Is Football, as we knew it, over?

PhiTypist — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:29:14 -0000

Mark Mangino is probably going to be canned after the season by seemingly acceptable reasons of player mis-treatment but, who decides what is mis-treatment? Apparently the answer is hippies.

I spent my whole life growing up in Texas, playing football from pee wee leagues through high school. I have been punished for various "infractions" of being late to practice, to errant plays on the field. In all of my punishments, i have done duck walks, bear crawls, and lunges across the field among others. Now i can't speak for the field conditions of everyone who's played football as a youth, but our field was crap. Half of it was mostly dirt with a blade of grass here or there, and the other half was infested with those little stickers. Now I can say with utmost certainty that i repeatedly tore my hands up, got blisters in places i didn't think blisters could form (on the shoulder from my shoulder pad during bear crawls of all things).

I just don't see how what Mark Mangino is doing to his players is wrong. To me, its a part of football and has been for decades. Add to this the plethora of new rules about hitting quarterbacks, or horse collar tackles, or leading with the helmet. I ask you this: Is the football we grew up loving, coming to an end? Have the lovey dovey, kindergarten teachers from our youth gotten to football too? Do we all get a sticker? do the losers get a trophy? does being disciplined mean sitting in the corner for a while? I'd like to think "no" to these questions... but my logical side, just keeps saying yes... its over. To all of you nay sayers out there, Mangino isn't doing anything that hasn'tbeen done by 100 other coaches in the last 2 years. If you haven't been punished in some way that might give you a minor irritation, or been poked in the chest, or yelled at and cursed at. You my friend, never played football, at least not the game of football that we grew up loving, not the football that our heroes played.

I'm really interested in a discussion here, am I alone on this? on many of the Kansas boards people seem to be chasing the guy out of town with torches, so I guess I'm more alone than i thought. Anyways, let me know what you guys think, and why.

Poll

Do you think Mangino was wrong, if so do you think he should be fired?

Mangino did nothing wrong, damn hippies.

46 votes

Mangino was wrong, but nothing worth getting fired over

80 votes

Mangino was wrong, fire his huge ass

67 votes

193 votes | Poll has closed

Benched but not Forgotten

PhiTypist — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:44:18 -0000

Concerning Texas Ex-God o' Football VY; We all know of his current situation up at Tennessee, sitting behind Kerry Collins, a man who is literally old enough to be Vince's father. In this time of drought both real and concerning Texas football news I was wondering, what will become of our beloved rainmaker?

I would like to pose these questions to the BON community as a little summer food for thought:
1. Will VY be on the Titans roster after the 09-10 season?

2. If not, what team would be the best fit for the wonder boy?

3. Can VY have an impact this year on the field? (good or bad)

4. Can VY have an impact this year off of the field? (good or bad)

5. What is the long term prognosis for VY's NFL career? (i.e. how many years? starter again?)

To start off I'll respond to my own questions, but i do look forward to reading any remarks this post may inspire.

1. I got my money on VY leaving the titan's after this year, much like Jevan Snead, the man still has all the talent necessary, but a change of scenery might do him some good psychologically.

2. As for a different team I would love to see our boy team up with Adrian Peterson in Minnesota, as this addresses their needs at quarterback and would create a disgusting running game, the likes of which may never have been seen before.

3. & 4. I think VY will probably keep pretty quiet this year, unless injury to Collins or Trade rumors start popping up.

5. I can't see someone with the physical tools and good moral head on his shoulders like VY falling to the wayside in the NFL, if he wants to, he can have a great career still ahead of him including becoming a starter again and maybe some super bowl heroics.