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re: BK confirms that Greg Brooks family is a bunch of lying cowards
Posted on 2/6/25 at 5:24 pm to TrueLefty
Posted on 2/6/25 at 5:24 pm to TrueLefty
This one is the title of the article.
This is what I am talking about from the On3 article.
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Father of former LSU player Greg Brooks Jr. calls out Brian Kelly amid lawsuit: ‘Where were you?’
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Brooks Jr. underwent an emergency surgery back in September of 2023 to remove a tumor stemming from a rare form of brain cancer known as medulloblastoma. A year later, though, in October of 2024, Brooks Jr. sued the school and their medical center in a thirteen-page lawsuit for their alleged handling of him within the program and with these procedures, which reportedly led to multiple strokes, as they left him ‘permanently disabled’ per the suit. Because of that, he is now in daily occupational therapy to relearn how to speak, write, and eat.
“Honestly, I thought it was fake,” Brooks Jr. said. “Like, I was in disbelief…Like a nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from.
“The one call that I received was, ‘I need you to get here. Your son is having emergency surgery’ tomorrow morning,” said Brooks Sr.. “He’s at LSU, one of the best colleges in the United States. Would I have ever thought that his best interests wouldn’t be at heart? No.”
Both LSU and Our Lady of the Lake released statements at the time of the lawsuit’s filing. Kelly also commented on the matter at the time as well.
Brooks Jr. appeared in 50 games, with 45 starts, while in college over three seasons at Arkansas and two at LSU. In that time, he totaled 186 tackles, 19 deflections, six interceptions with one pick-six, a sack, and a forced fumble.
With that, Brooks Jr. is hoping to continue his life and now make a difference so that others in his position don’t wait if they feel something is wrong with their health.
“I just want athletes in the same spot I was? If something is hurting, tell them. And, if they don’t do anything about it, go get your second opinion,” Brooks Jr. said. “If I would have known that, I wouldn’t be the way I am right now.
“Whatever card I’m deal, that’s the card I’m going to play. And I’m going to make sure I win.”
This is what I am talking about from the On3 article.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 5:32 pm
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Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:11 pm to TrueLefty
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Parents should have been contacted first before doing the surgery. This smell fishy right there.
Plus, the parents were left in the dark.
Did you not read the article you posted?
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“The one call that I received was, ‘I need you to get here. Your son is having emergency surgery’ tomorrow morning,” said Brooks Sr
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:15 pm to DMagic
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Is this about him killing that kid?
To think... people like you believe this. But regardless, you've been killing kids since you were probably 11yrs old. Just washing them down the shower drain.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:17 pm to SidewalkTiger
Preexisting or not, it is the medical staffs responsibility to determine whether it is safe for a player to play when they are exhibiting obvious symptoms and signs of distress. Greg Brooks Jr exhibited serious symptoms off and on consistently over a 39 day period. None of that is up for debate.
He was grossly misdiagnosed by the LSU medical staff as suffering from vertigo for 39 days and cleared to practice and play. That is not up for debate. A first year law student could make a persuasive argument that is malpractice.
A MRI would have immediately identified the issue as a brain tumor. The LSU medical staff did not call for one for over a month despite them being common and readily available for players. A first year law student could make a very persuasive argument that is the definition of negligence.
I feel that LSU had all the tools they needed to correctly diagnose Brooks. Yet they did not correctly diagnose him. If the LSU medical staff did not have the resources or ability to diagnose him correctly why did they wait nearly six weeks to refer him to someone who could?
The LSU medical staff never diagnosed him as having a brain tumor until after OLOL did. According to LSU medical, he was suffering from vertigo the entire time.
How does this happen in an SEC football program? How does a player, a team captain at that, exhibit serious symptoms of a potentially life threatening or life altering illness (as was the case here) for over 5 weeks before the medical staff refers them to a specialist? How does that happen these days short of malpractice or negligence?
LSU let a player who was complaining of dizziness, nausea, and losing consciousness; all of which he had exhibited in front of football staff; continue to play football for nearly six weeks. He was only ruled out when an outside specialist performed a MRI and found a brain tumor requiring immediate emergency surgery. How does that happen?
Can anyone give one example of this happening at another SEC football program in the last 20 years? There are LOTS of examples of other schools catching something and ruling a player medically unable to play. But not mid season when the player has been complaining about it since fall camp.
He was grossly misdiagnosed by the LSU medical staff as suffering from vertigo for 39 days and cleared to practice and play. That is not up for debate. A first year law student could make a persuasive argument that is malpractice.
A MRI would have immediately identified the issue as a brain tumor. The LSU medical staff did not call for one for over a month despite them being common and readily available for players. A first year law student could make a very persuasive argument that is the definition of negligence.
I feel that LSU had all the tools they needed to correctly diagnose Brooks. Yet they did not correctly diagnose him. If the LSU medical staff did not have the resources or ability to diagnose him correctly why did they wait nearly six weeks to refer him to someone who could?
The LSU medical staff never diagnosed him as having a brain tumor until after OLOL did. According to LSU medical, he was suffering from vertigo the entire time.
How does this happen in an SEC football program? How does a player, a team captain at that, exhibit serious symptoms of a potentially life threatening or life altering illness (as was the case here) for over 5 weeks before the medical staff refers them to a specialist? How does that happen these days short of malpractice or negligence?
LSU let a player who was complaining of dizziness, nausea, and losing consciousness; all of which he had exhibited in front of football staff; continue to play football for nearly six weeks. He was only ruled out when an outside specialist performed a MRI and found a brain tumor requiring immediate emergency surgery. How does that happen?
Can anyone give one example of this happening at another SEC football program in the last 20 years? There are LOTS of examples of other schools catching something and ruling a player medically unable to play. But not mid season when the player has been complaining about it since fall camp.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:20 pm to captdalton
I didn't read that wall of fake, concern trolling FWIW.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:50 pm to SidewalkTiger
I wonder what some healthcare journals think. Surely they agree with Sidewalk.
Healthcare Journal of Arkansas - GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Ok, maybe they don’t agree with Sidewalk. Let’s see what another has to say.
Healthcare Journal or New Orleans- BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE AND HIGHLIGHTS A BLEAKER REALITY FOR LOUISIANA COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
Oh shite, same thing.
Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge - BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Damn, even Baton Rouge get their licks in and blaming LSU.
What about the New York Times?
New York Times - Brian Kelly repudiates claim he hasn’t supported Greg Brooks Jr. since surgery: ‘That struck a nerve’
That doesn’t sound as bad. Wait, never mind.
How about rhe Washington Post?
Washington Post - LSU coach Brian Kelly rebuts claims made by ex-safety Greg Brooks Jr.'s family this week
Damn, they don’t seem to be on Sidewalk’s side either. What about the Brits?
Daily Mail UK - Dad of ex-LSU player calls out Brian Kelly after son was left disabled following brain tumor surgery
But I am sure they are all wrong and Sidewalk is right. Just ask him and he will tell you. Or don’t ask him and he will still tell you.
Healthcare Journal of Arkansas - GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Ok, maybe they don’t agree with Sidewalk. Let’s see what another has to say.
Healthcare Journal or New Orleans- BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE AND HIGHLIGHTS A BLEAKER REALITY FOR LOUISIANA COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
Oh shite, same thing.
Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge - BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Damn, even Baton Rouge get their licks in and blaming LSU.
What about the New York Times?
New York Times - Brian Kelly repudiates claim he hasn’t supported Greg Brooks Jr. since surgery: ‘That struck a nerve’
That doesn’t sound as bad. Wait, never mind.
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Neither Coach Kelly nor LSU has denied what Greg’s father said during the GMA interview: that Greg has not heard from Coach Kelly since October 2023, long before the lawsuit was filed. LSU and Coach Kelly cannot deny this because it is true.”
Brooks Jr. filed a lawsuit against LSU in August 2024, alleging negligence by the school and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The suit accuses the university of being slow to have his symptoms addressed, and then allowed an unqualified physician to perform brain surgery after he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. During the surgery, Brooks Jr. suffered multiple strokes. According to the lawsuit, this was due to malpractice.
How about rhe Washington Post?
Washington Post - LSU coach Brian Kelly rebuts claims made by ex-safety Greg Brooks Jr.'s family this week
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Brooks first exhibited symptoms during a preseason practice, the lawsuit said, including nausea, dizziness and headaches. The lawsuit also alleges that LSU coaches pressured Brooks to play in LSU’s first two games that season, telling him he could lose his starting spot if he sat out.
More than a month after he first experienced symptoms, LSU sent Brooks to a neurologist who discovered the tumor, the lawsuit said.
Damn, they don’t seem to be on Sidewalk’s side either. What about the Brits?
Daily Mail UK - Dad of ex-LSU player calls out Brian Kelly after son was left disabled following brain tumor surgery
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In September 2023, Brooks complained about feeling dizzy and vomited in practice with the Tigers football team. He said the team diagnosed him with vertigo, but the symptoms never subsided. Over a month later, the potential NFL prospect was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent emergency surgery. ..During the procedure, however, Brooks said he suffered from several strokes. As a result, he is now relearning to eat, walk, and write.
But I am sure they are all wrong and Sidewalk is right. Just ask him and he will tell you. Or don’t ask him and he will still tell you.
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:55 pm to SidewalkTiger
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I didn't read that wall of fake
It doesn’t matter, you have already dug your heels in.
Brian Kelly could light a baby on fire at his next press conference and you would be right here rationalizing how it was the baby’s fault.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:57 pm to WilliamTaylor21
LSU finished the season unranked.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:00 pm to captdalton
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I wonder what some healthcare journals think. Surely they agree with Sidewalk.
Healthcare Journal of Arkansas - GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Ok, maybe they don’t agree with Sidewalk. Let’s see what another has to say.
Healthcare Journal or New Orleans- BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE AND HIGHLIGHTS A BLEAKER REALITY FOR LOUISIANA COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
Oh shite, same thing.
Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge - BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS: GREG BROOKS JR.’S LAWSUIT LIFTS THE VEIL ON LSU’S LACK OF NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Damn, even Baton Rouge get their licks in and blaming LSU.
Congrats on finding an opinion piece written by an Aggie?
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But I am sure they are all wrong and Sidewalk is right. Just ask him and he will tell you. Or don’t ask him and he will still tell you.
I'm not really sure what you're even talking about.
Where did I dispute those statements?
This post was edited on 2/6/25 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:08 pm to SidewalkTiger
You said you weren’t reading my wall of text.
What happened?
Can you get over how this has just exploded in the last day? Every US news source is running with it. It has even gone international. LSU and Brian Kelly are just getting raked over the coals.
What happened?
Can you get over how this has just exploded in the last day? Every US news source is running with it. It has even gone international. LSU and Brian Kelly are just getting raked over the coals.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:10 pm to captdalton
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You said you weren’t reading my wall of text.
What happened?
I didn't read it.
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Can you get over how this has just exploded in the last day? Every US news source is running with it. It has even gone international. LSU and Brian Kelly are just getting raked over the coals.
It's sad that Brooks had to get a brain tumor to give trashy folks like you a bit of joy.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:16 pm to SidewalkTiger
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It's sad that Brooks had to get a brain tumor to give trashy folks like you a bit of joy.
It isn’t Greg Brooks’ brain tumor that is bringing me joy. My joy here the last two days has come from watching you flop around like a baby bird who has fallen out of the nest but is still too young to fly.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:18 pm to captdalton
You’ve been proven wrong on this subject already and are now just posting the same one sided details we’ve known the whole time while typing thousands of words of gut feels
Keep it up buddy
Keep it up buddy
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:20 pm to captdalton
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My joy here the last two days has come from watching you flop around like a baby bird who has fallen out of the nest but is still too young to fly.
How so?
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:30 pm to Sun God
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You’ve been proven wrong on this subject already and are now just posting the same one sided details we’ve known the whole time
By all means point out anything I have posted in this thread that is incorrect.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:36 pm to Sun God
And also don’t forget you are posting in a LSUSthephen thread that starts.
But by all means jump onboard the S.S. Stephen.
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BK confirms that Greg Brooks family is a bunch of lying cowards
by Hold da Mayo
looking for a pay day. It’s pathetic low life behavior to throw somebody under the bus like this for financial gain. PATHETIC!!
But by all means jump onboard the S.S. Stephen.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:43 pm to captdalton
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in this thread
OP is a trolling POS. You’re even worse
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:53 pm to AHM21
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LSU finished the season unranked.
That did happen this past season.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:53 pm to Sun God
Do you agree with Stephen and Sidewalk that this is ultimately the Brooks family’s fault? The fact you are here supporting their thread makes me think you do.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 7:55 pm to captdalton
What you are posting are allegations from a lawsuit which have not been proven. Only one side of the story is being told right now, and that is what is being reported by the media. LSU's defense lawyers have instructed their client not to comment on the lawsuit, as any good defense lawyer would, regardless of the veracity of the allegations.
I've been careful not to reach any conclusions about the truthfulness of the allegations, because none of us know all the facts of what really happened. Isn't that what Alabama fans instructed us to do when Brandon Miller delivered the murder weapon to the scene?
There's an old saying amongst plaintiff's lawyers that your case is never as good as the first day the client walks through the door telling you about all the horrible things that happened to them. Then you conduct discovery, start gathering the evidence, and find out how many warts your case really has.
LSU may have been negligent in this case. They might not have. Either way, if you're inclined to use this tragedy as a reason to troll LSU fans on a message board I suggest you reevaluate your life.
I've been careful not to reach any conclusions about the truthfulness of the allegations, because none of us know all the facts of what really happened. Isn't that what Alabama fans instructed us to do when Brandon Miller delivered the murder weapon to the scene?
There's an old saying amongst plaintiff's lawyers that your case is never as good as the first day the client walks through the door telling you about all the horrible things that happened to them. Then you conduct discovery, start gathering the evidence, and find out how many warts your case really has.
LSU may have been negligent in this case. They might not have. Either way, if you're inclined to use this tragedy as a reason to troll LSU fans on a message board I suggest you reevaluate your life.
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