled right. Just don't do it again, Gary...
Man I am getting destroyed on Twitter for sticking up for Coach P because I am white. All these racists judging me because I am white, is that not racist? I had someone call me "mayonnaise boy", could you imagine the uproar if I used chocolate boy in reply to him
I'd like to advise everyone not to go on Twitter at all. Not ever.I'd advise everyone not to click on the nationally trending "Gary Patterson" on Twitter...
this might be the best thing you have written in this entire thread travis and i do think it is something very few not involved in the game understand or recognize the impact.
no, they know you are friends with lvh
There is NO WAY after all he has given to this program and his words being twisted (although it sounds like he repeated the word) that he is gone. If that's the case every single coach might as well pack up and leave. If he had some history of this then maybe, but this is a bridge to far even for the woke.I still don't know that we're not screwed. Hopefully Boschini and Donati met with Patterson and the defense before or shortly after this went public. My gut reaction is, "It's been real, Gary." In a sane world, where we respect the agency of the football players, if it is water under the bridge to them, it would be the same to us. But the woke don't care about respecting the agency of black people.
Stay strong, truth is a powerful weapon.Man I am getting destroyed on Twitter for sticking up for Coach P because I am white. All these racists judging me because I am white, is that not racist? I had someone call me "mayonnaise boy", could you imagine the uproar if I used chocolate boy in reply to him
Not in the vacuum of spaceStay strong, truth is a powerful weapon.
Not surprising but hilarious nonetheless.LVH is banned from Twitter and has been for a long time