WalterWhite Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I don't blame the other team. The coaches never told them he was special needs. Why would you put him into the game without telling the other coach? http://deadspin.com/student-with-special-needs-sparks-brawl-at-end-of-hs-fo-1653597288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Stupid. Don't pull this everyone is equal bullshit. The kid didn't belong in the game, and is lucky he didn't get seriously hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownSouthKC Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Some pussy ass parents in the comments section. Also, the mom of this kid is a fucking dolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Had it been a normal kid getting pancaked after the whistle no one would have given a shit. Why put your special needs kid in a position to get plastered at a contact sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXDawg Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 great story. masculine empathy is developed by situations like this. nothing taste better than your own blood when you realize you had and have men behind you and there is nothing quite like public embarrassment for taking advantage of the weak to help you develop your own character. in a feminine culture this is foul. in a world of men, this is needed. i'm not saying play special needs kids, I'm saying in this particular story, I think all the young men on that football field became better men because it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 A giant bench clearing brawl made them all "better men"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 A giant bench clearing brawl made them all "better men"? Punching people for pancake blocking a player they didn't know was mentally Retarded is a common character building exercise. You didn't know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Eater Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 A giant bench clearing brawl made them all "better men"? Probably because for once they all had to face repurcussions for their poor decisions--a concept that is foreign to your generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 So they were made better men by blindly brawling? Or they were made better men by being punished? Or... Ya know... That whole concept here is full of shit. But yes yes yes... Worst generation. Lazy. Selfish. Blah blah blah. Same old shit that's always existed. I guess we just forgot because of how amazing the past generations were... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 of course to you history began 4 years ago so... But still people are mammals and subject to an occasional brawl. Also do we want to treat people equally or not? Pick a side and live with it. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Mu comment was not saying anything about the story. Ot was calling out the ridiculous notion that a bench clearing brawl made these players "better men". Then of course we had someone taking a shot at the younger generation... Shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXDawg Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 mom upset mom throws a flag the way mom sees it but vincent sees something different... people will protect me (if) anything goes wrong, they have my back that isn't entitlement. that's awareness and appreciation which develops a sense of responsibility and belonging. yes, that makes him a better man. and yes, this... Probably because for once they all had to face repercussions for their poor decisions--a concept that is foreign to your generation. do you want to be the kid that attacked a special needs kid on a football field? you want that label? are you ordering that patch for your letter jacket? in this sense when I say they became better men, I believe they learned a lesson about protecting the weak and putting their community in front of themselves. essentially the fundamental reason why certain societies survived while others didn't. you don't have to agree, but dig a litter deeper in your rebuttal. Relevant podcast is you're interested. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/11/01/art-of-manliness-podcast-87-the-wonder-of-boys-with-dr-michael-gurian/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXDawg Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Related:Garrett is 23 years old, 5 feet tall and weights 130 lbs. Although he is diagnosed with Down Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis. He found his passion in MMA (Mixed Martial arts) because this sport made him feel good about himself.His dad supported him in getting through with MMA training and a getting a UFC style fight with a MMA fighter his size. His whole family was against his dad for letting him go through with this.He believes in never backing down from a fight and to keep going.Garrett is a MMA instructor now and teaches kids how to fight. He is working with another kid with Down Syndrome to help him succeed in life.Lessons: There's no limits in life, don't limit yourself. Garrett is a true inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Cool. You have to play with the cards you are dealt with. Good to see someone fight on no matter what the odds and never quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Related: Garrett is 23 years old, 5 feet tall and weights 130 lbs. Although he is diagnosed with Down Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis. He found his passion in MMA (Mixed Martial arts) because this sport made him feel good about himself. His dad supported him in getting through with MMA training and a getting a UFC style fight with a MMA fighter his size. His whole family was against his dad for letting him go through with this. He believes in never backing down from a fight and to keep going. Garrett is a MMA instructor now and teaches kids how to fight. He is working with another kid with Down Syndrome to help him succeed in life. Lessons: There's no limits in life, don't limit yourself. Garrett is a true inspiration. Wait though how did his fight go? Was it fair to the other fighter that had to beat up a guy with downs syndrome? No one wants to be in that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's great for the guy in the story, and it is great for the kid in the OP that had his teammates stand up for him.... I just don't see how the "bench clearing brawl" made them "better men" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohican Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 1. This happened in 2006. Why the attention now? 2. It's football. "Why stick him in and not tell the other coach"? Are you serious? So, even in a garbage time play at then end of the game, when the bench warmers get to play you want a coach to have his kids not play hard? Isn't that a recipe for potential harm to the other team? 3. It's like when they stick a girl in as the kicker or a rare wide out in HS footall, or a girl on the wrestling team. Stuff's gonna happen, people on the side fielding the girl are gonna boo hoo. Football is like boxing or wrestling - you should be aware going in that you can get hurt, get your bell rung at any time. 4. Before I read the OP and watched the video I thought "Oh Boy, another Greg Little thread"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dste Ace Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I admit I'm somewhat confused by the anger directed at the offensive player who delivered the pancake block. From the accounts I've read, the other team wasn't told that it was a special needs kid; is part of being a high school player today being required to recognize when special needs players are inserted into the game? If a coach intends to let a kid with special needs on the field, I would think that is something he would discuss with the opposing coach before the game. And then, when you're up 40 on the other team late in the game and put him in maybe you should have one of your captains give the other coach a heads up. You know, something along the lines of " Now that we're totally kicking your asses we're putting a kid into the game that under normal circumstances would have no earthly business on a football field. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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