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Anyway, home for a bit and then leave again in a few days. I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving. Except for Talent. Fuck him.
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About three weeks ago, my son fell on the steps of our front porch, and broke his ankle. He also dislocated the joint. We had to have an ambulance take him to the hospital, because he could not move. I sat with him while he had the bone re-set. Thank God for anesthesia. I then sat in the waiting room for two hours while he had surgery to have a plate and 8 screws installed to keep the bones stable while they heal. It was agony for his mother and I to go thru that experience with him.
Last week, Tua played in a game where there is no freaking way possible that he was 100% ready to play. Absolutely no way. You can line up doctors from here to Birmingham Alabama to tell me that he was 'cleared to play', but I'll not be convinced that the kid was 100%. And of all things, he was injured at a point of the game where his team was ahead by 35-6, and he was left in the game to 'practice the two minute drill'.
Brilliant.
Everyone in this forum can tell me to go F myself, and I guess I'll go and do that, and I'll smile about it. I'll not apologize for thinking about a kid in pain, and having to endure surgeries, and the physical therapy and rehab that is going to follow. For me, if I hear that Tua gets his degree, and goes on to a successful career outside of football, where he can walk normally, play with his kids and grand kids, I'll be fine with that. F the NFL, Alabama, Nick Saban, and the playoffs. The kid's long term health is paramount.
"in order to lead America you must love America"Comment
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I had this discussion with my in-laws. On the one hand, they feel terrible for Tua and were blaming everyone from The Nick to the sport. Mostly because it's going to cost him tons of money. On the other hand, they were cursing the sport -- the very source of his potential tons of money. I eventually pointed out the tension there and they actually sort of changed their thoughts from feeling bad for Tua to perhaps thinking he was lucky -- if he never plays in the NFL. He'll have his body in good shape for the rest of his life.
The point, though, is that it's football. You're playing an inherently dangerous sport because (a) you love it and/or (b) there's great reward to doing so. No one held a gun to Tua's head. Or his family's. He's accountable for his own actions. And there is plenty of reason to play football.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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AA was just deported from France and in a foul mood, so cut him some slackComment
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And I understand all that. No problem with anything you said.The point, though, is that it's football. You're playing an inherently dangerous sport because (a) you love it and/or (b) there's great reward to doing so. No one held a gun to Tua's head. Or his family's. He's accountable for his own actions. And there is plenty of reason to play football.
I guess what I would have preferred to see the adults take charge over the young man, who undoubtedly wanted to play, and tell him that they were doing what was best for his long term health in holding him out until he was back to 100%. In that case, maybe his parents are to blame as well. I wasn't in on those conversations, so I don't know. When I saw the video of the kid screaming out in pain, my heart went out to him, and I was angry because I felt that it likely could have been avoided."in order to lead America you must love America"Comment
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Liney, does your son need a lawyer to sue the homeowner?Comment
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Just kidding my friend. Hope he makes a full recovery!Comment
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We have many a Paris in the United States. Paris, TX, Paris, KY, Paris, Las Vegas...the list goes on!
Yet AA chooses to spend his ill-gotten lucre in a foreign land! Where foreigners live!!
There's just one word for that kind of elitism: a total DISGRACE!Comment
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Don't worry about it Liney, if it makes you feel any better I tripped and fell down my living room stairs in June taking my dog out. My friend rushed over and I said im ok just sprained my ankle and shook it off and took the dog out. Well later that night I knew its wasn't a sprained ankle - broke my foot (had to go to the ER). Im back on my feet now (and working out again) was in a boot and crutches, then a cane all summer. People are more passionate when it hits home.Comment
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LOL ... yeah we need to sue the bastard that failed to sweep the leaves off the steps like his wife told him to ...Originally posted by UMStan White View Post
I took my son in for his first post-surgery appointment today. Doc said its looking good. 4-5 more weeks in the hard cast, then 5-6 weeks in the walking boot. He's hoping to be back to work by the end of January, but we'll see."in order to lead America you must love America"Comment
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Wings - I hope all is better with you now. I also walk with a cane nowadays because of my arthritic hip and knee. Can't officiate anymore, and it kills me."in order to lead America you must love America"Comment
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Last edited by AlabamAlum; November 19, 2019, 07:12 PM."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham LincolnComment
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Also, good work, DSL. I chuckled. Begrudgingly. But I did."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham LincolnComment
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I have questions:
This from his surgeons, right?
Do we have post-op details, e.g., was the profunda femoris separated in the injury and then reattached to the ball of the femur, was the femoral neck, acetabulum, pelvis or femur fractured?
Clearly, the public isn't going to get this information but there is no way a "complete recovery" can be predicted without knowledge of the surgical notes and post-op details. I'm sure the surgeons have these details but I'm skeptical of this pronouncement and suspect it is statement made to protect Tua's interests.... and I've got no problem with that.
However, a hip dislocation is a very serious athletic injury. It's not like you can reduce it and hop off the table ready to go. Moreover, the complications I mentioned above are very common with a traumatic dislocation.
I intend no ill-will for the young man and hope that he actually has a "complete recovery," but let's be realistic here.
Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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