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re: Face the Music…Greg Brooks is doing what 99.5 % of what everyone of us would do
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:23 pm to SammyTiger
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:23 pm to SammyTiger
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damn, you called your parents every day in college?
No, but if I had a medical issue or something wasn't right.... you bet your arse i was talking to dad. However, assclown, I was out visiting my parents on a regular basis.
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Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:31 pm to SammyTiger
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I dont think I would be if my son’s life was destroyed like this.
Your son getting a shitty deal doesn’t give any parent justification to publicly smear multiple people and organizations in search of money.
I would have absolutely no issue if Kelly or the surgeon hit Brooks Sr with a defamation suit. It won’t happen, but he deserves it for what he’s doing right now. The suit was bad enough, but this press tour he’s dragging his son on is a fricking embarrassment.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:33 pm to KCSunshine
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It’s a litigious world where we live and injuries and health are big paydays.
Anyone and all of us would do same thing $$$$$$$$$$$$$—#
No sir, I wouldn’t. I have been injured on the job several times through my career and didn’t sue my employer. I don’t believe in trying to get a quick check through frivolous
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:48 pm to Spankum
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No sir, I wouldn’t. I have been injured on the job several times through my career and didn’t sue my employer. I don’t believe in trying to get a quick check through frivolous
good because you could only go through comp anyway.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:52 pm to SammyTiger
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If my son had brain cancer and his coaches spent a
month telling he he would lose a starting spot and to take the vertigo medication I would probably be mad.
I would be very mad.
Right or wrong, I would be mad.
I dont think they have the strongest case, and i as a professional i don’t know if the duty of a football coach requires them to get an cat scan within 40 days when a player reports reports symptoms like that. but their sons life is changed forever and i won’t judge was another man does in a situation like that.
If this kid were just a regular student, this responsibility would fall on he and his parents.
Why does it suddenly shift to the football coach just because he happens to play football?
I doubt many of our employers would do as much for us as LSU did for Greg, should we face the same situation.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:54 pm to KCSunshine
A lot of people would but I don’t think the percentage is quite that high.
Maybe 60% which still awful
Maybe 60% which still awful
Posted on 2/5/25 at 10:56 pm to KCSunshine
frick
Lawyers
Lawyers
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:00 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Why does it suddenly shift to the football coach just because he happens to play football?
I feel like everyone skips the part where i say I don’t think they have a good legal case.
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I dont think they have the strongest case, and i as a professional i don’t know if the duty of a football coach requires them to get an cat scan within 40 days when a player reports reports symptoms like that.
right there in my post. that’s being very generous to their case.
My point was really I am not going to act rationally when it comes to my kid.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:03 pm to SammyTiger
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I feel like everyone skips the part where i say I don’t think they have a good legal case.
I'm talking about the part where you said you'd be angry. Why be angry?
It seems like LSU football did a lot for the kid, the Brooks family would have had to face all of that on their own otherwise.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:06 pm to SidewalkTiger
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I'm talking about the part where you said you'd angry. Why be angry?
because life is unfair and my son had brain cancer
I’d be angry at everyone.
and i think that’s not a logical reaction but I understand it.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:07 pm to SammyTiger
I mean I get that but it's unfortunate that they chose to trash a large community of people who were trying to help.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:09 pm to SidewalkTiger
I said in another thread.
this is a PR move. it’s to push LSU to settle to avoid bad PR.
It’s not the kinda cases i work, but I imagine this kid is going to need serious care for a long time.
this is a PR move. it’s to push LSU to settle to avoid bad PR.
It’s not the kinda cases i work, but I imagine this kid is going to need serious care for a long time.
Posted on 2/5/25 at 11:27 pm to KCSunshine
I have integrity. I wouldn't have done that.
ETA: didn't LSU create a fund just for Greg's recovery? Seems like they already were helping.
ETA: didn't LSU create a fund just for Greg's recovery? Seems like they already were helping.
This post was edited on 2/5/25 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 2/6/25 at 12:34 am to PigDog33
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Solely from a legal standpoint they don’t have a case?
Do you know that to be true? If they end up settling out of court with LSU and OLOL would you still say they got bad legal advice?
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And common sense says it would be WAY more beneficial from a personal and financial standpoint to work with LSU and not alienate the university and football program with a lawsuit.
What makes you think this? Do you think LSU would continue to pay for all of his medical needs for forever?
Posted on 2/6/25 at 12:51 am to LSBoosie
It makes sense to me why Brooks and family did this, it almost forces LSU to settle because they look bad no matter what.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 1:04 am to CleanSlate
Might be required to file suit to support an insurance claim, but that doesn't explain the badmouthing.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 1:10 am to SidewalkTiger
Agreed. The GMA interview is a whole other conversation that I don’t really have an opinion on because we don’t know all of the facts, timeline, etc.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 3:30 am to SammyTiger
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I guarantee you Kelly, the training staff and a team doctor was seeing him more than his dad. And at 22, I wasnt calling my dad every day.
My son was 23 and went through something serious. Obviously, not as serious as what Greg went through, but some medical concerns. I was the first person he talked to and I made sure he had good medical care. I was supporting him at least mentally during the diagnosis and treatment process. It’s not that strange when a young man is 23 and having some possible medical issues to talk to their parents for support.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 3:33 am to SouthernInsanity
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No, but if I had a medical issue or something wasn't right.... you bet your arse i was talking to dad. However, assclown, I was out visiting my parents on a regular basis.
Absolutely, he can’t distinguish between a possible medical condition and just hanging out with friends everyday. You can bet my parents would at least be aware I was having an issue.
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