Quote from HooverHooch on 08/02/07 at 10:38am:Quote from billybob555 on 08/02/07 at 10:29am:There you go spreading gossip again. You have the most asinine comments I have ever read.
BillyBob, go back and find one time I said that I encouraged Rush's behavior.
If I might jump in, please. HH, I think the perception that we are getting from you is that although you are not promoting his behavior, you are also stating that his behavior has nothing to do with the current state of affairs (no pun intended). Correct me if I stated that wrong.
Assuming I got it right, though, and without going into a long, drawn out background, I can tell you that you are incorrect. As a parent of a boy at Hoover High School, the weight and influence this particular coach has is unreal. This is one of the reasons my son is not allowed to play on the football team. And trust me, his lineage makes him a natural player. I know of coaches that have changed schools because they don't agree with this man's style. If I'm not mistaken, you don't have a son at the high school. As a parent of a girl that graduated from there, I can tell you that there's a HUGE difference between the two when it comes to certain subjects, the coach being one of them. The girls don't see him like the boys do. The girls see him as just another faculty member. The boys see him as the man who brought them national fame, forgetting that it's the players that actually suit up every week.
We can be the best parents in the world, which most of us try to be. We can instill values, keep communication open, teach the morally right thing to do and all of that can be destroyed by one person, who carries a lot of weight, doing certain things, things we teach our kids are wrong. Yes, things would change if he were gone. Food for thought.