We thought it was bad in TN

[toolguy]

Saw this one and thought I would share. Maybe we don't have it all bad here.

 

"Just saw a TV segment about 6 HS football players in Texas who were kicked off the varsity team for donating blood at a school sponsored blood drive. The coach kicked them off the team stating he didn't think they could practice after giving blood.

 

Do ya think the guy's juuuussstt a little power mad? Can someone say, "Law Suit?" I know if it were my kid I'd file one just to show a buffoon like that who he REALLY works for."

[Baseballmad]

Wow thats just crazy. What was he thinking?

[jabbo]

Here's a link:

 

http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO32057/

 

Sounds kinda crappy on the coach's part, but there may be more to it (like for instance he may have told all the players not to donate blood).

[toolguy]

Here is a link to the story,,

<http://www.click2houston.com/news/10144744/detail.html>

[KnightTime05]

Here is a link to the story,,

<http://www.click2houston.com/news/10144744/detail.html>

Thats crazy

[hcrocks]

Yeah there could be something else to it but if not then that is pretty low on the coach's part.

[kcscoop]

Here's a link:

 

http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO32057/

 

Sounds kinda crappy on the coach's part, but there may be more to it (like for instance he may have told all the players not to donate blood).

 

 

This is always a sore subject and we don't know the whole story or the motives of the players for donating blood. Had they been told beforehand to not donate so they wouldn't miss practice? Was this an attempt for the kids to lay out of practice? We just don't know. And if the players were all fired up about donating blood, couldn't they do so at a time that didn't interfere with practice? Sounds like both parties be at blame here.

[ZCAR]

Heard it on the Sports Animal here in Knoxville. I couldn't believe it. I can't imagine the school system will let him get away with this one. He won't win any popularity awards in his local community. There must be something more to this that we are not privey too. Tough on the players just not right.

[rappy]

The player are back on the team but they will lose their starting position and one game for "Giving the Gift of Life".

http://www.click2houston.com/news/10144744...ou&psp=news

[catsfever]

We've all heard the saying that "Football is Life".

 

Whatever.

 

I love the game as much as everybody else, but football is a game.

 

Blood is Life.

 

The blood that those players donated could help save ANYBODY'S life and that coach is a jack-hole for his self serving actions.

 

Wouldn't it be ironic if that coach or a memeber of his family needed emergency life-saving surgery, but was informed "Sorry.....you lost your position in life.....you are going to die" because the hospital didn't have the blood supply that was needed.

Edited October 27, 2006 by catsfever

[SopH1025]

thats sounds like some bull crap

[SopH1025]

hey and maybe he was mad that they didnt give the blood to him......