Over the holiday, I got into a discussion with some relatives about "The Blind Side". One of them had seen it and said what a great story it was and of course, unable to shut my mouth, I spouted off about my desire to adopt a 6'8 350 lb orphan too because State needs some help on the O-line. They kept trying to get me to go see it and I would change my mind. But the damn thought of a story about the Tuohy's, Ole Miss, and Michael Oher just makes me ill. Am I a bad person for this?
Am I a bad person for not wanting to see "The Blind Side"?
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Over the holiday, I got into a discussion with some relatives about "The Blind Side". One of them had seen it and said what a great story it was and of course, unable to shut my mouth, I spouted off about my desire to adopt a 6'8 350 lb orphan too because State needs some help on the O-line. They kept trying to get me to go see it and I would change my mind. But the damn thought of a story about the Tuohy's, Ole Miss, and Michael Oher just makes me ill. Am I a bad person for this?
Over the holiday, I got into a discussion with some relatives about "The Blind Side". One of them had seen it and said what a great story it was and of course, unable to shut my mouth, I spouted off about my desire to adopt a 6'8 350 lb orphan too because State needs some help on the O-line. They kept trying to get me to go see it and I would change my mind. But the damn thought of a story about the Tuohy's, Ole Miss, and Michael Oher just makes me ill. Am I a bad person for this?
Hollywood embellishes true stories when they turn them into movies ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ?
I do NOT believe it.
I do NOT believe it.
It was worth the price of admission to see "Crazy Eddie" Orgeron butcher the few lines he had in it. I literally laughed out loud (LOL'd) when Special Ed made his appearance. Whoever made the comment that "he has that look in his eyes like he's about to lob a molotov cocktail" was spot on. After the movie, I told my wife that we need to adopt a 6'8" d-lineman as a speed rush specializer. She didn't appreciate my humor. Imagine that.
See what an admittedly liberal newspaper thinks of the "touching story" The Blind Side It seems to go well with what went on last weekend at Ole Miss.
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I'll be the first to say that the Touhey's did a good thing by taking him in and there aren't a whole lot of people that would do that even for a top football recruit, but anybody who thinks the real story went down anywhere near like the book and movie portray is just deliberately ignoring reality. The only reason to go see that movie is Sandra Bullock, but she's in plenty of other movies too, some of them actually fairly good.
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My feelings exactly. I have no desire to see movie about these great saintly white folks who saved this poor lost black soul. None at all.
The only problem is, I know you're a poor farmer since you went to MSU, and therefore you can't afford to feed any 350 pound kids.
At Ole Miss, we're all rich lawyers, doctors, and Taco Bell owners, so we can afford to take in an entire offensive line if needed. When you sleep on a mattress stuffed with money, it's a lot easier to do these things. Sleeping in a stable next to a mule isn't all that desirable, even for a kid off the streets.
At Ole Miss, we're all rich lawyers, doctors, and Taco Bell owners, so we can afford to take in an entire offensive line if needed. When you sleep on a mattress stuffed with money, it's a lot easier to do these things. Sleeping in a stable next to a mule isn't all that desirable, even for a kid off the streets.
Is that there is no way Leigh Anne Touhy can be anything but a disingenuous,shallow,self promoting ***** for the way she`s talked about her own parents in interviews. She has stated time and time again that her parents were huge racists. It doesn`t matter whether it`s the truth or not , it`s that (at least in my old fashon way of thinking) you just don`t air out your family`s dirty laundry in public to promote yourself as someone who has risen above their awfulness. Ms. Touhy`s family`s only notoriety in life now and forever more is that they are/were big racists thanks to her self serving interviews. There cannot be much to Leigh Anne as a person so I think I`ll pass on a movie portraying her otherwise.
confuses me...it seems I've read before where he already had accomodations with the h.s. coach.. but from the previews it seems that she takes him literally off the streets....
what are the facts there?
what are the facts there?
how a school I can't stand totally circumvents the NCAA rules so they can sign a really good player and give him, legally, a lifestyle he could otherwise never afford.
Yeah, like I want to see that ****.
Yeah, like I want to see that ****.
If you don't have the first damn clue what you're talking about, just don't talk about it. It's pretty simple.
It's not my responsibility to educate about this story. You want to talk **** about it but you don't know the story. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, just a suggestion.
really a need for aNOTHER thread on this? all you're doing is inviting rebelbruiser and his buddies to defend their honor!
I am perfectly willing to use this established model to adapt a kid. Can I get a short list of who we want? Please dream big. Might as well shoot for the moon on this one. If I am going to put him in a E class Mercedes and buy him a home at Browning Creek, we should get our money's worth. </p>
Patrick Willis, a first round pick, started his rookie year, now a Pro Bowl LB, was "adopted" by his high school coach - not sure if the coach had any ties to Mississippi.
Then there is Oher, another first round pick, starting his rookie year in the NFL.
And Xena Reb tried to adopt a kid right?
Am I missing any?
The ratio of adopted kids to rookie starters at Mississippi seems to be really high. Must be a coincidence. No way they would scout talent like that.
Chris Samuels from Bama started for the Redskins his rookie year. But I don't think he was adopted.
Then there is Oher, another first round pick, starting his rookie year in the NFL.
And Xena Reb tried to adopt a kid right?
Am I missing any?
The ratio of adopted kids to rookie starters at Mississippi seems to be really high. Must be a coincidence. No way they would scout talent like that.
Chris Samuels from Bama started for the Redskins his rookie year. But I don't think he was adopted.
though that wouldn't have changed the fact that he is fat, lazy, and not all that talented.
That's what a lot of people don't seem to understand. Even if the Tuohy's did set out to adopt Oher strictly for recruiting purposes, they were still taking a huge freaking gamble. There are loads of 6-5, 300+ pounds kids out there trying to play sports, and a very small percentage of them even turn into good enough athletes to play OL in the SEC, much less become NFL 1st round draft picks. If they did adopt him for the sole purpose of sending him to Ole Miss, they hit the 17ing lottery.
That's what a lot of people don't seem to understand. Even if the Tuohy's did set out to adopt Oher strictly for recruiting purposes, they were still taking a huge freaking gamble. There are loads of 6-5, 300+ pounds kids out there trying to play sports, and a very small percentage of them even turn into good enough athletes to play OL in the SEC, much less become NFL 1st round draft picks. If they did adopt him for the sole purpose of sending him to Ole Miss, they hit the 17ing lottery.
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Getting his parents intoxicated, poking holes in the condom, and then swamping them with drugs and who knows what else just so they would abandon the behemoth.
Jimmy The Greek was fired for even mentioning the despicable practice of breeding.
Oh yeah, the book was aptly named.
Makes me sick.
It's sad.
Darn.
Jimmy The Greek was fired for even mentioning the despicable practice of breeding.
Oh yeah, the book was aptly named.
Makes me sick.
It's sad.
Darn.
Don't forget Powe had a "guardian" pay for all of his private tutors and BYU classes.
No one knew Oher could play football? The Briarcrest football coach begged the headmaster to admit him. The first month there, Oher 'wanders' onto the football field and takes a tackling dummy and runs with it (Tuohy, a basketball player at UM, was a volunteer football coach for Briarcrest), and the coaches and team doctor take him into town to weigh him. A year later, Oher still living with 5 different families. Playing basketball and can dunk. The next spring, a year and a half after getting to Briarcrest, Lemming writes about him and college coaches are flying in to see him. THEN the Tuohys take him in on a permanent basis.
No one knew Oher could play football? The Briarcrest football coach begged the headmaster to admit him. The first month there, Oher 'wanders' onto the football field and takes a tackling dummy and runs with it (Tuohy, a basketball player at UM, was a volunteer football coach for Briarcrest), and the coaches and team doctor take him into town to weigh him. A year later, Oher still living with 5 different families. Playing basketball and can dunk. The next spring, a year and a half after getting to Briarcrest, Lemming writes about him and college coaches are flying in to see him. THEN the Tuohys take him in on a permanent basis.