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If DGB was your son, how would you react to his dismissal from the team?
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:39 pm
Your son, DGB, is one of the most athletically gifted high school kids in recent memory. Some refer to him as an athletic freak of nature. If he performs as expected in college, he'll be a certain 1st round draft pick. His future is extremely bright. The kid has almost won the lottery. Your job as his father is to make sure he simply follows the game plan.
Flash forward a couple of years. He's been arrested multiple time for drugs and people allege that he was directly involved in a domestic assault on a woman. He is dismissed from college.
As his father, how would you react? Would you be upset at the university or at DGB? Both? What kind of public statement would you make?
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Privately I would give that kid the smackdown of his life. My law would be laid down upon him.
However, publically I would do everything possible to make sure he remained eligible to play, even if that meant seeking an NCAA waiver for wrongful dismissal when I knew in the back of my mind that the university's punishment was fair. I'd even request a conversation with Bob Stoops or any other respectable coach.
Essentially, I'd do exactly what DGB's dad is doing.
He's my kid and my job as his dad is to do everything in my power to make sure he has a bright future.
All other opinions be damned.
Flash forward a couple of years. He's been arrested multiple time for drugs and people allege that he was directly involved in a domestic assault on a woman. He is dismissed from college.
As his father, how would you react? Would you be upset at the university or at DGB? Both? What kind of public statement would you make?
ETA:
Privately I would give that kid the smackdown of his life. My law would be laid down upon him.
However, publically I would do everything possible to make sure he remained eligible to play, even if that meant seeking an NCAA waiver for wrongful dismissal when I knew in the back of my mind that the university's punishment was fair. I'd even request a conversation with Bob Stoops or any other respectable coach.
Essentially, I'd do exactly what DGB's dad is doing.
He's my kid and my job as his dad is to do everything in my power to make sure he has a bright future.
All other opinions be damned.
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 2:02 pm
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Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:40 pm to mizzoukills
I would wonder how I had a black baby when I was 4 years old
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:41 pm to mizzoukills
Mizzou/Big 12 board
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:41 pm to mizzoukills
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Would you be upset at the university or at DGB?
Pussification of America continues.
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What kind of public statement would you make?
I wouldn't because my son wouldn't have signed with some shite school in the Midwest out of high school.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:41 pm to mizzoukills
You're obsessed with DGB.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:41 pm to mizzoukills
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As his father, how would you react?
Lock his arse in my car on a hot summer day for 8 hours.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:42 pm to mizzoukills
I'd wonder how my son is older then me
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:43 pm to mizzoukills
Privately I would give that kid the smackdown of his life. My law would be laid down upon him.
However, publically I would do everything possible to make sure he remained eligible to play, even if that meant seeking an NCAA waiver for wrongful dismissal when I knew in the back of my mind that the university's punishment was fair.
He's my kid and my job as his dad is to do everything in my power to make sure he has a bright future.
All other opinions be damned.
However, publically I would do everything possible to make sure he remained eligible to play, even if that meant seeking an NCAA waiver for wrongful dismissal when I knew in the back of my mind that the university's punishment was fair.
He's my kid and my job as his dad is to do everything in my power to make sure he has a bright future.
All other opinions be damned.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:43 pm to mizzoukills
My son would not be in that position in the first place but let's just say where he played football would be the least of his worries
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:44 pm to mizzoukills
My son would not have gone to a heathen place like Mizzou in the first place. I blame the atmosphere for DGB's troubles.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:51 pm to mizzoukills
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Would you be upset at the university or at DGB?
i would be mad at dgb but i wouldn't be surprised at all if his parents are more pissed at the university. sadly, it seems no one thinks he's capable of anything more than a football player.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:52 pm to mizzoukills
Depends on if you have the attitude of Sterling Bailey's father or Shaq Wiggins I guess. The correct answer is pretty obvious though.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:54 pm to mizzoukills
He should be scrapped for parts.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:31 pm to mizzoukills
At the end of the day, DGB only spent a fairly small portion of his life living as a son of the Beckhams in their household. Had he been their adopted son since birth, or for that matter had any stable family presence whatsoever in his life since birth, I don't think any of these incidents happen. But when you adopt a teenager whose mom and dad have both spent time in jail, there's just already a hell of a lot of damage to repair and while its not an impossible task, one also shouldn't be surprised if after the youth in question leaves that adopted household and is back out on his own again a la a college environment some of the stable behavior erodes again. That's gonna be true of any kid in that scenario, star athlete or no.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:10 pm to mizzoukills
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Your son, DGB, is one of the most athletically gifted high school kids in recent memory. Some refer to him as an athletic freak of nature. If he performs as expected in college, he'll be a certain 1st round draft pick. His future is extremely bright. The kid has almost won the lottery. Your job as his father is to make sure he simply follows the game plan.
If I had a son that was good enough to play for LSU, but went to Mizzou he wouldn't be my son anymore?
or as stated previous how did I have a kid who is a different race at 4. Why did I lose my memory of time travel? Did I invent the time machine or was I just some weird scientist flunky? Did the scientist erase my memory? if so what did he do to me and make me forget?
Posted on 7/3/14 at 6:52 pm to mizzoukills
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Privately I would give that kid the smackdown of his life. My law would be laid down upon him.
However, publically I would do everything possible to make sure he remained eligible to play, even if that meant seeking an NCAA waiver for wrongful dismissal when I knew in the back of my mind that the university's punishment was fair. I'd even request a conversation with Bob Stoops or any other respectable coach.
Essentially, I'd do exactly what DGB's dad is doing.
He's my kid and my job as his dad is to do everything in my power to make sure he has a bright future.
All other opinions be damned.
I think defending him public but privately calling him out would apply to a lot of moms and dads. It certainly would be close to how I handled it. But I have to add, I'd be extremely worried about my son and probably feel helpless since DGB is at the age where there's often rebellion - they no longer have to listen you and their head is being filled with how awesome they are from everyone around them. It's also easy for them to think they're untouchable (that goes whether they're a FB player or not) and easy for them to hang out with the wrong crowd. A lot of college kids, not all but enough, want to prove they're their own man (or own woman) and in that situation all you can do is try your best.
Where I'd disagree is that I wouldn't automatically want a waiver - it would all depend on the circumstances/what I thought would help him most. Getting him into the pros isn't as important as getting his life together.
Note: I'm not a parent but I've taught college kids and have seen a lot of this firsthand from all kinds of students. Some can be helped but others have to learn from their own mistakes. But I know full well my biggest instinct would be to protect him while trying to figure out a way to get him on the right path.
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 7/3/14 at 6:58 pm to mizzoukills
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If DGB was your son
If he was my son I would of had him pursue collegiate wrestling. Wrestling builds character and turns pussies into men.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:46 pm to mizzoukills
I'd whip his arse and explain to him that I raised him that under no circumstances do you ever hit a woman. Then I'd do all I vould to help him so I could retire and be in a luxury box cheering that's my boy on Sundays
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:54 pm to mizzoukills
MI-ZOU-
KILLZ........
KILLZ........
Posted on 7/3/14 at 9:37 pm to mizzoukills
They would still be in surgery getting my foot out of that young mans arse.
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