__________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard M Nixon
It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice. Billy Joe Shaver
NRA Life Member
October 22, 2017, 07:32 AM
Bigboreshooter
You can't teach class.
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. Luke 11:21
"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -- George W. Bush
October 22, 2017, 07:37 AM
arfmel
Stupid is as stupid does.
October 22, 2017, 07:38 AM
Floyd D. Barber
Heart of the problem.
__________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard M Nixon
It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice. Billy Joe Shaver
NRA Life Member
October 22, 2017, 08:31 AM
P-220
That was shameful.
Butch could have earned some respect if he had turned that into a teaching moment.
As it was, they lost and Butch earned nothing.
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
October 22, 2017, 08:36 AM
bald1
Just another thug wearing cleats.
Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192
October 22, 2017, 09:12 AM
erj_pilot
The next NFL kneeler, assuming the twit gets that far. Of course his unsportsman crude action just bumped his stock up significantly in NFL terms.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
October 22, 2017, 09:27 AM
mcrimm
for the brief moment I turned this game on, I saw that act. What a class act. If the school/AD/Coach had any balls, this guy would be off the team. Mike
I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
October 22, 2017, 09:50 AM
wishfull thinker
Societal disconnect at its best. These characters really, down deep in their heart socket, think that because they can run or catch or whatever, that they are somehow above everyone else, that they have no accountability, suffer no consequences, and week by week, we, as a society, reaffirm this belief until they tear an achilles at which time we dump them on the 'didn't he use to play football or guitar or something?" trash heap.
And then they have a surprised look on their face.
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October 22, 2017, 11:23 AM
BamaJeepster
First off, I'm a lifelong Bama fan, so I love to see UT imploding. I do follow UT because I live north of Knoxville, so can't really avoid it and listen to local sports radio.
He was actually signalling that this game was the 11th in a row that they have lost to Bama
On the other hand, he came out into the press room after the game and apologized.
quote:
"First off, I want to make an apology to the University of Tennessee and the University of Alabama for my gesture after the pick six by Daniel Bituli. That remark that I showed was very out of character. That's not how my parents raised me. That's not how a leader of the team should show their emotions on the field. I sincerely apologize to the student section of Alabama for disrespecting them."
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“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
October 22, 2017, 11:56 AM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Actions speak louder than words, son.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
October 22, 2017, 12:45 PM
nhtagmember
kick him off the team, perhaps suspend him from school for a semester
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
October 22, 2017, 01:05 PM
LS1 GTO
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: kick him off the team, perhaps suspend him from school for a semester
At least off the team
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
October 22, 2017, 01:45 PM
BamaJeepster
I guess that means Florida State needs to start looking for a coach since Jimbo Fisher challenged a fan to a fight going off the field yesterday.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
October 22, 2017, 01:56 PM
prepsheriff
I've pretty much given up on anything to do with any level of football,,,
Airborne ! All the Way!!
October 22, 2017, 02:19 PM
scot818
That’s class. Pure class.
Glad I didn’t waste any time on this game. Looks like another guy taking up space in a class room just to play ball.
What joke.
October 22, 2017, 02:48 PM
nhtagmember
you're making an assumption about him knowing what a classroom is, let alone where one might be
it has the word 'class' in it - something sorely lacking with this thug
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
October 22, 2017, 02:54 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by scot818: Looks like another guy taking up space in a class room just to play ball.
Isn't that what college football is all about? That's the impression I've had, anyway.
Football scholarships are supposed to be about making higher learning accessible to those that can't afford it, but can play sports. But don't the vast majority of people on such scholarships merely "get by" in school and use their playing time in school as a springboard to pro sports?
Hell, not long ago NCAA players wanted to organize. How does that have anything to do with education?
quote:
Originally posted by wishfull thinker: These characters really, down deep in their heart socket, think that because they can run or catch or whatever, that they are somehow above everyone else, that they have no accountability, suffer no consequences, and week by week, we, as a society, reaffirm this belief ...
Who's "we," paleface?
I have argued for some time that college sports is no less a corruption of the whole idea of sports than is pro sports. That opinion is validated again and again by the players, their management and their fans.
Somebody in the "NFL kneeling" thread, I think it was, bemoaned the loss of a bit of Americana in the steady decline of the NFL's popularity. My feeling is that if pro and college sports are reflective of America: Good riddance. Because they don't reflect my values, that's for damn sure!
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
October 22, 2017, 03:02 PM
BamaJeepster
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by scot818: Looks like another guy taking up space in a class room just to play ball.
Isn't that what college football is all about? That's the impression I've had, anyway.
Football scholarships are supposed to be about making higher learning accessible to those that can't afford it, but can play sports. But don't the vast majority of people on such scholarships merely "get by" in school and use their playing time in school as a springboard to pro sports?
That's a bad impression. Actually only about 1.6% of college players make it to a professional team. That's about 300 out of 15,588 who make it onto a professional roster. After 4 years, that number drops to about 150 or less than 1% of college players.
Less than .08% of high school seniors will be drafted by an NFL team.
Most of the rest go on to other careers outside of sports.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams
October 22, 2017, 03:20 PM
Johnny 3eagles
You can take the thug out of the ghetto, You can't take the ghetto out of the thug.
If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there.
