Red Cent Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Personally, I believe the NFL snowflakes have chosen the wrong place to protest. What does the Star Spangled Banner have to do with inequality, racism, sexism, ans any other you can think of. The flag is sacred. You graduated high school in 2011. Your teenage years were a struggle. You grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Your mother was the leader of the family and worked tirelessly to keep a roof over your head and food on your plate. Academics were a struggle for you and your grades were mediocre at best. The only thing that made you stand out is you weighed 225 lbs and could run 40 yards in 4.2 seconds while carrying a football. Your best friend was just like you, except he didn’t play football. Instead of going to football practice after school, he went to work at McDonalds for minimum wage. You were recruited by all the big colleges and spent every weekend of your senior year making visits to universities where coaches and boosters tried to convince you their school was best. They laid out the red carpet for you. Your best friend worked double shifts at Mickey D’s. College was not an option for him. On the day you signed with Big State University, your best friend signed paperwork with his Army recruiter. You went to summer workouts. He went to basic training. You spent the next four years living in the athletic dorm, eating at the training table. You spent your Saturdays on the football field, cheered on by adoring fans. Tutors attended to your every academic need. You attended class when you felt like it Sure, you worked hard. You lifted weights, ran sprints, studied plays, and soon became one of the top football players in the country. Your best friend was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. While you were in college, he deployed to Iraq once and Afghanistan twice. He became a Sergeant and led a squad of 19 year old soldiers who grew up just like he did He shed his blood in Afghanistan and watched young American's give their lives, limbs, and innocence for the USA. You went to the NFL combine and scored off the charts. You hired an agent and waited for draft day. You were drafted in the first round and your agent immediately went to work, ensuring that you received the most money possible. You signed for $16 million although you had never played a single down of professional football. Your best friend re-enlisted in the Army for four more years. As a combat tested sergeant, he will be paid $32,000 per year. You will drive a Ferrari on the streets of South Beach. He will ride in the back of a Blackhawk helicopter with 10 other combat loaded soldiers. You will sleep at the Ritz. He will dig a hole in the ground and try to sleep. You will “make it rain” in the club. He will pray for rain as the temperature reaches 120 degrees. On Sunday, you will run into a stadium as tens of thousands of fans cheer and yell your name. For your best friend, there is little difference between Sunday and any other day of the week. There are no adoring fans. There are only people trying to kill him and his soldiers. Every now and then, he and his soldiers leave the front lines and “go to the rear” to rest. He might be lucky enough to catch an NFL game on TV. When the National Anthem plays and you take a knee, he will jump to his feet and salute the television. While you protest the unfairness of life in the United States, he will give thanks to God that he has the honor of defending his great country. To the players of the NFL: We are the people who buy your tickets, watch you on TV, and wear your jerseys. We anxiously wait for Sundays so we can cheer for you and marvel at your athleticism. Although we love to watch you play, we care little about your opinions until you offend us. You have the absolute right to express yourselves, but we have the absolute right to boycott you. We have tolerated your drug use and DUIs, your domestic violence, and your vulgar displays of wealth. We should be ashamed for putting our admiration of your physical skills before what is morally right. But now you have gone too far. You have insulted our flag, our country, our soldiers, our police officers, and our veterans. You are living the American dream, yet you disparage our great country. I am done with NFL football and encourage all like minded Americans to boycott the NFL as well. National boycott of the NFL for Sunday November 12th, Veterans Day Weekend. Boycott all football telecast, all fans, all ticket holders, stay away from attending any games, let them play to empty stadiums. Pass this post along to all your friends and family. Honor our military, some of whom come home with the American Flag draped over their coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Mary Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 and every other Sunday....from now until the Stupid Bowl is over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Football? Football ?? OH, I know. That's that game I will watch after hell freezes over! Well maybe not even then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Quote National boycott of the NFL for Sunday November 12th, Veterans Day Weekend. Boycott all football telecast, all fans, all ticket holders, stay away from attending any games, let them play to empty stadiums. Pass this post along to all your friends and family. Honor our military, some of whom come home with the American Flag draped over their coffin. November 12 is a Monday. Not that it matters... I started today by ignoring the Raiders - Rams pre-season game. Wait... what game? Was there a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 AMEN says the choir GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I think we should all start filling the stadium parking lots for BBQ and party’s. No tickets. No going inside. Just party and celebrate our freedom to say f$&k you dirtbags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Howdy, Gittin purdy darn close to political...... Really really close. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cent Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 This post? Naw. Was not acceptable for service but I love my country. I was raised country. Open doors for the ladies. Say yes sir until told not to. My father served in WWII. I have always had cold chills and hair raise when the Star Spangled Banner is played. Still can get a tear at times. Battle Hymn of the Republic is awesome. The words of these two songs contain greatness. Country greatness. United States greatness, Ain't no politics here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Red Cent said: This post? Naw. Was not acceptable for service but I love my country. I was raised country. Open doors for the ladies. Say yes sir until told not to. My father served in WWII. I have always had cold chills and hair raise when the Star Spangled Banner is played. Still can get a tear at times. Battle Hymn of the Republic is awesome. The words of these two songs contain greatness. Country greatness. United States greatness, Ain't no politics here. You are right on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Born & raised in SC and I love football. College ball works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Maybe what’s needed IS some politics. The old fashioned kind, where a boot in the arse, some tar and feathers and a rail carried by a few hearty folks to send the PC dirtbags packing. Of course nowadays you’d end up in court...the venue of cowards, charlatans and scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I dont watch pro ( i dont respect them enough to capitalize pro) football, dont like their worship of undeserving players. and I dont watch college ball because it is just a training ground for the pros. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadshot Dan Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Shame of it is there are some good men in the NFL that have served their country and have to watch this horse crap and deal with the backlash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 6:02 AM, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said: I dont watch pro ( i dont respect them enough to capitalize pro) football, dont like their worship of undeserving players. and I dont watch college ball because it is just a training ground for the pros. Imis Naw... mostly just kids having fun, still - maybe getting a break on tuition. Quote High school senior players who go on to play NCAA men's football: About one in 17, or 5.8 percent. -- NCAA senior players drafted by an NFL team: About one in 50, or 2.0 percent. -- High school senior players eventually drafted by an NFL team: About nine in 10,000, or 0.09 percent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 High school football is still KING in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.